ss grand haven

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Re: ss grand haven

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thanks for the information about both vessels. however cape north is on cape breton, nova scotia, not new brunswick as stated by bowling green.
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Re: ss grand haven

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The Grand Haven was re-flagged in Honduras when it started ferrying rail cars to Cuba in 1946 for the West Indian Fruit and Steamship Company. The Bowling Green database shows that it maintained a Honduran registry when it came back to the lakes, including its short- lived service ferrying trucks across Lake Erie. https://greatlakes.bgsu.edu/item/435578

The Patrick Morris was the former New Grand Haven, a new railroad ferry built in 1951 in Montreal for WIF&SS Co's Florida to Cuba run. https://greatlakes.bgsu.edu/item/438315
badger

ss grand haven

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in the history section of jan 23 is a photo of the ss grand haven, in i assume port burwell. was it still us registered? or did it have a flag of convience? in 1970 when the cnr train car ferry ss patrick morris sank in cabot srait wasnt it also called the grand haven before it was the patrick morris?
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