U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office Collection

ca. 1921, 1964-1977, undated; 1964-1977
Manuscript Collection #1041
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0.008 Cubic Feet, 11 items
Preferred Citation
U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office Collection (#1041), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
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ECU Manuscript Collection
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Collection includes negatives from U. S. Coast Guard Cutter KANKAKEE files (ca. 1921), showing the stern wheel paddle steamer S. J. PHILLIPS, of New Bern, North Carolina, and two sailing vessels, CONSTITUTION of Manteo, NC, and the ETNER, of New Bern, NC. Also included are photographs and 1 negative of the tanker OVERSEAS CHICAGO (1977), the Merchant Marine ship PENN CHAMPION at Bethlehem-Sparrows Point Shipyard (1969), the cargo ship SS SANTA MERCEDES (1964) and the Greek cruise ship OLYMPIA.

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Custodial History

June 21, 2005, (unprocessed) 4 items, 0.001 cubic feet; Collection (ca. 1921) of negatives from U. S. Coast Guard Cutter KANKAKEE files, showing the stern wheel paddle steamer S. J. PHILLIPS, of New Bern, North Carolina and two sailing vessels, CONSTITUTION of Manteo, NC and the ETNER, of New Bern, NC; prints of negatives. Photographic negatives & prints. Black & white. 3.5" x 5". Donor: Jeffrey L. Bowdoin

November 5, 2012, (unprocessed addition 1) 7 items, 0.007 cubic feet; Addition consists of six photographs and one negative including the Tanker Overseas Chicago approaching an oil terminal at Valdez, Alaska (1977), the Merchant Marine ship Penn Champion at Bethlehem—Sparrows Point Shipyard (1969) in Baltimore, MD, the U.S. Coast Guard inspection of the New Grace Line passenger and cargo ship SS Santa Mercedes also at the Bethlehem Steel Sparrow's Point Shipyard (1964), and the Greek Cruise ship Olympia (built 1953, retired 2010). Donor: Robert M. Browning, Jr.

Source of acquisition

Gift of Jeffrey L. Bowdoin, U.S. Coast Guard

Gift of Robert M. Browning, Jr., U.S. Coast Guard

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Encoded by Lindsay Flood, March 28, 2008

Re-processed by John Dunnin, November 2024

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Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.

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United States. Coast Guard
Topical
Cruise ships--Greece
Merchant ships--Maryland--Baltimore
Paddle steamers--North Carolina
Sailing ships--North Carolina
Tankers--Alaska