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The port is at the estuary of the Acushnet River where it empties into Buzzards Bay and beyond that the Atlantic. It is approximately nine nautical miles from the Cape Cod Canal. To the west of Clark's Point, site of Clarks Point Light is Clark's Cove, which extends landward approximately one and a half mile from the bay.
The navy tug was steaming from Portsmouth to Boston carrying a cargo of chains, anchors and search light equipment for USS Missouri. She capsized and sank when a deck load shifted in heavy seas off Cape Ann. Of the nine-person crew, there were four fatalities. Nina T: September 1997 A fishing trawler that was scuttled off Gloucester
It has one of the premier golf courses on Cape Cod, the Hyannisport Club, [1] and is also home to the West Beach Club and the Hyannis Port Yacht Club. [2] St. Andrew's-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church [3] and the Union Chapel [4] conduct Sunday services in the summer. There also is a catwalk that goes to Halls Island with views of Nantucket Sound ...
The Cape Cod Canal, completed in 1916, connects Buzzards Bay to Cape Cod Bay; its creation shortened the trade route between New York and Boston by 62 miles (100 km). [ 9 ] Cape Cod extends 65 miles (105 km) into the Atlantic Ocean, with a breadth of between 1–20 miles (1.6–32.2 km), and covers more than 400 miles (640 km) of shoreline. [ 10 ]
Due to its large natural harbor, Hyannis is the largest recreational boating and second largest commercial fishing port on Cape Cod, behind only Provincetown. The village is the namesake of the former United States Naval ship USS Hyannis (YTB-817) .
Dennis Port (or Dennisport) is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Dennis in Barnstable County, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States. At the 2010 census, its population was 3,162. At the 2010 census, its population was 3,162.
Rock Harbor is a man-made [1] harbor on Cape Cod Bay located on the border between Orleans, Massachusetts, and Eastham, Massachusetts. A small commercial and charter fishing fleet docks in the harbor. [2] The harbor is an artificial harbor and is dredged to maintain a depth of 4 feet at low tide. [3]
Type C1-A freighter, USS Fomalhaut Type C1 was a designation for cargo ships built for the United States Maritime Commission before and during World War II.Total production was 493 ships built from 1940 to 1945.