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Che Detrott Marine Historian Journal of MARINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY of Detroit Volume 17, No. 8 April, 1964 PHOTO BY THE REV. PETER VANDER LINDEN FORT ST. LOUIS Choxt ST, LOUIS (Can. 313968) Constructed by Davie Shipbuilding, Ltd., Lauzon, Que., as Hull 641 for Steel Company of Canada, Ltd., to dimensions of 467’ (0.A.) x 56’4” x32’. Gross tonnage is 5,850. Propulsion is provided by four Fairbanks-M diesels developing a total of 6,000 b.h.p., driving a 141-2’ diameter KaMeWa controllable-pitch propeller. Engine and propeller con- trols are situated on the vessel’s bridge. DESIGNED for carriage of grain and package freight on the Lakes and general cargo on salt water, the new motorship was launched on May 31, 1963. She passed upbound at Detroit an August 6, 1963, on her maiden voyage. Operated as a unit of Canada Steamship Lines, she is CSL’s fourth Fort-Class vessel. W.J.L. April Meeting Lakes Commission, will discuss the controversial Great Lakes-overseas trade at our meeting on April 18, at 8 p.m., at the Edison Boat Club. For a fine EBC dinner, phone reservations to Ken Smith. Perry won at Put-in-Bay, but who’s winning the economic battle for control of the Great Lakes to- day? Dr. Albert G. Ballert, director of research and at present acting executive director ofthe Great