The Marine Gallery, Cowes I
The Philadelphia Project The gunboat Philadelphia remained at the bottom of Lake Champlain until 1935, when Colonel Lorenzo Hagglund raised her, placed the hull on a barge and created a floating exhibit that toured Lake Champlain and the Hudson River for the next twenty-five years. In 1961 the Philadelphia went to the Smithsonian Institution, where she is a central exhibit at the National Museum of American History. In 1989, 213 years after the Battle of Valcour, the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum will begin construction of a full -size working replica of the Philadelphia. Created from plans and blueprints provided by the Smithsonian, the replica will duplicate exactly the details and features of the 54-foot, 29-ton original. The public launching of the new Philadelphia in the summer of 1991 will simultaneously celebrate the birth of the American Navy at Whitehall, New York, in 1776 and the bicentennial of Vermont's admission into the Union as the fourteenth American state. The three-year project to build the new Philadelphia will engage the public in a variety of exciting and innovative ways. An apprenticeship program for children and adults will provide the opportunity to learn traditional boat-building skills and participate in the on-going construction work. The Museum will also develop an educational program around the project, as well as temporary and permanent exhibits to interpret the Battle of Valcour and the eighteenth-century heritage of the Champlain Valley. D For more information contact the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, Box 746, Burlington, Vermont 05402, or telephone 802-475-2317.
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'Britannia Racing off Cowes,' by J. Steven Dews The King's fabulous Racing Cutter 'Britannia' is seen here off Cowes in 1926 leading from 'Sh a mrock,' 'Lulworth,' 'Westward' and 'White Heather 2.' 'Britannia competed for over 40 years sailing 635 races, gaining 231 first places and 129 second and thirds. To secure your copy of this stunning Limited Edition send ÂŁ92 ($149) (includes postage) or send for free information of other editions from the works of top British Marine Artists J. Steven Dews and David Brackman to:
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A spirit of hard work, enterprise & cooperation sailed the tall ships of yesterday & the Liberty Ships of World War IL.. and that's what makes things move today!
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