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The Boatyard

107 images Created 3 Apr 2012

The Boatyard is a marine wreckers yard located in New York City, where many steam tugs, ferry's, and other boats have found their resting place. I first visited the Boatyard in 1987 (the grainy Tri-X B&W film), and made return trips in 2002, 2004, 2005 and 2006.

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  • Paddling the Arthur Kill toward the boatyard. This photography project took place from 1987 to 2006 with a big gap in visits from 87 till 2000. A lot of changes happened at the yard over that time, many boats were scrapped, and the wave action of the Arthur Kill took its toll on the wood boats. In 87 we were able to get from boat to boat from land, without going in the water, and this is impossible now because there are fewer boats, and the wood on the boats that are there is very weak, and can't support much weight anymore.
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  • 1987 panorama of east end of Boatyard, with tugs Bloxom and Bayou Plaquemine (left).
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  • Steam Ferry New Bedford (right), once requisitioned in WW2, the story goes that it survived a german torpedo attack because of its shallow draft. Ferry Seawells Point on left. Staten Island, NY
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  • Scrapped Stern of J.J. Kelly, 1987
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  • Scrapped Stern of J.J. Kelly, 1987
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  • Scrapped Stern of J.J. Kelly and Bow of cargo ship Joan (Leif Viking) in background, 1987
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  • Bascobel, 1987
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  • Across Water panorama, 1987
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  • Steam Tug Chester, 1987
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  • Steam Tug Chester, 1987
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  • Steam Tug Chester, 2006
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  • Steam Tug Chester, 2006
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  • Steam Tugboat Ned Moran, 1987
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  • Steam Tugboat Ned Moran, 1987
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  • Steam Tugboat Ned Moran, 1987
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  • Stern of Ned Moran, 1987
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  • Steam Tug Ned Moran, 2004
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  • Steam Tug Ned Moran, 2005
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  • Steam Tug Ned Moran, Boatyard April 9, 2005
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  • Barry on bow of Pennsylvania Railroad Tug Transfer #21, on left is Tug Transfer #16
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  • Pennsylvania Railroad Tugs, 2006
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  • Pennsylvania Railroad Tugs, 2006
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  • 1987
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  • Fireboat Abram S. Hewitt, 2006
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  • 1987
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  • Margaret A. Moran, 1987
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  • Steam Ferry New Bedford, requisitioned in WW2 and survived a German torpedo attack because of its shallow draft. 2006
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  • Steam Ferry New Bedford, Boatyard April 9, 2005
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  • Steam Ferry New Bedford, 2005
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  • Interior of Steam Ferry New Bedford, 2006
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  • Interior of Steam Ferry New Bedford, 2006
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  • Lifeboat, Steam Ferry New Bedford, 1987
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  • Lifeboat, Steam Ferry New Bedford, 2006
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  • Steam Ferry New Bedford
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  • Steam Ferry New Bedford (left) and Ferry Seawells Point, Boatyard April 9, 2005
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  • Ferry Seawells Point
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  • Ferry Seawells Point
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  • Ferry Seawells Point
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  • Boatyard detail
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  • Boatyard detail
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  • Boatyard detail
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  • Boatyard porthole detail
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  • Bollard detail
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  • YOG 64, Boatyard, Staten Island, NY
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  • YOG 64, Boatyard 2005
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  • Panorama of Boatyard
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  • Boatyard Panorama from Cargo Ship Joan, 1987
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  • Steam Lighter Bucyrus left, Car Float 618 on right, 1987
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  • Abram S. Hewitt Fireboat, 1987
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  • Fireboat Abram S. Hewitt
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  • Boatyard April 9, 2005 visit, Bow of the fireboat Abram S Hewitt.
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  • Fireboat Abram S. Hewitt, 2006
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  • Tug Bayou Plaquemine (left), Tug Bloxom
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  • Tug Bloxom interior
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  • Tug Bayou Plaquemine
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  • Tug Bayou Plaquemine
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  • USS PC 1217, 2006
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  • ATR Class Tug Hila, Boatyard April 9, 2005 visit
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  • ATR Class Tug Hila anchor
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  • Tug Walter Meseck, Tug Hila behind.
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  • Tug Walter Meseck
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  • Tug Olean and  Wilmington
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  • Steam Lighter Bucyrus, 1987
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  • Steam Lighter Bucyrus, Boatyard April 9, 2005
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  • Osprey  with nest on Steam Lighter Bucyrus, Boatyard April 9, 2005
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  • Green Heron on Ferry New Bedford
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  • Michael V. Mckay, 1987
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  • Michael V. Mckay, 1987
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  • Remains of Tanker Dispatch in foreground, Ned Moran in background
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  • Tanker Dispatch and USS PC1264, 2006
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  • Steam Tugboat Dewey, 1987
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  • Tug St. Charles
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  • Tug St. Charles, April 9, 2005
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  • Jane McAllister and stern of Spartan
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  • Wreck, Arthur Kill
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  • Wrecks, Arthur Kill
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  • Wreck, Arthur Kill
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  • Wreck with Propeller, Arthur Kill
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  • Wreck, Arthur Kill
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  • Ferry Astoria New York, Arthur Kill, 2004
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  • Steam Ferry MAJ. GEN. WILLIAM H. HART
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  • View from bridge of Steam Ferry MAJ. GEN. WILLIAM H. HART
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  • Car Ferry Beacon, 2004
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  • Car Ferry Beacon, Boatyard 2005
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  • Car Ferry Beacon detail
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  • Car Ferry Beacon detail
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  • Car Ferry Beacon detail
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  • Car Ferry Beacon detail
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  • Wrecks with Outer Bridge Crossing
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  • Popeye Bollard
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  • Rivets detail
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  • Hook and chain detail
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