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Gx, The L0G SO he Bullhorn For those of us who have found such pleasure in availing ourselves of the Canadian Pacific Railways' fine steamers ASSINIBOIA and KEEWATIN - and the hospitality by their officers will and courtesies afforded us and October, 1965, conjure the sad recollection that it was then that the owners of these crews, two staunch, beautifully-maintained passenger-freight steam- ers discontinuance of ser- vice, effective with final sailings this season Canadian Department of Transport relating to regulations passenger steamers of wooden cabin construction, cite these boats as fire hazards. Cost of rebuild of both vessels would entail an xpenditure of $4 million which find practicable. Thus ends 82 years of passenger service between ei- ther Owen Sound or Port McNicoll to the Cana- dian Lakehead aboard a C.P.R. vessel, with 57 of those years served by these two Clyde-built steamers. Officials announced that ASSINIBOIA would be utilized in freight service next year, with fate of KEEWATIN C.P.Re has declined to uncertain at present. With the death of almost all passenger boats on our Inland Seas, we of this Society especially, and others interested, find the these two boats a loss of use of tragedy. Only the Georgian Bay Lines' SOUTH AMERICAN remains with CSL's St. Lawrence River special steamers' future ap- parently limited by this new Canadian regula- tion. Pittsburgh Fleet has sold the J. PIERPONT MOR= GAN, idle at Duluth since Nov. 11, 1960, to Quebec and Ontario Transportation Co., Ltd. This is the fourth Pittsburgh 600-footer sold during this calendar year Papachristidis & Co., Ltd., with five 730-foot steamers in lake-Seaway service, will construct four more of like size. No information is yet available as to when and where these units will be built. Foundation Maritime, Ltd., Halifax, has con- tracted with Canada Steamship Lines to refloat the 489-foot motorship FORT WILLIAM which roll- ed over and exploded at Montreal Sept. 14. Cost of salvage will approximate $5 million, near- ly the value of this six-months-old boat. She will likely be rebuilt at Davie Shipbuildinuy Lauzon. (See Cover) Kellstone, Inc's motorship A. G. BRECKLING (a. DANIEL McCOOL, beJ. Ge JOHN ii) will be length- ened this winter at an undisclosed Lake Michi- gan shipyard. Bayswater Shipping, Ltdts COALHAVEN) her steamer BAYFAIR (a. has been lengthened 90 feet to make 348 feet overall. Site of the on this self-unloader is not known. alteration Comet Enterprises, Ltd's steamer SHELTER BAY ii (a.JA¥ C. MORSE) will be converted to oil-fired boilers this winter. U.S.Steel has postponed plans to convert Pitts- burgh Fleet's GEORGE A. SLOAN (a.HILL ANNEX) and ROBERT C. ST\.NLEY to self-unloaders this winter for transfer to the Bradley Fleet. Shipyard Shavings Hall Corporation of Canada's 730-foot motorshm# BEAVERCLIFFE HALL cleared Davieship, Lauzon, Sue Oct. 19 for Sept Iles on her maiden voyage. Her keel was laid April 14, with launching sept. 17 She passed upbound through the Welland Canal on Oct. 25 with ore for Cleveland. Montreal's another Canadian Vickers, Ltd's HULL 287, 730-foot diesel bulker for Hall Corp. will be named MAPLECLIFFE HALL, set ‘for deli- The vessel's 250-fo0t bow section will be built by Canadian Vickers at its Lauzon yard, with hull sections to be joined there. very in May. Hudson Shipping Company, Ltd's steamer A.A.HUD- SON (aeRAHANE) cleared Port Dalhousie in Sept- ember following rebuild. Her forward cabin was moved atop her after house. Diesel revowering, earlier announced to be undertaken at Port Dal- housie, was not effected. Port Weller foot diesel Dry Docks, Ltd's tanker HULL 39, a 434- Imperial Oil's East Coast service, will »e christened IMPERIAL ACI DIA on Nov. 17. for Defoe Shipbuilding Company launched their HULL 439, the U.S.Navy's Destroyer Escort O'CALLAHAN (DE-1051) on Oct. 20. Some 14 months! addi-