NAMECKI

3D Model

Namecki was built in 1918, by the Tampa Dock Company of Tampa, Florida, for the United States Shipping Board. Namecki was the first Ferris-type ship completed at the Tampa Dock and the first completed on the Atlantic Coast. The vessel underwent sea trials on August 7, 1918, and following this, Namecki went to Jacksonville, Florida, which became its home port. Namecki made at least one trans-Atlantic crossing to France in 1920, but following its return, was laid up in the James River, Virginia, sometime between 1920 and 1922. Eventually, Namecki was sold to the Western Marine and Salvage Company, moved to Mallows Bay, Maryland, and stripped of all engine and metal parts. The remains of Namecki are located Mallows Bay - Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary resting on its keel and entirely submerged. The vessel sits in an east to west orientation, with the bow facing toward the shoreline. Namecki has been in its present location since 1929. Model by Allyson Ropp/NOAA.