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A Spirit Emerges - Oct. 3, 2004
Photo courtesy of Austal Ships
©
2004
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Sea Trials - Jan. 2004
Photo courtesy of Austal Ships
© 2004 |
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Sea Trials - Jan. 2004
Photo courtesy of Austal Ships
© 2004 |

The Spirit's wake on Lake Ontario.
Photo courtesy of
Larry Dickens
©
2004
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The Spirit's Bridge
Photo courtesy of Austal Ships
©
2004 |

The Spirit in the St. Lawrence Seaway.
Photo courtesy of friends of
Mark Cannon
©
2004
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Water Safety Training at
Monroe Community
College.
Photo courtesy of
Bev Rouse
© 2004 |

Water Safety Training at
Monroe Community
College.
Photo courtesy of
Bev Rouse
© 2004 |
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Life raft exercises at Monroe Community College, March 2004.
Photo courtesy of
Bev Rouse
© 2004 |

Life raft exercises at Monroe Community College, March 2004.
Photo courtesy of
Bev Rouse
© 2004 |
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Suiting up for firefighting training at the
Public Safety
Training Facility, March 2004.
Photo courtesy of
Bev Rouse
© 2004 |

Suiting up for firefighting training at the
Public Safety
Training Facility, March 2004.
Photo courtesy of
Bev Rouse
© 2004 |
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Firefighting training at Public
Safety
Training Facility,
March 2004.
Photo courtesy of
Bev Rouse
© 2004 |

Firefighting training at Public Safety
Training Facility.
Photo courtesy of
Petr Chudoba
©
2005 |
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Firefighting training at Public Safety
Training Facility.
Photo courtesy of
Eugenia Lavigne
© 2004 |

Firefighting training at Public Safety
Training Facility.
Photo courtesy of
Petr Chudoba
©
2005 |
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Firefighting training at Public Safety
Training Facility.
Photo courtesy of
Eugenia Lavigne
© 2004 |

Firefighting training at Public Safety
Training Facility.
Photo courtesy of
Petr Chudoba
©
2005 |
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The Spirit's first docking in Rochester,
April 27, 2004.
Photo courtesy of
TC Pellett, GRVA
©
2004 |

The Spirit's first docking in Rochester,
April 27, 2004.
Photo courtesy of
Petr Chudoba
©
2004 |
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The Spirit docked in Toronto.
Photo courtesy of
Petr Chudoba
©
2005 |

The Spirit docked in Rochester, 2005.
Photo courtesy of
Petr Chudoba
©
2005 |
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The Bridge Deck overlooking the Atrium.
Photo courtesy of Austal Ships
© 2004
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The Spirit docked in Rochester.
Photo courtesy of
Petr Chudoba
©
2004 |
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The Stern Lounge
Photo courtesy of Austal Ships
©
2004 |

The Purple Seats in the Stern Lounge were
Bob Mansfield's tribute to the
engineers
of the SS Titanic.
Photo courtesy of Austal Ships
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2004 |
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The Spirit's upper and lower car decks.
Photo courtesy of Austal Ships
©
2004
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Sea trials off the coast of Australia.
Photo courtesy of Austal Ships
© 2004 |
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The Spirit enters the Rochester jetties.
Photo courtesy of
Petr Chudoba
©
2005 |

The Rochester Ferry Terminal in Charlotte.
Photo courtesy of
Eugenia Lavigne
© 2004 |
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The Rochester Ferry Terminal in Charlotte.
Photo courtesy of
Petr Chudoba
©
2005 |

The Spirit's escort: Chief "Bones" Mosgrober's
47-foot motor lifeboat.
Photo courtesy of
Eugenia Lavigne
© 2004 |
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Premiere Passage sendoff, one of the
Spirit's USCG escorts.
Photo courtesy of
Ed Hall, GRVA
© 2004 |

Premiere Passage sendoff, leaving
Rochester, June 17, 2004.
Photo courtesy of
Ed Hall, GRVA
© 2004 |
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Premiere Passage, Toronto Harbor
welcome, June 17, 2004.
Photo courtesy of
Ed Hall, GRVA
© 2004 |

Premiere Passage, Toronto party,
June 17, 2004.
Photo courtesy of
Ed Hall, GRVA
© 2004 |
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Ferry auction day at the Federal Courthouse,
Feb. 28, 2005.
Photo courtesy of
Larry Dickens
©
2005 |

Awaiting her fate after the federal auction,
March 2005.
Photo courtesy of
Larry Dickens
©
2005 |
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Approaching the first lock of Welland Canal
enroute to Port Weller Shipyard, May 16, 2005.
Photo courtesy of
Larry Dickens
©
2005
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A close shave on the starboard side.
May 16, 2005.
Photo courtesy of
Larry Dickens
©
2005
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Looking aft.
May 16, 2005.
Photo courtesy of
Larry Dickens
©
2005
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In front of the Panorama Lounge, starboard side.
May 16, 2005.
Photo courtesy of
Larry Dickens
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2005
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Starboard side.
May 16, 2005.
Photo courtesy of
Larry Dickens
©
2005
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Crew using inflatable fenders to cushion
the bow against the lock's concrete wall.
May 16, 2005.
Photo courtesy of
Larry Dickens
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2005
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Transiting the first lock of Welland Canal
enroute to Port Weller Shipyard, May 16, 2005.
Photo courtesy of
Larry Dickens
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2005 |

Bow mooring crew during lock transit,
May 16, 2005.
Photo courtesy of
Larry Dickens
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2005 |
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A close shave on the port side.
Transiting the first lock of Welland Canal
on the way to Port Weller Shipyard,
May 16, 2005.
Photo courtesy of
Larry Dickens
©
2005 |

Swinging an inflatable fender in between the concrete wall and the
aluminum bow. May
16, 2005.
Photo courtesy of
Larry Dickens
©
2005 |
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Transiting the first lock of Welland Canal
on the way to Port Weller Shipyard,
May 16, 2005.
Photo courtesy of
Larry Dickens
©
2005 |

View from the bridge.
May 16, 2005.
Photo courtesy of
Larry Dickens
©
2005
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The lock is flooded, the ship is raised.
May 16, 2005.
Photo courtesy of
Larry Dickens
©
2005
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The Spirit on the blocks at Port Weller Shipyard,
May 2005.
Photo courtesy of
Larry Dickens
©
2005 |
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Main car deck and centerline hoistable decks.
Photo courtesy of
TC Pellett, GRVA
©
2004 |

Power washing the Spirit's hull at the
shipyard,
May 2005.
Photo courtesy of
Larry Dickens
©
2005 |
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The Spirit receives a paint job,
Port Weller Shipyard.
Photo courtesy of
Larry Dickens
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2005 |

The Spirit on the blocks, May 2005.
Photo courtesy of
Larry Dickens
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2005 |
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Beneath the tunnel in drydock, Port Weller.
Photo courtesy of
Larry Dickens
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2005 |

The starboard side waterjets.
Photo courtesy of
Larry Dickens
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2005 |
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Hull repairs during Port Weller shipyard
period, May 2005.
Photo courtesy of
Larry Dickens
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2005 |

Painting starboard quarter, Port Weller shipyard period. May 2005.
Photo courtesy of
Larry Dickens
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2005 |
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The new Toronto Ferry Terminal in 2005.
Photo courtesy of
Petr Chudoba
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2005 |

The Spirit in Toronto, 2005.
Photo courtesy of
Petr Chudoba
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2005 |
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The Spirit docked in Toronto.
Photo courtesy of
Larry Dickens
©
2005 |

Passengers in the Stern Lounge.
Photo courtesy of
Meg Colombo, FLVC
©
2005 |
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Passengers in the Panorama Lounge.
Photo courtesy of
Meg Colombo, FLVC
©
2005 |

Passenger area.
Photo courtesy of
Meg Colombo, FLVC
©
2005 |
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The Navionics room located beneath the wheelhouse. A few of
the off-duty officers would sleep
here while on rest period.
Photo courtesy of
Larry Dickens
©
2005 |

The Spirit's wake leaving Toronto.
Photo courtesy of
Petr Chudoba
©
2005 |
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A renamed Spirit in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
April 2007
Photo courtesy of Frank Cranmer
© 2007 |

The renamed Spirit: Tanger Jet II.
April 2007
Photo courtesy of Frank Cranmer
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