Pendleton Shipyard Company
Pendleton Shipyard Company ships
V4-M-A1
V4-M-A1 is a Type V ship, that is, a tugboat. The V4-M-A1 tugboats were the largest and most powerful tugs in the world when they were built. They were named after lighthouses. The V4-M-A1 tugboats had steel hulls and displaced 1,613 tons. They were 195 feet long, with a beam of 37.5 foot, a draft of 15.5 feet, and a maximum speed of 14 knots. There were two engine manufacturers: National Supply Company, with 8-cylinder sets of 3,200 bhp and the Enterprise Engine & Trading Company with 6 cylinders and 2,340 bhp power.
N3-S-A2
N3-S-A2 is a Type N3 ship, a small coastal cargo ship. N3-S-A2 ships are 258 ft 9 in (78.87 m) long, have a beam of 42 ft 1 in (12.83 m), a tonnage of 2,905 dwt, a displacement of 14,245 long tons (14,474 t) and a draft of 20 ft 9 in (6.32 m). The ship has 1300 shaft horsepower with a top speed of 10.2 knots (11.7 mph; 18.9 km/h).
These ships were built by the Pendleton Shipyard Company.
* | Name | Ship type | Gross tons | Length (feet) | Built | Notes |
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* | Matagorda | V4-M-A1 | 1,117 | 185 | Jun-43 | Scrapped 1973 |
* | Aransas Pass | V4-M-A1 | 1,117 | 185 | Jun-43 | Scrapped 1973 |
* | Sombrero Key | V4-M-A1 | 1,117 | 185 | Jun-43 | To Argentina 1965 as Thompson, scrapped |
* | Dry Tortugas | V4-M-A1 | 1,117 | 185 | Jul-43 | To Argentina 1965 as Goyena, scrapped |
* | Southwest Pass | V4-M-A1 | 1,117 | 185 | Aug-43 | Scrapped 1973 |
* | Montauk Point | V4-M-A1 | 1,117 | 185 | Sep-43 | To Mexico 1969 as R 2, later Quetzalcoatl (A 12) |
* | Bayou St. John | V4-M-A1 | 1,117 | 185 | Nov-43 | Scrapped 1977 |
* | Mobile Point | V4-M-A1 | 1,117 | 185 | Dec-43 | Sank 1944 |
* | Race Point | V4-M-A1 | 1,117 | 185 | Feb-44 | Scrapped 1972 |
* | Samuel F. Dewing | N3-S-A2 | 1,885 | 250 | Apr-44 | Sold 1948, scrapped 1963 |
* | Samuel A. Fabens | N3-S-A2 | 1,885 | 250 | May-44 | Sold 1948, wrecked 1960, salvaged, wrecked 1966 |
* | Alfred M. Lunt | N3-S-A2 | 1,885 | 250 | Jul-44 | Sold 1946, wrecked 1968 |
* | Benjamin M. Melcher | N3-S-A2 | 1,885 | 250 | Aug-44 | Sold 1946, scrapped |
Calmes Engineering ships
These ships were built by Calmes Engineering.
Name | Buit for | Type | Gross Tons | Length (feet) | Built | Notes | ||
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* | Walnut | Corps of Engineers | Towboat | 26 | 50 | 1947 | Sold 1992 as Walnut, later Sara C, now M/V Sara C | |
* | Chestnut | Corps of Engineers | Towboat | 26 | 50 | 1948 | Sold 1996 | |
* | Florida Power Corp | Tank Barge | 642 | 175 | 1949 | |||
* | Gator | Florida Power Corp | Tank Barge | 642 | 175 | 1949 | Active | |
* | CMT 18 | Canton Marine Towing | Tank Barge | 276 | 139 | 1951 | Active | |
* | BC 64** to 64** | US Army | Open Lighter | 170 | 110 | 1952 | 10 deck barges | |
* | BC 6470 | US Army | Open Lighter | 170 | 110 | 1952 | To USN as YC 1568, sold 2004 | |
* | Redstone | Corps of Engineers | Towboat | 62 | 64 | 1952 | Sold 1997 as Redstone, then Hunter Eagle, Retriever, now Chris D | |
* | Barge No. 29 | Hannah Marine Corp | Freight Barge | 1,387 | 254 | 1952 | ||
* | Robert G. West | Corps of Engineers | Towboat | 203 | 84 | 1953 | Sold 1986 as Robert G. West, now Hanging Dog | |
* | MR-403 | Trinity Baton Rouge | Freight Barge | 786 | 200 | 1954 | ||
* | Sinclair Memphis | Sinclair Refining | Towboat | 175 | 85 | 1954 | Later Fat Lady Pie, now Kalliope | |
* | Shawnee | Capt. Paul J. Griffin | Towboat | 34 | 47 | 1954 | Now Barbara Sue | |
* | Bunker Delaware | Bunker Group Virginia | Tank Barge | 1,307 | 227 | 1955 | Active | |
* | Sallie Estelle | Randolph Construction | Towboat | 50 | 47 | 1955 | Later Nathan J, now Judy Rae | |
* | Intercity No 1 | TT Barge Services | Freight Barge | 1,258 | 270 | 1955 | Active | |
* | Corps of Engineers | 10 Barges | 1955-6 | |||||
* | Electra | Electric Energy | Towboat | 39 | 48 | 1956 | Active. | |
* | Captain Archie | Mike Hooks | Towboat | 37 | 49 | 1957 |
See also
References
- ^ "Pendleton".
- ^ "Pendleton Shipyards ship construction site, New Orleans, Louisiana, 16 August 1942 | The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories". www.ww2online.org.
- ^ "Liberty ship construction at Pendleton Shipyards, New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1943 | The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories". www.ww2online.org.
- ^ "Outboard Profiles of Maritime Commission Designed Vessels". drawings.usmaritimecommission.de.
- ^ "N3-S-A1 Type | MARAD". www.maritime.dot.gov.
- ^ "Tugboat Information". www.tugboatinformation.com.
- ^ "TOWBOAT PHOTOS JOHN BOWMAN's COLOR BOAT PHOTOS A – C Post 1 of 6 – JOHN BOWMAN".