Hi - just wanted to contribute to the Blairstown story. The vessel was partially aground and sunk on the Reinauer property on the north shore of Staten Island for decades. Sometime in the mid to late 1990's, Disch Construction from NJ removed the wreck. They used one of their dredges with a chopping spud and buckets to breakup the vessel and load the components onto a scrap barge. It took Disch about a week to remove the majority of the vessel. Warren Disch (now deceased) told me that the superstructure, hull, engine and running gear were completely removed and he thought that other than a few stray pieces, he got the vast majority of the wreck to the scrapper. I still work for Reinauer and will see if anyone has pictures of the vessel or the scrapping operation.
FYI - this is an undated photo of the rig that scrapped the Blairstown.
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Blairstown by mcb - 1:160 - PLASTIC - Steam Derrick Lighter NY Harbor
