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"The Poker Fleet" (Continued) The Minnesota-Atlantic Transit Co. was established in 1923 and operated for about twenty years in the package freight trade between Duluth, Minnesota and Buffalo, New York. The company's headquarters were originally in Duluth, but were later transferred to Buffalo. In 1942 Minnesota-Atlantic Transit Co. became part of Great Lakes Transit Corporation. During World War II all its vessels were requisi- tioned by the U.S. Maritime Commission. After the war the package freight business was not resumed on the Great Lakes by American ships. The ships of the "Poker Fleet" had gray hulls with red boot topping, white cabins, and dark yellow or almost light-brown stacks with black top and a large black block letter "M" on the yellow. The following vessels, including the ACE on page 1, sailed in this fleet: EDWARD CHAMBERS Taylor Photo Steel package freighter (US. 206229) built in 1909 as a) NORTH SEA by Great Lakes @ Engineering Works, Ecorse (Hull #60): 351 x 46 x 31; 3,921 gross tons. Renamed b) EDWARD CHAMBERS in 1927. Chartered from Great Lakes Transit Corporation for the 1941 and 1942 seasons. Went to salt water in 1943 and scrapped at Seattle in 1952. =ee=