Video of the Gov. Endicott

Diver1111 · 07-11-2010, 12:34 PM

95 feet long +-; As with all these videos I wish the visibility was better so folks could get a better idea of what the wreck looks like overall but that isn't going to happen. Side scan image attached to help you visualize.

Shot by dive buddy Lea Nichols.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymXPVW44l78

Grant · 07-11-2010, 06:44 PM

Great video. Where is that wreck, and when did it go down?

SteveA · 07-11-2010, 08:59 PM

http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...ernor+endicott

From the co-ordinates from the Diver111's side scan... just about here

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way down at the tip of Paugus Bay. I looked but couldn't find any info on how she wrecked.

Nice picture of her from RG's fantastic thread on steamships from 2004.

http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...ernor+endicott

Diver1111 · 07-11-2010, 10:04 PM

It didn't wreck-as I recall she was scuttled about 1930? Maybe the late 20s'. All superstructure gone (prob. removed first to avoid nav. problems).

SteveA · 07-12-2010, 04:56 AM

When I tried to look it up, I really couldn't find much detail on how she made it to the bottom. Thanks for the info.

Love the stuff you post. I took diving lessons and got "certified" back in the early 70's. Turns out it was something that I never got "comfortable" with, and never took it on as a hobby.

The "open water" dive, that was part of the certification, was off of Nahant, the current and visibility issues sorta freaked me out. Funny thing is that was my last dive. I passed the course, got my card, and have never been back in the gear. (I still have a set of weights if anyone needs them

)

SteveA

Chickie · 07-12-2010, 08:16 AM

The Governor Endicott was first owned and operated by the Winnipesaukee Transportation Co. I do not know whether it was built by that company or not. They sold it to Capt. Leander Lavallee in 1919 and he operated it until 1922. At that time he sold it to his son, Edward and purchased the S. S. Mt. Washington. Capt. Ed Lavallee operated the Gov. Endicott until 1927, when it was dismantled and sent to its watery grave in the vicinity of the Laconia Water Co. intake pipe.

Grant · 07-12-2010, 08:48 AM

Ohhhhh....now I remember why we have yet to dive this wreck....

SIKSUKR · 07-12-2010, 08:53 AM

I can't imagine buying a boat and purposely sinking it only 5 years later.

Coolbreeze · 07-16-2010, 07:53 AM

Maybe it turned out to be the "edsel" of the fleet.

Senter Cove Guy · 09-21-2010, 09:59 PM

Does anyone have a picture of what the Gov. Endicott looked like during her working days?

Diver1111 · 09-22-2010, 08:51 AM

2 attached.

Tallyho · 09-22-2010, 09:11 AM

I recently posted a view of the the Gov. Endicott underway with a good crowd on board.

Rattlesnake Gal · 09-22-2010, 12:34 PM

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Governor Endicott
Excerpt from Three Centuries on Winnipesaukee

Another narrow escape was when the excursion boat “Red Hill” had a boiler explosion just as passengers were leaving the craft at Lee’s Mills; and only a few years ago I remember the anxiety when the “Governor Endicott” left Lake Shore Park with a capacity crowd late one foggy night bound for the Weirs and after several hours no one had seen or heard anything of the boat. Of course the alarmists were ready to believe that Witch Rocks had, at last, taken their toll. Boatmen, however, understanding that Leander Lavallee was captain, refused to believe that he would be anything but extremely cautious, and if he could not pass the Witches, they vowed he would drop anchor and wait for the fog to lift. Such was the case; and as there was a small orchestra on board, the young people, of whom the party was mainly comprised, danced and sang the whole night through, exhausted the ship’s larder, and never complained at their fate. About 7:30 the next morning the “Governor” whistled into Weirs.

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Rattlesnake Gal · 09-22-2010, 02:30 PM

From Farewell Old Mount Washington by Edward H. Blackstone

An excerpt from The Gunstock Parish by Adair Mulligan

A history book of early life on Lake Winnipesaukee.
(Not just the town of Gilford!)

One of my favorite lake history books!

Can be purchased for $35 from the Thompson Ames Historical Society

07-11-2010, 12:34 PM	#1
Diver1111 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Exeter NH Posts: 603 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,032 Times in 227 Posts	Video of the Gov. Endicott 95 feet long +-; As with all these videos I wish the visibility was better so folks could get a better idea of what the wreck looks like overall but that isn't going to happen. Side scan image attached to help you visualize. Shot by dive buddy Lea Nichols. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymXPVW44l78 Attached Images

07-11-2010, 06:44 PM	#2
Grant Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Pennsyltuckey, Tuftonboro, Moultonborough Posts: 1,500 Thanks: 375 Thanked 230 Times in 124 Posts	Great video. Where is that wreck, and when did it go down? __________________ "When I die, please don't let my wife sell my dive gear for what I told her I paid for it."

07-11-2010, 08:59 PM	#3
SteveA Deceased Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 2,311 Thanks: 1,070 Thanked 2,054 Times in 497 Posts	More on the location in this thread... http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...ernor+endicott From the co-ordinates from the Diver111's side scan... just about here way down at the tip of Paugus Bay. I looked but couldn't find any info on how she wrecked. Nice picture of her from RG's fantastic thread on steamships from 2004. http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...ernor+endicott __________________ "Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry he'll be a mile away and barefoot!" unknown

07-11-2010, 10:04 PM	#4
Diver1111 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Exeter NH Posts: 603 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,032 Times in 227 Posts	Endicottt It didn't wreck-as I recall she was scuttled about 1930? Maybe the late 20s'. All superstructure gone (prob. removed first to avoid nav. problems).

07-12-2010, 04:56 AM	#5
SteveA Deceased Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 2,311 Thanks: 1,070 Thanked 2,054 Times in 497 Posts	My Bad When I tried to look it up, I really couldn't find much detail on how she made it to the bottom. Thanks for the info. Love the stuff you post. I took diving lessons and got "certified" back in the early 70's. Turns out it was something that I never got "comfortable" with, and never took it on as a hobby. The "open water" dive, that was part of the certification, was off of Nahant, the current and visibility issues sorta freaked me out. Funny thing is that was my last dive. I passed the course, got my card, and have never been back in the gear. (I still have a set of weights if anyone needs them ) SteveA __________________ "Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry he'll be a mile away and barefoot!" unknown

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07-12-2010, 08:16 AM	#6
Chickie Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 368 Thanks: 0 Thanked 67 Times in 38 Posts	Gov. Endicott History 101 The Governor Endicott was first owned and operated by the Winnipesaukee Transportation Co. I do not know whether it was built by that company or not. They sold it to Capt. Leander Lavallee in 1919 and he operated it until 1922. At that time he sold it to his son, Edward and purchased the S. S. Mt. Washington. Capt. Ed Lavallee operated the Gov. Endicott until 1927, when it was dismantled and sent to its watery grave in the vicinity of the Laconia Water Co. intake pipe.

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07-12-2010, 08:48 AM	#7
Grant Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Pennsyltuckey, Tuftonboro, Moultonborough Posts: 1,500 Thanks: 375 Thanked 230 Times in 124 Posts	Ohhhhh....now I remember why we have yet to dive this wreck.... __________________ "When I die, please don't let my wife sell my dive gear for what I told her I paid for it."

07-12-2010, 08:53 AM	#8
SIKSUKR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,075 Thanks: 215 Thanked 903 Times in 509 Posts	I can't imagine buying a boat and purposely sinking it only 5 years later. __________________ SIKSUKR

07-16-2010, 07:53 AM	#9
Coolbreeze Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 332 Thanks: 0 Thanked 51 Times in 26 Posts	Maybe it turned out to be the "edsel" of the fleet.

09-21-2010, 09:59 PM	#10
Senter Cove Guy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 596 Thanks: 292 Thanked 429 Times in 140 Posts	Does Anyone Have A Picture? Does anyone have a picture of what the Gov. Endicott looked like during her working days? __________________ Lake Winni - The only place I want to be during the summer.

09-22-2010, 08:51 AM	#11
Diver1111 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Exeter NH Posts: 603 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,032 Times in 227 Posts	Endicott pictures 2 attached. Attached Images

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09-22-2010, 09:11 AM	#12
Tallyho Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 312 Thanks: 439 Thanked 16 Times in 13 Posts	Governor Endicott I recently posted a view of the the Gov. Endicott underway with a good crowd on board.

09-22-2010, 02:30 PM	#14
Rattlesnake Gal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central NH Posts: 5,252 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,451 Thanked 1,349 Times in 475 Posts	More Pictures From Farewell Old Mount Washington by Edward H. Blackstone An excerpt from The Gunstock Parish by Adair Mulligan A history book of early life on Lake Winnipesaukee. (Not just the town of Gilford!) One of my favorite lake history books! Can be purchased for $35 from the Thompson Ames Historical Society