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Jul. 07, 1958 - Brigantine Arrives In London. The 117-ft. brigantine Albatros, owned and captained by American novelist, Ernest K. Gann, which left New York on June 15th, arrived at Tower Bridge, after being delayed by bad weather in the Atlantic. Among the crew is Dodie Post, who was captain of the U.S. Women's Olympic team in 1948, and who is one of the few women navigators ever to guide a sailing ship on a trans-ocean voyage. Keystone Photo Shows:- Three members of the crew seen on board the Albatros, after arriving at Tower Bridge. They are (L to R): Dean Rowe, and Truman Cox, both seamen from California, and the First Mate, Bud Platten, from Hawaii

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Albatros Brigantine Captained Delayed Dodie Gann Mate Navigators Platten Rowe Seamen Truman

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