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including from then-Senator John F. Kennedy and then-Vice President Richard Nixon. In 2020, Mayflower II returned to Plymouth after a multi-year and near-full restoration at the shipyard at Mystic Seaport. Nearly 70% of the ship’s timbers, planking, frames, knees, and beams were replaced, using six types of wood from eight states and as far away as Denmark. Plimoth Patuxet had major events planned for that spring and summer to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the original Mayflower’s arrival in Massachusetts, but that was the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and all in-person events were canceled. The 65-year-old ship was recently named to the
CLASSIFIED ADS PC PATROL CR AFT OF WORLD WAR II by Wm. J. Veigele, PhD, USNR Ret. The only book about the history of the PC patrol craft of World War II. They sank U-Boats then led landing craft in invasions. See www.astralpublishing.com.
THE LOST HERO OF CAPE COD by Vincent Miles. The story of an elite mariner, Captain Asa Eldridge, and the 19th-century battle for commercial supremacy on the Atlantic. Reviews, availability at www.lostherocapedcod.com and Amazon.com.
OUT-OF-PRINT NAUTICAL BOOKS. SEA FEVER BOOKS. Thousands of titles. E-mail: seafeverbooks@aol.com; Ph. 860663-1888 (EST); www.seafeverbookstore.com.
INGALLS COLD WAR NUCLEAR SUBMARINES by Chris Wiggins. The exciting story of how America’s Gulf Coast Shipyard built nuclear attack submarines—and what those boats did once at sea. Paperback • 220 pages • 130 images • $20. Go to amazon.com.
PIRATE PLAYING CARDS AND PRINTS by Signature ASMA Artist, Don Maitz, National Geographic contributor and originator of the Captain Morgan Spiced Rum character. Fullcolor playing cards have different watercolor images on each face. Prints present sea-rover adventurers. Order from: www.paravia. com/studioshop. BOMBSHELL by T. F. McGraw. The true tale of a unique Union Army fighting ship, born of Gen. Burnside’s 1862 “Operation Anaconda.” Modified at ‘New Berne’ in 1863 as a gunboat for use on the Carolina coastal rivers, Bombshell landed Army raiders, provided artillery cover, evacuated freedmen, and supported other missions. The plucky little steamer was sunk at the Battle of Plymouth and promptly raised by the Confederate Navy, only to be recaptured in battle by the Union Navy, as she served as consort to the ironclad CSS Albemarle. $20.00, including postage & taxes, directly from Indian Creek, PO Box 14663, New Bern, NC 28561. NATIONAL PARKS PLAYING CARDS. Many of America’s National Parks are represented on these cards with interesting facts and images. www.ArcturusLLC.net. FINE ART PRINTS OF SEA ROVERS & BUCCANEERS by award-winning ASMA Signature artist Don Maitz. Visit: www.paravia.com/DonMaitz.
KEEPING THE TR ADITION ALIVE by Capt. Ray Williamson. The remarkable story of Maine Windjammer Cruises,TM founder of the windjammer industry. 172 page, 11 x 14 hardcover book with over 100 full-page images from the days of cargo to the present. Price–$48. Call 800 736-7981; email sail@mainewindjammercruises.com. CUSTOM SHIP MODELS, HALF HULLS. Free Catalog. Spencer White, 4223 Chestnut Dr., Center Valley, PA 18034. SHIP MODEL BROKER: I will help you BUY, SELL, REPAIR, APPRAISE or COMMISSION a model ship or boat. www.FiddlersGreenModelShips.com. PRESIDENTS PLAYING CARDS. All 46 US presidents are represented on these playing cards with interesting facts and quotes. www.presidentsplayingcards.com. THE AUTHORITY TO SAIL by Commodore Robert Stanley Bates. The fully illustrated authoritative history of US Merchant Marine licenses and documents issued since 1852. Coffee-table size book, 12” x 14.” Order direct: The Parcel Centre, Ph. 860 739-2492; www.theauthoritytosail.com.
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