Hathorne & Steers In 1843,
George Steers went into partnership with William Hathorne, under the name of Hathorne & Steers, at the foot of North First street, in
Williamsburg, Brooklyn. They designed and built several boats including the
pilot boat Mary Taylor, with a radical new design in a schooner. The firm was closed in 1849. George then went into partnership with his brothers. The company was located in Greenpoint, Long Island, New York. They designed in 1851 the
America for John C. Stevens to win the Queen's Cup at the annual regatta of the London Royal Yacht Club. She cost about $23,000. George Steers died on September 25, 1856. Jack Strickland, supervisor of the construction of the yacht
America, was a foreman of the Steers shipyard.
Henry Steers shipyard In 1857,
Henry Steers, the son of James Rich Steers and the grandson of Henry Steers, started his shipyard in Greenpoint, Long Island, New York. He designed and built most of the boats of the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company. ==List of built ships==