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L2 > Che BULLHORN The new TEXACO CHIEF was down past Detroit on her maiden voy- age on April 19. Dominion Foundries and Steel, Ltd., has purchased or optioned 5,000 acres of land west of Port Burwell for a possible Lake Erie steel mill and port. U.S.C.G.C. VIGOROUS was commis— sioned at Cleveland on May 2 and was down the Welland at 5:55 asm. on May 3. LAKESHELL was up the Welland on May 1, apparently on her maiden voyage. TOLEDO SUN was up the Welland on May 16, another apparent maiden voyage. J. L. MAUTHE struck something in the channel near Point Aux Frenes on May 5. She was down- pound in the St. Marys with ore. She went on to Cleveland to un- load and then to drydock. Tug TIFFIN was down at Detroit on May 30 and down the Welland on May 31. Where was she going? Has she been sold? The Museum of the Upper Lakes, built over the bones of the old schooner NANCY on Nancy Island in the Nottawasaga River, was dedicated on May 28. SWAPS & SALES Reiss Coal Co. steam tug REISS is now in Saugatuck, owned by the Marine Museum (KEEWATIN). Reiss reportedly got a houseboat in trade. World Ship Society reports owner of BELVOIR is Bamar Marine Co., Ltd., of the Bahamas. Great Lakes Dredge and Dock has reportedly taken over McAllister fOoG Brothers Towing -- both East Coast and Canadian operations - in a stock exchange. TEXACO WARRIOR fas GEE rr has been sold to Hall Corp., and renamed LAKE TRANSPORT Gis. It is reported that the tug FIRE CHIEF is for sale at Kingston. SCRAPS BEN E, TATE (a.PANAY, b.WILLIAM NELSON) was towed down the Wel- land on May 19 a Davieship tugs ROBERT B. #1 and JERRY G, bound for Quebec. It is reported that SIR THOMAS SHAUGHNESSY is all done. She was eastbound in the Seaway under her own power on May 22. SHIPYARD SHAVINGS Amship is apparent low bidder on a $5.5 million patrol-escort FPF-107 for the Navy. The vessel will be built at Toledoe C.S.L.'s BADOUSSAC launched her- self 15 minutes ahead of sche- dule at Collingwood on May 29. Two shipbuilders were killed and a number injured when she slid off the ways as the men were preparing the launch. Canadian Vickers has announced that they have gone out of the shipbuilding business but will continue to repair ships. This, along with the rumored closing of Collingwood, has the Canad- ians up in arms and the Govern- ment may have to step ine Tug ATLANTIC and par ees SAULT AU COCHON and BETSIAMITES were christened at Port Weller on May 7+ They are owned by Atlantic and Pacific Barge Transport, Ltd., of Vancouver, but it is understood that they will be for use on the lower St. Lawrence.