Reaney, Son & Archbold [SEP] industry
Reaney, Son &amp; Archbold
Reaney, Son & Archbold was a short-lived 19th-century American iron shipbuilding company located on the Delaware River at Chester, Pennsylvania. The company was established in 1859 by Thomas Reaney (formerly of the firm Reaney, Neafie & Levy) but it was undercapitalized from the outset, and like many other American shipbuilding companies, fell victim to the shipbuilding slump that followed the American Civil War.
Notable ships built by the company included the "Passaic" class monitors and ,
on plant and machinery was to leave the company chronically short of cash.
The yard's first vessel, a tugboat, was launched in 1861, and in the same year the firm was joined by Samuel Archbold, former Chief Engineer with the U.S. Navy, who brought with him useful connections to government. With Archbold's partnership, the firm was renamed Reaney, Son & Archbold.
American Civil War.
The first few vessels built by Reaney, Son & Archbold were mainly tugboats and barges, in addition to