1,613 Comments for Staten Island Boat Graveyard

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great photos. There has always been something that attracts me to old ships left to decay. Perhaps it is the mystery that they retain within their rotting walls that holds in the many secrets of their pasts. If you are interested in this type of subject, there is a sunken light ship in Lower New York harbor, in Red Hook Brooklyn. It's name is lightship number 84. It was left to rot there by an owner who could not afford to care for it. It has sunk within the last few years, and all you can really see are its masts sticking out of the water. What is awesome about it is that it is located next to an abandoned grain siloh, which makes the entire landscape, chilling yet beautiful. you should really chec it out some day, with your talent I'm sure you'd snap some great pictures! click the link below!!!
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Hi Dunny, I never saw the USS Holder by name but there was an ex Navy boat they cut up in the early 70s that was perhaps DD or DE size, it was painted blue or had a blue tint to it. If that was it then it was definately cut up. I have pictures of it being cut up but you cant tell what it was, I figured it as another sub chaser.
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By the way, the third boat in this photo, on the left, is the fire boat ABRAM S. HEWITT built in 1903. She was a coal burner with reciprocating fire pumps. She operated most of her life out of the fire boat house near Fulton Street, Brooklyn
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FIRE FIGHTER, is 138 feet long ans still in service, built on Staten Island in 1938. Pumped 20,000 Gallons per minute and powered by two Winton/Cleveland 16-248 diesels each putting out 1500 horse power and driving three generators that provided electric power for the electric propulsion motors and electric motors for the fire pumps. The "Fighter" though a senior citizen, always seemed to know when it was needed, she pumped for something like 11 days and nights at the World Trade Center. Most of the water used there for firefighting was supplied by the fire boats as the city water mains were destroyed when the buildings came down. Most large waterfront fires over the past 69 years would find the "Fighter" there slugging it out with the fire enemy! What a well designed and dependable vessel.
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Having lived my life on Staten Island,and only seeing these ships from the shoreline,it is
very interesteing to view them in this perspective. I find thinking of the men, who
worked these ships,and the stories they could tell. Very nice job, something for all to enjoy Thank You.
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wowa great engine
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No, but I will try when I return!
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Cool, thanks for the photo!
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My uncle was pilot aboard "Firefighter" in FDNY in the 1930s. Does anyone know of its size? Thanks
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dead slow ahead.....
Herculies...?
I feel i"m sailing.
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Nevermind. Nothing beats the aerial views that Live Search has.
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by that I mean, was she finally scrapped or moved or ?
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Jim, do you know when and what happened to the bow of the USS Holder that used to be in the yard?