SS North American
''North American'' was a Great Lakes steamship built by the Great Lakes Engineering Works at Ecorse, Michigan, Ecorse, Michigan, in 1913 for the Georgian Bay Line, Chicago, Duluth & Georgian Bay Transit Company. The vessel was launched on January 16, 1913, and was the older of two near-sister ships, the newer one being SS South American, SS ''South American''. ''North American'' was in length, had a beam, and drew She had a 2,200 indicated horsepower quadruple expansion steam engine and three coal-burning Scotch boilers. In 1923 the boilers were converted to burn oil. In 1963, ''North American'' was sold to the Canadian Holiday Company of Erie, Pennsylvania, Erie, Pennsylvania. The company used her in cross-lake service between Erie and Port Dover, Ontario, Port Dover, Ontario, Canada, for one year until she was retired in 1964. After being retired from service, ''North American'' was involved in purchasing deals of uncertain nature, and was finally sold at public auction to the ...
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Flag Of The United States (1859-1861)
The national flag of the United States, United States of America, often referred to as the ''American flag'' or the ''U.S. flag'', consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white, with a blue rectangle in the Glossary of vexillology#Flag elements, canton (referred to specifically as the "union") bearing fifty small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows, where rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternate with rows of five stars. The 50 stars on the flag represent the 50 U.S. states, and the 13 stripes represent the Thirteen Colonies, thirteen British colonies that declared independence from Kingdom of Great Britain, Great Britain, and became the first states in the U.S. Nicknames for the flag include the ''Stars and Stripes'', ''Old Glory'', and the ''Star-Spangled Banner''. History The current design of the U.S. flag is its 27th; the design of the flag has been modified officially 26 times since 1777. ...
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