The Steamboat CHAUNCEY M. DEPEW

The Steamboat CHAUNCEY M. DEPEW

The Steamboat CHAUNCEY M. DEPEW is seen here underway. The Hudson River Day Line acquired a small propeller steamer called the RANGELEY from the Maine Central Railroad to be used for excursions on the Hudson. She had been built in 1913 by the Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. The RANGELEY was renamed the CHAUNCEY M. DEPEW by the Day Line. The DEPEW was also used as an auxiliary steamer in peak season times of overflow crowds. She ran on the Hudson between 1925 and 1940. During World War II the DEPEW was requisitioned by the Federal government for wartime service. In 1950 the DEPEW was sold to the government of Bermuda for use as a tender there. Many years later she came back to New Jersey where she was used as a restaurant for a few years.