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Zwicker is now under the care of the nonprofit Maritime Foundation and operates as an oyster bar and restaurant on the Manhattan waterfront. The museum shipyard crew will work on the vessel in phases during the winter months, so the schooner can return to Hudson River Park’s Pier 25 in New York City each spring to resume business. ... Wish You Were Here, a new exhibit featuring an array of vintage postcards and travel photography from around the globe, opened this November at the Maritime Museum of San Diego. In addition to views of iconic travel destinations and scenes of Southern California and beyond, the postcard portfolio includes commemorative scenes of historic moments, such as the Balboa Park Exposition, Charles Lindbergh’s visit, World War I naval fleet and stations, and the Spreckles yacht sailing San Diego Bay. Visitors will wander through a compelling collection of black-and-white photography depicting international ports-of-call, featuring contributions from Southern California history buff Nancy K. Dubois, who recently
donated her collection to the museum. Before visitors depart, they can design their REAL WAR PHOTOS own vintage-style postcard to snail mail to friends and family and snap Wish You Were Here selfies to share instantly on social media from any one of the museum’s historic vessels overlooking San Diego Bay. The exhibition runs through May 2020.(1492 North Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA; Ph. 50,000+ ships, battles & military photos Request a FREE catalog. 619 234-9153; www.sdmaritime.org) ... 50% Veterans Discount! The former presidential yacht Sequoia P.O. Box 414, Somerset Ctr, MI 49282 (AG-23) arrived in Belfast, Maine, on 21 734-327-9696 www.realwarphotos.com October for what is planned to be an extensive overhaul. The French & Webb shipyard will carry out the restoration, exReal War Photos Ad.indd 1 4/10/2018 08:08:10 Beaufort Naval Armorers Beaufort pected to take several years. Explained Beaufort Naval Naval Armorers Armorers Michael Cantor, managing partner of Equator Capital Group, which owns the yacht: “In four years, and hopefully sooner, Sequoia will be seaworthy and ready for Americans to once again enjoy the former CANNONS presidential yacht’s storied past.” Sequoia CANNONS
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Zwicker, which will be at Mystic to undergo a multi-year restoration project. The Zwicker is a wooden auxiliary fishing schooner built in 1942 at the Smith and Rhuland shipyard in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Influenced by the famous Bluenose, the Zwicker was built to fish the Grand Banks and was one of the last saltbank fishing vessels to operate, continuing until 1968. The
was used by nine presidents: Hoover, Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, and Carter, between 1931 and 1977. She served as a venue for presidential social and recreational activities, as well as important domestic and foreign policy meetings. Significant moments in history, including the exchange of nuclear weapons technology in the aftermath of WWII, President Johnson’s “Great Society” programs, withdrawal from the Vietnam War, detente with the Soviet Union, strategic arms limitation, and President Nixon’s resignation were all discussed and deliberated aboard this historic yacht. The 104-foot vessel was designed by yacht designer John Trumpy and built by the Mathis Yacht Building Company of Camden, New Jersey, in 1925. Her original owner was Philadelphia banker Richard M. Cadwallader Jr.; she was sold to the US Dept. of Commerce for $200,000 in 1931. Some accounts of Sequoia’s service to the department assert that she was an inspection vessel, while others state that she was
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THE FLEET IS IN. Sit in the wardroom of a mighty battleship, touch a powerful torpedo on a submarine, or walk the deck of an aircraft carrier and stand where naval aviators have flown off into history. It’s all waiting for you when you visit one of the 175 ships of the Historic Naval Ships Association fleet.
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