J3576 : T.S. 'Empire State' at Belfast

near to Queens Island, Cliftonville, Skegoneill, Ballymacarret and Whitehouse, Ireland

T.S. 'Empire State' at Belfast
T.S. 'Empire State' at Belfast
Training Ship of the State University of New York Maritime College and is officially known as the U.S.T.S. Empire State VI.
Originally launched as the SS 'Oregon' on September 16, 1961, the Empire State has been in operation by State University of New York Maritime College since December 31, 1989. The ship has seen active service supporting the withdrawal of American troops from Mogadishu, Somalia in 1994 and assisting in the clean-up operation following Hurricane Katrina on the Gulf Coast in 2005.
See also LinkExternal link , TQ6475 : Training Ship Empire State (VI), Tilbury Cruise Terminal and O1834 : Dublin Port.
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2009
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Date Taken
Thursday, 25 June, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 25 June, 2009
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Ships   (more nearby)
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! J 354 763 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:37.0092N 5:54.2401W
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Irish: geotagged! J 355 758
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