Number 306 • summer 2018 PT HE M AGAZINEower OF E NGINE -P OWERED V ESSELS FRO M ShipsT HE S T EA M SHI P H IS T ORICAL S OCIE T Y OF A M ERICA STAR S OF STEAMER F ICTION 28 ALSO IN THIS ISSUE Italian A Can Of Night of the How to s TeAming motor ships Peas: SS subic bay Write an Into the Saturnia & Avalon 22 Pirates 40 Article for Future 48 Vulcania 10 PowerShips 46 Thanks to All Who Continue to Support SSHSA June 25, 2018 Fleet Admiral ($50,000+) Admiral ($20,000+) Dibner Charitable Trust of Maritime Heritage Grant Massachusetts The Family of Helen & Henry Posner, Jr. Heritage Harbor Foundation The Estate of Mr. Donald Stoltenberg Ms. Mary L. Payne Benefactor ($10,000+) The Champlin Foundation Mr. Thomas C. Ragan Leader ($1,000+) Mr. William Donnell Mr. Don Leavitt Mr. and Mrs. James Shuttleworth Mr. Thomas Donoghue Mr. H.F. 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