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Pusey & Jones, Wilmington DE

Most recent update: June 7, 2011.

Pusey & Jones started in business in 1848, organized by Joshua Pusey and John Jones and was a major 19th-century shipbuilder.  A second shipyard was added for the WWI effort, in Gloucester City NJ: see its table here.  It was an early participant in the WWII shipbuilding program, its two ways being increased to three in the second wave of shipbuilding expansion.  After WWII, Pusey & Jones converted the shipyard's facilities for the manufacture of paper-making machinery but the company closed in 1959.  The shipyard was located on East Front Street, east of South Walnut Street: see it from the air on Google here.  If anyone can fill any of the gaps in the table below, please e-mail me at timcolton@aol.com

Hull # Original Name Original Owner Type Tons Delivery Disposition
1 Gilpin   Sidewheeler 92 1851  
2 Spray   Sidewheeler 108 1852  
3 James Porter   Sidewheeler 73 1852 Engine and boiler only
4 Flora McDonald Cape Fear Shipping Sidewheeler 95 1853 Sold to Confederate Govt. 1861
5   U.S. Government Tug   1853 Engine and boiler only
6 Caledonia James C. Johnson Tug 85 1854 Converted 1878
7 Mahlon Betts M. Betts and others Schooner 216 1854 Burned 1863 but salvaged and rebuilt
8 Queen Capt. A. Michener Sidewheeler 199 1854 Engine only
9 J. W. Bass   Propeller   1854 Engine and boiler only
10 Diamond State Leipsic Steamboat Co. Propeller 141 1854 Engine and boiler only
11 Robert Waterman   Propeller 199 1856 Sunk 1859
12 J. L. Pusey   Steam Tug 58 1857 Abandoned 1907
13 Southern Star   Propeller 545 1858 Engine and boiler only
14 Delaware Trenton Tptn. Co. Propeller 167 1858 Lost 1909
15 Raritan Trenton Tptn. Co. Propeller 167 1858 Abandoned 1917
16 Tuscarora S. J. R. Flanigen Propeller 162 1859 Engine and boiler only
17 Mary T. McCallum Propeller 58 1859 Engine only
18 Mount Vernon H. B. Cromwell & Co. Propeller 625 1859 Engine and boiler only
19 Monticello H. B. Cromwell & Co. Propeller 655 1859 Engine and boiler only
20 E. O. Sewell Joseph Marvel & Co. Sidewheeler 33 1859 Engine only
21 E. Chamberlain Henry DeVinney Propeller 128 1860 Engine and boiler only
22 John F. Starr Geo. Wood & Geo. Fisher Propeller 78 1860 Engine only
23 A. P. Hurt Cape Fear Steamboat Co. Sternwheeler 81 1860 Abandoned 1905
24 General Flores   Propeller 175 1861 Engine and boiler only, for Ecuador
25 James Petteway James Pettaway & Co. Sidewheeler   1861  
26 Captain Lee   Sidewheeler   1861 For Ecuador
27 Smyrck   Sidewheeler 120 1861 For Ecuador
28 Keystone   Propeller 36 1861 Engine and boiler only
29 Joseph Baker Joseph Baker Propeller 62 1862 Engine and boiler only
30 Juniata U. S. Navy Propeller 1,934d 1862 Engine and boiler only
31 George Washington H. B. Cromwell & Co. Propeller 804 1862 Engine and boiler only
32 George Cromwell H. B. Cromwell & Co. Propeller 802 1862 Engine and boiler only
33 Boston Joseph Baker Propeller 74 1862 Engine and boiler only
34 J. K. Kirkman Joseph Baker Propeller 76 1862 Engine and boiler only
35 Empire Thomas Clyde Propeller 416 1862 Engine and boiler only
36 Fahkee   Propeller 699 1863 Engine and boiler only
37 Wyalusing U. S. Navy Sidewheeler 1,173d 1863 Engine and boiler only
38 Mingo U. S. Navy Sidewheeler 1,173d 1863 Engine and boiler only
39 Delaware Jr. F. M. Cullom Propeller 76 1863 Engine and boiler only
40 Tamaulipas No. 1 Capt. A. H. Brown Sidewheeler 206 1863 Abandoned 1880
41 Tappahannock Henry DeVinney Propeller 405 1863 Engine and boiler only
42 Pontiac Wm. A. James & Co. Propeller 121 1863 Engine and boiler only
43 Wawaset Calvin Taggart Sidewheeler 258 1863 Engine and boiler only
44 Ella Luke League Propeller 53 1863 Engine only
45 Chesapeake N. D. Thompson Propeller 93 1864 Lost 1896
46 Govenor Curtin J. K. Kukman Propeller 62 1863 Engine and boiler only
47 Alice E. W. Barstow Propeller 234 1863 Engine and boiler only
48 Francis Henry DeVinney Propeller 352 1863 Engine and boiler only
49 Stephen Cloud Baker & Hall Propeller 411 1863 Engine only
50 Vinces Capt. E. Lee Sidewheeler 120 1863 For Ecuador
51 Christiana Thos. Jackson Propeller 182 1863 Engine and boiler only
52 Pilgrim U. S. Army Propeller 250 1864  
53 Stanton U. S. Army Propeller 311 1864 Engine and boiler only
54 Wells U. S. Army Propeller   1864 Engine and boiler only
55 Foote U. S. Army Propeller 319 1864 Engine and boiler only
56 Porter U. S. Army Propeller 280 1864 Engine and boiler only
57 Columbia Susquehanna Canal Co. Sidewheeler 586 1864 Engine only
58 Annie   Propeller 55 1865 Sold 1870 as Achilles
59 Katie Wise Thomas Ross Propeller 37 1865 Engine and boiler only
60 William G. Gibbons   Sidewheeler 174 1865 Burned 1866, rebuilt and sold as Juan Modesto
61 Two Boys Erwin & Hardee Sidewheeler 102 1865 Burned 1870
62 Charles S. Hardee Capt. A. P. Hurt Sidewheeler 157 1865 Unknown 1873
63 Z. B. Vance Mellitt & Browns Sidewheeler 105 1866 Sunk 1867
64 Governor Worth   Sidewheeler 165 1866 Abandoned 1890
65 Sophia y Esperanza Ribon & Munoz Sidewheeler 80 1866 Sold 1869
66 Fairona Vengoecher & Lafamore Sternwheeler 165 1866  
67 Falcon Geo. W. Bush Propeller 23 1866 Lost 1885
68 Guayas Capt. E. Lee Sidewheeler 110 1866 For Ecuador
69 Basa Capt. E. Lee Sidewheeler 90 1866 For Ecuador
70 Old North State Wm. Swaine Sternwheeler 252 1866 Sold 1878
San Antonio   Sidewheeler 161 1866 Abandoned 1875
71     Canoe   1866 For Colombia
72 Bay Ridge Bay Ridge Ferry Co. Propeller 135 1866 Rebuilt as barge 1917
73 Katie W. J. Lawton Sidewheeler 190 1867  
74 Argus Merchants, Boston & N.O. SS Co. Propeller 33 1867 Engine and boiler only
75 Coquette Jacob Lorillard Propeller 221 1867  
76 Brunette Jacob Lorillard Propeller 274 1867 In collision 1870
77 Guama C. Leedman Co. Sidewheeler 200 1867 For Brazil
78 Moti C. Leedman Co. Sidewheeler 100 1867 For Brazil
79 Fanita Jacob Lorillard Propeller 432 1868 Abandoned 1909
80 Florence Capt. J. Brock Sidewheeler   1867 Engine and boiler only
81 Anajas C. Leedman Co. Sidewheeler 432 1867 For Brazil
82 D. Murchison Williams & Murchison Sternwheeler 147 1869  
83 Tambo Govt. of Peru Sidewheeler 192 1869 For Peru
84 Nutrias Venezuela Steam Boat Co. Sidewheeler 142 1869 For Venezuela
85 North State Peoples Steam Boat Co. Sidewheeler 118 1870 Engine and boiler only
86 Tambo Govt. of Peru Sidewheeler   1870 For Peru
87 Rosa Capt. F. N. Philpot Sidewheeler 156 1870  
88 Amazonas C. Leedman Co. Sidewheeler 460 1870 For Brazil
89 Mamore Church & Reynolds Sidewheeler 156 1870 For Bolivia
90 Rio Branco Brazil Sidewheeler 200 1870 For Brazil
91 Ulysses S. Grant US Coast Guard Cutter 263 1871 Sold 1906
92 A. D. Bache US Coast & Geodetic Survey Propeller 186 1871  
93 Unnamed Govt. of Peru Water Boat 40 1871 For Peru
94 San Fernandez Venezuela Steam Tptn. Co. Sternwheeler   1871 For Venezuela, engine and boiler only
95 Joao Augusto C. Leedman Co. Sidewheeler 380 1871 For Brazil
96 Leon Vic Rodriguez y Cia. Propeller 30 1871 For Brazil
97 Estella Vic Rodriguez y Cia. Propeller 30 1871 For Brazil
98 Miranda Vic Rodriguez y Cia. Propeller 30 1871 For Brazil
99 Quadra Vic Rodriguez y Cia. Propeller 30 1871 For Brazil
100 Fortaleza Joao Cavalcante Sidewheeler 250 1871 For Brazil
101 New Orleans Clarke & Seaman Propeller 1,440 1872  
102 Pulaski US Army Quartermaster Corps Propeller 40 1871  
103 Texeira & Ruiz F. G. Giumares Sidewheeler 260 1871 For Brazil
104 Mairo Govt. of Peru Sidewheeler 90 1871 For Peru
105 Wrightsville P. & R. R.R. Co. Sidewheeler 100 1872  
106 Cora L. Staples Staples & Phillips Propeller 92 1872  
107 Andira Elias Brut Amazones Co. Sidewheeler 463 1872 For Brazil
108 Maggie Vic Rodriguez y Cia. Propeller 30 1873 For Brazil
109 Victor Vic Rodriguez y Cia. Propeller 30 1873 For Brazil
110 Unnamed Ribon & Munoz Propeller   1873 For Brazil, hull only
111 Knickerbocker Clarke & Seaman Propeller 1,642 1873 Later barge Texas 1903, wrecked 2005
112 Isabelita F. Alexander & Sons Propeller 40 1873 For Brazil
113 Quito   Sidewheeler 70 1873  
114 Aruan Conto de Magelhaes Sidewheeler 400 1873 For Brazil
115 Barao de Jeffe Jose Paulino Von Hoonholz Sidewheeler 220 1873 For Brazil
116 Jurua Co. Fluvial de Alto Amazonas Sidewheeler 240 1873 For Brazil
117 Hudson Clarke & Seaman Propeller 1,872 1874 Later Frederick 1903, missing 1916
118 Alert Charles Warner Co. Propeller 171 1874  
119 El Uritrantenow Los Angeles   Sidewheeler 300 1874 For Venezuela
120 Tuplet   Propeller   1874  
121 Monarch Merchants Towing Tug 195 1875 Machinery only
122 Francia Elena Hoadley & Co. Sternwheeler 800 1875 For Colombia
123 Defiance   Propeller 540 1875  
124 Tacoma Hanson, Acherson & Co. Propeller 240 1875 Machinery only
125 Guayaquil Munoz & Espriella Sidewheeler 200 1876 For Ecuador
126   Hoadley & Co. Propeller   1876 For Ecuador, knockdown
127 Hamilton Dodge, Meegs & Co. Propeller 12 1876  
128   Cadenos & Co. Sidewheeler   1876  
129 Newark Southern Pacific RR Co. Sidewheeler 1,784 1876 Machinery only
130 Arapixy Conte de Mabelhaes Sidewheeler 250 1876 For Brazil
131 Colombia Raface Reyes Sidewheeler 130 1876 For Colombia
132 Wide West Oregon Steam Nav. Co. Sidewheeler 1,201 1876 Machinery only
133 General Marino   Propeller 100 1877 For Colombia
134 General Maza   Propeller 100 1877 For Colombia
135 Tocantins J. Travassos de Rosa Sidewheeler   1877  
136 Don Juan J. Amsink & Co. Sidewheeler 80 1877 For Colombia
137 Chimborazo J. Amsink & Co. Sidewheeler 190 1877 For Ecuador
138 Unnamed Munoz & Espriella LighterSidewheeler   1877 For Ecuador
139 Unnamed Munoz & Espriella Lighter   1877 For Ecuador
140 General Padilla J. Amsink & Co. Propeller 180 1877 For Colombia
141 El Progresso J. Dallett & Co. Sidewheeler 225 1877 For Venezuela
142 Thomas Clyde Del. City, Salem & Phila. Nav. Sidewheeler 625 1878  
143 Merchant     405 1878 For Colombia, hull only
144 Frontera F. Hemego Propeller 625 1878 For Mexico
145 Cabarien Cubias & Sons Sidewheeler   1878 Later Merchant
146 El Libertador M. Panacho Poldan Propeller 90 1878 For Colombia
147 Cristobal Colombo Camacho & Vengdechar Dredge   1879 For Colombia
148 Caquete Hoadley & Co. Sidewheeler 216 1879 For Brazil, knockdown, later Mary
149 Tolinia J. C. Francisco Sternwheeler   1879 For Colombia
150 Brigantine   Sternwheeler 33 1879  
151 Flor de Mayo Govt. of Venezuela Revenue Cutter   1879 For Venezuela
152 Olmedo Munoz y Espriella Propeller 33 1879 For Ecuador
153 Fish Hawk U.S. Fisheries Commission Propeller 441 1879 Later Senator 1926, abandoned 1938
154 H. B. Plant   Sidewheeler 287 1879  
155 Meteor   Propeller 95 1880 For Colombia, later General Cordova
156 Mexico Capt. Ware Propeller 287 1879 For Mexico
157   Cassels & Co. Sidewheeler   1879 For Mexico
158 El Once de Noviembre Camacho & Vengdecher Sternwheeler 220 1879 For Colombia
159   Leycraft & Co. Sternwheeler   1879 For Colombia
160 Trinity Shoal (LV 43) US Coast Guard Light Vessel 191 1881 Sold 1920
161   R. & C. Degener Sidewheeler   1880 For Brazil
162     Sidewheeler   1880 For Ecuador
163 Trombetas M. Rodriguez de Oliveria Sidewheeler 480 1880 For Brazil
164 Tapajos Camacho & Vengdecher Sidewheeler 490 1880 For Brazil
165   H. J. Davison Lighter   1880 For Brazil
166 San Andres Tuxtla   Sidewheeler   1880 For Mexico
167 Victor M. Rodriguez de Oliveria Sidewheeler   1880 For Brazil
168   Camacho & Vengdecher Lighter   1880 For Colombia