Ann Davison was, at the age of 39, the first woman to single-handedly sail the Atlantic Ocean. She departed Plymouth, England on May 18, 1952, to ultimately land her 23 foot boat Felicity Ann in the Barbados on January 18, 1953. Her autobiographical account was published as My Ship is So Small. Her first attempt to cross the Atlantic, with her husband, is chronicled in her book Last Voyage. The Felicity Ann, built in 1939, is currently in private possession in Seward, Alaska. Smeatons tower on the Plymouth Hoe Plymouth is a city in the Westcountry of England, situated at the mouths of the rivers Plym and Tamar in the traditional county of Devon. ... May 18 is the 138th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (139th in leap years). ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... January 18 is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Seward is a city located in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska. ...
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