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2. Julia Belle Swain - Wikipedia

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   The Julia Belle Swain is a steam-powered sternwheeler currently under restoration in La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States. [ 1] Designed and built in 1971 by Capt. Dennis Trone, the Julia Belle was the last boat built by Dubuque Boat & Boiler Works of Dubuque, Iowa. The boat's steam engines were built in 1915 by the Gillett and Eaton Company and ...

3. MV Indiana Harbor - Wikipedia

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   MV Indiana Harbor is a very large diesel-powered lake freighter owned and operated by the American Steamship Company. This vessel was built in 1979 at Bay Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin and included self-unloading technology. The ship is 1,000 feet (300 m) long and 105 feet (32 m) wide, with a carrying capacity of 77,500 Net tons ...

4. Inland Steel Company - Wikipedia

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   After the 1998 sale of Inland Steel, Wilfred Sykes came under ownership of the Indiana Harbor Steamship Company and the management of Central Marine Logistics. [76] As of 2024, Lori Reinhart holds the position of captain of the Wilfred Sykes. At that time, she was the first and only American woman to serve as captain on a Lake freighter. [77]

5. Special Operations Craft – Riverine - Wikipedia

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   Ballistic protection (up to .7.62mm x 39mm ball) for the engines, helmsman and gunners. Special Operations Craft – Riverine is a boat used by the United States Navy to perform short-range insertion and extraction of special operations forces in river and near-shore environments. It replaced the Patrol Boat, River, and the mini armored troop ...

6. Robert E. Lee (steamboat) - Wikipedia

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   Propulsion. sidewheel. Speed. 15 Mph. Robert E. Lee, nicknamed the "Monarch of the Mississippi," was a steamboat built in New Albany, Indiana, in 1866 (Not to be confused with the second 1876–1882 and third 1897–1904 Robert E Lee). The hull was designed by DeWitt Hill, and the riverboat cost more than $200,000 to build. [2]

7. Arun-class lifeboat - Wikipedia

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   The RNLI's first lifeboat capable of speeds in excess of 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) was the 14-knot (26 km/h; 16 mph) Waveney-class boats introduced in 1967. This was based on an American design, but in 1971 it was supplemented by the Arun class which was designed by the RNLI and gave vastly improved accommodation and increased the speed to 18.5 knots (34.3 km/h; 21.3 mph).

8. Hacker-Craft - Wikipedia

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   Hacker-Craft is the name given to boats built by The Hacker Boat Co., an American manufacturer founded in Detroit, Michigan, in 1908 by John L. Hacker (1877–1961). It is one of the oldest constructors of wooden motor boats in the world. The company moved operations to New York State in the 1970s and continues to produce hand-built boats.

9. California lawmakers pass bill that could make undocumented ...

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   August 28, 2024 at 7:32 PM. SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Undocumented immigrants in California could be eligible for state assistance in buying a home under a bill the state Legislature sent to ...