EP 2, "That’s my pet pig Murphy": Mare Island History Part One

Battleships to beer: 10 years of Mare island brewing co.

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July 23, 2024

Enjoying a Farragut's Farmhouse Barrel Aged Saison, Kent and Ryan walk through the incredible early history of the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, including a nine-year old bad-ass midshipman, homing pigeons, and the world’s first aircraft carrier landing.

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Click on the photos below to learn more about each of these moments referenced in the episode!

Kent & Ryan pull an anchor from the Mare Island Strait.
Midshipman Farragut with his pet pig, Murphy.
Pigeon coup at the top of Mare Island.
Pigeon fancier Norm releasing his flock at 2021 Spring Yardbird party.
USS Pennsylvania with temporary wooden deck for world's first aircraft carrier landing.
Eugen Ely about to complete the world's first aircraft landing in 1911.
Antarctic seal next to bottle of Hydraulic Sandwich IPA.
Crew member of the Polar Star holding a bottle of Hydraulic Sandwich IPA in Antarctica.
The USS California stuck in the mud shortly after launch.
MIBC employee Kieran shows off his fresh logo tattoo.
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