Terry Shipbuilding

Terry Shipbuilding, Savannah GA

Terry Shipbuilding was started in 1916 by Edward Terry, of Terry & Tench, a major construction company based in New York. The yard was on 100 acres of land at the north end of the Port Wentworth district of Savannah, where the sewage plant is now, and apparently had 16 building ways. It started off with contracts to build 20 composite cargo ships - wooden hulls with steel framing - and 10 steel tankers, but had only built six cargo ships and five tankers when the war ended. Concurrently Terry & Tench operated a yard at Long Island City, New York which built 20 steel barges and 12 steel tankers for use on the New York State Barge Canal: see its record here. The facility was reactivated in WWII by McEvoy Shipbuilding and built seven concrete tank barges for the Maritime Commission. Comments or queries, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 2021-08-24.

Hull#	USSB #	O.N.	Name	Owner	Type	GT	Delivery	Disposition
	63	217339	Oglethorpe	U.S.S.B.	Cargo Ship	2,492	May-19	Composite ship, scrapped 1925
	64	217724	Baganito	U.S.S.B.	Cargo Ship	2,445	Aug-19	Composite ship, scrapped 1925
	65	218154	Battonville	U.S.S.B.	Cargo Ship	2,440	Aug-19	Composite ship, scrapped 1925
	66	217991	Borad	U.S.S.B.	Cargo Ship	2,441	Aug-19	Composite ship, scrapped 1925
	67	219181	Tuwetanka	U.S.S.B.	Cargo Ship	2,440	Sep-19	Composite ship, scrapped 1925
	68	217118	Quinnesco	U.S.S.B.	Cargo Ship	2,445	Sep-19	Composite ship, scrapped 1925
	69			U.S.S.B.	Cargo Ship	2,500		Composite ship, launched but not completed
	70			U.S.S.B.	Cargo Ship	2,500		Composite ship, launched but not completed
	71			U.S.S.B.	Cargo Ship	2,500		Composite ship, launched but not completed
	72			U.S.S.B.	Cargo Ship	2,500		Composite ship, launched but not completed
	73-82			U.S.S.B.	Cargo Ship	2,500		Composite ships, cancelled
111	1392	219899	Darden	U.S.S.B.	Tanker	5,189	May-20	Later Elizabeth Kellog 1929, torpedoed and lost 1942
112	1393	220335	Dartford	U.S.S.B.	Tanker	5,186	Jul-20	Later E. J. Nicklos 1929, Paco 1937, scrapped 1948
113	1394	220606	Gladysbe	U.S.S.B.	Tanker	5,186	Sep-20	Later Gertrude Kellog 1929, scrapped 1946
114	1395	220732	Lilmae	U.S.S.B.	Tanker	5,186	Oct-20	Later Chilsco 1927, Munger T. Ball 1935, torpedoed and lost 1942
115	1396	220860	Pearldon	U.S.S.B.	Tanker	5,186	Dec-20	Later W. D. Anderson 1923, J. J. Coney 1935, San Moritz 1947, scrapped 1955
116-120	1397-1401			U.S.S.B.	Tanker	5,186		Cancelled

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