“William S. Silsby,” 98 tons, was built by Wiley Manufacturing, Port Deposit, Maryland, in 1959 for the Maine State Ferry Service from Bass Harbor to Swans Island, Maine. The vessel was named for William Schoppee Silsby (1902-1986). She was auctioned off in 1992 and ended up as a floating restaurant, renamed "Monhegan," at Monhegan Island, Maine, owned by Captain Ray Remick.
“Swans Island Ferry William S. Silsby,” Southwest Harbor Public Library, accessed November 22, 2024, https://demo.digitalarchive.us/items/show/9923.Item 13931
