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USNS CATAWBA Photo by Pete Worden Third of a series of seven steel tugs built by Marinette Marine Corp. for the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift operations: 225 x 42 x 20; 900 gross tons. The Log (Continued) ** Erie Sand's charter of Boco's steamer CONSUMERS POWER has the vessel in Erie's green hull colors, her stack black with a broad red band, the black letter "E" appropriately centered. ** Rumors abound that Algoma Central Marine will contract for the construction of a 730-foot straight decker from the St. John, New Brunswick shipyard. ** Robert E. Lee, long-time curator of Detroit's Dossin Great Lakes Museum, retired on June B0ch. His efforts in developing this fine museum, par- ticularly the recreated "Gothic Room" off the D&C passenger liner CITY OF PeTaaTT TIL, will stand as a monument to his dedication to the history of the Lakes. ** This year's Detroit-Windsor International Freedom Festival was kicked off by the June 28th Tugboat Race. Overall winner was Hannah Marine's 4,000-hp MARY E. HANNAH. In close pursuit were Gaelic Tugboat Company's entries WILLIAM A. WHITNEY, SHANNON, DONEGAL and G. F. BECKER, all winners in their respective power classes. Our Society's Secretary, Bob Zeleznik, served as a finish-line judge in this competition. ** Interlake's steamer CHARLES M. BEEGHLY had arrived at the Fraser shipyard, Superior by June 27th where her conversion to self-unloader will be undertaken for completion next Spring. ** To last month's "Log" list of laid-up American-flag Lakers, add Columbia's WILLIAM A. REISS, with more vessels said to be headed for the same status, a further reflection of the downturn in the U.S. economy. Of the 16 U.S. Maritime Commission-class steamers placed in service in 1943, only six were in service on July lst. The group included Boco's JOHN T. HUTCHINSON and RICHARD J. REISS, Cliffs' CADILLAC and CHAMPLAIN, Columbia's J. BURTON AYRES and U.S. Steel's GEORGE A. SLOAN. Inactive were U.S. Steel's SEWELL AVERY and ROBERT C. STANLEY, Interlake's E. G. GRACE and SAMUEL MATHER, Columbia's ASHLAND, ROBERT C. NORTON, CRISPIN OGLEBAY and THOMAS WILSON, Medusa's PIONEER and Bethlehem's LEHIGH. ** In June, 1973, the former Roen tug JOHN ROEN IV and barge MARQUIS ROEN cleared the Lakes via the Welland Canal enroute to service in the Gulf of Mexico. The combination self-unloader/crane Continued on Page 5 Sane