United States Merchant Marine Academy - Midships Yearbook (Kings Point, NY)

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 Clockwise from top right: -Hudson River Day liner - - - one of the early pleasure cruisers -The Kings Point waterfront -Sight at the South Street Seaport -M N DeLage learns how to handle lines -Mickey Maddock plays mate -Sunset on the Neried 5

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4 The skill of celestial navigation played a vital role o the mariner, in that mastery of this skill enabled seamen to calculate thier position in the ocean and to plot courses. Other skills and instruments were eventually developed which made such tasks significantly easier. Today, for instance, vessels incorporate radar and satellite naviga- tion as navigational aids. Vessels progressively began uti- lizing mechanical propulsion devices in lieu of sails, especially when inland waterways were traversed for both commercial and recreational purposes. Although commeri- cal purposes were the primary motivations for using ships and boats, pleasure cruising also became popular. In more modern times we can see the emergence of grandiose cruise vessels sailing beside some of the largest cargo carriers ever built. And regardless of where such vessels may be seen-whether on the high seas, in the great lakes, or even in Long Island sound,-seamen have devoted their lives to answering the call of the sea. W I

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ause I’ve got to be Entering the twentieth century, shipping took great strides in terms of both commer- cial trade and vessel modernization. The sec ond world war introduced the use of largt luxury liners as troop ships. And, as we all know, World War Two brought us Kings Point. This transformed Chrysler Estate has gradu- ated America’s most prominent seamen and many prestigious business executives, both in and out of the maritime industry. At Kings Point we’ve all been able to experience the life at sea in an environment which no other school can provide-aboard actual commerical merchant vessels! Through these great edu- cational experiences of hands-on” training we 've also been able to enjoy the pleasures of covering the globe from Alaska to Antarica, Somalia to Singapore and Uruguay to the Unit- ed Kingdom. Some of the best times of our lives were had during our sea year. I'm sure you can all recall coming back from sea year and spending the first week boasting of all the places that you travelled, all the things that you had seen, all the money you made and spent-and all the diseases that you en- countered. All this through Kings Point! Mi IMAM AM • • MAAMMi «41 •••444» 4» It t 6