SS Nantucket (1956)
SS Naushon underway in Nantucket Harbor, September 1979. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | SS Nantucket |
| Operator | The Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority |
| Builder | John H. Mathis & Company |
| Launched | 23 March 1956 |
| In service | 1957 |
| Out of service | 1987 |
| Identification | IMO number: 5246996 |
| Fate | Land-locked, then in 2012 was dismantled at Mhoon Landing in Tunica, Mississippi |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 2,652 GT |
| Length | 213 ft (65 m) |
| Installed power | Steam reciprocating |
The SS Nantucket (renamed SS Naushon) was the last steam-powered ferry in regular operation on the East Coast of the United States. She was owned and operated by the Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority between 1957 and 1987.