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To: Gaffer

I don’t think so never heard he had a pt boat

USS YMS-328 was a US Navy YMS-1-class (YMS-135 subclass) Yard Mine Sweeper (YMS), built in Ballard, Washington at Ballard Marine & Railway in Ballard, Washington (Seattle). She was classified as a Mark II design and her hull is constructed completely out of 3” vertical grain Douglas-fir. Sister ships include Jacques Cousteau’s RV Calypso. After naval service during World War II, she became a private yacht. Later renamed Wild Goose she is most notable for having been owned by actor John Wayne. The yacht was listed on the US National Register of Historic Places on 19 July 2011.[2][3][4]


15 posted on 03/10/2016 8:08:09 AM PST by al baby (Hi Mom yes I know)
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To: al baby

See #14.


19 posted on 03/10/2016 8:09:27 AM PST by Gaffer
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