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NamesakeMackinac - Mackinac Island is an island and resort area in the state of Michigan. It is located in Lake Huron, at the eastern end of the Straits of Mackinac,
between the state's Upper and Lower Peninsulas. The island was long home to an Odawa settlement and previous indigenous cultures before European colonization began in
the 17th century. It was a strategic center of the fur trade around the Great Lakes. Based on a former trading post, Fort Mackinac was constructed on the island by the
British during the American Revolutionary War. It was the site of two battles during the War of 1812 before the northern border was settled and the US gained this
island in its territory. In the late 19th century, Mackinac Island became a popular tourist attraction and summer colony. Many of the structures on the island have
undergone extensive historical preservation and restoration. Because of its historic significance, the entire island is listed as a National Historic Landmark. It is
well known for numerous cultural events; a wide variety of architectural styles, including the Victorian Grand Hotel; and its ban on almost all motor vehicles. More
than 80 percent of the island is preserved as Mackinac Island State Park.
Photo - A view of the island from atop Fort Mackinac, 1 October 2008 by Bardya at English Wikipedia.
Map - Mackinac Island topographic map, Eric Gaba Sting |
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Mackinac (AVP-13) under construction at Puget Sound Navy Yard in 1942
US Navy photo. |
Jim Kurrasch
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U.S. Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA., viewed from the west, 25 July 1941, taken from an aircraft based at NAS Seattle, WA.
Among the ships present are:
USS Aroostook (AK-44), at right, and
USS Prometheus (AR-3), center, alongside the near side of the long pier closest to the camera;
USS Utah (AG-16) in drydock at left;
USS Colorado (BB-45), alongside the middle of the three longest piers;
USS Barnegat (AVP-10) and
USS Biscayne (AVP-11), fitting out on the far side of the most distant long pier;
USS Casco (AVP-12) and
USS Mackinac (AVP-13),
under construction in the drydock in the upper left. U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command. Photo # NH-84927. |
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USS Mackinac (AVP-13) underway near the Puget Sound Navy Yard on 20 April 1942 in her original configuration. This ship was completed with a semi-fixed crane, in which a long and heavy rotating boom (lowered and not visible here) was operated by machinery in a fixed deckhouse topped by a light multi-legged mast. Mackinac was also completed with 20 mm AA guns on the fantail, which the large crane could not reach.
US National Archives photo # 19-N-30522, RG-19-LCM, a US Navy photo now in the Bureau of Ships collection of the US National Archives. |
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USS Mackinac (AVP-13) underway, circa 1942, location unknown.
US Navy photo. |
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Stern plan view of USS Mackinac (AVP-13) at Navy Yard Mare Island, 10 September 1943 near completion of an overhaul. the 5"/38 gun and the 40mm quadruple mount aft were added during this overhaul. USS Honolulu (CL-48) is at right.
US Navy photo # 19-N-52336 from the Bureau of Ships Collection now in the collections of the US National Archives. |
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Bow plan view of USS Mackinac (AVP-13) at Navy Yard Mare Island, 10 September 1943 near completion of an overhaul.
USS Honolulu (CL-48) and
USS Macdonough (DD-351) are in the background.
US Navy photo # 19-N-52335 from the Bureau of Ships Collection now in the collections of the US National Archives. |
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USS Mackinac (AVP-13) pierside at Navy Yard Mare Island, 10 September 1943 near completion of an overhaul. USS Honolulu (CL-48) is in the background. Modifications during the overhaul, circled on this image, included the addition of two twin 40mm mounts abreast the stack and a small radar mast on the stack's forward edge.
US National Archives photo # 19-N-52334, a US Navy photo from the Bureau of Ships Collection now in the collections of the US National Archives. |
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Port bow view of USS Mackinac (AVP-13) underway off Mare Island, 16 September 1943, after completing overhaul.
US Navy photo # 19-N-52332 from the Bureau of Ships Collection now in the collections of the US National Archives. |
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USS Mackinac (AVP-13) off Mare Island, 16 September 1943, upon completion of overhaul. 5"/38 gun on fantail and 40mm quadruple mount just forward of it were added during overhaul.
US Navy photo # 19-N-52331 from the Bureau of Ships Collection now in the collections of the US National Archives. |
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USS Mackinac (AVP-13) off Mare Island, 16 September 1943, upon completion of overhaul. She received a third 5"/38 gun aft and her 1.1" quadruple mount was replaced by one 40mm quadruple and two 40mm twin mounts.
US Navy photo # 19-N-52329 from the Bureau of Ships Collection now in the collections of the US National Archives |
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Bow view of USS Mackinac (AVP-13) off Mare Island, 16 September 1943, after overhaul.
US Navy photo # 19-N-52330 from the Bureau of Ships Collection now in the collections of the US National Archives. |
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Stern view of USS Mackinac (AVP-13) off Mare Island, 16 September 1943, after overhaul.
US Navy photo # 19-N-52333 from the Bureau of Ships Collection now in the collections of the US National Archives. |
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USS Mackinac (AVP-13) tending seaplanes in the Pacific late 1943 or early 1944.
US Navy photo # 80-G-659675 now in the collections of the National Archives. |
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 USCGC Mackinac (WAVP-371) (WHEC-371)
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USCGC Mackinac (WAVP-371) under way, circa 1960, location unknown.
Official US Coast Guard photo. |
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USCGC Mackinac (WAVP-371) under way in heavy weather, date and location unknown. |
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USCGC Mackinac (WAVP-371) under way, circa 1954, location unknown. |
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USCGC Mackinac (WAVP-371) moored pierside, date and location unknown. |
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