The Civil & Merchant Vessels of New York Shipbuilding
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A Place Called YORKSHIP The Civil & Merchant Vessels of New York Shipbuilding |
| Last Update: 23 July 2009 |
S.S. Prairie Mariner, C4-S-LA, contract 495, delivered May 25,
1954
--from New York Shipbuilding Corporation - A Record of Ships Built, 1921
This list includes vessels originally laid down under nonmilitary contracts but later pressed into military service (commonly as APs or APAs). Does not include floats, barges, and other unpowered vessels.
Major types represented in this list include:
Vessels are listed alphabetically by the first assigned name.
| Name(s) [Links to photos] |
Cont. # | Keel Laid | Ways | Launched | Description | History/Disposition |
| Abram S. Hewitt | 13 | May 25, 1903 | L | Jul 11, 1903 | Fireboat (NYFD), 117 ft, beam 25 ft | Cost $83,750. Pumping capacity 7000 gpm. Steel hull, coal-fired steam engine. Served as Engine 77. Disposed of in 1958. |
| Absecon | 204 | Oct 2, 1917 | L | Mar 23, 1918 | Collier (National Shipping Corp) | Later James Ellwood Jones (1928), then T.J. Sheridan (1951), then De Bardeleben Marine II (1960). Converted to barge 1953. Scrapped 1962. |
| Atlantic | 16 | Jun 24, 1903 | M | Sep 9, 1903 | Dredge (North American Dredging) | Later Megas (1918), then Landemer (1924). Scrapped June 1968 at Toulon. |
| Atlantic Engineer | 483 | May 3, 1949 | L | Sep 8, 1950 | Oil tanker (Philadelphia Tankers), 660 ft o/a, 30000 dwt, 19498 gross tons | While anchored in the fog in the Delaware River near Brown Shoal on 30 Dec 1953, was struck by Atlantic Dealer; fire killed 9 aboard the Dealer. Later Thomas Q (1970), then Cove Engineer (1978). Scrapped 8 Nov 1982 at Castellon. |
| Atlantic Navigator | 484 | Jun 13, 1949 | K | Nov 14, 1950 |
 NYSB photo Oil tanker (Philadelphia Tankers), 660 ft, 30000 dwt |
Later Mount Navigator (1974), then Cove Navigator (1978). Scrapped 4 Nov 1985 at Gadani Beach. |
| Atlantic Seaman | 482 | Apr 18, 1949 | M | Jun 4, 1950 | Oil tanker (Philadelphia Tankers), 660 ft, 30000 dwt | Later Thomas A (1964). Scrapped 9 Jan 1975 at Castellon. |
| Atlas | 519 | Unknown | K | May 17, 1958 | Oil tanker (Tankers & Tramps), 35000 dwt | Later Connecticut (1966). Status unknown. |
| Bristol William H. Machen |
169 | Aug 25, 1915 | M | Jan 15, 1930 |
 Collier (Coastwise Transportation) |
Coastwise taken over by H.A. Harriman & Co, 1920. Later William H. Machen (1930). Collidied with Maid of Stirling 5mi E of White Island, Isles of Shoals, NH, and sunk, 7 July 1942. |
| Broad Arrow (ID #2503) | 175 | Apr 26, 1917 | M | Dec 22, 1917 |
 Oil tanker (E.F.C.), 485x63x28 ft, 17862 dp , crew 47 |
Acquired by the Navy Mar 12, 1918 and assigned to Naval Overseas Transportation Service. Decommissioned Feb 24, 1919 at Brooklyn and turned over to US Shipping Board. Operated by Standard Transportation Co., later Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. Torpedoed and sunk by U-124 (J. Mohr)off Guyana, 9 Jan 1943; with 23 of 47 lost.. |
| Bylayl | 166 | Jun 3, 1915 | M | Dec 4, 1915 | Collier (Pocahontas Steamship), 318 ft. 3289 gross t, crew 31 | Served in WWI with Navy Armed Guard aboard, Apr 1917 to Nov 1918. Served in WWII. Later Puchoco (1962). "Deleted" 1971. |
| Camden | 258 | Jun 1, 1920 | T | Nov 24, 1920 | Oil tanker (Standard Oil), 436x56x26 ft, 6653 gross registered tons, 10,500 tonnes displacement, crew 42 | Operated by Chas Kurz & Co for Pennsylvania Shipping Co. (Philadelphia). Torpedoed and sunk by Japanese submarine I-25 on October 3, 1942, off Coos Bay, Oregon |
| Charles W. Culkin Gotham Jamestown |
353 | Jun 4, 1926 | K | Oct 21, 1926 | Ferryboat (Electric Ferries Co.) | One of 6 sister ships for NYC firm, operating from Weehawken, NJ to 23rd Street. Later Gotham (1931), then Jamestown (1951). Partially scrapped 1966 at East Boston. Derelict hulk 1971. |
| Coastwise | 93 | Aug 16, 1909 | K | Feb 5, 1910 | Collier (Coastwise Transportation), 359 ft, 4015 gross t, crew 32 | Coastwise taken over by H.A. Harriman & Co, 1920. Scrapped at Baltimore 1948. |
| Columbia City of Atlanta |
42 | Sep 6, 1906 | K | Mar 12, 1907 | Cargo ship (Chesapeake Steamship Co.), 269 ft, 1971 gross t, crew 46 | Later City of Atlanta (1922). Scrapped 1934 at Baltimore. |
| Crest | 312 | Sep 28, 1925 | L | Apr 22, 1926 | Dredge (Bucyrus Co.) | Status unknown. |
| Deepwater Lemuel Burrows |
176 | Jul 22, 1916 | O | Jul 28, 1917 | Collier (Coastwise Transportation), 484 ft, 7610 gt, 11400 dwt | Coastwise taken over by H.A. Harriman & Co, 1920. Later operated by Mystic Steamship Co. (Boston). Torpedoed and sunk by U-404 (O. von Bulow) off Atlantic City on 3 Mar 1942, with loss of 20 of 34. Wreck (in 80ft of water) is a popular dive site. |
| Diamond State Mariner
USS Paul Revere Castilla |
493 | May 16, 1952 | K | Apr 11, 1953 |
 Cargo ship, C4-S-LA class (US Maritime Commission) |
Briefly operated by Prudential Steamship for MARAD. Acquired by Navy 14 Sep 1956 and converted as an amphibious transport ship. Decommissioned 1 Jan 1980. Sold to Spain 17 Jan 1980 and renamed L-21 Castilla. Decommissioned 6 Jun 1998. Ultimate disposition unknown. |
| Dixie Arrow | 266 | Jan 24, 1921 | South Yard 3 | Sep 29, 1921 |
 Oil tanker (Socony-Vacuum Oil), 468 ft, 8046 gt, crew 41 |
Torpedoed and sunk off Diamond Shoals by U-71 (W. Flachsenberg) on 26 Mar 1942 while en route from Texas City to Paulsboro NJ, with 11 of 33 lost. Wreck lies 12 mi off Diamond Shoals Light Buoy in 90 feet of water and is a popular dive target. |
| Edward L. Doheny Jr. R.W. Stewart R.G. Stewart |
170 | Jan 19, 1916 | M | Apr 24, 1917 | Oil tanker (Petroleum Transport Co.) | Later R. W. Stewart (1925), later R. G. Stewart (1931). Scrapped 1947 at Baltimore. |
| Edward L. Dohney III F. H. Wickett E.G. Seubert |
190 | Dec 24, 1917 | M | Aug 17, 1918 | Oil tanker (Petroleum Transport Co.), 485 ft, 18,220 t | Transferred to Navy and commissioned Nov 25, 1918. Assigned to Naval Overseas Transportation Service and carried oil from Port Arthur to Europe. Decommissioned Nov 17, 1919 in New York and returned to the US Shipping Board. Later F.H. Wickett (1925), then E.G. Seubert (1931). Sunk by U-510 off coast of Aden, 22 Feb 1944. |
| El Segundo | 124 | Dec 21, 1911 | K | Sep 10, 1912 | Oil tanker (Standard Oil Co.), 321 ft, 3663 gross t, 4533dwt. crew 31 | Later Pax (1953). Scrapped at Trieste, 1954 |
| Empire Arrow | 261 | Sep 14, 1920 | South Yard 2 | May 24, 1921 | Oil tanker (Standard Transportation Co.), 468ft, 8046 gross t, crew 49 | Operated by Standard Transportation Co. (1921), Standard-Vacuum Transportation Co (1931), and Socony-Vacuum Oil Co (1935). Scrapped at Philadelphia, 1939. |
| Empire State Mariner Observation Island (YAG-57, EAG-154, AG-54, T-AGM-23) |
494 | Sep 15, 1952 | L | Aug 15, 1953 |
 Photo © 2007 by Naitokz Cargo ship, C4-S-LA class (US Maritime Commission), 563 ft, 16076 tons fdp |
After short commercial career, was placed in Maritime Reserve Fleet. In 1956, was transferred to Navy and converted to missile test ship (YAG-57/EAG-154/AG-154) to support Polaris test and evaluation launches from submarines and from her own deck. Modified to missile tracking ship 1979-81 and redesignated T-AGM-23. Assigned to the Pacific Fleet and used to monitor Russian missile launches. Curremtly assigned to Military Sealift Command, Special Mission Support. Civilian crew under USAF operational control. |
| Eurana Gulfbreeze |
264 | Jan 17, 1921 | T | Jul 16, 1921 | Oil tanker (Gulf Refining Co.), o/l 436 ft, beam 56 ft, draft 26 ft, 6651 grt, displacement 10,480, crew 41 | Later Gulfbreeze (1926), then Sicanus (1947). Scrapped 19 Jan 1955 at Molfetta. |
| Export Adventurer Adventurer |
531 | Feb 7, 1958 | O | Jul 9, 1960 |
 Cargo ship, C3-S-38a class (American Export Isbrandtsen Lines), 474 ft, 7848 gross t |
Collided with SS-240 Angler near Block Island, Rhode Island, on July 21, 1961. Homeported in New York City in 1972 Last civilian contract for NYSB. As of January 2005, in Suisun Bay, CA, NDRF as Adventurer and tagged for non-retention. |
| Export Ambassador Ambassador |
530 | Feb 7, 1958 | K | Apr 23, 1960 |
 Cargo ship, C3-S-38a class (American Export Isbrandtsen Lines), 474 ft, 7848 gross t |
Assigned to NDRF in 1981. As of January 2005, in Suisun Bay, CA, as Ambassador and tagged for non-retention. |
| Fairmont USS Fairmont Nebraskan Black Point |
182 |
Feb 13, 1917 | O | Dec 8, 1917 |
 Collier (Coastwise Transportation), 3295', 8742 dwt, 5353 gt |
Taken over by the Navy in February 1918 and served as USS Fairmont. Decommissioned February 1919. Coastwise taken over by H.A. Harriman & Co, 1920. Renamed Nebraskan in 1922. Acquired by C.H. Sprague and renamed Black Point. Torpedoed by U-853 (H. Fromsdorf) off Point Judith RI and sunk May 5, 1945, with 12 of 46 lost. Last US flag ship sunk by a U-boat. |
| Franklin Oakey L. Alexander |
162 | Mar 31, 1915 | M | Aug 21, 1915 | Collier (Coastwise Transportation), 5166 gt | Carried coal to Alexandria, Egypt. First American ship to dock in Germany after outbreak of WWI. Ran submarine blockades of Irish Sea. Coastwise taken over by H.A. Harriman & Co, 1920. Purchased 1926 by the Pocahontas Steamship Co. of Norfolk, VA and renamed Alexander. Set speed records on the Portland-Norfolk run. Lost 130 feet of its bow off Taylor Reef, Cape Elizabeth, 3 Mar 1947 in a nor'easter. Beached at High Head; cargo and all hands saved but vessel written off. |
| Freeman | 183 | Jul 7, 1917 | L | Dec 27, 1917 | Collier (Pocahontas Steamship), 318 ft, 3350 grt, crew 35 | Converted to barge (de-engined) 1954. Scrapped Dec 1955 at Santander. |
| Garden Mariner Compass Island (AG-153, YAG-56) |
492 | Mar 17, 1952 | J | Mar 12, 1953 | Breakbulk cargo ship, C4-S-LA class (US Maritime Commission) | Commissed as AG-153 Compass Island in 1956. Decommissioned 1980, stricken 1986. In James River NDRF, 1986-2007. Scrapped by Able at Teeside, UK, 2007. |
| George B. McClellan | 17 | Sep 1, 1903 | L | Nov 28, 1903 | Fireboat (NYFD), 117', beam 25 ft | Twin to Abram S. Hewitt. Removed from service 17 Sep 1953, disposed of 1954. |
| George W. Catt | 30 | Oct 24, 1905 | K | Mar 5, 1906 | Suction dredge (Atlantic Gulf & Pacific Co.) | |
| Glen White USS Glen White |
191 | Oct 17, 1917 | K | Apr 20, 1918 |
 Collier (Darrow-Mann), 368 ft, 5438 gt, 12,163 tons displacement, crew 43 |
Commissioned by US Navy 22 Jul 1918 and made three Atlantic crossings to St. Nazaire. Decommissioned 6 Mar 1919. Operated by Mystic Steamship Co. in 1930-1939. Scrapped at Philadelphia, 1948.. |
| Governor Moore | 352 | Jun 4, 1926 | K | Oct 21, 1926 | Auto ferry (Electric Ferries Co.), diesel-electric, 46 cars | When placed in service Nov 8, 1926, was first ferryboat built for motor vehicle transportation. Designed by Eads Johnson. One of 6 such vessels. Used for Weehawken NJ to 23rd Street service. Sank under tow to Panama, Jan 1942. |
| Gulf of Mexico Raman |
173 | Nov 1, 1916 | J | Jun 28, 1917 | Oil tanker (Gulf Refining Co.), 467 ft, 7807 gross t, crew 45 | Later Raman (1950). Scrapped 29 Jun 1962 at Balat. |
| Gulfcoast A.S. Hansen |
159 | Nov 11, 1914 | M | Mar 27, 1915 | Oil tanker (Gulf Refining Co.), 383 ft, 5188 gross t, crew 38 | Later operated as A.S. Hansen by Sabine Transportation Co. (Port Arthur). Scrapped 1946. |
| Gulfcrest Crest |
304 | May 2, 1925 | K | Feb 27, 1926 | Oil tanker (Gulf Refining Co.) | Damaged in collision 14 Jun 1944, Gulf of Mexico. Later Crest (1954). Scrapped 20 Nov 1954 at Inverkeithing. |
| Gulfland | 189 | Aug 2, 1917 | O | Mar 28, 1918 | Oil tanker (Gulf Refining Co.), 391 ft, 5276 gross t, crew 38 | Destroyed Oct 21, 1943 by collision with Gulfbelle off Lake Worth Inlet, FL. Grounded on wreck of Republic; then ashore, burning for 52 days on the beach at Hobe Sound. 34 killed. |
| Gulflight Nantucket Chief Refast |
156 | Mar 16, 1914 | M | Aug 8, 1914 | Oil tanker (Gulf Refining Co.), 406x51x25 ft, 5188 grt, 7790 dt, crew 38 | Torpedoed 1 May 1915 by U-30 (E. von Rosenberg-Grusczyski), 20 miles west of Scilly Islands, towed in; 3 killed. To UK as Refast. Torpedoed and sunk by U-582 (W. Schulte) south of St. Johns, 26 Jan 1942, with 10 of 42 lost.. |
| Gulfmaid Descubridor Giovi |
172 | May 16, 1915 | K | Mar 20, 1917 | Oil tanker (Gulf Refining Co.), o/l 406 ft, beam 51'-2", draft 24'-7", 5225 grt, displacement 7790 tonnes, 10.5 kt, crew 38 | Later Descubridor (1947), then Giovi (1948). Scrapped 20-May-1955 at Savona. |
| Gulfoil | 125 | Feb 22, 1912 | J | Aug 29, 1912 | Oil tanker (Gulf Refining Co.), 383 ft, 5188 gross t, crew 42 | Torpedoed and sunk by U-506 (Wurdemann) on May 16, 1942 in the Gulf of Mexico; 21 killed. |
| Gulfqueen Artemis Maracaibo |
196 | Jun 27, 1918 | O | Feb 27, 1919 | Oil tanker (Gulf Refining Co.), 419 ft, 6599 gross t, crew 41 | Later Artemis (1944), then Maracaibo (1947). Scrapped 4 Dec 1954 at Hamburg. |
| Gulfstream H.M. Fredrichsen |
157 | Apr 4, 1914 | L | Sep 17, 1914 | Oil tanker (Gulf Oil Co.), 383 ft, 5188 gross t, crew 29, 55400 bbl | One of 6 sister ships; entered WWI service in 1917. Later H.M. Fredrichsen for Sabine Transportation (Port Arthur, 1936). Survived both WWI & WWII convoy service. Scrapped 10 Mar 1947 at New Orleans. |
| Hampden | 147 | Aug 18, 1913 | K | Dec 15, 1913 | Collier (Coastwise Transportation), 369 ft, 47225 gross t, crew 34 | Coastwise taken over by W.A. Harriman, 1920. Scrapped at Wilimington, 1948. |
| Howard S. Cole, Jr. | 517 | Unknown | L | Aug 17, 1957 | Offshore drilling tender (Coastal Marine) | Built for Coastal Marine Drilling & Construction Co. Later Panintoil No. 1 (1959), then Rakhsh 1 (1966), then ST-95 (1978). Disposition unknown.. |
| J. M. Guffey Meloria |
1 | Nov 29, 1900 | L | May 4, 1901 | Oil tanker (Guffey Petroleum), 310 ft, 22650 bbl | Launched as M.S. Dollar. Converted to tanker as Guffey (1902), later Meloria (1926) in Italian service. Scrapped 25 Jun 1935 at Venice. |
| Jamaica Bay | 305 | Oct 24, 1924 | L | May 21, 1925 | Dredge (United Dredging Co.) | Disposition unknown. |
| Jonancy Algarrobo |
165 | Jun 16, 1915 | J | Nov 9, 1915 | Collier (Pocahontas Steamship), 318 ft, 3289 groos t, crew 32 | Served in WWI with Navy Armed Guard aboard. Later Algarrobo (1962). Wrecked at Baron Mole, Valparaiso, 27 Jun 1963. |
| Kamoi | 267 | Sep 14, 1921 | K | Jun 8, 1922 | Fleet oiler (Japanese Navy); displacement 17000 tons, 2 Curtiss electric drive turbines, 2 shafts, 9000 SHP | Converted to seaplane carrier, 1932. Converted to flying boat tender, 1940. Reclassed as fleet oiler, 1943. Bombed by 14th Air Force units and sunk in Hong Kong harbor, 5 Apr 1945. Scrapped by British after war. |
| Larimer | 10 | Nov 19, 1902 | L | May 16, 1903 | Oil tanker (Guffey Petroleum) | Went missing in hurricane, last seen 8 Sep.1919 off Sand Key FL, bound for Philadelphia. |
| Levant Arrow | 262 | Nov 4, 1920 | South Yard | Jul 25, 1921 | Oil tanker (Standard Oil) o/l 485 ft, beam 63 ft, 8046 tons displ | Operated by Standard Transportation Co (1921), Standard-Vacuum Transportation Co (1931), Socony-Vacuum Oil Co (1935). Sold for scrapping at Philadelphia, 14 Dec 1938. |
| Ligonier | 9 | Nov 17, 1902 | L | Apr 22, 1903 | Oil tanker (Guffey Petroleum), o/l 352'-4", beam 46'-4", 2897 grt | Collided with and holed the steamer Santurce off Cape Cod, May 1910, reaching Beverley with 2/3 of Santurce's crew. Scrapped 30 Mar 1937 at Hamburg. |
| Magnolia | 415 | Mar 19, 1934 | O | Apr 2, 1935 | Oil tanker (Standard Oil), 500 ft, 126750 bbl | Served in Pacific theater during WW II, supporting invasion of New Britain Island and transiting the Panama Canal in 1943. Scrapped 11 Oct 1954 at Dalmuir. |
| Mayor Gaynor | 148 | Sep 6, 1913 | M | Feb 7, 1914 | Ferryboat (City of New York), o/l 331 ft, beam 54 ft, depth 18'6" | Operated in Staten Island service from 1914-1921, then on 39th St., Brooklyn.. Ran aground on Robbins Reef in fog, Oct 1921. Towed to Battery after engine breakdown, Aug 1947. Sold for scrap in 1951 for $38,100. |
| Middlesex | 129 | Mar 9, 1912 | L | Sep 21, 1912 | Collier (Coastwise Transportation) | Coastwise taken over by H.A. Harriman & Co, 1920. Converted to dumb barge, 1949. Scrapped at Philadelphia,. 1952. |
| Mineola Nosa Duke North Wind |
207 | Aug 30 1917 | J | Mar 21, 1918 | Cargo ship (Atlantic Transport Co.) | Later Nosa Duke (1932), then North Wind (1933). Wrecked 14 Dec 1944 off Alaska. |
| M. J. Scanlon Missoula Malamton Minotaur |
193 | Dec 15, 1917 | T | Jul 4, 1918 |
 Cargo ship (East Coast Transportation Co.) |
New York Shipbuilding's contribution to the "Tidal Wave"--a message to the Kaiser in the form of the launching of 95 ships nationwide on Independence Day, 1918. Operated by Hammond Lumber Co. in Pacific northwest. Later Missoula (1925), then Malamton (1935), then Minotaur (1941). Sunk by U-124 100mi ne of Paramaribo. |
| Montana | 203 | Jul 15, 1919 | U | Aug 14, 1919 | Cargo ship (Atlantic Transport Co.) | Laid down as Defender. Purchased from US Shipping Board and renamed Montana, 1920. Laid up, 1930. Scrapped at Genoa, 1935. |
| Montauk | 202 | Jul 16, 1918 | T | Oct 3, 1918 | Cargo ship (Atlantic Transport Co. | Laid down as Champion. Purchased from US Shipping Board and renamed Montauk, 1920. Laid up, 1930, Scrapped at Genoa, 1935. |
| Nebraskan Rockingham |
4 | Apr 2. 1901 | J | May 19, 1902 | Cargo ship (American Hawaiian Steamship Co.), 4409 t | Torpedoed 40 miles off Southcliffe by U-41 (C. Hansen) on 25 May 1915. Salvaged, no casualties. Sold to Garland Steamship and renamed Rockingham, 1916. Torpedoed and sunk by U-69 (E. Wilhelms) 150 miles WNW of Ireland, 2 lost. |
| Nevadan Alamance |
3 | Apr 1, 1901 | J | Jan 21, 1902 | Cargo ship (American Hawaiian Steamship Co.), 4409 t | Later Alamance (1916); sunk by UB-57 4mi east of Maiden's Head, Ireland |
| Nora F. W. Abrams |
257 | Mar 15, 1920 | J | Sep 25, 1920 | Oil tanker (Grace), 13,000 ton, 98000 bbl | Named for daughter of J.P. Grace. Sold in 1932. Struck a mine and sank, 1942. |
| Norfolk | 132 | Jun 27, 1912 | M | Dec 5, 1912 | Collier (Coastwise Transportation) | Coastwise taken over by H.A. Harriman & Co, 1920. Collided with SS Inglenook, 31 Dec 1927, and beached at Vineyard Haven, MA. |
| Ocean Ulla | 520 | Unknown | J | Sep 10, 1959 | Oil tanker (Ocean Transportation Co., Inc.), 646 ft, 22606 gross t, 35000dwt | Later Overseas Ulla (1968), Scrapped 20 Dec 1983 at Kaohsiung. |
| Oklahoma | 53 | Jul 17, 1907 | K | Feb 29, 1908 | Oil tanker (Guffey Petroleum Co.) | Broke in two and sank 57nm south of Sandy Hook NJ, 4 Jan 1914. |
| Oneida | 32 | Dec 7, 1905 | K | May 15, 1906 | Hydraulic dredge (Empire Engineering Corp.) | Disposition unknown. |
| Ontario | 31 | Dec 7, 1905 | K | Apr 1, 1906 | Hydraulic dredge (Empire Engineering Corp.) | Disposition unknown. |
| Panama | 163 | Mar 9, 1915 | J | Jun 26, 1915 | Dipper dredge (Bucyrus Co.) | Disposition unknown. |
| Pennsylvania | 313 | Oct 1, 1925 | L | Apr 15, 1926 | Dredge (American Dredging Co.) | Disposition unknown. |
| Philidora | 523 | Unknown | K | May 23, 1959 |
 Oil tanker (Somerset Shipping), 45000dwt |
Sold to Shell. Scrapped 9 Dec 1976, Kaohsiung, Taiwan or Faslane, Scotland |
| Philine | 521 | Unknown | L | Occt 11, 1958 |
 Oil tanker (Somerset Shipping), 45000dwt |
Sold to Shell. Laid-up circa 1975 in Lamlash Bay, Arran, Scotland. Scrapped 22 Nov 1976, Dalmuir, Scotland. |
| Philippia | 522 | Unknown | M | Feb 7, 1959 |
 Oil tanker (Somerset Shipping), 45000dwt |
Sold to Shell. Scrapped 9 Mar 1977, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. |
| Plymouth USS Plymouth |
161 | Mar 18, 1915 | K | Sep 9, 1915 |
 U.S. Navy photograph Collier (Coastwise Transportation), 5266 gt, 10750 tons displacement |
Commissioned by US Navy, 2 Aug 1918 to run general cargo to France. Decommissioned and transferred to US Shipping Board 25 Feb 1919. Returned to American-Italian Steamship Co. . Scrapped at Wilmington, DE, 1948. |
| Prairie State Mariner USS Francis Marion Aragon (L22) |
495 | Mar 30, 1953 | T | Feb 13, 1954 |
Cargo ship, C4-S-LA class (US Maritime Commission) |
Commissioned Francis Marion (APA-249). To Spain as Aragon (L22), 1980. Decommissioned 2000. Served as training hulk for Spanish special forces unit (UOE). Disposition unknown. |
| Rayo Rawleigh Warner |
123 | Dec 30, 1911 | L | Jul 2, 1912 | Oil tanker (Standard Oil), 5082 DWT, 321.7' registered length, 46'3" beam, 23' draft, 9 knots | Later operated as Rawleigh Warner by Sabine Transportation Co.of Port Arthur, 1929. Torpedoed and sunk by U-67 (G. Müller-Stöckheim) on 23 Jun 1942 off the mouth of the Mississippi River, with loss of all hands. |
| Royal Arrow Laura Corrado |
168 | Nov 15, 1915 | J | Oct 30, 1916 | Oil tanker (Standard Oil) | Operated by Standard Transportation Co (1916), Standard-Vacuum Transportation Co (1931), Socony-Vacuum Oil Co (1925). To Brilliant Transportation Co (Panama), 1941. To Italy as Laura Corrado, 1946. Scrapped at La Spezia, 1959.. |
| Santa Clara | 144 | Jun 7, 1913 | M | Knocked down | Ferryboat (Southern Pacific Co.) | Assembled by Southern Pacific at Oakland. for San Francisco Bay service. Scrapped at Oakland, 1947. |
| Santa Tecla Snia Amba |
206 | Aug 9, 1917 | M | Feb 28, 1918 | Oil tanker (W.R. Grace), 310'10" l | To Italy as Snia Amba. Torpedoed and sunk by HMS Tetrarch off Benghazi, 4 Nov 1940. |
| Scottsburg | 243 | Oct 7, 1918 | T | Jul 20, 1919 | Cargo steamer (United States Shipping Board), o/l 436', 8001 tons | Torpedoed by U-502 (J. von Rosensteil) and sunk in Caribbean convoy Jun 14, 1942 with loss of six men. Rescue vessel Kahuku sunk an hour later. Boatswain Charles Dake earned DSM for heroism. |
| Sewell's Point | 184 | Jun 30, 1917 | J | Feb 12, 1918 | Collier (Darrow-Mann) | Scrapped Dec 1948 at Baltimore. |
| Silver State Mariner Pioneer Ming American Legacy |
496 | May 18, 1953 | U | Jan 5, 1954 | Cargo ship, C4-S-LA class (US Maritime Commission) | Converted to containership 1971. Later Pioneer Ming (1956), then American Legacy (1971). Scrapped 11 Mar 1986 at Castellon. |
| Socony | 134 | Sep 11, 1912 | K | Apr 19, 1913 | Oil tanker (Standard Oil) | Operated by Standard Transportation Co (1917), Standard Oil Co NY (1919), Standard Transportation Co (1923). To Standard Transportation Co Hong Kong, 1930. Scrapped at La Spieza, 1936. |
| Socony-Vacuum | 414 | Mar 19, 1934 | L | Jan 18, 1935 | Oil tanker (Standard Oil), 500 ft, 126750 bbl | Operated by Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. Scrapped at Faslane, 26 Jul 1954. |
| Solana Mar Chandris |
259 | Aug 23, 1920 | U | Jan 22, 1921 | Oil tanker (Standard Oil), 435' l | Sold to Pacific Mail Steamship Co. Later Mar Chandris (1951). Scrapped @Nagoya. |
| Standard Arrow USS Signal |
167 | Sep 16, 1915 | K | May 15, 1916 |
 Oil tanker (Standard Oil) 7794 gt |
Served with US Navy as USS Standard Arrow, 1917-1919. Collided with Norman Bridge in Feb 1918. Was USS SIgnal (IX-142) in 1944-46. Laid up in reserve 1946, sold for scrapping Apr 1947. |
| Suffolk City of Athens |
113 | Mar 2, 1911 | L | Jul 25, 1911 | Collier (Coastwise Transportation) | Coastwise taken over by H.A. Harriman & Co, 1920. Foundered in a winter gale 22mi southeast of Block Island and sank in 190 feet of water, 11 Dec 1943. All hands were lost. Location of wreck is known and it is diveable. |
| Sylvan Arrow | 174 | Mar 22, 1917 | K | Oct 16, 1917 |
 Oil tanker (Standard Oil), 7797 tons |
Torpedoed and sunk by U-155 (A. C. Piening) in convoy OT-1 southwest of Grenada, May 20, 1942. |
| Texan USS Texan |
2 | Jul 12, 1901 | K | Aug 16, 1902 |
 Cargo ship (American Hawaiian Steamship Co.), 8615 gross tons, 4409 dwt, o/l 471 ft, beam 57'-2" |
Acquired by US Navy, Mar 1918. Transferred to US Shipping Board, Aug 1919. Torpedoed by U-126 (E. Bauer) 40nm east of Nuevitas, Cuba and sunk, 18 Mar 1942; 9 dead, 38 survivors.. |
| Tidewater Isaac T. Mann |
177 | Mar 18, 1916 | O | Jul 18, 1917 | Collier (Coastwise Transportation) | Coastwise taken over by H.A. Harriman & Co, 1920. Later Isaac T. Mann. Scrapped 5 Jun 1954 at Baltimore. |
| Titan Rebecca Overseas Rebecca Overseas Anchorage |
524 | Unknown | M | Feb 13, 1960 | Oil tanker (Somerset Shipping), 45000dwt | Later Rebecca (1964), then Overseas Rebecca (1968), then Overseas Anchorage (1972). Scrapped 7 Dec 1984 at Kaohsiung. |
| Transportation Panchito |
94 | Nov 11, 1909 | K | Mar 19, 1910 | Collier (Coastwise Transportation) | Coastwise taken over by H.A. Harriman & Co, 1920. Later Panchito (1940). Broke in two and sank off Brest, France, 29 Jan 1948. |
| Tuckahoe Seaconnet |
205 | Apr 8, 1918 | O | May 5, 1918 | Collier (E.F.C.), single screw, 318 ft, 3372 gr t, cargo 5200 t | Launched 27 days after keel laid, bringing letter of commendation to shipyard from President Wilson. Sold to C. H. Sprague & Son. and renamed Seaconnet. Foundered in gale off Vineyard Sound Apr 29, 1923, and sank in 100 feet of water; seven men lost. |
| Tyler | 138 | Dec 12, 1912 | M | May 31, 1913 | Cargo ship (Old Dominion Steamship), 3928 tons | Torpedoed and sunk by UB-48 (W. Steinbauer) 65nm off French coast in western Mediterranean, 2 May 1918 |
| Vesta Pegasus |
131 | Jul 15, 1912 | M | Feb 1, 1913 | Oil tanker (Standard Oil) | To Standard Transportation Co Hong Kong, 1931; renamed Pegasus. Captured by Vichy French at Beirut, 1940. Bombed and sunk by British in Beirut harbor, 13 Jul 1941. |
| Virginia P.L.M. 8 |
164 | May 15, 1915 | J | Oct 23, 1915 | Collier (Pocahontas Navigation) | Later P.L.M. 8 (1917). Wrecked 26 Sep 1922 off Cape Razo. |
| William J. O'Brien | 158 | Sep 9, 1914 | K | Feb 27, 1915 | Cargo ship (Carpenter-O'Brien) | Reported in distress, then went missing 500nm east of Philadelphia, 18 Apr 1920. |
| William N. Page USS William N. Page |
195 | Feb 12, 1918 | U | Sep 7, 1918 |
 Collier (Darrow-Mann), 5438 gt |
Commissioned 18 Dec 1918. Made 2 transatlantic voyages for Naval Overseas Transportation Service. Decommissioned and returned to US Shipping Board, 31 May 1919. Sailed for various owners until 1947. Scrapped 30 Aug 1952 at Savona. |
| Winding Gulf USS Winding Gulf |
192 | Dec 10, 1917 | O | Jun 22, 1918 |
 Collier (Darrow-Mann), 5438 gt |
Commissioned by US Navy on 19 Aug 1918. Made 2 round-trip voyages to France. Decommissioned and returned to US Shipping Board, 26 Mar 1919. Collided with and sank Canadian training vessel HMCS St. Francis (ex-DD-256 Bancroft) off Sagonnet Point, RI on 14 Jul 1945. Scrapped July 1947 at Philadelphia. |
| Yankee Arrow | 260 | Aug 17, 1920 | South Yard 1 | Apr 10, 1921 | Oil tanker (Standard Transportation Co.) | While in convoy KMS20 near Bizerte, Tunisia, on Aug 3, 1943, struck a mine, killing 7 aboard. Made it to port under own power, but was found unfit for further service. Scrapped at Antwerp, 1943 (possibly 1948). |
C# = New York Shipbuilding contract number
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The following American steamship lines operated New York Shipbuilding-built cargo-only vessels:
AMERICAN EXPORT LINES (1919-1962)
Isbrandtsen Company Inc acquired a controlling
interest in AEL in 1960 and changed its name in 1962
AMERICAN-HAWAIIAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY (1899-19??)
Became part of J.P. Morgan's International Mercantile Marine, 1902
ATLANTIC TRANSPORT LINE (1898-1931)
absorbed into J.P. Morgan's International Mercantile Marine by stock swap, 1
Dec 1902
CARPENTER-O'BRIEN CO. (?-?)
COASTWISE TRANSPORTATION CO., Boston (?-?)
taken over by H.A. Harriman, 1920
DARROW MANN CO. (1901-?)
GRACE LINE (? - ?)
GUFFEY PETROLEUM CO. (1901-1907)
merged into new Gulf Oil Corporation in 1907
GULF OIL CORPORATION, Pittsburgh (1907-1984)
MUNSON LINE (1884-1938)
PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP COMPANY (1876-1916)
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY (1865-1925)
PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY/ADMIRAL-ORIENTAL LINE
(1921-1926)
AMERICAN MAIL LINE (1926-1937)
PANAMA PACIFIC LINE (1915-1940)
RED "D" LINE (1880-1938)
SAVANNAH LINE (aka OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY OF SAVANNAH) (1865-1941)
UNITED STATES MAIL LINE (1920-1921)
UNITED STATES LINES (1923-1969)
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