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The United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA or Kings Point) is a United States service academy in Kings Point, New York. It trains its midshipmen (as students at the academy are called) to serve as officers in the United States Merchant Marine , branches of the United States Armed Forces , and the transportation industry.
In 1992, the ex-Contender became the T/V Kings Pointer, the flagship and training vessel of the United States Merchant Marine Academy. [1] [2] In 1999, Kings Pointer was the first vessel to reach the site of the crash of EgyptAir Flight 990. [3] In the spring of 2004, she underwent a major overhaul to upgrade her crew's quarters and training ...
The Village of Kings Point incorporated in November 1924. [2] It is named for the King family, which owned large portions of land in the area. [2]The entire region was once known as Hewlett's Point after the Hewlett family, who also owned land in the area; this name is still used sometimes in reference to the village's northern point.
The ship arrived at Kings Point, New York, on September 13, 2012, with formal turnover occurring on September 14. After being refit for training duty, which included additional berthing, she was renamed TV Kings Pointer, the fifth vessel of the Academy to carry that name. The transfer agreement stipulated that NASA could again use the vessel on ...
Jaden Ivey converted a four-point play with 3 seconds left and the Detroit Pistons rallied past the struggling Sacramento Kings 114-113 on Thursday night. With the Pistons trailing by three, Ivey ...
Rear Admiral Lauren S. McCready (July 26, 1915 – November 15, 2007) was one of the builders and founders of the United States Merchant Marine Academy, "Kings Point.". He graduated from New York University in 1937 with a degree in mechanical engineering, soon after he received his marine engineers license.
The Sacramento Kings are on a five-game win streak with the latest two victories coming with De’Aaron Fox on the sidelines. With this in mind, Tom Haberstroh and Dan Devine reveal this week’s ...
With his team clinging to a one-point lead in the first overtime, Jaquez missed a pair of free throws with 3 seconds left. That opened the door for the Kings to score and force the second OT. Key stat