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Phonecard - Gibraltar - USS Weehawken

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This phonecard from the isle of Gibraltar honors the USS Weehawken, a World War II mine layer.

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Engraving - The Civil War Monitor Weehawken

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Newspaper engraving of The Monitor Weehawken capturing the Confederate iron clad ram Atlanta, Warsaw Sound, GA, June 17, 1863.

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The Weehawken's Fearful Accident

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An article by Dana M. Wegner on the sinking of the Civil War ironclad ship Weehawken - from Civil War Times Illustrated - December 1972.

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Weehawken, N. Jersey

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Engraving of Weehawken Bluff, with Highwood in the distance. In the foreground, two boats are engaged in transporting a large load of salt hay, a valuable crop used for insulation, construction and as packing material. Harvested in salt marshes, it…

Submarine Inventor Simon Lake in Weehawken

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Black and white photograph (1937) of Simon Lake, submarine inventor against the background of the Palisades in Weehawken.

The Palisades on the Hudson, Near Weehawken, NJ

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Colored photo postcard of the rocky Palisades and a large steamship passing by.

1993 Gibraltar 1 Crown Coin - USS Weehawken

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1993 coin from the island of Gibraltar. This is one of a series of coins honoring warships of World War II and depicts the USS Weehawken, a car ferry.

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Stamped Envelopes from the Nuclear Submarine Alexander Hamilton

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These envelopes bear the commemorative cachet of the nuclear missile submarine SSBN-617, otherwise known as the USS Alexander Hamilton. They are postmarked 1973, and 1965.

Ship Board Postal Cover - USS Weehawken

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Commemorative cover sent from the US Navy ship USS Weehawken (a harbor tug, since decommissioned) in Honolulu, Hawaii, October 23, 1987.

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Coin - Isle of Man - 1990 - Ferry Weehawken

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This 50 pence piece issued for Christmas, 1990 by the Isle of Man, depicts the ferry 'Weehawken.'

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