The Virginia Ferry Cooperation needed a breakwater to protect their new pier from harsh weather and waves. Eventually these ship would come out of retirement to fight a new enemy. As the war came to end these concrete ships were stored away in military bases across the country. Believe it or, concrete float just as well if not better than steel! The Kiptopeke concrete ships weight in around 5,000 tons each and are roughly 120 yards long. Concrete was used in lieu of steel due to the metal being in such short supply. So where did they come from? Like most concrete ships, these vessels were constructed during WWII. It’s quite odd to see these concrete military ships starting back at you as you walk along the beach. Kiptopeke Concrete Shipsĩ crumbling ghost ships sit silently in the Chesapeake bay just off the coast of Kiptopeke State park. It sat and sat, and as time went on it slowly began to sink into the creek behind his house. The last captain, Robert Miller decided to take it back home to dock at one of his properties. It’s last job would be a tour boat, ferrying people in and around the New York harbor. The ship changed hands many times after being decommissioned by the navy. It should go on to serve in WWII as well. In 1917 the ship was drafted into WW1 and renamed to the USS Sachem. The ship was built in 1902 to serve as a luxury yacht for a wealthy railroad executive. The “ghost ship”, formally know as the Circle Line V had led a full life of service before it was left abandoned. This 100+ year old ghost ship sit wedged in a muddy creek just outside of the Ohio river.
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