1,613 Comments for Staten Island Boat Graveyard

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

All these are such powerful images. Thank you so much for posting them.

We are a wasteful species...

We are a wasteful species...

How much to ship to Illinois?

This a creeptastic place. The place where nightmares come from...

That was a beautiful boat in its day or any other.
The fact that we know its name makes it all the more poignant. Wonder if his masters would have given him up if they'd known this would happen.

I had a couple of Plymouth Dusters that looked like that...

Thank you Matt!
Know anything about the rest we see here?
I am willing to do the work if you could point the way. Itried to go the registry route but my search w/ both coast guard and merchant marine wasn't helpful. All I have really found out in the name of the salvage site. A phone call to those folks was not helpful.

How can it be a davit? This shot was obviously taken on either the bow or the stern of the ship. In maritime history, lifeboats were never used on bows, and were never put on the stern of a ship since the propellers came into use.

I'm a Naval Historian, with a particular interest in Mine Warfare vessels.

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I don't know what it is about this particular photo, but, I cannot stop looking at it. It is as though it is still alive. A lot of the other pictures you cannot see the names, which makes it less personal. I spend and hour googleing the Abram Hewitt and did not find much. I think that is what makes this photo so saddening. It harbors a huge feeling of abandonment.

The bit of blue sky makes this shot! My favorite of many on your terrific site. Thanks for sharing your work.

It's probably the first American Legion. I remember when it was towed there when I was a kid.