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Jack Burke becomes captain of the Henry Steinbrenner, 1964

Also 1964 Jack Burke ship captain · Henry Steinburner captain notice

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Locator map: Cleveland, Ohio highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Took place at Cleveland, OhioLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
TypeEvent
Datecirca 1964-07
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Locator map: Cleveland, Ohio highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Took place at Cleveland, OhioLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
Event
Date
circa 1964-07
Kind
Appointment
Where
Cleveland, Ohio
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
maritimetransportationcommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The July 1964 Beaver Beacon reported that Jack Burke, identified as Gene Burke’s brother, had become captain of the Henry Steinbrenner out of Cleveland, Ohio.

Evidence and limits

This is a brief maritime employment notice. The vessel name is preserved as printed in the issue, and no registry, crew list, or employment record is held.

Sources

  1. Reports Jack Burke, Gene Burke’s brother, becoming captain of the Henry Steinbrenner out of Cleveland, Ohio; the vessel spelling is preserved as printed/OCR and no registry, crew, or employment record is held.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1964-07_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1964-07_Beaver-Beacon

Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Jack Burke becomes captain of the Henry Steinbrenner, 1964”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/jack-burke-henry-steinbrenner-captain-1964/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1964, “Interesting Side Notes.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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