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2. Fort Jefferson (Florida) - Wikipedia

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   Fort Jefferson is a former U.S. military coastal fortress in the Dry Tortugas National Park of Florida. It is the largest brick masonry structure in the Americas, [ 2][ 3] covering 16 acres (6.5 ha) and made with over 16 million bricks. [ 4] Among United States forts, only Fort Monroe in Virginia and Fort Adams in Rhode Island are larger.

3. Pilar (boat) - Wikipedia

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   Ernest Hemingway owned a 38-foot (12 m) fishing boat named Pilar. It was acquired in April 1934 from Wheeler Shipbuilding in Brooklyn, New York, for $7,495. [1] ". Pilar" was a nickname for Hemingway's second wife, Pauline, and also the name of the woman leader of the partisan band in his 1940 novel The Spanish Civil War, For Whom the Bell Tolls.

4. United States Navy torpedo retrievers - Wikipedia

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   Some gasoline powered boats could reach 20 knots, while others powered by twin Gray Marine 165 diesel engines, reached a speed of 11 knots. They sailed with a crew of six. [23] [9] President Truman fishing off Key West on Big Wheel, a converted 63' torpedo retriever in 1949.

5. Western Union (schooner) - Wikipedia

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   Western Union. /  24.55833°N 81.80750°W  / 24.55833; -81.80750. Western Union is a historic schooner located in Key West, Florida, United States. She is berthed at the Key West Bight at 202 William Street. Western Union is the last surviving authentic working tall ship built in Florida. On May 16, 1984, Western Union was added to the US ...

6. German submarine U-2513 - Wikipedia

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   Design. Like all Type XXI U-boats, U-2513 had a displacement of 1,621 tonnes (1,595 long tons) when at the surface and 1,819 tonnes (1,790 long tons) while submerged. She had a total length of 76.70 m (251 ft 8 in) ( o/a ), a beam of 8 m (26 ft 3 in), and a draught of 6.32 m (20 ft 9 in). [3] The submarine was powered by two MAN SE supercharged ...

7. List of shipwrecks of Florida - Wikipedia

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   A ship in the 1733 Spanish Plate Fleet that was wrecked along the Florida Keys. A merchant ship that sank in a hurricane off the Saddlebunch Keys . A patrol vessel that was wrecked off Key West in the 1919 Florida Keys hurricane . A Benson -class destroyer that was sunk off Key West in tests, in 320 fsw.