John H. Mathis & Company [SEP] industry
John H. Mathis &amp; Company
John H. Mathis & Company was a shipbuilding company founded around 1900, based at Cooper Point in Camden, New Jersey, U.S, on the Delaware River. At their shipyard at Point and Erie Streets, the company built luxury yachts and also commercial ships. During World War II a variety of Naval vessels were built. The Mathis shipyard closed in 1961.
John H. Mathis & Company.
The John H. Mathis Company built a variety of commercial and naval vessels, including freighters
, ferries and fishing boats, FS ("Freight and Supply") ships for the Army, minesweepers, net tenders, patrol boats, lighthouse tenders, tugs and barges.
Mathis Yacht Building Company.
In 1910, Norwegian-born naval architect John Trumpy joined the company in partnership with John H. Mathis to design and build private yachts. The two companies, the John H. Mathis Company and the Mathis Yacht Building Company, operated side-by-side at the Camden yard.
The Mathis Yacht Building Company