East Coast Shipyards, Bayonne NJ
his shipyard was originally developed by Sword Steamship Corp. as a repair and maintenance facility called Marine Maintenance Corp. It was expanded for WWII to allow the construction of T-1 tankers but was unable to meet the U.S. Maritime Commission's standards and was reorganized as East Coast Shipyards, Inc. The yard was at the foot of 21st Street East, also known as Constable Hook and deep in Bayonne's forest of oil storage terminals. Comments or queries, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.
Most recent update: 2021-08-26.
| Hull# | O.N. | Original Name | Original Owner | Type | MC # | GT | Ft. | Delivered | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clearwater | US Navy | T1-M-A1 | 899 | 1,134 | 221 | 26-Aug-43 | Completed as Mettawee (YOG 47) but reclassified AOG 17, Clearwater 1946, scrapped 1964 | |
| 2 | Tongue River | US Navy | T1-M-A1 | 900 | 1,134 | 221 | 26-Aug-43 | Completed as Pasquotank (YOG 48), but reclassified AOG 18, Tongue River 1946, scrapped 1964 | |
| 3 | Sakatonchee | US Navy | T1-M-A2 | 901 | 1,134 | 221 | 17-Jan-44 | Completed as YOG 49, but reclassified AOG 19, to NDRF 1946, scrapped 1965 | |
| 4 | Seekonk | US Navy | T1-M-A2 | 902 | 1,134 | 221 | 10-Feb-44 | Completed as YOG 50, but reclassified AOG 20, sold 1949, burnt and CTL 1963, hulked | |
| 5 | 255611 | Ammonusuc | US Navy | T1-M-A2 | 1520 | 1,134 | 221 | 19-May-44 | Reclassified AOG 23, sold 1948 as Providence, stretched 1962 as Texaco Providence, Dean Reinauer 1968, burnt and CTL 1969, converted to barge BFT No. 1 1970 |
| 6 | Androscoggin | US Navy | T1-M-A2 | 1521 | 1,134 | 221 | 27-Jun-44 | Reclassified AOG 24, grounded and lost on Iwo Jima 1945 | |
| 7 | Calamus | US Navy | T1-M-A2 | 1522 | 1,134 | 221 | 7-Jul-44 | Reclassified AOG 25, to NDRF 1946, scrapped 1964 | |
| 8 | Chiwaukum | US Navy | T1-M-A2 | 1523 | 1,134 | 221 | 25-Jul-44 | Reclassified AOG 26, to Turkey 1949 as Akpinar (A 574) | |
| 9 | Escatawpa | US Navy | T1-M-A2 | 1524 | 1,134 | 221 | 14-Aug-44 | Reclassified AOG 27, sold 1946 as Esso Porto Alegre, Gravatai 1957, sank 1970 | |
| 10 | Gualala | US Navy | T1-M-A2 | 1525 | 1,134 | 221 | 25-Aug-44 | Reclassified AOG 28, to Brazil 1948 as Rijo (G 20), scrapped 1970 | |
| 11 | Hiwassee | US Navy | T1-M-A2 | 1526 | 1,134 | 221 | 24-Oct-44 | Reclassified AOG 29, sold 1947, Tong Shui 1952, wrecked 1953 but refloated, hulked 1956 | |
| 12 | Kalamazoo | US Navy | T1-M-A2 | 1527 | 1,134 | 221 | 14-Oct-44 | Reclassified AOG 30, to Colombia 1947 as Blas de Lezo, stretched 1949, scrapped 1966 | |
| 13 | Kanawha | US Navy | T1-M-A2 | 1528 | 1,134 | 221 | 23-Nov-44 | Reclassified AOG 31, to NDRF 1946, scrapped 1964 | |
| 14 | Narraguagas | US Navy | T1-M-A2 | 1529 | 1,134 | 221 | 2-Dec-44 | Reclassified AOG 32, sold 1947 as Esso Maracaibo, Yurtia 1956, Sarita 1961, scrapped 1970 | |
| 15 | 257217 | Ochlockonee | US Navy | T1-M-A2 | 1530 | 1,134 | 221 | 29-Dec-44 | Reclassified AOG 33, sold 1947 as Tycol, stretched 1949, Newark Getty 1958, Poling Bros. No. 10 1959, Texaco No. 10 1967, Poling Bros. No. 10 1969, John P. Albans 1974, Vincent Tibbetts 1974, reefed off New Jersey 2001 |
| 16 | Oconee | US Navy | T1-M-A2 | 1531 | 1,134 | 221 | 23-Dec-44 | Reclassified AOG 34, sold 1947 as Esso Rio Grande, Piratini 1959, scrapped 2003 | |
| 17 | Ogeechee | US Navy | T1-M-A2 | 1798 | 1,134 | 221 | 6-Sep-44 | Reclassified AOG 35, to NDRF 1946, scrapped 1964 | |
| 18 | Ontonagon | US Navy | T1-M-A2 | 1799 | 1,134 | 221 | 21-Sep-44 | Reclassified AOG 36, to USA 1946 as Y 130, returned 1950, to NDRF 1964, scrapped 1965 | |
| 19 | Yahara | US Navy | T1-M-A2 | 1800 | 1,134 | 221 | 26-Sep-44 | Reclassified AOG 37, sold 1947 as El Caribe, Chrysanthi P 1957, Petro-Bourg 1961, Aghia Trias 1967, scrapped 1974 | |
| 20 | 255694 | Ponchatoula | US Navy | T1-M-A2 | 1801 | 1,134 | 221 | 6-Oct-44 | Reclassified AOG 38, sold 1947 as Mystic Sun, scrapped 1981 |
| 21 | Quastinet | US Navy | T1-M-A2 | 1802 | 1,134 | 221 | 1-Oct-44 | Reclassified AOG 39, sold 1947 as Seagull, Bruch 1950, stretched 1959, scrapped 1976 | |
| 22 | Sacandaga | US Navy | T1-M-A2 | 1803 | 1,134 | 221 | 9-Nov-44 | Reclassified AOG 40, grounded on Okinawa 1945 and scuttled | |
| 23 | Tetonkaha | US Navy | T1-M-A2 | 2067 | 1,134 | 221 | 8-Dec-44 | Reclassified AOG 41, sold 1947 as Maumee Sun, damaged in collision 1965, scrapped 1972 | |
| 24 | Towaliga | US Navy | T1-M-A2 | 2068 | 1,134 | 221 | 14-Dec-44 | Reclassified AOG 42, to China 1947 as Tai Hwa, later Hsing Kao | |
| 25 | Tularosa | US Navy | T1-M-A2 | 2069 | 1,134 | 221 | 10-Jan-44 | Reclassified AOG 43, to NDRF 1946, scrapped 1964 | |
| 26 | 251724 | Wakulla | US Navy | T1-M-A2 | 2070 | 1,134 | 221 | 3-Feb-45 | Reclassified AOG 44, sold 1947 as Mei Nan, Stanvac Ogan 1948, stretched 1961, Sea Raven 1963, Mobil Service 1968, scrapped 1980 |
| 27 | 252819 | Yacona | US Navy | T1-M-A2 | 2071 | 1,134 | 221 | 7-Feb-45 | Reclassified AOG 45, sold 1947, scrapped 1992 |
| 28 | Waupaca | US Navy | T1-M-A2 | 2072 | 1,134 | 221 | 9-Feb-45 | Reclassified AOG 46, sold 1947 as Mei Shan, Stanvac No. 312 1948, Stanvac Mei Foo 1949, Stanvac Visayas II 1954, Mobil Visayas 1962, Lapu-Lapu Carrier 1969, Vira 1975, Leap Dal 1975, scrapped 1977 | |
| 29 | Conemaugh | US Navy | T1-M-A2 | 2656 | 1,134 | 221 | 21-Mar-45 | Reclassified AOG 62, to NDRF 1946, scrapped 1966 | |
| 30 | Klaskanine | US Navy | T1-M-A2 | 2657 | 1,134 | 221 | 8-Mar-45 | Reclassified AOG 63, to Brazil 1946 as Raza (G 19), now Itajai, abandoned in Porto Alegre |