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Message:: [QUOTE="BRandM, post: 2147097, member: 22729"]I've had this counterstamped tool check for about 15 years, but never thought to post it. It has extra meaning because it's local for me. The New York Shipbuilding Corp. (N.Y. Ship) in Camden, NJ was founded in 1899 by an engineer named Henry G. Morse. Originally he had planned on building a shipyard on a parcel of land on Staten Island, NY thus the name New York Shipbuilding Corp. However, when a deal for land fell through there he built his yard on the Delaware River in Camden (Across from the city of Philadelphia). Over the years they constructed hundreds of ships, mostly warships for the U.S. Navy, but also luxury liners, barges, tugs, tenders, etc. During WWII they were the most active shipyard in the world. In the post-war years as naval contracts waned, they fell into financial distress. They finally went bankrupt in 1968 and closed the yard shortly after. On a personal note, I had an uncle who worked at N.Y. Ship during the war in lieu of military service. He didn't speak much of his time there, but I know he was immensely proud of their contribution to the war effort. It's at this spot on the Camden waterfront that the WWII battleship New Jersey is berthed today, now serving as a floating museum and memorial. This piece represents a very important piece of American history. Bruce[ATTACH=full]411460[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]