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J3576 : T.S. 'Empire State' at Belfast [detail]

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

T.S. 'Empire State' at Belfast [detail]

Detail of the training ship of the State University of New York Maritime College, officially known as the U.S.T.S. Empire State VI, seen on a visit to Belfast.
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.
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, TQ6475 : Training Ship Empire State (VI), Tilbury Cruise Terminal and O1834 : Dublin Port.

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2009

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Grid Square: J3576, 342 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Ross (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Supplemental image
Date Taken: Friday, 26 June, 2009 (more nearby)
Submitted: Monday, 29 June, 2009
Category: Ships (more nearby)
Subject Location: Irish: J 354 762 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:36.9982N 5:54.2314W
Photographer Location: Irish: J 356 762
View Direction: WEST (about 270 degrees)