William Cramp and Sons
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1891. The United States Cxruiser "Yorktown". (Engines by Quintard Iron Works Co.)
of Philadelphia.
William Cramp and Sons Shipbuilding Company (also known as William Cramp and Sons Ship and Engine Building Company) of Philadelphia was founded in 1830 by William Cramp, and was the preeminent U.S. iron shipbuilder of the late 19th century. The American Ship & Commerce Corporation bought the yard in 1919 but closed it in 1927 as fewer ships were ordered by the U.S. Navy after passage of the Naval Limitations Treaty in 1923.
Cramp closed in 1947 and the site, on the Delaware River in Philadelphia's Port Richmond neighborhood, became an industrial park.[1]
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