Sea History 044 - Summer 1987

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NEWS where the first automobiles parked with horse-drawn cabs to greet ocean liners and inter-island vessels. Today Pier 7 is home to the museum ship Falls of Clyde, which is being restored and which will be a major attraction of the Maritime Center. The Kalakaua Boat House is named in honor of a club owned and operated by King David K a lakaua, Hawaii ' s Merry Monarch, in the late 1800s and 1900s . The Center , which is scheduled to open in early 1988 , is intended to function not simply as a museum but to serve as a catalyst for educational , cu ltural and vocational programs inspired by Hawaii's rich maritime culture and history as well . (Hawaii Maritime Center, Pier 7 , Honolulu Harbor , Honolulu, HA 96813 ; 808 523-5511)

FOR THE DAY BOOK 4 July: Fifth Annual Boston Antique & Classic Boat Festival, Charlestown Navy Yard , Boston , MA. Contact Pat Wells , 6 17 666-8530. 30 July-13 September: The Mary Rose Exhibition (see SH37) will be at the Art Gallery of Hamilton , Ontario , 123 King Street West, Hamilton , Ontario L8P4S8 ; 416 527-6610. September: "Urban WaterThe Ultimate AmenityWater. " The Waterfront Center , 1536 44th Street, NW, Washington , DC 20007 ; 202 337-0356. 17-19

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17-22 September: Joint meeting of the

International Commission for Oceanic History and the North American Society for Oceanic History (NASOH) at the Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum, Patriots Point, SC. Contact Clark G. Reynolds , Patriots Point, PO Box 986, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 . 24-25 September: Eight Naval History Symposium at the US Naval Academy. Contact William B. Cogar, Symposium Director, Dept. of History , US Naval Academy , Annapolis , MD 21402. 28-29 September: Historic Naval Ships Association CHINAS) Annual Meeting . Contact James W. Cheevers , Executive Secretary , HINAS , US Naval Academy Museum , Annapoli s, MD 21402; 301 267-2108.

*All referen ces to " Brouwer" refer to Norman Brouwer' s International Register of Historic Ships , Sea History Press, 1986. SEA HISTORY, SUMMER 1987

HISTORIC NAVAL MUSEUMS AND SHIPS Throughout the United States there are dozens of historic naval vessels on display; a selected few are listed below. One organization that keeps abreast of developments in the lives of these ships is the

Historic Naval Ship Association of North America (HINAS). They will provide a listing of all naval vessels on display for the asking. CHINAS , US Naval Academy Museum, Annapolis, MD 21402).

USS Albacore Portsmouth Submarine Memorial PO Box 4367 Portsmouth, NH 0380 I

Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum * PO Box 986 Pt . Pleasant , SC 29464

USS Constitution Museum Charlestown Navy Yard Boston , MA 02129

Confederate Naval Museum PO Box 1022 Columbu s, GA 31902

USS Massa chusetts Memorial * Battleship Cove Fall River, MA 02721

Submarine Requin Memorial PO Box 261704 Tampa , FL 33685

Providence (Replica Sloop) Seaport '76 Foundation PO Box 76 Newport, RI 02840

USS Alabama Battleship Commission* PO Box 65 Mobile , AL 36601

Naval War College Museum Coaster' s Island Newport, RI 02840

Nautilus Memorial/Submarine Force Library & Museum Naval Submarine Base Groton, CT 06349 Coast Guard Academy Museum US Coast Guard Academy New London , CT 06320 HMS Rose Foundation (Replica Ship) Captain ' s Cove Seaport 1 Bostwick A venue Bridgeport, CT 06605

Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum (Aircraft Carrier) Foot of West 46th Street New York , NY 10036 USS Ling Submarine Memorial Association PO Box 395 Hackensack , NJ 07602 Cru iser Olympia Association* PO Box 928 Penn's Landing Philadelphia , PA 19105 USF Constellation (Frigate) Constellation Dock Baltimore, MD 2 1202 US Naval Academy Museum US Naval Academy Annapolis, MD 2 1402 Naval Memorial Museum Washington Navy Yard Washington , DC 20374 USS North Carolina (Battleship) PO Box 417 Wi lmington , NC 28402

The Cairo Museum 320 I Clay Street Vicksburg, MS 39 180 USS Kidd (D estroyer) Louisiana Naval War Memorial PO Box 44242 Baton Rouge , LA 70804 Battleship Texas State Historical Park 3527 Battleground Road LaPorte, TX 7757 1 Buffalo Naval and Serv icemen ' s Park* I Naval Park Avenue Buffalo, 'NY 14202 US Brig Niagrara 80 State Street Erie, PA 16507 USS Cod (Submari ne) I 089 East 9th Street Cleveland , OH 44 144 U-505 (Submarine) Museum of Science & Industry 57th Street, Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL 60637

USS Cobia (Submarine) Manitowoc Maritime Museum 75 Maritime Drive Manitowoc, WI 54220 National Maritime Museum* Foot of Polk Street San Francisco , CA 94109 Coast Guard Museum of the Northwest 1519 Alaskan Way South Seattle , WA 98134 Pacific Fleet Submarine Memorial 11 Arizona Memorial Drive Honolulu, HI 96818 * Denotes more than one vessel . 37


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