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Re: Trying to ID a ship

by Guest » March 1, 2014, 3:53 pm

Alex, you are correct—I checked the date on the slide and it is indeed 1961! Well spotted!

I am also impressed that you and others managed to ID the Cedarville. I didn't think an ID of the second ship was possible (tiny image, no visible stack). I'd be curious to know what clues you spotted to convince you of her identity.

Re: Trying to ID a ship

by guest » February 28, 2014, 11:30 pm

Two other details I find interesting:

a) the large tank farm on the Canadian side.

b) the auto ferry crossing in front of the Ford. So pre-bridge (October 1962)

Re: Trying to ID a ship

by Alex » February 28, 2014, 9:15 pm

Hi Dan, as the others have posted, the freighter leaving the first lock is the Henry Ford II. The photo would have been taken 1961 or shortly after because of the early stages of rebuilding the second lock are in progress. The self-unloader in the background is the Cedarville that sank in 1965.

Re: Trying to ID a ship

by TWilush » February 28, 2014, 8:03 pm

Guest wrote:It is the Henry Ford II. In the background it appears to be the Cedarville shortly following its conversion to a self-unloader in 1957. If the picture was taken in 1958 it cannot be the Calcite II as it was not converted until 1961.
Definitely Cedarville in the background.

Re: Trying to ID a ship

by Dan Fergus » February 28, 2014, 6:06 pm

Thank you! That's it!

Re: Trying to ID a ship

by William Lafferty » February 28, 2014, 5:59 pm

Would appear to be the Henry Ford II.

Re: Trying to ID a ship

by Guest » February 28, 2014, 5:57 pm

It is the Henry Ford II. In the background it appears to be the Cedarville shortly following its conversion to a self-unloader in 1957. If the picture was taken in 1958 it cannot be the Calcite II as it was not converted until 1961.

Re: Trying to ID a ship

by Grizzly » February 28, 2014, 5:42 pm

Henry Ford II before her self unloader conversion.

Re: Trying to ID a ship

by garbear » February 28, 2014, 5:40 pm

Could be Henry Ford II

Re: Trying to ID a ship

by Chris » February 28, 2014, 5:15 pm

I think she is the Henry Ford II

Trying to ID a ship

by Dan Fergus » February 28, 2014, 5:03 pm

Can anyone identify this vessel? Shot at the Soo around 1958 I believe.
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