Nobska (steamship)
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The Nobska was a steamship that plied the waters of Nantucket Sound as part of The Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority's fleet between 1925 and 1973 as a ferry. She was eventually scrapped in 2006 despite efforts to save her. She was America's last East Coast coastal steamer,[2] had been on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland,[2][3] and had been considered one of America's 10 most endangered maritime resources by the National Maritime Alliance and National Trust for Historic Preservation.[3]
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The Nobska, possibly headed out of Nantucket harbor after just rounding Brant Point. | |
History | |
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Name | SS Nobska |
Owner | The Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority |
Operator | The Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority |
Builder | Bath Iron Works, Maine |
Launched | 24 March 1925 |
Completed | 1925 |
In service | 1925 |
Out of service | 1973 |
Fate | Scrapped in 2006 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 1,085 gross register tons |
Length | 210 ft (64 m) |
Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
Draft | 9 ft 3 in (2.82 m) |
Installed power | Steam (coal) |
Propulsion | Single screw |
Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h/16 mph) |
Capacity | 1,200 |
Notes | |
NOBSKA (steamship) | |
Location | Inner harbor, Baltimore, Maryland |
Area | 0 acres (0 ha) |
Built | 1925 (1925) |
Built by | Bath Ironworks |
Architectural style | Sponson design |
NRHP reference No. | 74002216[1] |
Added to NRHP | May 2, 1974 |
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