On 14 December 1990, Great Lakes railroad car ferry SS City of Milwaukee was added to the National Register of Historic Places and designated a National Historic Landmark.
SS City of Milwaukee, Manistee, MI
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81 years ago today, on 5 December 1944, Boulder Victory-class cargo ship SS Red Oak Victory was commissioned into the United States Navy as USS Red Oak Victory AK-235 with LCDR. John Sayers, USNR, in command.
Museum ship SS Red Oak Victory, Richmond, CA
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33 years ago today, on 4 December 1991 schooner Governor Stone was added to the National Register of Historic Places. A year later, on 4 December 1992, she was designated a National Historic Landmark.
Governor Stone, Panama City, FL
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On 25 November1930, Great lakes railroad car ferry SS City of Milwaukee was launched Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Manitowoc, WI.
SS City of Milwaukee, Manistee, MI
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88 years ago today, on 21 November 1937, Great Lakes freighter SS William A. Irvin was launched at the American Shipbuilding Co., Lorain, OH, sponsored by by Gertrude, wife of US Steel president William A Irvin.
Museum ship William A. Irvin, Duluth, MN
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On 19 November 1895, 'Whaleback' ship SS Frank Rockefeller 's keel was laid at the American Steel Barge Company (ASB) at their yard in Superior, Wisconsin. She would be renamed 'South Park' in 1927, and finally 'Meteor' in 1942, when she was sold to the Cleveland Tanker Company, and converted to a tanker. It was at this time that she obtained the name Meteor, as Cleveland Tanker named their vessels after celestial bodies.
Museum ship at Superior Public Museums: Fairlawn, SS Meteor, Firehouse & Police Museum, Superior, WI
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28 years ago today, on 17 November 1997, Liberty ship SS John W. Brown was listed on the National Register for Historic Places
SS John W. Brown (Project Liberty Ship), Baltimore, MD
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59 years ago today, on 13 November 1966, barque Star of India was added to the National Register of Historic Places and designated a National Historic Landmark.
Museum ship at Maritime Museum of San Diego, CA
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59 years ago today, on 13 November 1966, Lumber Schooner C.A. Thayer was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
Official plaque located in the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Visitor Center, located at the corner of Hyde and Jefferson Streets.
Museum ship at San Francisco National Historic Park, CA
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81 years ago today, on 9 November 1944, Boulder Victory-class cargo ship SS Red Oak Victory was launched at Permanente Metals Corp., Richmond, CA.
SS Red Oak Victory, Richmond, CA
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