Consolidated Shipbuilding Corp.
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| - | Consolidated Shipbuilding was a builder of luxury yachts, the result of the merger of Charles L. Seabury Co., originally established in 1885, at Nyack, on the Hudson River, and Gas Engine & Power Co. The yard was located on Matthewson Road, in the Bronx, in what is now Roberto Clemente State Park. See the shipyard site from the air on Google [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=matthewson+road,+bronx+ny&sll=40.668253,-74.001782&sspn=0.006917,0.014462&ie=UTF8&ll=40.854486,-73.920972&spn=0.003449,0.007231&t=h&z=17&om=0 | + | Consolidated Shipbuilding was a builder of luxury yachts, the result of the merger of Charles L. Seabury Co., originally established in 1885, at Nyack, on the Hudson River, and Gas Engine & Power Co. The yard was located on Matthewson Road, in the Bronx, in what is now Roberto Clemente State Park. See the shipyard site from the air on Google [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=matthewson+road,+bronx+ny&sll=40.668253,-74.001782&sspn=0.006917,0.014462&ie=UTF8&ll=40.854486,-73.920972&spn=0.003449,0.007231&t=h&z=17&om=0 here]. After WWII, Consolidated bought the Robert Jacob shipyard on City Island and closed the Morris Heights yard. It ceased to be an active shipbuilder in 1958 but continues as a yacht repair center. |
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | * [http://shipbuildinghistory.com/history/shipyards/6yacht/inactive/consolidated.htm Roster of ships built by Consolidated on shipbuildinghistory.com] | ||
