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John Wayne's "The Wild Goose" Yacht Life Jacket

Currency:USD Category:Memorabilia Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 1,000.00 USD
John Wayne's  The Wild Goose  Yacht Life Jacket
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The Wild Goose, or USS YMS-328, is a decommissioned US Navy YMS-1-class Yard Mine Sweeper, built in Ballard, Washington at Ballard Marine & Railway in Ballard, Washington (Seattle). After World War 2 it was decommissioned, In 1962, she was bought by John Wayne and went through a major renovation, keeping the ship for the last 17 years of his life. The last Coast Guard inspection report for this life jacket was just months before John Wayne's passing. Provenance includes COA from the Wild Goose Yacht Corp.