Description: USS Amphritite 1929 pictorial “Warship is Turned into Floating Club” Long Island Click image to enlarge Description “Old Warship is Turned into Floating Club”. The U.S.S. Amphritite guarded New York Harbor during the First World War, laying down the iron wire anti-submarine net from Sandy Hook to Rockaway Point that kept U-boats out of the harbor at night; by day the Amphitrite patrolled the harbor entrance. Laid down and later guarded the nets off Rosebank, Staten Island, assigned to the 3rd Naval District. Examined all ships entering or leaving the harbor. The USS Amphitrite was sold in 1920, and converted into a floating hotel. Using mainly just the hull, the ship had three levels built upon it and became a 75 room hotel and gambling casino, berthing at a different location each season beginning 1926 at Beaufort, South Carolina. In 1927 it was the Palm Beach Hotel on Lake Worth off Barton Avenue. In 1929, it was a floating country club a half mile off of Port Washington on the north shore (the “Gold Coast”) of Long Island, and at Georgetown, South Carolina. It continued in this way, towed season to season, until 1943 when the U.S. Navy chartered it back as lodging boat (barracks) for Elizabeth City, N.C. during the building of that navy yard. After the war, the former gunboat returned to hotel status. Towed to Sandy Point, Maryland and used as a floating restaurant and Hotel Ship in 1950. The Amphitrite was later bought and scrapped by the Bethlem Steel Corporation, in the 1950's. This is an original 1 page magazine article from 1929 Pages measure 6 1/2" x 9". We do not photocopy these. Payment Payment: by Paypal, Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express, Apple Pay, G Pay, accepted thru eBay. Items shipped upon receipt of payment. Shipping Multiple Items may be grouped to save on shipping. When buying more than one item please use the shopping cart for the best shipping price. Rates: $4.50 for USPS Ground Advantage $8.70 for priority mail service. $4.50 for Canadian shipping $6.00 other International shipping About Us Grandpa's Secrets Discover a Wealth of How-to Projects & Plans from a Bygone Era. Explore our Scientific & Mechanical History in Vintage Hobby, Craft, & Technical Magazine Articles. Images sell! Get Supersized Images & Free Image HostingCreate your brand with Auctiva's Customizable Templates. Attention Sellers - Get Templates Image Hosting, Scheduling at Auctiva.com.
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Location: Diamond Point, New York
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