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Philadelphia in 1807. In 1855, his sons Charles Henry (born 1828) and William C., became partners with their father. In 1872, his other sons Samuel H., Jacob C., and Theodore were taken into the firm. The company was incorporated under the name "The William Cramp and Sons' Iron
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designated CL-91, was laid down by the Cramp
Shipbuilding Company. On 22 April 1943, Oklahomans were outraged, having just learned that the Japanese had executed the captured American pilots from
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In 1940, the Navy spent $ 22 million to reopen the yard as
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439:, Battleship No. 4 of the US Navy, launched 28 March 1896
1097:. Philadelphia, PA: Philadelphia Maritime Museum, 1991.
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Farr, Gail E., Brett F. Bostwick, and Merville Willis.
757:. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 26 Apr 1870. p. 8.
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Defunct shipbuilding companies of the United States
645:, naval architects who worked with Cramp & Sons
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728:. Everett, Pennsylvania. 15 Jul 1870. p. 1.
203:. In 1896 Cramps united their artillery arm, the
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156:was built by the Cramp shipyard in 1870 for the
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780:"William Cramp & Sons Shipbuilding Company"
578:, Shipwreck, Amook Island, Larsen Bay, Alaska,
285:1899 advertisement for William Cramp & Sons
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1165:. www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. Archived from
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18:William Cramp & Sons Shipbuilding Company
1213:List of sailboat designers and manufacturers
1028:"Some Notable Early Cruise Ships from Miami"
973:"The History of the Sinking of the Valencia"
580:NRHP-listed in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska
552:The last ship Cramp's built was the cruiser
507:in 1965, she caught fire, killing 87 people.
217:American Shipping and Commercial Corporation
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425:en route from New York to England with
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1004:. Shipbuilding History. Archived from
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272:Aerial view of Cramp shipyard
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113:William Cramp & Sons
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252:Portsmouth Navy Yard
124:shipbuilding company
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1034:. GetCruising.com.
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