| 1920 |
Founded by George G. Sharp, Chief Surveyor of the American Bureau of
Shipping |
| 1920's |
 SS Bear
Mountain - River excursion side wheeler |
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 State of Delaware
& State of Pennsylvania - Delaware River excursion vessels for Wilson
LinesFor more on these vessels click here |
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 SS Excalibur -
One of the "Four Aces" built for American Export Lines |
| 1930's |
Prototype Hulls C2 & C3 - Designed for the
Maritime Commission under the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 |
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 SS Sandy Hook
- Day steamer for the Central Railroad of New Jersey |
| 1939 |
SS Panama, SS Ancon & SS Cristobal -
First "fireproof" ships, the "World of Tomorrow" ships, built for the
Panama Railroad Steamship Line were the first ships to meet the USCG rules
for fireproof construction.
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| "Now and then, some
outstanding accomplishment is developed so far ahead of its
predecessors as to be instantly identified as the beginning of a new
era. In designing the PANAMA and her sister ships, George G.
Sharp had accomplished just this result."
Marine Engineering, May 1939 |
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| 1940 |
 SS Milwaukee
Clipper - Great Lakes ferry for service between Milwaukee and Muskegon |
| WW II |
 Victory Ship
- Designed for the US Maritime Commission to supplement and replace the
Liberty Ship. 534 Victory Ships were built. |
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 Escort
Aircraft Carrier (CVE) - CVE-55 Casablanca Class ships designed under
the Maritime Commission's program for the U.S. Navy. 50 ships were
built by Kaiser-Vancouver from July 8, 1943 to July 8, 1944. |
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 Bannock Class
Fleet Ocean Tug (ATF-81) - Class of ten vessels for the U.S. Navy |
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 Klondike Class
Destroyer Tender (AD-22) - Class of four C3 hull vessels for the U.S.
Navy |
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 Owasco
Class Cutter (WPG/WHEC) - 13 255 foot high endurance cutters for the
U.S. Coast Guard. Most vessels were completed and commissioned post
war. |
| Post War |
 Passenger/Cargo
Liners for American President Lines - Three ships completed as troop
transports in the early 1950's for the Military Sea Transportation Service |
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Conversion of Victory Ship and CVE hulls to
peacetime use.
 Right:
Alcoa Cavalier, a
converted Victory Ship |
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 Various new
designs for passenger/cargo vessels, Great Lakes and river ferry and
excursion vessels |
USS Rigel
(AF-58) - Class of two refrigerated stores ships for the U.S. Navy
MV Carport -
First integrated Tugbarge built for Cargill, Inc.
SS Gateway City
- First Cellular Containership converted for Pan-Atlantic Steamship Company
USNS Comet -
First Roll-On/Roll-Off Vehicle Carrier built for the Military Sea
Transportation Service
USS Wichita (AOR
1) - Class of seven replenishment oilers for the U.S. Navy
MV New
Yorker - First Roll-On/Roll-Off Containership built for Containerships,
Inc.
NS Savannah -
First nuclear powered merchant ship built for the Maritime Administration
and the Atomic Energy Commission. Designated an ASME Historical
Mechanical Engineering Landmark.
USS Virginia (CGN
38) - Class of four nuclear powered guided missile cruisers for the U.S.
Navy
Andrew J.
Barberi - Class of two ferries for Staten Island service for the city of
New York
Austral Entente
- Largest to date U.S. flag deep freeze containership converted for Farrell
Lines
Alice Austen -
Class of two ferries for Staten Island service for the city of New York
Combat Logistics
Force - Kilauea Class AE's converted for civilian manning for the
Military Sealift Command
New Staten Island Ferry
- The new Kennedy Class of three vessels for Staten Island service for the
city of New York. The first of
three Sharp-designed ferries is christened and launched in Marinette,
Wisconsin. 
Double-hull Fuel Barge - Sharp designs a double-hull fuel barge for NYCDOT.
The barge will fuel the Staten Island Ferries.