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	S/S EMPIRE STATE - South bound at the northern entrance of Istanbul Strait, June 18, 2006
	S/S EMPIRE STATE - Istanbul Strait, June 18, 2006 13:00 Lct
	S/S EMPIRE STATE - Midship house close-up
	Cadets grouped foreship
	S/S EMPIRE STATE and the amateur fishermen.
	My uncle had worked on ss Mormactide in 1982, on a voyage to south Afica. The day we had brought him to ship at Brooklyn, I had the chance of seeing the radio room and the bridge for few minutes. So, some 24 years later when I saw her in Istanbul, it was like seeing an old friend !
	Ship Details : Launched / Builder / Class: 1961 / Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Virginia /S5-S-MA1 Tonnage : 17160 Grt Lenght / Beam : 565 / 76 feet Engine / Speed : 17250 Hp / 22 knots Capacity : 791 Berths History : 1961 OREGON for States Steamship Company in Pacific trades. 197? MORMACTIDE Moore McCormack Lines 1982 Purchased by United States Lines 1982 Reserve Fleet in the James River 1988 MORMACTIDE towed thru St. Lawrence Seaway to Bay Shipbuilding Co. Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. 1989 EMPIRE STATE VI converted to training ship.Delivered to SUNY Maritime College.
	A 3 min. silent video clip of the above scenes.
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