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John Englis & Son
| Name | John Englis & Son |
| Ortssitz | New York City |
| Straße | Tenth Street |
| Art des Unternehmens | Schiffswerft |
| Anmerkungen | Lage: Fuß der Tenth Street, East River |
| Quellenangaben | [Bishop: History of American manufacturers 3 (1868) 143] |
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Ereignis |
| 1837 |
John Inglis geht an den Eriesee und baut die ersten Dampfer, die "Milwaukie" udn die "Red Jacket". |
| 1861 |
Bau der "Unadilla", des ersten Kanonenboots |
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Kommentar |
| Schiffe |
1868 |
[Bishop: Hist. of Amer. manuf. I (1868)] |
1868 |
[Bishop: Hist. of Amer. manuf. I (1868)] |
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| ZEIT | 1868 |
| THEMA | Firmenbeschreibung |
| TEXT | At the foot of Tenth street, East river, is noteworthy, from the fact that here nearly all the large Sound and the finest River boats in the world have been built. It has a front on the river of two hundred and fifty feet, and extends back five hundred and sixty feet, making the aggregate area one hundred and forty thousand square feet. John Englis, the senior partner and proprietor of this yard, was born in the city of New York, and after serving an apprenticeship of seven years with Smith & Dimond, became foreman for Bishop & Simonson, then noted ship-builders. In 1837, he went to Lake Erie, and built his first steamers - the "Milwaukie" and the "Red Jacket" - and, on their completion, returned to New York and established himself at his present location. Here he has built in all fifty-six steamers, averaging fifteen hundred tons each, making an aggregate of eighty-four thousand tons. Among them were seven steamers for the China trade, one of which, the "Sumo Nada", made the voyage from Hongkong to Shanghai, a distance of a thousand miles, in fifty-six hours. English ship owners have expended large sums in the construction of fast vessels for this trade, but have not succeeded as yet in securing any that have equalled in speed those constructed by Mr. Englis. In 1853, he also built the steamers "Plymouth Rock" and "Western World", which for a considerable time were the fastest steamers on the Western lakes. In 1861, he built the "Unadilla", which was the first of the gunboats delivered ~ the Government, and was constructed in forty--eight days, or twelve vljys less than the contract time. The Secretary of the Navy, under date October 8th, 1861, wrote that "It gives the Department much pleasure to add that the reports of the Inspectors are in the highest degree complimentary of the manner in which the work has been executed." But, without doubt, the field in which Messrs. Englis & Son have achieved their greatest triumph is in the construction & magnificent Sound and River steamers. The Steamer "St. John", for the People's line, running between New York and Albany, heralded the dawn of a new era in marine construction, and is truly a "floating palace", that foreigners have not hesitated to say is worth a visit from Europe to America to see. She is a vessel of thirty-five hundred tons burden, and has a capacity for carrying seventeen hundred passengers and seven hundred tons of freight, without drawing more than six and a half feet of water, and can make the trip from New York to Albany in nine hours. Her saloons are in double tiers of state-rooms, lighted by gas and heated by steam. The upholstery and decorations are of the most costly kind. A recent mishap to Her boiler has effected a revolution in boiler making, by inducing builders to brace and strengthen parts that it was before supposed did not need strengthening. Since her construction, Messrs. Englis & Son have built her consort, the "Dean Richmond", and are now constructing another of equal magnificence, three hundred and eighty feet in length and eighty-two feet across the guards. Among the fine Sound steamers constructed at these yards, are the "Newport", three hundred and forty feet in length, forty-four feet beam, and fourteen feet hold, which makes the trip from New York to Newport, a distance of one hundred and sixty miles, in eight hours, and the "Old Colony", which is three hundred and ten feet in length, forty-two feet in beam, and fourteen feet in depth of hold. The average number of men employed at these yards is two hundred and fifty, though at times, as many as four hundred and fifty have been employed. |
| QUELLE | [Bishop: History of American manufacturers 3 (1868) 143] |
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