Roosevelt II
Ferry · Lost 1959; exact date not established. · Lake Champlain
The Plattsburgh–Grand Isle diesel ferry Roosevelt II carried traffic across Lake Champlain for 35 years before being scuttled in 1959.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Dwight W. Simpson built the wooden-hulled diesel ferry Roosevelt II at Nyack, New York, launching her on September 1, 1923, for the Plattsburgh-Grand Isle Ferry Company. She crossed Lake Champlain for that company until 1937, then for the Champlain Transportation Company and, from 1948, the Lake Champlain Transportation Company, which scuttled her in 1959. Her name is still visible on her stern and pilothouse.
Vessel
- 1923
- Official no. 223266
- Dwight W. Simpson
- Nyack, New York
- Wood
- 108.8 ft
- 27.8 ft
- Not established
- Diesel
- Not established
Loss
- 1959; exact date not established.
- Intentional sinking
- Lake Champlain
- Lake Champlain
- Not established
- Not established
- Not established
- 0
- Not established
The Wreck Today
- Not established
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Position
- Not established
- Position withheld to protect the site
- Lake Champlain
No pin: the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum does not publish this site's position.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Documented (80/100)
She was deliberately scuttled, not lost in an accident.
Lake Champlain Maritime Museum — Diesel Ferry Roosevelt II (Wreck P)
Enrollment details, service history and ROV survey read; survey reports not independently inspected.
