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ERNEST R BREECH photo courtesy Peter B. Worden, Sr. collection Steel bulk roranter (U.S.264317) built in 1953 at Bay City, Michigan by Defoe Ship Building Company (ay Az2) as a.) CHARLES L HUTCHINSON for the Pioneer Steamship Company (Hutchinson & Co.): 624.4 X X 30.5; 6 gross tons. Her engine was salvaged from Pad C-1 class ship ALCOA PROSPECTOR pt was scrapped in 1950 after lay-up due to war damage. She was renamed b.) ERNEST R. BREECH after being purchased by Ford in 1962. Renamed c.) KINSMAN INDEPENDENT in 1988. ROBERT S MCNAMARA 8/26/65 photo by Rev. Peter VanderLinden Steel bulk freighter (U.S.206419) built in 1909 at Ecorse, Michigan by creat Lakes Engineering Works as a) STADACONA ee Stadacona Steamship Lines (Inland Lines Ltd): 479 X 56 X 31; 6,014 gross tons. Renamed b.) W H MCGEAN in 1922 for Hutchinson. Purchased by Ford in 1962, renamed c.) ROBERT S MCNAMARA. In i966 G&W Welding in Cleveland constructed a five foot trunk deck the length of her cargo hold to increase her coal carrying capacity, this alteration did away with her hatch covers and limited her to operation between Dearborn and Toledo. She was sold for use as a dock in the roles River in 1972 but, this scheme never materialized. she was towed overseas for scrap in 1974 departing Quebec City on December 4 with the BUCKEYE MONITOR. The MONITOR sank during the tow but the MCNAMARA, with no hatch covers, made it across the atlantic To be continued... 43-10-3