J.B & J.D. Van Deusen

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J.B & J.D. Van Deusen
TypePrivate
IndustryShipbuilding
GenreWritten
FoundersJoseph B. Van Deusen, James D. Van Deusen
FateClosed
Headquarters
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Area served
 New York State
ProductsWooden-hulled steamships and other watercraft
ServicesShip repairs

J.B & J.D. Van Deusen was a 19th-century American shipbuilding company started by Joseph B. Van Deusen and James D. Van Deusen in 1865. The shipyard was in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Some of the finest yachts, schooners and steamboats in the New York were designed and built by them. The last boat that was built at the shipyard was the schooner-yacht Mohawk in 1875, which was later renamed Eagre and transferred to the United States Navy in 1903.

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History

Joseph B. Van Deusen and his brother James D. Van Deusen started the J.B & J.D. Van Deusen shipyard in 1865, at first located at the foot of 16th Street, New York, then later at Sixth Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn near the East River. They built many notable yachts, schooners and steamboats. [1]

The Etna Iron Works produced at least a dozen engines for the Van Deusen Brothers. [2]

Joseph continued with the shipbuilding business, when his brother died in 1866, under the name Joseph B. Van Deusen.

Joseph Benoni Van Deusen

Joseph Benoni Van Deusen (June 30, 1832 –November 4, 1875), was a 19th-century New York shipbuilder. He was the son of Johannes Coude Van Deusen and Electa Marks. He was a native of Mohawk Valley, born at Palatine Bridge, New York, on June 30, 1832. He married Mary Eleanor Dodd on January 30, 1870, in New York and had one child. [3]

At an early age, Van Deusen was interested in the construction of ships. He enjoyed building ships which he sailed on the Mohawk River, near his home. At the age of 16 years he built the wooden covered bridge, which spanned the Mohawk River between Palatine Bridge and Canajoharie, New York. [4] [5]

Van Deusen came to New York City for the purpose of studying ship building at William H. Webb's Shipbuilding Academy and also with George Steers. When his studies were completed he went into the business with his brother, James DeWitt Van Deusen under the firm name of J D & J B Van Deusen, where they built many notable boats. [6]

Van Deusen was friends with publisher and Yachtsman James Gordon Bennett Jr., and banker and yachtsman Elias Cornelius Benedict. He built the first steamships used by the Fall River Line on the sound and about 30 gunboats for Spain. He was the recipient of a medal from Napoleon III for his models. [7]

In December 1866, J. B. Van Deusen of the New York Yacht Club was a judge on the Fleeting in a race between three American yachts, the Vesta (owned by Pierre Lorillard IV), the Fleetwing (owned by George and Franklin Osgood) and the Henrietta owned by Bennett. Each yachtsman put up $30,000 in the winner-take-all wager. They started off of Sandy Hook, New Jersey, on December 11, 1866, during high westerly winds and raced to The Needles, the furthest westerly point on the Isle of Wight. Bennett's Henrietta won with a time of 13 days, 21 hours, 55 minutes. [8] [9]

Joseph B. Van Deusen died, at age 43, in Brooklyn, New York, on November 4, 1875. [6]

James DeWitt Van Deusen

James DeWitt Van Deusen (January 29, 1822 –March 8, 1866), was a 19th-century New York shipbuilder. He was born on January 29, 1822, in Palatine Bridge, Montgomery County, New York. He was the son of Johannes Gloude Van Deusen and Electa Marks. He married Angelca Ehle on February 22, 1844, in New York City and had two children. [10]

James D. Van Deusen died on March 8, 1866.

List of ships

Below is a list of ships built by the J.B & J.D. Van Deusen shipyard.

Boats built by J.B & J.D. Van Deusen, 1854–66
NameTypeYearBuilderTonsOrdered byIntended serviceDescription
Narragansett (yacht).jpg Narragansett Yacht 1854J.B & J.D. Van DeusentonsH. Bedlow, of the Newport, R.I NYC Modeled & built by J. B. Van Deusen and Brother, N.Y. [11]
Gypsyyacht1857Joseph B Van Deusen148I. N. A. GriswoldBuilt for I. N. A. Griswold; later owned in England. [1] [6]
John D. Jones.jpg John D. Jones pilot boat1859Joseph B Van Deusen50New York PilotsN.Y. Pilot ServiceLaunched on December 28, 1859, from the J.B & J.D. Van Deusen shipyard at the foot of Sixteenth Street, East River. The boat was built for a company of Sandy Hook pilots. [12]
William H. Aspinwall.jpg William H. Aspinwall pilot boat 1861J.B & J.D. Van Deusen100Captain Walter Brewer New York Pilots Sandy Hook pilot boat for Captain Walter Brewer, built at the foot of Sixteenth Street, East River. [13]
Aconcagua Steamship 1863J.B & J.D. Van Deusentonsowner NYC Steamship Aconcagua at Sixteenth Street, East River. [14]
William L. CreganScrew Schooner barge1864J.B & J.D. Van Deusen148Not known NYC She was lost in December 1914. [15]
  • Electra (1864 steamship) photograph.jpg
  • Electra
 Steamship 1864J.B & J.D. Van Deusen1301Neptune Steamship Co. NYC—Boston Scrapped about 1884. [16]
  • Electra (1864 steamship).jpg
  • Galatea
Steamship1864J.B & J.D. Van Deusen1301Neptune Steamship Co.NYC—BostonScrapped about 1885. [16] : p157 
Oceanus (1864 steamship).jpg OceanusSteamship1864J.B & J.D. Van Deusen1301Neptune Steamship Co.NYC—BostonDestroyed by fire, 1868. [16] : 313 
Doris Freighter 1864J.B & J.D. Van Deusen1360Neptune Steamship Co.NYC—BostonLast documented 1886; possibly scrapped 1898. [16] : 131 
MetisFreighter1864J.B & J.D. Van Deusen1238Neptune Steamship Co.NYC—BostonGrounded and wrecked after collision during storm near Stonington, CT, 1872; 50 killed. [16] : 253 
Thetis (Pequot)Freighter1864J.B & J.D.Van Deusen1360Neptune Steamship Co.NYC—BostonScrapped about 1910. [16] : 343 
  • Glaucus (1864 freighter).jpg
  • Glaucus
Freighter1864J.B & J.D. Van Deusen1848Neptune Steamship Co.NYC—BostonDamaged by fire 1864, redesigned and rebuilt (as seen in photo) by Harlan & Hollingsworth. Scrapped at Boston, 1906. [16] : 181 
  • Neptune (1865 steamship).jpg
  • Neptune
Freighter1864J.B & J.D. Van Deusen1848Neptune Steamship Co.NYC—BostonScrapped at Boston, 1905. [16] : 283 
NereusFreighter1864J.B & J.D. Van Deusen1848Neptune Steamship Co.NYC—BostonConverted to barge, 1894; lost at sea, 1895. [16] : 285 
Alarm yacht 1865J.B & J.D. Van Deusen NYC Yacht for Frank Baker. [17]
Phantom (yacht).jpg Phantom schooner1865J.B & J.D. Van Deusen123 Henry G. Stebbins NYC Centerboard schooner-rigged yacht 128-tons for Colonel Henry G. Stebbins. [18]
Ramblerschooner1865J.B & J.D. Van Deusen164 NYC schooner, 164-tons for H. S. Fearing, at the foot of 16th Street, New York. [1]
Fleur de Lis yacht.jpg Fleur-de-Lis pilot boat1865J.B & J.D. Van Deusen95 NYC Built for Captain John S. Dickerson of the New York Yacht Club. She was bought by pilot Franklin B. Wellock and became the Boston pilot boat No. 7. [19]
Yachts Fleetwing & Henrietta.jpg Fleetwing schooner-yacht1865J.B & J.D. Van Deusen206 NYC For George A. Osgood; which sailed in the 1st ocean race against the Henrietta and Vesta. [20]
Boats built by Joseph B. Van Deusen, 1866–74
NameTypeYearBuilderTonsOrdered byIntended serviceDescription
Nelly WhiteSide-wheel steamboat1866Joseph B. Van Deusen95R. Cornell WhiteBrooklyn, New YorkWrecked on August 4, 1886, after colliding with the IDA G. FARRON off Sandy Point, Chesapeake Bay, beached, and abandoned. [21]
Schooner Dauntless-2.jpg Dauntless yacht1866J. B. Van Deusen262Forsyth and Morgan shipyard for S. Dexter Bradford Jr.Yacht racingBuilt in Noank, Connecticut, Bradford named her "L'Hirondelle". She was bought by James Gordon Bennett Jr., in 1867, who added 23 feet to her length and renamed her "Dauntless". He raced her for 11 years. [22] [23]
pilot boat1871Joseph B. Van Deusen220New York PilotsNYCWooden centerboard schooner She was the 2nd defender of the America's Cup; Skippered by Andrew J. Comstock and designed and built for owner Franklin Osgood of the New York Yacht Club. [24]
River Belleschooner1872Joseph B. Van Deusen713.15American Steam Navigation Co.NYCShe was abandoned in 1915. [25] [26]
Idealschooner yacht1873Joseph B. Van DeusentonsHugo FritschyachtingYacht for Hugo Fritsch. [6]
Florence Witherbeeschooner1873Joseph B. Van DeusenYachtingShe was a steam yacht. [27]
Ruthschooner yacht1873Joseph B. Van DeusenParties on Lake ChamplainYachtingYacht for parties on Lake Champlain. [6]
Antonio jacobsen ja1005 the city of new bedford wm.jpg City of New Bedfordscrew schooner1874Joseph B. Van Deusen1,085New Bedford & New York Steamship Co.New Bedford, MassachusettsAntonio Jacobsen ja1005 the city of New Bedford wm For service on Long Island Sound. [28]
City of Fitchburg.jpg City Of Fitchburgscrew schooner1874Joseph B. Van Deusen1,087New Bedford & New York Steamship Co. and othersNew Bedford, Massachusetts

Sold in January 1902 to G.H. Whitcomb and renamed Surprise on May 31, 1902. [29]

Surpriseschooner1874Joseph B. Van Deusen821G.H. WhitcombFall River, MassachusettsSold in 1906 to Enterprise Transportation Co. and renamed WARREN. [30]
Warrencenterboard schooner1874Joseph B. Van DeusenEnterprise Transportation Co.Home port was Fall River, Massachusetts.Wrecked on October 8, 1907. Off register in 1909. [31]
USCGS Eagre.jpg Mohawk schooner-yacht1875Joseph B. Van DeusenCommodore William T. GarnerYacht that later served in the US Navy as USS EagreIn 1876, she capsized when a squall struck. Vice-Commodore William T. Garner, his wife and crew died in the accident. It is believed that this tragedy led to the extinction of the great centerboard schooner yachts. The Mohawk was later sold to the U.S. Navy and recommissioned as the U.S. Eagre. [32]

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