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Subject: 
Fleet Week
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.pirates
Date: 
Wed, 22 May 2002 21:23:55 GMT
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Ahoy! Tall ship to port:

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=175538

Flying the stars & stripes, in case you didn't see it from the TV blimp
covering Fleet Week.

Sighted from me crow's nest overlooking the U.S.S. Intrepid in the Hudson River.

-Erik



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  Re: Fleet Week
 
(...) And though it's posted in .pirates, it is in fact an *anti*- pirate! That's the Coast Guard training ship, U.S.S. Eagle, whose name is reserved for the USCG (thus why you'll see no Navy ships named that) after the War of 1812 in which a tiny (...) (23 years ago, 22-May-02, to lugnet.pirates)
  Re: Fleet Week
 
Hey, My Mom lives in The Newport Towers in Jersey City. When I was a wee sprig'n I used to watch the ships come in and out of the Hudson Harbor every Year. It's definetly an inspiration to see the ships, especially from the 18th floor. She's always (...) (23 years ago, 23-May-02, to lugnet.pirates)

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