The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-01-01
AMERICAN SHIP BUILDING.
Amount or Work Done In tho New York
ship Yards During the Past Year.

ship Yards During the Past Year.
IMMENSE NUMBER OF STEAMSHIPS INCREASE or
CLIPPER smPs-LARaE AMOUNT OF CAPITAL IN
vEsTEp-THE FoUNDRIEs, ETC.
As is our usual custom at the advent OF the New
Year, we lay before readers the following sta
tistcs of shipbuilding-showing the number, cha
racer and value of The various vessels constructed
during the past year, New York and vicinity, and
also those yet upon the stocks.
The character of the productions for he year, it
will be perceived, is, with few exceptions of very
large class, ranging from hundred to three
thousand tens each vessel. The number of sail
ing vessels launched has been thirty-one, and six
teen more now on the stocks. Some of the
most beautifully modelled clipper vessels that ever
hoated, have been completed here within this pc
Rod, and are now spreading their sails on every
ocean, bringing back not only fortunes 10 their en-
ierprising owners, but proelaming the fame OF our
unsurpassed shipbuilders in every quarter Of The
earth. The number Of clipper ships launched, this
year, and on the stocks, is eight.
There have also been built in the Eastern States
for New York houses, number of splendid yes
sells, bath packet ships and clippers. and all of the
frst class. Some Of these are now on their voy-
ages to California and Canton, some TO Europe,
and the remainder receiving their cargses Al the
seveTakwharves around the city, for various desti-
nations,
In steamships, the business done during the year
has also been very gIeat, and of the first class.
The number launched since last January i twenty
nine, and fifteen remain on the stocks Among
those completed this year, and those now receiving
Their engines, we may mention, as particularly de-
serving attention, the Arctic Baltic, Humboldt,
Franklin Pacific (Capt Jarvis's), Caribbean,
Brother Jonathan, Louisiana, Prometheus, Union,
Mexico, and North America, ranging from 200
10 1900 tons burthen, besides a host Of smaller
ones, averaging about 700 tons each, and all re-
markable for their beauty Of model and elegance Of
decorations, well for their unsurpassed speed
and sea-worthiness.
Il is only fair 70 mention that several OF the yes
sells on the stocks, only waiting the wish O.
their owners 10 be launched, being completed, as
lar as the labor Of the shipbuilder is concerned
Annexed the productions, Sc, for the
year
wEsTERvElT AND MACkEY's, AND 4. J. wEsTEE-
vELT's YARDS.
Launched
Jan. 1o-Pscket ship Robert Kelly, Capt Barstov
for Boyd Hipckens line Of Havrs packets in which
rhe is now running She is 1,l5o tons l73 feet long
s7h beam, s2h hold
March 25.-Packet ship Ocean Queen Capt r. G. Girls
void one Of John Griswolds line Of London packet.
steis 2Co tons, lT5 feet long, 37h beam, and 32&
deep
April 10 ship Francis P Sage, Capt VIM Robson,
Owned by T. P Stanton, AID nov in the New Orleans
trade She Is 200 tons 10 feet in length
81 beam. ard % deep.
May l5.-steamship Columbia. Capt Totten, built
for Msssrs Rowland s Aspin~an, as Pacific mail
She left New York for the Pacific the 18th
Of October last She measures 700 tons, Custom
House 10 1o5 feet her keel aud deck 20 feet beam
and l2Is feet hold.
July 22.-Pscket ship william Tell, Capt. willard
Of Boyd Hincken's line Of Havre packets She l.
hoo tons burthsn l. lis feet long ak feet beam and
81 feet hold.
Aug 5-Packst ship Rhine, Capt. Doane Off D.
Hurlbuts Haver line she is 1850 tons burthen, I65
feet long, 30 feet beam, and 20 feet hold.
Aug A-steamship Louisiana. Capt Lavess owned
by Mr. q Morgan and built for the Gulf trade for
which destination he len here in the early part o
December Her burthen is1 200 tons length le5 feet;
beam, 81 feet; held, IL feet
Oct 5-steamship Humboldt, the consort Of the
Franklin Of the Hsvr- line The II. Is TO be com
mandsd by Capt Lines. and will shortly be ready to
,an, her machinery being n Yearly completed. she
measures 27oo tons Is 2s3 feet long 40 wide ana q
deep. The Humboldt is an exceedingly strong and
beautifully modelled vessel and her engines which
Of the power those Of the steamship Atlantic
now being put into her at the Novelty Works.
Oct q Steamship winfield Scott built for Davis.
Brooks Co fer the Pacific trade, and 70 Be com
msnded By Capt skiddy The W il nov receiving
her engines at the Morgan works Her measurement
he about 1900 tons 40 feet long % vide and "a
deep,
Dec Ia-Pseket ship Underwater, for r. Ksrmits
Liverpool line and commanded By Capt shipiey late
Ct the r skiddy she has round stern IL ISIS feet
long ssE vide and q feet hold AMI s Of 1850 tons
She l. advsrti,ed 70 ss the l2th inst
On a. Stocks.
clipper ,hip for A. Low a Co for the C.lifornis
ana China trade. she {. nearly dashed and will b
launched shortly che measure, 900 ton, il 200 feet
SSrg 50 rids and q deep.
A sharp ship for J De Witt CO shs i lis fest
lopg 81 feet beam aud y hold and IL Of LEO
She s.o intended for the California and China trade
Alec ferry boat for the Houston street Ferry Com
rany, q 40 tons
VIZ WEBS YARD
Launched.
P,b PACKET hip Isaac webb 1,4oo ton, bur;hen,
1856 feet Iorg 90 bssm ~ depth Of hold Built for 2
II Marshall CO. for the Black Ball line q Liverpool
packets ena COMMANDED By Capt. Chopper
FEB Is ship Vanguard, zoo ton. rs feet long g
vide az deep ewDed By " Phillips, and com.
srdsd BY Capt Norton Also Tor The Liverpool trade
Arm II -steamthip Plorids. Capt Lyon, built for
the New York and Savannah steam Navigation Co .
L. hHcbAl agent and nov running between this port
and Savannah. she 10 600 tons, us feet lons Is
beam 10 depth Engines BY the Novelty works
June 10 Etesm,hip Alabama, Capt. LUDLOW built
for the same line and 70 alternately with the
FLORIDA and Of the sire and power Che viii take
her place in the line the ath inst Engaes by the
tsne. <
June lo-shp Celestial. $50 tons i55 feet long 81
beam 10 deep che IL nov 10 the Canton trade, md
commanded By Capt v Gardner Tbs Celestial made
the quickest trip to San Frsnoco ever accomplished
Aus. a. Packet ship Joseph walker commanded ~
Captain Hoxie late q th. Caleb GrimshsW, burnt OF
Fsysl TheJ W nuow running ia . Thompson Ne
phews Black Star line q Liverpool PACKETS she j.
$50 feet long beam and 70 hold and II Of $50 tons