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15839Frolic - Passenger Launch
  • Reference
  • Vessels, Merchant Vessel, Ferry
Frolic - Passenger Launch
Item:
  • 15839   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Vessels, Merchant Vessel, Ferry
15770Leader - Passenger Launch
  • Reference
  • Vessels, Merchant Vessel, Ferry
Leader - Passenger Launch
Item:
  • 15770   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Vessels, Merchant Vessel, Ferry
14392Bluenose I - Passenger and Motor Vehicle Ferry
  • Reference
  • Vessels, Merchant Vessel, Ferry
Bluenose I - Passenger and Motor Vehicle Ferry
Item:
  • 14392   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Vessels, Merchant Vessel, Ferry
11099Harold L. Wedge's Passenger Launch, Frolic
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Merchant Vessel, Ferry
  • 1941
Harold L. Wedge's Passenger Launch, Frolic
Item:
  • 11099   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Vessels, Merchant Vessel, Ferry
Date:
  • 1941
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Ralph Warren Stanley Collection
13912Vinalhaven II - Ferry
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Ferry Service
  • Vessels, Merchant Vessel, Ferry
For over a year [after the start of WWII] the Penobscot Bay islands had no regular ferry service. Local fishermen and boat owners filled in as best they could. Then, at a special town meeting in August 1942, Vinalhaven voted to raise $55,000 to build a powerboat. The result was a sixty-five-foot, diesel-powered “motorship” named “Vinalhaven II,” built in Southwest Harbor, Maine. The boat went into service in July 1943, and Charles Philbrook was her captain…” – “Stories from the Maine Coast: Skppers, Ships and Storms” by Harry Gratwick, The History Press, 2012, p. 54-55. "The “Vinalhaven II”, 57 gross tons owned by the Vinalhaven Port District, Inc. of Rockland was built [by Southwest Boat Corporation] in 1943 to serve the island of Vinalhaven with passenger and freight service to Rockland." - "Boatbuilding During World War II: MDI, Ellsworth, Stonington and Bluehill" by Ralph W. Stanley, p. 10 - 1997. “Vinalhaven II” was designed by Cyrus “Cy” Hamlin. “Clarence” Bennett, a fisherman, was one of the group that raised the money to build “Vinalhaven II.” – Ralph W. Stanley 2011.
Vinalhaven II - Ferry
Item:
  • 13912   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Ferry Service
  • Vessels, Merchant Vessel, Ferry
Description:
For over a year [after the start of WWII] the Penobscot Bay islands had no regular ferry service. Local fishermen and boat owners filled in as best they could. Then, at a special town meeting in August 1942, Vinalhaven voted to raise $55,000 to build a powerboat. The result was a sixty-five-foot, diesel-powered “motorship” named “Vinalhaven II,” built in Southwest Harbor, Maine. The boat went into service in July 1943, and Charles Philbrook was her captain…” – “Stories from the Maine Coast: Skppers, Ships and Storms” by Harry Gratwick, The History Press, 2012, p. 54-55. "The “Vinalhaven II”, 57 gross tons owned by the Vinalhaven Port District, Inc. of Rockland was built [by Southwest Boat Corporation] in 1943 to serve the island of Vinalhaven with passenger and freight service to Rockland." - "Boatbuilding During World War II: MDI, Ellsworth, Stonington and Bluehill" by Ralph W. Stanley, p. 10 - 1997. “Vinalhaven II” was designed by Cyrus “Cy” Hamlin. “Clarence” Bennett, a fisherman, was one of the group that raised the money to build “Vinalhaven II.” – Ralph W. Stanley 2011. [show more]
14862Restless - Ferry
  • Reference
  • Vessels, Merchant Vessel, Ferry
Restless - Ferry
Item:
  • 14862   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Vessels, Merchant Vessel, Ferry
13931Swans Island Ferry William S. Silsby
  • Reference
  • Vessels, Merchant Vessel, Ferry
“William S. Silsby,” 98 tons, was built by Wiley Manufacturing, Port Deposit, Maryland, in 1959 for the Maine State Ferry Service from Bass Harbor to Swans Island, Maine. The vessel was named for William Schoppee Silsby (1902-1986). She was auctioned off in 1992 and ended up as a floating restaurant, renamed "Monhegan," at Monhegan Island, Maine, owned by Captain Ray Remick.
Swans Island Ferry William S. Silsby
Item:
  • 13931   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Vessels, Merchant Vessel, Ferry
Description:
“William S. Silsby,” 98 tons, was built by Wiley Manufacturing, Port Deposit, Maryland, in 1959 for the Maine State Ferry Service from Bass Harbor to Swans Island, Maine. The vessel was named for William Schoppee Silsby (1902-1986). She was auctioned off in 1992 and ended up as a floating restaurant, renamed "Monhegan," at Monhegan Island, Maine, owned by Captain Ray Remick.
12511Trial Run of Passenger Ferry Vinalhaven II
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Merchant Vessel, Ferry
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1943-07-21
Trial Run of Passenger Ferry Vinalhaven II
Item:
  • 12511   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Vessels, Merchant Vessel, Ferry
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1943-07-21
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection