Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Detroit Marine Historian, v. 36, n. 6 (February 1983), p. 5

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That was incident # wasn't favorable. A sho: after that trip, we took a load of autos to Buffalo. enough “incidents, ashore until the spring season. Then I shipped out on the WM. T. ROBERTS as wheelsman. Then, after years, I did observe "so I Giving an Indian a free ride to Port Huron. 2 that rt time I had went WINNIPEG Buffalo D. D. Co. Photo a couple of auto cargos, the CHARLES S. HEBARD and the T. J. Wood bulk freighter (US. 26012) built in 1878 at MCCARTHY carrying three to four Buffalo by the Union Dry Dock Company (Hull #12) as a) JUNIATA (1): 252.5 x 35.0 x 15.3; 1,708 gross tons. Renamed b) WINNIPEG in 1905. Sold Canadian and renamed c) WEAVERCOAL (C. 150840) in 1923. Sunk June 8, 1929 at Montreal. Lakes. times as much as we did. So the RICHLAND QUEEN proved it was a fruitful venture to transport autos on the Great autos. The RICHLAND QUEEN was one of the first ones to carry carferry VIKING have b carrying 144 automobil Bill Luke, Editor refurbishing costs will run approximately $1 mfllion. Further details of the sal e of the Lake Michigan ecome available. She was es and 350 passengers. sold by Penn Central to Muskegon County and has been leased to Canonie Transportation (formerly Bultema) for service between Muskegon and Milwaukee Her ** While there have been rumors that U.S. Steel's three newly-converted Triple-A's were to be transferred to their Bradley fleet, the steamer PHILIP R. CLARKE has received a fresh coat of red paint in her Milwaukee winter quarters. ** The Canadian tanker ARCTIC TRADER will be renamed RIVERSHELL, while the bunkering unit BAYSHELL moves from Montreal to Hamilton to replace SMTB #7 =ecre (Continued on Page 6)

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