- Date
- circa 1966-08
- Kind
- Property transfer
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- transportationmaritimeeconomy
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The August 1966 Beaver Beacon reported that Walter Wojan, Bud McDonough, and Beaver Haven Marina acquired an ex-Navy LCM landing craft named Gesila. The 51-foot vessel was intended to carry heavy freight and fuel during the busy summer season and was not for hire.
Evidence and limits
This is a newspaper acquisition report. It does not provide a bill of sale, official vessel history, or subsequent renaming record.
Sources
- Reports Walter Wojan, Bud McDonough, and Beaver Haven Marina purchasing a 51-foot ex-Navy LCM with twin diesels and a 30-ton deck capacity for heavy freight and fuel; it says the vessel was private and not for hire, and does not provide a bill of sale or official vessel history.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1966-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published acquisition report; it does not expand the source-specific ownership, capacity, or renaming claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1966-08_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Gesila landing craft acquired for Beaver Island freight service, 1966”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-gesila-purchase-1966/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1966, “Gesila Finds New Home.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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