age ~46
from Leonardtown, MD
Joseph Wheeler ( shipbuilder ) " Joseph Wheeler " began building and repairing ships in the early 19th century using derricks and slips on the Brickfield slobs off the Strand Road, Cork ( city )
In the 1850s he moved again, this time to a purpose built yard at Rushbrooke that was built around a large drydock designed by Sir John Rennie the Younger.
While at the Lower Gleanmire Road yard, Wheeler built a number of wooden ships including his largest, the 500-ton Mary Hardy.
Author
Joseph F. Wheeler
ISBN #
0883165120
Author
Joseph C. Wheeler
ISBN #
9264133003
Author
Joseph Lewis Wheeler
ISBN #
0060136014
Author
Joseph Wheeler
ISBN #
0916671801