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~ANNOUNCEMENT There are no entertainment meetings during the summer. The next one will be held in September. Board Meetings will be held on occasion when necessary. Our members are always welcome to attend these meetings. For information call either the President, Fr. Donahue (277-3110) or your Secretary (882-6607,evenings). Jame es E.Morris, Secretary THE LOG Boland & Cornelius' new self-unloader ST CLAIR was christened at Sturgeon Bay late in April. Paterson's new SOODOC, small freighter, similar to ONTADOC, was launched at Collingwood on April 29. Sye will go into service in mid-summer. Canada Steamship Lines has pur- chased the Panamanian ocean freighter GAUCHO TAURO, built in Japan in 1968, 30,888 tons and renamed it ST. LAWRENCE. Lengthening of the JOHN G. MUNSON is nearly finished at Superior. W.F.WHITE was towed from Duluth to To- ronto, passing Detroit on May 6. She will, among other things, be converted for oil fuel at Toronto, and be renamed ERINDALE, as previously reported. Fel- low member, GEORGE AYOUB of Ottawa, has sent us the photo at right showing the new oceanographic research ship WECOMA In the St Lawrence Seaway in November. Fr.Peter VanderLinden ENSIGN FLEETS, Cont'd. COLORADO (US. 4269) , 1867 Buffalo by Taylor & Jewett. Wooden propellor, 5 x 35 x 13. Owned in Port Huron in late 1880s and 1890s. Lost off Keweenaw Point, L.Superior, 1898. CUBA (US.125028), iron package freighter built in 1872 at Buffalo by ~—~Gibson & Craig. 231 x 35 x 12. After 1884 sailed in many fleets, including Northern Navigation Co., Canada SS.Lines and Marine I,dustries. Later IONIC (Cc. 1169543 and MAPLEBRANCH (i). Scrapped ae Sorel c.1947. eee (UC.4264), wooden propellor built at Uleveland in 1856 by Mos- Curtis. Later sailed for A.T.Spence & Co., Chicago. Engines DatgreL in 18%9 and placed eventually in NEVADA of 1882. Disposi- tion of hull unknown. Last known record in Polk's Djrectory,'84. DUNKIRK (US. 6101), wooden propellor, built at Ohio City, 0. by Moses. “170 x 27 x 11. In later years cut down to a steam barge for the lumber trade. Abandoned in 1878. EVERGREEN CITY (US.7240), wooden propellor, built by Peck & Masters at Cleveland in 1856. 192 x 30 x 12. L,ter sailed in Western Trans.Co. Stranded on Long Point, Lake Erie, 11-18-1871. EMPIRE STATE (US.7229), wooden propellor built by Mason & Bidwell at Buffalo in 1862. 213 x 33 x 13. Sister vessel of BADGER STATE. Later sailed in the Western Transit Line and the Barry Line. Con- verted into a stone barge in 1911 and dismantled in 1916. GLOBE (As there were several comtemporary "GLOBES" we are not sure ~~which one was the Ensign ship. We think it was the one built in Toledo in 1846 by Hubbell, a wooden propellor, 143 x 25x 9. 5) a 39339 & puters 0.33471). Last noted as owned in E.Saginaw in 879. IOWA (US.44157), wooden propellor built at Buffalo in 1852 by F.N.Jones. 81 gross tons. Later sailed in American Transportation Co. and in the Anchor Line. Made a barge, 1867. Lost in 1869. (See P.3)