William A. Lydon (November 9, 1863 – October 28, 1918), with Fred C. Drews, founded the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company in Chicago in 1890.[1] He died on October 28, 1918, in Chicago, Illinois.[2][3]

He was Commodore of the Chicago Yacht Club, building in 1909 the 244 ton Lydonia and in 1911 contracting again with Pusey and Jones, Wilmington, Delaware, for the second, 497-ton yacht Lydonia II, described as the finest yacht on the Great Lakes, acquired by the Navy 21 August 1917 and commissioned as the USS Lydonia (SP-700).[4][5]

References

  1. ^ Pederson, Jay P. (2005). International Directory of Company Histories. ISBN 1-55862-544-5.
  2. ^ "William A. Lydon" (in French). Retrieved 2008-12-13. William Lydon fût diplômé ingenieur civil, par la Lehigh University. Il servit dans sa spécialité la ville de Chicago, de 1887 à 1890. En 1891, il devient un membre de l'entreprise Lydon & Drews Co, pour travaux fluviaux et maritimes. En 1904, il organisa la Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co, toujours à Chicago, et avec de nombreuses agences, dans les villes de la région des Grands Lacs. Cette importante firme d'entreprise existe toujours . William A. Lydon, était possesseur d'un grand yacht à vapeur, "The Lydonia" .
  3. ^ "Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company". Retrieved 2008-12-13.
  4. ^ Hagley Library. "Building the Lydonia II". Pusey and Jones Collection. Hagley Library. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  5. ^ T. Colton (June 7, 2011). "Pusey & Jones, Wilmington DE". Shipbuilding History. Retrieved 27 February 2012.


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