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IamWedge Posted at 2018-7-28 18:10
The vessel was named in honor of Mr. Paul Richard Tregurtha; Vice Chairman of Interlake Steamship Co., and Chairman, C.E.O., and 50% owner of Mormac Marine Group, Inc. (owner of Interlake Steamship Co.
A lot of the ships on the Great Lakes have peoples names. Then there is the Coast Guard that names many of their vessels after flowers.
It seems that there is nothing wrong with the use of Cornish place names for ships, although maybe they should be Cornish ships: https://www.shipsnostalgia.com/s ... 97&postcount=14 |
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