CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons (Gruepig)Landmark· Hassel Island· Virgin Islands (BVI, USVI and Spanish Virgins)
Creque Marine Railway (Hassel Island)
18° 20.1′ N · 64° 56.3′ W
An inclined-plane ship railway built at Little Careening Cove in the 1840s and in commercial service from 1844, probably the world's oldest surviving marine railway; a Boulton of Hamburg beam engine winched ships up a greenheart cradle for hull work into the 1960s.
Practical
Coordinates from Wikipedia (Wikidata). It sits below Fort Shipley inside Virgin Islands National Park, next to Haulover Cut. The NPS part of Hassel Island was reported closed to visitors (hasselisland.org, 2023), so view it from the water while transiting Haulover Cut unless a Historical Trust tour is arranged.
Best for
Maritime history seen from the dinghy
Nearby
- CBP Charlotte Amalie (Edward Wilmoth Blyden Marine Terminal)0.2 NM away
- Frenchtown Marina & Waypoints USVI (formerly CYOA) Charter Base0.2 NM away
- Petite Pump Room (Charlotte Amalie)0.2 NM away
- Moe's Fresh Market (Waterfront, Charlotte Amalie)0.3 NM away
- Oceana Restaurant & Bistro (Frenchtown)0.3 NM away
- Charlotte Amalie Waterfront Dinghy Landing (Coast Guard Station)0.4 NM away
- Gladys' Cafe (Charlotte Amalie)0.4 NM away
- Emancipation Garden & Vendors' Plaza0.5 NM away