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The Detroit Marine Historian Journal of Marine Historical Society of Detroit Volume 36, No. 4 - December 1982 Published Monthly Annual Dues $8.00 Rev. Peter Van der Linden, Editor - 29825 Joy Road - Westland, Michigan 48185 SALVAGING THE STEAMER GEORGE M. HUMPHREY By Charles Asher, Jr. Rart::IT As discussed on the next page, the HUMPHREY nearly rolled over during mid-August 1944, and this photo, probably the most dramatic of the series taken by Herb Reynolds, was featured in Time for October 2, 1944. KR KK The main hoist came from the MAITLAND, as when the MAITLAND sank because of the filled ballast tanks the cables were taken up on and water was blown out of her ballast tanks (the MAITLAND's) thus raising her about eight feet. This lifting made it possible to tow the HUMPHREY a few hundred more feet into shallower water. Five such lifts and tows were necessary to move the 6,000 ton ship a mile and a quarter southeast and out of shipping lanes. Should the ship encounter clay, an 80 foot steel tower was con- structed to carry large blower pipes to the bottom to blow the clay clear of the keel. Fortunately this equipment wasn't needed. Operations were imperiled when a steamer almost collided with the MAITLAND during a heavy fog. (Continied . 2 nued on Page