In the 1850s Nobel lived in the U.S. & studied under John Ericsson, the builder of this first Union ironclad warship
He continued his studies .... 
Mortar Fleet.20 On October 4, 1861, John Ericsson, engineer and... [DOC] [TLE] Historic Resources - NYC.gov [PAR] As discussed below, several designated historic resources are located either .... 
President of Union College, Bliss made the first of several land acquisitions in ... 
headed by Eckford Webb, who established a ship yard in 1850 on the ...