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The shipbuilding industry was extremely important, especially to the New England Colonies in Colonial Times. The first ships were built for fishing, but trade was also conducted by water, which eventually led to the real demand in shipbuilding. Shipyards rose up all along the coast of New England. The abundance of timber and lumber made ...
The Story of the New England Whalers by John Randolph Spears, New York: The Macmillan Company, 1908, Google Books July 5, 2007, complete text. History of the American Whale Fishery from Its Inception to 1876 by Joseph Starbuck, New York, Castle Books, 1989. Notes: "First published in part IV of the report of the U.S. Commission on Fish and ...
Several Duxbury shipbuilders built large new homes in the wake of the Embargo Act of 1807 which severely impacted maritime industries in New England and caused widespread unemployment. According to tradition, with shipyards inactive, many ship carpenters sought alternative work and merchants such as Ezra Weston gave them employment in building ...
Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock, Newark, New Jersey (1917–1949) Fore River Shipyard , Quincy, Massachusetts (1901–1964) Gas Engine & Power Company & Charles L. Seabury Company , Morris Heights, Bronx , New York
Ships built in New Bedford, Massachusetts (7 P) Ships built in Newburyport, Massachusetts (14 P) Ships built in Quincy, Massachusetts (358 P)
The Boston Navy Yard, originally called the Charlestown Navy Yard and later Boston Naval Shipyard, was one of the oldest shipbuilding facilities in the United States Navy. It was established in 1801 as part of the recent establishment of the new U.S. Department of the Navy in 1798. After 175 years of military service, it was decommissioned as a ...
The shipyard traces its beginnings back to 1882, when Thomas A. Watson purchased a farm alongside the Fore River in East Braintree, Massachusetts.In 1884, Watson attempted to farm the land, but soon realizing that it was a failure, decided to work on a steam engine after he was approached by a local businessman.
Arrival of the Winthrop Colony, by William F. Halsall. The Winthrop Fleet was a group of 11 ships led by John Winthrop out of a total of 16 [1] funded by the Massachusetts Bay Company which together carried between 700 and 1,000 Puritans plus livestock and provisions from England to New England over the summer of 1630, during the first period of the Great Migration.