Yankee (ferry)
Yankee as SS Machigonne, date unknown | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Yankee |
| Owner | Private ownership |
| Builder | Neafie & Levy |
| Yard number | 1004 |
| Christened | Dida |
| Completed | 1907 |
| Commissioned | (Into the US Navy): 15 May 1918 |
| Decommissioned | 1919? |
| In service |
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| Renamed | Machigonne, Hook Mountain, Block Island, League Island, Yankee |
| Reclassified | SP-1043 (Navy service) |
| Status | Operational but not in service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ferry |
| Tonnage | 489 gross, 289 net |
| Length | 136 ft 6 in |
| Beam | 29 ft |
| Draft | 8 ft |
| Depth of hold | 9 ft 6 in |
| Installed power | 450 horsepower (original) |
| Propulsion | Triple expansion steam engine; replaced 1947 by General Motors V12 diesel |
| Speed | 12 knots |
| Armament | 2 × 1 pdrs (Navy service) |
Machigonne | |
| Location | Hudson River, Hoboken, New Jersey |
| NRHP reference No. | 92001610 |
| Added to NRHP | 3 December 1992 |
Yankee (also known as Machigonne) is an early-20th-century steel hulled ferry that is the last surviving Ellis Island ferry boat, making it one of the most historically significant ships in the United States. In 2006 it was moored in Hoboken, New Jersey, in mid-2013 it was moved to the Henry Street pier in the Gowanus Bay Terminal in Red Hook, Brooklyn, and as of 2024 is in Staten Island. It is registered as a historic vessel with the National Register of Historic Places, and is currently owned and inhabited by ceramic artist Victoria MacKenzie-Childs.