Prinzess Irene Ashore at Fire Island

Collection: This image is from the A. Noble Chapman Photographs and is depicted in a glass plate negative, prints, and digital image.; Image is part of the A. Noble Chapman Photographs

Date: April 6, 1911; 1911-04-06 Material: unknown material on plate glass; gelatin silver prints Dimension: 5 x 7 inches (glass plate negative); 4 x 5 (print); 8 x 10 (print); 400 ppi (digital image)

Creator: A. Noble Chapman Identifier: aql:11098 anc-000272 anc-000272.tif

Description: On April 6, 1911, the German ocean liner "Prinzess Irene" struck a sand bar off Fire Island one mile east of Lone Hill (now Fire Island Pines.) She was carrying 1725 passengers, a crew of 263, and a large general cargo. Life saving units from Lone Hill, Point O'Woods, and Blue Point transferred all passengers to the liner Prince Frederick in the space of a few hours. Tugboats worked to free the ship, which was floated after 83 hours and was assisted to harbor in Hoboken, having suffered only minor damage. In this view, men are seen launching a lifeboat out toward the ship.

Title : Prinzess Irene Ashore at Fire Island

Collection : aql:10776; vital:1

Creator : A. Noble Chapman

Date : April 6, 1911; 1911-04-06

Summary/Description : On April 6, 1911, the German ocean liner "Prinzess Irene" struck a sand bar off Fire Island one mile east of Lone Hill (now Fire Island Pines.) She was carrying 1725 passengers, a crew of 263, and a large general cargo. Life saving units from Lone Hill, Point O'Woods, and Blue Point transferred all passengers to the liner Prince Frederick in the space of a few hours. Tugboats worked to free the ship, which was floated after 83 hours and was assisted to harbor in Hoboken, having suffered only minor damage. In this view, men are seen launching a lifeboat out toward the ship.

Subject : Ocean liners; Beaches; Lifeboats; Lifesaving

Relation : This image is from the A. Noble Chapman Photographs and is depicted in a glass plate negative, prints, and digital image.; Image is part of the A. Noble Chapman Photographs

Rights : Copyright holder unknown

Coverage : Near Lone Hill (now Fire Island Pines), Fire Island, NY Fire Island (N.Y. : Island) Fire Island Pines (N.Y.) Suffolk County (N.Y.)

Type : glass plate negative; black and white prints; digital image

Format : unknown material on plate glass; gelatin silver prints; 5 x 7 inches (glass plate negative); 4 x 5 (print); 8 x 10 (print); 400 ppi (digital image)

Identifier : aql:11098 anc-000272 anc-000272.tif