The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-05
SHIP BUILDING In NEW YORK.


Rumber Of Vessels Launched during the past
SIX Months-Aecount Of those now Buiia-
Ing-Their Class, Tonnage, Trade engaged
IN, DO DO.
We present our readers to-day the following &C
count Of ship building in New York. from the LIST Of
January TO the commencement Of the present month.
il shows the number Of vessels launched in that time
and those now on the stocks, giving their cassifca
ton, size, and other particulars.
Although ut the present time freights are dull, and
the market pretty well stocked with vessels there is
q COED amount of business doing in ship building,
nearly every builder having something in hand
We commence our list with the work at the yards
NEssRs wEsrERvELT AND co.
Launched,
Jan. lO.-Clipper ship Golden State, Of 1850 tons
Tor Messrs. Chambers Heiser.
Jan. l5.-Clipper ship Resolute, Of $50 tons, for
Mr. Aillar.
. April 7-steamship jamestown, of about 1900
TONS for MesTs. Ludlum & Peasants New York and
Richmond line.
June 2l.-Clipper ship Sweepstakes, Of 1000 tons,
for Messrs. Chambers & Heiser.
On the Stocks,
Packet ship Calhoun, OF 800 tons, for Sponord,
Iieston & Co.'s Patriotic Line of Liverpool Packets.
She is the largest packet ship built, being, &C
cordng to carpenters measurement, 600 tons bur
then. She will be launched on Wednesday, Her
dimensions are-length 2Os feet; BREADTH 43 feet;
depth, 29a feet.
Clipper ship Kathay of about 500 tons, for Good
hue Co. She is 220 feet long, Al beam, and about
~ feet deep.
Two steamships for the Pacific Mail Steamship Co.,
Of 800 tons each; 2G4 feet long deck, "a feet
beam, and 26 feet deep; to be atted with double
beam engines from the Morgan Works.
Two steamships for Mr.. Chas. Morgan, one for the
New Orleans and Texas trade and the other for the
New Orleans and Vera Cruz trade The latter, which
ia named the Vera Cruz will register 200 TONS and
lie Of the same model the steamship jamestown.
She will be 240 feet long, 81 wide, and II Deep The
other will register 100 tons, and will be 2l5 feet
long, "a wide, and l6 deep.
The tonnage OF all the above vessels built build
ing by this firm, where not otherwise mentioned, have
been calculated by government measurement.
WILLIAM H. WEBB.
Launched,
Jan. 27.-Schooner Fanny, of Isl tons, built for
schf h Brothers. and afterwar is sold to Mr.. j. Win
die, who fitted her out for Australia, whence she
rallied on the I'd March last under command Of Capt
Jameson, and was fallen in with on the 18th April
abandoned. Her wreck has since been several times
fallen in with, but the fate of her crew is unknown.
April 3O-Clipper ship Young America, Of about
$500 tons burthen, now on her first voyage to San
Francisco, under command Of Captain Babcock.
Owned by Geo. Daniels.
In Nay.-Clipper ship Flyaway, for Messrs. Schif
Brothers & Co., Of 600 tons.
u June 9.-Steamship San Francisco, for the Pacific
Mail Steamship Co. Burthen about $500 tons. Now
receiving her machinery at the Morgan works.
On the Stocks,
Steamship Atalanta, Of about 500 tons burthen
for s. L. Mitchell, New York and Savannah line, to
run in conjunction with the Alabama, Florida, and
Augusta The finishing of this vessel has been sus
ne lded, awaiting the result Of some improvements
adopted in the machinery Of the Augusta. The en-
CINE will be supplied from the Novelty works.
A small clipper bark of about 600 tons, for Wake
man. Dimon Co. She is 1877 feet long, 80 wide, and
Is deep.
Mr.. VIM. II. Webb is also building, at the north
part Of Williamsburg, very large balance dry dock.
The following will be its dimensions Length, 375
feet; breadth, 80 feet depth, IS feet 1t will be the
largest ever constructed in the United States, and be
capable Of raising line Of battle ship, with all her
armament on board or steamship of the largest
sixe with her coal, machinery and stores It will be
strengthened by great number OF wooden and
double iron diagonal braces Of immense size. The
hfting power Of this immense machine will be about
eight thousand tons.
WILLIAM H.. BROWN.
Launched,
N April-The steamship America, Of about l 400
fons burthen intended to trade between Melbourne,