Donald Franklin Stewart (22 May 1929 – 17 March 1996) was an American historian and curator who was director of the Five Fathom Lightship Museum in

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and the USS Constellation Museum in

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. He was the Curator of the USS Torsk Submarine (Inner Harbor Baltimore). He was a National Board Member of Operation Sail 1976 and the Director of Op Sail 1976 in Baltimore. He was a founder of the

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. He was born in

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and died in

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References

#"When The Ships' Cannon Roared Off Old Worcester Coast," ''The Maryland Beachcomber'', 8/24/79, reprinted a
''Fassitt Information: Accomac County VA and Worcester County MD''
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