Henry Steers (September 14, 1832 in New York City – September 29, 1903 in Westport, Massachusetts )[1] [2] was the son of James Rich Steers , nephew of George Steers , proprietor of Henry Steers' Ship Yard (George & James R. Steers ).
Education He was educated in New-York with admission into a free Academy. At the age of 16, he worked in the ship yard of his father and uncle, at George & James R. Steers. He served as a regular apprenticeship and moved from a grindstone boy to a foreman.
Henry Steers' shipyard Yacht Henrietta , 1861. In 1857, Steers started his shipyard in Greenpoint, Brooklyn , on the East River opposite New York City . The shipyard was between Green and Huron Streets. He designed and built most of the boats of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company .[3] He built several yachts and pilot boats .[4]
Since the Henry Steers' shipyard was close to the East River, it was used to launch boats like the 84-ton, side-wheel steamer Seth Grosvenor in September 1859.[5]
By 1885, Steers was president of the Dry Dock Bank, which later became the Eleventh Ward Bank of New York.[2] [6]
Death Steers died on Sep 23, 1903 (aged 71) in Westport, Massachusetts when he drowned while fishing. He is buried at the Green-Wood Cemetery .[2]
List of built ships 1860: Charles H. Marshall, New York Pilot Boat, No. 3 1859: Hu Quang , Che Kiang and Foh Kein (which was at the time the fastest boat in China waters)[4] 1861: Henrietta 150-ton yacht[7] 1861: Hope, New York Pilot Boat built for Thomas F. Ives.[8] 1862: Charles H. Marshall, No. 3 built by Henry Steers[9] 1865: SS Arizona January 19, 1865 for the Pacific Mail Steamship Company[10] 1865: Nicaragua built by Steers for the Central American Transit Company[11] 1866: Idaho steam sloop for the U. S. Government[4] 1866: Francis Perkins (pilot boat) for the N. Y. Pilots[12] 1867: SS Great Republic for Pacific Mail Steamship Company 1867: Gussie modelled by Steers, a 25-ton 50 foot yacht[13] 1869: SS America for the Pacific Mail Steamship Company[14] 1877: Massachusetts built for the New York and Providence Line[15] In March 1873, Henry Steers rebuilt the schooner-yacht Idler at his shipyard in Greenpoint. She was lengthened eight feet and her topmasts were increased to carry more sail.[16]
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References ^ "The National Cyclopaedia of American biography". 25 : 55. ^ a b c "HENRY STEERS DROWNED; Well-Known New York Man Loses His Life While Fishing" (PDF) . New York Times . September 30, 1903. ^ A history of American manufactures from 1608 to 1860 by John Leander Bishop ^ a b c Bishop, John Leander (1868). A history of American manufactures from 1608 to 1860. ^ "New York News". Janesville Daily Gazette . Janesville, Wisconsin. 1859-09-15. Retrieved 2020-08-17 . ^ "Michael J. Dady's Successor". The Brooklyn Union . Brooklyn, New York. 1885-04-23. Retrieved 2020-08-17 . ^ "Yacht Building on Long Island". Brooklyn Evening Start . Brooklyn, New York. 1861-03-11. Retrieved 2020-08-16 . ^ "Yachting Intelligence. Launch of the Yacht Hope". New York Daily Herald . New York, New York. 1861-03-14. Retrieved 2020-08-17 . ^ "the Pilot Yachts". Brooklyn Evening Star . Brooklyn, New York. 1862-09-13. Retrieved 2020-08-17 . ^ "Launch of the Steamship Arizona". Times Union . Brooklyn, New York. 1865-01-20. Retrieved 2020-08-17 . ^ "Launch of the Nicaragu". The Brooklyn Union . Brooklyn, New York. 1865-06-28. Retrieved 2020-08-17 . ^ "Miscellaneous" . The New York Times . New York, New York. 7 Oct 1866. p. 8. Retrieved 2 Jan 2021 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Henry Steers New Yacht". The Brooklyn Union . Brooklyn, New York. 1867-07-02. Retrieved 2020-08-17 . ^ "The America Disaster", The New York Times , October 11, 1872 ^ History of New York ship yards, Morrison, John H., New York : Press of W.F. Sametz & Co. ^ "Yachting Notes". New York Daily Herald . New York, New York. 5 Mar 1873. p. 4. Retrieved 2021-06-19 . Wikimedia Commons has media related to Henry Steers (1832) .