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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort
On June 24, 1942, a K-3 patrol blimp spotted 27 survivors from a steam merchant ship that had been torpedoed that morning by the German submarine U-404 about 44 nautical miles east of Cape Lookout. The men were picked up by a U.S. Coast Guard boat and taken to Morehead City. Ultimately, U-404 would sink four ships off the coast of Cape Lookout. Image: Circa 1943, U.S. Navy K airship at the U.S. Naval Air Station in Weeksville, North Carolina. (Image courtesy Museum of the Albermarle). #NorthCarolina #thebeach #NorthCarolina #historylovers #maritimehistory ... See MoreSee Less
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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

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Fish Friday The Blue marlin is the largest game billfish, commonly measuring up to 11 feet and reaching maximum weights of up to 2,000 pounds. Blue marlin fish are found throughout the western Atlantic, migrating seasonally. The largest blue marlin caught in North Carolina weighed 1,228 pounds and 8 ounces and measured 4.9 feet long (179.5 inches). The record holding fish was caught in 2008 off Oregon Inlet by Trey Irvine. Image: Preserved specimen of a blue marlin that was caught on Oregon Inlet, Hatteras on July 26, 1974. It weighed in at 1,142 pounds, a world record at the time and was measured at 15 feet, 4 inches long. Fish was called "Big Mama." (Image from Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum Collection). Image: July 26, 1974, photo of blue marlin hanging at Hatteras Marlin Club dock with Jack Herrington and Captain Harry Baum (right). The record-breaking fish weighed 1,142 pounds. (Image from Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum Collection). Image: July 26, 1974, photo of men hoisting a huge blue marlin surrounded by a crowd at the docks during the day. (Image from Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum Collection). #NorthCarolina #thebeach #fishfridays #fishfriday #northcarolina ... See MoreSee Less
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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

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Also known as "Freedom Day," Juneteenth is a uniquely American holiday that commemorates the June 19, 1865, announcement that slavery would be abolished in Texas. North Carolina joins in the celebration of this national holiday and commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans throughout the former Confederacy. Image: Glass plate negative donated to the NC Maritime Museums in 1986. (NCMM Collection). ... See MoreSee Less
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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

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In 1870 the new “pound net,” used predominantly for river herring, was introduced to the Albermarle Sound area. On June 16, 1893, a local newspaper reported in 1880 117 of these new style nets were in use in North Carolina and by 1890 the number had increased to 950. Images: Pound nets used in Colerain, 1935-40. (Images courtesy NC State Archives). #thebeach #NorthCarolina #maritimehistory #historylovers ... See MoreSee Less
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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

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Happy Father’s Day! The men of the United States Life Saving Service protected and watched over North Carolina’s coast, often leaving their families for extended periods. In this image of the Little Kinnakeet LSS crew, two of the crew members can be seen with their young children. Image: Little Kinnakeet LSS Crew. (NCMM Collection). #fathersday #Fathersday2025 ... See MoreSee Less
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THE HARVEY W. SMITH WATERCRAFT CENTER

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