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Article: United States Merchant Marine Academy
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- The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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United States Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, N.Y.; for the training of merchant marine officers; established 1936, opened 1943. The academy became coeducational in 1974. Candidates must be between the ages of 17 and 22, be nominated for candidacy by their U.S. Representative or Senator, and pass a competitive examination. The ...
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