Pusey & Jones Gloucester, Gloucester City NJ
Pusey & Jones, of Wilmington DE, started a second shipyard for the WWI effort, in Gloucester City NJ: it was initially called Pennsylvania Shipbuilding Company, but this was changed after only two ships to Pusey & Jones and again, after Hull#19, to New Jersey Shipbuilding Company. The yard was closed after the war. Comments or queries, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.
Most recent update: 2021-08-24.
| Hull# | USSB # | O.N. | Name | Owner | Type | GT | Delivery | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Req. | 215976 | Desdemona/Chestnut Hill | US Shipping Board | Tanker | 4,767 | Mar-18 | To USN as SP 2526, later Caliche 1927, to Russia 1943 as Donbass, returned 1944, sunk as target 1947 |
| 2 | Req. | 216213 | John M. Connelly | US Shipping Board | Tanker | 4,939 | Aug-18 | To USN as SP 2703, later Point Breeze 1927, scrapped 1946 |
| 3 | Req. | 216610 | Lucretia/Allentown | US Shipping Board | Tanker | 4,938 | Sep-18 | Later J. W. Van Dyke 1924, Edwin R. Cox 1937, scrapped 1938 |
| 4 | Req. | 217210 | Charmian/Brandywine | US Shipping Board | Tanker | 4,969 | Nov-18 | Later Macuto 1947, Recco 1949, scrapped 1955 |
| 5 | Req. | 218155 | Iras/Bessemer | US Shipping Board | Tanker | 4,923 | Jun-19 | Scrapped 1948 |
| 6 | Req. | 218617 | Calpurnia/Sharon | US Shipping Board | Tanker | 4,936 | Nov-19 | Scrapped 1946 |
| 7 | Req. | 217165 | War Serpent/Indianapolis | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 8,164 | Dec-18 | Scrapped 1933 |
| 8 | Req. | 217794 | War Horse/Henry Clay | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 8,166 | May-19 | Scrapped 1933 |
| 9 | Req. | 218801 | War Priest/Abraham Lincoln | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 8,289 | Sep-19 | Scrapped 1933 |
| 10 | Req. | 219251 | War March/Andrew Jackson | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 8,289 | Nov-19 | Converted to tanker Pan-Georgia 1939, scrapped 1946 |
| 11 | Req. | 219155 | Daniel Webster | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 8,289 | Nov-19 | Converted to tanker Bulkoil 1936, Pan-Carolina 1938, scrapped 1946 |
| 12 | Req. | 219406 | John Adams | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 8,289 | Dec-19 | Converted to tanker Pan-Virginia 1938, scrapped 1947 |
| 13 | AM 17 | Eider | US Navy | Minesweeper | 950 | Completed at Wilmington | ||
| 14 | AM 18 | Thrush | US Navy | Minesweeper | 950 | Completed at Wilmington | ||
| 15 | Req. | 219742 | Ethan Allen | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 8,294 | Mar-20 | Empire Puma 1940, Inchwells 1947, Point Clear 1951, Giacomo Piaggio 1952, Enrichetto 1954, Silvana 1958, scrapped 1959 |
| 16 | Req. | 219903 | Patrick Henry | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 8,294 | Apr-20 | Empire Steelhead 1940, later Crete 1942, Vernicos Nicalaos 1947, El Greco 1951, scrapped 1952 |
| 17 | Req. | 220678 | William Penn | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 8,168 | Jun-20 | Converted to tanker 1940, scrapped 1946 |
| 18 | Req. | 220211 | John Jay | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 8,292 | Jun-20 | Later Warrior 1937, torpedoed and lost 1942 |
| 19 | Req. | 220441 | James Otis | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 8,292 | Aug-20 | Later Ludington 1931, scrapped 1947 |
| 201 | Req. | 217440 | Castle Point | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 3,301 | Feb-19 | Later Hamlin F. McCormick 1923, Chi Tung 1947, Marion 1951, Kali 1952, scrapped 1960 |
| 202 | Req. | 217590 | Castle Wood | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 3,304 | Mar-19 | Later Arlyn 1925, torpedoed and lost 1941 |
| 203 | Req. | 217860 | Castle Town | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 3,328 | Jun-19 | Later Lumbertown 1936, Coos Bay 1940, Anacapa 1942, Coos Bay 1946, George Olson 1947, wrecked in the Columbia River 1964 |