Monument

Those anchors friggin' ROCK!

Motts. what kind of ship was this?

Look at how the steel on the front just bends out of the water like that.

Again - plumb bow; dates to WWI at the latest. Fantastic!

What a monument to the ship builders. This needs to be placed on land to honor those who build ships

great pic. It looks like the ship is crying.

szlyczne :)

It's iron sheathing on a wooden hull. I wonder if it's a ferry and the iron plates were to protect the bow from repeated impacts at the dock. The big low rubbing strakes on the side also make me think ferry.

Never mind ... I just saw the next frame. It's a subchaser or minesweeper all right.

reminds me of the movie "Ghost Ship"

looks like the ship is in pain

The anchors almost look like they're makin the 666/ rock on hand symbol!

Twug, it's hard to say, but it remainds me a bit of the old tankers.

Thanks Antti. Ships of any kind fascinate me.

Twug ole buddy! Go to the next image and Mark M (comments about 2/3 down) can clue ya in on this boat. Some sort of rescue tug from "the Big One".

Thanks, ALM! Love the old ones, I just wish some could be saved or used for something better. (natural reefs would be my choice, but I guess they'd probably fall apart trying to get them away from shore).

Looks like a near-shore naval vessel of some sort to me.

This is another photo of HILA a former US Navy ATR Rescue tug. Built for WWII they went out and fought fires and did repairs and salvaged ships that were damaged. This is wood with steel bow which allowed it to push against other ships, break ice and operate out in the ocean versus a harbor tug that was not built to take the rigors of the sea. There were at least three of these in the yard, Hila in the Northern part and two side by side down in the Southern part of the yard. The other two were damaged by the big fire there in July of 77. The yard had 10 double ended ferry boats at one time. Most were NYC ferrys and others were from Beacon Newburgh run and one of them was a former Boston to East Boston ferry, I think it was the Lt. Flarity in Boston. Also there were the DUTCHESS< POCONO< LACKAWANNA< GREENWICH VILLAGE, ASTORIA, SEWELLS POINT, JAMESTOWN, AMERICAN LEGION, ROCKAWAY, BEACON.

For FB Jim,

Thanks ever so much for all the information. I worked hard through online sorces to unmask some of these vessels and did not come up with a tenth of the info you have generously provided. Motts has provided quite a vehicle for us all to learn.

For FB Jim

Any truth to the notion that the ferry best depicted here is indeed th"Beacon" of Groton CT manufacture.?

FB Jim, you are absolutely amazing. Thanks immensely for the wealth of info you provide.

the ship gots beuity under the rust.

For ALM, the ferry where you can read the word state is the BEACON, it was a Beacon to Newburgh NY ferry. The DUTCHESS from the same crossing was at Wittes' as well. DUTCHESS was in amazing condition years back when I visited her. Engine coated in protectant so it did not rust, coal shovel still in the coal bunker in th fire room, Old electric meters still in place as were the gauges and direction indicator in the engine room, it is a shame this boat could not have been preserved. I think it was previously the LT. FLARITY of the Boston to East Boston crossing.

Thanks FB Jim!
Dutchess was probably doomed by the good condition. Worth scavaging so to speak. These folks appear to cut things up as orders come in.

DUTCHESS and her sisters were doomed because they built a bridge, from Beacon to Newburgh or somewhere near there. Why wait for a ferry when you can rush across a bridge.

To FB Jim: You mention the Ferry Astoria. It's currently about a mile south of witte's, near androvette street. Do you know anything about it?

SIMPLY BREATH-TAKING!!

You can almost see the rivets

looks like mr snuffalupogus a long way from sesame st . or maybe im just tired

It looks like it's bleeding, likes its still dieing. :(

can any one walk through those ship decks or rooms at noon or just after sunset ,all alone ?what would be the feeling if you heard a foot step or a closed door open with a creeak...

this site is awsome

The ship above was the ATR-89 it was sold for commercial service in 1947, named Hila then abandoned in the Staten Island Boat Graveyard sometime during the 50's. The photo it's self is really cool

its definatly a path maker for cracking ice im pretty sure

looks like the ship is trying to free itself from the clutches of underwater hands !

looks like the ship is trying to free itself from the clutches of underwater chains !

A fitting tribute to the whole shipping industry....

I don't know if somebody said this before, but it looks like a great white shark leaping out of the water.

I don't want to seem like I have no idea what im talking about, but at what point is it too late to save a ship?

that big one freaks me out a bit

no offence holy_colt,but you don't know what your talking about.there is a point where it is not worth it to repair those ships

that ships a goner

HEY Merc24, Today anything is possible. Who knows maybe one day somebody may restore these old ships just like old muscle cars sitting in barns !

maybe,but that would take a lot of money, someone to tow the thing out of there and a lot of spare time

Fabulous pictures most enjoyable to reminess with the past makes you wonder if in the future a boat you've traveld on will wind up in a place like this,hopefully without us onboard.