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The U.S. Coast Guard Museum, tucked away on the grounds of the picturesque U. S. Coast Guard Academy, contains artifacts that span the two hundred and twenty-plus-year history of the United States' premier maritime service. Featuring everything from models of a series of early steamships to the 270-foot cutter that plies the waters of today, the exquisite craftsmanshi...
Ushuaia International Airport is the southernmost international airport in the world serving the southernmost city in the world. It is located 4 km (2.5 mi) south of the center of Ushuaia, a city on the island of Tierra del Fuego in the Tierra del Fuego Province of Argentina.
The airport was opened in 1995, replacing an older one, which is now in ...
The Ushuaia Naval Base or Admiral Berisso Integrated Naval Base is the southernmost port of the Argentine Navy, situated in Ushuaia on the shores of the Beagle Channel. It is also the main Argentine port and logistics center for access to Antarctica. It is named after Emilio Rodolfo Berisso, a naval officer assassinated in 1972 by the Revolutionary Armed Forces.
The ...
When Lightship 116 "Chesapeake" was completed in 1930, she was among the most modern and capable ships in use with the US Lighthouse Service. Part of the vessel class of Lightship No.100, Lightship 116 was constructed from a standard design and boasted the best in stability, signaling capacity, living accommodations, and engineering efficiency then available.
Lightsh...
Located in the heart of the Nation's Capital, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) Washington, DC Tour and Visitor Center is a great place to learn all about U.S. paper currency. You can see millions of dollars being printed as you walk along the gallery overlooking the production floor! The free 40-minute experience includes an introductory film and gallery tou...
The plaque is on the Harbor Drive side of the stone, is a 30” x 22” cast bronze bas relief that commemorates the 200th anniversary of the founding of the Navy – 1773 to 1973. We don’t have information on the exact date it was created and installed but it was most likely cast and mounted around the time of the anniversary in 1973. The sponsor of...
The National Museum of the United States Navy, or U.S. Navy Museum for short, is the flagship museum of the United States Navy and is located in the former Breech Mechanism Shop of the old Naval Gun Factory on the grounds of the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., USA.
The U.S. Navy Museum is one of fifteen official Navy museums, and is part of the Naval History...
Lockheed TV-2 Seastar No 136834, call sign Cherry Coke 185, crashed near Agua Cailente in Anza-Borrego State Park after it suffered from some type of engine failure. It's a US Navy TV-2 that took off from North Island NAS on September 22, 1958. Both pilots, Lt. A. H. Gonzalez and student Lt. H. C. Quitmeyer were able to eject with only minor injuries. The aircraft was...
SSMission San Miguelwas a Type T2-SE-A2 tanker built for the United States Maritime Commission during World War II. After the war she was acquired by the United States Navy asUSSMission San Miguel(AO-129). Later the tanker transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service asUSNSMission San Miguel(T-AO-129). She was a oiler and was named for Mission San Miguel Arc...
The USNS Vandenberg was sunk May 27, 2009 and will be the second-largest artificial reef in the world, after the aircraft carrier USS Oriskany. Warm water almost year-round, tropical conditions, and the vacation/resort atmosphere of Key West combine to make the Vandenberg a most desirable destination.
The ship start off as the USS General Harry Taylor (AP-145), a Gene...
The U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista is the first USOC training center to be master-planned from the ground up and is dedicated to the development and performance of America’s future Olympic athletes.
The year-round, warm-weather facility rests on a 155-acre complex adjacent to Lower Otay Reservoir in San Diego County. The Center has sport venues and ...
Uspenski Cathedral is an Eastern Orthodox cathedral in Helsinki, Finland, dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos (the Virgin Mary). Its name comes from the Old Church Slavonic word uspenie, which denotes the Dormition. Designed by the Russian architect Aleksey Gornostayev (1808–1862). The cathedral was built after his death in 1862–1868.
The crypt cha...
U.S. Route 1 Mile 0 in Key West, Florida, marks the beginning or end of the iconic highway, depending on your direction of travel. It's located at the intersection of South Street and Whitehead Street. This spot is a popular tourist destination, often photographed by those traveling the length of the highway.
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