Established in 1935

KEEP THE TRADITION ALIVE ENJOY WEEKLONG, 4-DAY OR WEEKEND CRUISES National Landmark Vessels departing Monday & Friday.

Rates from $295 - $675 • Group rates available June & September For info: Box 617-SH, Camden, Maine 04843 • (207) 236-2938 • 1 800-736-7981

Ad'1enture for the Discernin9 Few

NAVAL INSTITUTE PRESS

800-233-8764 410-224-3378 • Fax 410-224-2406

The legendary era of sailing is reborn on the Star Flyer and Star Clipper. Our ships carrying only 170 passengers each, stir a spirit of companionship in a gracious and informal setting of relaxed adventure. Experience what it's like to have 36,000 square feet of sail majestically unfurl above you when you sail with us to the Caribbean, Far East, Mediterranean or TransAtlantic.

Customer Service (7671) • 2062 Generals Hwy. Annapolis, Maryland 21401 • www.usni.org

FREE LIGHTHOUSE CATALOG! The World's Most Complete Selection of Lighthouse replicas , gifts and memorabilia. -t;1~......-~ Featuring Harbour Lights, Lefton , Spencer Collin. Also books, videos, prints, apparel , and home ...,....... accents-plates , clocks, lamps , tables , pillows, glassware, and much more.

Ca 11 1-800-758-1444, or write: Lighthouse Depot, P.O. Box 1459, Dept. 726, Wells, ME 04090.

It is evident that ti" time has come 011 your ow11 epic voyage ... 011e thats 11ot 111erely a cruise.

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STAR CLIPPERS Ships' Rcgistiy: lwcembourg

FOR BROCHURES CALL 1-800-442-0556 FOR RESERVATIONS CALL YOURTRAVEL PROFESSIONAL

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NEW from the*** SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION The MARITIME ADMINISTRATION COLLECTION of SHIP PLANS, 1939-1970 Listing of SS sets of design drawings of Liberty and Victory Ships, SS United States, etc., with ordering instructions. Send US $10 check payable to SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION to: Ship Plans, NMAHSOlO/MRC 628, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20S60 USA

HANDS NEEDED for IMPORTANT VOYAGE with GREAT REW ARDS! NMHS really does need more hands to make our voyage as it should be made. And the real reward is in better serving a vital heritage and involving more people · · in it. We ask your help to do these things. And why not have some fun along the way? If you send us $ 17 .50 to sign up a friend as a new member (doctor, marina operator, old school chum), the National Maritime Historical Society will rate you Able-bodied Seaman and send you Karl Wede's The Ship's Bell to help you strike SEA HISTORY 82, AUTUMN 1997

the time. For five or more new members, costing you $ 15.00 each, we'll rate you Coxswain and send you Erin Urban's lovely book, John Noble's Rowboat Drawings. For ten or more new members, costi ng just $12.50 each, we'll rate you Boatswain and send you Irving Johnson's classic Peking Battles Cape Horn. To learn more call Marian at 1 800 221-NMHS. We'd be delighted to hear from you, your friends will be rewardedand you will, too!

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