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The Avtroit Marine Historian JOURNAL OF MARINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF DETROIT Curtis Haseltine William A. McDonald Editor William J. Luke Associate Editor - History 13951 Faust Associate Editor - Current 3303 Vicksburg Detroit 23, Mich. 1323 Northlawn Detroit 6, Mich. Birmingham, Mich. Canadian Associate Editors | John H. Bascom James M. Kidd 100 Whitehall Rd. 83 Humberview Rd. Toronto 5, Ont. Toronto 9, Ont. "Volume 15, No. 10 June, 19621 PAUL H. CARNAHAN (a,HONEY HILL, b.ATLANTIC DEALER) Photo by David Glick At fit-out in Lorain, Ohio Built by Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Chester, Pa., in 1945 as HULL 481, a standard T-2 tanker with dimensions of 504' X 62'2" X 39'6", Purchased from Atlantic Refining Company by Skar-Ore Steamship Corp. in 1960. Towed into the lakes via the Seaway in June, 1960, tanker un- derwent initial conversion for Great Lakes ore trade at American Ship Building Company's Buffale yard. Transferred to American Ship's Lorain yard early in 1961, tanker's midsection was removed and replaced by a new 530-foot midbody, constructed by Schlieker Werft, Hamburg, Germany. The midbody arrived at Lorain June 9, 1961, after a 65-day, 5,250-mile tow from Hamburg. Under bare boat charter to National Steel Corp., vessel cleared Lorain Oct. 15, 1961, on initial lake voy- age and was formally christened at Detroit on Nov. 2. The rebuiltsteamer is named for the prese ident of National Steel Corp. ww Length - overall -- 730! Gross tonnage -- 12,626 Beam - molded -- «75 Net tonnage -- 9,317 Depth - molded -- 39' Speed -- 16 mph Deadweight (estimated) -- 21,700 long tons Propulsion -- 6,000-shp Westinghouse steam turbine