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Item 21114
Title: Navy Yawl, Mt. Desert, ca. 1943
Contributed by: Great Harbor Maritime Museum
Date: circa 1943
Location: Mount Desert
Media: Photograph
Item 12968
Title: Model 1862 .52 rimfire carbine
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum
Date: 1862
Location: Houlton
Media: steel, wood, leather
Item 16371
Title: P.T. Boat Uniform, c.1944
Contributed by: Lisbon Historical Society
Date: circa 1944
Location: Lisbon
Media: Wool
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Navy Firefighting School, Little Chebeague Island
Little Chebeague Island in Casco Bay was home to recreational facilities and a firefighting school for WWII sailors. The school was part of a Navy effort to have non-firefighting personnel knowledgeable in dealing with shipboard fires.
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George Henry Preble of Portland, nephew of Edward Preble who was known as the father of the U.S. Navy, temporarily lost his command during the Civil War when he was charged with failing to stop a Confederate ship from getting through the Union blockade at Mobile.
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Britain was especially interested in occupying Maine during the Colonial era to take advantage of the timber resources. The tall, straight, old growth white pines were perfect for ships' masts to help supply the growing Royal Navy.