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NAME MASTERS AND ENGINEERS OF C.S.L, SHIPS All Upper Lakes Vessels of Fleet to Be Equipped This Year With Cyro Compasses and Echo Sounders Canada Steamship Lines has announced its appointments of masters and chief engineers to vessels of the C.S.L, fleets for the year. All Upper Lakes ships of the fleet, bulk freighters, package freighters, self-unloaders and passenger ships are to be equipped this season with gyro compasses and i-cho sounders. Appointments to Upper Lakes bulk freighters are listed as follows: Steamer Ashcroft, J. F. Davis, master. M. J. O'Brien, chief engineer; CtllliUBiW""'" E. Griesbach and M. Drdnau; Donnacona, James Reoch and C. Ler'iche; Emperor, J. A. Brown and A. J. McChristie; Glen-eagles, D. W. Burke and Gi Price; Goderich, J. J. Dube and J. Douglas; Hagarty, E. Waikinshaw and W. H. Taylor; Lemoyne. C. E. Robinson and F. LuffiTey; Prescott, Roy Burke and D. G. Pruder; Stada-cona, T. S. Patterson and J. M. Kennedy; Westrnount, A. F. MacLennan J and E. Henry. Capt. T. R. McLeod has the master's birth in the Upper Lakes package freighter Hjjrjuyc, and J. B. Poiding is his chief engineer. Capt. W. J. Holler has the Renyoyle, with veteran chief Hugh MyTef in charge of her engine room. FIVE SELF-UNLOADERS In the fleet of five self-unloaders, aven is commanded by Capt. LT G. Bird. A. V. Smith is chief engineer. Copier is sailed by Capt. J. A. Glen with F. H. Gilbert as chief. :lg, Capt. T. W. Adam and Chief Engineer K. Buchanan; Midland Prince. P. Beatty and W. J. Nicholls; ', R. Belcher and R- M. Bonnell. re are 17 vessels in the C.S.L, fleet of local package freighters, all well known and frequent visitors along Toronto waterfront. Several of them wintered at Toronto this season and are now in process of fitting out. The Batttetod is sailed by Capt. A. J. Galloway and her chief engineer is W. L. Hurder. Rpr3vprtnn is under command of Capt. D. H. Porter and P. J. Ruthei-ford is her chief. Qal£Sfiian, Capt. A. Allen and Jos Brooks: Canadjajn, E. Corcoran and J. A. AdamsTCu^pf Hamilton. J. A. Lepine and J. M Clark: City of Kingston. J. A. Ferguson and M. J. Sherman; City of Mom-real, N. Legault and T. VV. Verity; of Toronto, M. J. Corkey and A. P.*TTorrTs; City of Windsor, A. Francis and E. G. UrnlM! 'ifljhpiitor,. Roy Anderson and T. Nichola-nie, Alex Wilson and M. MurprTy; •genora, C. S. Ward and W. P. O'Grady; Leftibridge. E. J. Shannon and R. W. Howes; Saskatoon, G. C. Kirk and J. A. MacDonald; Selkint, E. F. Raeburn and W. E. Downing; wpyfrnrn H. R. Baxter and A. J. O'Brien; Winnipeg, H. A. Patterson nnri A. E. HoTrsTT*" LOWER LAKES BULK UNIT Twelve of the C.S.L, ships are classed as lower lakes bulk freighters. Arcaidan, Capt. H. J. Clark and CliieT*"TCngineer W. J. McWil-liam; Barrie. H. Laliberte and F. B Bonnell;' Fairmount, W. J. Hore and Hector McCoag; Grainmotor, J. W. Scarrow and J. Ferr'ier; Kinmount, J. R. Lamarre and G. W.~ Clark; Maplebeath, H. A. Leany and H. R. J. C3Timrig; Meaford, G. Lefebvre and M. Manner;PSggij}ng, A. Jorin and D. F. Lockwood; Sjmjeae, G. E. Stephens and L. B. Rousseau; §lar mount, J. R. G. Toupin and R. G Kelly; Elgin, B. Maalsmaes and A W. ShackTeton: Hastings, E. A. George and J. J. Smlffl"! In the three ships of the C.S.L. Tree Line fleet, J. Leblanc is master of K|jr(hav and L. Morinville is her chief engineer; Spruce bay is sailed by A. J. Story' with A. E. Hardman as chief; Teakbay, Capt. P. Morinville and R. Gibson. In the eastern, western and northern divisions of the C.S.L, passenger fleet there are nine ships: Quebec, Tadoussac, St.__Lawrence. "ichelieu ffaBTBg1 Prince, Kingston, a, NofflrJlPSB&Tiamonic.' "" Canada's share of consumption of Lake Superior district iron ore was less in 1943 than in 1942, comparing 2,442,448 tons with 2,511,018, although total consumption for 1943 established an all-time high record of 89,027,689 gross tons as compared with 86,225,460 in 1942. December, 1943, consumption was 7,509,096 tons, as compared with 7,759,366 tons in December, 1942. On Jan. 1, 1944, ore at furnaces and ^Bn Lake Erie docks totalled 43,42*,64l tons as against 47,424,421 tons on Jan. 1, 1943. During December, 1943, the number of furnaces depending principally on the northern ores rose to 196 with additions of new stacks at Braddock, Pa., and Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. TO BUILD TEAIN FERRY A contract has been awarded to Sorel Shipyards, Quebec, to build a train ferry to replace the Char- J lottetown, lost off the Nova Scotia : coast in June, 1941, while on her way to drydock for annual repairs and overhaul. The new tuain ferry will ply be- j tween New Brunswick and Prince ! Edward Island and will be the most powerful ice-breaking craft of its kind in the world. The Chariotteto^n, 308 feet long, was built "at LevTs in 1931 at a cost of $2,840,289. It is expected the new ferry will cost at least $4,500,000. _----- WINTER Since the inception of Canada's wartime shipbuilding program the production of British Columbia shipyards has accounted for about "1 per cent, of the entire output of Canadian yards. B.C. yards have launched 167 cargo vessels of 10,000 tons each as compared with 71 launched from Eastern Canadian yards. Eighty of the 10,000-tonners were launched from four Vancouver yards in 1943. Of the 167 ships 152 have been delivered. Total output of Vancouver. Victoria and Prince Rupert yards is reported at 1,670.000 „ IS SETj-r | War Prodoction Board dis-a new record set for naval onstruction during 1943; two ton battleships, 11 cruisers. 15 aircraft carriers, 50 carrier escorts, 128 destroyers, 306 destroyer escorts and 56 submarines.- U.S. navy's 1944 goal calls for about 50 per cent, more new tonnage than was built in 1943. WILL START SOON It appears probable that engineers will start their fitting out next week on some of the coal carriers wintering at Toronto. After end crews are already at work on some of the tankers, and Britamocp, of the B. A. fleet, is manfully maintaining h r status of earliest starter of lakes navigation. Appointments of masters, mates and engineers of the principal fleets will be made shortly. H.M.S. GoldenF]^^, will be launched at Toronto shipyard at the end of the month. Will Repair S.S. Riverton Collingwood, March 1 (Spec. The freighter perty of the Mohaw'k Stea: Co., which went aground lasl near Midland, will be sent to Cleve land or Detroit for extensiv. pairs. • The Collingwood ship; are unable to repair the ship, due to limited facilities. 0, ' TLRSDAY, MARCH 16. 1944 H.M.S. Lioness Launched — (Telegram Staff Photo) Sleet-sheathed gear and ways and an ice-clogged launching basin proved no deferents to the skilled work of Toronto Shipyard men when H.M.S. Lioness was launched on schedule yesterday without mishap or Kitten. "We were a little more carefuller," an old shipwright explained, "It wasn't nothing new to us." Master builder George McKellar directed the launching. Shipfitter Thomas Skinner, 72 years Old, christened the ship with the traditional breaking of a bottle of champagne on her forefoot. There were a few extra hammersmen in the rallies and a few extra riggers rode the hull, "just to make sure there would be no slips."