Henry Steers, James R. & George Steers, Greenpoint NY
James R. and George Steers were the sons of a naval architect who had worked in the Royal Naval Dockyard in Plymouth before emigrating and working in the Washington Navy Yard. They started their shipyard at the foot of 12th Street, in Manhattan, in 1850 but it closed in 1856 after George's death. James' nephew Henry had begun his career working for his uncle but now started his own yard, relocating to Greenpoint in 1859. The table below is clearly incomplete: if anyone has any data to add to it, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.
Most recent update: 24 May 2016.
| Hull # | O.N. | Original Name | Original Owner | Ship Type | GT | Feet | Built | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Built by James R. & George Steers | ||||||||
| Sunny South | Napier, Johnson & Co. | Clipper Ship | 776 | 1854 | Wrecked off Mozambique 1861 | |||
| Niagara | Collins Line | Psgr/Cargo | 1855 | |||||
| Adriatic | Collins Line | Psgr/Cargo | 3,650 | 1856 | Hulked 1873, scrapped 1885 | |||
| Built by Henry Steers | ||||||||
| Charles H. Marshall | 1857 | |||||||
| Seth Grosvenor | Psgr/Cargo | 68 | 1860 | Foundered 1861 | ||||
| Che-Kiang | Russell & Co. | Steamer | 1,265 | 1862 | Burnt 1864 in Hankow | |||
| Foh-Kien | Forbes & Co. | Steamer | 1,947 | 1862 | Stranded 1865 near Chinhae | |||
| Hu-Quang | Forbes & Co. | Steamer | 1,339 | 1862 | Burnt 1866 in Kiukiang | |||
| Retribution | Marshall O. Roberts | Steamer | 2,767 | 1863 | Renamed Golden Rule, stranded 1865 on Roncador Reef | |||
| 800 | Arizona | Pacific Mail SS Co | Steamer | 2,793 | 1865 | Scrapped 1877 | ||
| 6529 | Nicaragua | William H. Webb | Steamer | 2,145 | 1865 | Renamed Dakota, abandoned 1886 | ||
| 10527 | Great Republic | Pacific Mail SS Co | Steamer | 3,882 | 1866 | Largest wooden-hulled ship ever built, stranded 1879 on the Columbia River bar | ||
| na | Idaho | US Navy | Cruiser | 3,241 | 1866 | Sold 1874 | ||
| Alaska | Pacific Mail SS Co | Steamer | 4,011 | 1867 | Storage hulk in Acapulco 1882, scrapped 1886 | |||
| 13899 | Japan | Pacific Mail SS Co | Steamer | 4,352 | 1868 | Burnt 1874 in Yokohama | ||
| America | Pacific Mail SS Co | Steamer | 4,400 | 1869 | Burnt 1872 in Yokohama | |||
| Rhode Island | Providence & Stonington SS Co | Ferry | 2,742 | 1873 | Wrecked 1880 | |||
| 90973 | Massachusetts | Providence & Wilmington SS Co | Ferry | 2,607 | 1876 | Scrapped 1903 | ||