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Submitted by Elizabeth Ginns Britten on Tue, 2005-11-01 01:01
That wheel you see (lower right) is the former Navy minesweeper's original one.
Duke was an avid fisherman (left).
Lynda Bird Johnson and Sammy Davis, Jr. were among Wild Goose's high-profile guests.
Trading Playboy for fresh lobster in Mexico.
Onboard, Duke was mostly a quiet family man.
Capt. Bert Minshall (left) and a crew member used to break off chunks of ice from an Alaskan glacier to use in cocktails aboard Wild Goose.
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