St. Johns River Shipbuilding

St. Johns River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville FL

St. John's River Shipbuilding Company was an emergency yard, with 6 ways in the fifth wave of shipbuilding expansion, with $17mm invested by the USMC. It was built by an established small shipbuilder and repairer, Merrill-Stevens, which had been in operation in Jacksonville since 1866 and is still in operation today, although now it is located in Miami. After the war, the shipyard became a repair yard: it closed in the 1980s and the site has been redeveloped. Comments or queries, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 2021-08-07.

Hull#	Original Name	Type	MC #	Way #	Keel Laid	Launched	Delivered	Days on Ways	Days in Water	Total Days	Disposition
1	Ponce De Leon	EC2-S-C1	1193	1	15-Aug-42	14-Mar-43	30-Apr-43	211	47	258	Scrapped 1962
2	John Gorrie	EC2-S-C1	1194	2	29-Aug-42	27-Mar-43	24-May-43	210	58	268	Scrapped 1967
3	Francis Asbury	EC2-S-C1	1195	3	12-Sep-42	17-Apr-43	5-Jun-43	217	49	266	Mined and lost off Belgium 1944
4	John J Crittenden	EC2-S-C1	1196	4	15-Oct-42	7-May-43	24-Jun-43	204	48	252	Scrapped 1968
5	Sidney Lanier	EC2-S-C1	1197	5	22-Oct-42	21-May-43	7-Jul-43	211	47	258	Scrapped 1961
6	Robert Y Hayne	EC2-S-C1	1198	6	2-Nov-42	29-May-43	20-Jul-43	208	52	260	Sold 1947 as Citta di Savoia, Centerport 1958, scrapped 1971
7	Richard Montgomery	EC2-S-C1	1199	1	15-Mar-43	15-Jun-43	29-Jul-43	92	44	136	Bombed in the Thames Estuary 1944, CTL, wreck still visible
8	John Philip Sousa	EC2-S-C1	1200	2	29-Mar-43	4-Jul-43	6-Aug-43	97	33	130	Sold 1947 as Spurt, Spartan 1961, wrecked 1965, CTL, scrapped
9	Henry Watterson	EC2-S-C1	1201	3	19-Apr-43	21-Jul-43	18-Aug-43	93	28	121	Sold 1947, wrecked 1962, CTL, scrapped
10	George Dewey	EC2-S-C1	1202	4	8-May-43	5-Aug-43	27-Aug-43	89	22	111	Reefed off Port Mansfield TX 1976
11	William Byrd	EC2-S-C1	1203	5	24-May-43	20-Aug-43	5-Sep-43	88	16	104	Scrapped 1973
12	Rufus C Dawes	EC2-S-C1	1204	6	31-May-43	4-Sep-43	18-Sep-43	96	14	110	Scrapped 1968
13	Thomas Sully	EC2-S-C1	1205	1	16-Jun-43	11-Sep-43	27-Sep-43	87	16	103	Sold 1947 as Astor, Citta di Palermo 1949, scrapped 1963
14	Dwight W Morrow	EC2-S-C1	1206	2	5-Jul-43	21-Sep-43	5-Oct-43	78	14	92	Scrapped 1969
15	John S Mosby	EC2-S-C1	1207	3	22-Jul-43	3-Oct-43	16-Oct-43	73	13	86	Scrapped 1971
16	Grant Wood	EC2-S-C1	1208	4	6-Aug-43	14-Oct-43	26-Oct-43	69	12	81	Sold 1947, scrapped 1970
17	Edward M House	EC2-S-C1	1209	5	21-Aug-43	23-Oct-43	4-Nov-43	63	12	75	Torpedoed in the English Channel 1944, repaired and sold, scrapped 1970
18	Harvey Cushing	EC2-S-C1	1210	6	5-Sep-43	31-Oct-43	11-Nov-43	56	11	67	Sold 1947 as Eretteo, wrecked 1965, CTL, scrapped
19	William G Sumner	EC2-S-C1	1211	1	13-Sep-43	8-Nov-43	19-Nov-43	56	11	67	To USN as Alkaid (AK 114), , later William G. Sumner, scrapped 1964
20	Peter Stuyvesant	EC2-S-C1	1212	2	27-Sep-43	16-Nov-43	27-Nov-43	50	11	61	To USN as Crux (AK 115), later Peter Stuyvesant, scrapped 1962
21	James Screven	EC2-S-C1	1213	3	4-Oct-43	23-Nov-43	4-Dec-43	50	11	61	To USN as Shaula (AK 118), Later James Scriven, sold 1947 as Olimpa, scrapped 1969
22	Napoleon B Broward	EC2-S-C1	1214	4	16-Oct-43	30-Nov-43	10-Dec-43	45	10	55	To USN as Matar (AK 119), scrapped 1972
23	Arthur M Huddell	EC2-S-C1	1215	5	25-Oct-43	7-Dec-43	18-Dec-43	43	11	54	Pipe carrier 1944, cable carrier 1956, memorial/museum in Greece
24	Owen Wister	EC2-S-C1	1216	6	2-Nov-43	14-Dec-43	24-Dec-43	42	10	52	Scrapped 1964
25	Elizabeth C Bellamy	EC2-S-C1	1217	1	10-Nov-43	21-Dec-43	31-Dec-43	41	10	51	To USN as Baham (AK 122), later AG 71, Elizabeth C. Bellamy 1947, scrapped 1973
26	John White	EC2-S-C1	1218	2	17-Nov-43	31-Dec-43	17-Jan-44	44	17	61	To USN as Menkar (AK 123), to USCG 1944, scrapped 1964
27	Royal S Copeland	EC2-S-C1	1219	3	24-Nov-43	11-Jan-44	22-Jan-44	48	11	59	Sold 1947 as Les Glieres. Nictric 1959, burnt 1968 and scrapped
28	John Einig	EC2-S-C1	1220	4	1-Dec-43	14-Jan-44	31-Jan-44	44	17	61	Sold 1947 as Aida Lauro, scrapped 1969
29	Edwin G Weed	EC2-S-C1	1221	5	7-Dec-43	29-Jan-44	11-Feb-44	53	13	66	Sold 1947 as Eugenio C, Aris 1963, scrapped 1967
30	Andrew Turnbull	EC2-S-C1	1222	6	15-Dec-43	8-Feb-44	19-Feb-44	55	11	66	Scrapped 1968
31	Henry S Sanford	EC2-S-C1	2467	1	22-Dec-43	19-Feb-44	4-Mar-44	59	14	63	Scrapped 1970
32	James L Ackerson	EC2-S-C1	2468	2	1-Jan-44	29-Feb-44	16-Mar-44	59	16	65	Sold 1947 as Captain J. Matarangas, Artemis 1952, scrapped 1967
33	Edward W Bok	EC2-S-C1	2469	3	14-Jan-44	12-Mar-44	27-Mar-44	58	15	73	Sold 1947 as Paolina, Nando 1959, Kim 1960, Sun 1965, scrapped 1970
34	Melucta	EC2-S-C1	2470	4	21-Jan-44	20-Mar-44	31-Mar-44	59	11	70	To USN as AK 131, Thomas A. McGinley 1945, scrapped 1970
35	Propus	EC2-S-C1	2471	5	31-Jan-44	29-Mar-44	10-Apr-44	58	12	70	To USN as AK 132, sold 1947 as Frederick Tresca, Nicolau Georgos 1947, Gabbiano 1951, scrapped 1970
36	Edward A Filene	EC2-S-C1	2472	6	9-Feb-44	6-Apr-44	20-Apr-44	57	14	71	Scuttled as breakwater in Cook Inlet AK, 1966
37	Richard K Call	EC2-S-C1	2473	1	21-Feb-44	15-Apr-44	28-Apr-44	54	13	67	Scrapped 1970
38	August Belmont	EC2-S-C1	2474	2	1-Mar-44	20-Apr-44	30-Apr-44	50	10	60	Scrapped 1970
39	Arthur R Lewis	EC2-S-C1	2475	3	13-Mar-44	27-Apr-44	12-May-44	45	15	60	Scrapped 1965
40	George E Merrick	EC2-S-C1	2476	4	20-Mar-44	4-May-44	21-May-44	45	17	62	Sold 1951 as Saxon, Panagia Kounistra 1961, scrapped 1972
41	James K Paulding	EC2-S-C1	2477	5	30-Mar-44	12-May-44	30-May-44	43	18	61	Scrapped 1964
42	Thomas J Lyons	EC2-S-C1	2478	6	7-Apr-44	18-May-44	2-Jun-44	41	15	56	Scrapped 1963
43	Raymond Clapper	EC2-S-C1	2479	1	17-Apr-44	22-May-44	13-Jun-44	35	22	47	Sold 1947 as T. J. Stevenson, Shamrock 1954, Master Nicky 1954, Thrylos 1960, Elias Dayfas II 1965, sank 1966
44	Hugh J Kilpatrick	EC2-S-C1	2480	2	21-Apr-44	31-May-44	22-Jun-44	40	22	52	Sold 1946 as Hoosier State, Transamerican 1955, A&J Mid-America 1966, Grand Hope 1965, Union Tiger 1967, scrapped 1969
45	Noah Brown	EC2-S-C1	2481	3	28-Apr-44	8-Jun-44	28-Jun-44	41	20	51	Sold private 1949 as Henry Stevenson, Aldershot 1955, Karolina 1960, Vrontados Pioneer 1963, scrapped 1969
46	Hendrik Willem Van Loon	EC2-S-C1	2482	4	5-May-44	14-Jun-44	2-Jul-44	40	18	59	Scrapped 1965
47	Stephen Beasley	EC2-S-C1	2483	5	13-May-44	24-Jun-44	13-Jul-44	42	19	61	Scrapped 1961
48	Jasper F Cropsey	EC2-S-C1	2484	6	19-May-44	30-Jun-44	20-Jul-44	42	20	62	Sold 1949 as Oceanic, scrapped 1967
49	William Crane Gray	EC2-S-C1	2485	1	23-May-44	12-Jul-44	27-Jul-44	50	15	65	Scrapped 1972
50	Ethelbert Nevin	EC2-S-C1	2486	2	1-Jun-44	18-Jul-44	31-Jul-44	47	13	60	Scrapped 1960
51	W S Jennings	EC2-S-C1	2487	3	9-Jun-44	25-Jul-44	9-Aug-44	46	15	61	Scrapped 1970
52	Filipp Mazzei	EC2-S-C1	2488	4	15-Jun-44	31-Jul-44	15-Aug-44	46	15	61	Scrapped 1960
53	Henry Hadley	EC2-S-C1	2489	5	26-Jun-44	8-Aug-44	22-Aug-44	43	14	57	Scrapped 1972
54	Alfred I Dupont	EC2-S-C1	2490	6	1-Jul-44	15-Aug-44	28-Aug-44	45	13	58	Scrapped 1970
55	Irvin S Cobb	EC2-S-C1	2491	1	13-Jul-44	22-Aug-44	31-Aug-44	40	9	49	Scrapped 1967
56	Negley D Cochran	EC2-S-C1	2492	2	19-Jul-44	29-Aug-44	10-Sep-44	41	12	53	Sold 1947 as Global Trader, Surna 1947, Maringa 1959, sank 1969
57	Anna Dickinson	EC2-S-C1	2493	3	26-Jul-44	4-Sep-44	16-Sep-44	40	12	52	Scrapped 1962
58	John Ringling	EC2-S-C1	2494	4	1-Aug-44	10-Sep-44	23-Sep-44	40	13	53	Scrapped 1972
59	Michael Dekovats	EC2-S-C1	2495	5	9-Aug-44	16-Sep-44	27-Sep-44	38	11	49	Scrapped 1972
60	John H Mcintosh	EC2-S-C1	2496	6	16-Aug-44	23-Sep-44	30-Sep-44	38	7	45	Scrapped 1970
61	Jerry S Foley	EC2-S-C1	2497	1	23-Aug-44	29-Sep-44	11-Oct-44	37	12	49	Scrapped 1971
62	Robert Mills	EC2-S-C1	2498	2	30-Aug-44	5-Oct-44	14-Oct-44	36	9	45	Reefed off Mobile Bay AL 1975
63	Morris C Feinstone	EC2-S-C1	2499	3	5-Sep-44	10-Oct-44	22-Oct-44	35	12	47	Scrapped 1972
64	David L Yulee	EC2-S-C1	2500	4	11-Sep-44	16-Oct-44	26-Oct-44	35	10	45	Scrapped 1971
65	George E Waldo	EC2-S-C1	2501	5	18-Sep-44	23-Oct-44	31-Oct-44	35	8	43	Sold 1947 as Hawaiian Forester, C. R. Musser 1952, Reliance Serenity 1969, LSCO Bulktrain 1970, scrapped 1974
66	Harald Torsvik	EC2-S-C1	2502	6	25-Sep-44	28-Oct-44	6-Nov-44	33	9	42	Sold 1946 as Grey County, Aegean Sailor 1951, Kyramarouko 1960, Spalmatori 1964, Anastassios 1966, Stymfalos 1967, scrapped 1968
67	Frederic W Galbraith	EC2-S-C1	2503	1	30-Sep-44	2-Nov-44	14-Nov-44	33	12	45	Scrapped 1970
68	C W Post	EC2-S-C1	2504	2	6-Oct-44	8-Nov-44	17-Nov-44	33	9	42	Scrapped 1971
69	Junius Smith	EC2-S-C1	2505	3	11-Oct-44	14-Nov-44	22-Nov-44	34	8	42	Scrapped 1965
70	Isaac M Singer	EC2-S-C1	2506	4	17-Oct-44	19-Nov-44	27-Nov-44	33	8	41	Scrapped 1970
71	Telfair Stockton	EC2-S-C1	2507	5	24-Oct-44	23-Nov-44	30-Nov-44	30	7	37	Sold 1947 as Eugenie, Transporter 1956, Zaneta 1967, Sfakia 1968, scrapped 1973
72	Louis Bamberger	EC2-S-C1	2508	6	28-Oct-44	29-Nov-44	8-Dec-44	32	9	41	Sold 1947, scrapped 1971
73	Isaac Mayer Wise	EC2-S-C1	2509	1	3-Nov-44	6-Dec-44	15-Dec-44	33	9	42	Scrapped 1972
74	Henry B Plant	EC2-S-C1	2510	2	9-Nov-44	11-Dec-44	19-Dec-44	32	8	40	Torpedoed and lost off Ramsgate 1945
75	Walter M Christiansen	EC2-S-C1	2511	3	15-Nov-44	16-Dec-44	27-Dec-44	31	11	42	Sold 1947 as Sea Comet, Ocean Ulla 1952, Valiant Hope 1958, Ocean Rover 1960, Pacific Venture 1960, scrapped 1967
76	Grover C Hutcherson	EC2-S-C1	2512	4	21-Nov-44	22-Dec-44	31-Dec-44	31	9	40	Scrapped 1972
77	Fred C Stebbins	EC2-S-C1	2513	5	24-Nov-44	30-Dec-44	11-Jan-45	36	12	48	To USN, disposition unknown
78	Harold A Jordan	EC2-S-C1	2514	6	30-Nov-44	6-Jan-45	17-Jan-45	37	11	48	Scrapped 1966
79	John Miller	EC2-S-C1	2515	1	7-Dec-44	15-Jan-45	24-Jan-45	39	9	48	Scrapped 1971
80	James H Courts	EC2-S-C1	2516	2	12-Dec-44	21-Jan-45	31-Jan-45	40	10	50	Sold 1947, wrecked 1965, CTL, scrapped
81	Fred Herrling	EC2-S-C1	2517	4	23-Dec-44	30-Jan-45	10-Feb-45	38	11	49	Scrapped 1969
82	Thomas L Haley	EC2-S-C1	2518	6	8-Jan-45	12-Feb-45	24-Feb-45	35	12	47	Sold 1947 as Spetsae, Captain K. Papazoglou 1947, Pantanassa 1954, Giorgos Tsakiroglou 1961, scrapped 1969
83	Klickitat	T1-M-BT1	2624				14-Jul-45				AOG 64, sold 1946 as Capitan, to Argentina as Punta Loyola, sold 1968 as Alkene, wrecked 1974
84	Michigamme	T1-M-BT1	2625				1-Aug-45				AOG 65, sold 1946 as Black Bayou, to Argentina as Punta Ninfas, Moises 1968, scrapped 1976
85	Nanticoke	T1-M-BT1	2626				1-Sep-45				AOG 66, sold 1946 as Sugarland, to Argentina as Punta Delgada (B 16), burnt and sank 1985
86	Nodaway	T1-M-BT1	2627				1-Sep-45				AOG 67, completed by Merrill-Stevens as West Ranch, sold 1946 as Dynafuel, sank 1963
87	Peconic	T1-M-BT1	2628				29-Sep-45				AOG 68, sold 1946 as Voshell, to NDRF 1960, scrapped 1983
88	Avoca	T1-M-BT1	2629				18-Sep-45				AOG 69, completed by Maryland DD as Petaluma, sold 1947 as Transpet, burnt and sank 1951
89	Louden	T1-M-BT1	2630				18-Sep-45				AOG 70, completed by Maryland DD as Piscataqua, sold 1948 as Transwel, Salamanca 1950, scrapped 1972
90	Lafitte	T1-M-BT1	2631				18-Sep-45				AOG 71, completed by Maryland DD as Quinnebaug, sold 1948 as Transpan, River Transport 1960, Don Ernesto 1975, scrapped 1998
91	Sebasticook	T1-M-BT1	2632				18-Sep-45				AOG 72, completed by Maryland DD as Mexia, sold 1948 as Transpar, Kwang Lung 1958, sank 1961
92	White Castle	T1-M-BT1	2633				18-Sep-45				AOG 73, completed by Rickmerswerft as Kiamichi, sold 1952 as Transmere, to Colombia 1952 as Sancho Jimeno (BT 63), scrapped 1974
93	Ville Platte	T1-M-BT1	2634				18-Sep-45				AOG 74, completed by Todd Brooklyn as Tellico, sold 1951 as Transea, Sea Transporter 1956, Sea Transport 1959, LSCO Petroparcel 1971
94	Eola	T1-M-BT1	2635				18-Sep-45				AOG 75, completed by Maryland DD as Truckee, sold 1951 as California Standard, LSCO Transpacific 1970, scrapped 1977

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