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2. MV Abegweit (1982) - Wikipedia

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   MV Abegweit (1982) MV. Abegweit. (1982) Her predecessor MV Abegweit which was retired in 1982. Epekwit'k or Abegweit is the Mi'kmaq Nation's name for Prince Edward Island. Removed from service in 1999 and scrapped in 2004. MV Abegweit were icebreaking railway, vehicle, and passenger ferries which operated across the Abegweit Passage of ...

3. 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 ...

4. James J. Versluis - Wikipedia

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   The James J. Versluis is a tugboat operated by the Chicago Water Department. [1] She is 90 feet (27 m) long, and built in 1957. [2] James J. Versluis with the Chicago Skyline on the horizon. She was named after a former director of the Water Department. [3] Although she was built to service the Water Department's facilities she mounted a water ...

5. Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac - Wikipedia

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   The Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac is a 333-mile (289 nmi; 536 km) annual yacht race starting in Lake Michigan off Chicago, Illinois, and ending in Lake Huron off Mackinac Island, Michigan. It is hosted and managed by the Chicago Yacht Club. The "Mac" (as it is known) was first run in 1898 and is the oldest annual freshwater distance race ...

6. C&C Yachts - Wikipedia

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   C&C Yachts. C&C Yachts was a builder of high-performance fiberglass monohull sailboats with production facilities in Canada, Germany, and the United States. [1] C&C designed and constructed a full range of production line cruiser-racer boats, as well as custom one-off and short production run racing and cruising boats.

7. Barnegat-class seaplane tender - Wikipedia

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   Aviation facilities. Supplies, fuel, berthing, and repairs for one squadron of seaplanes. The Barnegat class was a large class of United States Navy small seaplane tenders (AVP) built during World War II. Thirty were completed as seaplane tenders, four as motor torpedo boat tenders, and one as a catapult training ship.

8. USS Chicago (SSN-721) - Wikipedia

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   USS. Chicago. (SSN-721) USS Chicago (SSN-721) is a Los Angeles -class submarine, the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the city of Chicago, Illinois. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 13 August 1981 and her keel was laid down on 5 January 1983.

9. 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 ...