Thursday, Oct 27th , 2022
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Free for WHS members; $5 suggested admission donation for non-members.
Christina Ungar
(845) 632-1281
Discover the purpose and fate of the fabled "Mothball Fleet," to which many locals referred as "The Ghost Ships!"
Historian, author and WHS member Anthony Musso will be presenting a talk as part of the Wappingers Historical Society's Speaker Series program. Tony will discuss his new book, "Mothball Fleet on the Hudson," which covers the fleet’s time on the Hudson and the popularity it generated from locals. In 1946, the National Naval Defense Reserve Fleet was established, and eight sites around the nation were selected to store ships from World War II and keep them ready for action in the event of a national emergency. One of the locations chosen was the Hudson River. Hudson River Defense Reserve Fleet (also known as the "Mothball Fleet") remained active at Jones Point, just south of the Bear Mountain Bridge, from 1946 through 1971. At its peak, 189 vessels were anchored there, side-by-side in neatly arranged rows that spanned the river for several miles south.
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