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 |