City Point Iron Works, South Boston MA


City Point Iron Works was established by Harrison Loring in 1857, on a site at the end of the South Boston peninsula.  The company failed in 1891 and was eventually sold at auction in 1894.  If anyone can add to the table below, please e-mail timcolton@aol.com 

Hull # Original Name Original Owner Type Tons Delivery Disposition
  Sestos   Steamboat 522 1858 Sold foreign 1859
  Contest   Steamboat 522 1859 Sold foreign 1861
  Massachusetts Boston and Southern S.S. Co. Steamship 1,155 1860 Abandoned 1892
  South Carolina Boston and Southern S.S. Co. Steamship 1,165 1860 Sunk 1902
  Merrimack Union Steamship Co. Steamship 1,991 1862 Sunk 1887
  Mississippi Union Steamship Co. Steamship 2,008 1862 Sunk 1869
  Nahant U.S. Navy Monitor 1,875 29-Dec-62 Sold 1904
  Canonicus U.S. Navy Monitor 2,100 16-Apr-64 Sold 1908
  Winnipec U.S. Navy Gunboat 1,370 20-Aug-64 Sold 1869
  Great Round Shoal (LV 47) U.S. Coast Guard Light Vessel 470 1891 Abandoned 1954 
  Sandy Hook (LV 48) U.S. Coast Guard Light Vessel 470 1891 Sold 1925
  Cape Charles (LV 49) U.S. Coast Guard Light Vessel 470 1891 Retired 1941
  Wahneta (AT 1) U.S. Navy Tug 192 1892 Later YT 1, sold 1922
  Iwana (AT 2) U.S. Navy Tug 192 1892 Later YT 2, sold 1946 
  Narkeeta (AT 3) U.S. Navy Tug 192 14-Apr-92 Later YT 3, sold 1926
  Marblehead (C 11) U.S. Navy Cruiser 2,089 2-Apr-94 Sold 1921