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2. MV Abegweit (1947) - Wikipedia

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   Speed. 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) MV Abegweit was an icebreaking railway, vehicle, and passenger ferry which operated across the Abegweit Passage of Northumberland Strait, connecting Port Borden to Cape Tormentine between 1947 and 1982. The word Abegweit is derived from the Mi'kmaq word for Prince Edward Island, Epekwit'k, meaning "cradled (or ...

3. USS Chicago (CA-29) - Wikipedia

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   USS. Chicago. (CA-29) USS Chicago (CA-29), underway off New York City, during the fleet review on 31 May 1934. USS Chicago (CL/CA-29) was a Northampton -class cruiser of the United States Navy that served in the Pacific Theater in the early years of World War II. She was the second US Navy ship to be named after the city of Chicago.

4. Viking ship replica - Wikipedia

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   Viking, the first Viking ship replica, was built by the Rødsverven shipyard in Sandefjord, Norway. In 1893 it sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to Chicago in the United States for the World's Columbian Exposition. Formerly located in Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois, the Viking is currently undergoing conservation in Geneva, Illinois, United States.

5. Chicago Maritime Museum - Wikipedia

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   1200 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609. The Chicago Maritime Museum is a maritime society and museum dedicated to the study and memorialization of Chicago's maritime traditions. [1] The museum's webpage asserts that Lake Michigan and the Chicago River were key factors in Chicago's growth toward status as a world-class city, and pays tribute to ...

6. Viking (replica Viking longship) - Wikipedia

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   A 1925 US 5c Postage Stamp featuring the Viking, for the Norse-American Centennial. Viking is a Viking ship replica. It is an exact replica of the Gokstad ship recovered from Gokstadhaugen, a Viking Age burial mound in Sandefjord, Norway in 1880. Viking was featured at the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago in 1893.

7. Port of Chicago - Wikipedia

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   C.T.C. No. 1 is a 620-foot-long cargo hauler brought to the south Chicago ports in 1982. With a capacity of 16,300 tons, this ship was used for storage and transfer of cement until its termination in 2009. The ship hasn't moved since its termination and then purchase by the Grand River Navigation Co., Traverse City, MI. [7]

8. PCE-842-class patrol craft - Wikipedia

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   The PCE-842-class patrol craft escort was a United States Navy (USN) ship class of submarine chasers designed during World War II.The PCE-842-class was the only class ever designated by the USN as the "patrol craft escort" (PCE) type (a PCE-905-class was planned, but none of the operational vessels served under the nominal class).

9. List of large sailing vessels - Wikipedia

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   List of large sailing vessels. Star Flyer, a 112 m (367 ft) sail cruise ship launched in 1991, in the Pacific. This is a list of large sailing vessels, past and present, including sailing mega yachts, tall ships, sailing cruise ships, and large sailing military ships. It is sorted by overall length.