YAWAH

3D Model

Yawah (originally named Contoocook) was built in 1919, at the Shattuck shipyard, Newington, New Hampshire, for the United States Shipping Board. Yawah is a Ferris-type built wooden cargo vessel and was the sixth ship launched at the Shattuck shipyard. Yawah was not completed by the time the war ended, yet construction followed through to fulfill the contract. After a period of time, Yawah, like many of the wooden hulled cargo carriers built for the war effort, was no longer needed for service. Eventually, Western Marine and Salvage Company purchased the vessel at auction and the vessel was sent for scrapping. Yawah was moved to the Potomac River, Maryland and has been located in Mallows Bay since 1929. The vessel is a popular kayaking site and is entirely submerged except at low tide. Yawah now resides within Mallows Bay - Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary. Model by Allyson Ropp/NOAA