Morgan Iron Works
American company manufacturing plant for marine steam engines / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Morgan Iron Works was a 19th-century manufacturing plant for marine steam engines located in New York City, United States. Founded as T. F. Secor & Co. in 1838, the plant was later taken over and renamed by one of its original investors, Charles Morgan.
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Manufacturing |
Predecessor | T. F. Secor & Co. |
Founded | 1838 |
Founders |
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Defunct | 1907 |
Fate | Sold |
Headquarters | New York , United States |
Area served | United States |
Key people | T. F. Secor, Charles Morgan, George W. Quintard; later John Roach and his sons John Baker and Stephen Roach |
Products | Marine steam engines |
Services | Ship repair |
Total assets | $450,000 (1867) |
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Number of employees | 1,000 (1865) |
The Morgan Iron Works remained a leading manufacturer of marine engines throughout the 19th century, producing at least 144 in the period between 1838 and 1867, including 23 for U.S. Navy vessels during the American Civil War.
The Morgan Iron Works was sold to shipbuilder John Roach in 1867, who integrated its operations with his shipyard in Chester, Pennsylvania. The Works continued to operate as both an engine plant and a ship repair facility in the hands of Roach and his son John Baker Roach until 1907, when the Roach family finally retired from the shipbuilding business.