In 1921 Todd Shipyards published a book about itself, touting its many facilities and care of its employees.  The corporation was founded in 1916 when William H. Todd, along with some associates took over and merged Robins Dry Dock and the and...

TODD SHIPYARDS FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. PROSPERITY of companies having contracts to build or repair ships is sharply brought out in the annual report of the Todd Shipyards Corporation, issued a few days ago. The report is the first issued covering a...

Beard Street, south side, between Richard and Otsego Streets. At the left is a view of one of the many buildings of the Robins Dry Dock and Repair Co.

Street address: Beard Street & Richard Street, Brooklyn, NY

This is an advertisement for Todd Ship Yard in the 1920 Port of New York Annual report, a few years before the establishment of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. In 1920, Todd had facilities on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts; one of...

Todd Shipyards started life in Brooklyn, in 1869, as Handren and Robins. After Handren's death in 1892, it became the J. N. Robins Co. and then, after merging with the Erie Basin Dry Dock Company, which had been established by Delamater Iron Works,...