Robert Jacob Shipyard

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Robert Jacob Shipyard
Industry
FoundedJanuary 1900;125 years ago (1900-01)
FounderRobert Jacob
Defunct1946
FateSold
Successor Consolidated Shipbuilding
Headquarters City Island, ,
USA
Area served
US Navy and New York
Products PT Boats, Tugboat, Minesweepers, Submarine chasers, yachts
ServicesBoat building and repair

Robert Jacob Shipyard founded by Robert Jacob in 1900 on City Island, Bronx, New York. During World War II Robert Jacob Shipyard built PT boats and Tugboat for the United States Navy. During World War I Robert Jacob Shipyard built Submarine chaser boats. When not building war boats, the shipyard built yachts, schooners and sloops. After the war, in 1946, Robert Jacob Shipyard was sold to Consolidated Shipbuilding of Morris Heights. Later Consolidated moved to the City Island shipyard. In 1958, Consolidated closed and sold to Wesley Rodstrom run as a yacht repair yard. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Boats


Some boats built:

References

  1. 1 2 3 Robert Jacob Shipyard, shipbuildinghistory.com
  2. "QUEEN OF MOTOR YACHTS, The Jemima F. III., Largest in the World, Launched in the Harlem". The New York Times. New York. 17 July 1908. p. 1.
  3. "A BIG YACHT-BUILDING PLANT.; Seabury and the Gas Engine Company Unite Their Forces". The New York Times. 1896-06-01. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2019-12-29.

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