I sailed as a deckhand in the merchant marine and always sang "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" at least once while aboard ship. It is not bad luck to do this, rather the reverse; invoking the names of sailors lost at sea causes them to come and look after your ship so the same thing doesn't happen to you. None of my ships ever sank, and nobody died on them. Thank you, the 29, and you, Gordon. There is a party in heaven tonight, and drinks are on the house.
The legend lives on from Ontario down Of the wayman who sang of Fitzgerald The songwriter who gave us lessons in tunes Our troubadour, friend and our herald He started his day up in Canada way With unparalleled folksinger value And everyone knew when his voice rang out true The baritone thunder would travel His albums and songs flew as folk groups would do them And Dylan and others were listening "Sundown" became number one claim to fame and More harvest all blossoming, glistening Most songs have an A theme and B theme and that’s all Enough for a simple profession But Lightfoot would write A theme B theme and C theme While others were chasing progressions Does anyone know where a folksinger goes When he did rock and country and old time? That tree full of rum, it takes everyone in And old Gordon is having a good time
Tragedy is common for those that go down to the sea in ships. I grew up on the shores of Lake Erie in the western suburbs of Cleveland, and knew about this sinking. And I have been a fan of Gordon Lightfoot for over 50 years. A moving, respectful video and tribute to those who lost their lives in this sinking. Eternal rest grant to them oh, Lord an perpetual light shine upon them.
The line "Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours?" sends a chill down my spine. Twice in my life I have been on vessels that have been hit by monster waves. So frightening as she heels over and you are all waiting for her to right herself and for the millions of tonnes of water to flow off the upper decks. At the time you might laugh and make a joke about it but with reflection it is most frightening and the sort of thought that springs into your mind in the depth of night.
The legend lives on from Ontario down Of the wayman who sang of Fitzgerald The songwriter who gave us lessons in tunes Our troubadour, friend and our herald He started his day up in Canada way With unparalleled folksinger value And everyone knew when his voice rang out true The baritone thunder would travel His albums and songs flew as folk groups would do them And Dylan and others were listening "Sundown" became number one claim to fame and More harvest all blossoming, glistening Most songs have an A theme and B theme and that’s all Enough for a simple profession But Lightfoot would write A theme B theme and C theme While others were chasing progressions Does anyone know where a folksinger goes When he did rock and country and old time? That tree full of rum, it takes everyone in And old Gordon is having a good time
I didn't realize it happened when I was in high school! I thought it was about something that had happened back in the 1920s or 1930s. How sad to realize that there were some young men not much older than me on the Edmund Fitzgerald.
An excellent individual and sonwriter along with a performer, Gordon Merideth Lightfoot. Whare would the world be without him? He is a very good man, a very good man.
I remembered graduating boot camp at Great Lakes In Nov 77. They flew us back to Boston over the lakes this song was playing on the plane. It was so Erie !
Very fast and very hard. We caught a derecho several years ago into the DC area that came from the Great Lakes in about 5 hours. Here it was very dramatic, with clouds flashing aqua and yellow. It destroyed many homes and killed one person on its way through here. The legend from the "Chippewa on down" shows that the danger on Lake Superior (Lake Gitche Gumee) is very real and has been known for some time.
God bless you... Your comment really hit me in the heart. Bless everyone on the UP especially those who keep the Iron "boats"(as you well know they are massive and the size of the crews ...I've always been humbled that so few man those massive things) Supposedly Goerge Holl was a distant cousin and seeing his face,omg he is the spitting image of my dear Father at that age. Although absolutely stunning in the summer the winters up there are so harsh. The people there also are of strong stock. Sending you prayers and condolences. So sorry for your very personal loss. BLESSED BE...
Want to see a Canadian cry? Play this. And no, I'm not talking about Trudeau tears.. Real heartfelt love borne of patriotism. Let us not forget our grandparents nor their parents a'fore them.
@@theshipnerd2028 I did miss speak, I meant the ship's port of record and many of the crew were from WI. 8 were from WI and 7 from elsewhere other than Ohio and Wisconsin. Seems silly to argue over such a stupid thing. All 29 died a tragic death.
The ship was built in the Great Lakes Shipyard in River Rouge, Michigan. My father had worked at Dana Corporation next to the shipyard for over 30 years until his death in 1969. Ironically, only one of the 29 men from the Edmund Fitzgerald was from Michigan. The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum at the Whitefish Point Light Station in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, has artifacts from the Edmund Fitzgerald -- life boats and life preservers. It is a great museum about an hour north of the Mackinaw Bridge
My father worked 41 years in a steel mill. He told me that the Edmund Fitzgerald never came into his mill. My father worked 34 of his years in the mill directing the unloading of ore boats. I worked four summers in the mill as a laborer, member of a track gang, and then as a truck driver. In my last summer in the mill I was able to go onto an ore boat and even go down into the hold with a man in a small compartment just above the giant shovel that was unloading 20 tons of iron ore with each trip down into the hold of the ship. I had the opportunity to work my last summer ON an ore boat that would bring down iron ore from Duluth, Minnesota but decided not to. The job would have paid well but I thought it would be a long and difficult summer for me...and dangerous.
Wow! You are to be commended for creating such a masterpiece. A wonderful tribute to that ship and all her crew. And putting a face to each one of them. Gives me an even greater appreciation for both that life at sea and that amazing song. Cheers, Carl
So drawn to this and I've watched everything on it. Seems the whole world weeps with the family and never forgets these men and boys. I live 6 hours from pancake bay and drove through last year.... Such a part of everyone. God bless the families and friends of these men in the 🇺🇲. We up here in Canada🇨🇦 send our hugs ❣️
The sad news today that Gordon Lightfoot has passed from this earthly realm. Hopefully he will in the great beyond meet these 29 men that he wrote this song for. Rest In Peace Gordon.
When they had the annual memorial services in 2023 they rang the bell 30 times to honor Gordon and his efforts to bring the wrecking to public attention.
Thank you for putting "the faces and the names" of the crew. It definitely personalized the actual tragedy that effected so many including everyone on the UP,Michigan. The Lady gives the Witch takes.Actuslly seeing the Iron boats (Munising) really puts in perspective , just the length of them and the crews that man them.True bravery. Thank you for sharing. Prayers to the crews and families of ALL of the Iron Boats including the families who suffered such great loss by the loss of the Fitz. Blessed Be.
The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down Of the big lake they called Gitche Gumee The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead When the skies of November turn gloomy With a load of iron ore twenty-six thousand tons more Than the Edmund Fitzgerald weighed empty That good ship and true was a bone to be chewed When the gales of November came early The ship was the pride of the American side Coming back from some mill in Wisconsin As the big freighters go, it was bigger than most With a crew and good captain well seasoned Concluding some terms with a couple of steel firms When they left fully loaded for Cleveland And later that night when the ship's bell rang Could it be the north wind they'd been feelin'? The wind in the wires made a tattle-tale sound And a wave broke over the railing And every man knew, as the captain did too T'was the witch of November come stealin' The dawn came late and the breakfast had to wait When the gales of November came slashin' When afternoon came it was freezin' rain In the face of a hurricane west wind When suppertime came, the old cook came on deck sayin' "Fellas, it's too rough to feed ya" At seven PM, a main hatchway caved in, he said "Fellas, it's been good to know ya" The captain wired in he had water comin' in And the good ship and crew was in peril And later that night when his lights went outta sight Came the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald Does any one know where the love of God goes When the waves turn the minutes to hours? The searchers all say they'd have made Whitefish Bay If they'd put fifteen more miles behind her They might have split up or they might have capsized They may have broke deep and took water And all that remains is the faces and the names Of the wives and the sons and the daughters Lake Huron rolls, Superior sings In the rooms of her ice-water mansion Old Michigan steams like a young man's dreams The islands and bays are for sportsmen And farther below Lake Ontario Takes in what Lake Erie can send her And the iron boats go as the mariners all know With the gales of November remembered In a musty old hall in Detroit they prayed In the maritime sailors' cathedral The church bell chimed 'til it rang twenty-nine times For each man on the Edmund Fitzgerald The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down Of the big lake they called Gitche Gumee Superior, they said, never gives up her dead When the gales of November come early
The most hunting words in this song that I have ever heard was : Does anyone now where the love of God goes when the waves turn to minutes to hours 😢 RIP for the crew of the Edmund Fitzgerald 🙏✝️💐
I was there..remember it well....its like was yesterday...spent much time at the soo locks..will never forget that night..loved the freighters, always will...the great lakes are very dangerous....the native american knew it well...big sea water....very sad day indeed..god bless them all....thell live in our hearts forever....🇺🇸⚓🚢🕊
SooCity driving down with my Father's to his place on the UP. TREASURED PRECOUS MEMORIES!! ....!hank you for sharing your personal veiw. I absolutely remember when the Fitz went down in '75. I was 13 at the time. The neighbors (nd I use the term loosly as the closest neighbor was a mile past ghe otter crossing called us here in Pennsylvania witb the terrible news. My Father gsthered up my Mother and the children to pray that there would be a miracle and the crew would be rescued. Sadly that was not the case. Blessings to you and yours.
He sang this song as if he was there....an wrote it too with a little help......some of his lyrics didnt come from reading newsweek or hearing the news....just amazing how accurate some random muscian could be...
Being Canadian and living on Lake huron, Lake Erie, and on the Atlantic coast all my life ive lived on a port town or city. The storms that come off the water are nothing short of jaw-dropping and to be out on rough water is terrifying. This song hits every Canadian hard no matter what age you are. To the man, women and children who have died at the mercy of our great lakes and the Atlantic ocean, you are never forgotten.
So sad! A real tragedy and mystery... None of their remains ever were found... What happened? We truly don't know and sadly, we may never know. I once dated someone who had dated someone who was a survivor of one of the lost .. so heart wrenching a story
That's not even the Anderson, and the reason why I say that is because if you look at the funnel on the stern you can see it's not the fleet colors of the Great Lakes Steel Corp. The Fleet colors for GLSC were sliver and black.
Every time I hear this song I want to cry it is so beautiful and sad 😢
I cry every time I listen to this 😢
I sailed as a deckhand in the merchant marine and always sang "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" at least once while aboard ship. It is not bad luck to do this, rather the reverse; invoking the names of sailors lost at sea causes them to come and look after your ship so the same thing doesn't happen to you. None of my ships ever sank, and nobody died on them. Thank you, the 29, and you, Gordon. There is a party in heaven tonight, and drinks are on the house.
The legend lives on from Ontario down
Of the wayman who sang of Fitzgerald
The songwriter who gave us lessons in tunes
Our troubadour, friend and our herald
He started his day up in Canada way
With unparalleled folksinger value
And everyone knew when his voice rang out true
The baritone thunder would travel
His albums and songs flew as folk groups would do them
And Dylan and others were listening
"Sundown" became number one claim to fame and
More harvest all blossoming, glistening
Most songs have an A theme and B theme and that’s all
Enough for a simple profession
But Lightfoot would write A theme B theme and C theme
While others were chasing progressions
Does anyone know where a folksinger goes
When he did rock and country and old time?
That tree full of rum, it takes everyone in
And old Gordon is having a good time
awesome!!
Tragedy is common for those that go down to the sea in ships. I grew up on the shores of Lake Erie in the western suburbs of Cleveland, and knew about this sinking. And I have been a fan of Gordon Lightfoot for over 50 years. A moving, respectful video and tribute to those who lost their lives in this sinking. Eternal rest grant to them oh, Lord an perpetual light shine upon them.
The line "Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours?" sends a chill down my spine.
Twice in my life I have been on vessels that have been hit by monster waves. So frightening as she heels over and you are all waiting for her to right herself and for the millions of tonnes of water to flow off the upper decks.
At the time you might laugh and make a joke about it but with reflection it is most frightening and the sort of thought that springs into your mind in the depth of night.
Try a 45 degree roll in the Straights of Magellan. This occurred in 1972 on an ice breaker, USCGC Nortwind.
USCGC Northwind, WAGB 282.
Bless you
You are a true unsung hero. Soo brave. Prayers and blessings comin' at you and yours. Thank you for your service. Blessed be.
The legend lives on from Ontario down
Of the wayman who sang of Fitzgerald
The songwriter who gave us lessons in tunes
Our troubadour, friend and our herald
He started his day up in Canada way
With unparalleled folksinger value
And everyone knew when his voice rang out true
The baritone thunder would travel
His albums and songs flew as folk groups would do them
And Dylan and others were listening
"Sundown" became number one claim to fame and
More harvest all blossoming, glistening
Most songs have an A theme and B theme and that’s all
Enough for a simple profession
But Lightfoot would write A theme B theme and C theme
While others were chasing progressions
Does anyone know where a folksinger goes
When he did rock and country and old time?
That tree full of rum, it takes everyone in
And old Gordon is having a good time
I didn't realize it happened when I was in high school! I thought it was about something that had happened back in the 1920s or 1930s. How sad to realize that there were some young men not much older than me on the Edmund Fitzgerald.
Yeah me too. Knew the song as little kid but thought like you it had happened 100 years earlier
An excellent individual and sonwriter along with a performer, Gordon Merideth Lightfoot. Whare would the world be without him? He is a very good man, a very good man.
It still brings tears to my eyes.
Very Good ! Remember the news, and this song !
I remembered graduating boot camp at Great Lakes
In Nov 77. They flew us back to Boston over the lakes this song was playing on the plane. It was so Erie !
Erie? I thought it was Superiour. Now I am so confused which lake it was.
Yes that would be very eerie
@@TheRadioAteMyTV it's a typo... He meant eerie as in spooky
@@kristenkiene8939 Oh, that's very different. Never mind. : )
Thank you for your service and sacrifice.. BLESSED BE
A merchant Marines life is hard. The storms on the great lakes come up fast and hard.
May they all rest in peace.
Very fast and very hard. We caught a derecho several years ago into the DC area that came from the Great Lakes in about 5 hours. Here it was very dramatic, with clouds flashing aqua and yellow. It destroyed many homes and killed one person on its way through here. The legend from the "Chippewa on down" shows that the danger on Lake Superior (Lake Gitche Gumee) is very real and has been known for some time.
Such a sad, sad song and terrible tragedy, all those lives lost.May They All Rest In Peace. You will never be forgotten.🏴♥️👍
I would have never known about this tragedy if it hadn't been for Gordon Lightfoot's ballad.
This is an event that I can never forget. Six of the crew, including the Captain, was from my hometown, or nearby. Miss each and every one of them. 💔😿
God bless you... Your comment really hit me in the heart. Bless everyone on the UP especially those who keep the Iron "boats"(as you well know they are massive and the size of the crews ...I've always been humbled that so few man those massive things) Supposedly Goerge Holl was a distant cousin and seeing his face,omg he is the spitting image of my dear Father at that age. Although absolutely stunning in the summer the winters up there are so harsh. The people there also are of strong stock. Sending you prayers and condolences. So sorry for your very personal loss. BLESSED BE...
Very fine job putting this song and the video to go with it together. Thank you.
Want to see a Canadian cry? Play this. And no, I'm not talking about Trudeau tears.. Real heartfelt love borne of patriotism. Let us not forget our grandparents nor their parents a'fore them.
Lets not forget Milwaukee WI. My home town. Plus the many towns and cities that were home to the crew
Many of the men were from here, in Ohio. I feel you.
May all 29 men rip
@@TheLittlered1961 no 22 of em where from Ohio
@@theshipnerd2028 I did miss speak, I meant the ship's port of record and many of the crew were from WI. 8 were from WI and 7 from elsewhere other than Ohio and Wisconsin. Seems silly to argue over such a stupid thing. All 29 died a tragic death.
The ship was built in the Great Lakes Shipyard in River Rouge, Michigan. My father had worked at Dana Corporation next to the shipyard for over 30 years until his death in 1969. Ironically, only one of the 29 men from the Edmund Fitzgerald was from Michigan. The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum at the Whitefish Point Light Station in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, has artifacts from the Edmund Fitzgerald -- life boats and life preservers. It is a great museum about an hour north of the Mackinaw Bridge
My father worked 41 years in a steel mill. He told me that the Edmund Fitzgerald never came into his mill. My father worked 34 of his years in the mill directing the unloading of ore boats. I worked four summers in the mill as a laborer, member of a track gang, and then as a truck driver. In my last summer in the mill I was able to go onto an ore boat and even go down into the hold with a man in a small compartment just above the giant shovel that was unloading 20 tons of iron ore with each trip down into the hold of the ship.
I had the opportunity to work my last summer ON an ore boat that would bring down iron ore from Duluth, Minnesota but decided not to. The job would have paid well but I thought it would be a long and difficult summer for me...and dangerous.
Wow! You are to be commended for creating such a masterpiece. A wonderful tribute to that ship and all her crew. And putting a face to each one of them. Gives me an even greater appreciation for both that life at sea and that amazing song. Cheers, Carl
So drawn to this and I've watched everything on it. Seems the whole world weeps with the family and never forgets these men and boys. I live 6 hours from pancake bay and drove through last year.... Such a part of everyone. God bless the families and friends of these men in the 🇺🇲. We up here in Canada🇨🇦 send our hugs ❣️
It's doubtful anyone else could have voiced this sad event better than Gordon Lightfoot. He is missed by so many.
Nice video and tribute.
That was awesome,
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thank you so much for doing this.
Very well put together. I may not be a professional critic but I know hard work and determination when I see it. Bless you, for this.
Great video lots of good footage of the fitzgerald
Gordon left us a beautiful memorial to the souls lost on that fateful day. Sadly now we have to keep you fondly in our memories 😢
In memory of our Beautiful Friend always In The Northern Lights Exploring The Starrs
The Edmund Fitzgerald 's 3rd mate was from iron river Wisconsin
The sad news today that Gordon Lightfoot has passed from this earthly realm. Hopefully he will in the great beyond meet these 29 men that he wrote this song for. Rest In Peace Gordon.
When they had the annual memorial services in 2023 they rang the bell 30 times to honor Gordon and his efforts to bring the wrecking to public attention.
Nice tribute
a great song love it
there hearts will go on
Excellent job!
Thank you for putting "the faces and the names" of the crew. It definitely personalized the actual tragedy that effected so many including everyone on the UP,Michigan. The Lady gives the Witch takes.Actuslly seeing the Iron boats (Munising) really puts in perspective , just the length of them and the crews that man them.True bravery. Thank you for sharing. Prayers to the crews and families of ALL of the Iron Boats including the families who suffered such great loss by the loss of the Fitz. Blessed Be.
So amazing seeing the faces and the names of the crew…
The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down
Of the big lake they called Gitche Gumee
The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead
When the skies of November turn gloomy
With a load of iron ore twenty-six thousand tons more
Than the Edmund Fitzgerald weighed empty
That good ship and true was a bone to be chewed
When the gales of November came early
The ship was the pride of the American side
Coming back from some mill in Wisconsin
As the big freighters go, it was bigger than most
With a crew and good captain well seasoned
Concluding some terms with a couple of steel firms
When they left fully loaded for Cleveland
And later that night when the ship's bell rang
Could it be the north wind they'd been feelin'?
The wind in the wires made a tattle-tale sound
And a wave broke over the railing
And every man knew, as the captain did too
T'was the witch of November come stealin'
The dawn came late and the breakfast had to wait
When the gales of November came slashin'
When afternoon came it was freezin' rain
In the face of a hurricane west wind
When suppertime came, the old cook came on deck sayin'
"Fellas, it's too rough to feed ya"
At seven PM, a main hatchway caved in, he said
"Fellas, it's been good to know ya"
The captain wired in he had water comin' in
And the good ship and crew was in peril
And later that night when his lights went outta sight
Came the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Does any one know where the love of God goes
When the waves turn the minutes to hours?
The searchers all say they'd have made Whitefish Bay
If they'd put fifteen more miles behind her
They might have split up or they might have capsized
They may have broke deep and took water
And all that remains is the faces and the names
Of the wives and the sons and the daughters
Lake Huron rolls, Superior sings
In the rooms of her ice-water mansion
Old Michigan steams like a young man's dreams
The islands and bays are for sportsmen
And farther below Lake Ontario
Takes in what Lake Erie can send her
And the iron boats go as the mariners all know
With the gales of November remembered
In a musty old hall in Detroit they prayed
In the maritime sailors' cathedral
The church bell chimed 'til it rang twenty-nine times
For each man on the Edmund Fitzgerald
The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down
Of the big lake they called Gitche Gumee
Superior, they said, never gives up her dead
When the gales of November come early
The most hunting words in this song that I have ever heard was : Does anyone now where the love of God goes when the waves turn to minutes to hours 😢 RIP for the crew of the Edmund Fitzgerald 🙏✝️💐
😢 rest in peace, Gordon Lightfoot 🙏 love this song so sad 😢
I was there..remember it well....its like was yesterday...spent much time at the soo locks..will never forget that night..loved the freighters, always will...the great lakes are very dangerous....the native american knew it well...big sea water....very sad day indeed..god bless them all....thell live in our hearts forever....🇺🇸⚓🚢🕊
SooCity driving down with my Father's to his place on the UP. TREASURED PRECOUS MEMORIES!! ....!hank you for sharing your personal veiw. I absolutely remember when the Fitz went down in '75. I was 13 at the time. The neighbors (nd I use the term loosly as the closest neighbor was a mile past ghe otter crossing called us here in Pennsylvania witb the terrible news. My Father gsthered up my Mother and the children to pray that there would be a miracle and the crew would be rescued. Sadly that was not the case. Blessings to you and yours.
He sang this song as if he was there....an wrote it too with a little help......some of his lyrics didnt come from reading newsweek or hearing the news....just amazing how accurate some random muscian could be...
Random musician, Gordon Lightfoot? Wow, what's your beef with him?
Great, thanks for making this!
We'll never forget
Being Canadian and living on Lake huron, Lake Erie, and on the Atlantic coast all my life ive lived on a port town or city. The storms that come off the water are nothing short of jaw-dropping and to be out on rough water is terrifying. This song hits every Canadian hard no matter what age you are. To the man, women and children who have died at the mercy of our great lakes and the Atlantic ocean, you are never forgotten.
The load of iron ore the Edmund Fitzgerald was carrying was 26,116 tons
And the workers told the boss “ don’t overload the ship , oh no it will be ok said the boss ….
Awesome
God rest them. Valiant sailors and men fought it, but when they’re riled up, the Great Lakes will be the winners.
Roses don’t grow an sailors graves
Not forgotten
The Edmund Fitzgerald's 3rd mate was Michael Armagost from iron river Wisconsin
So sad! A real tragedy and mystery... None of their remains ever were found... What happened? We truly don't know and sadly, we may never know. I once dated someone who had dated someone who was a survivor of one of the lost .. so heart wrenching a story
I remember when
I remember see the names of the crew on a website. How sad
Im in Tahoe and trying to explain what a 920 mbl low looks like
My heart to the family's this you never get over god keep them in our prayers
Love and respect to all the crew of Edmund Fitzgerald.
Were the crew's bodies ever recovered?
No. All 29 men were never recovered
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wow
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AK Dian saw it. it was really cool
AK Dian so sad sosad
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RIP crew of the EF😢
Memories of SS Edmund Fitzgerald
The Edmund Fitzgerald 's captain was Ernest mcsorely age 63
Always r.i.p...you brave me.n...may god bless your souls this many years later.
CHiEFET,CARLA
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They need to build an ore ship 🚢 and named it the Gordon Lightfoot in memory of this song 🎵 and him.
I thought they recovered all those bodies? What was the cause of all those guys dying?
So sad god rest the crew all 29😢
Sad
80 mph winds and 25 foot waves. No chance. The Captain and Crew was hung out to dry 😢
☹️😢
god bless
CHiEF,CLOUD,CLIP,CLID
Ship at 1:40 is not the Fitz
Kevin Pippin it’s the Anderson but it still ties in to the story
Yes Arthur M
That's not even the Anderson, and the reason why I say that is because if you look at the funnel on the stern you can see it's not the fleet colors of the Great Lakes Steel Corp. The Fleet colors for GLSC were sliver and black.
CHiEFF,CLENDENiN,RMAE,