NMHSNEWS Unique Partnership Saves Wapama and Points to Future Collaborations The National Park Service at the San Francisco Maritime cisco," said Peter Stanford, president of NMHS. National Historical Park has granted a stay-of-execution to Edward G. Zelinsky, vice chairman of NMHS and vice the Wapama of 1915, the last wooden steam schooner. They president of the World Ship Trust, states: "Not only do we are replacing the cover over the vessel, which had been have strong support here in California with our elected offiseriously damaged and was letting in rot-producing rain cials, we have the support of HRH Prince Philip, the World water, and cleaning up damaging deposits of bird droppings. Ship Trust, and a growing international coalition." TheseeffortsareproceedingunderapartnershipwithNMHS 's Locally, the committee has already involved the aid of Save the Wapama Committee led by RADM Thomas J. laborandculturalorganizations.RADMPatterson, who saved PattersonandEdwardG.Zelinsky.Theagreementwas reached the Liberty ship SS Jeremiah O'Brien, reports: "We are atameetingoftheMaritimePark'sAdvisoryCommissionon building a team to save this ship--a team comprised of 12 February. While the Park management, labor, the private Service maintains the vessel, Save the Wapama Committee co-chairmen Edward G. Zelinsky , at sector and government. This is the committee will begin the left, and RADM Thomas J. Patterson at the Wapama in Sausalito , similar to the organization we built for SS Jeremiah O ' Brien, restoration process with plans California , last October. being developed by Tri-Coastal which has been successful for Marine. 20 years." "This unprecedented agreeThe Save the WapamaComment opens the door to a new mittee has filed papers to ineraof cooperation under which corporate in California as the citizen commitment, profesnonprofit Pacific Steam Schoosional skills and private phi Iner Foundation, Inc. For more anthropic support can be information, contact Save the Wapama Committee, PO Box brought to bear in growing measure on the problems of the 1043, Tiburon CA 94920; 415 endangered ships of San Fran435-0413, FAX: 415 435-6514.
Academy Presentations on Two Coasts Another year has gone by, and NMHS trustees and supporters have returned to the nation 's maritime academies to present gift memberships in NMHS to graduating classes. In February, the 169 first classmen at the US Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut, were enrolled through gifts from Trustee Howard Slotnick and Sponsor Roy Holly. Members of the Charles Point Council (the local Peekskill NY group) attended a ceremony at the State University of New York Maritime College at Fort Schuyler in April to present memberships , funded by Brian McAllister and members of the Charles Point Council, to the 149 first class cadets.
The Sir Francis Round Table, NMHS's San Francisco council, made a gala day of their presentation to the 89 California Maritime Academy seniors. This gift was funded by Trustee Fred C. Hawkins. CDR Jim Benson, a founder of the Round Table, reports that a company of thirty-two cruised to the Academy aboard the USS Potomac. Both the Sir Francis Round Table and the Charles Point Council are building endowment funds to make gift memberships available each year to graduates of the California and New York academies.
Presentation of memberships at the US Coast Guard Academy. From lefi,front row: Class President Gabriel Solomon and Class Vice President Bobbie Hart , Howard Slotnick and Roy Holly; back row: Lt. Jay Vann, RADM Paul Versaw , superintendent of the Academy, Peter Stanford, president of NMHS, and Capt. Bruce Stubbs, commandant of cadets.
Presentation at the California Maritime Academy. Below, from left: Jerry A . Aspland, president of CMA, Corps Commander Dylan Simon, RADM Thomas J . Patterson, Corps Executive Officer Nate Payette , and Capt. Fred C. Hawkins. The group cruised to the CMA aboard the former Presidential yacht USS Potomac (right).
Presentation of memberships at SUNY Maritime College. From left: NMHS Trust ee James J. Moore , 2nd Battalion Executive Officer Matthew Harigel, Norm Carathanasis, NMHS Trustee Brian McAllister, 1st Battalion Commander Andrew Campen , Ron Oswald and RADM David Brown, president of the Maritime College. (Photo: James Tan)
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