COLUMBIA, Brielle, NJ – 1947 The "COLUMBIA" departing the dock on June 30, 1947. The "COLUMBIA" was a 45-footer built in 1940 by the Johnson Brothers Boat Works at Bay Head, NJ for the Bogan family and operated by Captains Jack Bogan and Fred Laub. An Edward Scheckler, Sea Girt, NJ photograph.