CLASSIFIED ADS The Henry B. Hyde, by Roger W. Bragdon. Third edition, revised. This book portrays that beautiful down -easter and recounts her remarkable Cape Horn career. 167pp., photos, paintings, drawings, plans. $23.95, DB Publishers, 84 South St., Bath, ME 04530 FREIGHTERCRUISES.COM. Mail ships, conra inerships, trampers ... Find the ship and voyage that's perfect for yo u. 1-800-99Maris. 1812 Privateer FAME of Salem, MA sai ls daily May - October. 978-729-7600. www.SchoonerFame.com Model Restoration/Construction, Captain Norman Smith, Great Island Model Shipyard, 106 Lombos Hole Road, Harpswell, ME 04079, 207-833-6670, E-mail: dys mith @gwi.net Beautiful Marine Paintings. Any type ship in moderate or heavy sea. Samples of work available by return mai l. Call Capta in Dukeshire for details. 860-779-9387
educational opportunities to bring the region's maritime histo ry to life. (260 Dyckman Ave., South Haven MI 49090; 800 747-38 10; web site: www.Michigai;iMaritimeMuseum.org) . . . The classic American coastal steamer SS Nobska needs to move from its current location at the Charlestown Navy Yard to make way for the USS Constitution, which needs the space for future restoration. Owned by the non-profit New England Steamship Foundation, the Nobska has already undergone over $3 million in hull repairs but needs an additional $ 1-2 million to make the vessel seaworthy. Heralded as the last of the coastal steamships in America, the steamer Nobska will be scrapped if her owners are unable to find a way to Roat her away from the Charlestown Navy Yard by midyear. The New England SS Nobska
Art Prints. NYC Fireboats 16x20", $18 each. Also available for commissioned work. Call Steve White 718-317-5025, E-mail: fdnyanist@ao l.com To place your classified ad at $1.60 per word, mail your complete classified message along with payment, to Sea History, Attn: Advertising Desk, PO Box 68, Peekskill
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Steamship Foundation continues aggressive fund-raising efforts to save the ship. (New England Steamship Foundation, PO Box 1642, Edgartown MA 025 39; 508 999-1925; web site: www.nobska.org) ... HMCS Haida and the Canada Marine Discovery Centre are scheduled to open on 25 June in time for the 1st annual Hami lton Port Days June 26-28. HMCS Haida is the last remaining example of the 27 Tribal class destroyers built for the Royal Canadian Navy, the Royal Navy, and the Royal Australian Navy between 1937
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and 1945. Once a mighty fighting ship, roday Haida is an irreplaceable historic artifact and her significance has been formally recognized by the Canadian Historic Sites and Monuments Board. After being dry docked for resto ration, Haida arrived in Hamilton in August 2003 where restoration continues in prepara tion for her public opening thi s summer. (658 Catharine St. N., H am ilton ON L8L 4V7; 905 523-0682; web site: www.hmcshaida.ca) ... The Hudson River Maritime Museum of Kingston, NY has recently acquired an extensive collection of maritime memorabilia relating primarily to Hudson River transportation in the steamboat age. The collection was amassed by the late Donald C. Ringwald, a Kingston native, and was donated to the Museum by the late Douglas L. Haverly. The collection consists of photographs, lithographs, and paintings documenting the fl eet of steamboats and towboats that maintained the commerce of the river for well over a century. There is also an extensive libra ry of books, pamphlets, timetables and other publications relating to the river boats as well as to other waterways in the Northeast. Finally, there are many artifacts and ephemera relating to the vessels which sailed these waters. An associated exhibit, Ringwald's River: River Steamboats from the Donald Ringwald Collection, will open 1 May 2004. (1 Rondour Landing, Kingston NY 12401; 845 338-0071; web site: www.ulster.n et) . . . The San Diego Maritime Museum has initiated an at-risk youth program called Californian Challenge that will use the museum's topsail schooner Californian to give disadvantaged young people a chance to learn to sail a tall ship and beco me better equipped to deal with the challenges of everyday living. (1492 N. H arbor Drive, San Diego CA 92101; 619 234-9 153; web site: www.sdmaritime.org) ... On 6 March 2004, The Navy Museum re-opened to the public on weekends and federal holidays, but a reservation is required for entry to the Washington Navy Yard. Reservations must be made by the preceding Friday at noon. After September 11 , 2001, the Washington Navy Yard limited access to the general public for securi ty reasons. As a result, The Navy Museum was forced to shut its doors
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