monies marking the 30th anniversary of peace in the Pacific, and the 50th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge. The ship serves as a platform to bring together maritime interest groups. The O'Brien has hosted reunions of the World War II Armed Guard (including a special cruise in 1986) and the Women Shipbuilders . Bay area alumni associations of the California Maritime Academy and the US Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York , hold their monthly luncheons aboard. A special memorial service in 1987 paid tribute to the 45th anniversary of the sinking of the SS Stephen Hopkins, the only Liberty ship credited with sinking a German raider. Now that most of the restoration is complete, project attention has moved to establishing a museum. With the assistance of the San Francisco Conservation Corps, the #3 tweendeck hold was sandblasted in preparation for building office and museum space . A naval architect has begun plans and construction will begin soon. The biggest project will be the design of the museum. Over the years the ship has been collecting materials, all of which must be retrieved from storage and cataloged before exhibits can be designed. The museum design effort will bring new life to the ship ... from dark closets, attics and storage shelves will come artifacts which will help tell the story . It is a tremendous undertaking, but for the Jeremiah O'Brien volunteers it is just one more project. None of the restoration efforts would have been possible without the volunteers . The ship's successes in the first eight years are due to the nearly quarter of a million hours of volunteer labor that have gone into the project. Today there is a core group of around 100 volunteers who contribute their time and energy each month. They come from all walks of life and many commute some distance to get to the ship . From the oldest, an 85-yearold relief engineer, to the youngest, a high school student who works during summer vacation, the volunteers have one thing in common: they believe in what they are doing to preserve a little bit of history. That' s what counts!
Ms. Grover serves as business manager for the National Liberty Ship Memorial, the O'Brien's parent corporation. For more information, contact the memorial at Pier 3, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA 94123; 415 441-3101. SEA HISTORY , WINTER 1987-88
INTREPID
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SAIL ON ERNESTINA
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After decades of worldwide service, this historical vessel now rests peacefully in New York harbor. Today, Intrepid no longer makes history . Instead, she is the storyteller for America/'s history and technology on the sea, in the air and out in space. • Five major exhibit theme halls • Continuous movies & videos • Hundreds of artifacts, models and dioramas • More than 70 historic aircraft, rockets, capsules and satellites NATIONAL IDSTORIC LANDMARK Open Wed. thruSun. , year'round, IO:OOA.M. to5 P.M. Adults $4.75, Children $2.50, Seniors $4.00 Children under? , uniformed military and Museum members FREE.
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EX-EFFIE M. MORRISSEY, 1894
Famous as a gloucester fishing schooner, explorer, and as the last sailing ship to bring immigrants to America
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VISIT THE SHIP AND MUSEUM ON NEW BEDFORD'S HISTORIC WATERFRONT
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Join the Friends of Elizabeth II. The Elizabeth II is a sixty-nine foot, square rigged sailing ship. A representative 16th century English vessel, the Elizabeth II is typical of those which brought the first English colonists to the New World over 400 years ago. As a Friend of Elizabeth II, your membership fees help support; the Elizabeth II and her interpretive programs. Members of the F~1ends of Elizabeth II receive the BOS'N'CALL; a quarterly newsletter, free admission and discounts in the gift shop. For more details write Friends of Elizabeth II, Post Office Box 1SS, Manteo, North Carolina 279S4. Telephone 919-473-1144.
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