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  2. Wooden boats of World War II - Wikipedia

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    The 36 and 38-foot were based on the Sea Bright Skiff fishing boat design. To protect the hull the boats had ice sheathing. To protect the hull the boats had ice sheathing. For the war, some were armed with small 25-pound depth charges and Marlin machine guns.

  3. USS PC-1264 - Wikipedia

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    USS PC-1264 was a PC-461-class submarine chaser built for the United States Navy during World War II.She was one of only two U.S. Navy ships to have a predominantly African-American enlisted complement during the war, the other being the Evarts-class destroyer escort USS Mason.

  4. Cape Fear Museum of History and Science - Wikipedia

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    Visitors can also see a Simmons Sea-skiff, a locally built boat in the lobby. And, castings of the bones of a Giant Ground Sloth are on display. The lobby also includes the "Arrivals" exhibit which showcases the varied ways people experienced arriving in the Lower Cape Fear over time.

  5. Caribiana Sea Skiffs - Wikipedia

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    Caribiana sea skiffs are outfitted to each customers wishes with mahogany or teak wood finishes. Having been described as having “graceful” hull shaping and “classic” wood detailing, the ease and maneuvering of this lightweight boat with a shallow draft make it popular with boaters because it can go where similarly sized boats cannot.

  6. Sharpie (boat) - Wikipedia

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    Sharpies first became popular in New Haven, Connecticut, towards the end of the 19th century. They came into use as a successor to the dugout log canoe and most likely were derived from the flatiron skiff. In an 1879 edition of Forest and Stream, a man named James Goodsell of the Fair Haven neighborhood claimed to have built the first sharpie ...

  7. Eric Dickerson isn't rooting for Saquon Barkley to break his ...

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    With 1,838 yards, the seven-year veteran has to average 133.5 yards in those final two games to seize the all-time mark. Barkley has topped that number in six of his 15 games this season.

  8. Storm chaser jumps into action during bridge collapse amid ...

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    In Southport, North Carolina, which received some 23 inches in 48 hours, the realities of the storm played out in real-time. ... Storm chaser jumps into action during bridge collapse amid historic ...

  9. Seven reasons to doubt Deion Sanders' coaching candidacy for ...

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    The personnel problem Running into a wall in any potential push for Shedeur would be just one of the first of what likely would be many player-acquisition frustrations for Deion.