Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Detroit Marine Historian, v. 37, n. 9 (May 1984), p. 5

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CHARLES R. HUNTLEY (continued) Built: 1926 Napier & Miller, Ltd. » Old Kilpatrick, Scotland Hull Number: 255 Length: 253.1 Breadth: 43.2 Depth: 17.9 GRT: 1,760 Registry Number: Br/C. 148898 Engine: 17', 28%", 47" diameter x 33" stroke triple expansion Engine Builder: David Rowan & Co., Ltd. Glasgow, Scotland This is the history of the CHARLES R. HUNTLEY up to date. When her career ends (and hopefully she will add many years to these) we will once again recall this Ship to Be Remembered. 2 Coast Guard Cutters Working on ALGOCEN near Marine City, April 21 Dues and Log Correspondence 20255 Wellesley Birmingham, MI 48010 Bill Luke, Editor The ice jam in the St. Clair River since early April has become national news on television and in newspaper articles. Due to unfavorable winds and weather, the huge ice flows on Lake Huron have floated down and almost completely blocked the 40 mile stretch of the river. At one time there were some 16 miles of ice in lower Lake Huron to drift down the © PAUL H. CARNAHAN, Tugs BANTRY BAY, OLIVE L. MOORE, WILLIAM A. WHITNEY at Harsens Island April 21. river. Navigation has been hampered for three weeks and, at this writing, it looks like it will last even longer. The U.S. Coast Guard and the Canadian Coast Guard have had as many as seven of their ice-breakers at work at one time. Besides these, tugs of the Gaelic Tugboat Company and Malcolm Marine have worked to free the vessels stuck in the ice. Convoys of 12 vessels at a time have been escorted through the slush ice. Over 90 vessels have been at anchor above on Lower Lake Huron and below in Lake St. Clair, the Detroit River and into Lake Erie. To many ship buffs, the rivers have not been jammed with ship traffic like this in many years. Thousand of shoreline spectators have viewed the operations of the Coast Guard vessels and millions of dollars have been lost to shippers on the Great Lakes and the salt water

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