A 110-Year-Old Abandoned “Ghost Ship” in Kentucky

I ran across this interesting piece and thought my fellow outdoors people would enjoy it.

Soon after being built, the Celt was a luxury yacht for its wealthy owner.

The article outlines the history of this ship, which has had many names and was used for many different purposes, including yachting, anti-submarine duty, hosting Thomas Edison for experimental work, charter fishing boat, and tourist-hauling in New York.

Ferrying tourists as a Circle Line tour boat

Purchased by a Kentucky resident for a measly $7,500, she was then sailed west and abandoned in a creek just off the Ohio river, where she’s been peacefully rusting away for more than 30 years.

The images of the old ship today are both haunting and interesting.

Russ Chastain

Editor & Contributing Writer Russ Chastain is a lifelong hunter and shooter who has spent his life learning about hunting, shooting, guns, ammunition, gunsmithing, reloading, and bullet casting. He started toting his own gun in the woods at age nine and he's pursued deer with rifles since 1982, so his hunting knowledge has been growing for more than three and a half decades. His desire and ability to share this knowledge with others has also grown, and Russ has been professionally writing and editing original hunting & shooting content since 1998. Russ Chastain has a passion for sharing accurate, honest, interesting hunting & shooting knowledge and stories with people of all skill levels.