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The Columbia Eagle was a Victory-type cargo ship constructed by Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation of Portland, Oregon in 1945 for the U.S. Navy and originally christened SS Pierre Victory. She was designed to carry all types of dry supplies and munitions to Pacific theaters during World War II .
In the SS Columbia Eagle incident two crewmembers seized the SS Columbia Eagle with the threat of a bomb and handgun and forced the captain to sail towards Cambodia. Twenty-four of the crew were forced to abandon the ship in lifeboats, while the remaining 13 sailed the ship into Cambodian waters and the two mutineers Clyde McKay, Jr. and Alvin ...
SS American Falcon, acquired 1963, scrapped in 1973, built in 1944, a type C3-S-A2. Esso Reading, (1946-1961), a T2-SE-A1 tanker built in 1944 by Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. [9] SS American Condor, was the SS Mormacguide built in 1945, a type C3-S-A2, acquired in 1964, scrapped in 1976. SS American Oriole; SS Liberty Glo
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SS Marine Electric, ex Musgrove Mills, Gulfmills, Jumboized T2-SE-A1 Tanker 1961 (Foundered on 12 February 1983) Nagano , Bulk carrier 1963 Oswego Courage (1973)
In March 1970, Mellon was involved in pursuit of mutineers involved in the SS Columbia Eagle incident during the Vietnam War. Upon returning from Vietnam, Mellon’s primary theater of operation shifted to an area of the Pacific Ocean known as "Ocean Station November." Here she performed search and rescue and oceanographic research missions.
Fort Richmond was named for Richmond County, in which Staten Island is located. Fort Tompkins was named for Daniel D. Tompkins, New York's governor in the War of 1812. Fort Morton was possibly named for Major General Jacob Morton, commander of the New York state militia in the War of 1812.
The Staten Island tower was built by Bethlehem Steel, and the Brooklyn tower was built by the Harris Structural Company. [71]: 55 The first piece of the towers, a 300-foot piece of the tower on the Staten Island side, was lifted into place in October 1961, [94] and this tower was topped out by September 1962. [95]