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Cargill Shipyard, Port Savage MN

Cargill had created a small shipyard alongside its grain elevators on the Hudson River, in Albany NY, to build an articulated barge, a concept that was quite a bit ahead of its time: this makeshift yard then built a 12,500-ton tanker. At the Navy's urging, Cargill then built a second yard just for the war effort: this yard was 14 miles from the Mississippi, cost $1,000,000 and at its peak it employed 3,500 people. See the site from the air on Google here. Comments or queries, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 2022-01-04.

Hull# O.N. Original Name Original Owner Type GT Ft. Delivered Disposition
Built in Albany NY
Carneida Cargill Inc. Artic. Barge 1939 Three linked barges with the tug "Protector" in a V-shaped notch.
1 Carlantic Cargill Inc. Tanker 7,517 Nov-41 Sold to Venezuela 1941 as "Victoria", torpedoed off Cape Hatteras 1942 but repaired and renamed "Culpeper", converted to barge 1961
Built in Port Savage MN
2 AOG 6 Agawam U.S. Navy T1-MT-M1 1,783d 311 Dec-43 Scrapped 1975
3 AOG 7 Elkhorn U.S. Navy T1-MT-M1 1,783d 311 Jan-44 To Taiwan 1972 as Hsing Lung/Xing Long (AOG 516), struck by 2008
4 AOG 8 Genesee U.S. Navy T1-MT-M1 1,783d 311 Mar-44 To Chile 1992 as Beagle (AOG 54), hulk 1982, sunk as target 1992
5 AOG 9 Kishwaukee U.S. Navy T1-MT-M1 1,783d 311 Mar-44 Sold 1979 for conversion to a fishing vessel
6 AOG 10 Nemasket U.S. Navy T1-MT-M1 1,783d 311 May-44 To reserve 1961, scrapped 2006
7 AOG 11 Tombigbee U.S. Navy T1-MT-M1 1,783d 311 May-44 To Greece 1978 as Ariadni (A 414), laid up 2003
8 DPC 607 Bataan D.P.C. Towboat 1,132 165 1944 Sold 1947 as Sohio Latonia, Orleanian 1949, later dredge
9 DPC 608 Coral Sea D.P.C. Towboat 1,132 165 1944 Sold 1940s as Coral Sea, later pump boat, scrapped 1977
10 DPC 609 Milne Bay D.P.C. Towboat 1,132 165 1944 Sold 1940s as Milne Bay, later Allen B. Wood, dredge Dave Blackburn, scrapped 1977
11 DPC 610 Bou Arada D.P.C. Towboat 1,132 165 1944 Sold 1946 as Sohio Fleetwing, later Avocet
12 DPC 611 Tenaru River D.P.C. Towboat 1,132 165 Transferred to Dubuque
13 AOG 48 Chehalis U.S. Navy T1-MT-M1 1,783d 311 Nov-44 Exploded, burnt and sank 1949
14 AOG 49 Chestatee U.S. Navy T1-MT-M1 1,783d 311 Nov-44 Scrapped 1963
15 AOG 50 Chewaucan U.S. Navy T1-MT-M1 1,783d 311 Jan-45 To Colombia 1976 as Tumaco (BT 7)
16 AOG 51 Maquoketa U.S. Navy T1-MT-M1 1,783d 311 Feb-45 Scrapped 1975
17 AOG 52 Mattabesset U.S. Navy T1-MT-M1 1,783d 311 May-45 Scrapped 1969
18 AOG 53 Namakagon U.S. Navy T1-MT-M1 1,783d 311 May-45 To New Zealand 1962 as Endeavour (A 184), to Taiwan 1976 as Lung Chuan (AOG 507), decommissioned 2005
19 AOG 54 Natchaug U.S. Navy T1-MT-M1 1,783d 311 Jun-45 To Greece 1959 as Arethousa (A 377), sunk as target 2005
20 AOG 55 Nespelen U.S. Navy T1-MT-M1 1,783d 311 Jul-45 Scrapped 1976
21 AOG 56 Noxubee U.S. Navy T1-MT-M1 1,783d 311 Sep-45 Scrapped 1976
22 AOG 57 Pecatonica U.S. Navy T1-MT-M1 1,783d 311 Oct-45 To Taiwan 1961 as Chang Bai (AOG 307/507), struck by 2008
23 AOG 58 Pinnebog U.S. Navy T1-MT-M1 1,783d 311 Oct-45 To USAF 1960, to NDRF 1987, sold as Pinnebog, scrapped 1988
24 AOG 59 Wacissa U.S. Navy T1-MT-M1 1,783d 311 May-46 To USAF 1957, scrapped 1964

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