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When and If transits Galveston Channel in Galveston, Texas during Tall Ships Challenge Galveston 2023 April 13, 2023. Galveston Causeway can be seen in the background. When and If is a yacht designed by John Alden and commissioned by then Colonel George S. Patton. Widely regarded American war hero, U.S. Army General Patton commanded the Seventh United States Army in the Mediterranean Theater of World War II, and the Third United States Army in France and Germany after the Allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944. It was built in 1939 as a private yacht by boatbuilder F.F. Pendleton in Wiscasset, Maine. It was constructed of double planked mahogany over black locust frames and an oak keel. Founded in 1973, Tall Ships America is a non-profit organization commended by Congress as The National Sail Training Organization representing the United States. The 2023 Tall Ships Galveston festival at the Galveston Historic Seaport hosts tours of participating ships, numerous special events, sail-away excursions, music, food, and fun in a family-friendly format. Galveston Island serves as one of three ports for the TALL SHIPS CHALLENGE® Gulf Coast 2023 Series, which features a fleet of ships traveling across the Gulf of Mexico as they visit other participating cities. U.S. Army photo by Trevor Welsh.
| Date Taken: | 04.13.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 04.14.2023 13:40 |
| Photo ID: | 7740507 |
| VIRIN: | 230413-A-ZS026-1794 |
| Resolution: | 2134x2944 |
| Size: | 4.14 MB |
| Location: | GALVESTON, TEXAS, US |
| Web Views: | 21 |
| Downloads: | 5 |
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