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1  system now on the eve of being superseded by the St. Lawrence Seaway. The future of the large number of canal vessels

2  of canal vessels which will be in service when the Seaway is opened is also discussed.

3  When the St. Lawrence Seaway project is opened to shipping, a type of ship,

4  the rapids will not be completely overcome until the Seaway is opened.

5  When the Seaway is opened to traffic in the Summer of 1959 the

6  package and special freighters. The effect of the Seaway will be quite different in the three types and

7  type which will be most seriously affected by the Seaway, as the need for this type, as such, will

8  such, will largely disappear. On completion of the Seaway the large Upper Lake vessel and the ocean-going

9  is not likely to be immediately affected by the Seaway although it is essentially a common carrier and

10  to suffer least from competition arising from the Seaway, most of these ships being operated by the

11  Laker type which will presumably be used through the Seaway, the smaller canal vessels being gradually

12  likely to be larger vessels suitable for the Seaway.

13  not permit minimum freeboard. The advent of the St. Lawrence Seaway will tend to accent this aspect of the canal

14  of productive years in operation after the St. Lawrence Seaway becomes a reality, particularly to ports where

15  have been built within recent years, even with the Seaway nearing a reality, lends considerable credence

16  face the competition noted by the author when the Seaway is opened, the foregoing suggestion might well

17  in draft took 200 years (1700 to 1900). When the Seaway is completed in 1960 the allowable draft will be

18  The author states, "On the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway, the 'canaller,' to all intents and purposes,

19  are obsolete as far as age is concerned, whether the Seaway was put through or not.

20  for 16-ft 6-in. draft, to take advantage of the Seaway.

21  As we look forward to the completion of the Seaway these old canallers will be even more efficient

22  of ship size will not be an element with the Seaway, the specialized trade still remains. We must

23  lie ahead to block his path with the coming St. Lawrence Seaway?

24  in 1680 up to the present, have led to the St. Lawrence Seaway. That the canal type of vessel will be replaced

25  there is still a future for their application in the Seaway vessels. Also, in connection with Diesel drives,

26  present canallers will continue in service after the Seaway is opened.

27  to 27 ft as being the allowable draft when the Seaway is opened. The author would respectfully point

28  point out that 27 ft will be the actual depth of the Seaway and that the maximum permissible draft will be

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This paper was presented at a meeting of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers and is reproduced with permission.