PENNSY, Brielle, NJ – 1956 The "PENNSY" from Brielle, NJ circa 1956. She was owned by the Bogan family and operated by Captain Roy Skillman. The "PENNSY" was a converted World War II PT Boat, the U.S. Navy "PT-547", built in 1943 by the Electric Launch Company (Elco) at Bayonne, NJ. US Coast Guard regulations when she was converted to party boat fishing required vessels longer than 65-feet to have an on-board engineer (along with a captain.) Since she was originally 78 feet in length, the Bogan family shortened her to 64-feet 11-inches to circumvent the requirement. In 1957, Captain Dave Bogan Sr. took over the helm of the "PENNSY". The Bogan family later sold her and she became Captain Al Wirth's "FALCON" from Atlantic Highlands, NJ. She last sailed as Joe Stanislawczyk's "FALCON" from Highlands, NJ and then was stored at a Staten Island, NY boatyard for a few years and was finally dismantled in 1991. The photo is courtesy of Captain Dave Bogan Sr.