Supple Ballin Shipbuilding

Supple Ballin Shipbuilding, Portland OR

Jos. Supple, was a contractor in Portland, with an engineering works where he also built small cargo ships. The yard was at the foot of S.E. Belmont Street, which is where the ramps on and off the SE Morrison Bridge are now. If you can add to the table below, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 2021-08-25.

Hull#	USSB #	O.N.	Original Name	Original Owner	Type	GT	Built	Disposition
Built by Jos. Supple
			Modoc		Cargo Ship	240	1890	To USN 1898 as Enterprise (YT 16), to MARAD 1947
		111728	Reliance		Cargo Ship	153	1900
		116997	Sue H. Elmore		Cargo Ship	232	1900
		203160	Kitsap		Cargo Ship	195	1906
		203855	Chittyna		Cargo Ship	187	1907
		203949	J. N. Teal		Cargo Ship	513	1907
		204937	Mascot		Cargo Ship	299	1908
		206094	Hyak		Cargo Ship	195	1909
		207230	Gamecock		Cargo Ship	464	1910
		208705	Bayocean		Cargo Ship	150	1911
		210453	Grahamona		Cargo Ship	443	1912	Later Northwestern
		214056	Kitsap II		Cargo Ship	400	1916	Later City of Bellingham, Quilcene, to USN 1941 as YHB 5, sold 1947
Built by Supple-Bollin Shipbuilding
		216058	Mount Hood	Gaston, Williams & Wigmore	Cargo Ship	2,909	1918	Burnt and sank in Montevideo 1919
		216217	Mount Shasta	Gaston, Williams & Wigmore	Cargo Ship	2,904	1918	Later Mount Baker 1919, barge 1938, to USA 1942 as FS 132, sank 1944 Prince Rupert BC
	226	216748	Calala	U. S. S. B.	Cargo Ship	2,799	1918	Scrapped 1924
	227	216833	Dalana	U. S. S. B.	Cargo Ship	2,799	1918	Sold 1921, later barge Marie C. Beazley
	228	216918	Airlie	U. S. S. B.	Cargo Ship	2,799	1918	Sold 1922 and hulked in Germany
	229	217131	Harney	U. S. S. B.	Cargo Ship	2,799	1918	Later Thala, sold 1922 and hulked in Germany
	230	216922	Wallawa	U. S. S. B.	Cargo Ship	2,799	1918	Sold 1922 and hulked in Germany
	231	217135	Ashburn	U. S. S. B.	Cargo Ship	2,799	1918	Scrapped 1924
	232	217403	Awensdaw	U. S. S. B.	Cargo Ship	2,799	1919	Sold 1921 as Cubwood, burnt 1922
	233	217404	Birchleaf	U. S. S. B.	Cargo Ship	2,799	1919	Sold 1922 and hulked in Germany
	2194	218525	Dertona	U. S. S. B.	Cargo Ship	2,799	1919	Scrapped 1924
	2195	218723	Deva	U. S. S. B.	Cargo Ship	2,799	1919	Scrapped 1924
	2196	218724	Diana	U. S. S. B.	Cargo Ship	2,799	1919	Sold 1921 as Cawood, later Charwood, Kir Chehir, Kir Zade, Hissar, Hisar, wrecked in the Bosphorus 1937
	2197			U. S. S. B.	Cargo Ship	2,799		Cancelled
Built by Supple & Martin
		223498	Lewiston		Cargo Ship	581	1923
		227124	Multnomah		Cargo Ship	314	1927	To USN as Manuwai (YFB 16), struck 1954

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