subsequently used in Great Lakes shipping for over two decades; she was then brought to Muskegon to serve as a museum ship. Her six decks all feature displays teaching about American veterans. (USS LST 393 Veterans Museum, 560 Mart St., Muskegon, MI; Ph. 231 730-1477; www.lst393. org) … The non-profit USS Clamagore Restoration & Maintenance Association (CRAMA) is suing the Patriots Point Development Authority over the fate of the former USS Clamagore. At issue is
USS Clamagore whether Patriots Point, custodial organization for the submarine, has the legal right to sink Clamagore as an artificial reef. The South Carolina legislature’s spending plan for the coming fiscal year outlines a plan to sink Clamagore and to create a memorial ashore with rescued pieces of the vessel. Patriots Point asserts that routine necessary repairs to the submarine would cost about $7 million, more than the state can afford. CRAMA disagrees, estimating the costs of dry-docking and repair at around $300,000. Clamagore, a Balao-class submarine, was launched 25 February 1945 in Groton, Connecticut, and commissioned Clamagore (SS-343) on 28 June of that year. She was converted to a Guppy III (Greater Underwater Propulsion Power Program) configuration in 1948, and was decommissioned in 1975. She has been a museum ship at Patriots Point in Charleston, South Carolina, since 1981. The preservation group asserts that, as the last known remaining World War II submarine with the GUPPY-type conversion, the Clamagore should be saved. (CRAMA, POB 60388, North Charleston, SC; www.ussclamagore.org. Patriots Point, 49 Patriots Point Road, Mount Pleasant, SC; Ph. 843 884-2727; www.patriotspoint.org) ...
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Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this home was built in 1861 by shipwrights, for the harddriving Clipper Ship Capt. John E. “Kickin Jack” Williams. You’ll enjoy a commanding view of the river and Mystic Seaport Museum. Recent renovation and detail-intensive restoration has everything you would expect of a residence of this caliber. Private dock and English Gardens. For details contact John Ragsdale, agent 860-235-9110 1/8 page AD Learn more at www.19GravelStreet.com
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