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Jacob Bell (shipbuilder)
Jacob Bell was an American shipbuilder, and founder of the Brown & Bell shipyard in New York City. His company built the first two ocean steamers launched in New York, as well as one of the earliest clipper ships, the ''Houqua''. Biography Jacob Bell was born at the parish of Middlesex, in the town of Stamford, Connecticut on December 17, 1792. He was the son of John and Deborah Clock Bell. Bell married Phoebe Bell on May 10, 1821 and had five children. He was left motherless at the age of six years. At the age of 17 years, about the year 1809, he was apprenticed to Messrs. Adam and Noah Brown, then among the most enterprising and successful shipbuilders in New York City. In early 1813, his employers sent him to the frontier, on the shores of Lake Erie, at that time a dense and almost unbroken wilderness. Bell was employed as a foreman in the construction of two vessels of war, the ''Lawrence'' and the ''Niagara''. These ships were part of the American squadron on Lake Erie, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clipper
A clipper was a type of mid-19th-century merchant sailing vessel, designed for speed. Clippers were generally narrow for their length, small by later 19th century standards, could carry limited bulk freight, and had a large total sail area. "Clipper" does not refer to a specific sailplan; clippers may be schooners, brigs, brigantines, etc., as well as full-rigged ships. Clippers were mostly constructed in British and American shipyards, although France, Brazil, the Netherlands and other nations also produced some. Clippers sailed all over the world, primarily on the trade routes between the United Kingdom and China, in transatlantic trade, and on the New York-to-San Francisco route around Cape Horn during the California Gold Rush. Dutch clippers were built beginning in the 1850s for the tea trade and passenger service to Java. The boom years of the clipper era began in 1843 in response to a growing demand for faster delivery of tea from China. This continued under the stim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sackett's Harbor
Sackets Harbor (earlier spelled Sackett (surname), Sacketts Harbor) is a village in Jefferson County, New York, United States, on Lake Ontario. The population was 1,450 at the 2010 census. The village was named after land developer and owner Augustus Sackett, who founded it in the early 1800s. Sackets Harbor is in the western part of the town of Hounsfield, New York, Hounsfield and is west of Watertown (city), New York, Watertown. The heart of the village, with a Main Street and well-preserved 19th century buildings, has been recognized as the Sackets Harbor Village Historic District and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. To support the War of 1812, the US Navy built a major shipyard and its headquarters for the Great Lakes at the village. Within a short period, more than 3,000 men worked at the shipyard. The Army constructed Earthworks (archaeology), earthworks, forts, barracks and supporting infrastructure to defend the village and navy shipyard, and it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Baltic (1850)
SS ''Baltic'' was a wooden-hulled sidewheel steamer built in 1850 for transatlantic service with the American Collins Line. Designed to outclass their chief rivals from the British-owned Cunard Line, ''Baltic'' and her three sister ships—''Atlantic'', and —were the largest, fastest and most luxurious transatlantic steamships of their day. Less than a year after entering service, ''Baltic'' captured the coveted Blue Riband in 1851 for fastest transatlantic crossing by a steamship. She set a new record again in 1854, and was to remain the fastest steamship on the Atlantic for almost five years. In spite of these record-breaking achievements however, her Collins Line owners continued to lose money, and were eventually bankrupted in 1858. ''Baltic'' subsequently operated as a coastal steamer along the East Coast of the United States, and later served as a transport for the Union cause during the American Civil War before briefly returning to transatlantic service. In her final yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Reefer (1846)
USS ''Reefer'', was a pilot schooner purchased by the United States Navy at New York City on May 25, 1846 from shipbuilders Brown & Bell for service as a dispatch boat in Commodore David Conner's Home Squadron during the Mexican–American War. Service history The ''Reefer'' was commissioned on June 19, 1846, Lieutenant Isaac Sterrett in command. The schooner reached Veracruz on July 10, 1846 and began blockade duty south of that port. Early in August, she participated in an expedition against Alvarado, a river port some 30 miles from Veracruz, which sheltered a number of Mexican gunboats. However, the strong current prevented the American vessels from effecting the planned landing. Another attempt was made against Alvarado on October 15, 1846 but was again abortive. In this second attack upon the Mexican port a shell hit ''Reefer'' near her rudder head but did not damage her seriously. On October 16, 1846, Reefer got underway with a task force commanded by Commodore Matthew C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Jacob Bell (1842)
USS ''Jacob Bell'' was a sidewheel steamer acquired by the Union Navy for use during the American Civil War. She was one of the oldest vessels so acquired.Silverstone, Paul H. (1989): ''Warships of the Civil War Navies'', p. 85; Naval Institute Press, Maryland, . Her duties included river patrols, guard duty, and other duties as assigned. Commissioned in New York City ''Jacob Bell'', was built by Brown & Bell at New York City in 1842. She was purchased at New York City from O. T. Glover and F. R. Anthony on 22 August 1861 and commissioned the same day; Lt. Edward P. McCrea was in command. Civil War service Potomac River operations ''Jacob Bell'' immediately sailed for the Potomac River, where the following day she joined steamer in shelling a Confederate battery at the mouth of Potomac Creek. She remained in the Potomac enforcing the blockade of the Virginia coast, reconnoitering along the shore of the Potomac and in its tributaries for Confederate fortifications an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newspapers
A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports and art, and often include materials such as opinion columns, weather forecasts, reviews of local services, obituaries, birth notices, crosswords, editorial cartoons, comic strips, and advice columns. Most newspapers are businesses, and they pay their expenses with a mixture of subscription revenue, newsstand sales, and advertising revenue. The journalism organizations that publish newspapers are themselves often metonymically called newspapers. Newspapers have traditionally been published in print (usually on cheap, low-grade paper called newsprint). However, today most newspapers are also published on websites as online newspapers, and some have even abandoned their print versions entirely. Newspapers developed in the 17th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Bell (pilot Boat)
The ''Jacob Bell'' was a 19th century Sandy Hook pilot boat built by the shipbuilder Jacob Bell for a group of New York Pilots in 1840. She was named in honor of the shipbuilder Jacob Bell, who was a partner in the Brown & Bell firm. After fourteen years of service she went ashore in a gale off Sandy Hook in 1854. Construction and service On 22 January 1840, the pilot boat, ''Jacob Bell,'' was launched from the Brown & Bell shipyard, on the East River. She was built by shipbuilder Jacob Bell. The ''Bell,'' was named in honor of the shipbuilder Jacob Bell, who was a partner in the Brown & Bell firm. The launch was witnessed by a large party of ladies and gentlemen. She was owned by a company of New York pilots, including James Britton, Mitchell Eleock, Halston, and others. Her dimensions were 71 ft. in length; 19 ft. breadth of beam; 8 ft. in depth; and 84-tons burthen. Her cost was $8,000. She was expected to beat the famous ''Washington'', which was know ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Avery (pilot Boat)
The ''James Avery'' was a 19th century Sandy Hook pilot boat built in 1837 for a group of New York Pilots. She was built by the shipbuilder Jacob Bell. The ''James Avery'' was a pilot boat during the American Civil War that helped in the search of the Confederate ''CSS Tallahassee''. She was last seen in 1872, off the Highlands. Construction and service On September 9, 1837, the pilot boat ''James Avery'' was launched from the Brown & Bell shipyard, on the East River, near the Dry Dock. She was built by shipbuilder Jacob Bell. The launch was witnessed by all the pilots of the port, with family and friends. Food was prepared in a sail loft in the shipyard for all to enjoy. Toasts and speeches were made for the success of the ''James Avery''. She was owned by a company of New York pilots. She weighed 80-tons burthen. The boat number "9" was painted as a large number on the mainsail. On 27 October 1837, Thomas Johnson of the pilot boat ''James Avery'' spoke to Captain Barr o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gratitude (pilot Boat)
The ''Gratitude'' was a 19th-century Sandy Hook pilot boat built in 1824 by Brown & Bell for New York pilots. She helped transport maritime pilots between inbound or outbound ships coming into the New York Harbor. In 1839, she had a narrow escape from the slave ship '' La Amistad''. In 1839, the ''Gratitude'' No. 3, was shipwrecked when a hurricane swept the New York coast. The New Jersey Pilot Boat ''John McKeon'' was lost in the same storm. Construction and service The New York pilot boat ''Gratitude,'' No. 3, was a built in 1824, by Bell & Brown and launched in January 1825. She was valued at $6,000. Several New York pilot boats came across the Baltimore slave ship '' La Amistad'' with 25-30 black slaves on board that had taken control of the ship. The pilot boat ''Blossom'' discovered the ship on August 21, 1839, but fled when the captives attempted to board her. Two days later, the pilot-boat ''Gratitude'' came across the ''La Amistad'' when she was twenty-five mil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald McKay
Donald McKay (September 4, 1810 – September 20, 1880) was a Canadian-born American designer and builder of sailing ships, famed for his record-setting clippers. Early life He was born in Jordan Falls, Shelburne County, on Nova Scotia's South Shore. He was the oldest son and one of eighteen children of Hugh McKay, a fisherman and a farmer, and Ann McPherson McKay. Both of his parents were of Scottish descent. He was named after his grandfather, Captain Donald McKay, a British officer, who after the Revolutionary war moved to Nova Scotia from the Scottish Highlands. Early years as a shipbuilder In 1826 McKay moved to New York, working for shipbuilders Brown & Bell and was an apprentice of Isaac Webb from 1827 to 1831. After 1832 he did some freelance jobs for Webb and Smith & Dimon. McKay also freelanced for Brown & Bell at their Wescasset's shipyard. In 1840 at Newburyport, he was contracted to finish ''Delia Walker'', 427 tons, for John Currier, Jr. Currier was very ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaac Webb (shipbuilder)
Isaac Webb (8 September 1794 - 14 January 1840), was a 19th-century shipbuilder, owner and founder of the Isaac Webb & Co. shipyard. He was one of the founders of shipbuilding in the United States. Early life Isaac Webb was born in Stamford, Connecticut, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, on September 8, 1794. He was the son of Wilsey Webb and Sarah Jessup. Isaac and Phebe had four children. Their son, Eckford Webb was named after the shipbuilder, Henry Eckford (shipbuilder), Henry Eckford. His son, William H. Webb, became a shipbuilder. Isaac Webb shipyards In September 1810, Henry Eckford took on the 16-year-old Isaac Webb as an apprentice at his shipyard in New York. In the following years, Eckford would take on many other apprentices who would become important naval architects and shipbuilders, including Jacob Bell (shipbuilder), Jacob Bell, William Bennett (shipbuilder), William Bennett, David Brown (shipbuilder), David Brown, Andrew Craft, John Dimon (shipbuilder), John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East River
The East River is a saltwater tidal estuary in New York City. The waterway, which is actually not a river despite its name, connects Upper New York Bay on its south end to Long Island Sound on its north end. It separates the borough of Queens on Long Island from the Bronx on the North American mainland, and also divides Manhattan from Queens and Brooklyn, also on Long Island.Hodges, Godfrey. "East RIver" in Jackson, pp.393–93 Because of its connection to Long Island Sound, it was once also known as the ''Sound River''. The tidal strait changes its direction of flow frequently, and is subject to strong fluctuations in its current, which are accentuated by its narrowness and variety of depths. The waterway is navigable for its entire length of , and was historically the center of maritime activities in the city. Formation and description Technically a drowned valley, like the other waterways around New York City, the strait was formed approximately 11,000 years ago at the e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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