AMERICAN, Brielle, NJ – 1950 The "AMERICAN" from Brielle, NJ circa 1950. Johnson Brothers Boatworks, Bay Head, NJ built this 45-foot boat in 1945 as the "PARAMOUNT V". She was renamed the "AMERICAN" and later purchased and operated by Captain Jack Bogan. He relocated the "AMERICAN" to Broadway Basin, Point Pleasant Beach, NJ and later sold her to Captain Lou Nyhammer, who also ran her from Broadway Basin. Photo courtesy of Captain Jack Bogan.