Restored and ready, ship sails for home.(Y)

From: The Virginian Pilot | Date: February 23, 2005 | Copyright information

Byline: CATHERINE KOZAK

MANTEO -- BY CATHERINE KOZAK

THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT

MANTEO - The most distinctive ship on the waterfront is back home.

The Elizabeth II, its splendid multi colored paint job vivid against a gray sky, returned Tuesday to its homeport in Dough's Creek at Roanoke Island Festival Park after undergoing a four-month repair job.

"She's 100 percent ready to go," said Scott Stroh, executive director of the park, a...

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