Back on Display

A highlight of the 1964 Homecoming festivities was the donation of a scale model TS State of Maine, the former Ancon, to the MMA Alumni Association. Thomas Linsky ’65, a senior midshipman at the time, spent over a year constructing the beautifully detailed replica.

Dave Fenderson ’56, Vice President of the MMA Alumni Association, accepted the ship model on behalf of the Association.

model of Ancon

Scale model TS State of Maine, the former Ancon

As stated in the 1965 newspaper article, the replica was to be located in the ‘new’ Quick Administrative Building. After 55 years of campus improvements, renovations and repurposing, the replica sustained minor damage with multiple moves and relocations.

Thanks to the Class of 1965, who contributed to refurbishing of the model, the vessel went through an extensive ‘yard period’ last year at BlueJacket Shipcrafters, Inc. in Searsport, ME. The model is now on permanent display in the Wyman House, home of the Alumni Association.

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