What We Forget
Witte's Marine Scrapyard on the shore of Staten Island is an unbelievable collection of vintage watercraft, all once destined to meet the torches. However, the company's ambitions overwhelmed its capabilities, and the majority of the "projects" were never undertook, left to rot on the mudflats of Arthur Kill.
Among the collection is the ship we see here. Built in 1928 in Quincy, MA, this is the SS New Bedford. Sister of the Islander and the Nobska, she sailed along the New England coast until being requisitioned by the Navy in 1942. She then sailed for Britain in a convoy and somehow managed to survive the war. Returning to the states, she headed for Long Island Sound, where she sailed until 1955. After being laid up for a lengthy period, she was sold in 1967 and moved to her final resting place at Staten Island's Rossville where she can still be seen today.
What We Forget
Witte's Marine Scrapyard on the shore of Staten Island is an unbelievable collection of vintage watercraft, all once destined to meet the torches. However, the company's ambitions overwhelmed its capabilities, and the majority of the "projects" were never undertook, left to rot on the mudflats of Arthur Kill.
Among the collection is the ship we see here. Built in 1928 in Quincy, MA, this is the SS New Bedford. Sister of the Islander and the Nobska, she sailed along the New England coast until being requisitioned by the Navy in 1942. She then sailed for Britain in a convoy and somehow managed to survive the war. Returning to the states, she headed for Long Island Sound, where she sailed until 1955. After being laid up for a lengthy period, she was sold in 1967 and moved to her final resting place at Staten Island's Rossville where she can still be seen today.