The John Randolph
This Table Commemorates the Centenary of
The John Randolph
The first iron vessel seen in American water
Riveted together and launched here in 1834,
The plates having been made by John Laird
Of Birkenhead England, and shipped to this port in sections.
Built for Gazaway B. Lamar, banker and cotton merchant of Savannah.
The same great iron shipbuilder John Laird
Built in 1862 the Confederate Cruiser
Alabama
Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com.
Original page, with additional info, here.
Photo credit: Byron Hooks of Lat34North.com.