Ariel Patterson, was a 19th-century American shipbuilder.
15 Facts About Ariel Patterson
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Ariel Patterson apprenticed under shipbuilder Perrine, Patterson, and Stack in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
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In 1863, Ariel Patterson bought property at the foot of North Third Street, where he started a shipbuilding, dockage and a sawing and planing mill.
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Ariel Patterson was born at Brockville, Canada in September 1807.
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Ariel Patterson was a well-known resident of Brooklyn, New York who had a good reputation for his work as a shipbuilder.
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Ariel Patterson became a member of the firm Perrine, Patterson, and Stack in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, at the foot of North Second and North Sixth Streets.
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Ariel Patterson built the three-masted side-wheel SS Yankee Blade, one of the first steamships to trade between to New York and San Francisco.
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On June 29,1854, Patterson launched the ship Francis B Cutting.
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On July 10,1863, Ariel Patterson purchased the half blocks at the foot of North 3rd Street, Brooklyn, New York for shipbuilding and dockage.
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On May 11,1864, Ariel Patterson planned to expand the dock, made of iron, 400 feet where the water is 50 feet deep to accommodate large vessels.
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Ariel Patterson created a sawing and planing mill for shipbuilding at the North 3rd Street location.
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In 1865, Patterson worked with Julius H Kroehl to produce the Sub Marine Explorer submarine based on a modified design of a 1858 patent by Van Buren Ryerson.
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Ariel Patterson retired from the trade in 1867 after the postwar shipbuilding decline.
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Ariel Patterson's funeral took place at his son's residence in Brooklyn.
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Ariel Patterson was buried at the Evergreens Cemetery in Brooklyn.