Biography of Eads Johnson
Eads Johnson (1878-1965) was an author, naval architect and marine engineer in New York City noted for his ferryboat designs. He was the publisher of “Johnson’s Marine Manual, A Directory of American-Owned Self Propelled Commercial Vessels” until the 1950’s. This register had appeared under various names since circa 1910. Listed were vessel names, owners and statistical data.
Restrictions
Restrictions on Access
Available for use in the Ships Plans Division.
Restrictions on Use
Various copying restriction apply. Guidelines are available from the Daniel S. Gregory Ships Plans Library.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the G. W. Blunt White Library. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
Document Types:
Ship’s plans
Occupations:
Naval architects — New York (State) — New York
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Administrative Information
Coll. 24, Ships Plans Division, Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc.
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
| Vessel designs; 1914-1961 | |||||||||||||
| 24.1 | Tug, 100′ steel, twin screw diesel;* Designer, Eads Johnson | ||||||||||||
| 24.2 | SPANIEL, wooden tug | ||||||||||||
| 24.3 | Wooden diesel tug, 85’9″;* Designer, Eads Johnson | ||||||||||||
| 24.4 | Steel steam 85’9″ tugboat;* Designer, Eads Johnson | ||||||||||||
| 24.5 | PAN FIVE, 70′ steel diesel tug;* Designer, Eads Johnson | ||||||||||||
| 24.6 | DESTREHAN, 159’9″ tug;* Designer, Cox & Stevens; Builder, Charles Ward Engineering Works; 1922 | ||||||||||||
| 24.7 | Tugboat, 75′ wooden diesel | ||||||||||||
| 24.8 | Tugboat, 75′ steel diesel electric;* Designer, Eads Johnson | ||||||||||||
| 24.9 | Tug, 80′ steel;* Designer, Eads Johnson | ||||||||||||
| 24.10 | MEXPET, 112′ steel tug;* Designer, Eads Johnson | ||||||||||||
| 24.11 | Tug, 66′ wooden;* Designer, Eads Johnson | ||||||||||||
| 24.12 | 135′ steel ocean tug;* Designer, Eads Johnson | ||||||||||||
| 24.13 | Auxiliary ocean tug, 143′ | ||||||||||||
| 24.14 | WANDERER, pilot boat, schooner rigged | ||||||||||||
| 24.15 | Freighter, 467′ commercial steam;* Designer, Eads Johnson | ||||||||||||
| 24.16 | ESTREIJA AUSTRAL, freighter, ex L. S. T. | ||||||||||||
| 24.17 | Freighter, 264′ diesel electric cargo vessel;* not built | ||||||||||||
| 24.18 | 250′ freighter, commercial steam;* Designer, Eads Johnson | ||||||||||||
| 24.19 | Freighter, 381′ steel steam cargo vessel;* Designer, Eads Johnson | ||||||||||||
| 24.20 | PENNANT, 306′ oil tanker;* Designer, Eads Johnson | ||||||||||||
| 24.21 | S. S. MEXICANO, 290′ tanker;* Designer, Eads Johnson | ||||||||||||
| 24.22 | EDWARD L. DOHENY JR., 485′ tanker | ||||||||||||
| 24.23 | Tanker, 467′ steel single screw tanker;* Designer, Eads Johnson | ||||||||||||
| 24.24 | PATHFINDER, 47′ motorboat | ||||||||||||
| 24.25 | S. S. POTOMAC | ||||||||||||
| 24.26 | LA TRANSLACUSTRE, 150′ steel diesel steam;* Designer, Eads Johnson | ||||||||||||
| 24.27 | LA TRANSLACUSTRE, 125′ steel diesel electric* Designer, Eads Johnson | ||||||||||||
| 24.28 | 155′ oil barge, wooden;* Designer, Eads Johnson | ||||||||||||
| 24.29 | Barge, 244′ steel sludge barge;* Designer, Eads Johnson | ||||||||||||
| 24.30 | Scows, 112′ & 60′ steel deck scow;* Designer, Eads Johnson | ||||||||||||
| 24.31 | CANDLER (T. S. S.) 465′ training vessel ex. (U. S. A. T.) LOGAN | ||||||||||||
| 24.32 | Dry Dock;* Designer, Eads Johnson | ||||||||||||
| 24.33 | 150 ton floating demick;* Designer, Eads Johnson | ||||||||||||
| 24.34 | Boiler for dredge no. 7, Morris & Cummings Dredging Co. | ||||||||||||
| 24.35 | BLACK ARROW, 207′ steamship | ||||||||||||
| 24.36 | 167′ pilot boat;* Designer, Eads Johnson | ||||||||||||
| 24.37 | Pilot boat, ex. Tug, 167′ (proposed conversion) | ||||||||||||
| 24.38 | Unidentified 60′ motor cruiser;* Designer, Eads Johnson | ||||||||||||
| 24.39 | Unidentified 36′ fast boat (U. S. N.);* Designer, Eads Johnson; ca. 1942 | ||||||||||||
| 24.40 | NANADNOCK, 130′ steel ferry boat | ||||||||||||
| 24.41 | 64′ steel diesel ferry;* Designer, Eads Johnson | ||||||||||||
| 24.42 | 149′ steel diesel ferry;* Designer, Eads Johnson | ||||||||||||
| 24.43 | Steel double end diesel ferry, 64’10”;* Designer, Eads Johnson | ||||||||||||
| 24.44 | BERKLEY, 80′ steel diesel ferry;* Designer, Eads Johnson | ||||||||||||
| 24.45 | NORFOLK COUNTY, 175′ ferryboat | ||||||||||||
| 24.46 | Staten Island Ferry, 267′;* Designer, Eads Johnson | ||||||||||||
| 24.47 | Steel, diesel-electric ferry, 185′;* Designer, Eads Johnson | ||||||||||||
| 24.48 | Steel, diesel-electric ferry, 180′;* Designer, Eads Johnson | ||||||||||||
| 24.49 | Steel diesel ferryboat, 64’10”;* Designer, Eads Johnson | ||||||||||||
| 24.50 | Ferryboat, 84′;* Designer, Lewis Johnson | ||||||||||||
| 24.51 | CHATHAM, 218′ ferry | ||||||||||||
| 24.52 | ITHACA, 232′ ferry;* Designer, Eads Johnson | ||||||||||||
| 24.53 | Steel diesel ferry, 90′;* Designer, Eads Johnson | ||||||||||||
| 24.54 | POINT-O-WOODS IV, ferryboat;* Designer, Eads Johnson | ||||||||||||
| 24.55 | FIRE ISLAND QUEEN, ex. POINT-O-WOODS III ferryboat | ||||||||||||
| 24.56 | Ferry, 185′ double-ended;* Designer, Eads Johnson | ||||||||||||
| 24.57 | Ferry, 116’8″ double-ended;* Designer, Eads Johnson | ||||||||||||
| 24.58 | Ferry, 267′ steel;* Designer, Eads Johnson | ||||||||||||
| 24.59 | Ferry, 490′;* Designer, Eads Johnson | ||||||||||||
| 24.60 | Ferry, 64′ steel diesel;* Designer, Eads Johnson | ||||||||||||
| 24.61 | CACIQUE, 159′ steel, double end diesel ferryboat;* Designer, Eads Johnson | ||||||||||||
| 24.62 | BABYLON & HEMPSTEAD, 203′ ferries | ||||||||||||
| 24.63 | 130′ steel diesel electric ferryboat;* Designer, Eads Johnson | ||||||||||||
| 24.64 | 80′ steel diesel ferryboat;* Designer, Eads Johnson | ||||||||||||
| 24.65 | JERSEY SHORE, 206′ ferryboat;* Designer, Eads Johnson | ||||||||||||
| 24.66 | 149′ steel diesel ferryboat;* Designer, Eads Johnson | ||||||||||||
| 24.67 | WARWICK (also NEWPORT NEWS & OCEAN CITY), 200′ ferries | ||||||||||||
| 24.68 | (U. S. S.) FOMALHAUT ex. (M. S. O.) CAPE LOOKOUT | ||||||||||||
| 24.69 | 201′ Ferry;* Designer, Eads Johnson | ||||||||||||
| 24.70 | VIKING SR., ferry | ||||||||||||
| 24.71 | Ferry, 308′ trailer transport;* Designer, Eads Johnson | ||||||||||||