Unicoi County High Military Tribute Ship

11/26/2024

More pics are coming in from the Collision Repair and Maintenance classes at Unicoi County HS! This is exciting for the kids!!

05/19/2023

CONGRATULATIONS to 2023 Brady Frederick!!!

Go BUCS!!!

09/27/2022

Corinthia Duncan

06/13/2022

We’re getting there! The bow is cut in order for us to get in at later times for motor maintenance. It will be back lol!

11/11/2021

The hull has been cut and braced, now getting ready to mount!!

06/26/2021

Delivered this week, 100 board feet of western Carolina red cedar that will be sealed as our internal decking and seating! Paint is ready, van chassis continues to do well, stereo system in house, flags for a military veteran tribute, cannon supplies…..we’re making progress!

11/07/2020

Mates, we’re now looking for a trailer to transport the ship. Needed by mid Feb at latest. Dual axle, 19-22 feet, surge breaks, dove tail....

Please keep eyes open. We already know where we can buy new, look for used please.

Thank you,
Mark Fleenor

10/18/2020

Needed immediately:
Gantry (crane) lifts to borrow or rent 10 feet or higher....

Purpose: two lifts will help us lift the ship off the trailer and be able to cut the bottom hull to fit on top of the van chassis (power source)

Please message with any leads!

09/30/2020

http://easttennessean.com/2020/09/27/unicoi-county-high-school-rebuilding-the-buc-ship/

ETSU’s fabled Buc Ship is gaining a spiritual successor in the form of The Jerry Robertson, otherwise known as the Buc Ship II. The original Buc Ship was constructed out of a golf cart and th…

09/13/2020

https://www.wjhl.com/video/the-east-tennessee-state-university-buc-ship-will-sail-this-spring/5820575/

Despite a global pandemic, progress on the reincarnation of East Tennessee State University's famed Buc Ship is moving forward at the hands of Unicoi County High School students.