Hudson River Day Line Steamer Washington Irving Postcard

Vintage post card restored and enhanced by Scenes from the Past. The quadruple-decker Washington Irving was built in 1912 by the New York Shipbuilding Company for contract number 126 and measured 414 feet (126 m) in length and 86 feet (26 m) at its widest point with a weight of 4,000-short-ton (3,600 t). Together, Frank E. Kirby collaborated with J. W. Millard of New York City to design the ship. The PS Washington Irving was a 4,000-short-ton (3,600 t) sidewheeler dayliner and the largest flagship of the Hudson River Day Line that operated on the Hudson River from 1913 to 1926. The Washington Irving collided with an oil barge in the fog on 1 June 1926 on the North River. With the aid of tugboats, it reached shore at Pier 12, Jersey City, where it sank soon thereafter. Out of 200 passengers and 105 crew, three died as a result of the accident. Its removal was complicated due to its sinking upon the site of the Holland Tunnel, which was under construction. It remained submerged there until 13 February 1927, when it was raised and determined to be a total loss.