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USS Weehawken (1863-1863)
This US Navy page has the complete, short history of the Union monitor USS Weehawken. The ship was launched in January 1863, saw combat that year and was lost in a storm in December of 1863, taking 30 officers and men to the briny deep.
The page also…
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The USS Weehawken
The history of the USS Weehawken, a minelayer that served in World War II (the Big One).
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USS Weehawken CM-12 in 1943
Black and white photo of the USS Weehawken (CM-12), originally the SS Estrada Polma, a car ferry built in 1920 by William Cramp & Sons at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was acquired by the United States Navy on 15 June 1942; renamed Weehawken on…
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Coin - Isle of Man - 1990 - Ferry Weehawken
This 50 pence piece issued for Christmas, 1990 by the Isle of Man, depicts the ferry 'Weehawken.'
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Ship Board Postal Cover - USS Weehawken
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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Stamped Envelopes from the Nuclear Submarine Alexander Hamilton
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.
Tags: Hamilton - Burr Duel, Ships
1993 Gibraltar 1 Crown Coin - USS Weehawken
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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The Palisades on the Hudson, Near Weehawken, NJ
Colored photo postcard of the rocky Palisades and a large steamship passing by.
Tags: Palisades, Ships, Waterfront
Submarine Inventor Simon Lake in Weehawken
Black and white photograph (1937) of Simon Lake, submarine inventor against the background of the Palisades in Weehawken.
Tags: People, Ships, Transportation
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Morgan Street, Weehawken, N.J.
Hand colored photo postcard of Morgan Street, which was in Union Hill, and became 40th Street in 1926. The image does look like Weehawken. It was not…