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In 1966, Steve McQueen starred in a movie called “The Sand Pebbles.”  The movie was set in war-torn China in the ‘20’s.  Much of the action in the movie takes place on the gunboat that is the main set.  This is the engine from the movie.  A working steam engine that they periodically simulate running for visitors.  How such a huge piece of movie history ended up in the hold of an old Victory ship is an interesting story in itself.