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The Detroit Marine Historian Journal of Marine Historical Society of Detroit Volume 26, No. 7 13951 Faust, Detroit, Michigan 48223 March, 1973 een: ‘Form Follows ‘Function n both overall appearance and engineering detail, the $13 mil- lion J. W. McGIFFIN, Collingwood Shipyard's Hull 197, is among the unique vessels on the Lakes. Visually, her most striking ‘ aspect is her bow, which is rounded rather than pointed, thus giving her maximum displacement within the canal dimension restrictions. She measures 730' (oa) x 75' x 46'6" with her length between perpendiculars only 9%' less than length overall. Other fea- tures relatively rare on the Lakes are a Kort steering nozzle with a 22' external diameter and a self-unloading system with three belts in the hold and a loop belt cargo elevating arrangement. The cargo is sandwiched between two belts which are in a semi-circle to carry it from the cargo hold belts to the boom at a rate of 4,800 tons of coal or 6,000 tons of iron ore per hour. Two Crossley-Pielstick 10-cylind- er engines deliver a total of 9,000 bhp to a single 17' controllable pitch propeller and give a service speed of 15 mph when loaded. Her lines may seem startling to the seasoned eye of the ship fan but to her owners, Canada Steamship Lines, their vision clouded by the dol- lar signs of extra profits, she's beautiful. Dan Cornillie