BOONE

3D Model

Boone was built in 1918, by the Dantzler Shipbuilding and Drydock Company of Moss Point, Mississippi, for the United States Shipping Board (USSB). Boone was a Ferris-type built vessel, like the majority of wooden designed cargo vessels located within Mallows Bay, Maryland. Boone was among the 95 USSB steamships in the celebrated “Tidal Wave” of national ships launching on July 4, 1918. On this date, close to 100 vessels were launched from shipyards all across the United States, marking the greatest ship-launching day in history.

The remains of Boone are located within Mallows Bay - Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary. The vessel is resting on its keel, orientated with the bow toward the shore. The remains measure over 258 feet in length and 46 feet at beam (width). Surveys have recorded the presence of ferrous fastenings and cross strapping, a propeller shaft tunnel, stem, sternpost, and four bulkheads. Model by Allyson Ropp/NOAA.