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The M/V Cape Henlopen - 80 Years of Service

Built as LST 510 in 1943, this ship is one of the last ships still in practical service from the Second World War and is now sailing as the M/V Cape Henlopen for the Cross Sound Ferry Service between Long Island, NY and New London, CT. This ship participated in the D-Day Landings on June 6th, 1944, and previously served both the Chesapeake Bay Ferry and the Cape May Lewes Ferry in New Jersey.

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