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CHARLES R. HUNTLEY This steel canaller was launched from the yard of Napier & Miller, Ltd. in March of 1926 for the Eastern Steamship Co. Ltd., a Boland & Cornelius Canadian subsidiary. The following chronological history of this vessel was pieced together by our fellow members George Ayoub, Malcomb MacKay, the late Jim Kidd and Dan McCormick (last year's Historian of the Year). In 1931, she was registered at St. Catharines, Ontario as a Canadian vessel. On August 20, 1933, the vessel ran aground on shoal east of Prescott, Ontario while downbound with cargo of wheat above the entrance of Galop Canal. After being released, she proceeded to Prescott for inspection and possibly to Port Dalhousie, Ontario, for repairs. In April, 1936, she was sold to Upper Lakes & St. Lawrence Steamship Co., Ltd. together with nine other vessels of the Eastern fleet. From June to December, 1942, the Ministry of Transport chartered her, operating from Montreal to Newfoundland and to Labrador bases. In December, she was chartered by U.S. War Shipping Administration to carry coal to U. S. East Coast ports. In 1943, she was refitted and returned in June (with JAMES STEWART) to her former owners for river and Lakes service. In the spring of 1953, she was sold by UL & SL to a subsidiary, the Leitch Transports Ltd. and registered at Toronto, but in November of 1958, she laid up at Toronto. In March of 1959, she transferred to Upper Lakes Shipping Ltd., as part of Leitch reorganization, Most of the canallers became obsolete after the opening of the Seaway in 1959, but some found work in various capacities. Among the latter was the CHARLES R. HUNTLEY. Late Ted Jones Photo a ry q ~