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Publisher: Wayne State University Press Date: 1994 Collection: Wayne State University eBooks Subject: Shipping--History Coverage: Great Lakes Subject: Bulk carrier cargo ships--Great Lakes--History Language: eng Subject: Bulk carrier cargo ships--Great Lakes--History Subject: TRANSPORTATION / Ships & Shipbuilding / History-
Queen of the Lakes
This book is an account of the ships that have borne the name "Queen of the Lakes," an honorary title indicating that, at the time of its launching, a ship is the longest on the Great Lakes. In one of the most comprehensive books ever written on the maritime history of the lakes, Mark L. Thompson presents a vignette of each of the dozens of ships that have held the title, chronicling the dates the ship sailed, its dimensions, the derivation of its name, its role in the economic development of…