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I agree with having the maritimequest.com link on here. The financial gain from the link is far from obious from me. And, speaking as a former sailor on this fine ship, it was really nice to see what she looked like when she was underway. --LeyteWolfer 03:30, 15 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]