1945-46 - American Seaman
1948 - USS Charleston
1947 - Yankee States
MMA 1947-48-AmericanMariner
1948-52 - American Sailor
was shared on a 50/50 basis with Massachusetts
with MMA midshipmen sharing berths aboard from
Maritime. Ninety members of the Class of '47
St. Petersburg, Florida to Castine. Living quarters
boarded her that year, and she became the first
were cramped for all, as the ship was smaller
MMA training ship to cross the equator, making
than a destroyer and perhaps not as stable with
port in Brazil. Launched 1945; 385' length; 4,087
her guns removed. "We were happy to get back to
tons displacement; two steam turbines, two electric
Castine and off that ship," remarked Robert Bent
motors driving twin propellers; 6,500 hp.
'50. Launched 1936; 328' 6" length; 2,000 tons
displacement; steam turbine; 6,200 hp.
American Mariner (Ex-George Calvert) A Liberty
Ship built as a training vessel for the Maritime
American Sailor (Ex-Edgemont) Sister ship to
Administration and shared with Massachusetts
American Seaman, this vessel had almost identical
Maritime, this ship was used for MMA's eighth
specifications. From 1949 to 1951, cruises on
training cruise in the winter of 1947-48. She
American Sailor included the Caribbean, east
carried MMA midshipmen on their first transit of
coast of South America and Bermuda. The Korean
the Panama Canal to San Francisco and back to
conflict created an urgent need for merchant
Castine. Launched 1941; 442' length; 7,176 gross
mariners, and all of the classes of '51 and '52
tons; triple expansion steam engine; 2,500 hp.
were placed before graduation. Before the cruise of
1951-52, during repairs, one of the three boilers
USS Charleston This former Navy gunship had
exploded and the ship was condemned. There
a distinguished service record before becoming
was no cruise for 1952. Launched 1919; 423.8';
Massachusetts Maritime's training ship in 1948
10,000 tons; steam turbine; 2,500 hp.

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