Three Brooklyn sailors of Norwegian descent planned to sail around the world in a modified wooden lifeboat in 1921. Captain Mimer Tonning, Otthar Petterson, and Helge Westerling, members of the Norwegian Masters and Mates Association, planned the...

The Atlantic Lifeboat Company, located at Richards and Delevan Streets, was founded in 1914. In addition to making lifeboats—important safety equipment on ships—the company made speedy powerboats.