I took this foto in August 2010, here with my back to Anthony’s Nose. Any guesses about the vintage of this chubby people mover?
Here’s a foto I took yesterday in Greenport of
this Morehead, NC veteran of WW1!!!
At the same locstion, I took this foto. Anyone know what manufacturer this beauty is, frontal and
stern view.
And from inside the post-Sandy rebuilt Scrimshaw restaurant, I’d love to know what vessel
this figurehead once graced.
All fotos by Will Van Dorp.
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December 10, 2012 at 3:22 pm
Chris Williams
I’ll guess the cruiser is an ELCO. When the submarine business became slow between the two World Wars, Electric Boat did built a number of pleasure cruisers at their Maryland works – which also turned out PT boats in WWII, if I’m not too far off.
December 10, 2012 at 3:42 pm
starbuck5250
There’s an Anthony’s Nose up in Lake George too!
December 10, 2012 at 4:23 pm
tugster
anthony’s must have had quite the reputation.
December 10, 2012 at 7:57 pm
eastriver
Or, quite the nose! Must have put Jimmy Durante to shame.
December 10, 2012 at 4:22 pm
eastriver
My guess is Huckins.
December 10, 2012 at 4:43 pm
Tony McDonald
The Commander dates back to WWI and saw military service protecting the Rockaway Naval Station from German Zeppelins.
December 10, 2012 at 4:53 pm
Rod Clingman
I am going out on a limb about the cruiser.. I think she was built by the Franklin Post Yard of Mystic, CT. Similar lines and shape to some of the other boats constructed there. Raised fordeck & tumblehome at the transom. Will, were you able to get a name or registration number?
December 10, 2012 at 8:00 pm
eastriver
Wow, Rod! Never heard of them, would like to know more. Where were they located
December 10, 2012 at 9:32 pm
Rod Clingman
Mystic Seaport has some basic info on the Post yard here: http://library.mysticseaport.org/manuscripts/coll/coll200.cfm
December 11, 2012 at 8:20 am
tugster
rod– sorry . . . i found no name or regis.# anywhere.
December 11, 2012 at 1:04 am
Harold E. Tartell
More On Passenger Vessel COMMANDER: http://www.commanderboat.com/, http://www.hnsa.org/ships/commander.htm, http://wcbsfm.cbslocal.com/2012/06/21/the-historic-mv-commander-sails-through-the-hudson-valley-with-cbs-fm/, http://www.commanderboat.com/information.html
December 11, 2012 at 8:23 am
tugster
here’s a foto of commander hauled out on the marine railway . . . http://suffolktimes.timesreview.com/2012/02/29494/when-wooden-boat-close-to-a-century-old-needs-work-it-comes-to-greenport/
December 15, 2012 at 8:57 am
Patty
Looks like a Matthews