Summary
Philip “Don” Burke is identified in the April 1972 Beaver Beacon as boarding the steamer B. F. Affleck in Duluth on April 15. The issue identifies the ship as part of U.S. Steel Steamship Lines.
Evidence and limits
This is an episode-qualified maritime record. “Don Burke” is retained as a source name but is not merged with the separate Don Burke Farm record without an identity bridge. The source supplies no rank, voyage, biography, or later employment history.
See also
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, April 1972, “Anchors Aweigh.”Reports Philip “Don” Burke boarding the steamer B. F. Affleck in Duluth on April 15 as part of the U.S. Steel Steamship Lines fleet; it supplies no rank, residence, biography, or employment record and is not merged with the separate Don Burke Farm record.
- Beaver Beacon, April 1974, “Sailor’s Return to the Lakes.”Reports Philip (Don) Burke returning to the Lakes for the season and gives a Sault Ste. Marie Marine Port Office address; it does not name a vessel, rank, employer, route, or completed voyage.