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- ↑ "Ashtabula (Ferry), U203071, sunk by collision, 18 Sep 1958". Maritime History of the Great Lakes . Retrieved 2011-11-14.
Sunk in collision with steamer BEN MOREELL in harbor at Ashtabula, Ohio, September 18, 1958.
- ↑ "The Kinsman Lines steamer BEN MOREELL was officially rechristened ALASTAIR GUTHRIE in ceremonies held at Duluth on July 14th". Maritime History of the Great Lakes. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
The Kinsman Lines steamer BEN MOREELL was officially rechristened ALASTAIR GUTHRIE in ceremonies held at Duluth on July 14th.