Bethlehem Elizabethport, Crescent Shipyard, Lewis Nixon, Samuel Moore

Bethlehem Elizabethport (Crescent Shipyard, Lewis Nixon, Samuel Moore), Elizabethport NJ

Bethlehem Steel's shipyard in Elizabeth NJ started life as the Crescent Shipyard, a subsidiary of the Crescent Iron Works, owned by Samuel L. Moore & Sons, Inc. In 1894, it was leased to Lewis Nixon, who operated it until 1904, when it was acquired by Bethlehem Steel, who leased part of it to John W. Sullivan and part to New Jersey Dry Dock & Transportation Company, not taking full control until 1916, for the WWI emergency shipbuilding effort. The Bethlehem hull numbers continue from the NJDD hull numbers, which suggests that the Sullivan shipyard was separate from the main yard. The shipyard was closed after WWI. It was located on Front Street, at the foot of Marshall Street: there's a waterfront park there now. See the site from the air on Google here. If anyone can fill any of the gaps in this table, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 11 November 2021.

Hull#	O.N.	Original Name	Original Owner	Type	GT	Feet	Delivery	Disposition
Built by Samuel L Moore & Co.
1	na	Villa de Palizada	Mexico ?	Steamer	52		1890
2	145581	Transfer No. 7	NY, NH & H. RR Co,	Tug	129	90	1891
3	145585	Transfer No. 8	NY, NH & H. RR Co,	Tug	131	90	1891
4	145587	Transfer No. 9	NY, NH & H. RR Co,	Tug	196	102	1891
5	PG 4.5	Bancroft	US Navy	Gunboat	839		3-Mar-93	To USCG 1906 as Itasca, sold 1922
6	126803	Cincinnati	Pennsylvania RR Co.	Ferry	1,255	193	1891	To Delaware River interests 1929, scrapped 1952
7	150550	Palmyra	Pennsylvania RR Co.	Tug	110	82	1891
8	na	Maple	US Lighthouse Service	Tender	821		1893
9		Emerald	F. L. Clark	Yacht	104		1893
Built by Lewis Nixon
10	57940	S. O. Company No. 77	Standard Oil Company	Tank Barge	342	143	1895
11	30061	A. R. Co. No. 78	Standard Oil Company	Tank Barge	342	143	1895
12		Freelance		Yacht	132		1895
13				Scow
14		Cinderella	New York City	Dumping Boat	166		1896
15		Caura		Sternwheeler
16	77232	Josephine	P. A. B. Widener	Yacht	545	192	Jun-96	To USN as Vixen 1898, Tamiami Queen 1922, Collier County 1924, Princess Montagu 1928, wrecked 1929
17	127157	Camden	Phila & Camden Ferry Co.	Ferry	757	147	1896	Later Mount Hope 1927, Penn-Jersey 1937, scrapped 1952
18	PG 10	Annapolis	US Navy	Gunboat	1,010	36	20-Jul-97	Later Keystone State (IX 1) 1940, scrapped 1950
19		C.S.C. Company - 6	Cleveland Steel Canalboat Co.	Barge	164		1896
20		C.S.C. Company - 7	Cleveland Steel Canalboat Co.	Barge	164		1896
21		C.S.C. Company - 8	Cleveland Steel Canalboat Co.	Barge	164		1896
22		C.S.C. Company - 9	Cleveland Steel Canalboat Co.	Barge	164		1896
23		C.S.C. Company - 10	Cleveland Steel Canalboat Co.	Barge	164		1896
24		C.S.C. Company - 11	Cleveland Steel Canalboat Co.	Barge	164		1896
25		C.S.C. Company - 12	Cleveland Steel Canalboat Co.	Barge	164		1896
26		C.S.C. Company - 13	Cleveland Steel Canalboat Co.	Barge	164		1896
27		C.S.C. Company - 14	Cleveland Steel Canalboat Co.	Barge	164		1896
28		C.S.C. Company - 15	Cleveland Steel Canalboat Co.	Barge	164		1896
29		C.S.C. Co. Gamma	Cleveland Steel Canalboat Co.	Steam Barge	145		1896
30		C.S.C. Co. Delta	Cleveland Steel Canalboat Co.	Steam Barge	145		1896
31		C.S.C. Co. Beta	Cleveland Steel Canalboat Co.	Steam Barge	145		1896
32		Rodolfo		Sternwheeler			1896
33		Maria Hannenburgh		Sternwheeler			1896
34	162447	J. W. Lee	Tidewater Oil	Tank Barge	275	89	1896	Later Chartiers
35		Holland	J P Holland Torpedo Boat Co.	Submarine	64		12-Oct-00	To USN 1899, sold 1913
36	WAGL 232	Mangrove	US Coast Guard	Buoy Tender	821		1-Dec-97
37	67390	N.Y.P. and N.R.R. No. 5	NY, Phila & Norfolk RR Co.	Rail Car Barge	1,671	341	1897
38		Aschenbroedel	New York City	Dumping Boat	248		1897
39		Cenerentola	New York City	Dumping Boat	248		1897
40		Mercedes	Aug. T. Hannenbergh SA	Sternwheeler			1897
41		Amarflis	J. A. McPherson	Sternwheeler			1897
42		Alicia	J. A. McPherson	Sidewheeler			1897
43		Jennie M	Hellprin Exploration	Sternwheeler	49		1898
44		Playa de Oro	Playa de Oro Mining	Steamer			1898
45		Antioquia	B. Olozaga	Sternwheeler	199		1898
46	136695	Elreba	Henry Darrington	Yacht	201		1898	Later Angler
47	na	Barge No. 1	International Nav. Co.	Barge	383		1898	KD for Alaska, assembled in Seattle by Moran
48	na	Barge No. 2	International Nav. Co.	Barge	383		1898	KD for Alaska, assembled in Seattle by Moran
49	na	Barge No. 3	International Nav. Co.	Barge	383		1898	KD for Alaska, assembled in Seattle by Moran
50	na	Barge No. 4	International Nav. Co.	Barge	383		1898	KD for Alaska, assembled in Seattle by Moran
51	na	Dawson	International Nav. Co.	Barge	383		1898	KD for Alaska, assembled in Seattle by Moran
52	59482	Tanana	International Nav. Co.	Barge	383	100	1898	KD for Alaska, assembled in Seattle by Moran
53	na	Yukon	International Nav. Co.	Barge	383		1898	KD for Alaska, assembled in Seattle by Moran
54	na	Munook	International Nav. Co.	Barge	383		1898	KD for Alaska, assembled in Seattle by Moran
55	na	International	International Nav. Co.	Barge	115		1898	KD for Alaska, assembled in Seattle by Moran
56	na	Empire	International Nav. Co.	Barge	115		1898	KD for Alaska, assembled in Seattle by Moran
57		Loudoun	Lewis Nixon	Houseboat	168		1899
58		Jennie K					1899
59	57997	S. O. Company No. 52	Standard Oil Company	Tank Barge	407	139	1898
60	57996	S. O. Company No. 72	Standard Oil Company	Tank Barge	407	139	1898
61	na	Pathfinder	US Coast & Geodetic Survey	Survey Vessel	875	34	1899
62		Blockie		Sternwheeler			1899
63	na	Water Barge No. 4	US Navy	Water Barge			1898	Later YW 4
64	na	Water Barge No. 5	US Navy	Water Barge			1898	Later YW 5
65		James Deitrick		Sternwheeler	25		1898	KD for Alaska
66	TB 29	Nicholson	US Navy	Torpedo Boat	218		10-Jan-05	Completed by NYNSY, sunk as target 1909
67	TB 30	O'Brien	US Navy	Torpedo Boat	218		15-Jul-05	Completed by NYNSY, scrapped 1909
68	BM 9	Florida	US Navy	Monitor	3,225		17-Mar-05	Later Tallahassee (IX 16) 1908, sold 1922
69		Columbia	Harvey Ladew	Yacht	682		1900	Later HMCS Strathcona 1916, Kuyakuzmt 1925, Lady Stimson 1929, Moonlight Maid 1931, scrapped 1948
70		Mooremack No.2	Automatic Coaling	Coal Barge	670		1900
71		Dreamer	Thos. W Lawson	Yacht	288		1899	Later Rambler
72	na		Russian Navy	Torpedo Boat			1901	Completed by Cramp
73	na		Russian Navy	Torpedo Boat			1901	Completed by Cramp
74	na		Russian Navy	Torpedo Boat			1901	Completed by Cramp
75	na		Russian Navy	Torpedo Boat			1901	Completed by Cramp
76	na		Russian Navy	Torpedo Boat			1901	Completed by Cramp
77	na		Russian Navy	Torpedo Boat			1901	Completed by Cramp
78	na	Vigilant	US Army Corps of Engineers	Tug	208		1900
79		Panchita					1900
80	C 16	Chattanooga	US Navy	Cruiser	3,200	292	11-Oct-04	Completed by NYNSY, later CL 18, sold 1930
81		Genesee	James S Watson	Yacht	212		1900
82	81722	W. S. Grattan	City of Buffalo	Fireboat	208	106	1900	Still active as Edward M. Cotter
83	na	No. 7	Customs Service of Cuba	Revenue Cutter			1900
84	na	No. 8	Customs Service of Cuba	Revenue Cutter			1900
85	na	No. 9	Customs Service of Cuba	Revenue Cutter			1900
86	na	No. 10	Customs Service of Cuba	Revenue Cutter			1900
87	na	No. 11	Customs Service of Cuba	Revenue Cutter			1900
88	SS 3	Adder (A2)	J P Holland Torpedo Boat Co.	Submarine	107		12-Jan-03	Sunk as target 1922
89	SS 5	Moccasin (A4)	J P Holland Torpedo Boat Co.	Submarine	107		17-Jan-03	Sunk as target 1922
90	136886	Edris	John Barnesen	Yacht	53	69	1901
91	SS 7	Porpoise (A6)	J P Holland Torpedo Boat Co.	Submarine	107		19-Sep-03	Sunk as target 1922
92	SS 8	Shark (A7)	J P Holland Torpedo Boat Co.	Submarine	107		19-Sep-03	Sunk as target 1922
93	na		Edison Company	Pipe Aqueduct			1901
94	na	Fulton	J P Holland Torpedo Boat Co.	Submarine			1902	Sold to Russia, renamed Som
95		Marcus Hook		Barge	299		1902
96	96543	Hampton	Charles M Schwab	Pass/Cargo	580	203	1901	Later Smithfield 1910, wrecked 1944
97	SS 2	Plunger (A1)	J P Holland Torpedo Boat Co.	Submarine	107		19-Sep-03	Sold 1922
98		Orienta	Harvey Ladew	Yacht	88		1901
99		Orizava	A. C. Burrage	Yacht	848		1902	Later Aztec, Beaver 1941
100	na	Tampico	Mexico	Torpedo Boat	984		1904
101	na	Vera Cruz	Mexico	Torpedo Boat	984		1904
102		Skibo	Andrew Carnegie	Yacht	45		1901
108			U.S. Pipeline Co.	Tank Barge			1902
104	107803	Anstice	Gulf Fisheries Co	Fishing Vessel	361	169	1902	Later Privateer 1903, Sandy Hook 1915, in collision and sank 1939
105		Czarina	M. M. O'Brien	Yacht	237		1903	Later Emeline, Florence
106		Majestic		Sidewheeler	717		1903	Later Happy Day
107	na	Brazilian	Brazilian Government	Launch	5		1902
108		Plainfield	Central Railroad of New Jersey	Ferry	1,225		May-04	Scrapped 1955
Built by New Jersey Dry Dock & Transportation Company
109	212156	Manchester	Lehigh Valley RR	Tug	583	109	1914	Scrapped 1954
110	na	Revenue Cutter No. 12	US Revenue Service	Cutter			1914
111	212224	Wm. J. Gaynor	New York City	Fire Boat	270		1914
112	213704	Newark	Central RR of NJ	Tug	230		1915
113	214247	C.R.R. of N.J. No. 30	Central RR of NJ	Lighter	327	116	1916
114
Built by Bethlehem Steel Company
2115	216822	Plainfield	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	3,881	299	31-Aug-18	Later Mary Weems 1923, Admiral Peoples 1927, North Sea 1935, wrecked 1947
2116	217145	Garfield	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	3,881	299	30-Oct-18	Later Nosa Chief 1929, Cacique 1935, scrapped 1946
2117	218740	Kewanee	US Shipping Board	Tanker	4,841	318	Aug-19	Scrapped 1946
2118	217535	Baldridge	US Shipping Board	Tug/1169	437	142	Feb-19	To USCG as Kickapoo (WAGL 56) 1921, sold 1947
2119	217536	Baldrock	US Shipping Board	Tug/1170	437	142	Feb-19	Scrapped 1950
2120	217672	Balshead	US Shipping Board	Tug/1171	437	142	Apr19	Later Clinchco 1919, Bafshe 1927, scrapped 1953
2121	217673	Ballcamp	US Shipping Board	Tug/1172	437	142	Apr-19	Later Cumco 1933, deleted 1955
2122	217679	Ballenas	US Shipping Board	Tug/1173	437	142	Jun-19	Later Yaqui (ATF 80) 1942, Kevin Moran 1942, to USA as Cabrilla (LT 348) 1942, Cabrilla 1949, foundered 1967
2123	217678	Ballew	US Shipping Board	Tug/1174	437	142	Jun-19	Later Sulphite 1926, scrapped 1966
2124	217880	Barkhampstead	US Shipping Board	Tug/1313	437	142	Jun-19	Scrapped 1953
2125	217888	Barlow	US Shipping Board	Tug/1314	437	142	Jun-19	Scrapped 1959
2126	218009	Barrallton	US Shipping Board	Tug/1315	437	142	Jun-19	Deleted 1951
2127	218062	Barranca	US Shipping Board	Tug/1316	437	142	Jun-19	Scrapped 1964
2128	218178	Barrenfork	US Shipping Board	Tug/1317	437	142	Jul-19	Later Assisu 1940
2129	218179	Barryton	US Shipping Board	Tug/1318	437	142	Jul-19	Later Thomas E. Moran 1942, to USN as Chetco (AT 166) 1943, Neptune 1947, in collision and sank 1948
2130	218243	Butterfield	US Shipping Board	Tug/1319	437	142	Jul-19	To USA as LT 145 1942, later Butterfield 1946, John Purves 1957, museum in Sturgeon Bay WI
2131	218244	Buttercup	US Shipping Board	Tug/1320	437	142	Aug-19	To USN as Chatot (ATA 167) 1943, later Buttercup 1945, Albatros 1945, foundered 1947
2132	218245	Barstow	US Shipping Board	Tug/1321	437	142	Sep-19	To Argentina as Azopardo 1923, struck 1941
2133	218820	Bartheny	US Shipping Board	Tug/1322	437	142	Sep-19	Later De Bardeleben 1922, `
2134	218913	Bartolome	US Shipping Board	Tug/1323	437	142	Oct-19	To USCG as Tamaroa, to USN 1936 as AT 62, later YT 136, then YTB 136, in collision and lost 1946
2135	218912	Barwick	US Shipping Board	Tug/1324	437	142	Oct-19	Later Yuma (ATF 79) 1942, Behest 1944, Sansone 1948, Opus 1953, scrapped 1962
2136	219035	Bascobel	US Shipping Board	Tug/1325	437	142	Nov-19	Later Empire Bascobel 1941, Carib (ATF 78) 1942, Bascobel 1948, abandoned in Staten Island
2137	219034	Basford	US Shipping Board	Tug/1326	437	142	Nov-19	Later W. B. Storey 1923, scrapped 1968
2138	na	Pasque	US Shipping Board	Tug/1897	437	142		Cancelled
2139	na	Kamiakin	US Shipping Board	Tug/1898	437	142		Cancelled
2140	na	Klickitat	US Shipping Board	Tug/1899	437	142		Cancelled
2141	na	Waquoit	US Shipping Board	Tug/1900	437	142		Cancelled
2142	na	Sagamore	US Shipping Board	Tug/1901	437	142		Cancelled
2143	na	Wianno	US Shipping Board	Tug/1902	437	142		Cancelled
2144	na	Weanaumet	US Shipping Board	Tug/1903	437	142		Cancelled
2145	na	Nobska	US Shipping Board	Tug/1904	437	142		Cancelled
2146	na	Kittitas	US Shipping Board	Tug/1905	437	142		Cancelled
2147	na	Temkese	US Shipping Board	Tug/1906	437	142		Cancelled
2148	219950	Nanquitt	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	3,447		May-20	Later Meissonnier 1920, Fluminense 1925, Butia 1932, wrecked 1942
2149	220107	Nanshon	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	3,447		May-20	Later Grenadier 1920, Anton 1930, Antonchu 1931, foundered 1932
2150	220603	Buffalo Socony	Standard Oil Co. of NY	Tanker	569	188	1920	Later Buffalo 1946, Queens Bay 1960, Leona L. 1982, Coral Queen 2003, scrapped 2010
2151	220806	Rochester Socony	Standard Oil Co. of NY	Tanker	533	188	1920	Later Princess Bay 1955, Mabel L. 1982
2152	220906	Utica Socony	Standard Oil Co. of NY	Tanker	533	188	1921	Later barge Samuel H. Herron 1951, deleted post-1990
2153	223067	Itororo	International Products Corp	Reefer Ship	1,625	245	Nov-20	Later Don Pancho 1944, Don Jose 1948, exploded and burnt 1958
2154	223068	Aquidaban	International Products Corp	Reefer Ship	1,625	245	Dec-20	Later Transford 1925, barge Transford II in Trinidad 1955
2155	168143	Western Maryland RW 10	Western Maryland RW	Car Float	1,317	345	1921
2156		Western Maryland RW 11	Western Maryland RW	Car Float	1,317	345	1921
Built by John W. Sullivan Company
	211893	El Rey	Southern Pacific	Tug	156	86	1914
	211943	Blairstown			460		1914
	213016	Captiva	Payne Whitney	House Boat	279		1915
	213279	Elizabeth Monroe Smith	Sanitarium Assn. of Phila.	Hospital Ship	336	130	1915	Later Bojangles 1841, Quonset 1950, deleted 1990s
	214246	Blairstown	Del., Lacka. & Western RR	Cargo Ship	403	131	1916
	214913	Chapman Bros	Merritt & Chapman	Salvage Ship	472	131	1917	Later barge Chapman 1939
	214914	Coxton	Lehigh Valley RR	Cargo Ship	548	115	1917
	215692	Irvington	Lehigh Valley RR	Cargo Ship	365	114	1917
	216289	Long Branch	NJ Central RR	Tug	229	104	1918
	216291	Allentown	NJ Central RR	Tug	229	104	1918
	223541	Jumbo			217	96	1918	Built in Staten Island
	na	Penguin	U.S. Navy	Minesweeper	840	35	21-Nov-18	Bombed off Guam and scuttled 1941
	na	Flamingo	U.S. Navy	Minesweeper	840	35	12-Feb-19	Later Guide 1923, Viking (ARS 1) 1941, sold 1953
	218424	John M. Emery		Cargo Ship	1,550		1919	Foundered off Brazos River 1920
	219649	High Flyer	Del., Lacka. & Western RR	Tug	173	95	1920	Later Hoboken
	219650	Rattler		Tug	173	95	1920
	221004	Albany Socony	Standard Oil of NY	Tanker	533	185	Jan-21
83	221139	Syracuse Socony	Standard Oil of NY	Tanker	400	188	1921	Later Franklin Reinauer, K. H. Dunbar, Du-Val, Cemico-Erie, John F. McKay, Draga de Arena, scuttled 1985
	221729	Rudolph Blankenburg	City of Philadelphia	Fireboat	292	123	1921
	222638	Hoboken	Hoboken Ferry Co.	Ferry	1,292	211	1922	Scrapped 1957
	222703	Buffalo	Hoboken Ferry Co.	Ferry	1,292	211	1922	Scrapped 1955
	223525	Yale	John W. Sullivan Co.	Cargo Ship	1,670	224	1923
	223647	El Toro	Southern Pacific	Tug	154	90	1924
	224269	NY Central No. 16	NY Central RR	Tug	169	84	1924
	224271	NY Central No. 24	NY Central RR	Tug	169	84	1924
	224509	Hobart			199	95	1925
91	225151	Joseph J. O'Brien		Ferry	593	142	Nov-25	Later Jamaica 1930, to USN 1944 as YFB 51, scrapped 1948
92	225235	Joseph A. Guider		Ferry	593	142	Jan-26	Later Flushing 1930, Sgt Cornelius H. Charlton 1943, to USN 1944 as YFB 52, scrapped 1964
	228462	Victor	Lehigh Valley RR	Tug	324		1929	Built in Kearny
	230312	Welfare	City of New York	Passenger	255		1930	Built in Kearny

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