From collection Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company Collection
LB2010.9.14863
A view from the Burlington, VT waterfront which shows the stern end of the TICONDEROGA on the left and in the distance the MOTT HAVEN ferry. The MOTT HAVEN was built in Brooklyn New York. It was 99 feet in length. It arrived to Lake Champlain in 1945 after having served on the Riker's Island run in New York. The MOTT HAVEN was powered by one Nelseco diesel engine. The single 6-cylinder engine was a direct reversible, 250 RPM with 300 horsepower. These engines were the same as those used in our World War I diesel submarines. She ran the Burlington to Port Kent route. Her car capacity was only 15 cars. She was sold to the A&P Grocery heir Huntington Hartford II in 1961 where she went to the Bahamas to ferry guests between Nassau and Paradise Island.
