Virtual Globetrotting: Sea

Virtual Globetrotting: Sea - Static Display http://virtualglobetrotting.com/ A great way to explore everything that can be seen from space! en-us Copyright 2009 admin@virtualglobetrotting.com (Nic) admin@virtualglobetrotting.com (Nic) Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:22:15 -0800 http://backend.userland.com/rss <![CDATA[Fireboat No. 1]]>

Fireboat No. 1
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-11-25 13:22:15]]>

Fireboat No. 1
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-11-25 13:22:15]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fireboat-no-1-1/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fireboat-no-1-1/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:22:15 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fireboat-no-1-1/ 47.28211900 -122.47970600 <![CDATA[USS Little Rock (CG-4)]]>

USS Little Rock (CG-4)
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-11-25 13:17:58
USS Little Rock (CG-4 — ex-CL-92, ex-CLG-4) was a United States Navy Cleveland class light cruiser that was later converted to a Galveston class guided missile cruiser. She was laid down by Cramp Shipbuilding Co., Philadelphia, Pa., 6 March 1943; launched 27 August 1944.

After her decommissioning, Little Rock was taken to Buffalo, New York, where she is open to public touring at the Buffalo Naval & Military Park.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/uss-little-rock-cg-4/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/uss-little-rock-cg-4/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:17:58 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/uss-little-rock-cg-4/ 42.87590900 -78.87929100 <![CDATA[Submarine USS Silversides (SS-236)]]>

Submarine USS Silversides (SS-236)
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-11-25 13:15:59
USS Silversides (SS/AGSS-236) is a Gato-class submarine.

Her keel was laid down on 4 November 1940 by the Mare Island Navy Yard in Vallejo, California. She was launched on 26 August 1941 and commissioned on 15 December 1941.

USS Silversides received twelve battle stars for World War II service, and was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation. She is credited with sinking 23 ships, the third-most of any allied World War II submarine, behind only the USS Tang and USS Tautog. The tonnage of the ships sunk by Silversides amounted to 90,080 tons, second only to the Tang's total. Judged by such standards, Silversides has the most prolific combat record of any still-extant American submarine.

Silversides was used for exterior scenes in the 2002 film, Below to depict the fictional USS Tiger Shark. She was towed in Lake Michigan for filming. The movie was a total flop, earning only $589,000 at the box office and went almost unnoticed to film goers across the globe.]]>

Landlockes SS Columbia
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-11-21 11:30:07]]>

Landlockes SS Columbia
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-11-21 11:30:07]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/landlockes-ss-columbia/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/landlockes-ss-columbia/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:30:07 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/landlockes-ss-columbia/ 35.62295300 139.88616900 <![CDATA[Three galleons of the Cantabrian mariner Vital Alsar Ramírez]]>

Three galleons of the Cantabrian mariner Vital Alsar Ramírez
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-11-15 08:47:59]]>

Three galleons of the Cantabrian mariner Vital Alsar Ramírez
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-11-15 08:47:59]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/three-galleons-of-the-cantabrian-mariner-vital-alsar-ram-rez/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/three-galleons-of-the-cantabrian-mariner-vital-alsar-ram-rez/ Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:47:59 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/three-galleons-of-the-cantabrian-mariner-vital-alsar-ram-rez/ 43.47063200 -3.77096200 <![CDATA[Falls of Clyde]]>

Falls of Clyde
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-11-09 20:27:29
Falls of Clyde is the last surviving iron-hulled, four-masted full rigged ship, and the only remaining sail-driven oil tanker. Designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1989, she is presently a museum ship in Honolulu, but has deteriorated to poor condition and is not open to the public. In September 2008, ownership was transferred to a new nonprofit organization which intends to restore her.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/falls-of-clyde-1/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/falls-of-clyde-1/ Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:27:29 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/falls-of-clyde-1/ 21.30620800 -157.86448000 <![CDATA[Wey Barge 'Reliance' at Dapdune Wharf]]>

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Wey Barge 'Reliance' at Dapdune Wharf
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-09-18 14:56:03
Dapdune Wharf is a former wharf on the Wey and Godalming Navigations in Guildford, England, UK, close to the Surrey County Cricket Club ground. It is now maintained by the National Trust.

Although no longer used as a goods transshipment point, the wharf is the starting point for boat trips, including boat hire and horse-drawn boat trips. The Visitor Centre has interactive displays, a smithy, a stable, and an original Wey Barge, the Reliance.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/wey-barge-reliance-at-dapdune-wharf/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/wey-barge-reliance-at-dapdune-wharf/ Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:56:03 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/wey-barge-reliance-at-dapdune-wharf/ 51.24290100 -0.57936500 <![CDATA[Steamship Valley Camp]]>

Steamship Valley Camp
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-09-04 11:49:43
The SS Valley Camp is a freighter boat that served on the Great Lakes for almost 50 years and is currently serving as a museum ship in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.

The Valley Camp was launched in Lorain, Ohio, in 1917 as the Louis W. Hill for the National Steel Corporation. She sailed for this company for 38 years hauling iron ore and coal until 1955 when she was sold to the Wilson Marine Transit Company. It was in this fleet that she received her current name. For this company she carried a wider array of bulk goods including grains and stone. The Valley Camp was a member of the Wilson Fleet only until 1959 when the Republic Steel Corporation bought her and several of her Wilson fleetmates, including her identical sister the Silver Bay (formerly the Albert Heiken of National Steel). Republic kept the Valley Camp's name, and for that company she hauled iron ore and coal to their mills in Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; and Indiana Harbor, Indiana. In 1967, the Valley Camp sailed her last. Her age was not an issue at this time, it was her triple expansion engine that was still being fed by coal burning boilers that doomed her to an early retirement.]]>

Steamship Valley Camp museum ship
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-09-04 11:47:58
The SS Valley Camp is a freighter boat that served on the Great Lakes for almost 50 years and is currently serving as a museum ship in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.

The Valley Camp was launched in Lorain, Ohio, in 1917 as the Louis W. Hill for the National Steel Corporation. She sailed for this company for 38 years hauling iron ore and coal until 1955 when she was sold to the Wilson Marine Transit Company. It was in this fleet that she received her current name. For this company she carried a wider array of bulk goods including grains and stone. The Valley Camp was a member of the Wilson Fleet only until 1959 when the Republic Steel Corporation bought her and several of her Wilson fleetmates, including her identical sister the Silver Bay (formerly the Albert Heiken of National Steel). Republic kept the Valley Camp's name, and for that company she hauled iron ore and coal to their mills in Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; and Indiana Harbor, Indiana. In 1967, the Valley Camp sailed her last. Her age was not an issue at this time, it was her triple expansion engine that was still being fed by coal burning boilers that doomed her to an early retirement.]]>

French ballistic missile sub Redoutable (S 611)
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-08-28 10:31:19
The Redoutable (S 611) was the lead ship of her class of ballistic missile submarine in the French Marine Nationale.

Commissioned on 1 December 1971, she was the first French SNLE (Sous-marin Nucléaire Lanceur d'Engins, "Device-Launching Nuclear Submarine"). She was fitted with 16 M1 ballistic missiles, delivering 450kt at 2000 kilometres. In 1974, she was refitted with the M2 missile, and later with the M20, each delivering a one-megatonne warhead at a range over 3000 kilometres. The Redoutable ("formidable" or "fearsome" in French language) was the only ship of her class not to be refitted with the M4 missile.

The Redoutable had a 20-year duty history, with 51 patrols. She was decommissioned in 1991. In 2000, she was removed from the water in a purpose built dry dock, and over two years was made into an exhibition. This was a monumental task, the biggest of which was removing the Nuclear Reactor and replacing the mid section with an empty steel tube. This opened in 2002, where she is used as a museum ship at the Cité de la mer in Cherbourg, being now the largest submarine open to the public.]]>

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Ned Hanlan (tugboat)
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-08-26 10:57:54
The Ned Hanlan is a steam-powered tugboat that spent her career in Toronto, Ontario. She displaces approximately 200 tons, and is currently mounted beside a former nautical museum housed in the old Stanley Barracks on the grounds of the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto.

The Ned Hanlan is in reasonably good shape, with little rust, and a slight dent in her port gunwale just fore of the wheelhouse. The screw and rudder have been removed.

The tugboat is named after Ned Hanlan, a 19th century Toronto resident, and world champion rower.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ned-hanlan-tugboat/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ned-hanlan-tugboat/ Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:57:54 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ned-hanlan-tugboat/ 43.63245000 -79.41322700 <![CDATA[KZ1 'Big Boat' - 1988 Americas Cup Yacht]]>

KZ1 'Big Boat' - 1988 Americas Cup Yacht

KZ1 'Big Boat' - 1988 Americas Cup Yacht
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-08-21 13:40:42
The KZ1 yacht was the 1988 America's Cup challenger from New Zealand.

KZ1, designed by Bruce Farr, was skippered by David Barnes along with a crew of 40 from the Mercury Bay Boating Club in Whitianga. The KZ1 was given the nickname of the Big Boat or Big Beauty by financial backer, Sir Michael Fay. Many saw the size and wide deck gave the boat a nick-name of The aircraft carrier.

KZ1 prompted American skipper Dennis Conner to build a catamaran Stars & Stripes (US-1). Conner won the challenge, but most of the battle was fought in court. The KZ1 is now on display near the National Maritime Museum in Auckland.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/kz1-big-boat-1988-americas-cup-yacht/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/kz1-big-boat-1988-americas-cup-yacht/ Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:40:42 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/kz1-big-boat-1988-americas-cup-yacht/ -36.84247700 174.76401700 <![CDATA[Scale model of a battleship]]>

Scale model of a battleship
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By: milwhcky
@ 2009-06-03 13:11:53]]>

Scale model of a battleship
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By: milwhcky
@ 2009-06-03 13:11:53]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/scale-model-of-a-battleship/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/scale-model-of-a-battleship/ Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:11:53 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/scale-model-of-a-battleship/ 43.02982000 -89.62147900 <![CDATA[Schooner Frances E. Waters]]>

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Schooner Frances E. Waters
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-05-30 06:40:53]]>

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Schooner Frances E. Waters
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-05-30 06:40:53]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/schooner-frances-e-waters/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/schooner-frances-e-waters/ Sat, 30 May 2009 06:40:53 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/schooner-frances-e-waters/ 35.93436200 -75.61198400 <![CDATA[Submarine Museum 'INS Kursura' (S20)]]>

Submarine Museum 'INS Kursura' (S20)
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-05-01 08:01:04
INS Kursura S20 was a submarine of the Indian Navy. It was one of the Soviet Foxtrot class submarines that were sold to India.

After it was decommissioned from service it was converted into a museum ship located at Ramakrishna Beach, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/submarine-museum-ins-kursura-s20/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/submarine-museum-ins-kursura-s20/ Fri, 01 May 2009 08:01:04 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/submarine-museum-ins-kursura-s20/ 17.71708900 83.33024200 <![CDATA[Restaurant ship Wäiski]]>

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Restaurant ship Wäiski
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By: Hinkkanen
@ 2009-04-22 14:38:31
Wäiski was built in 1911 as a German passenger steamer Oldenburg. She sailed the Baltic with many names and owners and was laid up at Stockholm for a long time until bought to Finland in 1989. It was rebuilt as a 650 seat floating restaurant was again laid up, this time at Naantali. She was sold in auction in 1994 and came to Helsinki in 1997 and has been at its current berth since 1999.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/restaurant-ship-w-iski/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/restaurant-ship-w-iski/ Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:38:31 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/restaurant-ship-w-iski/ 60.17745527 24.95818695 <![CDATA[SS Bandırma replica]]>

SS Bandırma replica
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By: adrbr
@ 2009-04-19 07:28:40]]>

SS Bandırma replica
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By: adrbr
@ 2009-04-19 07:28:40]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ss-band-rma-replica/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ss-band-rma-replica/ Sun, 19 Apr 2009 07:28:40 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ss-band-rma-replica/ 41.27342000 36.36753300 <![CDATA[Brazil Maru]]>

Brazil Maru
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By: Hinkkanen
@ 2009-04-17 10:20:16
Brazil Maru, a 10,100 dwt cargo and passenger liner, was launched on July 10, 1954. She made her maiden voyage from Kobe to Brazil on July 30, 1954. In November 1972, the Brazil Maru retired as Japanese emigration to South America declined. She then served as a maritime pavilion called the "Toba Brazil Maru" at Toba from 1974 until 1996, when it was sold to China.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/brazil-maru/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/brazil-maru/ Fri, 17 Apr 2009 10:20:16 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/brazil-maru/ 21.21591000 110.42083200 <![CDATA[Traditionsschiff Typ Frieden]]>

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Traditionsschiff Typ Frieden
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By: Hinkkanen
@ 2009-04-17 09:46:42
Traditionsschiff Typ Frieden, originally named Dresden, was built in 1956-57 by VEB Warnowwerft, Warnemünde, DDR, as the fifth of the fifteen Frieden class cargo ships. She was delivered to the Deutsche Seereederei, Rostock, on 27. July 1958. On 11.November 1969 she was taken out of service as there was found to be considerable defects in her machinery. On 13. June 1970 she was opened to public as museum ship and today is part of the Rostock Shipbuilding and Maritime Museum (Rostocker Schiffbau- und Schifffahrtsmuseums).]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/traditionsschiff-typ-frieden/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/traditionsschiff-typ-frieden/ Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:46:42 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/traditionsschiff-typ-frieden/ 54.14177427 12.08655187 <![CDATA[Planet]]>

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Planet
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By: Hinkkanen
@ 2009-04-16 11:03:04
Defence trials ship Planet of the Ozeanographische Forschungsanstalt der Bundeswehr (OFBw). She was launched in 1965 and entered service in 1967. In 2003 she was withdrawn from service and in 2006 she sold to a buyer in St. Vincent and Grenadines to be converted to a yacht but that didn't happen and since April 2007 she has been preserved at Wilhelmshaven.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/planet/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/planet/ Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:03:04 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/planet/ 53.51972118 8.15050446 <![CDATA[Paddle steamer Princess Elizabeth]]>

Paddle steamer Princess Elizabeth
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-04-15 10:23:18]]>

Paddle steamer Princess Elizabeth
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-04-15 10:23:18]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/paddle-steamer-princess-elizabeth-1/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/paddle-steamer-princess-elizabeth-1/ Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:23:18 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/paddle-steamer-princess-elizabeth-1/ 51.03387800 2.36613800 <![CDATA[HR MS Buffel]]>

HR MS Buffel
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-04-15 10:18:45]]>

HR MS Buffel
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-04-15 10:18:45]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hr-ms-buffel-1/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hr-ms-buffel-1/ Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:18:45 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hr-ms-buffel-1/ 51.91628400 4.48331800 <![CDATA[SS Keewatin]]>

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SS Keewatin
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By: Hinkkanen
@ 2009-04-13 02:54:35
The SS Keewatin is a passenger liner that once sailed between Port Arthur / Fort William and Port McNicoll. Built by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company in Scotland as Hull No. 453, the Keewatin was launched 06 July 1907 and entered service in the following year. She ran continuous for almost 60 seasons, being retired in 1966. The ship is now the Keewatin Maritime Museum, and is permanently docked in Douglas, Michigan.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ss-keewatin/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ss-keewatin/ Mon, 13 Apr 2009 02:54:35 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ss-keewatin/ 42.64843700 -86.20324800 <![CDATA[Replica of the Sir Francis Drake's Golden Hind]]>

Replica of the Sir Francis Drake's Golden Hind
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-03-18 18:34:10]]>

Replica of the Sir Francis Drake's Golden Hind
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-03-18 18:34:10]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/replica-of-the-sir-francis-drakes-golden-hind-1/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/replica-of-the-sir-francis-drakes-golden-hind-1/ Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:34:10 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/replica-of-the-sir-francis-drakes-golden-hind-1/ 51.50625200 -0.09023200 <![CDATA[Steam tugboat Lone Star at the Buffalo Bill Museum]]>

Steam tugboat Lone Star at the Buffalo Bill Museum

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Steam tugboat Lone Star at the Buffalo Bill Museum
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-03-17 10:48:45]]>

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Steam tugboat Lone Star at the Buffalo Bill Museum
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-03-17 10:48:45]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/steam-tugboat-lone-star-at-the-buffalo-bill-museum/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/steam-tugboat-lone-star-at-the-buffalo-bill-museum/ Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:48:45 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/steam-tugboat-lone-star-at-the-buffalo-bill-museum/ 41.59843100 -90.34244300 <![CDATA[Julius C. Wilkie steamboat replica]]>

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Julius C. Wilkie steamboat replica
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By: milwhcky
@ 2009-02-17 21:52:22
This replica steamboat was demolished in July 2008 after it deteriorated beyond repair. It was built in 1981-83 to replace the original Julius C. Wilkie steamboat which burned to the ground at this same spot in March 1981.

Both the original and the replica boat served as a steamboat museum and hosted various parties, weddings, and gatherings. The replica was closed to the public in 2006 for safety reasons. Efforts to raise enough money to repair the boat stalled, and the city council eventually voted to demolish it.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/julius-c-wilkie-steamboat-replica/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/julius-c-wilkie-steamboat-replica/ Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:52:22 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/julius-c-wilkie-steamboat-replica/ 44.05512600 -91.63671900 <![CDATA[SS Moyie]]>

SS Moyie
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-01-16 17:13:25
The SS Moyie is a landlocked sternwheeler, the last operating commercial paddle wheeler and world's oldest intact passenger sternwheeler in Canada. It is found on the waterfront of the shores of Kootenay Lake in Kaslo, British Columbia.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ss-moyie/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ss-moyie/ Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:13:25 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ss-moyie/ 49.91168200 -116.90206800 <![CDATA[Land Locked Boat]]>

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Land Locked Boat
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-01-16 17:05:15
This boat is on the mini-golf course at Outdoor World campground near Moody Beach, Maine]]>

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Land Locked Boat
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-01-16 17:05:15
This boat is on the mini-golf course at Outdoor World campground near Moody Beach, Maine]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/land-locked-boat/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/land-locked-boat/ Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:05:15 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/land-locked-boat/ 43.28046100 -70.59526700 <![CDATA[PT Boat 659]]>

PT Boat 659
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-01-03 13:02:26
PT Boats were a variety of motor torpedo boat (hull classification symbol "PT", for "Patrol Torpedo"), a small, fast vessel used by the United States Navy in World War II to attack larger surface ships. The PT boat squadrons were nicknamed "the mosquito fleet".

PT 658 is at the Naval Reserve Center, Portland, OR. PT 659 is at the Oregon Military Mus., Portland, OR. The PT 658 is being restored, using some parts from the '659. Save the PT Boat, Inc. and PT Boat Restoration, Inc. are involved in the restoration. The 659 boat is to be moved to the Fort Vancouver National Historical Site in Vancouver Washington.

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Remains of the 'Lottie Cooper'
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By: milwhcky
@ 2008-11-29 16:51:34
This 131 feet long wooden schooner sank in a storm on April 9, 1894. It was made of white oak in 1876 in nearby Manitowoc. It's remains were discovered in 1990 during preparations for building a new marina. It was raised in 1992 and is displayed in a nearby park along the shore of Lake Michigan.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/remains-of-the-lottie-cooper/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/remains-of-the-lottie-cooper/ Sat, 29 Nov 2008 16:51:34 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/remains-of-the-lottie-cooper/ 43.75310300 -87.70368400 <![CDATA[The island off the USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2)]]>

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The island off the USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2)
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By: Rene73
@ 2008-10-28 13:12:14]]>

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The island off the USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2)
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By: Rene73
@ 2008-10-28 13:12:14]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/the-island-off-the-uss-iwo-jima-lph-2/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/the-island-off-the-uss-iwo-jima-lph-2/ Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:12:14 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/the-island-off-the-uss-iwo-jima-lph-2/ 26.23041917 -97.56167890 <![CDATA[Japanese Yushio-class submarine Akishio (SS 579)]]>

Japanese Yushio-class submarine Akishio (SS 579)

Japanese Yushio-class submarine Akishio (SS 579)
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-08-15 18:27:47
The Yushio was a Japanese diesel-electric submarine class operated by the JMSDF - they have now been retired or are only used for training. The design is an evolution from the Uzushio class being slightly larger.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/japanese-yushio-class-submarine-akishio-ss-579/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/japanese-yushio-class-submarine-akishio-ss-579/ Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:27:47 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/japanese-yushio-class-submarine-akishio-ss-579/ 34.24194500 132.55552600 <![CDATA[PBR MARK II]]>

PBR MARK II
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-07-12 18:49:57]]>

PBR MARK II
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-07-12 18:49:57]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/pbr-mark-ii/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/pbr-mark-ii/ Sat, 12 Jul 2008 18:49:57 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/pbr-mark-ii/ 38.09935400 -122.27023600 <![CDATA[M314 ALTA]]>

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M314 ALTA
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-07-12 17:09:30]]>

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M314 ALTA
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-07-12 17:09:30]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/m314-alta/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/m314-alta/ Sat, 12 Jul 2008 17:09:30 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/m314-alta/ 59.90913900 10.73435400 <![CDATA[French destroyer Maillé-Brézé (D627)]]>

French destroyer Maillé-Brézé (D627)
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-07-02 23:45:27
Maillé-Brézé (D627) is a T 47 class destroyer (escorteur d'escadre) of the French Navy. She was built by Arsenal de Lorient in Lorient, commissioned on 4 May 1957 and named after French admiral Jean Armand de Maillé-Brézé (1619–1646).

In 1988 she was decommissioned and became a museum ship in Nantes.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/french-destroyer-maill-br-z-d627/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/french-destroyer-maill-br-z-d627/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:45:27 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/french-destroyer-maill-br-z-d627/ 47.20960600 -1.57057300 <![CDATA[Boat on display]]>

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Boat on display
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-06-06 11:42:48]]>

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Boat on display
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-06-06 11:42:48]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/boat-on-display/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/boat-on-display/ Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:42:48 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/boat-on-display/ 52.11752900 4.28669200 <![CDATA[USS Mississippi Willow]]>

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USS Mississippi Willow
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-05-22 10:04:03]]>

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USS Mississippi Willow
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-05-22 10:04:03]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/uss-mississippi-willow/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/uss-mississippi-willow/ Thu, 22 May 2008 10:04:03 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/uss-mississippi-willow/ 36.59621700 -4.50939800 <![CDATA[Fishing Trawler 'Dubingiai' and other static display ships]]>

Fishing Trawler 'Dubingiai' and other static display ships
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-05-19 22:55:22
At the Lithuanian Sea Museum.]]>

Fishing Trawler 'Dubingiai' and other static display ships
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-05-19 22:55:22
At the Lithuanian Sea Museum.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fishing-trawler-dubingiai-and-other-static-display-ships/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fishing-trawler-dubingiai-and-other-static-display-ships/ Mon, 19 May 2008 22:55:22 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fishing-trawler-dubingiai-and-other-static-display-ships/ 55.71318400 21.10556800 <![CDATA['El Dique' History Museum]]>

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'El Dique' History Museum
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-02-07 10:44:07]]>

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'El Dique' History Museum
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-02-07 10:44:07]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/el-dique-history-museum/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/el-dique-history-museum/ Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:44:07 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/el-dique-history-museum/ 36.51422200 -6.24663500 <![CDATA[Former Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker CCGS Alexander Henry]]>

Former Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker CCGS Alexander Henry

Former Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker CCGS Alexander Henry
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-02-05 14:39:32
CCGS Alexander Henry is a former Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker and currently a museum ship preserved at the Marine Museum of the Great Lakes in Kingston, Ontario.

Built at Port Arthur Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Port Arthur, she was commissioned into the Department of Transport's Marine Service as CGS Alexander Henry using the prefix "Canadian Government Ship". She was transferred in 1962 to the newly-created Canadian Coast Guard and is named after Alexander Henry, an 18th Century British explorer and fur trapper.

CCGS Alexander Henry served her entire coast guard career on the Great Lakes. She was launched in 1958, commissioned in 1959, and retired from service in 1984 after CCGS Samuel Risley entered service.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/former-canadian-coast-guard-icebreaker-ccgs-alexander-henry/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/former-canadian-coast-guard-icebreaker-ccgs-alexander-henry/ Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:39:32 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/former-canadian-coast-guard-icebreaker-ccgs-alexander-henry/ 44.22473200 -76.48254600 <![CDATA[Former oceanographic research ship CSS Acadia]]>

Former oceanographic research ship CSS Acadia

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Former oceanographic research ship CSS Acadia
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-02-05 14:37:45
CSS Acadia is a former hydrographic surveying and oceanographic research ship of the Hydrographic Survey of Canada and its successor the Canadian Hydrographic Service.

The Acadia served Canada for more than five decades from 1913-1969, including being commissioned twice into military service for the Royal Canadian Navy during both world wars. She is currently a historic museum ship stationed in Halifax Harbour at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic; she is the only ship still afloat that served the Royal Canadian Navy in both World Wars.

Retaining her original engines, boilers and little-changed accommodations, she is one of the best preserved Edwardian ocean steamships in the world and a renowned example of Canada's earliest scientific prowess in the fields of hydrography and oceanography.]]>

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America's Cup yacht Jayhawk
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-01-31 15:11:14
Bill Koch is a wealthy American businessman, sailor, and collector. His boat America³ was the winner of the America's Cup in 1992.

Koch, a native of Wichita, Kansas, donated the ship he used in qualifying for the America's Cup races, The Jayhawk, to the Wichita Boathouse.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/americas-cup-yacht-jayhawk/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/americas-cup-yacht-jayhawk/ Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:11:14 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/americas-cup-yacht-jayhawk/ 37.68070100 -97.34203200 <![CDATA[USCGC Sundew (WLB-404) museum ship]]>

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USCGC Sundew (WLB-404) museum ship
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-01-30 17:13:52
The USCGC Sundew (WLB-404) is a 180-foot (55 m) sea going buoy tender (WLB). An Iris, or C-class vessel, it was built by Marine Ironworks and Shipbuilding Corporation in Duluth, Minnesota. Sundew's preliminary design was completed by the United States Lighthouse Service and the final design was produced by Marine Iron and Shipbuilding Corporation in Duluth. On 29 November 1943 the keel was laid. It was launched on 8 February 1944 and commissioned on 24 August 1944. The original cost for the hull and machinery was $861,589.

Sundew is one of 39 original 180-foot (55 m) seagoing buoy tenders built between 1942-1944. All but one of the original tenders, the USCGC Ironwood (WLB-307), were built in Duluth. Like all of these tenders, the Sundew was named after a plant, in this case the sundew, a carnivorous plants from the genus Drosera.

In 1958, the Sundew was assigned to Charlevoix, Michigan, and the following November helped in the rescue of two survivors from the SS Carl D. Bradley when it sank in a storm on Lake Michigan 47 miles (76 km) west-northwest of Charlevoix. The Sundew remained at Charlevoix until 1980.

Sundew served 60 years for the Coast Guard and was decommissioned and retired on May 27, 2004. As part of the decommissioning, the vessel was given to the city of Duluth, its last home port, to be used as a museum ship. The services provided by the Sundew were taken up by USCGC Alder (WLB 216).]]>

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Lake freighter SS William A Irvin museum ship

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Lake freighter SS William A Irvin museum ship
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-01-30 17:08:00
The SS William A Irvin is a lake freighter which sailed as a bulk freighter on the Great Lakes as part US Steel's lake fleet. She was flagship of the company fleet from her launch in the depths of the depression in 1938 until 1975 and then as a general workhorse of the fleet until her retirement in 1978. Currently, this queen of the silver stackers is resting comfortably in Duluth, Minnesota, a well maintained example of a classic laker.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lake-freighter-ss-william-a-irvin-museum-ship/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lake-freighter-ss-william-a-irvin-museum-ship/ Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:08:00 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lake-freighter-ss-william-a-irvin-museum-ship/ 46.78221700 -92.09714100 <![CDATA[Peral Submarine]]>

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Peral Submarine
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By: mlc1us
@ 2008-01-27 19:48:39]]>

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Peral Submarine
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By: mlc1us
@ 2008-01-27 19:48:39]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/peral-submarine/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/peral-submarine/ Sun, 27 Jan 2008 19:48:39 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/peral-submarine/ 37.59778000 -0.98234500 <![CDATA[SS Meteor]]>

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SS Meteor
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-01-22 13:49:53
SS Meteor is the unique surviving ship of the experimental "whaleback" design. The design, created by Scottish captain Alexander McDougall (1845-1923), enabled her to carry a maximum amount of cargo with a minimum of draft. Whalebacks were also called "pig boats", among other names, due to their appearance. The Meteor was built in 1896 in Superior, Wisconsin and, with a number of modifications, sailed until 1969. She is currently a museum ship in her birthplace, the last of the whalebacks.]]>

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Arctic Corsair (H320)
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By: mlc1us
@ 2008-01-14 10:09:09
The Arctic Corsair (H320) is a deep-sea trawler that was converted to a museum ship in 1999. It is berthed in the river Hull in Hull, England, and is part of the city's Museums Quarter.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/arctic-corsair-h320/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/arctic-corsair-h320/ Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:09:09 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/arctic-corsair-h320/ 53.74373600 -0.32891600 <![CDATA['S.S. Columbia']]>

'S.S. Columbia'
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-01-10 13:31:22
Early 20th century themed dining at Tokyo Disney Sea.]]>

'S.S. Columbia'
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-01-10 13:31:22
Early 20th century themed dining at Tokyo Disney Sea.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/s-s-columbia/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/s-s-columbia/ Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:31:22 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/s-s-columbia/ 35.62333500 139.88705300 <![CDATA[Galleon replica 'Renaissance']]>

Galleon replica 'Renaissance'
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-01-10 13:17:25
At Tokyo Disney Sea.]]>

Galleon replica 'Renaissance'
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-01-10 13:17:25
At Tokyo Disney Sea.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/galleon-replica-renaissance/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/galleon-replica-renaissance/ Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:17:25 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/galleon-replica-renaissance/ 35.62563900 139.88562600 <![CDATA[Donald Duck's Boat]]>

Donald Duck's Boat
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-01-09 11:45:27
At Disneyland Tokyo.]]>

Donald Duck's Boat
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-01-09 11:45:27
At Disneyland Tokyo.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/donald-ducks-boat/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/donald-ducks-boat/ Wed, 09 Jan 2008 11:45:27 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/donald-ducks-boat/ 35.63046000 139.87897400 <![CDATA[USS Slater (DE766) in her winter berth]]>

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USS Slater (DE766) in her winter berth
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-01-08 10:06:40
This museum ship is moved upstream to the other side during the tourist season. See previous submission here.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/uss-slater-de766-in-her-winter-berth/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/uss-slater-de766-in-her-winter-berth/ Tue, 08 Jan 2008 10:06:40 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/uss-slater-de766-in-her-winter-berth/ 42.62819900 -73.75178600 <![CDATA[WT Preston]]>

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WT Preston
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By: mlc1us
@ 2007-12-29 19:44:23
The W.T. Preston was the last operational steam boat in the Puget Sound, and is now permanently dry berthed on the waterfront near Cap Sante, in Anacortes, Washington. The vessel is a National Historic Landmark and a designated city historic landmark. The ship now operates as a history museum, and is owned and operated by the City of Anacortes' City Museum. In 2005, the Snagboat Heritage Center was built just North of the Preston. This interpretive center houses artifacts, models, maps and other historical text and information about the snagboats which maintained the area's navigable waterways.]]>

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Hamnfärjan Dan Broström
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-12-22 23:57:17]]>

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Hamnfärjan Dan Broström
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-12-22 23:57:17]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hamnf-rjan-dan-brostr-m/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hamnf-rjan-dan-brostr-m/ Sat, 22 Dec 2007 23:57:17 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hamnf-rjan-dan-brostr-m/ 57.70939100 11.95963500 <![CDATA[Lastfartyget m/s Fryken]]>

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Lastfartyget m/s Fryken
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-12-22 23:55:44]]>

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Lastfartyget m/s Fryken
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-12-22 23:55:44]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lastfartyget-m-s-fryken/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lastfartyget-m-s-fryken/ Sat, 22 Dec 2007 23:55:44 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lastfartyget-m-s-fryken/ 57.70822100 11.95922800 <![CDATA[Patrolboat Hugin]]>

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Patrolboat Hugin
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-12-22 23:52:39]]>

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Patrolboat Hugin
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-12-22 23:52:39]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/patrolboat-hugin/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/patrolboat-hugin/ Sat, 22 Dec 2007 23:52:39 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/patrolboat-hugin/ 57.70953200 11.96045900 <![CDATA[Monitor Sölve (1875)]]>

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Monitor Sölve (1875)
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-12-22 23:50:44
A monitor was a type of warship used by some navies between the 1860s and the Second World War. The monitors of the 19th century were turreted ironclad warships inspired by USS Monitor; as well as coastal ships which closely followed her design, the term 'monitor' also encompassed more flexible breastwork monitors, and was sometimes used as a generic term for any turreted ship. In the 20th century, the term 'monitor' was revived for shallow-draft armoured shore bombardment vessels, particularly those of the British Royal Navy.]]>

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U-Boat Nordkaparen
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-12-22 23:46:45
Active from 1962 to 1983.]]>

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U-Boat Nordkaparen
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-12-22 23:46:45
Active from 1962 to 1983.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/u-boat-nordkaparen/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/u-boat-nordkaparen/ Sat, 22 Dec 2007 23:46:45 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/u-boat-nordkaparen/ 57.70905700 11.95931100 <![CDATA[Fireboat Flodsprutan II]]>

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Fireboat Flodsprutan II
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-12-22 23:43:32]]>

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Fireboat Flodsprutan II
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-12-22 23:43:32]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fireboat-flodsprutan-ii/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fireboat-flodsprutan-ii/ Sat, 22 Dec 2007 23:43:32 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fireboat-flodsprutan-ii/ 57.70911900 11.95939900 <![CDATA[Fiskebåten Gunhild]]>

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Fiskebåten Gunhild
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-12-22 23:41:28]]>

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Fiskebåten Gunhild
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-12-22 23:41:28]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fiskeb-ten-gunhild/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fiskeb-ten-gunhild/ Sat, 22 Dec 2007 23:41:28 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fiskeb-ten-gunhild/ 57.70938400 11.95977100 <![CDATA[Hamnbogseraren Stormprincess]]>

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Hamnbogseraren Stormprincess
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-12-22 23:39:28]]>

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Hamnbogseraren Stormprincess
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-12-22 23:39:28]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hamnbogseraren-stormprincess/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hamnbogseraren-stormprincess/ Sat, 22 Dec 2007 23:39:28 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hamnbogseraren-stormprincess/ 57.70964600 11.96001700 <![CDATA[Bogserbåten Herkules]]>

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Bogserbåten Herkules
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-12-22 23:36:02]]>

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Bogserbåten Herkules
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-12-22 23:36:02]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bogserb-ten-herkules/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bogserb-ten-herkules/ Sat, 22 Dec 2007 23:36:02 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bogserb-ten-herkules/ 57.70906700 11.95964200 <![CDATA[ESAB IV]]>

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ESAB IV
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-12-22 23:33:18]]>

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ESAB IV
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-12-22 23:33:18]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/esab-iv/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/esab-iv/ Sat, 22 Dec 2007 23:33:18 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/esab-iv/ 57.70972100 11.96076600 <![CDATA[HMS Jagaren Småland (J19)]]>

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HMS Jagaren Småland (J19)
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-12-22 23:30:49]]>

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HMS Jagaren Småland (J19)
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-12-22 23:30:49]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hms-jagaren-sm-land-j19/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hms-jagaren-sm-land-j19/ Sat, 22 Dec 2007 23:30:49 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hms-jagaren-sm-land-j19/ 57.70947100 11.95996900 <![CDATA[Lightship Sandettie]]>

Lightship Sandettie
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-12-19 21:23:09
Active lightship from 1949 until 1989.

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Lightship Sandettie
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-12-19 21:23:09
Active lightship from 1949 until 1989.

]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lightship-sandettie/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lightship-sandettie/ Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:23:09 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lightship-sandettie/ 51.03818900 2.37292500 <![CDATA[3-mast sailing ship Duchesse Anne]]>

3-mast sailing ship Duchesse Anne
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-12-19 21:18:58
Formerly a German training-ship called Grossherzogin Elisabeth, built in 1901. She was saved from scrap by the City of Dunkirk in 1981. With an overall length of 90 m, she is the biggest tall ship preserved in
France.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/3-mast-sailing-ship-duchesse-anne/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/3-mast-sailing-ship-duchesse-anne/ Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:18:58 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/3-mast-sailing-ship-duchesse-anne/ 51.03759800 2.37207800 <![CDATA[Paddle steamer Princess Elizabeth]]>

Paddle steamer Princess Elizabeth
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-12-19 21:14:38
Built in 1927, for the Red Funnel Line, as a ferry between Southampton and the Isle of Wight.
After twelve years as a ferry and excursion steamer in Bournemouth and the Solent area, at the outset of World War II, Princess Elizabeth was taken over by the Admiralty and converted into a minesweeper (No. J111). A year later, she was on her way to Dunkirk where her first task was to clear the mines from the narrow channel off the beaches, which was the only escape route. Only then could the work of embarking the waiting troops begin. Many of her sister ships, including the Brighton Belle, the Devonia and Gracie Fields were sunk at that time.

Among others, she brought back to Dover 500 Frenchmen that day. Before the end of the war, she served as an anti-aircraft vessel. Then, in 1946, she returned to her civilian occupation.

When she was superseded as an excursion boat by more modern vessels, like many old timers, she enjoyed brief fame as a film star, and appeared in the Walt Disney film The Castaways.

In 1970, she was moored just up-stream of London Bridge as a restaurant.

She is now owned by the City of Dunkerque. ]]>

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Icebreaker SS Sankt Erik
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-12-06 16:35:58
The SS Sankt Erik is an icebreaker, and a museum ship attached to the Vasa Museum in Stockholm, Sweden.

She was launched in 1915 as the Isbrytaren II, and was a conventionally constructed Baltic icebreaker, with a strengthened bow shaped to be lifted up onto the ice to crush it and a forward facing screw to push water and crushed ice along the side of the hull. She also has heeling tanks which can be filled and emptied with seawater in turn to rock the ship to widen the channel. Her reciprocating steam engines are the most powerful functioning ones in Sweden.

Although she was the country's first large icebreaker, she was owned by the city of Stockholm and used to keep the channels around it clear of ice. She was also sometimes used outside of the Stockholm area by the Swedish government since they had contributed towards her cost.

She was renamed in 1958 during an extensive refit, which saw her converted from coal to oil, the bridge was enclosed to protect the deck crew from the weather, and radar and radio fitted.]]>

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Viking Boat
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By: DonMartini
@ 2007-10-19 13:40:10]]>

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Viking Boat
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By: DonMartini
@ 2007-10-19 13:40:10]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/viking-boat/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/viking-boat/ Fri, 19 Oct 2007 13:40:10 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/viking-boat/ 59.32736800 18.07460600 <![CDATA[Fireboat No. 1]]>

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Fireboat No. 1
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By: mlc1us
@ 2007-08-24 15:57:24
After 54 years of service in waterfront fire protection, harbor security patrols, search and rescue missions, and water pollution control, Fireboat No. 1 was put up on on a permanent dry berth at a public beach near Tacoma’s Old Town neighborhood. She is one of only five fireboats designated as a National Historic Landmark. Visitors are able to walk around her exterior, but her interior is closed to the public.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fireboat-no-1/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fireboat-no-1/ Fri, 24 Aug 2007 15:57:24 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fireboat-no-1/ 47.28272200 -122.48113500 <![CDATA[Derrick Barge 'Lance Knapp' on land]]>

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Derrick Barge 'Lance Knapp' on land
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-07-12 11:35:46
The Derrick Barge was built in 1925 for dredging, lock repair and lifting heavy boats on the Barge Canal system. Power came from a steam boiler engine manufactured by the Ames Ironworks company of Oswego. The Barge's long, triangulated derrick was capable of lifting 150 tons.

Following 60 years of service, the Barge was retired and donated to the Museum in 1984 by the New York State Department of Transportation. Shortly after its arrival in Oswego in January 1985, it sank in a severe winter storm.

The Barge was rechristened the "Lance Knapp" at its reopening dedication ceremony in 1990.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/derrick-barge-lance-knapp-on-land/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/derrick-barge-lance-knapp-on-land/ Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:35:46 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/derrick-barge-lance-knapp-on-land/ 43.46269800 -76.51517200 <![CDATA['Medea' and 'Pilot']]>

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'Medea' and 'Pilot'
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-07-06 10:12:47
Named after a woman in Greek mythology, the Medea has a past almost as colorful as her namesake. Originally, the steam yacht was built for William Macalister Hall of Torrisdale Castle, Scotland, to be used for entertaining and hunting trips around the waterways in western Scotland.

She was completed on August 29, 1904, in a record building time of 51 days. Built of steel and furnished with imported teak and quarter-sawn oak, the Medea is an impressive and beautiful little boat. She has served in two world wars, under three navies and six national flags.

Launched on August 7, 1914, Pilot served as San Diego Bay’s official pilot boat for commercial ships entering and leaving the harbor for 82 years. Harbor pilots are responsible for steering large vessels safely into and out of the bay; the pilot boards the ship, takes command, and returns the vessel to the captain after it has docked or left the bay.]]>

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Steam ferryboat 'Berkeley'
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-07-06 10:08:33
The Berkeley is an 1898 steam ferryboat that operated for 60 years on San Francisco Bay. A California State Historic Landmark, and a National Historic Landmark.

During the 1906 San Francisco earthquake Berkeley carried thousands of survivors to safety. Her captain and crew, not knowing the fate of their own families, worked night and day to help victims escape the burning shores of San Francisco. Their unwavering and unselfish efforts saved many, many lives.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/steam-ferryboat-berkeley/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/steam-ferryboat-berkeley/ Fri, 06 Jul 2007 10:08:33 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/steam-ferryboat-berkeley/ 32.72086100 -117.17394700 <![CDATA[Replica of the Batavia]]>

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Replica of the Batavia
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-06-13 11:42:03
The Batavia was a ship of the Dutch East India Company (VOC). She was built in Amsterdam in 1628, and had 24 cast-iron cannons. The Batavia was shipwrecked on her maiden voyage, and made famous by the subsequent mutiny and massacre that took place among the survivors. A twentieth century replica of the ship is also called the Batavia.
A replica of the Batavia was built at the Bataviawerf in Lelystad in the Netherlands. The project lasted from 1985 to 7 April 1995, and was conducted as an employment project for young people under master-shipbuilder Willem Vos. The shipyard is currently reconstructing another 17th century ship, which, in contrast to the merchant ship Batavia, the new replica is a man-of-war, the Zeven Provinciën; Michiel de Ruyters' flagship.

This Batavia replica was built with traditional materials, such as oak and hemp and using the tools and methods of the time of construction of the original ship. For the design, good use was made of the remains of the original ship in Fremantle (and of the Vasa in Stockholm) as well as historical sources, like 17th century building descriptions (actual building plans were not made at the time) and prints and paintings by artists (who at the time generally painted fairly true to nature) of similar ships.

On 25 September 1999, the new Batavia was transported to Australia by barge and moored at the National Maritime Museum in Sydney. In 2000, the Batavia was the flagship for the Dutch Olympic Team during the 2000 Olympic Games.

On 12 June 2001, the ship returned to Bataviawerf in Lelystad and is currently on display to visitors.]]>

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Spanish galleons on display
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By: daggerwell
@ 2007-05-30 08:31:53]]>

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Spanish galleons on display
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By: daggerwell
@ 2007-05-30 08:31:53]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/spanish-galleons-on-display/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/spanish-galleons-on-display/ Wed, 30 May 2007 08:31:53 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/spanish-galleons-on-display/ 43.47063200 -3.77096200 <![CDATA[Seehund static display]]>

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Seehund static display
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By: daggerwell
@ 2007-05-28 08:32:49
Seehund (seal) midget submarine on display at the Marinearsenal, Wilhelmshaven.]]>

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Seehund static display
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By: daggerwell
@ 2007-05-28 08:32:49
Seehund (seal) midget submarine on display at the Marinearsenal, Wilhelmshaven.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/seehund-static-display/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/seehund-static-display/ Mon, 28 May 2007 08:32:49 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/seehund-static-display/ 53.51936100 8.12540200 <![CDATA[Delfin class submarine HDMS Springeren (S329)]]>

Delfin class submarine HDMS Springeren (S329)

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Delfin class submarine HDMS Springeren (S329)
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-05-27 22:27:28
The Delfinen class of submarines was the last class of submarines of the Royal Danish Navy designed and built entirely by Danish architects. The first three boats of the class were financed by Denmark. The fourth was financed by the United States (where it was known as SS-554) under the Cost Share program.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/delfin-class-submarine-hdms-springeren-s329/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/delfin-class-submarine-hdms-springeren-s329/ Sun, 27 May 2007 22:27:28 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/delfin-class-submarine-hdms-springeren-s329/ 57.05837900 9.89225400 <![CDATA[USS Razorback]]>

USS Razorback
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By: mikeb9991
@ 2007-05-25 11:53:40]]>

USS Razorback
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By: mikeb9991
@ 2007-05-25 11:53:40]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/uss-razorback/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/uss-razorback/ Fri, 25 May 2007 11:53:40 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/uss-razorback/ 34.75294900 -92.27275400 <![CDATA[USS Croaker]]>

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USS Croaker
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By: milwhcky
@ 2007-05-20 15:51:20
At Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park. Launched in 1943. Decommissioned in 1971.]]>

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USS Croaker
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By: milwhcky
@ 2007-05-20 15:51:20
At Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park. Launched in 1943. Decommissioned in 1971.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/uss-croaker/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/uss-croaker/ Sun, 20 May 2007 15:51:20 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/uss-croaker/ 42.87817700 -78.88164800 <![CDATA[Ship used in 'Master and Commander']]>

Ship used in 'Master and Commander'
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By: DonMartini
@ 2007-05-12 04:45:45
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is a 2003 film directed by Peter Weir and starring Russell Crowe as Jack Aubrey, with Paul Bettany as Stephen Maturin. It is adapted from three novels in the Aubrey–Maturin series by Patrick O'Brian.

Captain Jack Aubrey follows a French frigate into the Pacific Ocean in a chase that leads to a bloody climax. A subplot involves his friend Stephen Maturin's desire to explore the Galapagos to examine its fauna and flora; the hunt of Acheron repeatedly frustrates this desire in spite of Aubrey's intentions. This leads to tension between the two friends as Maturin accuses Jack (who has, it appears, far exceeded his original commission) of needlessly pursuing the Acheron in order to satisfy his own pride.]]>

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Mini sub on static display
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-05-08 18:34:02
Deutsches Marinemuseum]]>

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Mini sub on static display
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-05-08 18:34:02
Deutsches Marinemuseum]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mini-sub-on-static-display/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mini-sub-on-static-display/ Tue, 08 May 2007 18:34:02 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mini-sub-on-static-display/ 53.51306500 8.14018000 <![CDATA[German Navy museum ships Destroyer Mölders (D186) & Mine Hunter Völklingen (M1087)]]>

German Navy museum ships Destroyer Mölders (D186) & Mine Hunter Völklingen (M1087)

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German Navy museum ships Destroyer Mölders (D186) & Mine Hunter Völklingen (M1087)
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-05-08 18:20:35
D186 Mölders was a guided missile destroyer of the Bundesmarine (West German Navy) and later the Deutsche Marine (Navy of reunited Germany). It was the second ship of the Lütjens class, a modification of the Charles F. Adams class.

On March 3, 1965 Bath Iron Works got the order to build Mölders and her keel was laid down on April 12, 1966 with the hull number DDG-29. April 13, 1967 Mölders was launched and chistened for Luftwaffe Oberst (Colonel) Werner Mölders by his mother Anne-Marie Mölders. Mölders was commissioned on February 23, 1969 into the 1. Zerstörergeschwader (first destroyer squadron) based in Kiel.

During her 33 years in commission 14000 sailors served on her under 16 different commanders, and she traveled 675,054.6 nautical miles. The Mölders was decommissioned May 28, 2003 in Wilhelmshaven.

Unlike her sisters Lütjens and Rommel, Mölders was preserved and is now on display as museum ship in Wilhelmshaven (Marinemuseum), although ironically, she was never stationed in Wilhelmshaven during her active career.]]>

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Conning tower from the USS Woodrow Wilson (SSBN624)

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Conning tower from the USS Woodrow Wilson (SSBN624)
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-05-05 02:01:27
USS Woodrow Wilson (SSBN-624), a Lafayette-class ballistic missile submarine.

The Sail is part of Deterrent Park.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/conning-tower-from-the-uss-woodrow-wilson-ssbn624/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/conning-tower-from-the-uss-woodrow-wilson-ssbn624/ Sat, 05 May 2007 02:01:27 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/conning-tower-from-the-uss-woodrow-wilson-ssbn624/ 47.69373700 -122.70831400 <![CDATA[Unterseeboot 10 (S189) Submarine on display]]>

Unterseeboot 10 (S189) Submarine on display

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Unterseeboot 10 (S189) Submarine on display
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By: daggerwell
@ 2007-05-03 08:39:31
Deutsches Marinemuseum]]>

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Unterseeboot 10 (S189) Submarine on display
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By: daggerwell
@ 2007-05-03 08:39:31
Deutsches Marinemuseum]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/unterseeboot-10-s189-submarine-on-display/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/unterseeboot-10-s189-submarine-on-display/ Thu, 03 May 2007 08:39:31 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/unterseeboot-10-s189-submarine-on-display/ 53.51340100 8.14015200 <![CDATA[Magic Kingdom - Donald Duck's boat Miss Daisy on static display]]>

Magic Kingdom - Donald Duck's boat Miss Daisy on static display

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Magic Kingdom - Donald Duck's boat Miss Daisy on static display
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-05-01 20:40:55
In Mickey's Toontown.]]>

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Magic Kingdom - Donald Duck's boat Miss Daisy on static display
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-05-01 20:40:55
In Mickey's Toontown.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/magic-kingdom-donald-ducks-boat-miss-daisy-on-static-display/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/magic-kingdom-donald-ducks-boat-miss-daisy-on-static-display/ Tue, 01 May 2007 20:40:55 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/magic-kingdom-donald-ducks-boat-miss-daisy-on-static-display/ 28.42087200 -81.57838500 <![CDATA[Steamship Ticonderoga at Shelburne Museum]]>

Steamship Ticonderoga at Shelburne Museum

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Steamship Ticonderoga at Shelburne Museum
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By: mlc1us
@ 2007-04-29 13:23:14
The restored 220-foot steamboat Ticonderoga is a National Historic Landmark and the last walking beam side-wheel passenger steamer in existence.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/steamship-ticonderoga-at-shelburne-museum/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/steamship-ticonderoga-at-shelburne-museum/ Sun, 29 Apr 2007 13:23:14 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/steamship-ticonderoga-at-shelburne-museum/ 44.37531800 -73.23262200 <![CDATA[Walter Submarine Turbine]]>

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Walter Submarine Turbine
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By: mlc1us
@ 2007-04-25 10:21:59
Air Independent Propulsion for Submarines]]>

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Walter Submarine Turbine
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By: mlc1us
@ 2007-04-25 10:21:59
Air Independent Propulsion for Submarines]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/walter-submarine-turbine/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/walter-submarine-turbine/ Wed, 25 Apr 2007 10:21:59 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/walter-submarine-turbine/ 53.54004200 8.57669400 <![CDATA[Concrete Ship “Paul Kossel”]]>

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Concrete Ship “Paul Kossel”
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By: mlc1us
@ 2007-04-25 10:17:07]]>

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Concrete Ship “Paul Kossel”
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By: mlc1us
@ 2007-04-25 10:17:07]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/concrete-ship-paul-kossel/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/concrete-ship-paul-kossel/ Wed, 25 Apr 2007 10:17:07 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/concrete-ship-paul-kossel/ 53.54035400 8.57639500 <![CDATA[Lightship Kemi in Drydock]]>

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Lightship Kemi in Drydock
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By: jbottero
@ 2007-04-22 13:48:23]]>

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Lightship Kemi in Drydock
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By: jbottero
@ 2007-04-22 13:48:23]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lightship-kemi-in-drydock/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lightship-kemi-in-drydock/ Sun, 22 Apr 2007 13:48:23 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lightship-kemi-in-drydock/ 60.14497900 24.98504900 <![CDATA[Daigo Fukuryū Maru - boat contaminated by hydrogen bomb test]]>

Daigo Fukuryū Maru - boat contaminated by hydrogen bomb test

Daigo Fukuryū Maru - boat contaminated by hydrogen bomb test
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-04-18 10:31:46
Daigo Fukuryū Maru (第五福龍丸, Daigo Fukuryū Maru? Lucky Dragon 5) was a Japanese tuna fishing boat, which was exposed to and contaminated by nuclear fallout from the United States' Castle Bravo thermonuclear device test on Bikini Atoll, on March 1, 1954.

Kuboyama Aikichi, the boat's chief radioman, died a half a year later, on September 23, 1954, suffering from acute radiation syndrome. He is considered the first victim of the hydrogen bomb.

The Daigo Fukuryū Maru was saved in 1976 and is now on display in Tokyo at the Tokyo Metropolitan Daigo Fukuryū Maru Exhibition Hall.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/daigo-fukury-maru-boat-contaminated-by-hydrogen-bomb-test/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/daigo-fukury-maru-boat-contaminated-by-hydrogen-bomb-test/ Wed, 18 Apr 2007 10:31:46 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/daigo-fukury-maru-boat-contaminated-by-hydrogen-bomb-test/ 35.65111500 139.82644200 <![CDATA[Nippon Maru]]>

Nippon Maru
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-04-16 17:22:58
The Nippon Maru Ⅱ was built in 1984, replacing the former Nippon Maru which was engaged in training of merchant marine cadets for over half a century.

The former Nippon Maru was built in 1930, brought up 11,425 trainees over a little more than 54 years to retirement, and completed about 1,830,000km voyage.

Although the former Nippon Maru had continued the brilliant voyage participating in ceremony of the 200th U.S. founding of the country anniversary (1976) etc., after 1974 with superannuation, it reduced the scale of ocean navigation and was continuing the temporary voyage.

1981, The investigation about construction of The Nippon Maru Ⅱ was started and the construction basic concept was summarized.

The fixed plans of construction was as follows.

* Fundamental engineering education etc. was taken into consideration based on The former Nippon Maru and The other sailing ship Kaiwo Maru.
* In consideration of years of operation, it had a fine sight as it was strong, and it considers as a dignified thing.
* It took into consideration enough also about hull intensity, restitutive force, a trim, sound isolation, vibration-proof, and heat-proof.
* While being equipped fully with educational equipment required for training adaptability, discipline, a sense of cooperation, and international mindeness that were indispensable elements for ship's officers.
* It took into consideration of a comfortable environment and living space on the ship in which people enable to live healthfully as much as possible.

1982, The budget about construction of The Nippon Maru Ⅱ was accepted, and it became progress of construction. The schedule from planning to complete the construction was as follows.

* 11th APR. 1983 :Keel lay at Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.
* 16th SEPT. 1983 :Block loading was started..
* 14th DEC. 1983 : The first mast (a jigger mast, mast at the tail end) was carried.
* 15th FEB. 1984 : Launching ceremony was celebrated in the presence of the Crown Prince and Princess.
* 16th SEPT. 1984 : Construction was completed and it was handed over. The first trainee was accepted and the maiden voyage was started.
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Barge on display
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By: daggerwell
@ 2007-04-16 08:55:36
Shipping Museum]]>

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Barge on display
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By: daggerwell
@ 2007-04-16 08:55:36
Shipping Museum]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/barge-on-display-1/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/barge-on-display-1/ Mon, 16 Apr 2007 08:55:36 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/barge-on-display-1/ 51.22295500 4.39776500 <![CDATA[Boats on static diaplay]]>

Boats on static diaplay
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-04-07 14:27:10]]>

Boats on static diaplay
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-04-07 14:27:10]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/boats-on-static-diaplay/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/boats-on-static-diaplay/ Sat, 07 Apr 2007 14:27:10 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/boats-on-static-diaplay/ 51.59721100 -0.23832500 <![CDATA[Lightship Breeveertien]]>

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Lightship Breeveertien
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By: Parabellum
@ 2007-04-06 16:03:53]]>

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Lightship Breeveertien
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By: Parabellum
@ 2007-04-06 16:03:53]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lightship-breeveertien/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lightship-breeveertien/ Fri, 06 Apr 2007 16:03:53 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lightship-breeveertien/ 51.91708200 4.48446900 <![CDATA[Mast of the light cruiser HMAS Sydney]]>

Mast of the light cruiser HMAS Sydney
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-03-31 12:24:31
The first HMAS Sydney was a Chatham class light cruiser of the Royal Australian Navy. Its crew made history in 1914, during World War I, when Sydney took part in the RAN's first ship against ship battle, the Battle of Cocos.

Sydney paid off at Sydney on 8 May 1928 and arrived at Cockatoo Island, Sydney, on 10 January 1929 where she was broken up. The foremast was moved to Bradley's Head, where it was installed as a monument to the engagement against the Emden, and later became a monument for all Australian sailors killed at war. The bow was set into the seawall at Milsons Point, under the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Both pieces of the ship are still in place as of 2006.]]>

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Lightship Deutsche Bucht
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By: Parabellum
@ 2007-03-31 10:32:34]]>

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Lightship Deutsche Bucht
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By: Parabellum
@ 2007-03-31 10:32:34]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lightship-deutsche-bucht/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lightship-deutsche-bucht/ Sat, 31 Mar 2007 10:32:34 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lightship-deutsche-bucht/ 53.36596100 7.20633600 <![CDATA[Lightship Weser]]>

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Lightship Weser
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By: Parabellum
@ 2007-03-31 08:54:46]]>

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Lightship Weser
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By: Parabellum
@ 2007-03-31 08:54:46]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lightship-weser/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lightship-weser/ Sat, 31 Mar 2007 08:54:46 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lightship-weser/ 53.51371800 8.13402500 <![CDATA[Midget submarines SA-52 and SA-42]]>

Midget submarines SA-52 and SA-42
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-03-19 10:41:56
SA-42 was a FOCA class midget submarines Displacement: 16t surfaced; 20t submerged Armament: 2-21in TT Complement: 3

SA-52 was a TIBURON class midget submarines Displacement: 78t surfaced; 81t submerged Armament: 2-21in TT Complement: 5]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/midget-submarines-sa-52-and-sa-42/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/midget-submarines-sa-52-and-sa-42/ Mon, 19 Mar 2007 10:41:56 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/midget-submarines-sa-52-and-sa-42/ 37.60145200 -0.99238500 <![CDATA[Diamond Princess]]>

Diamond Princess
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By: Hinkkanen
@ 2007-03-11 07:26:49
Built 1952 for the coastal express service along the Norwegian coast, the Hurtigruten. Sold in 1982 to become a hotel and restaurant ship in the port of Oslo. Today hotel and party centre in Antwerp, Belgium.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/diamond-princess/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/diamond-princess/ Sun, 11 Mar 2007 07:26:49 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/diamond-princess/ 51.22946600 4.40323200 <![CDATA[Delta Philippine Dream]]>

Delta Philippine Dream
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By: Hinkkanen
@ 2007-03-11 04:15:45
Philippine Dream, hotel ship in Lapu-Lapu City in Mactan Island, Philippines, was originallyTowada Maru built in 1966 by Uraga H.I. in Yokosuka for the Japanese Dept. of Railways. She was sold in 1989 to Nippon Ryokyaku Sen K.K., Japan, and renamed Japanese Dream. Since 1992 she has been floating hotel at the the Cebu Yacht Club.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/delta-philippine-dream/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/delta-philippine-dream/ Sun, 11 Mar 2007 04:15:45 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/delta-philippine-dream/ 10.32969100 123.97600300 <![CDATA[Stella Polaris]]>

Stella Polaris
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By: Hinkkanen
@ 2007-03-10 13:40:45
Norwegian cruise ship Stella Polaris was built in 1927 by AB Götaverken, Gothenburg. She was laid up at the beginning of WWII and used by Kriegsmarine mostly as support and barracks ship 1940-45. After the war she continued cruising and after several changes of ownership she was sold in 1969 to International House Co. Ltd., Tokyo and used as floating hotel Scandinavia in Kisho, Japan. Sold to Swedish owners Petro-Fast A/B in 2006 (for continued use as hotel), but sank Sept. 2-2006 while in tow to a shipyard in China in order to be prepared for voyage to Sweden, about 280 n. miles southwest of Tokyo.]]>