New London Ship and Engine Company
The New London Ship and Engine Company (NELSECO) was established in Groton, Connecticut as a subsidiary of the Electric Boat Company to manufacture diesel engines.[1]
Electric Boat acquired a license to manufacture MAN diesels, probably in 1909. These were initially manufactured by the Fore River Shipyard of Quincy, Massachusetts, where most of Electric Boat's early submarines were built under subcontract. NELSECO was established in Groton to take over diesel manufacturing from Fore River when difficulties were encountered, finishing the work on engines begun by Fore River. The E-class and F-class submarines, launched 1911-12, were initially equipped with these diesels, but their diesels were replaced in 1915 as NELSECO's initial efforts were unsatisfactory.[2][3] The company was incorporated on 11 October 1910, with production starting in July 1911.[4] The company was probably disestablished around 1925, as the last United States S-class submarine was completed in that year, and no subsequent US submarines were equipped with NELSECO engines. Electric Boat had a drought in submarine contracts 1918-1931, which probably caused NELSECO's demise.[5]
Founders
- President : Lawrence York Spear
- Vice-president and General Manager : Frank Cable
- Vice-president : G.C. Davidson
- Secretary and Treasurer : Henry R. Bond
- Directors: Isaac Rice, Elihu B. Frost, Stacey C. Richmond, William H. Reeves and T.A. Scott.
References
- ↑ "Electric Boat". navyleague.org. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
- ↑ Weir, p. 15-16
- ↑ Gardiner, p. 127-128
- ↑ "The New London Ship and Engine Company". news.google.com. The Day. Thursday Afternoon, March 11, 1915. p. 3. Retrieved 25 February 2010. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ Electric Boat History from General Dynamics
- Weir, Gary "Building American Submarines 1914-1940, University Press of the Pacific, 2000, ISBN 0-89875-066-0
- Gardiner, Robert, Conway's all the world's fighting ships 1906-1921 Conway Maritime Press, 1985. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.