Pendleton shipyard

Pendleton Shipyard, New Orleans LA

Pendleton Shipyard Company was formed by Pendleton E. Leyde in 1941: it closed in 1947 and was sold to Calmes Engineering, which had been organized by John Wise Calmes. The yard was at the Florida Avenue Wharf in New Orleans - see the site from the air on Google here - and was unusual in that its primary activity was handling inspection and delivery to the Navy of the many small vessels built by inland shipyards and shipped down the Mississippi. The yard closed following the death of Calmes in April 1958. Comments or queries, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 2021-08-30.

Hull#	O.N.	Original Name	Original Owner	Type	MC #	GT	Ft.	Delivered	Disposition
Built by Pendleton Shipyard
101	243244	Matagorda	U.S. Mar. Comm.	V4-M-A1	607	1,117	185	May-43	Sank 1946
102	243293	Aransas Pass	U.S. Mar. Comm.	V4-M-A1	608	1,117	185	Jun-43	Scrapped 1973
103	243664	Sombrero Key	U.S. Mar. Comm.	V4-M-A1	609	1,117	185	Jun-43	To Argentina 1965 as Thompson, scrapped
104	243745	Dry Tortugas	U.S. Mar. Comm.	V4-M-A1	610	1,117	185	Jul-43	To Argentina 1965 as Goyena, scrapped
105	243920	Southwest Pass	U.S. Mar. Comm.	V4-M-A1	611	1,117	185	Aug-43	Scrapped 1973
106	244012	Montauk Point	U.S. Mar. Comm.	V4-M-A1	612	1,117	185	Sep-43	To Mexico 1969 as R 2, later Quetzalcoatl (A 12)
107	244128	Bayou St. John	U.S. Mar. Comm.	V4-M-A1	1281	1,117	185	Nov-43	Scrapped 1977
108		Mobile Point	U.S. Mar. Comm.	V4-M-A1	1282	1,117	185	Dec-43	Sank 1944
109	244485	Race Point	U.S. Mar. Comm.	V4-M-A1	1283	1,117	185	Feb-44	Scrapped 1972
110	245395	Samuel F. Dewing	U.S. Mar. Comm.	N3-S-A2	1630	1,885	250	Apr-44	Sold 1948, scrapped 1963
111	245634	Samuel A. Fabens	U.S. Mar. Comm.	N3-S-A2	1631	1,885	250	May-44	Sold 1948, wrecked 1960, salvaged, wrecked 1966
112	245629	Alfred M. Lunt	U.S. Mar. Comm.	N3-S-A2	1632	1,885	250	Jul-44	Sold 1946, wrecked 1968
113	245849	Benjamin M. Melcher	U.S. Mar. Comm.	N3-S-A2	1633	1,885	250	Aug-44	Sold 1946, scrapped
114-119			U.S. Mar. Comm.	N3-S-A2	2550-2555				Cancelled
120-128			U.S. Mar. Comm.	N3-S-A2					Cancelled
Built by Calmes Engineering
	529180	Walnut	Corps of Engineers	Towboat		26	50	1947	Sold 1992 as Walnut, later Sara C, now M/V Sara C
		Chestnut	Corps of Engineers	Towboat		26	50	1948	Sold 1996
			Florida Power Corp	Tank Barge		642	175	1949
	257176	Gator	Florida Power Corp	Tank Barge		642	175	1949	Active
	263048	CMT 18	Canton Marine Towing	Tank Barge		276	139	1951	Active
		BC 64 to 64	US Army	Open Lighter		170	110	1952	10 deck barges
	of which	BC 6470	US Army	Open Lighter		170	110	1952	To USN as YC 1568, sold 2004
	1063624	Redstone	Corps of Engineers	Towboat		62	64	1952	Sold 1997 as Redstone, then Hunter Eagle, Retriever, now Chris D
	263887	Barge No. 29	Hannah Marine Corp	Freight Barge		1,387	254	1952
	907610	Robert G. West	Corps of Engineers	Towboat		203	84	1953	Sold 1986 as Robert G. West, now Hanging Dog
	267173	MR-403	Trinity Baton Rouge	Freight Barge		786	200	1954
	267424	Sinclair Memphis	Sinclair Refining	Towboat		175	85	1954	Later Fat Lady Pie, now Kalliope
	267874	Shawnee	Capt. Paul J. Griffin	Towboat		34	47	1954	Now Barbara Sue
	269330	Bunker Delaware	Bunker Group Virginia	Tank Barge		1,307	227	1955	Active
	270213	Sallie Estelle	Randolph Construction	Towboat		50	47	1955	Later Nathan J, now Judy Rae
	270342	Intercity No 1	TT Barge Services	Freight Barge		1,258	270	1955	Active
			Corps of Engineers	10 Barges				1955-6
	270754	Electra	Electric Energy	Towboat		39	48	1956	Active.
	275052	Captain Archie	Mike Hooks	Towboat		37	49	1957

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