Leon Falk, Jr. (US 247576)

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Dates

  • Existence: 1945 - 1985
  • Usage: 1961 - 1985
  • Usage: 1945 - 1961

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

G. Victor Chamberlain collection

 Collection
Identifier: GLMS-0068
Abstract This collection contains items accumulated by Captain G. Victor Chamberlain during his career on lake vessels from 1940 to 1981. A file of correspondence reveals the importance of safety issues, while radar logs and loading logs record operations aboard the ship. News clippings, particularly ones covering the sinking of the EDMUND FITZGERALD, provide insight on events of interest to Captain Chamberlain. Navigational and weather-related charts illustrate another area of the captain's...
Dates: Creation: 1927-2008; Creation: Majority of material found within 1941-2000
Found in: Center for Archival Collections

Great Lakes agreement radiotelephony certificate for the LEON FALK, JR.

 Collection – Box GLMMS 13, Folder: 10
Identifier: GLMMS-0690
Scope and Contents

Operating license with the FCC for shipboard radiotelephone

Dates: Creation: April 1976
Found in: Center for Archival Collections

LEON FALK, JR., records

 Collection
Identifier: GLMS-0061
Abstract The Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company built the LEON FALK, JR., as the WINTER HILL in 1945. The Skar-Ore Steamship Corp. of Cleveland, OH purchased the vessel from Ships, Inc. in 1960 and renamed it the FALK the following year. This company maintained ownership until the FALK's scrapping in 1985. The collection records daily operational information for the years 1961-1981 and includes ship safety committee minutes, damage report logs, loading logs, miscellaneous cargo logs, trip logs,...
Dates: Creation: 1961-1981
Found in: Center for Archival Collections

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  • WINTER HILL (US 247576)