Driggs-Schroeder was the name of several naval guns designed by US Navy officers William H. Driggs and Seaton Schroeder for the United States Navy in the late 1880s, fitted on ships built in the 1890s. Some Driggs-Schroeder weapons were also adopted by the US Army .
17-607: These guns were initially produced by the William Cramp & Sons shipbuilding company, than a separate Drigg-Schroeder Ordnance Company was founded with Cramps' capital, which in 1896 was united with competing Hotchkiss Gun Company based in Rhode Island and the American Projectile Company from Massachusets into American Ordnance Company headed by General Albert C. Ordway. Driggs later founded
34-489: A great power . In 1896 Cramps united their artillery arm, the Driggs-Schroeder Ordnance Company, with its main competitor Hotchkiss Gun Company and a projectile manufacturer from Massachusetts into American Ordnance Company . The American Shipping and Commercial Corporation bought the yard in 1919 but closed it in 1927 as fewer ships were ordered by the U.S. Navy after the adoption of
51-605: Is preserved with her Driggs-Schroeder 6-pounders intact at the Independence Seaport Museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . Driggs-Schroeder designed a "limited recoil" carriage for the US Army 's 3.2-inch gun M1890 , along with a 3.2-inch field gun based on that weapon with a different breech. These were perhaps the same gun and/or carriage later prototyped by Driggs-Seabury; neither was adopted by
68-526: The Driggs-Seabury Ordnance Company in 1897, in partnership with his brother Louis Labadie "L. L." Driggs and Samuel Seabury, a retired US Navy officer. Driggs-Schroeder weapons included 1-pounder , 3-pounder (Navy Marks 2 and 3), and 6-pounder (Navy Marks 6 and 8) naval guns. All were rapid-firing, i.e. they used brass cartridges with fixed projectiles. They were among numerous models of these guns equipped on US Navy ships of
85-508: The Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays , Philippines. William Cramp %26 Sons William Cramp & Sons Shipbuilding Company (also known as William Cramp & Sons Ship & Engine Building Company ) was an American shipbuilding company based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , founded in 1830 by William Cramp . During its heyday in late 19th century, it was the preeminent American iron shipbuilder. William Cramp
102-536: The Naval Limitations Treaty in 1923. In 1940, the Navy spent $ 22 million to reopen the yard as Cramp Shipbuilding to build cruisers and submarines . Cramp used the long slipways to construct two submarines at a time, with the intention of launching them simultaneously. However, the shipyard's submarine construction program was not especially successful, as poor management hindered the delivery of
119-669: The 1890s. Unlike some other manufacturers, Driggs-Schroeder did not design fully automatic 1-pounder and 3-pounder guns. Most Driggs-Schroeder weapons were manufactured by the American Ordnance Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut , with some manufactured by Driggs Ordnance Company. Some of the ships equipped with Driggs-Schroeder guns included USS Texas (1892) , USS Maine (ACR-1) , USS Olympia (C-6) , USS New York (ACR-2) , and USS Brooklyn (ACR-3) . Olympia
136-654: The Army; they possibly corresponded to the Navy Marks 6 and 8. Some of these weapons were deployed at coastal artillery forts for land defense. These included experimental quantities on "parapet mounts", wheeled carriages with fittings that allowed them to be secured to pintle mounts set in concrete. A dozen were deployed at Fort Ruger in Hawaii as part of the Land Defense Project of 1915, along with some in
153-618: The Cramp shipyard in 1870 for the Delaware Bay & River pilots . She was one of the Philadelphia port's fastest pilot boats. In 1890 the company built the battleships USS Indiana and USS Massachusetts , armored cruiser USS New York , and protected cruiser USS Columbia . Three of these ships took a part in the defeat of the Spanish fleet in 1898 at Santiago de Cuba . The victory in this battle heralded America's emergence as
170-547: The Pilots' Association She was made from the builder's half-model and plans that show a pilot schooner with a straight keel. The Thomas Howard had a long career in the pilot boat service. Pilot James A. Orton, in 1880, kept a journal of the daily life aboard the Thomas Howard . On November 21, 1880, the Thomas Howard gave chase to a steamer but lost her to the rival pilot boat Thomas F. Bayard . The Thomas Howard
187-685: The US Army. A 12-pounder gun on a limited recoil carriage for naval landing forces was submitted to the US Army Ordnance Department in fiscal year 1895; it was not adopted. An Army 4-inch/40 caliber Driggs-Schroeder rapid-fire gun also existed, probably the same as one of several Navy guns of this type. Only four were emplaced by the Army in coast defense mountings; two at Fort Washington , Maryland 1899–1921 and two at Fort Warren , Massachusetts 1899–1925. Driggs-Schroeder designed 6-pounders designated Marks II and III for
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#1732787739670204-634: The benefits of the Delaware laws, which had higher rates. The Delaware pilots had the pilot boats Thomas Howard , Henry C. Cope and Thomas F. Bayard . The Howard became known as Delaware Pilot Boat, No. 3. On July 13, 1890, the Delaware pilot boat Thomas Howard towed into the Delaware Breakwater the British steamer Andes , which was found floating about the ocean having lost her propeller, which left her helpless. On May 10, 1897,
221-827: The boats. The first delivery was made two years after keel laying, and fitting out was then done by Portsmouth Navy Yard . The best construction time for a submarine was 644 days. Cramp closed in 1947 and the site, on the Delaware River in Philadelphia's Port Richmond neighborhood, was turned into a residential estate in early 2020s. Vessels built by the firm that are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places include: 39°58′18″N 75°7′6″W / 39.97167°N 75.11833°W / 39.97167; -75.11833 [REDACTED] Media related to William Cramp & Sons at Wikimedia Commons Thomas Howard (pilot boat) The Thomas Howard
238-624: Was a 19th-century pilot boat built by the William Cramp & Sons in 1870 for the Philadelphia Pilots' Association. She was the finest and fastest pilot-boat belonging to the Philadelphia port. In 1886, the Pilots' Association for the State of Delaware declared that the Thomas Howard become a Delaware pilot boat. The Thomas Howard was a pilot schooner built in 1870, at the William Cramp & Sons shipyard in Philadelphia for
255-466: Was born in the Kensington district of 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 Shipbuilding and Engineering Company." The pilot boat Thomas Howard was built by
272-663: Was competition and rivalry between Delaware and Pennsylvania pilots. On June 22, 1886, the Pilot Commissioners of the State of Delaware declared that the pilot boat Thomas Howard become a Delaware pilot boat, which before worked under the Pennsylvania laws and under the immediate authority of the Philadelphia Board of Port Wardens. Sixteen Pennsylvania pilots gave up their licenses and took out licenses as Delaware pilots in order that they might receive
289-586: Was registered as a pilot Schooner with the Record of American and Foreign Shipping from 1881 to 1907. Her ship owners were Philadelphia Pilots; built in 1870 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and her hailing port was the Port of Philadelphia . Her dimensions were 79.2 ft. in length; 20.6 ft. breadth of beam; 7.6 ft. depth of hold; and 51-tons Tonnage . The sail number "1" was painted in black on her mainsail to distinguish her from other pilot-boats. There
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