Maritime History

Maritime History of Patchogue, NY

 

--  General

• Boatyards (Long Island Traditions) - short article that mentions 3 historic Patchogue boatyards
• Martha A. Hudson:  An Interview on Her Ninetieth Birthday, November 20, 1925 [brochure, full text].  6 p.  (Patchogue-Medford Library.  Celia M. Hastings Local History Room)  -- A "sister sailor", who accompanied her husband, a sea captain, on his voyages around the world.  The American Civil War and a narrow escape from the eruption of Krakatoa figure prominently.  A short account, but an eye-opener.

---  PML Catalog Sampler:

• Dew, Carol Ann.  The Patchogue River for History and Environment of Long Island [manuscript].  [Patchogue, NY:  The Author, ca. 1980.]
• Jones, Fred B.  The Creek:  The Patchogue River.  Patchogue, NY:  The Author, 1986, repr. 1997.

---  PML Vertical File Sampler:

• Gordon, Wellington E.  "Ship-Building." In  History of Patchogue. [Patchogue, NY]:  The Author, [ca. 1924]:  pp. 35-39.
• Jones, Fred B.  "Shipbuilding and Shipyards."  The Creek [The Patchogue River].  Patchogue, NY:  The Author, 1986:  pp. 13-1 - 13-22.
• "In South Side Shipyards.  Reports Indicate a Brisk Business with Many Keels on the Ways for city Owners."  Brooklyn Eagle, January 24, 1897:   p, 10.
• "At Patchogue's Boatyards:  The Builders, Rushed with Work, Have Prospects of a Busy Winter."  Brooklyn Eagle, December 22, 1900:  p. 14.

--  Historic Photos

• Maritime Patchogue (Patchogue-Medford Library.  Celia M. Hastings Local History Room.  Patchogue-Medford Area Historic Images @ Flickr.com)

--  Ice Boats & Ice Scooters

• Brief History of Ice Scooters (South Bay Scooter Club)

--  Grace Bailey a/k/a Mattie (schooner) 

• Grace Bailey (Maine Windjammer Cruises)
• Grace Bailey National Historic Landmark Study, by Nicholas Dean, 1990, Designated December 4, 1990  (U.S.  Dept. of the Interior.  National Park Service.  Maritime Heritage Program.  Maritime Landmarks:  Large Vessels) 
• History and Restoration:  Schooner Grace Bailey, Built in Patchogue, New York [1882], researched and written by J.W. Sims [1977]  (Maine Windjammer Cruises.  Our Fleet.  History and Restoration) -- designated a National Landmark and flagship of their fleet
• Schooner Grace Bailey, Built in Patchogue, New York, researched and written by J.W. Sims in 1977 (Maine Windjammer Cruises) 

--  Maritime Center

 

---  PML Catalog Sampler:

• Suffolk County, NY.  Planning Department.  Patchogue River Maritime Center:  Draft  [recommendations section] / Village of Patchogue.  Hauppauge, NY:  The Dept., 1999.

--  Maritime Survey

• Patchogue Maritime Survey Report, December 2004  (Long Island Traditions)   

--  Sea Lark IV  (cabin cruiser)

• Log Notes of Trip Made by Hugh S. Furman and James E. Jones from Patchogue, N.Y. to New Orleans, La. and via 55' cruiser, Sea Lark IV from New Orleans, La. to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., October 25, 1959-December 16, 1959 / Hugh S. Furman
• Old Time Patchogue Described, by Thomas R. Bayles (Longwood's Journey.  Footnotes to Long Island History)

--  Port of Entry

• Federal Legislation Surrounding a Local Petition & Congressional Motion to Make Patchogue a U.S. Port of Entry & Delivery, 1874-1875, comp. by Mark Rothenberg (Patchogue-Medford Library.  Celia M. Hastings Local History Room)

--  Shipbuilding

 

---  General

• Gordon, Wellington E.  "Shipbuilding." In History of Patchogue. [Patchogue, NY:  The Author, ca. 1925.  7 p.
• Jones, Fred.  "Shipbuilding and Shipyards, 1840-1997" (Chapter 13).  In  The Creek.  Patchogue, NY:  The Author, 1986, repr. 1997:  pp. 13-1 to 13-22.
• "Patchogue" (Appendix B:  Shipbuilding and Tonnage.  Other South Bay Ports).  In  Bicentennial History of Suffolk County.  Babylon, NY:  Babylon Steam Print, 1885:  p. 107.
• "In South Side Shipyards:  Reports Indicate a Brisk Business with Many Keels on the Ways for City Owners."  Brooklyn Eagle, January 24, 1897:  p. 10

--  Shipwrecks

 

---  General

 

----  PML Catalog Sampler:

• Jones, Dr. Fred B.  Shipwrecks, Strandings and Sinkings Off Long Island's South Shore (1997)

---  Burials [Lakeview Cemetery]

• Lakeview Cemetery Burial Plots of the Sailors of the Louis V. Place and 3 of the 4 Smith Sistors, Benefactors, Who arranged for the Plots, Following the Horrific Shipwreck [photo] 

---  Glaukauf 

• Gluckauf (1886-1893)   (Auke Visser's German Esso Tankers Site) - wrecked off Water Island, near Patchogue, NY
• Wreck of the Glaukauf (1893) [photo (front)] (Patchogue-Medford Library.  Celia M. Hastings Local History Room)
• Wreck of the Glaukauf (1893) [commentary on reverse of photo]  (Patchogue-Medford Library.  Celia M. Hastings Local History Room) 

---  Louis V. Place

• Launching of the Louis V. Place, Kennebunkport, 1890, contributed by Brick Store Museum (Maine Memory Network)
• Schooner Louis V. Place (Greater Patchogue Historical Society)
• Sea Claimed Nine Victims; Crew of the Schooner Nahum Chapin Drowned Off Quogue, L.I. Life Savers' Vain Efforts.  Five Lines Shot Out, but Only One Reached Vessel - It Pounded to Pieces, While Hundreds Stood Powerless on the Beach (New York Times, January 22, 1897)
• Schooner Louis V. Place (Greater Patchogue Historical Society)
• Wreck of the Schooner Louis V. Place (LongIslandGenealogy.com)

---  Nahum Chapin (schooner)

• Description of the Schooner (New York Times, January 22, 1897) - Nahum Chapin

-- Smith, Gilbert Monroe

           See also  Boatyards, Boatbuilding, Shipbuilding, and Boat Races

                          Waterfront and Waterfront Revitalization

• Gil Smith, Maker of Sleek Sailboats, by Bill Bleyer for Newsday.com (Greater Patchogue Historical Society)
• Gilbert M. Smith, Master Boatbuilder of Long Island, New York:  A Thesis, by Daria Elizabeth Merwin, submitted to the Office of Graduate Studies of Texas A&M University in partial fulfillment of requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts, May 2000 (The Author & Texas A&M University)
• Gilbert Monroe Smith, 1843-1940, Patchogue, New York, USA (Woodentboatworks.com)
• New Gil Smith Catboat Pics, by Jim Ledger (Wooden Boat Forum)

-- Waterfront and Waterfront Revitalization

          See also  Boatyards, Boatbuilding, Shipbuilding, and Boat Racing

                         Smith, Gilbert Monroe

• Draft Local Waterfront Revitalization Plan / Harbor Management Plan and Generic Environmental Impact Statement, Prepared for the Village of Patchogue by AKRF, Inc. and Arch Spire Architecture, PC, September 2008  (Incorporated Village of Patchogue)
• Great South Bay (Wikipedia)
• Patchogue  (N.Y.S.  Department of State.  Division of Coastal Resources.  Coastal Resources Online)
• Patchogue Bay (Wikipedia)
• Patchogue River (Wikipedia)
• Shorefront Park (Wikipedia)
• South Shore Estuary (Wikipedia)  

---  PML Catalog Sampler:

• Incorporated Village of Patchogue. Draft Local Waterfront Revitalization Program / Harbor Management Plan and Generic Environmental Impact Statement / prepared for the Village of Patchogue by AKRF, Inc. and Arch Spire Architecture, PC, September 2008

-- World War, 1914-1918

• Patchogue (ID 1227) YFB-1227 (NavSources Online:  Section Patron Craft Photo Archive) - the local ferry, "Patchogue," and its WW I naval stint, 1917-22

-- World War, 1939-1945

• Patchogue [II]  (U.S. Navy Department.  Naval Historical Center.  Naval History & Heritage Command.  Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships)
• Patchogue (PC 586) ex-PC-586 (NavSource Online:  Submarine Chaser Photo Archive)
• U.S. PC-586  (Wikipedia) 

--  U.S. Port of Entry

• Federal Legislation & U.S. Presidential Actions Surrounding a Local Petition & Congressional Motion to Make Patchogue a U.S. Port of Entry and Delivery, 1874-1875, researched, comp., & ed. by Mark Rothenberg, 11/9/11

--  Frank M. Weeks Boatyard

• Company History (Frank M. Weeks Yacht Yard)