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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.
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The William Cramp School will provide its students with a safe secure learning environment that reflects high expectations for teaching and learning across the curriculum to meet the challenges in a global and technological society.
Apr 27, 2012 · William Cramp and Sons Ship and Engine Building Company, gantries as seen from the Delaware River, 1917. A warship on the ways at Cramps’ shipyard, 1914. The SS “St. Louis” off New York. When completed in 1895, she was the largest passenger ship yet built in the United States. Her interiors were designed by Frank Furness.
Sep 16, 2010 · William Cramp & Sons, as the original business was called when it opened in the 1830s, and the war reborn Cramp Shipbuilding Company, not only employed generations of families, but brought fame to the neighborhood. “You can find on eBay on any given day postcards from back in the day, because it was a tourist attraction,” Milano said.
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Sep 3, 2014 · William Cramp & Sons Shipbuilding Company was a major shipbuilder with a very distinguished but also very uneven history, going back to the 1820s. It was bought by Averell Harriman's American Ship & Commerce Corporation in 1919 and closed in 1927. The yard stretched from Norris Street to Lehigh Avenue, on nearly a quarter of a mile of water ...
William Cramp & Sons Ship & Engine Building Company was located in Philadelphia’s Kensington district, northeast of city center along the Delaware River. Founded in 1830, its eventful early history included the construction of clipper ships and other commercial ships. By the end of the nineteenth century, Cramp had become one of the ...
Sep 16, 2010 · The Cramp shipyard, founded in 1830 by William Cramp, was a major employer of Kensington and Fishtown residents in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The company actively participated in the modernization of the shipbuilding industry, “from a craft mode of production focused around wooden sailing vessels to an industry centered around ...
