Newburgh Shipyards, Newburgh NY
Newburgh Shipyards, Inc., was started in 1918 by Thomas C. Desmond for the WWI emergency shipbuilding program and apparently closed three years later. President Roosevelt attended the launch of Hull#1. The yard was on Water Street, just south of Verplank Avenue and the Global tank farm: you can see the site from the air on Google here. The large building with the rusty roof was the main fab. shop and the four building berths were in the open area just to the south. The facility was briefly reused in WWII by Chicago Bridge, who built some floating docks there. More recently, it was operated by Steel Style Inc. and its successor, Steelways Shipyard, as an adjunct to their main yard, the former T. S. Marvel Shipyard. If anyone can add to the table below, please Comments or queries, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.
Most recent update: 2021-08-24.
| Hull# | USSB # | O.N. | Name | Owner | Type | GT | Delivery | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Built by Newburgh Shipyards | ||||||||
| 1 | 759 | 217324 | Newburgh | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 8,822 | Dec-18 | To USN as SP 3768, scrapped 1931 |
| 2 | 760 | 217618 | New Windsor | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 8,822 | Apr-19 | Later Alcoa Mariner 1940, torpedoed and lost 1942 |
| 3 | 761 | 217910 | Poughkeepsie | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 8,822 | May-19 | Later Alcoa Partner 1941, torpedoed and lost 1942 |
| 4 | 762 | 218095 | Walden | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 8,822 | Jul-19 | Scrapped 1938 |
| 5 | 1365 | 218518 | Cold Spring | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 8,822 | Sep-19 | Scrapped 1931 |
| 6 | 1366 | 218697 | Firthcliffe | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 8,822 | Oct-19 | Scrapped 1931 |
| 7 | 1367 | 219066 | Irvington | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 8,822 | Nov-19 | Scrapped 1935 |
| 8 | 1368 | 219237 | Peakskill | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 8,822 | Dec-19 | Scrapped 1931 |
| 9 | 1369 | 219388 | Monroe | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 8,752 | Apr-20 | Scrapped 1954 |
| 10 | 1370 | 219792 | Fishkill | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 8,752 | Apr-20 | Scrapped 1930 |
| 11 | 2169 | US Shipping Board | Tug | Cancelled | ||||
| 12 | 2170 | US Shipping Board | Tug | Cancelled | ||||
| 13 | 2171 | US Shipping Board | Tug | Cancelled | ||||
| 14 | 2833 | 220194 | Half Moon | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 8,778 | Sep-20 | Later Exanthia 1928, W. R. Keever 1934, Cheliabinsk 1945, scrapped 1970 |
| 15 | 2834 | 220777 | Storm King | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 8,778 | Dec-20 | Wrecked off Cape Negre, Tunisia, 1926 |
| 16 | 220895 | Herman Frasch | Union Sulphur | Cargo Ship | 7,200 | Dec-20 | Later Auctoritas 1946, Auctoritas II 1948, scrapped 1950 | |
| 17 | 233732 | Olancho | Cuyamel Fruit | Cargo Ship | 2,500 | Feb-21 | Torpedoed and lost 1943 | |
| 18 | 233737 | Choluteca | Cuyamel Fruit | Cargo Ship | 2,500 | Mar-21 | Later Tai Ping 1946, in collision in Yangtse River and sank 1949 | |
| 19 | 221211 | Henry D. Whiton | Union Sulphur | Cargo Ship | 7,200 | May-21 | Later Amabilitas 1946, Arcobalena 1951, scrapped 1959 | |
| 20 | 233731 | Comayagua | Cuyamel Fruit | Cargo Ship | 2,500 | Jun-21 | Torpedoed and lost 1942 | |
| Built by Chicago Bridge & Iron | ||||||||
| YFD 7 | U.S. Navy | Dry Dock | Apr-43 | To Todd Brooklyn 1943, scrapped 1980 | ||||
| YFD 10 | U.S. Navy | Dry Dock | Jul-43 | To Bethlehem Boston 1943, AFDM 4 1946, to Mexico 1948 | ||||