The last steamer built for the Day Line was the Peter Stuyvesant in 1927. She was the only propeller steamer built for the line. The Stuyvesant was built for charters and for service mostly on the lower river. Moonlight dance cruises were a popular part of her service. She was a well-known and popular vessel in her day and ran through 1962. After the Stuyvesant retired from the Hudson she was bought by a restauranteur in Boston to become a cocktail lounge moored at Anthony’s Pier 4 Restaurant. Unfortunately, a bad winter storm sank her in early 1978, and she was left underwater for many years. Her wreck was only recently removed from her resting place in Boston harbor.
The Peter Stuyvesant underway, circa 1950s. --Donald C. Ringwald Collection, Hudson River Maritime Museum
The crew of thePeter Stuyvesantposing on board, 1932. -- Donald C. Ringwald Collection, Hudson River Maritime Museum
TheStuyvesant’sdining room in 1937. This vast room was also used as the dance floor, hence the use of folding chairs and tables. -- Donald C. Ringwald Collection, Hudson River Maritime Museum
ThePeter Stuyvesantat its pier in Manhattan, ca. 1950. The steamerRobert Fultonis seen beyond it in the same slip. -- Donald C. Ringwald Collection, Hudson River Maritime Museum
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