Calumet Shipyard

Calumet Shipyard and Drydock, Chicago IL

Calumet Shipyard was started in 1927 by James Rogan, a Scottish-born naval architect who had previously worked at Chicago Shipbuilding, Marine Iron Works and Dubuque Boat & Boiler Works, in partnership with August Hausler, William Carrol and William Geiger. It was located at 9367 South Harbor Drive, just north of the 95th Street Bridge, a site previously occupied by Kraft Shipyard & Dry Dock Company, a ship repair firm that was started there in 1907. The yard continued in business at least until 1961. See the site from the air on Google here: it appears to be vacant. If anyone can fill any gaps in the table below, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 15 May 2014.

Hull #	O.N.	Original Name	Original Owner	Type	GT	Built	Disposition
100	527413	Calumet	LaCrosse Dredge Co.	Dredge	471	1936	Active
101			LaCrosse Dredge Co.	Transformer Bge.		1936
102	172565	Oil Scow No. 145	Great Lakes Dredge	Oil Scow	230	1936	Scrapped 1977
103			Wolf River Tptn.	Scow		1937
104			Calumet Shipyard	Scow		1937
105		Eclipse II	Calumet Shipyard	Tugboat		1935
106		Calship I	Calumet Shipyard	Tugboat	11	1937	Later James Kenneth, Jake M. Kadinger, Mermaid, deleted 2008
107	236467	Calship II	Calumet Shipyard	Tugboat	16	1937	Later David Glenn, Gargoyle, now Albin & Co.
108	237671	Gladys M	Mechling Barge Lines	Towboat	45	1938	Later Stony, Mendota, now Claude D
109			U.S. Engineers	Needle Barge		1938
110			U.S. Engineers	Needle Barge		1938
111			U.S. Engineers	Maneuver Boat		1938
112			U.S. Engineers	Maneuver Boat		1938
113			Calumet Shipyard	Derrick Scow	101	1939
114	239079	Betty M.	Mechling Barge Lines	Towboat	115	1939	Later Michelle C, Universal Southern
115	239081	Patsy H.	Mechling Barge Lines	Towboat	115	1939
116	239312	Horace E. Horton	John I. Hay Company	Towboat	209	Mar-40	Later Joe Sokol 1975, Goldie Chaplin 1978
117	239660	Chicago Bridge	John I. Hay Company	Towboat	129	Jun-40	Later Mendota
118	239646	Jim Martin	Ashland Oil	Towboat	215	Jun-40	Later Ravenswood 1959, deleted 1978
119		Leslie	A. M. Thomson	Towboat	26	Jun-40	Active
120		C. S. 120	Calumet Shipyard	Stock Barge	370	Sep-40
121		C. S. 121	Calumet Shipyard	Stock Barge	370	Oct-40
122	240458	Donna Lee	Mechling Barge Lines	Towboat	201	Mar-41	Later Bonnie D, Johnny Dan, Jason, Joan W, Christopher H, now Mister Charlie
123		Ashland	Ashland Oil	Towboat	367	May-41	Later Jerry Harper, Pamela D
124		Sally Ann	Mechling Barge Lines	Towboat	82	Aug-41
125			U.S. Engineers	Crane Barge	160	Sep-41
126		Paul Blazer	Ashland Oil	Towboat	367	Dec-41	Later Onward
127		L-88	U.S. Army	Dist. Box Boat	55	Nov-41
128	1031955	L-89	U.S. Army	Dist. Box Boat	55	Nov-41	Sold as Christie Marie, now Sea Horse
129		L-90	U.S. Army	Dist. Box Boat	55	Dec-41	Later PF 42, sold as Aquarius 1971, G. A. Rounsefell 1979
130		L-91	U.S. Army	Dist. Box Boat	55	Dec-41
131		A. O. & R. Co. No. 28	Ashland Oil	Steel Barge	576	Dec-41
132		A. O. & R. Co. No. 29	Ashland Oil	Steel Barge	576	Dec-41
133		A. O. & R. Co. No. 30	Ashland Oil	Steel Barge	576	Apr-42
134		A. O. & R. Co. No. 31	Ashland Oil	Steel Barge	576	Apr-42
135		A. O. & R. Co. No. 32	Ashland Oil	Steel Barge	576	Apr-42
136	241557	Tri-State	Ashland Oil	Towboat	367	Apr-42	Later Reliable, Diane Bosworth, Susan C. McBride, NLD
137	251765	Port Byron	U. S. Maritime Comm.	Tug (V2-ME-A1)	188	Sep-42	To USA 1942 as LT 113, sold 1946 as Dalzellaird, scrapped 197x
138	269193	Port Allegheny	U. S. Maritime Comm.	Tug (V2-ME-A1)	188	Oct-42	To USA 1942 as LT 114, sold 1946 as Dyer, later Porpoise, Sachem, now Porpoise
139		Port Elizabeth	U. S. Maritime Comm.	Tug (V2-ME-A1)	188	Oct-42	To USN 1943 as Namequa (YTB 331), sold 1950, scrapped
140	282206	Port Conway	U. S. Maritime Comm.	Tug (V2-ME-A1)	188	Nov-42	To USN 1943 as Nesutan (YTB 338), to USA 1950 as LT 1928, later George S, now Jesse
141	286583	Port Fulton	U. S. Maritime Comm.	Tug (V2-ME-A1)	188	Nov-42	To USA 1943 as LT 238, sold 1946 as Frances K. McAllister, scrapped 1996
142		A. O. & R. Co. No. 33	Ashland Oil	Barge		Jul-42
143		A. O. & R. Co. No. 34	Ashland Oil	Barge		Jul-42
144		A. O. & R. Co. No. 35	Ashland Oil	Barge		Jul-42
145		L-105	U.S. Army	Dist. Box Boat		Mar-43
146		L-106	U.S. Army	Dist. Box Boat		Mar-43
147		L-107	U.S. Army	Dist. Box Boat		May-43
148		L-108	U.S. Army	Dist. Box Boat		May-43
149	296197	L-109	U.S. Army	Dist. Box Boat	60	May-43	Later PF-12, sold as Doris C
150		L-110	U.S. Army	Dist. Box Boat		May-43
151	287461	L-111	U.S. Army	Dist. Box Boat	60	May-43	Later T-477, sold as Honey
152		L-112	U.S. Army	Dist. Box Boat		May-43
153	290315	LT-57	U.S. Army	Ocean Tug	395	Nov-43	Sold 1962 as Ellen Foss, later Natoma, Chilkat Chief, Norman S, now Prometheus
154		LT-58	U.S. Army	Ocean Tug	395	Nov-43	To China 1946 as CW 2
155	254298	LT-59	U.S. Army	Ocean Tug	395	Jan-44	Sold 1947 as Ocean Prince, later Dauphin, Beaumont, now Roughneck
156		COL Thomas E. Clifford (LT-60)	U.S. Army	Ocean Tug	395	Apr-44	To US Navy 1946 as ATA 241, scrapped 1972
157	288214	PVT Lewis A. Rehm (LT-61)	U.S. Army	Ocean Tug	395	Apr-44	Sold 1960 as Osceola, later Saigon-240
158		MAJ Richard M. Strong (LT-62)	U.S. Army	Ocean Tug	395	Apr-44	Sold 1950 as Island Sovereign, now Seaspan Sovereign
159		LT-63	U.S. Army	Ocean Tug	395	Apr-44
160	252137	LT-64	U.S. Army	Ocean Tug	395	May-44	Sold 194x as Chris Sheridan
161		FS-115	U.S. Army	Cargo Vessel	170	Aug-43
162		FS-116	U.S. Army	Cargo Vessel	170	Aug-43
163		FS-117	U.S. Army	Cargo Vessel	170	Nov-43
164		FS-118	U.S. Army	Cargo Vessel	170	Nov-43
165		FS-119	U.S. Army	Cargo Vessel	170	Nov-43
166		FS-120	U.S. Army	Cargo Vessel	170	Nov-43
	563129	Miss Francoise	Winter Harbor Brands	Fishing Vessel	58	1943	Now Sebonac
167	na		U.S. Army	Dist. Box Boat			Contract Terminated
168	na		U.S. Army	Dist. Box Boat			Contract Terminated
169	na		U.S. Army	Dist. Box Boat			Contract Terminated
170	na		U.S. Army	Dist. Box Boat			Contract Terminated
171		FP/FS-524	U.S. Army	Supply Vessel	560	Aug-44	To Japan 1955 as MST Miho (YAS 59), to the Philippines 1974 as Badjao (AS 59)
172		FP/FS-525	U.S. Army	Supply Vessel	560	Aug-44	To Ecuador 1963 as Calicuchima (T 42), T 34 1973, T 53
173		FP/FS-526	U.S. Army	Supply Vessel	560	Sep-44	To the Philippines as Don Victoriano, later Virginia VI, Elena, burnt 1982
174		FP/FS-527	U.S. Army	Supply Vessel	560	Oct-44	To the Philippines as Albert, later Victor, Iloilo City, wrecked 1982
175		FP/FS-528	U.S. Army	Supply Vessel	560	Nov-44	To USN as Pamina (AKL 41), to Korea 1960
176		FP/FS-529	U.S. Army	Supply Vessel	560	Dec-44	Later E-42-1839, John Elliot Pillsbury, Mance Lassiter, scuttled 1996
177			Calumet Shipyard	Barge		Oct-44
178			Calumet Shipyard	Barge		Oct-44
179			Calumet Shipyard	Barge		Oct-44
180			Earl R. Ries	Deck Barge		Dec-44
181	247920	Mary Ellen	Mechling Barge Lines	Towboat	116	May-45
182			Calumet Shipyard	Dry Dock		Aug-45
183			Calumet Shipyard	Dry Dock		Aug-45
184	248942	George T. Horton	John I. Hay Company	Towboat	478	Nov-45	Later Betty June Walker, Miss Kimberley, Razner, NLD
185		A. H. Truax	Central Barge Co.	Towboat	366	May-46	Later Luther Herdman 1962, burned 1971, total loss
186			Calumet Shipyard	Barge		Nov-45
187	250472	Viking	Hulett Transportation	Tug	144	Oct-46	Later Masco I, Captain Bill Hymes, scrapped 1990
188		Betty J	Calumet Marine	Towboat		Mar-46
189	250576	Don M. Peebles	Construction Agg.	Towboat	41	Jun-46	Later Mary Alexa, Mary C, now Mary Ann
190			LaCrosse Dredge	Barge		Apr-46
191	250303	Sally	LaCrosse Dredge	Dredge Tender	19	Jul-46	Active
192			Comm. Edison	Barge w/ Ramp		Aug-46
193	251973	Louise	LaCrosse Dredge	Towboat	11	May-47
194	252322	Badger State	Great Lakes Dredge	Tugboat	23	May-47
195	252571	Wolverine State	Great Lakes Dredge	Tugboat	23	May-47
196			Chicago Park District	Derrick Barge		Sep-47
197	256710	Calumet	Central Barge Co.	Towboat	200	Nov-48
198	257293	A. M. Thompson	Central Barge Co.	Towboat	431	Apr-49	Now Brooke McKenzie
199			San. Dist. of Chicago	Barge		Aug-48
	370095	The Navarre	Poisson Frais des Iles	Barge	350	Jan-49	Active (Canada)
200		No. 573	Fitzsimon & Connell	Barge		May-49
201			John I. Hay Company	Barge		Jun-49
202			John I. Hay Company	Barge		Jul-49
203		BL 207	Blaske Lines Inc.	Barge		Aug-49	Deleted 1964
204		BL 208	Blaske Lines Inc.	Barge		Oct-49
205	2595??	Central	Central Barge Co.	Towboat	431	Apr-50
206			Phoenix Terminal	Derrick Barge		Aug-50
207	262724	Aetna - Louisville	Ashland Oil	Towboat	688	Oct-51	Later Grandma Gert, deleted 2005
208			Ohio River Company	Floats		Nov-50
209			Ohio River Company	Floats		Nov-50
210	263902	Allied - Ashland	Ashland Oil	Towboat	688	Jun-52	Later Lloyd C. Beesecker, to South America 2005
211			Ohio River Company	Dry Dock		Aug-52
212			N. S. Mackie Company	Barge		Dec-52
213			Calumet Shipyard	Wheel Scow		Dec-52
214	265715	Fred S. Eberle	Fitzsimon & Connell	Tug	25	May-53
215			Riverside Equipment	Barge		Jul-53
216	268090	Margaret K	Chicago Park District	Patrol Launch	22	Nov-53
217	266603	Marine Transit No. 12	Marine Transit Co.	Barge	501	Oct-53
218	267557	R 1	Rose Barge Line, Inc	Barge	411	Sep-54	Later RBL 1
219	267558	R 2	Rose Barge Line, Inc	Barge	411	Sep-54	Later RBL 2
220	268390	Sharon Lee	Cleveland Diesel	Tug	167	Aug-54	Later Heron, Bay Prince, now Tobacco Pointe
221	291180	JIHCO 49	John I. Hay Company	Barge	435	Apr-55	No. 220 1974, deleted 1977
222	269127	No. 23	Love Construction	Derrick Barge	304	Nov-54	Indiana 1971, now AMR 73
223			Joliet Marine Supply	Dry Dock		Apr-55
224			Valley Crane Co.	Deck Barge		May-55
225			W. J. Meagher & Sons	Steel Dray		May-55
226		ABS 10	Alton Barge Service	Barge		Aug-55
227	271296	George W. Lenzie	Material Service Corp.	Towboat	275	Sep-56	Active
228		REC #2	Riverside Equipment	Barge		Feb-56
229	272785	Cindy Jo	Rose Barge Line, Inc	Towboat	268	Dec-56	Later Katharine L, Daryl C. Hannah, now Audrie S
230	273515	Spartan	Cleveland Diesel	Tug	144	Feb-57	Reefed off New Jersey 1986
231			Mississippi Valley BL	Dry Dock		Sep-56
232		OR 141	Ohio River Company	Dry Dock		Mar-57
233			D.C. Cameron Inc	Deck Barge		Apr-57
234	279778	No. 101	Al Johnson Const.	Deck Barge	525	Jun-57	Later JK80-440 1959
235	279779	No. 102	Al Johnson Const.	Deck Barge	525	Jun-57	Later JK80-441 1959
236	279780	No. 103	Al Johnson Const.	Deck Barge	525	Jul-57	Later JK80-442 1959
237	279781	No. 104	Al Johnson Const.	Deck Barge	525	Jul-57	Later JK80-443 1959, now H.M.T. 3
238	275024	Morton Salt No. 1	Morton Salt	Hopper Barge	287	Sep-57	Later Socie No. 1, NLD
239	291170	JIHCO No. 21	John I. Hay Company	Hopper Barge	794	31-Oct-57	Later crane barge Ajax 1970, deleted 2011
240	277402	McD	Regional Port District	Derrick Barge	684	13-May-58	Later Minnesota, now Candace Andrie
241		JIHCO No. 32	John I. Hay Company	Hopper Barge	294	26-Dec-57
242	291171	JIHCO No. 22	John I. Hay Company	Hopper Barge	706	15-Jul-58	Later No. 1138 1974, deleted 1981
243	291172	JIHCO No. 23	John I. Hay Company	Hopper Barge	691	3-Jul-58	Later No. 1138 1974, deleted 1981
244			Al Johnson Const.	Sectional Barge		1958
245	291173	JIHCO No. 24	John I. Hay Company	Hopper Barge	732	14-Nov-58	Later No. 1143 1974, deleted 1981
246		FF 5	Forrest C. Fairchild	Hopper Barge	812	28-Jul-59
247		REC #5	Riverside Equipment.	Roll-Cover Barge		9-Dec-59
248			U.S. Coast Guard	Deck Barge		8-Mar-60
249	283874	No. 991-9664	St. Lawrence Seaway.	Deck Barge	508	11-Sep-60	Later Scow No. 2 1970, now Diane
250	284911	Oil Scow No. 133	Great Lakes Dredge.	Deck Barge	434	1960	Later G. L. 133, deleted 1997
251	286687	Oil Scow No. 134	Great Lakes Dredge.	Deck Barge	434	Jan-61	Later G. L. 134, now Derrick 60
	568988	Christopher D	Midland Enterprises	Tug	262	1975	Later Warrior Star, now Steve Richoux
	575762	Jake O		Tug	262	1976	Later Mobile Star, Cindy Collins, now Robinson
	587247	Defiance	Tidewater Barge Lines	Tug	295	1977	Active
	977948	CM 2	Double J Marine	Deck Barge	235	1979	NLD

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