History of Gildersleeve Shipbuilding
The Gildersleeve family operated a shipyard at Gildersleeve (now Portland), Connecticut, between 1821 and 1932. The yard was first know as Gildersleeve & Sons. It later changed to the Gildersleeve Shipbuilding Co. in 1908 and then the Gildersleeve Ship Construction Co. in 1917.
Restrictions
Restrictions on Access
Available for use in the Ships Plans Division.
Restrictions on Use
Various copying restriction apply. Guidelines are available from the Ships Plans Division.
Index Terms
This collection is not included in the catalog of the G. W. Blunt White Library. Researchers who are interested in finding library material about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
Persons:
Gildersleeve family
Corporate Bodies (Including Vessels):
Gildersleeve Shipbuilding Company (Portland, Conn.)
S. Gildersleeve and Son (Portland, Conn.)
Subjects:
Shipyards
Document Types:
Ships plans
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Administrative Information
Coll. 27, 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; 1872-1931 | ||||
| 27.1 | Steamship 104; | Designer, S. Gildersleeve & Sons; 1872 | ||
| 27.2 | Unidentified bark | |||
| 27.3 | PALMETTO, 90′ Naval steam tender; | 1910 | ||
| 27.4 | Light-Vessel No. 67, 112′ Naval steam; | 1895 | ||
| 27.5 | Light-Vessel No. 82, 95’1″ Naval steam; | 1910 | ||
| 27.6 | Unidentified 90′ derrick lighter; | 1924 | ||
| 27.7 | Central R. R. Co. of N. J. open deck lighter, 85′; | 1908 | ||
| 27.8 | Central R. R. Co. of N. J. 90′ covered lighter; | 1908 | ||
| 27.9 | Standard 600 ton lighter; | 1918 | ||
| 27.10 | Unidentified 115’6″ schooner yacht; | Designer, Henry Gielow; 1908 | ||
| 27.11 | Dry Dock, 150 x 70′ x 6’6″; | |||
| 27.12 | Dry Dock, 180′; | |||
| 27.13 | Unidentified sand dredge; | 1907 | ||
| 27.14 | Unidentified 60′ barge | |||
| 27.15 | Unidentified 220′ barge | |||
| 27.16 | Unidentified 114′ barge | |||
| 27.17 | Unidentified 110′ barge | |||
| 27.18 | Unidentified 112′ combination hoist and covered barge | |||
| 27.19 | Unidentified 128′ brick barge | |||
| 27.20 | CACTUS, barge | |||
| 27.21 | Unidentified 150′ barge | |||
| 27.22 | Unidentified 82′ barge; | 1907 | ||
| 27.23 | Unidentified 175′ barge | |||
| 27.24 | Unidentified 90′ barge; | Designer, Henry J. Gielow; 1927 | ||
| 27.25 | Unidentified 128′ scow; | 1929 | ||
| 27.26 | Unidentified 80′ deck scow; | Designer, Standish Engineering Corp.; 1927 | ||
| 27.27 | Unidentified 90′ deck scow | |||
| 27.28 | Unidentified 75′ deck scow; | 1917 | ||
| 27.29 | Unidentified 169′ deck scow | |||
| 27.30 | Unidentified 110′ deck scow; | 1903 | ||
| 27.31 | Unidentified 114′ deck scow; | 1928 | ||
| 27.32 | Unidentified 125′ deck scow; | 1928 | ||
| 27.33 | Unidentified 110′ deck scow; | 1928 | ||
| 27.34 | Unidentified deck scow, 3 sizes: 129′; 112′; 105′; | 1911 | ||
| 27.35 | Unidentified 122′ dump scow; | 1928 | ||
| 27.36 | Unidentified 100′ dump scow; | 1931 | ||
| 27.37 | Unidentified 1250 yards dumping scow; | 1914 | ||
| 27.38 | Unidentified 120′ dumping scow | |||
| 27.39 | Unidentified 60′ deck scow | |||
| 27.40 | Unidentified 160′ dumping scow; | 1928 | ||
| 27.41 | Unidentified 101′ dump scow; | ca. 1912 | ||
| 27.42 | Unidentified 111′ dump scow; | ca. 1912 | ||
| 27.43 | Unidentified 75′ deck scow; | 1927 | ||
| 27.44 | Unidentified 100′ steel dump scow; | 1927 | ||