Pusey & Jones

The Pusey and Jones Corporation was a major shipbuilder and industrial-equipment manufacturer. Based in Wilmington, Delaware, it operated as a shipyard between 1848 and 1946
Shipbuilding was its primary focus from 1853 until the end of World War II. The company converted the shipyard to produce machinery for paper manufacturing in 1946. The yard built more than 500 ships, from large cargo vessels to small warships and yachts, including Volunteer, the winner of the 1887 America’s Cup.
Converted shipyard on the Christina River to metal fabrication division in 1946.