Other Shipbuilders and Boatbuilders

SIGNIFICANT 19th-Century SHIPBuilders (28):

These shipyards were pioneers of the industry in the second half of the 19th century, as steel and steam replaced wood, iron and sail.  (In this context, "the second half of the 19th century" includes the pre-WWI years of the 20th century.)  Some of these yards, such as Webb, are well documented, others hardly at all.

Atlantic Iron Works (East Boston MA)

Bell's Steam Engine Works (Buffalo NY)

City Point Iron Works (South Boston MA) (formerly Harrison Loring)

Continental Iron Works (Brooklyn NY)

Continental Iron Works (Vallejo CA)

Davidson Shipbuilding (West Bay City MI)

John H. Dialogue & Co. (Camden NJ)

Eastern Shipbuilding (Groton CT)

Globe Iron Works (Cleveland OH) (later AmShip Cleveland)

Hillman Ship & Engine Building (Philadelphia PA)

Jenks Shipbuilding (Port Huron MI)

Johnston Brothers (Ferrysburg MI)

King Iron Works (Buffalo NY)

Neafie & Levy Ship & Engine Building Company (Philadelphia PA)

Novelty Iron Works (New York NY)

Phoenix Foundry (New York NY) (formerly Hogg & Delamater and Delamater Iron Works)

Quayle & Sons (Cleveland OH)

Reeder & Sons, Charles (Baltimore MD)

Rees and Son, James (Pittsburgh PA)

Robertson, Duncan (Grand Haven MI)

Sewall & Co., Arthur (Bath ME)

Swift & Co., Alexander (Cincinnati OH)

Trigg Co., William R. (Richmond VA)

Turner. A. A. (Trenton MI)

Ward, Stanton (Newburgh NY)

Webb, William H. (New York NY)

West Point Foundry (Cold Spring NY)

Wolf & Zwicker Iron Works (Portland OR)

OTHER  SHIPBUILDERS AND BOATBuilders (ABOUT 1500):

These last eight tables include the combined records of a huge number of small and/or occasional shipbuilders and boatbuilders.  The data are all very vague, especially for the older yards, and need further research.  The many that were wartime builders are gradually - very gradually - being given their own tables and moved to other sections, as are the more prolific of the Gulf Coast yards.  The 20th-century yards are generally small yards that built small vessels - tugs, towboats, fishing vessels, supply boats, etc.  The 19th-century yards were generally larger and built cargo and passenger vessels, but had limited lives.

Other 20th-Century Atlantic Coast Boatbuilders (~150)

Other 20th-Century Gulf Coast Boatbuilders (~550)

Other 20th-Century Inland and Great Lakes Boatbuilders (~200)

Other 20th-Century Pacific Coast Boatbuilders (~200)

Other 19th-Century Atlantic Coast Shipbuilders (~150)

Other 19th-Century Great Lakes and Inland Shipbuilders (~100)

Other 19th-Century Pacific Coast Shipbuilders (~75)

Other 19th-Century Shipbuilders - Unknown Locations (~75)