SUNY Maritime College - Eight Bells Yearbook (Bronx, NY)

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4, ui 1' Z vii ' in .1 tt. .ticunu the tcititituttrnit Illttiltv iatpfvxeittents next hidden tv xiew were made Gne ot the tirst ions was the iernnyal ot S1000 cubic xards of earth and sod from the FOOT and stripping the Lwiitflt arches underneath t t tvs?-at 1 . t , . ,. L 1 , .1 . ,, x 5 ' ,V W 1 W F V 12 ,,,W,,V ,, , L yds,-,-, ,. g -i' , A 1 y.. F- - ..t iv' E' 1 .. f. , - 5 cv ' ,N . ,rfb t , rr' u My ,,, .t A. A F G 1 ! 1 ,nav i . ,L ,Qt Q Av 7 l J t wg 1 t t r y Mag. . 1. Y f if 9 Q Nil An important lop was the con- struction of the new pier for the accommodation ofthe training ship, This pier is 550 feet long and 40 feet wide, with an approach ZO feet wide, all of reirforced concrete equipped .wth mooring gear -,i' Y . , ,lug Q 1-I A L ' 1, . ,- ' , V if t 1 t fu '. -1 f ,- . it tftYf.J , ' f' 0 41 Xt, f' tl t f 11 44 .434-. ln the summer of 1934, the WPA, began its reconstruction program. Work was continued until merely a shell ofthe original rustic fort was left that was deemed safe and sani- tary bythe Board of Inspectors. Electricity, sanitary flushing and drinking systems, ventilators, air ducts, and other modern conven- iences necessary to transform the fort into a twentieth century mari- time training school were intro- duced. 'sq-' nl ,,.'2,' ,i-4 121,

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'flu ala?-fsgr?g'5v i ' ln 1896, the fort was mod- ernized with a poured-con- Crete tower to provide a line of vision for electrically-fired mines. The fort has the distinction of being the only continental post fired upon since Fort Sumter. During the Spanish- American War a British tramp steamer was coming in with- out her signal flags flying. Fort Totten fired a warning shot across its bow but it rico- cheted and hit Fort Schuyler on the upper east wing. r r i P 'vw V! V L r - 1, . 1 4 f r- mrs g, , , , H r r,yr, , , it r ' ts ff? E my if r Q ' myrig- L , f , 1 ' ' -ff f rv .Vw t ' 4 i. .M ,otylgf l , -L-. f if 'H ff i - S, A , ff ,gi ,YIA g ,I 2 1 Gust L Ktwgs- V .1 qv, ffm -t .. 1. ,TM Z, After this and until 1934 found the fort unoccupied to any great , y yy extent. lt became a favorite spot for sightsee'ers and Sunday pic- nickers to explore. 13 t-1 QP' 5 ,F While outwardly the main building remains much the same, with the exception of the roof, the interior has been completely transformed, y Q' wt if - U ? f v V - f ' 'QM , ,m . . i'4 ',,- ' E ,l t, A me ,Refi I f ',f g,,fi1, 5' Q . 'sf r , 4, VN t - Z'- ,-iq -f- Q-Z1 H ,.f,'lH.-QW '- A r V l DY 5-,, . . K M, 1 5 ,v-,YQ W !k-,V-fl

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,, is . 1 . 4,2 I 1 3 AQN? ' ic' I Training ship at dock together with the floating annex the Schooner Guilford Fl Pendleton C 1937 The name of the school was changed in 1929 to the N.Y.S. Mer- chant Marine Academy and in 1931 a new training ship was assigned. The USS PROCYON, renamed the EMPIRE STATE l, was 5,500 gross tons of vessel which provided the school with facilities for enrolling 160 cadets. For the first time in the history of the school, the training ship did not carry sail. Leaving Brooklyn Navy Yard. ,.. -3,,,...-ff.,-.L-A-,::,.,,M N. , ,, ay ' '- -'Mff...m,.,.f, H T M9