Posted by Chris on Sun, Jul 21, 2024

Fised on the Bronx Queen with my dad for the 1st time in 1968 up until the time it sank in the 80's. It sailed out of a dock on I believe the Bronx River on Westchester Avenue underneath the el. The boat had a storied past as a former World War II sub chaser.

There were a few other party fishing boats that were in this marina o
ne that I remember was the Claire which moved up to City Island.

The Bronx Queens oddessy ended when it hit debris while returning from a Fall fishing trip and sank pretty quickly. Unfortunately two people died as a result.

Last I'd heard a diving company had located the Bronx Queens final resting location and did a salvage dive onto the Bronx Queen. They were able to recover the BQ's bell and other items.

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Posted by Ron Simmons on Mon, Jul 22, 2024

Never been on the Bronx Queen though made fishing trips on the Clair I & II. Also went on the Ventura. These boats were located on the Bronx River off Westchester Ave. near the Whitlock Ave. subway station.

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Posted by Alvin L. on Mon, Jul 22, 2024

Many Moons ago I took a party boat out of City Island I believe. It sailed 1/3 of the way out of Long Island Sound. Remember catching Porgies and Black Fish. I believe It was the Bronx Queen or was it the Bronx Apache or some other such name with the Bronx as the first part of the name?

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Posted by Richard O. on Mon, Jul 22, 2024

I believe it was just Apache no Bronx.

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Posted by Kevin Reynolds on Mon, Jul 22, 2024

About 1962 I delievered cases of beer &/or soda to a fishing boat docked at Whitlock ave. It was quite a job going down those many steep steps to the ship carrying 4 cases of beer or soda at a time. I can't rememeber the name of the fishing boat.

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Posted by Judyj on Sun, Jul 28, 2024

My Grandpa took me fishing on the Queen.

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Posted by Irv Berjansky on Tue, Jul 30, 2024

my neighbor was the owner of a boat out of westchester sq
don` remember the boats name his name was bill kraft
does anybody know him

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