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USS Cassin Young

El USS Cassin Young (DD-793) és un destructor de la classe Fletcher de la Marina dels Estats Units anomenat en honor del capità Cassin Young (1894–1942), que rebé la Medalla d'Honor pel seu heroisme durant l'atac a Pearl Harbor i morí en la batalla naval de Guadalcanal a la tardor del 1942. Fou avarat el 12 de setembre del 1943 per Bethlehem Steel, de San Pedro (Califòrnia), i patrocinat per Eleanor Young. Entrà en servei el 31 de desembre del 1943 amb el comandant E. T. Schrieber al capdavant. Després de participar en la Segona Guerra Mundial, incloent-hi la batalla del Golf de Leyte i la batalla d'Okinawa, fou retirat del servei. Tanmateix, fou reactivat durant la Guerra de Corea i restà en servei actiu fins al 1960. Avui en dia es conserva com a vaixell museu a la Boston Navy Yard (Massachusetts), prop del USS Constitution. El 1986 fou declarat Fita Històrica Nacional com un dels quatre destructors supervivents de la classe Fletcher. Referències
USS Constitution Museum

L'USS Constitution Museum est situé dans le Boston Navy Yard, qui fait partie du Boston National Historical Park à Boston dans le Massachusetts. Le musée est situé près de la frégate USS Constitution, lancé en 1797, à l'extrémité du Freedom Trail de Boston. Le musée est installé dans un bâtiment de chantier naval restauré au pied du quai 2. Description Le musée, à travers ses collections et ses expositions interactives, raconte l'histoire du Constitution ("Old Ironsides") et des personnes qui l'ont conçue, construite et faite naviguée. Le musée abrite également la bibliothèque commémorative Samuel Eliot Morison et comprend un dépôt d'archives complet de documents liés à l'histoire du navire. L'USS Constitution Museum est une organisation privée à but non lucratif gérée séparément du navire de guerre. Expositions All Hands On Deck : Une exposition interactive pour tous les âges qui explore les réalités de la vie en mer pendant la Guerre anglo-américaine de 1812 . Old Ironsides in War and Peace : Un aperçu détaillé de l'histoire du navire, y compris comment et pourquoi il a été construit, comment il a acquis sa renommée pendant la guerre de 1812 et pourquoi il est conservé dans le plus ancien navire de guerre commandé par la marine américaine. Centre de découverte de la guerre de 1812 "Old Ironsides" : Une exposition interactive qui explique les causes et les conséquences de la guerre de 1812 à travers des jeux, des multimédias, des livres et d'autres activités pratiques Constitution & HMS Java : L'histoire de la bataille entre l'USS Constitution et le HMS Java, racontée à travers des œuvres d'art, des documents d'archives et des artefacts associés à la bataille. Galerie Voir aussi Notes et références (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « USS Constitution Museum » (voir la liste des auteurs). Articles connexes Liste de musées aux États-Unis USS Constitution Portail du monde maritime Portail du Massachusetts Portail des musées
Музей Конституции США

Музей Конституции США расположен на военно-морской верфи Чарльзтауна, которая является частью Бостонского национального исторического парка в Бостоне, штат Массачусетс, Соединённые Штаты. Музей расположен рядом с кораблем USS Constitution в конце Бостонской тропы Свободы. Музей расположен в отреставрированном здании верфи у подножия пирса 2. Музей, благодаря своим коллекциям и интерактивным экспонатам, рассказывает историю Конституции и людей, которые спроектировали, построили и плавали на ней. Музей также является домом для Мемориальной библиотеки Сэмюэля Элиота Морисона и включает в себя обширное архивное хранилище записей, связанных с историей корабля. Музей Конституции США — частная некоммерческая организация, которая управляется отдельно от военно-морского корабля. Экспонаты All Hands On Deck — интерактивная выставка для всех возрастов, которая исследует реалии жизни на море во время войны 1812 года. Old Ironsides in War and Peace — подробный рассказ об истории корабля, в том числе о том, как и почему он был построен, как он прославился во время войны 1812 года и почему он сохранился в качестве старейшего введенного в строй военного корабля ВМС США. «Old Ironsides» War of 1812 Discovery Center — интерактивный экспонат, объясняющий причины и последствия войны 1812 года с помощью игр, мультимедиа, книг и других практических занятий.
Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. (Schiff)

Die USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. (DD-850), benannt nach Joseph P. Kennedy junior, war ein Zerstörer der Gearing-Klasse der United States Navy. Er liegt seit der Ausmusterung aus der Marine als Museumsschiff im Hafen von Fall River in Massachusetts und hat den Status eines National Historic Landmarks. Geschichte Kiellegung war am 2. April 1945 auf der Werft von Bethlehem Steel (Staten Island/New York). Die Indienststellung unter dem Kommando von Lieutenant Commander H. G. Moore erfolgte am 15. Dezember 1945 in Boston. Die Testfahrt begann am 4. Februar 1946 und führte in die Karibik. Während dieser Zeit diente der jüngere Bruder von Joseph P. Junior, Robert F. Kennedy, als einfacher Matrose auf dem Schiff. Im April kehrte die USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. in ihren Heimathafen Newport, Rhode Island zurück. In den folgenden Jahren diente die USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. unter anderem als Flaggschiff des Zerstörer-Geschwaders der 6. Flotte der United States Navy sowie als Schulschiff. Vom 20. Mai 1951 bis zum 13. Juni beteiligte sie sich an der Blockade und Bombardierung von Wŏnsan im Koreakrieg. In der Zeit danach war die USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. weiterhin Teil der 6. Flotte und weltweit an zahlreichen Manövern sowie Ausbildungsfahrten beteiligt, darunter von Februar bis April 1961 am Mercury-Programm. Ab dem 22. Oktober 1962 unterstützte sie aktiv die Seeblockade während der Kubakrise und stoppte am 26. Oktober gemeinsam mit dem Zerstörer USS John R. Pierce (DD-753) den von der Sowjetunion gecharterten Frachter Marucla. Die darauf folgende Durchsuchung des im Libanon registrierten Handelsschiffes durch ein Boardingteam der United States Navy war die erste Aktion dieser Art bei der Seeblockade Kubas, während der Regierungszeit des Präsidenten John F. Kennedy, ebenfalls ein Bruder des Namensgebers. Ende 1965 war die USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. im Bergungsverband von Gemini 6 und Gemini 7. Nach der Außerdienststellung im Jahre 1973 wurde die USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. ein Museumsschiff im Battleship Cove in Fall River, Massachusetts. Am 30. September 1976 wurde das Schiff in das National Register of Historic Places aufgenommen. Am 29. Juni 1989 wurde die USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. als National Historic Landmark anerkannt. Siehe auch Liste der Einträge im National Register of Historic Places in Fall River Liste der National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts Literatur Chapter 4: USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. (DD-850). In James A. Gay: Battleship Cove. Arcadia Publishing, Charleston (SC) 2014, ISBN 978-1-4671-2149-1, S. 65–120 Weblinks Geschichte der USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. im Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (englisch) Einzelnachweise
USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (DD-850)

L'USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (DD-850) est un ancien destroyer de classe Gearing de l'United States Navy. Le navire a été nommé d'après le lieutenant Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Jr., un aviateur naval, fils de l'ancien ambassadeur en Grande-Bretagne, Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., et frère aîné du futur président John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Le Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. a servi, avec des interruptions pour sa modernisation, jusqu'en 1973. Parmi les faits saillants de son service figurent le blocus de Cuba pendant la crise des missiles de Cuba et la récupération à flot des capsules spatiales Gemini 6 et Gemini 7. Le Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. est exposé en tant que navire musée au Battleship Cove de Fall River au Massachusetts. Il est l'un des rares destroyers de classe Gearing survivants. Il a été classé au registre national des lieux historiques le 11 décembre 1989 et nommé National Historic Landmark le 29 juin 1989. Galerie Voir aussi Notes et références (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. » (voir la liste des auteurs). Liens internes National Register of Historic Places listings in Fall River, Massachusetts (en) List of National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts (en) Classe Gearing Battleship Cove Liste des destroyers de l'United States Navy Liens externes Ressource relative à l'architecture : Registre national des lieux historiques (en) USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (DD-850) - Site NavSource Online (en) USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. - Historic Naval Ships Association (en) U.S.S. Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. - Site members.tripod.com (en) Battleship Cove America's Fleet Museum Bibliographie Morss, Stafford (1990). "Drydocking ex-USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. (DD-850): Stabilizing and Restoring a Museum Ship". Warship International. XXVII (1): 9–23. (ISSN 0043-0374) Arthur M. Schlesinger: Robert Kennedy and his times. Ballantine Books, Boston 1978, (ISBN 0-345-32547-8) Portail des navires Portail du Registre national des lieux historiques Portail du monde maritime Portail des forces armées des États-Unis Portail de la Seconde Guerre mondiale Portail du Massachusetts
USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (DD-850)

O USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (DD-850) era um contratorpedeiro da classe Gearing que pertenceu a Marinha de Guerra dos Estados Unidos. O navio recebeu este nome em honra ao tenente Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., um aviador naval, filho do então embaixador americano no Reino Unido, Joseph P. Kennedy, e irmão mais velho do futuro presidente John F. Kennedy. O navio serviu, com algumas interrupções para modernização, de 1945 até 1973. Ele participou do cerco e bloqueio naval contra Cuba durante a chamada Crise dos mísseis e participou do resgate das tripulações das missões espaciais Gemini VI-A e Gemini VII. O Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. foi convertido em navio-museu logo após sua aposentadoria e atualmente se encontra no Battleship Cove, em Fall River, Massachusetts. Referências Ligações externas Angelini, Richard (2003). «USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. DD850 at Battleship Cove, Fall River, Massachusetts.». Consultado em 18 de agosto de 2012. Arquivado do original em 28 de outubro de 2015
Ultra Electronics

Ultra Electronics Holdings est une société britannique de défense et de sécurité. Elle était cotée à la Bourse de Londres et faisait partie de l'indice FTSE 250 jusqu'à son acquisition par Cobham, elle-même détenue par Advent International. Notes et références (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Ultra Electronics » (voir la liste des auteurs). Portail des entreprises Portail du Royaume-Uni
Union Boat Club

The Union Boat Club (also known as UBC), founded in 1851, is an athletic club in Boston. It is the longest continuously operating rowing club in Boston. Located in the Beacon Hill neighborhood along the Charles River, the Club has grown beyond rowing and now features squash and general fitness facilities for its 700 members. In 1914, UBC placed second in the prestigious Grand Challenge Cup. The 1914 crew lost to Harvard after beating a crew from Germany to enter the finals at the Henley Royal Regatta. Union is the sister club of University Barge Club of Philadelphia. For more than 60 years, the two sister clubs have held an annual interclub "UBC" regatta. In 2009, Michelle Guerette, an eight-time senior US National Team member and two-time Olympian, joined Union Boat Club to serve as head coach. Prominent members Francis Cuddy - 2006 & 2007 US National Team member (Men's 2X 06' & Spare 07'), 2007 Pan American Team Catherine Humblet - 2000 & 2001 US National Team, 2003 Pan American Team Greg Ruckman - 2000 & 2004 US Olympic Teams Pete Raymond - 1972 & 1968 US Olympic Teams Lawrence Terry - 1972 & 1968 US Olympic Teams See also List of American gentlemen's clubs List of Charles River boathouses References Further reading Peverelly, Charles A. (1866). "Union Boat Club". The Book of American Pastimes. New York: Author. pp. 225–27. External links "Union Boat Club". Facebook. Retrieved 10 June 2010. "Union Boat Club". Linkedin. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
Union Congregational Church (Worcester, Massachusetts)

The Union Congregational Church or Chestnut Street Congregational Church is a historic Congregational church building at 5 Chestnut Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. The church is a well-preserved local example of Victorian Gothic Revival styling. Its basic appearance is reminiscent of the Notre Dame de Paris, although on a more modest scale. The building was designed by Earle & Fisher and construction took place between 1895 and 1897. Its main facade features twin towers flanking an entrance consisting of three trefoil arches, above which is a large rose window and an arched arcade connecting the two towers. The upper levels of the towers are open areas surrounded by paired narrow pointed-arch openings, and are decorated by crenellations and gargoyles. The main body of the church is covered in a slate roof (original replaced in 1948), and the stained glass of some of its windows was brought over from the buildings of other church congregations which merged into the Union congregation. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in northwestern Worcester, Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places listings in Worcester County, Massachusetts References
Truro Town Hall

Truro Town Hall, formerly Union Hall, is the town hall of Truro, Massachusetts. It is located on Town Hall Road, east of Massachusetts Route 6. The two story wood-frame building was built in 1848 to serve as a meeting place for several fraternal organizations, including the International Order of Odd Fellows and the Sons of Temperance. It served these organizations for only a few years, and was rented by the town for town meetings for a time before being purchased by the town. The building exhibits Greek Revival features, including corner pilasters and a deep architrave. The roof is topped by an octagonal cupola mounted on a square structure. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997 as "Union Hall". See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Barnstable County, Massachusetts References
Union Trust Company Building (Springfield, Massachusetts)

The Union Trust Company Building is a historic bank building at 1351 Main Street in Springfield, Massachusetts. Built in 1907, it is one of the city's best examples of Beaux arts architecture, and one of only a few designs in the city by the noted architectural firm Peabody & Stearns. It is particularly noted for its facade, which resembles a triumphal arch. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Description and history The Union Trust Company Building is located in downtown Springfield, on the east side of Main Street between Harrison Avenue and Bruce Landon Way. It is a two-story masonry structure, with a limestone facade and marble-faced foundation. The front of the building was designed to resemble a triumphal arch, with the entrance recessed from massive piers supporting a rounded arch, and topped by a large decorated cornice and parapet. The inside face of the arch is decorated with rosettes, and the spandrels are filled by Classical carvings executed by John Evans. The entrance is topped by a bracketed cornice that is surmounted by a cartouche with flanking baskets. The Union Trust Company was founded in 1906 by the merger of three city banks, including its oldest, the Springfield Bank (founded 1814). This building served as the headquarters of that bank and its successors until 1970. It is one of a handful of works in the Pioneer Valley of Massachusetts that were designed by the nationally prominent Boston architectural firm Peabody & Stearns. It was listed in 1978. See also Court Square Historic District (Springfield, Massachusetts), across the street National Register of Historic Places listings in Springfield, Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places listings in Hampden County, Massachusetts References
Union Wharf

Union Wharf is an historic wharf at 295-353 Commercial Street in the North End of Boston, Massachusetts. The wharf began as a modest wooden structure in the late 18th century, and was developed with a complex of granite buildings roughly between 1830 and 1850. It was one of the major centers of trade on the Port of Boston in the mid-19th century, and served as a passenger terminal later in the 19th century. The wharf and buildings were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. See also Port of Boston National Register of Historic Places listings in northern Boston, Massachusetts References
Unitarian Universalist Church of Medford and the Osgood House

The Unitarian Universalist Church of Medford and The Osgood House are a historic Unitarian Universalist church building and parsonage house at 141 and 147 High Street in Medford, Massachusetts. History The congregation was founded in 1690 as a Puritan parish church that was an official branch of the Massachusetts state church. In 1696 the first meeting house was constructed. In the early 1820s the congregation split and was restructured with the 'orthodox' Trinitarian members leaving to form a separate congregation. The current and fifth building of the congregation was constructed in 1894 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. The Rev. William Ellery Channing gave his first sermon at 1st Parish Medford, on August 8, 1802 "Silver and gold have I none, but such I give to you." The Rev. Thomas Starr King did his student ministry under Hosea Ballou II at 1st Universalist before Ballou moved to become the first president of Tufts College in 1852. The First Universalist Church and the Hillside Universalist consolidated with the First Parish Church (Unitarian) in 1961 to form The Unitarian Universalist Church of Medford (or UU Medford) a member congregation of the Unitarian Universalist Association, and has been a Welcoming Congregation since 1996. Architecture The church, built in 1893-94, is one of Medford's finest examples of Late Gothic Revival architecture. It was designed by J. Merrill Brown, a Boston architect who had worked in the practices of H.H. Richardson and Peabody and Stearns. The builders were the Dodge Brothers, a regionally prominent building firm specializing in religious buildings. The former parsonage, now housing other church facilities, was built in 1785 for the Reverend David Osgood, and is a fine example of Federal period architecture. Famous members George Luther Stearns Lydia Maria Child Fannie Farmer Rev. John Pierpont James Pierpont Robert D. Richardson Samuel C. Lawrence Gov. John Brooks Rev. Hosea Ballou II Rev. Clarence Skinner List of ministers See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Medford, Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, Massachusetts References Further reading Alan Seaburg. The First Universalist Church of Medford, Massachusetts. Billerica: Anne Miniver Press, 2013 External links UU Medford Congregation Website Parson Turell's Legacy Turell's sugarbowl Records pertaining to the Unitarian Universalist Church of Medford are in the Andover-Harvard Theological Library at Harvard Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Annual Reports, 1984/1985-1990/1991 First Universalist Church In Medford. Record Book, 1905-1910 Second Universalist Parish in Medford, Massachusetts. Records, 1889-1894
United Parish of Auburndale

United Parish of Auburndale, formerly the Auburndale Congregational Church, is a historic church at 64 Hancock Street in the Auburndale village of Newton, Massachusetts. Built in 1857 for an 1850 congregation and repeatedly enlarged, it is a prominent regional example of Romanesque architecture in wood. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 4, 1986. History The Auburndale Congregational Church was organized in 1850, and the main part of the church building was completed in 1857 to a design by Charles Edward Parker, an architect who lived nearby. Its spire was blown down and rebuilt in 1862, and the nave was sympathetically extended in Auburndale Congregational Church has become a federated congregation known as United Parish of Auburndale and affiliated in 1878, the same year its chapel was added. The porch on the south side was added in 1880, and the chapel was enlarged in 1892. A single-story office wing was added in 1950. The organ is an 1870 E.&G.G. Hook restored and enlarged by George Bozeman Jr. in 1972. The present congregation was formed in 1980 when the original congregation formed a federated union with the Centenary United Methodist Church. It now maintains affiliation with both the United Church of Christ and the United Methodist Church. Architecture The church is located in the southern part of the village of Auburndale, in a residential area near Lasell Junior College. It is set on the eastern corner of Hancock Street and Woodland Road, and is oriented with its front facing Hancock Street. It is a long single-story wood-frame structure, with a gable roof and clapboarded exterior. A three-stage square tower rises from the front right corner, its levels defined by round-arch Romanesque windows and belfry openings, with a slate-roof steeple at the top. The main entrance is set at the center of the Hancock Street facade, beneath a large stained-glass round-arch window. Window bays are articulated by pilasters, and most windows have round-arch tops. The eaves and gable ends are adorned with drip moulding. The porch on the south side has elaborate later Victorian decorative elements. Activities Other than hosting weekly congregations and other religious services, the church is involved in several fundraisers and community service actions. In the past it has hosted weekly alcoholics anonymous meetings. It also holds an annual pumpkin patch fundraiser in October. There is a church auction held every two years, the most recent of which was held in April of 2024 and the next is set to happen in early 2026. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Newton, Massachusetts gius References External links http://www.newtonchurch.org/ Archived 2017-02-21 at the Wayback Machine
United Shoe Machinery Corporation Building

The United Shoe Machinery Corporation Building is a historic office building at 160 Federal Street in the Financial District of Boston, Massachusetts. The steel-frame skyscraper has 24 stories and a penthouse, and was built in 1929–1930 to a design by George W. Fuller and Parker, Thomas & Rice for the United Shoe Machinery Corporation. It is one of Boston's finest Art Deco buildings, including an elaborately decorated lobby. It was built for the United Shoe Machinery Corporation, which at the time controlled 98% of the nation's shoe machinery business. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 and in 1983 it was designated a Boston Landmark with rare interior (lobby) as well as exterior protection by the Boston Landmarks Commission. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in northern Boston, Massachusetts External links City of Boston, Landmarks Commission. [1], 1983. (Was originally listed at 140 Federal Street.) References