Henry Steers (1832)

Henry Steers (September 14, 1832 in New York City – September 29, 1903 in Westport, Massachusetts)[1][2] son of James Rich Steers, nephew of George Steers, proprietor of Henry Steers' Ship Yard (George & James R. Steers).

Henry Steers, Greenpoint, New York.

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 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
  • 1857: Charles H. Marshall
  • 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 T. 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]
  • 1867: SS Great Republic for Pacific Mail Steamship Company
  • 1867: Gussie modelled by Steers, a 25-ton 50 foot yacht[12]
  • 1869: SS America for the Pacific Mail Steamship Company[13]
  • 1877: Massachusetts built for the New York and Providence Line[14]
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See also

References
  1. "The National Cyclopaedia of American biography". Volume 25: Page 55. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. "HENRY STEERS DROWNED; Well-Known New York Man Loses His Life While Fishing" (PDF). New York Times. September 30, 1903.
  3. A history of American manufactures from 1608 to 1860 by John Leander Bishop
  4. Bishop, John Leander. A history of American manufactures from 1608 to 1860.
  5. "New York News". Janesville Daily Gazette. Janesville, Wisconsin. 1859-09-15. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  6. "Michael J. Dady's Successor". The Brooklyn Union. Brooklyn, New York. 1885-04-23. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  7. "Yacht Building on Long Island". Brooklyn Evening Start. Brooklyn, New York. 1861-03-11. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  8. "Yachting Intelligence. Launch of the Yatch Hope". New York Daily Herald. New York, New York. 1861-03-14. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  9. "the Pilot Yachts". Brooklyn Evening Star. Brooklyn, New York. 1862-09-13. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  10. "Launch of the Steamship Arizona". Times Union. Brooklyn, New York. 1865-01-20. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  11. "Launch of the Nicaragu". The Brooklyn Union. Brooklyn, New York. 1865-06-28. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  12. "Henry Steers New Yacht". The Brooklyn Union. Brooklyn, New York. 1867-07-02. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  13. "The America Disaster", The New York Times, October 11, 1872
  14. History of New York ship yards, Morrison, John H., New York : Press of W.F. Sametz & Co.
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