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2. List of Great Lakes museum and historic ships - Wikipedia

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   USCGC Acacia is a retired buoy tender with icebreaking capabilities serving as a museum ship moored near the railroad car ferry, SS City of Milwaukee. The World War II-vintage vessel is a tribute to the black-painted workhorses of the United States Coast Guard. A ribbon-cutting (announcing the ship's new role as a museum ship) was celebrated in ...

3. List of maritime museums in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Channel Islands (Ventura County) Maritime Museum. [14] California. Port Hueneme. US Navy SeaBee Museum. [15] California. Richmond. Rosie the Riveter National Historic Site.

4. List of museum ships of the United States military - Wikipedia

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   It represents a subset of the list of museum ships comprising museum ships located worldwide. Deployed to Vietnam 1968-69. Sea Scout Ship with all-female crew 1998-2020. Relocated as 1st maritime training ship on Ohio River Jan 2024. Flooded herself to aim farther during shore bombardment at the Normandy landings.

5. Crash boats of World War II - Wikipedia

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   The boats would race out to a crash site and rescue wounded aircrew. Some speed boats built before the war were acquired and converted to be crash boats and many new boats were built. Standard crash boats were built in four lengths for World War II. The smallest standard size boat was 42 feet long, while the larger boats were 63, 85 or 104 feet ...

6. Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company - Wikipedia

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   Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, located in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, was a major shipbuilder for the Great Lakes. It was founded in 1902, with the purchase of the "Burger & Burger Shipyard," a predecessor to The Burger Boat Company, and made mainly steel ferries and ore haulers. During World War II, it built submarines, tank landing craft (LCTs ...

7. List of currently active United States military watercraft

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   USNS Big Horn ( Henry J. Kaiser -class oiler) Watson -class vehicle cargo ship – 8 active. Bob Hope -class vehicle cargo ship – 7 active. Shughart -class vehicle cargo ship – 3 active. Gordon -class vehicle cargo ship – 2 active. Supply -class fast combat support ship – 2 active. Lewis and Clark -class dry cargo ship – 14 active.