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Michael H. Standart
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Post Number: 31160
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| | Posted on Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 6:52 am: | 
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From The State:
Divers recover anchor from reputed Blackbeard ship
quote:BEAUFORT, N.C. -- An anchor from a shipwreck thought to be Blackbeard's flagship, the Queen Anne's Revenge, was so unstable that divers in North Carolina retrieved it Wednesday rather than waiting until next year.
More at http://www.thestate.com/166/story/993395.html
Comment: To be displayed at the North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort on Thursday.
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Michael H. Standart
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Michael H. Standart
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Post Number: 31163
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 7:08 am: |
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From Newsday:
Nantucket Lightship in Oyster Bay sold; move in the works
quote:After languishing for more than six years at the Waterfront Center in Oyster Bay, the historic Nantucket Lightship has been sold to a group that plans to move it to Boston next month and restore it.
More at http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/nantucket-lightship-in-oyster-bay-sold-move-in-the-works-1.1537827
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Michael H. Standart
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Michael H. Standart
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Post Number: 31165
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 7:25 am: |
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From The State:
Navy tells SC museum to repair carrier or junk it
quote:MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. -- The U.S. Navy has told a South Carolina museum it needs to repair the aircraft carrier Yorktown or make plans to dispose of the rusting ship.
More at http://www.thestate.com/statewire/story/992501.html
Comment: This hits close to home for me. I've spent quite a few holidays roaming this ship and I'd hate to see her end up as a reef. Still, there's the problem of money. They need it, don't have it, and will need to find some way to raise it.
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Michael H. Standart
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Post Number: 31189
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Friday, October 23, 2009 - 6:49 pm: |
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From MSNBC:
Restoration Plans In Place For Columbus Ships
quote:CORPUS CHRISTI - There is a new plan to restore the three Columbus ships and put them all back in the bay.
The replicas of the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria were built by Spain to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's voyage to the New World.
More at http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33439906/ns/local_news-corpus_christi_tx/
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Michael H. Standart
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Michael H. Standart
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Post Number: 31212
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Saturday, October 24, 2009 - 7:26 am: |
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From The BBC:
Tenders to demolish historic ship
quote:Tenders are being invited to demolish the world's oldest surviving clipper ship which is scheduled for destruction at the Scottish Maritime Museum.
More at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8323127.stm
Comment: If anybody out there has the £20million needed to save this ship, now would be damned good time to step up to the plate!
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Michael H. Standart
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Michael H. Standart
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Post Number: 31227
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| | Posted on Sunday, October 25, 2009 - 5:58 am: |
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From The Independent:
Island treasures: The Canary Island's best maritime museums
quote:The Canaries have featured in some of the world's great voyages, so it is fitting that they boast some excellent repositories of the stories of the sea.
More at http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/europe/island-treasures-the-canary-islands-best-maritime-museums-1808226.html
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Michael H. Standart
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Michael H. Standart
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Post Number: 31267
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - 5:52 am: |
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From The Charlotte Examiner:
Halloween Ghost Ship Spooktacular
quote:The SS American Victory will be hosting a Halloween Ghost Ship "Spooktacular" this Halloween afternoon, Saturday, October 31.
Details at http://www.examiner.com/x-11118-Tampa-City-Guide-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Halloween-Ghost-Ship-Spooktacular
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Michael H. Standart
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Michael H. Standart
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Post Number: 31376
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| | Posted on Saturday, October 31, 2009 - 3:50 am: |
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From The Navy Newwsstand:
USS Turner Joy Museum Ship Transforms into Haunted Ship
quote:BREMERTON, Wash. (NNS) -- Sailors assigned to USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) teamed up with the Bremerton Historical Ships Association to transform the USS Turner Joy (DD 951) ship museum into a haunted ship from Oct. 29-31 at the Bremerton, Wash., boardwalk.
More at http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=49346
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Michael H. Standart
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Michael H. Standart
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Post Number: 31452
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 - 4:43 am: |
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From BYM:
UK. Historic boats to be craned out at National Waterways Museum ahead of winter repair programme
quote:At 11am, Thursday 5 November 2009 at the National Waterways Museum, South Pier Road, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire CH65 4FW three historic craft will be craned out of the Shropshire Union Canal alongside the new heritage boat yard at National Waterways Museum Ellesmere Port, ahead of a new restoration programme for the Museum’s fleet of 80 historic boats.
More at http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=62218
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Michael H. Standart
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Michael H. Standart
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Post Number: 31477
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Thursday, November 5, 2009 - 5:04 am: |
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From BYM:
UK. New Collections Manager appointed at National Waterways Museum
quote:National charity The Waterways Trust has appointed Peter Collins to the post of Collections Manager for its National Waterways Museum, based at Ellesmere Port. The National Waterways Museum Ellesmere Port, together with the Canal Museum in Stoke Bruerne and Waterways Museum in Gloucester Docks, hold the Inland Waterways Collection and the Waterways Archive, which are Designated as nationally important.
More at http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=62325
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Michael H. Standart
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Michael H. Standart
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Post Number: 31510
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Friday, November 6, 2009 - 5:35 pm: |
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Eleven new photos were uploaded to the NavSource photopage on the USS Laffey showing the progress on the overhaul/restoration, along with a commentary detailing the work accomplished.
To view, go to http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/724.htm
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Michael H. Standart
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Post Number: 31531
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Saturday, November 7, 2009 - 7:47 am: |
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From The Navy Newsstand:
National World War II Museum Honors 'Greatest Generation' Veterans
quote:NEW ORLEANS (NNS) -- The city of New Orleans and the National World War II Museum celebrated New Orleans Navy Week 2009 with the grand opening of spectacular new attractions Nov. 6.
The most notable is the Solomon Victory Theater, a cinematic attraction that uses 3-D technology, environmental effects and multi-layered environments to create a '4-D' effect.
More at http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=49492
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Michael H. Standart
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Michael H. Standart
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Post Number: 31551
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Sunday, November 8, 2009 - 7:29 am: |
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From The Navy Times:
Nonprofit hasn’t heard about museum plan
quote:Most sailors don’t even know the Navy has a museum in the national capital region. It’s tucked away in the Washington Navy Yard behind heavy security, accessible only to the few persistent enough to get access.
More at http://www.navytimes.com/news/2009/11/navy_museum_plan_110709w/
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Michael H. Standart
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Michael H. Standart
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Post Number: 31624
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 - 4:10 am: |
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From The Navy Newsstand:
National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum Hosts 2009 Veteran's Day Ceremony, Muster XXIV
quote:FT PIECE, Fla. (NNS) -- The National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum hosted its annual Veterans Day Ceremony and Muster XXIV Nov. 7-8 at Fort Pierce, Fla.
The two-day event, which the museum began hosting in 1985, consisted of several events open to the public; including a 5K race, a live auction, an official Veterans Day Ceremony, and a live capabilities demonstration performed by East Coast-based Navy SEALs.
More at http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=49547
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Michael H. Standart
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Michael H. Standart
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Post Number: 31647
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| | Posted on Thursday, November 12, 2009 - 2:38 am: |
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From The Navy Newsstand:
USS Constitution Designated America's Ship of State
quote:CHARLESTOWN NAVY YARD, Mass. (NNS) -- USS Constitution became America's Ship of State Oct. 28.
USS Constitution's primary mission will remain education and public outreach, and any Ship of State functions will be an adjunct to the ship's primary mission, according the National Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2010 in section 1022. It is the sense of Congress that the president, vice president, executive branch officials, and members of Congress should use the USS Constitution for the conducting of pertinent matters of state, such as hosting visiting heads of state, signing legislation relating to the armed forces, and signing maritime related treaties.
More at http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=49550
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Michael H. Standart
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Michael H. Standart
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Post Number: 31672
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Friday, November 13, 2009 - 2:42 am: |
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From The Navy Times:
Lifeboat in piracy drama arrives in Va
Brief story at http://www.navytimes.com/news/2009/11/ap_lifeboat_111209/
Comment: This boat will be going on display at the Nauticus Museum in Norfolk.
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Michael H. Standart
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Michael H. Standart
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Post Number: 31700
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| | Posted on Saturday, November 14, 2009 - 5:51 am: |
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Eight more photos of the overhaul of the USS Laffey museum ship as well as a technical update from Joe Lombardi appears on the bottom of the USS Laffey photopage at http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/724.htm
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Michael H. Standart
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Michael H. Standart
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Post Number: 31725
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Monday, November 16, 2009 - 4:51 am: |
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From The Kahleej Times:
Americam Museum of History Receives Omani Sail Ship Model
quote:MUSCAT — A model of a traditional Omani sail ship is the newest addition at the prestigious American Museum of Natural History in New York. The replica was handed over to the museum authorities on Friday, coinciding with an exhibition on the ancient ‘Silk Route’ under way there.
More at http://www.khaleejtimes.com/displayarticle.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2009/November/middleeast_November432.xml§ion=middleeast&col=
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Michael H. Standart
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Michael H. Standart
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Post Number: 31811
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Friday, November 20, 2009 - 6:34 am: |
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From The Charlotte Examiner:
Wisconsin Maritime Museum documentary wins three Chicago/Midwest Emmy Awards
quote:The Wisconsin Maritime Museum’s one-hour documentary about a sunken Manitowoc-built World War II submarine has won three Chicago/Midwest Emmy Awards.
Brief story at http://www.examiner.com/x-3669-Chicago-Historic-Living-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Wisconsin-Maritime-Museum-documentary-wins-three-ChicagoMidwest-Emmy-Award s
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Michael H. Standart
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Michael H. Standart
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Post Number: 31824
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Saturday, November 21, 2009 - 6:12 am: |
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From The Navy Newsstand:
USS Constitution Sailors Volunteer for Reading Is Fundamental
quote:CHARLESTOWN NAVY YARD, Mass. (NNS) -- Founded in 1966, RIF is the oldest and largest children's and family nonprofit literacy organization in the United States. Through community volunteers in every state and U.S. territory, RIF provides 4.5 million children with 16 million new, free books and literacy resources each year.
USS Constitution's 71st and current commanding officer, Cmdr. Timothy Cooper, has participated in the program in the past, and was happy to see his Sailors taking part this year.
More at http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=49772
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Michael H. Standart
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Michael H. Standart
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Post Number: 31831
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Saturday, November 21, 2009 - 6:59 am: |
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From The Navy Times:
Historic Coast Guard cutter leaves SC museum
quote:MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. — Jack Warland waited for five hours on the Ravenel Bridge, a Coast Guard flag draped over a railing facing the river, to catch a glimpse Thursday of the cutter Ingham passing Patriots Point on its way out of Charleston Harbor.
“I’m paying my respect to the ship,” said Warland, a Vietnam veteran who served on a similar Coast Guard vessel.
More at http://www.navytimes.com/news/2009/11/ap_coastguard_cutter_ingham_112009/
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Michael H. Standart
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