From collection Dr. John Richardson Collection
Steamboat VINAL HAVEN
VINAL HAVEN was a steamboat that ran for 46 years from Rockland, Maine . Built in 1892 at Searsport, she burned in 1893 and was rebuilt and improved. In 1905 she was lengthened 15 ft. and updated. For most of her life she ran between Rockland and Swan's Island. In 1920 she was replaced by a faster boat and was assigned to the short Rockland-Vinhaven route. An accident at her Rockland wharf on November 11, 1938 resulted in her condemnation. She was later towed off shore and sunk.
