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THE ADAMS FLEET From 1881, or possibly earlier, until 1916, Thomas Adams of Detroit and Hamtramck, Michigan owned and/or managed freighters in the bulk cargo trades. Several prom- inent shipping persons were associated with Mr. Adams at various times, namely, Mr. Walsh and Jesse H. Farwell, of Detroit, and John and George Craig of Toledo. The fleet colors, as adopted in the 1890's, were: black hull; white cabins: black stack with a wide white band which had a black disc on it. The port of registry for the fleet was, at various times, Detroit, Hamtramck and Toledo. The fleet flag was a rectangular white field with a black disc centered on it. The following eight ships are known to have been in this fleet. We suspect there were others chartered from time to time. THOMAS ADAMS Author's Collection Downbound at the mouth of the Detroit River in 1905 Steel bulk freighter (US. 145937) built for the fleet in 1902 at Toledo by Craig Shipbuilding Co. (Hull #89): 369' x 50' x 28'; 3,528 gross tons. Triple expansion \ engines built by the shipyard. Sold to Cleveland-Cliffs (Grand Island S$.S. Co.) in 1916 and was renamed b) CLETUS SCHNEIDER in the next year. From 1956 until 1962 the ship served as a storage hull at Buffalo. It was scrapped at Humberstone in 1962. aes