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American Legion (1926)
To honor the national veterans' organization.
Commission Date 1926 Length 251'
Gross Tonnage 2089 Width 46'
Passengers Draft 18'
Builder Staten Island SB Co. Mariners Harbor, N.Y. Fuel Capacity
Engines Double Compound Steam Engine 3500 HP Propulsion Direct Drive One Shaft Length of Ferry
Cornelius G. Kolff
Real estate developer and civic leader who helped found the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce.
Commission Date 1951 Length 269'
Gross Tonnage 2285 Width 69'
Passengers 2954 Draft 19'
Builder Bethlehem Steel Co. S.I.. New York Fuel Capacity
Engines Six Cylinder Skinner Unaflow 23" x 26" Propulsion Direct Drive One Shaft Length of Ferry
Verrazzano
First European explorer to pass through Narrows in 1524 (although he spelled his name with only one Z).
Commission Date 1951 Length 269'
Gross Tonnage 2285 Width 69'
Passengers 2954 Draft 19'
Builder Bethlehem Steel Co. S.I.. New York Fuel Capacity
Engines Six Cylinder Skinner Unaflow 23" x 26" Propulsion Direct Drive One Shaft Length of Ferry
Pvt. Joseph F. Merrell
Only Staten Islander to win the Medal of Honor during World War II. He hailed from West Brighton.
Commission Date 1951 Length 269'
Gross Tonnage 2285 Width 69'
Passengers 2954 Draft 19'
Builder Bethlehem Steel Co. S.I.. New York Fuel Capacity
Engines Six Cylinder Skinner Unaflow 23" x 26" Propulsion Direct Drive One Shaft Length of Ferry
Miss New York
Commission Date 1937 Length 252'
Gross Tonnage 2126 Width 48'
Passengers 2328 / 24 cars Draft 18'
Builder United Dry Dock, Inc., Mariners Harbor, N.Y. Fuel Capacity
Engines Double Compound Steam Engine 4000 HP Propulsion Direct Drive One Shaft Length of Ferry
Mary Murray
Prominent Revolutionary War figure who delayed British Gen. William Howe by wining and dining him at her Midtown Manhattan estate as American troops made their way uptown with much-needed supplies and reinforcements for Gen. George Washington and the Continental Army, who were holed up in Harlem Heights.
Commission Date 1937 Length 252'
Gross Tonnage 2126 Width 48'
Passengers 2328 / 24 cars Draft 18'
Builder United Dry Dock, Inc., Mariners Harbor, N.Y. Fuel Capacity
Engines Double Compound Steam Engine 4000 HP Propulsion Direct Drive One Shaft Length of Ferry
Gold Star Mother
To honor mothers who lost sons during World War I and signified it by hanging gold stars in thier windows.
Commission Date 1937 Length 252'
Gross Tonnage 2126 Width 48'
Passengers 2328 / 24 cars Draft 18'
Builder United Dry Dock, Inc., Mariners Harbor, N.Y. Fuel Capacity
Engines Double Compound Steam Engine 4000 HP Propulsion Direct Drive One Shaft Length of Ferry
Knickerbocker
Commission Date 1931 Length 252'
Gross Tonnage 2029 Width 46'
Passengers Draft 18'
Builder Staten Island SB Co. Mariners Harbor, N.Y. Fuel Capacity
Engines Double Compound Steam Engine 3500 HP Propulsion Direct Drive One Shaft Length of Ferry
Thompkinsville
Commission Date 1930 Length 252'
Gross Tonnage 2029 Width 46'
Passengers Draft 18'
Builder Staten Island SB Co. Mariners Harbor, N.Y. Fuel Capacity
Engines Double Compound Steam Engine 3500 HP Propulsion Direct Drive One Shaft Lenght of Ferry
Dongan Hills
Commission Date 1929 Length 252'
Gross Tonnage 2029 Width 46'
Passengers Draft 18'
Builder Staten Island SB Co. Mariners Harbor, N.Y. Fuel Capacity
Engines Double Compound Steam Engine 3500 HP Propulsion Direct Drive One Shaft Length of Ferry
President Roosevelt
Named for Theodore Roosevelt, U.S. president from 1901-09.
Commission Date 1921 Length 241'
Gross Tonnage 1907 Width 46'
Passengers Draft 18'
Builder Staten Island SB Co. Mariners Harbor, N.Y. Fuel Capacity
Engines Double Compound Steam Engine 3500 HP Propulsion Direct Drive One Shaft Length of Ferry
Mayor Gaynor
Commission Date 1914 Length 210'
Gross Tonnage 1009 Width 45'
Passengers Draft 18'
Builder New York SB Co. Camden, N.J. Fuel Capacity
Engines Four Cyl. Triple Exp. Steam 1950 HP Propulsion Direct Drive One Shaft Length of Ferry
Richmond
Commission Date 1905 Length 232'
Gross Tonnage 2006 Width 46'
Passengers Draft 18'
Builder Burlee Dry Dock, Co. Port Richmond, N.Y. Fuel Capacity
Engines Double Compound Steam Engine 3500 HP Propulsion Direct Drive One Shaft Length of Ferry
Queens/Brooklyn/Bronx/Manhattan (sorry Manhattan Class Boats all 1905)
Commission Date 1905 Length 246'
Gross Tonnage 1954 Width 46'
Passengers Draft 18'
Builder Maryland Steel Co. Sparrows Point, Md. Fuel Capacity
Engines Double Compound Steam Engine 3500 HP Propulsion Direct Drive One Shaft Length of Ferry
Stapleton Class (Stapleton and Castelton both 1888)
Stapleton
Commission Date 1888 Length 225'
Gross Tonnage 1592 Width 61'
Passengers Draft 14'
Builder Columbian Iron Works. Baltimore Fuel Capacity
Engines Inc. Compound Steam Engine 1200 HP Propulsion Side Wheel