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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. 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).

  4. 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]

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. SV Mandalay - Wikipedia

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    The SV Mandalay is a three-masted schooner measuring 163.75 ft (49.91 m) pp, [2] with a wrought iron hull. It was built as the private yacht Hussar (IV), and would later become the research vessel Vema, one of the world's most productive oceanographic research vessels.

  8. River Point - Wikipedia

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    River Point, previously known as 200 North Riverside Plaza, is a 52-story 730 ft. (213 m) tall skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois, located at 444 West Lake Street. The 52-story building has 1 million square feet (93,000 m 2) of floor space. It sits on air rights above active railroad tracks and as well the subway portion of the CTA Blue Line ...

  9. Navy Pier - Wikipedia

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    Added to NRHP. September 13, 1979. Designated CL. November 14, 1977. Navy Pier is a 3,300-foot-long (1,010 m) pier on the shoreline of Lake Michigan, located in the Streeterville neighborhood of the Near North Side community area in Chicago, Illinois, United States.