LV gasoline derrick barge #480

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Methinks CARFLOATER, with his vast nautical collection, would be the one to seek............

[quote="GOLDEN-ARM"]Methinks CARFLOATER, with his vast nautical collection, would be the one to seek............ :wink:[/quote]

Long since having done so, I really do appreciate you considering me as "the scource"!

CF

P.S. - The pedigree of the craft has been confirmed as LV, and yes, I do have a photo in my archives.....Sadly though, the recent Nor'easter did a number on the lighter, so inclusion to Scot's LV Surviors roster may be questionable at best.

Is #480 the same barge as #79?
or are we talking abotu two different barges?

http://www.frontiernet.net/~scottychaos ... other.html

thanks,
Scot

2 different barges. #480 is currently sitting in Maryland.

Steve

See, CF IS the GURU of all things nautical, around the NJ/NYC harbor area...... We don't call him LV-3, for nothing..........

Gentlemen....

G-A, once again, thank you! ;^)

Scot - #480 is (was) a wooden gasoline derick lighter, and #79 is a wooden covered barge.
Already in bad shape when found, #480 took a beating from the Nor'easter, making it's salvage impossible.
As for it's age, I believe it may pre-date barge #79, as #480 and it's kin were listed on my 1939 equipment roster, but the barges were not listed seperately by number, but rather lumped together by type and construction. I'll have to check my 1910 equipment roster.

CF