June 29, 1949 (vol. 59, iss. 6) • Page Image 6
…SIX TIE MIChIGAN DAIIY __________________________________________ U I - New Freighter 678 Feet Long Is Launched 'U' Facultymen Get Credit for Research LORAINE, 0., - (P) - A new queen of freshwater ships --678 feet long-was launched here yes- terday. In a matter of some 10 seconds the huge ore carrier, Wilfred Sykes rode sidewise down the timbers of the launching ways into the flood- ed rdydock of the American Ship- building Co. yards. * *...…