1,613 Comments for Staten Island Boat Graveyard

Looks like it's taken right out of that Myst game. Wonderful.

argh...

AooGAH! Prepare to launch a full spread!

I agree with nick as well - sonar of some type

Which ship did this come from?

Purely stunning.. The history... the images.. Amazing!

Throwing away human lives to salvage the last 5% of value from this ship is what I'd view as a prime example of waste! But maybe the way the railings come together to form a small cross image at the bow is just getting me into too much of a respect life mood. Quite a shot indeed that it can present such varied perspectives to different people.

rich_edwards79, the Astoria looks like an older ferry boat.

I'd have to disagree. I think it looks like a boat.

These images are all very well done and interesting. As a photography student, I look at them for artistic content.

However, a good way to ruin this gallery for anyone would be to say, "You know I'm feelin' hella good so let's just keep on dancin'."

For the love of god man, won't ye leave us alone... So shallow, so alone, so quiet. Let us rest and in turn we will let you remember us in our grandeur. For we do not haunt you ...Please do not haunt us. We simply need to rest.
(fine pics - thanks)

i love the fact that you can see that wheel thing in both shots.

great shots, this ship looks to be a steel hulled sub chaser from ww2

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

yea in other countries guys with chains and hand tools would risk life and limb to salvage every scrap from this ship. i think that it is a prime example of our waste.

Magnificent. The plumb bow (one that drops straight down into the water from the deck) dates this to around the turn of the last century, along with the Dispatch in an another photo. Great period picture to go with it.