page_title: MS Mount Washington
section_title: Captains
hierarchical_section_title: MS Mount Washington / Notable crew over the years / Captains
caption_attribution_description: English: Steamship Mount Washington leaving The Weirs, Lake Winnipesaukee, NH; from a c. 1920 postcard.
context_page_description: The MS Mount Washington is the flagship vessel of the Winnipesaukee Flagship Corporation. Its home port is on Lake Winnipesaukee in Laconia, New Hampshire, in the United States. The historic ship makes several ports of call around the lake during her scenic cruises in the spring, summer and fall months. Ice-Out is declared when the Mount Washington can get to all of its ports of call.
context_section_description: Augustus Wiggins was the first captain of the original steamer Mount Washington, in 1872. He was followed by Harry Wentworth.
  Herbert A. Blackstone took command in 1908 and remained in charge until 1921.
  Leander Lavallee was the captain of the steamer Mount Washington from 1921 to 1932 and again from 1935 to 1939. He oversaw the creation of the new SS Mount Washington.
  Captain Bryan Avery (deceased) worked from 1937 to 1984. He was the only captain to have worked on the side-wheeler Mt. Washington and the M/S Mount Washington.
  Captain Robert Murphy (deceased) worked from 1945 to 1988.
  Captain Robert Cole worked from 1969 to 1991.
  Captain Scott Brackett owned the company from 1971 to 1985.
  Captain Roland Johnson (deceased) worked from 1979 to 1990.
  Captain Edward Driscoll (deceased) worked from 1980 to 1993.
  Captain John Pettengill (deceased) worked from 1964 to 2005.
  Captain Harry Welch, Sr. worked from 1982 to 2007.
  Captain James Morash is a part owner and Chief of Operations of the Winnipesaukee Flagship Corporation (WFC). He started as a deckhand in 1979 and was promoted to captain in 2000.
  Captain Bruce Campbell started as a deckhand in 1969 and retired as captain in 2017.
  Captain Paul Smith joined the Mount crew in 1986. He was a deckhand, deck officer, skipper and pilot before becoming a captain in 1996.
  Captain Leo O'Connell started in 1992 as a small boat skipper and retired as Fleet Captain in 2017.
  Captain Robert Duffey started in 2009 and was promoted to captain in 2014.
  Captain Denis Finnerty started in 1991 and was promoted to captain in 2017. He retired in 2020.
caption: Original Mount Washington leaving The Weirs c. 1920
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