1,613 Comments for Staten Island Boat Graveyard

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cool site jerrett, that made me smile seeing that ship out on the water again. too bad nobody cares about these old souls on this site. :-(
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What an amazing website, and some amazing links!!! I cannot believe i have never heard of any of these places.
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FB Jim; reciprocating steam pumps are a topic of interest to me; I own five small ones. Are any of her pumps still aboard?

The steam ferry Astoria still has one aboard:

http://www.survivingwo...ompartment_4_16_03_2

See also:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steam_lizards
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The ferry in the background is the BEACON. Sorry, my friends and I couldn't identify it either; it is labeled "unknown tug g):
http://www.survivingwo...eamship/wittem~3.jpg

-James Hefner
Hebrews 10:20a

Surviving World Steam Project
http://www.survivingworldsteam.com
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I think this is the 1921 ferry BEACON?
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The following may help identify many of the vessels in this yard:

http://www.survivingwo...eamship/wittem~4.jpg

Here is a more current link to the picture of the yard on local.live.com:

http://local.live.com/...=1&scene=2302652

The Astoria, along with some barges and other vessels were moved further upstream, probably after the Coast Guard ordered the owner to get rid of them because they were blocking the channel in the 1970s. Local.live.com's Bird's Eye view even allows you to see the half sunk Ford Taurus in O'Boyle's essay:

http://local.live.com/...=1&scene=2308869

The half-sunk double ended steam ferry with the spiral staircase that also appears in Shaun's essay is the "Maj. Gen. William H. Hart", it and the ex
Reading RR McMyler Coal Dumping Machine can be found across the river
from the main yard along a group of piers.

Ever since I saw O'Boyle's essay I have been facinated with this place; several folks on the web have helped me identify many of the boats in the yard. This yard was one of the inspirations for my Surviving World Steamship
CD-ROM.

-James Hefner
Hebrews 10:20a

Surviving World Steam Project
http://www.survivingworldsteam.com
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wow, its beyond waterlogged!
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Its sad to see these great ships in this grave yard of iron. A haunting of by gone memories...
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wicked
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It looks like they beach the front end.
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these ships were not there for a long time and you people should show what the inside of it looked like after it sank so go find another ship under water pull it up with a crane then show what the whole ship looks like mabye even show the boat under the water.
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was this the staten island ferry
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after seeing alot of your pictures im pretty sure ive been here and i remember that i had to drive down a road and there was a gate and a house next to it and i knock on the door and the guy told me to get outta there at first and then i ask if i could take some pictures for a highschool class nad he agreed after some minupulation man if you think these pictures are amazing you should go there yourself its not hard to find at all and its amazing yet creepy at the same time
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the top of it looks like the mary murry it might be part of the raritian fleet? or maybe the " jarret said that her name starts with sea could it possibley be the seawells point that john mentioned
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Hey Dave that ferry boat thats off the jersey turnpike is actually named the Mary Murray after some girl in the civil war and it wasnt scrapped but rather abandonded on the rairitan river and there are 3 smaller boats around it here is a sight that gives you more information abandondednj.com if u click around youll find it but its a very eerie i took a travel on it once and theres a bunch of paint chips on the floor nad paintings and mirrors and a captains journal it sorta give you a feeling that somebodys watching you you can email me for more information FORTMOEDC3@aol.com