Captain John James Anderson, 1978 July-November

Captain John James Anderson was a Merchant Marine seaman, officer, and master from 1917 to 1948, as well as a Chesapeake Bay pilot, 1948-1972. In this interview, he discusses: Lend Lease ship delivery during World War II; Maryland Bay pilot, 1948-1972. Coast-wise shipping; port, navigation problems, shipping lines, ships' officers; Merchants and Miners Transportation Company; Eastern Steamship Company; Taylor and Anderson Tugboat Company; voyages to England during World War II delivering Lend-Lease ships built in Baltimore; Baltimore as immigration port; cooperation between German steamship lines and Baltimore and Ohio Railroad; illegal immigration from Puerto Rico; comparison of various types of cargo-cement, chrome, manganese, lumber on deck, oil, containers; comparison of reciprocating and turbine engines, Diesel and steam engines; details of the history, training, fees and a typical assignment in the Maryland Bay Pilots' Association.