William Cramp & Sons

William Cramp & Sons Shipbuilding Company (also known as William Cramp & Sons Ship & Engine Building Company) was an American shipbuilding company based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded in 1830 by William Cramp. During its heyday in late 19th century, it was the preeminent American iron shipbuilder. [<span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2024)">citation needed</span>]

 Tarihin kamfanin 
An haifi William Cramp a gundumar Kensington ta Philadelphia a cikin 1807. A shekara ta 1855, 'ya'yansa maza Charles Henry (an haife shi a shekara ta 1828)  da William C., sun zama abokan tarayya tare da mahaifinsu. A shekara ta 1872, an dauki sauran 'ya'yansa maza Samuel H., Jacob C., da Theodore cikin kamfanin. An kafa kamfanin ne a ƙarƙashin sunan "The William Cramp and Sons' Iron Shipbuilding and Engineering Company. "

Jirgin jirgi na <i id="mwHQ">Thomas Howard</i> an gina shi ne ta hanyar jirgin ruwa na Cramp a cikin 1870 don matukan jirgi na Delaware Bay & River. Ta kasance ɗaya daga cikin jirage masu saurin jirgi na tashar jiragen ruwa ta Philadelphia.

A cikin 1890 kamfanin ya gina jiragen yaki na USS <i id="mwJg">Indiya</i> da USS <i id="mwKA">Massachusetts</i>, jirgin ruwa mai dauke da makamai na USS New York, da kuma kare jirgin ruwa na USS <i id="mwLA">Columbia</i>. Uku daga cikin wadannan jiragen sun shiga cikin cin nasarar rundunar sojojin Spain a 1898 a Santiago na Cuba . Nasarar a wannan yaƙin ta sanar da fitowar Amurka a matsayin babbar iko. A cikin 1896 Cramps sun haɗa hannuwan bindigogin su, kamfanin Driggs-Schroeder Ordnance, tare da babban abokin hamayyarsa Hotchkiss Gun Company da kuma mai kera makamai daga Massachusetts zuwa kamfanin Amurka Ordnance Company. Kamfanin Jirgin Ruwa da Kasuwanci na Amurka ya sayi yadi a cikin 1919 amma ya rufe shi a cikin 1927  yayin da Sojojin Ruwa na Amurka suka ba da umarni kaɗan bayan amincewa da Yarjejeniyar Ƙuntatawa ta Sojan Ruwa a cikin 1923.

A shekara ta 1940, Sojojin Ruwa sun kashe dala miliyan 22 don sake buɗe filin a matsayin Cramp Shipbuilding don Gina Jirgin Ruwa da Jiragen ruwa. Cramp ya yi amfani da hanyoyi masu tsawo don gina jiragen ruwa biyu a lokaci guda, tare da niyyar kaddamar da su a lokaci guda. Koyaya, shirin ginin jirgin ruwa na jirgin ruwa bai yi nasara ba, saboda rashin kulawa ya hana isar da jiragen ruwa. An fara isar da shi shekaru biyu bayan an shimfiɗa keel, kuma Portsmouth Navy Yard ne ya saita shi. Mafi kyawun lokacin gini don Jirgin ruwa na karkashin ruwa shine kwanaki 644.

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