Chelsea in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Lightship FRYING PAN
Photographed By Larry Gertner, September 30, 2009
1. Lightship FRYING PAN Marker
Original use: United States Lightship #115
Current use: Dockside attraction. Bought while on the bottom of the Chesapeake Bay at White Haven MD.
Built: 1929
Dimensions: 133’3” x 29’ x 10’
Displacement: 600 tons
Construction: Riveted steel
Speed: 4 (sic) knots
Original power: Single 350 HP GE motor powered by four 6-71 Greymarine Diesel generators
Current power: Re-powered in 1989 with a single 370 HP Greymarine VT8370M Diesel engine
History: Lightship #115was stationed at the namesake Frying Pan Shoals, 30 miles off Cape Fear, NC, from 1930 to 1965. 13 men lived aboard ship to keep the light atop the mast burning and the foghorn sounding regardless of the weather, season or time of day. After being abandoned for 10 years at an old oyster cannery in the Chesapeake Bay, she sank and was underwater fir three years before being raised by her current owners. After tons of silt and oyster shells were removed from the hull, the ship was refitted with a replacement engine and in 1989 cruised under power to her current home at Pier 63 Maritime in Manhattan. While the outside of the ship has been restored to her original appearance, the inside retains the barnacle-encrusted, sunken-ship motif that acknowledges her storied past. Open to the public year-round.
Website: wwww.FryingPan.Com
Status:
this page online
Skipper: John Krevey
Contact: 212 989 9090 or [email protected]
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1929.
Location. 40° 45.128′ N, 74° 0.548′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in Chelsea. Marker can be reached from 12th Avenue near West 26th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 207 12th Ave, New York NY 10011, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Stonefield (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); George Brinton McClellan, Jr (1865-1940) (approx. 0.3 miles away); Charles Mary Kubricht (b. 1946) (approx. 0.4 miles away); Freight Rail on Manhattan's West Side / High Line (approx. 0.4 miles away); High Line (approx. 0.4 miles away); Clement Clarke Moore Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); P.O. David Willis Basketball Court (approx. half a mile away); Chelsea Historic District and District Extension (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.
Regarding Lightship FRYING PAN. 9 knots, not 4, was the normal cruising speed.
Also see . . . Lightship Frying Pan (LV-115). Wikipedia entry (Submitted on April 24, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed By Larry Gertner, September 30, 2009
2. Lightship FRYING PAN (LV-115) incognito
Photographed By Larry Gertner, September 30, 2009
3. Lightship FRYING PAN, stern
Photographed By Larry Gertner, September 30, 2009
4. Lightship FRYING PAN, bow
via Wikipedia, 1964
5. Lightship FRYING PAN on its last day on station, 1964
Photographed By Larry Gertner, May 6, 2019
6. Lightship FRYING PAN repainted
Credits. This page was last revised on April 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 24, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 70 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 24, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
