"Ship House" - Formerly M/V Jupiter Inlet

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Located along the road leading to Point No Point, this house is comprised entirely of the former superstructure of the oceangoing tugboat Jupiter Inlet.

Laid down in late 1942 at the Pennsylvania Shipyard at Beaumont TX as a US Maritime Administration Type V4-M-A1 Oceangoing Tugboat, the Jupiter Inlet was delivered for operations with Moran Towing & Transport Co. in August of 1943. Engaged in towing operations at the behest of the US Government for the duration of the Second World War, the tug likely operated in the commercial trades in the immediate postwar years before being sold back to the Maritime Administration in the late 1960's. Finding no use for the vessel, MARAD sold the ship to a Seattle-based firm in 1971 who intended to use the hull as a floating storage hulk.

So converted and renamed FMK L, the former Jupiter Inlet had her superstructure removed and likely placed in line for scrapping when the builder of this house purchased it at auction. Disassembled for transport to its current location, the superstructure was rebuilt and refitted as a private home and is now a roadside attraction for visitors to Point No Point.

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