Sea History 096 - Spring 2001

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NAUTICAL RESEARCH Gu IL D

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The Guild 's acc la imed quarterly NAUTI CAL R ESEARCH J OURNAL

Luna under tow to Maine in October. (LPS) bulwarks and guard rails, and replacing damaged stem frame and stem apron sections. (Luna Preservation Society, PO Box 1866, Brookline MA 02446; 6 17 282194 1; www.rugboaduna.o rg) ... Le Redoutable, the first French nuclear-powered ballistic mi ss ile submarine, w ill be a main attraction at Cherbourg's new "Cite de la Mer" development-a tourist, scientific and cultural center expected to open in the spring of 2002 which includes a maritime museum, the renovated historic ship te rminal and an aquarium. Le Redoutable was launched in Cherbourg in 1967, beLe Redourable

in her new berth in Cherbourg. (CUC)

came operational in 197 1, and carried out nearly 60 patro ls. She was d ecom missioned in 1991 , at which time her reactor was removed. T he sub reached her new home on 4 July 2000 and has been gro unded in a specially created drydock. (Cite de la Mer, Communaute U rbaine de C h erbourg, BP 808 - 50 108 C herbourg Cedex, F ranee; 233 233 160; fax: 233 233 169; web sire: www.cite-de-la-mer. com) ... The M aritime Trust in England completed p ayment on a loan of ÂŁ160 ,000 incur red in 1993 for restoration wo rk on th e foremast of the clipper Cutty Sark of 1869 and h as turned over ownership of the ship to the C ur ry Sark Foundation. In May 2000, th e Cutty Sark received the World Ship Trust M aritime Heritage Award from HRH T h e Duke of Edinburgh as a "u anscendent example of successful historic ship restoration and preservation. " (The C ut ty Sark, King William Walk, Greenwich, London SE lO 9HT, UK; e-mail : cur rysark@greenwichuk.com; web sire:www .cutrysark. o rg. uk) ... A grant from the Institute for Museum and Library SEA HISTORY 96, SPRING 2001

covers the technica l history of ships and boats, their uses, and the lives they touch. Its forum links builders of the highest quality ship mode ls, marine artists, wri ters, and na uti cal collectors. The intern ationa l Guild supports annual Conferences and provides special services for members including ship model analysis and model building assistance by experts. US$3 5.00.

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