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Energy, Inc. to supply it w ith 3.6-megawa tt offshore wind turbines, an offshore electric service platfor m (ESP), and a service agreem ent for the firs t 15 years of commercial o perations. Siem ens is the wo rld's leading offsho re wind turbine m anufac turer, and the 3.6 m egawatt turbine has been the wo rkho rse of the global offsho re wind industry. Siemens is also under contract to provide the same turbines for at least eight other offshore wind farms currently under construction or approaching construction. Siemens h as said it will hi re locally to fill the m ajority of its operations and m aintenance positions at Cape W ind's future service headquarters o n Falmouth H arbor o n Cape Cod . Siemens Energy employs approximately 60,000 employees in th e US. (Cape W ind, www.capewind.org; Massachusetts C lean Energy Center, www. m asscec.com; Siemens Energy, Inc., www.siem ens.com/energy) ... The firstever National Coast Guard Museum will break ground this May in New London, Connecticut. New London is, of co urse, the hom e of the United States Coas t G uard Academy and the homepo rt of th e Academy's training ship, the wo rldfam ous barque Eagle. In April 201 3, Co mmandant of the US C oas t G uard Admiral Robert ]. Papp anno unced the proposed location and plans. Th e museum will be built on city-owned pro perty in downtown New London, adj ace nt to th e ci ty's train station and ferry terminals. Plans include a 54, 300-square-foo t building with fo ur floors of interactive exhibits, event space, and lecture roo ms, as well as a reception area with gift shop and cafe. Outdoors, plans include a pier fo r Eagle, plus dock space for visiting ships. A pedestrian ove rpass across the railroad tracks will connect the museum with the ferry terminal and train statio n, m aking it easy for visitors to get there by public transportation from points near and far. The C oast Guard is the nation's oldest m aritime age ncy and traces it roots back ro the US Revenue C utter Service, which was found ed in 1790. The history of the modern-day Coast G uard can be confusing because it is the am algam ation of five federal agencies : the Revenue C utter Service, the Lightho use Service, the
Steamboat Inspection Service, the Bureau of N avigation, and the Lifesaving Service. These agencies had different but som etimes overlapping roles and were m erged , one by one, to become the modern-day C oas t G uard; the first tO-im erge were the Revenue Cutter Service and the US Life-Saving Service in 1915 . The
Artist's rendering, National Coast Guard Museum, N ew London, CT Coast G uard is the only branch of the armed services that does not have a national museum. The new facility will immortalize and honor the commitment, acco mplishments , and sacrifices of C oas t G uard men and women- those cur rently serving and all those who h ave served over the past 224 years. The facility was designed by Gallagher & Associates, based in Washington, D C. (For m o re info rmation about the Na tional Coast G uard Museum or to co ntribute, visit www.coastguardmuseum.org or follow them on Facebook and Twitter @U SCGMuseum .) .. . Rhode Island is soon to have its own tall ship-the 196-foot full-rigged ship Oliver Hazard Perry, which is on track to start operating for the first time this summer after 5 1 / 2 years of fundraising, planning, and construction. The Oliver Hazard Perry
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