WWII Wooden Shipbuilders

WWII Wooden Shipbuilders (multiple)

Builders of Wooden Ships and Barges

The Maritime Commission only built wooden ships and barges reluctantly, at a point in the war when the steel shipbuilders were all at full capacity. The first batch of contracts was for oceangoing dry bulk barges to carry coal. This design, designated B3-F1, was 194 feet long, with a deadweight of 2,438 tons. Eleven shipyards built 30 of these barges and 11 of a larger design, designated B5-G1, which was 274 feet long, with a deadweight of 4,455 tons. Wooden tugs were built to go with the wooden barges. The design, designated V3-S-AH2, was 157 feet long, with a 1,000-hp steam reciprocating engine: 14 of these were built by 3 shipbuilders and 8 of these were transferred to Britain, with names beginning with AT, for American Tug. Later, a second design was built, designated V2-M-AL1, was 66 feet long, with a 240-hp diesel engine: 35 of these were built by 7 shipbuilders and all but one were transferred to Great Britain as TUSAs, for Tugs, USA. The TUSAs were numbered 200 thru 234 - see the second section below - but there is apparently no record of which tug was which TUSA nor why many or most of them were not retained by Great Britain. If anyone has such a record, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 2021-08-07.

Hull#	Name	USMC #	USMC Type	Delivery	Disposition
Camden Shipbuilding Co., Camden ME
8	Pine Tree I	851	B3-F1	May-43
9	Pine Tree II	852	B3-F1	Jun-43
10	Pine Tree III	853	B3-F1	Jul-43
11	Pine Tree IV	854	B3-F1	Aug-43
12	Pine Tree V	855	B3-F1		Cancelled
Hodgson-Greene-Haldeman, Long Beach CA
11	Redwood I	1069	B3-F1	Jul-43
12	Redwood II	1070	B3-F1	Jul-43
13	Redwood III	1071	B3-F1	Aug-43
14	Redwood IV	1072	B3-F1	Aug-43
15	Redwood V	1073	B3-F1	Aug-43
Casco Shipbuilding Co., Freeport ME
1	Red Oak I	1074	B3-F1	Aug-43
2	Red Oak II	1075	B3-F1	Sep-43
3	Red Oak III	1076	B3-F1	Oct-43
4	Red Oak IV	1077	B3-F1		Cancelled
5	Red Oak V	1078	B3-F1	Dec-43
Marinette Marine Corp., Marinette WI
1	White Pine I	1079	B3-F1	Jul-43
2	White Pine II	1080	B3-F1	Aug-43
3	White Pine III	1081	B3-F1	Sep-43
4	White Pine IV	1082	B3-F1	Oct-43
5	White Pine V	1083	B3-F1	Nov-43
6	Port Austin	1683	V2-M-AL1	Dec-43	To Britain as a TUSA
7	Port Homer	1684	V2-M-AL1	Dec-43	To Britain as a TUSA
8	Port Hope	1685	V2-M-AL1	Dec-43	To Britain as a TUSA
9	Port Sanilac	1686	V2-M-AL1	Feb-44	To Britain as a TUSA
10	Port William	1687	V2-M-AL1	Feb-44	To Britain as a TUSA
11	Port Wing	1688	V2-M-AL1	Feb-44	To Britain as a TUSA
Waterways Engineering Corp., Green Bay WI
1	Hemlock I	1084	B3-F1	Apr-44
2	Hemlock II	1085	B3-F1	Apr-44
3	Hemlock III	1086	B3-F1		Cancelled
Seabell Shipbuilding Co., Seattle WA
1	Douglas Fir I	1087	B3-F1	Sep-43
2	Douglas Fir III	1088	B3-F1	Nov-43
3	Douglas Fir III	1089	B3-F1	Dec-43
4	Douglas Fir IV	1090	B3-F1	Feb-44
5	Douglas Fir V	1091	B3-F1	Mar-44
Richmond Shipbuilding Co., South Gardiner ME
1	White Ash I	1142	B3-F1	Sep-43
2	White Ash II	1143	B3-F1	Dec-43
3	White Ash III	1144	B3-F1	Feb-44
Belfast Shipbuilding Co., Belfast ME
1	White Oak I	1218	B3-F1	Jul-43
2	White Oak II	1219	B3-F1	Jul-43
Anacortes Shipways Co., Anacortes WA
1	Western Larch I	1237	B5-G1	Nov-43
2	Western Larch II	1238	B5-G1	Jan-44
3	Western Larch III	1239	B5-G1	Mar-44
4	Western Larch IV	1240	B5-G1		Cancelled
5	Western Larch V	1241	B5-G1		Cancelled
6	Western Larch VI	1242	B5-G1		Cancelled
Columbia River Packers Assn., Astoria OR
1	Oregon Pine I	1243	B5-G1	Jan-44
2	Oregon Pine II	1244	B5-G1	May-44
3	Oregon Pine III	1245	B5-G1	Oct-44
4	Oregon Pine IV	1246	B5-G1		Cancelled
5	Oregon Pine V	1247	B5-G1		Cancelled
6	Oregon Pine VI	1248	B5-G1		Cancelled
Corpus Christi Shipbuilding Co., Corpus Christi TX
1	Sustainer	1345	V3-S-AH2	Feb-45	Intended for Britain as Atworth but to USSR as Sustainer
Puget Sound Shipbuilding Co., Olympia WA
14	Compeller	1410	V3-S-AH2	May-44	To Britain as Atherida, sold 1948, scrapped
15	Dexterous	1411	V3-S-AH2	Jun-44	To Britain as Athelney, to Trinidad 1945, to Caymans 1948, scrapped 1951
16	Mighty	1412	V3-S-AH2	Jul-44	To Britain as Atil, sold 1948, scrapped
17	Secure	1413	V3-S-AH2	Aug-44	To Britain as Attigny, sold 1948, later Lenaship, scrapped 1955
18	Forthright	1414	V3-S-AH2	Sep-44	To Britain as Attock, to USN as YTB 610, to USSR 1944 as Forthright
19	Unnamed	1415	V3-S-AH2		Cancelled
Standard Shipbuilding Co., San Pedro CA
1	Power	1415	V3-S-AH2	Apr-44	To Britain as Atengo, to Italy 1947 as Titano (A 5325), scrapped 1974
2	Steadfast	1416	V3-S-AH2	May-44	To Britain as Atako, wrecked and lost 1944
3	Durable	1417	V3-S-AH2	May-44	To Britain as Ataran, to Italy 1947 as Ciclope (A 5319), scrapped
4	Spirited	1418	V3-S-AH2	Jun-44	To Britain as Atolia, to Trinidad 1948, to Caymans 1951, scrapped
5	Helper	1419	V3-S-AH2	Jul-44	To Britain as Atoyac, to Italy 1949 as Nereo, used for spares
6	resister	1420	V3-S-AH2	Aug-44	To Britain as Atiamuri, to Italy 1947, to Israel 1954
7	Superb	1473	V3-S-AH2	Aug-44	To Britain as Atwood, to Trinidad 1948, to Caymans 1951, scrapped
8	Robust	1474	V3-S-AH2	Sep-44	To Britain as Atmore, sold 1948, scrapped
Steinbach Ironworks, Tillamook OR
1563	Port Sewall	1563	V2-M-AL1	Jan-44	To Britain as a TUSA
1564	Port Kennedy	1564	V2-M-AL1	Feb-44	To Britain as a TUSA
1565	Port Reading	1565	V2-M-AL1	Mar-44	To Britain as a TUSA
Eureka Shipbuilding Co., Eureka CA
1	Port Costa	1566	V2-M-AL1	Jan-44	To Britain as a TUSA
2	Port San Luis	1567	V2-M-AL1	Feb-44	To Britain as a TUSA
3	Port Chicago	1568	V2-M-AL1	Mar-44	To Britain as a TUSA
4	Port Gamble	1569	V2-M-AL1	Apr-44	To Britain as a TUSA
5	Port Tobacco	1570	V2-M-AL1	Jun-44	To Britain as a TUSA
6	Port Haywood	1571	V2-M-AL1	Jul-44	To US Navy as YTL 718, sold 1947 as Limpiar VI
Arlington Shipbuilding & Engineering Corp., Jacksonville FL
1	Port Inglis	1584	V2-M-AL1	Nov-43	To Britain as a TUSA
2	Port Mayaca	1585	V2-M-AL1	Dec-43	To Britain as a TUSA
3	Port Orange	1586	V2-M-AL1	Jan-44	To Britain as a TUSA
4	Port Richey	1587	V2-M-AL1	Feb-44	To Britain as a TUSA
5	Port St. Joe	1588	V2-M-AL1	Mar-44	To Britain as a TUSA
6	Port Tampa City	1589	V2-M-AL1	Mar-44	To Britain as a TUSA
Texas Shipbuilding Co., Galveston TX
1	Port Arthur	1590	V2-M-AL1	Dec-43	To Britain as a TUSA
2	Port Bolivar	1591	V2-M-AL1	Jan-44	To Britain as a TUSA
3	Port Lavaca	1592	V2-M-AL1	Jan-44	To Britain as a TUSA
4	Port Neches	1593	V2-M-AL1	Feb-44	To Britain as a TUSA
5	Port O'Connor	1594	V2-M-AL1	Feb-44	To Britain as a TUSA
6	Port Sullivan	1595	V2-M-AL1	Mar-44	To Britain as a TUSA
7	Port Sulphur	1689	V2-M-AL1	Mar-44	To Britain as a TUSA
8	Port Treverton	1690	V2-M-AL1	Apr-44	To Britain as a TUSA
Siletz Boatworks, Kernville OR
67	Port Stanley	1596	V2-M-AL1	Feb-44	To Britain as a TUSA
68	Port Townsend	1597	V2-M-AL1	Feb-44	To Britain as a TUSA
Arthur G. Blair Co., Yonkers NY
1	Port Ewen	1598	V2-M-AL1	Oct-43	To Britain as a TUSA
2	Port Gibson	1599	V2-M-AL1	Nov-43	To Britain as a TUSA
3	Port Jefferson	1600	V2-M-AL1	Nov-43	To Britain as a TUSA
4	Port Leyden	1601	V2-M-AL1	Dec-43	To Britain as a TUSA
Disposition of TUSAS (Tugs, USA)
200					No details
201					Sold 1946 in Egypt
202					Returned to U.S. 1947
203					Returned to U.S. 1947
204					Sold 1947 in Egypt
205					Returned to U.S. 1947
206					To Yugoslavia 1945
207					Retained by U.S.
208					To Greece 1946
209					Retained by U.S.
210					To Greece 1946
211					To Yugoslavia 1945
212					To Italy 1946
213					To Italy 1946
214					To Italy 1946
215					To Italy 1946
216					To Greece 1946
217					To Greece 1946
218					Returned to U.S. 1947
219					Sold 1947 in Malta
220					Sold 1947 in Malta
221					Returned to US 1947
222					To Italy 1946
223					To Italy 1946
224					Sold 1948 in Australia
225					Sold 1947 in India
226					Sold 1948 in Australia
227					Sold 1948 in Australia
228					Sold 1947 in India
229					No details
230					Sold 1948 in Australia
231					Sold 1947 in Singapore
232					Sold 1948 in Australia
233					Sold 1947 in Burma
234					Sold 1948 in Australia

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