VISITING BRITAIN? Limousine Tours with driver/guide. Itinerary to your choice from 150 locations. Maritime History Specialists. Unit Tour : 2 persons, 7 nights in quality hotels, incl. meals. $995 per person. Longer tours on application. For details REGALTOURS PO Box 14 , Wallasey, Merseyside L45 3PN .
Classic Herreshoff Launch Designed and built for J .P . Morgan and used aboard Corsair by the Herreshoff Mfg. Co., this 1926 thirty foot launch has been completely restored. Call weekdays: 212-32 1-7350.
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CASTELLO SHIP MODELS Showcase Ship Models, Test and Industrial Models, Models Repaired and Restored 94-20 Linden Blvd., Queens, N.Y.11417 212/835-2411
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Navieras Joins American Ships Display at Smithsonian WASHINGTON , D .C.- Shown here joining the American Ships Display at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American H istory is a co lor photograph depicting Navieras' giant Roll-on / Roll-o ff trailership, the S.S. Ponce. According to James Knowles (center), Museum Speciali st, at the Smithsonian's National Mu seu m of American History, Division of Transportation , " Navieras' super Ro / Ro ship updates the exhibition and demonstrates the most recent concept in American shipping. " Commenting on this special occasion, Roberto Lugo D'A costa , Navieras' Executive Director, said: " As the single largest Ro / Ro fleet operator under the American flag, N avieras has become a part of our American maritime heritage, and is recognized as such by the distinguished Smithsonian Institution." Ranging from the Colonial period through the Age of Sail, on to the early steam boats and clipper ships, to present day waterborne commerce , the America n Ships Display includes large models of fishing craft, th e Stevens Engine, the Francis Life Car, the Sickels Steam Steering Gear, the whaleboat from the 'Charles W Morgan,' the oil paintings of Fulton and Livingston, and the 'Oak' engine. Also included in the exhibit are scrimshaw, earthenware, snuff boxes, manuscripts, newspapers, stamps, furniture, licenses, posters, and lithographs depicting America's maritime heritage. PHOTO SHOWS: Arthur C. Novacek (right), President and Chief Operatin g Officer, Puerto Rico Marine Management, Inc. (PRMMI) , prese nts the photograph o f Naviera s' Ro / Ro tra ilership, the S.S. Ponce, to James Knowles, Smithsonian's Museum Specialist, for American Sh ips Display. On left: Robert P Magee, Navieras' Senior Vice President/Corporate Vesse l Operations.
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6324 Belton Drive, El Paso, Texas 79912 (915) 584-2445
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FORMATS We are specialist suppliers for all aspects of the mode l boating scene . (Not cars, trains, planes.) We can start you off with basic kits or provide you with plans and materials. Our range also covers working on static models, and we carry an extensive selection of fittin gs for a ll types of ships an d boats.
$6 postpaid Outside United States $7 MasterCard and Bank Americard accepted
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