CITY POINT IRON WORKSSouth Boston MA |
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Most recent update: May 20, 2016. |
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| City Point Iron Works was established by Harrison Loring in 1857, on a site at the end of the South Boston peninsula. The company, which was one of the earliest iron shipbuilders, 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 # | O.N. | Original Name | Original Owner | Type | GT | Feet | Delivery |
Disposition |
| Sestos | Steamboat | 522 | 1858 | For owners in the East Indies | ||||
| Contest | Steamboat | 522 | 1859 | For owners in the East Indies | ||||
| Massachusetts | Boston & Southern S.S. Co. | Steamship | 1,155 | 1860 | Abandoned 1892 | |||
| South Carolina | Boston & 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 | |||
| na | Nahant | U.S. Navy | Monitor | 1,875 | 29-Dec-62 | Sold 1904 | ||
| na | Canonicus | U.S. Navy | Monitor | 2,100 | 16-Apr-64 | Sold 1908 | ||
| na | Winnipec | U.S. Navy | Gunboat | 1,370 | 20-Aug-64 | Sold 1869 | ||
| LV47 | Great Round Shoal | U.S. Coast Guard | Light Vessel | 470 | 1891 | Abandoned 1954 | ||
| LV48 | Sandy Hook | U.S. Coast Guard | Light Vessel | 470 | 1891 | Sold 1925 | ||
| LV49 | Cape Charles | U.S. Coast Guard | Light Vessel | 470 | 1891 | Retired 1941 | ||
| na | Wahneta | U.S. Navy | Tug | 192 | 1892 | Later AT 1, YT 1, sold 1922 | ||
| na | Iwana | U.S. Navy | Tug | 192 | 1892 | Later AT 2, YT 2, sold 1946 | ||
| na | Narkeeta | U.S. Navy | Tug | 192 | 14-Apr-92 | Later AT 3, YT 3, sold 1926 | ||
| na | Marblehead | U.S. Navy | Cruiser | 2,089 | 2-Apr-94 | Later C 11, PG 27, sold 1921 | ||