portraits, he is best known for his marine and h arbor scenes, but G leason was also a philanthropist, historian, author, musician, and wo rld-class gymnast. He won the international championship on the Roman Flying Rings eleven times. He worked as a production design artist for MGM and Warner Brothers studios , helping to create such seafaring classics as Yankee Clipper (1926) and Captain Blood (1935). The exhibit opened on 24 May and will run through January 2014. (1492 Nort h Harbor Drive San Diego, CA 92101; Ph. 619 234-9153 ; www.sdmaritime.org) The Flagship Niagara League has instituted the Arthur M. Kimberly Scholarship for people wishing to sail aboard the Brig
amount awarded is at the discretion of the Flagship Niagara League and Niagara's captain. (Subm it inquiries, applications, and essays to: Marine Operations Coordinator, Flagship Niagara League, Inc., 150 East Front Street, Suite 100, Erie, PA 16507 or by emai l to sail@Bagshipniagara.org, in the subject line, type the word: "Scholarship"; www.Bagshipniagara.org. Yo u can read about Captain and Mrs. Kimberly and their brigantine Romance in two back-to-back articles in Sea H istory 123 and 124 or on the NM HS website at www.seahistory.org/ by-special-request/.) . . . Tall ships are coming to the Great Lakes this summer as part of the annual Tall Ships Challenge, organized by Tall Ships America. Based in Newport, RI, Tall Ships America (formerly known as the American Sail Training Association) has organized more than 25 sailing ships to visit 22 ports along the Great Lakes, on both the US and Canadian shores. The ships and port cities will be commemorating the military events of the War of
Great Lakes Tall Ships Challenge Niagara as a trainee or apprentice. Each year for the next three years, ten scholarships valued at $1,000 each and ten partial scholarships valued at $500 each are avai lable for applicants ages 16 and older who wish to participate in the Niagara sailing program. Normal tuition for this 3-week live-aboard program is $1,500 and involves participating as a member of the ship's crew. The scholarsh ip is named in honor of Captain Arthur M. Kimberly, who was Niagara 's former sailmaker and a good friend and supporter of both NMHS and the Flagship Niagara League. Scholars hip applicants are required to submit an essay describing why they feel they sho uld receive the scholars hip. Details on word count and other guidelines are avail able online (website listed below). Scholarships will be awarded on a rolling basis as applications are received, and preference will be given to those who can make at least a three-week commitment to the trainee program. Selection of awardees and SEA HISTORY 143, SUMMER 2013
1812, with events, tours, and programs designed to educate the public abo ut the maritime hi story of the War of 1812 in the region and about maritime traditions and sail training. The tall ships wi ll compete in five races in between port visits, where they will be open for to urs to the public. Port citi es in the US include: C leveland, OH; Bay C ity, MI; Duluth,
MN; C hi cago, IL; Green Bay, WI; and Erie, PA. Canadian ports in Ontario include: Brockville, Toronto, Hamilton, St. Catharines, Sault Ste Marie, and five pores in Southern Georgian Bay. (Refer to the ad on page 41 or visit Tall Ships America on line at www.sailtrai ning.org. Each port city has its own website and links to these can be found on the Tall Ships America website.) . . . The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has entered into a construction contract with Taylor Marine Construction, Inc. (TMC) to execute $17.S million worth of critical structural repairs to
Battleship Texas
the Battleship Texas, in LaPorte, TX, as part of the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site. TMC, based out of Beaufort, NC, was the contractor that made hull repairs to the Battleship North Carolina in 2011. The repairs wi ll concentrate on two areas of the ship, the engine rooms and the tank D-12, a trimming tank at the extreme after end of the ship, below the steering room. The steel frames beneath the engine room that bear the weight of the ship's massive engines are in bad condition and need significant repairs. This will require that the weight of the engines be transferred to other structural components while the work is being done. TMC will be doing the work at the bat tleship's current site, and certa in sections of the ship will still be open to visitors. A special website has been set up at www.dryberthtexas.com and wi ll be updated monthly w ith notes and photos on the resto ration work. Additionally, the ship has a Facebook page and updates and commentary will be posted there as wel l. In 1948, Battleship Texas became the nation's first permanent battleship memorial museum, and she was secured 47