1,613 Comments for Staten Island Boat Graveyard

hello, i wonder if they will close the gates to the shipyard at 2883 richmond terrace, we feel vibrations under the ground, burning of ship oil and rubber and contamination of pesticides and oil dumping to my property. me and my very old mother are tired of the harassment and if they dont close there gates once and for all we will have no choice but to file charges, they are causing tractor trailers to go on our property harass us and damage the sewer line that belogns to the city on our sidewalk, and the house is over 150 years old and is a city land mark. i have lived here my whole life and iam a true native of staten island and these companyies across the street on mariners harbor waterfront are all illegally dumping parts, oil, and contaminating our land and air we breathe and even thought the are is idustrial it is very much residential as it is commercial with many people working across the street. if you feel staten island needs a change tell 2883 to stop harassing people and stop the chemials and all there pollutants in the air or sereve changes will occur.

It looks as if it is saying "I am so old and so tired; I just want to go to sleep". Sad end to what I am sure was a fine boat in it's day.

Here she is new.
http://www.history.nav...n/usnsh-p/pc1264.htm

Its a davit for christs sake

Listen,this is definatly not a tug because first of all look at the size and second of all the Navy used tugs seven times smaller.

Personally I think that this ship sunk because someone blew the hull so that it could act as an artificial reef,but why in the middle of a so-called harbor.

This site is great it is beautiful but also haunting . My grandfather was a harbor Pilot he worked for Moran a long time ago . I love to see this close up when the leaves of the trees have gone ..

I think it would be cool to check out the Staten Island Boat Graveyard. I know it would be risky exploring the boat Graveyard But i would explore it if I could. I like boats alot. I also like watching movies that have boats that sink in them. I like being on boats to. I want to own my own boat sometime. Alot of the boats in the Staten Island Boat Graveyard probably have alot of history to them.

these pics are great, i love them it makes me want to see this scrap yard some day

Its a standered allied flag bag, used to store signal flags for every thing from coded signals to standard stuff like pilot onboard to anchoring etc.

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

chec out google earth you can see them plain as day looks different from that vantage point

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

looks like its proudly showcasing its sheer size and construction, ignoring its current commission, still showing pride and dignity !.

For every one that thinlks that its a shame that these boats have been left here, then just imagine if they had all been scrapped and turned into soda cans,. Then we'd have nothing to talk and wonder about... think about it