Day Peckinpaugh is a historic canal motorship berthed at the Matton Shipyard on Peebles Island,[2] Cohoes in Albany County, New York,[3] United States.

[5] During World War II, Richard J. Barnes was drafted into the US Merchant Marine to carry coal and refuel cargo ships along the east coast of the United States.

[6] In 2005 Day Peckinpaugh was saved from the scrap yard by a partnership of museums and canal preservation societies,[7] and is undergoing extensive cleaning, painting, restoration and testing of her engines.

[4] More than $3 million[2] has been pledged to restore and convert Day Peckinpaugh into a floating classroom and museum that will highlight the history and heritage of the Erie Canal and the Great Lakes.

[6] On March 8, 2010 Guy J. Pucci, a 35-year-old ex-state employee was arrested after almost completely sinking the ship while she was docked at Lock 2 of the Barge Canal undergoing restoration.

[2] On September 15, 2010, Pucci was sentenced to time served and five years' probation, including drug treatment court, after pleading guilty to a felony third-degree criminal mischief charge.