The information on this page has been reproduced from the book New Jersey: Life, Industries and Resources of a Great State published in 1928 by the New Jersey State Chamber of Commerce. It is included on this site because of its historical interest to those who grew up in Kearny, New Jersey

At the conclusion of the war the company continued operations, specializing in the construction of oil-carrying vessels as well as freight and passenger ships. Among its recent products are the freight and passenger liner "Dixie," which was put in service last January by the Southern Pacific Company, and the Gulf Refining Company's motor tanker, "Gulfpride," which is the largest merchant vessel ever built in the Port of New York. In addition to its shipbuilding activities the corporation operates an 8,000-ton floating dry-dock and engages in the repair of ocean-going, ships as well as in the construction of barges, dredges, and harbor craft.

During the past few years it has devoted attention to converting vessels to Diesel drive, and its shops have been engaged in the construction of boilers, structural steel, machinery, and special equipment for the oil and chemical industries as well as marine work. One of its best-known standard products is a horizontal fire-tube waste-heat boiler popular in open-hearth installations.

The plant occupies 160 acres of land on the Lincoln Highway and Hackensack River and employs approximately 2,000 workers. The channel to the plant is 30 feet in depth. The area of its shops is approximately 14 acres, and its boiler, forge, machine shop, structural and other shops are equipped with modern machinery.