National Register of Historic Places

MARY A. WHALEN (tanker) (Additional Documentation)

Red Hook, Kings County, New York
Listed
October 2, 2012
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
12000831

About this property

Mary A. Whalen, known as the S.T. Kiddoo from 1938 to 1958, is a historic oil tanker located in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. She is the home of the non-profit PortSide NewYork, and the group runs programs aboard her. She was built in 1938 by the John J. Mathis Company, of Camden, New Jersey Hull #124, and measures 172 feet long. She is a rare surviving example of a "bell boat," a ship controlled from the engine room with telegraph signals sent from the bridge. The tanker shipped various fuel products along East Coast and was at center of United States v. Reliable Transfer Co., a pivotal 1975 Supreme Court decision in maritime law after she ran aground in Rockaway Inlet in 1968. She was in active service until 1994. She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.

Location

Red Hook, Kings County, New York
40.68923, -74.00701

Categories

TRANSPORTATIONMARITIME HISTORY
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Sources

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When was MARY A. WHALEN (tanker) (Additional Documentation) listed on the National Register?

MARY A. WHALEN (tanker) (Additional Documentation) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 2, 2012.

What type of historic resource is MARY A. WHALEN (tanker) (Additional Documentation)?

MARY A. WHALEN (tanker) (Additional Documentation) is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for MARY A. WHALEN (tanker) (Additional Documentation) is recorded as the industrial era.

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