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In May 1967, the federal government and city agreed on a sale price of $24 million. [172] The Nixon administration, which took office in January 1969, was more amenable to selling the Brooklyn Navy Yard to the city, and offered to sell the yard at more than $1 million below the previously agreed sale price. [173]
In June 1943, the ship was selected for conversion to an Army hospital ship, and was renamed USAHS Shamrock. Operating locally in the Mediterranean for most of her career, the ship had transported almost 18,000 patients by September 1944. The ship was converted for use in the Pacific Theatre, but not before the war ended.
The Mackinaw also lacks a traditional ship's steering wheel. Much of the ship’s technology, including the Azipod thrusters, is from Finnish Maritime Cluster. [3] Additionally, the Mackinaw can continuously proceed through fresh water ice up to 32 inches (81 cm) thick at 3 knots or 14 inches (36 cm) at 10 knots. She can also break smooth ...
Mackinaw's eventual cost was $10 million, a substantial overrun of her projected cost of $8M and a very high cost for a ship of that era. [16] Mackinaw's design is based on the Wind class of icebreakers, but she is built specifically for use on the Great Lakes. She was built longer and wider than the ocean-going Wind-class vessels so that she ...
Bill Clinton “Hillary and I mourn the passing of President Jimmy Carter and give thanks for his long, good life,” Clinton, the country's 42nd president, said in a statement on Sunday.
The Balsam Hill Classic Blue Spruce Tree comes in 10 heights you can choose from — 4.5' to 15' — and they're all on sale for Black Friday. It has a three-year warranty and comes with 700 ...
Chief Wawatam was designed by Great Lakes marine architect Frank E. Kirby.It was launched in Toledo, Ohio, by the Toledo Shipbuilding Company on 26 August 1911. [2] It was a replacement for St. Ignace, a wooden vessel built in 1888. [3]
New York Knicks fans — and star Karl-Anthony Towns — are cheering on the national anthem singer who pushed back after her rendition was briefly interrupted by a heckler on Thursday night.. The ...