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Training ship life at Uncle Sam's nautical academies
A tour of the U S S Empire State and the Brooklyn yard shows cadets at the New York State Merchant Marine academy along with the Annapolis and Nantucket classes learning navigation, engineering, and seamanship aboard training ships. Cadets live, study, and drill as they prepare for officer or engineer ranks in the U S merchant fleet.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Eme
Tite
America
Great Britain
United States
Pesca
Uncle Sam
New York State Merchant Marine Academy
Brooklyn Navy Yard
U. S&. S. Empire State
Annex
Panusilvadis Nautical School
Philadelphia
U. S. S Annapolis
Massachusetts Nautical School
Boston
T. S. Nantucket
Pacific Coast
California Nautical School
California City
San Francisco Bay
U. S. S. California State
Ife
U. S. S. Empire State
Brooklyn Cuvoy Yard
United States Marine
Empire State
L. B. Green
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Avy Yard
Green
Navy Yard
Captain Green
Asho
Sam
Merchant Marine Academy
U. U. S. Empire State
Naval Reserve
New York Merchant Marine Academy
Atlantic
Western Newspaper Union