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LOC BAY March 29, 1980 Photo by Richard T. Nicholls Steel tanker (BR.169611) built in 1943 at Perryville, Mat ylatd by Lancaster Iron Works Hie 20 1) = a BAe aad for the War Shipping ea a (Loaned to British Ministry of Transport): 213. 7 gross tons. Renamed b.) LAKE CHARLES (U.S. 251442 ) in 1947. Converted to a Cae ce ~ Southern Shipbuilding Co. Slidell, LA and renamed c. ) ATLAS by Erie Sand in 1977 renamed d.) LOC BAY. Sold in 1979 renamed e.) BADGER STATE in 1980. Towed from Erie, PA to Ferrysburg, MI in 1983, she remained there as a cement storage barge until towed away for TRAVELLER and repowered in 1962. Purchased a scrap in 1988, scrapped in Manitowoc, ‘WI in 1988-9. lb THE LOG |; Skillings’ Mining Review announced the renaming of the Rouge Steel vessels purchased by Lakes Shipping, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Interlake. BENSON FORD (US. 263980) will become KAYE E BARKER, named for the wife of James R. Barker, chairman and chief executive officer of Interlake. WILLIAM CLAY FORD (U.S. 251505) will become LEE A TREGURTHA, named for the wife of Paul Tregurtha, vice chairman of Interlake. HENRY FORD II (U.S. 223980) will be renamed SAMUEL MATHER, referring to one of the founders of Cleveland Cliffs / Pickands Mather Companies. KAYE ARKER is currently at Bay Shipbuilding, while LEE A TREGURTHA departed Rouge Steel on April 4 bound for Fraser Shipyards. HENRY FORD Il was observed on April 15 at the Rouge Steel slip with her name painted off her bow and SAMUEL MATHER of Cleveland, Ohio affixed on her stern. *** Opening the 1989 season at Thunder Bay was Socanav's W M VACY ASH ex LAKESHELL, which arrived on March 25 and unloaded gasoline at the Texaco bulk station on McKeller Island. Captain Rejean Gamache was presented with a black silk top hat by Port of Thunder Bay chairman Dennis Johnson. *** National Steel's GEORGE A STINSON opened the 1989 season at Duluth-Superior on March 25, _ arriving at Burlington Northern's taconite facility in Superior. The STINSON loaded 42-9-4