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Che Artroit Marine Historian JOURNAL OF MARINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF DETROIT Curtis Haseltine William A, McDonald Editor William J. Lak Associate Editor - History 13951 Faust esociate Editor - Current 3303 Vicksburg Detroit 23, Mich. 1323 Nowthiows Detroit 6, Mich, ; Birmingham, Mich, Canadian Associate Editors . Bascom James M. Kidd 100 Whitehall Rd, 83 Humberview Ra. Toronto 5, Ont, Toronto 9, Ont Volume 16, No.7 September, 1962 NY YEARS AGO the world was aflane and the Arsenal of Denocracy fed on @ heady diet of i Strece-shipring ore from the Mesabi Range. Great vessels were needed to fill this maw and from this need the "Supers" were beehs, Here. ca. the ways of Great Lakes gagiaeerine Works is the A. H. FERBERT, one of the five 639-footers that were the marv of their age. The FERBERT and the IRVING S. OLDS were launched the same day -- May 22. 942 -- asa salute to National Maritime Day, deemed sufficient reason to defy the old superstition against Friday Jaunchings. Ie was a great day for the Pittsburgh Steamship Division of United States Steel Co: t Lake e gre mnerine Works and American Ship Building Company's Lorain yard which: ieanened’ the OLDS HERE WE GO into a new season and a fine program has been lined up for the kickoff meeting at 8 p.m, Wednesday, Sept. 19, at the Edison Boat Club, Gordon Bugbee will’ show an excellent, interesting film on the old Hudson River sidewheeler ALEXANDER HAMILTON and Ken Smith will give us some pictograph views from his collection of Great Lakes vessels eld ana new. For dinner reservations, please let Ken know not later than Monday,