John Roach & Sons

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John Roach & Sons was an major American shipbuilder during the brief period in which it operated, from 1865 to 1885.

History

Shipbuilding

Ship Type Launched Fate
U.S.S. Miantonomoh monitor 5 Dec, 1876[1] Sold 26 Jan, 1922
U.S.S. Puritan monitor 6 Dec, 1882[2] Sold 16 Jan, 1922
U.S.S. Atlanta protected cruiser 9 Oct, 1884[3] Sold 10 Jun, 1912
U.S.S. Boston protected cruiser 4 Dec, 1884[4] Sunk 8 Apr, 1946
U.S.S. Badger auxiliary cruiser 12 Oct, 1889[5] Transferred 7 Apr, 1900
U.S.S. Aileen armed yacht 1896[6] Sold 20 Nov, 1920

Footnotes

  1. Friedman. U.S. Battleships. p. 422.
  2. Friedman. U.S. Battleships. p. 422.
  3. Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 448.
  4. Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 448.
  5. Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 32.
  6. Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 76.

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