Phoenix Foundry - Delamater Iron Works, New York NY
The Phoenix Iron Works was established in 1835, on West Street, between Hubert and Vestey Streets, in lower Manhattan. In 1842, it became Hogg & Delamater and in 1850 it became Delamater Iron Works and moved to a site between the foot of West 13th Street and the foot of West 14th Street. In 1889, it moved to the Erie Basin, in Brooklyn, and was renamed, Erie Basin Dry Dock Company, subsequently merging with several other yards to become the entity that ended up as Todd Shipyards. The table below is clearly incomplete: if anyone has any data to add to it, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.
Most recent update: 22 May 2016.
| Hull# | O.N. | Original Name | Original Owner | Type | Tons | Feet | Built | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Built by Hogg & Delamater | ||||||||
| Black Diamond | Delaware and Raritan Co. | Canal Boat | 137 | 1842 | Converted 1884 | |||
| Vulcan | Delaware and Raritan Co. | Canal Boat | 137 | 1842 | Abandoned 1908 | |||
| Ironsides | Delaware and Raritan Co. | Canal Boat | 137 | 1842 | Abandoned 1897 | |||
| Anthracite | Delaware and Raritan Co. | Canal Boat | 137 | 1842 | Abandoned 1883 | |||
| Pioneer | H. R. Worthington | Canal Boat | 53 | 1842 | Converted 1847 | |||
| Phoenix | Steamboat | 56 | 1843 | Abandoned 1856 | ||||
| Pilot | Benjamin Prince | Steamboat | 54 | 1843 | Abandoned 1854 | |||
| Iron Witch | R. B. Forbes and others | Passenger Steamer | 614 | 1845 | Abandoned 1862 | |||
| Firefly | R. B. Forbes | Launch | 20 | 1846 | Sold foreign 1863 | |||
| Mist | R. B. Forbes and others | Launch | 36 | 1849 | Abandoned 1852 | |||
| Built by Delamater Iron Works | ||||||||
| Jacob Bell | R. B. Forbes | Tug | 250 | 1849 | To USN 1861, lost 1865 | |||
| No name | R. B. Forbes | Steamboat | 75 | 1856 | ||||
| Matanzas | Mora Bros., Navaro & Co. | Steamship | 862 | 1860 | Burned 1868 | |||
| na | Dictator | U.S. Navy | Ironclad | 4,438 | 1862 | Sold 1883 | ||
| Vermland | Yacht | 52 | 1870 | |||||
| na | Fern | U.S. Revenue Service | Tender | 548 | 1872 | To USN 1891 | ||
| 125258 | City of Fitchburg | New Bedford & NY SS Co. | Passenger Steamer | 822 | 1874 | Surprise 1902, Warren 1905, scrapped 1909 | ||
| 125254 | City of New Bedford | New Bedford & NY SS Co. | Passenger Steamer | 822 | 1874 | Scrapped 1906 | ||