American Shipbuilding, Philadelphia PA
American Shipbuilding Company - no connection with the AmShip yards on the Great Lakes - was organized by Henry Honeychurch Gorringe in 1883, failed in 1884 and was liquidated in 1885. In its short life, it nevertheless turned out 16 vessels. If anyone has any data to add to the table below, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.
Most recent update: 18 May 2016.
| Hull # | O.N. | Original Name | Original Owner | Vessel Type | GT | Feet | Delivery | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 145351 | T. F. Oakes | William H. Starbuck | Ship | 1,996 | Oct-83 | New York 1897, wrecked 1898 in Half Moon Bay CA | |
| 2 | New York owner | Tug | 188? | |||||
| 3 | 126195 | Clarence S. Bement | Jacob E. Ridgway | Ship | 1,998 | Jan-84 | Burned 1903 off Port Edgar | |
| 4 | New York owner | Tug | 188? | |||||
| 5 ? | 145381 | Transit | Philadelphia owner | Tug | 148 | 1884 | Abandoned 1942 | |
| 6 | 110624 | Red Wing | David W. Johnson | Schooner | 437 | Apr-84 | ||
| 7 | Spain | Antonio Lopez | F. Latasa & Co (Cuba) | Tug | 68 | Dec-83 | To Spanish Navy 1895 | |
| 8 | Jonathan Knight | Capitain Malloy | Schooner | 1,200 | 1884 | Wrecked 1884 | ||
| 9 | 76485 | J. H. Rutter | N.Y.Central & H.R. RR | Tug | 103 | 1884 | New York Central No. 9 1901, G. C. Cleveland 1915, William J. Tracy 1920, dismantled 1951 | |
| 10 | 120591 | Frostburg | Consolidation Coal Co | Freighter | 926 | Jul-84 | Theodore Weems 1907, in collision and sank 1915 | |
| 11 | Bowery Dumping Co | Dump barge | 188? | |||||
| 12 | Smith & Ziegler | Freighter | 188? | |||||
| 13 | South American owner | Stern-wheeler | 188? | |||||
| 14 | Heroe | South American owner | Side-wheeler | Jun-84 | ||||
| 15 | 95800 | Hygeia | Galveston Health Auth. | Passenger | 47 | 1884 | ||
| 16 | 126269 | Chatham | Merchants & MinersCo | Passenger | 2,728 | Sep-84 | To USN 1898 as Vulcan, later Chatham 1899, wrecked 1910 off Jacksonville |