Dolomite Shipbuilding, Pittsford NY
Dolomite Shipbuilding was a subsidiary of Dolomite Products, which is still a producer of aggregates and other construction materials. It was established in 1932, in a curious location, on the Erie Barge Canal, but way up the dead end slip in the Town of Pittsford. The yard was just north of French Road, immediately next to the western wall of the Pittsford Mall, on the east bank of what is now the Pittsford Trail, the slip canal itself having been filled in. See the site from the air on Google here, although there's nothing left to see except Lock 62, a little to the north. If anyone can provide any more information about this yard, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.
Most recent update: 21 May 2014.
| Hull # | O.N. | Original Name | Original Owner | Ship Type | GT | Ft. | Delivery | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 232721 | Dolomite 1 | Dolomite Marine | Self-unloader | 934 | 1934 | Later Alkaliner 1940, Nansound 1941, lost in the US Gulf 1942 | |
| 2 | 145631 | Dolomite 2 | Dolomite Marine | Tanker (conversion) | 1,958 | 1938 | Ex-Thomas Maytham (built 1893), later Motorex 1941, sunk by gunfire 1942 | |
| 3 | 239238 | Dolomite 3 | Dolomite Marine | Tanker | 2,345 | 1938 | Later Petroheat, Arriaga 1942, torpedoed and lost 1942 | |
| 4 | 237713 | Dolomite 4 | Dolomite Marine | Tanker | 2,249 | 1938 | Later Nickeliner 1940, torpedoed and lost 1943 | |
| BCS 312-386 | US Army | 75 Barges, Sectional | 5/42-7/42 | |||||
| BCS 716-751 | US Army | 36 Barges, Sectional | 6/42-10/42 | |||||
| SB 1-3 | US Army | 3 Barges, Sectional | 4/43 | Later USED 78, 80, 82 | ||||
| BD 1199-1223 | US Army | 25 Barges, Derrick | 7/43-7/44 | |||||
| BCS 1606-1620 | US Army | 15 Barges, Sectional | 9/43-10/43 |