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The Training Ship DANMARK, by Captain LeRoy Reinburg, Jr., U.S. Coast Guard–Retired

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Claire Reinburg
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In 1933, the Danish Government completed construction of a 1,700-ton training ship, the DANMARK. It was not intended to be a mechanically driven ocean ship but a full-rigged ship, whose main propulsion was 17,000 square feet of canvas sail. The … Continue reading →

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“Bermuda 1946,” by Captain LeRoy Reinburg, Jr., U.S. Coast Guard–Retired

Posted on December 14, 2014 by Claire Reinburg
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In July of 1946, World War II had been over since the previous August with the dropping of the 2nd Atomic Bomb in history on Nagasaki, Japan. Regardless of how you view those two bombings (that is, Hiroshima and Nagasaki), … Continue reading →

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