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SUMMARY:GRACE LINE PASSENGER-FREIGHTERS IN THE 1950s ***ENCORE PRESENTATION*** Presented by George Gillow
DESCRIPTION:Growing up in an American mining town in northern Chile was quite an adventure. One of the most exciting times for our speaker\, George Gillow\, was traveling to the U.S. on Grace Line passenger-freighters thanks to the Anaconda Mining Company who sent their employees’ families to the U.S. for vacations every three years. This presentation is about what it was like traveling on these passenger-freighters. It was very different than traveling on modern cruise ships. \nGeorge Gillow completed a 39-year career as an Electronic Engineer and Technical Manager. He spent the next 20 years working on maritime systems such as GPS\, ship handling simulators and vessel traffic services. In the 1980’s\, George played a key role in getting the first cruise ship\, SS AZURE SEAS\, to visit and establish regular cruise ship service to San Diego\, CA. He also supported the establishment of the Port of San Diego Cruise Ship Consortium. \n(Image: George Gillow collection) \n 
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/grace-line-passenger-freighters-in-the-1950s-encore-presentation-presented-by-george-gillow/
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SUMMARY:TS EMPIRE STATE VII SHIP TOUR AND VISIT TO THE MARITIME INDUSTRY MUSEUM AT SUNY MARITIME COLLEGE
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, April 14\, 2024\, 26 PONY Branch members and guests were welcomed by the State University of New York Maritime College in the Bronx\, NY\, for a tour of their new state-of-the-art training ship\, the EMPIRE STATE (VII). Built by Philly Shipyard in Philadelphia\, PA\, she is the first of five new government-owned National Security Multi-Mission Vessels that will serve a dual purpose as floating classrooms for the nation’s five state maritime academies\, and as humanitarian and disaster relief platforms during times of national emergency. EMPIRE STATE (VII) can accommodate 600 cadets while at sea\, in addition to providing modern hospital facilities\, a helicopter pad\, vehicle roll-on/roll-off capability\, and the ability to accommodate up to 1\,000 people during humanitarian missions.\n\n\n\nAfter touring the ship\, those attending enjoyed lunch in the college’s “Mess Deck” and then had an opportunity to visit the impressive Maritime Industry Museum housed in historic Fort Schuyler on the campus.\n\n(Photo Credit: Stuart Gewirtzman)
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/ts-empire-state-vii-ship-tour-and-visit-to-the-maritime-industry-museum-at-suny-maritime-college/
LOCATION:SUNY Maritime College\, Ft. Schuyler\, Bronx\, NY
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SUMMARY:VICTORIA OLD AND NEWPresented by Tom Rinaldi
DESCRIPTION:Fearing that the end might be near for one of the most interesting veteran passenger ships on the planet\, WSS-PONY Branch member Tom Rinaldi set off in 2023 for Tanzania in East Africa\, where the former R.M.S. VICTORIA has provided service across her namesake lake for most of the last 70 years. Reaching Lake Victoria after a two-day rail journey across the country\, Tom managed to secure passage over-and-back aboard this little-known “liner on the lake” before it was too late. In this presentation\, Tom will share the story of his most recent African adventure\, including a look at the history of the old VICTORIA and the future of ferry traffic on the lakes of Africa’s Great Rift Valley. \nThomas Rinaldi grew up in the Hudson River Valley near Poughkeepsie\, New York. He is the author of “Patented: 1\,000 Design Patents” (Phaidon\, 2021)\, “New York Neon” (W.W. Norton\, 2012) and the co-author of the book “Hudson Valley Ruins: Forgotten Landmarks of an American Landscape” (University Press of New England\, 2006). His photographs have been published in the New York Times\, the Wall Street Journal\, the New York Post\, the New York Observer\, Westchester Magazine\, CNN Online\, and elsewhere. Tom has exhibited at the New York State Museum at Albany and at the Municipal Art Society of New York. He is a regular contributor to the UK-based magazine “Ships Monthly.” Tom holds degrees from Georgetown University and Columbia University\, and has worked for the National Park Service\, the New York State Office of Parks\, Recreation & Historic Preservation\, and the Central Park Conservancy\, and currently works as an architectural designer in New York City. \n(Tom Rinaldi photo) \n 
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/victoria-old-and-newpresented-by-tom-rinaldi/
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