B+W photo of tanker Asopos in dry dock Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, Hoboken, n.d, ca. 1972-1976.
Entry/Object ID
2011.025.0330
Description
Black-and-white photo of tanker Asopos in dry dock at Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, Hoboken, no date, circa 1972-1976. 8" x 10" print. Photographer not indicated; inkstamped photo number on reverse 60831A4. Attached: mimeographed press release; full text is notes.
Documentation photo used for publicity promotion. Note the vessel extends over the end of the drydock. The press release noted it was the "largest vessel ever lifted in a floating
dry dock in the New York Harbor."
The view is apparently a low altitude aerial photo from over the Hudson River looking northwest.
Acquisition
Accession
2011.025
Source or Donor
Cangelosi, Joseph
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
Gift of Joseph Cangelosi.
Made/Created
Artist
n/a
Date made
1972 - 1976
Place
Location
Hoboken
Notes
Date: 1972-1976
Dimensions
Height
8 in
Width
10 in
Condition
Overall Condition
Good
General Notes
Note
Notes: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The ASOPOS, the largest vessel ever lifted in a floating
dry dock in the New York Harbor at Bethlehem Steel's Hoboken
yard. The 62,700-deadweight-ton tanker is 775 feet long
and 106 feet wide.
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From: Bruce Lake, News Media Relations
Public Affairs Department
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
375 Park Avenue, New York, N. Y. 10022
Phone: (212) 688-5522, Ext. 311
370190
Original or Copy: Original
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2011-05-03
