Independence Seaport Museum collection on New York Shipbuilding Corporation 1919-1964

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Independence Seaport Museum collection on New York Shipbuilding Corporation, 1919-1964

Independence Seaport Museum collection on New York Shipbuilding Corporation 1919-1964

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The New York Shipbuilding Corporation (NYS) was founded in 1899 by Henry G. Morse (1850-1903), who served as the company’s first president. The company held significant government contracts during both World Wars, and built ships for the United States Navy, Coast Guard, and Emergency Fleet Corporation as well as the Department of Commerce and Labor. During the 1930s, the company built luxury ocean liners, such as the Manhattan and the Washington for the United States Lines, and also built ships for Pennsylvania Railroad, Reading Railroad, Standard Oil and American Export Lines. During its tenure, the New York Shipbuilding Corporation constructed over 500 ships. NYS completed its last ship in 1967 and went out of business shortly thereafter. The collection houses small caches of documentation relating to the history and operations of the New York Shipbuilding Corporation from 1919 to 1964. Of note, is an oversized scrapbook of newspaper clippings about the New York Shipbuilding Corporation and files containing information on specific ships. Ships covered are: The Nuclear Ship , USS , USS , USS , USS and the USS . Savannah Arkansas Camden Kitty Hawk Truxtun Utah

1.5 Linear feet; 4 containers, 1 volume

Independence Seaport Museum, J. Welles Henderson Archives and Library