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THE GRADUATING CLASS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS MARITIME ACADEMY PROUDLY PRESENT THE MUSTER 1961 PATRICK J. SHIELDS Editor JOHN E. KING Associate Editor ANTHONY J. LAPRESTE, JR. Advertising Manager CHESTER R. HARTSHORN Business Manager
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HISTORY OF THE ACADEMY The Massachusetts Maritime Academy was founded in 1893 with a two year course to train young men for the Merchant Marine. The Academy was given the sailing vessel Enterprise for a training ship and during the next fifteen years, sailed in waters around the globe, training young men year after year in one of man ' s oldest professions, that of the seafarer. In 1909, the U.S. Navy gave the frigate, ' ' Ranger to the Academy, which was renamed the Nantucket . This ship car- ried American good will throughout the world for over three decades with its crews of young men. During World War Two, the Nantucket was sent to the United States Maritime Academy at Kings Point, New York, to live as a monument to the days of sailing ships. In 1942, the Academy came ashore and settled in Hyannis. Training cruises were made in Maritime Commission ships running up and down the coast. After the war, the academic curriculum was lengthened to three years, and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Navigation or Engineering was awarded the graduates together with the Naval Reserve Commission and Coast Guard License. In 1948, the Academy received the gunboat Charleston and since facili- ties for the ship were not available in Hyannis, the Academy was moved to her present home at the State Pier, Buzzards Bay, Mass. In 1957, the Academy received its present training ship, the former APA Doyen which was renamed the Bay State . This ship has served well as a training ship and will continue to do so for many more years. In 1960, plans for enlarging the Academy were finally ap- proved and by October, the Naval Science Building was com- pleted. In March of 1961, the Central Power Plant was built and ready for operation. Remodeling of the present classroom building is now under way and will be completed this year. Further plans call for an Engineering Building, recreational facilities, and eventually dormitories. We, the class of 1961, hope that these plans and changes will be carried out, thus making a better Academy to train future Merchant Marine Officers. 2
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