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The Detroit Marine Historian Journal of Marine Historical Society of Detroit Volume 35, No. 5 - January, 1982 Published Monthly Annual Dues $8.00 Rev. Peter Van der Linden, Editor - 29825 Joy Road - Westland, Michigan 48185 THE CARNEGIE FLEET The first Pittsburgh Steamship Company by Rev. Edward J. Dowling, S.J. HARVARD Dowling Collection Andrew Carnegie of Pittsburgh was the "Steelmaster of America" for some time prior to 1897. Up to that year, however, he had expressed no desire to buy or use Lake Superior ores or to have his own Great Lakes fleet to transport these ores. Not until 1897 did his friend and advisor, Henry W. Oliver, succeed in persuading Carnegie that he must look to Lake Superior for his raw materials and control his own ships on the Lakes, if his Homestead Steel Company was to survive in the face of rising competition. When he finally agreed to Oliver's advice, the shipyards (Continued on Page 2) ANNOUNCEMENT: On Friday, January 22, at 8:00 p.m. at the Dossin Museum, John Clarke will present a show entitled "Let's Have a Splash Party." The presentation describes how an actual ship launching takes place.