RTC Shipbuilding

RTC Shipbuilding, Camden NJ

RTC Shipbuilding was formed in March 1940 by three senior employees of John H. Mathis & Co., L. M. Robinson, G. R. Taylor and J. P. Carson, whose initials are the basis for the company's name. The yard was located at Delaware Avenue and State Street: it is now Cooper's Poynt Park. See the site from the air on Google here: it is immediately to the south of the old Mathis yard, which is now used by Weeks Marine. RTC's first ship was designated Hull 131: they built it at the same time as Mathis was building its own Hull 131, suggesting that the two yards set out to be direct competitors from day one. RTC closed in 1961, the same year that Mathis closed. The Independence Seaport Museum in Philadelphia has a collection of material from RTC including plans, specifications, photographs, and other related items from the 1930s to the 1960s: visit www.phillyseaport.org/library dead link to find out more. Comments or queries, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 2017-07-06.

Hull #	O.N.	Original Name	Original Owner	Type	GT	Feet	Delivery	Disposition
131	174837	Hygrade No. 4	Tanker Hygrade Inc.	Tank Barge	1,044	209	30-Jul-40	Later Red Star 200, NLD
132	174860	Hygrade No. 5	Tanker Hygrade Inc.	Tank Barge	1,044	209	12-Sep-40	Later Red Star 201, NLD
133	240719	Amboy	Pennsylvania RR	Tug	354	111	4-Nov-40
134	240304	Geo. Whitlock	Geo. Whitlock Inc.	Tanker	515	151	24-Feb-41	To USN 1941 as YO 57, sold 1947 as J. A. Cummings, later Nepco 10 1965, Karen Tibbetts 1970, Mary Gately 1984, barge Atco Mary Lee 1990, Fayou K. 1992, Nori 1993, deleted 2001
135	240555	F. W. Lloyd	Geo. Whitlock Inc.	Tanker	515	151	21-May-41	To USN 1941 as YO 60, sunk as target 1975
136	240961	T. W. Drennen	Ira S. Bushey	Tanker	1737	252	3-Oct-41	To USA QMS 1942, deleted 1951
137	241204	John B. Caddell	Chester A. Poling Inc.	Tanker	712	185	13-Dec-41	To USN 1942 as YO 140, sold 1946 as John B. Caddell, wrecked 2012 in Hurricane Sandy
138	241390	Geo. Whitlock II	Geo. Whitlock Inc.	Tanker	987	214	28-Feb-42	Later Reliable II 1990, scrapped 2005
139	241603	A. C. Dodge	A. C. Dodge Inc.	Tanker	987	214	9-May-42	In collision off Reedy Point and blew up 25-May-52
140		Gauger (YO 55)	U.S. Navy	Yard Oiler	1,295	235	28-Sep-42	Scrapped 1974
141		Pumper (YO 56)	U.S. Navy	Yard Oiler	1,295	235	28-Nov-42	To France 1944 as Lac Tonle Sap (A 630), sunk as target 1989
142		Derrick (YO 57)	U.S. Navy	Yard Oiler	1,295	235	24-Dec-42	To Korea 1955 as Paek Yeon (AO 5), later sold as Hwa Chon
143		Anticline (YO 62)	U.S. Navy	Yard Oiler	1,295	235	19-Apr-43	To France 1944 as Lac Chambon (A 629), sunk as target 1974
144		Syncline (YO 63)	U.S. Navy	Yard Oiler	1,295	235	25-Jun-43	To France 1945 as Lac Tchad (A 631), sank 1972
145		YO 69	U.S. Navy	Yard Oiler	1,295	174	8-Sep-43	Scrapped 1975
146		YO 70	U.S. Navy	Yard Oiler	1,295	174	19-Oct-43	Sold 1973 as Ocean Fighter, later Mini-One, Carib 1, lost 1991
147		YO 71	U.S. Navy	Yard Oiler	1,295	174	7-Dec-43	Struck 1946, fate unknown
148		YO 72	U.S. Navy	Yard Oiler	1,295	174	18-Jan-44	Sold 1974, later Olive Oyl, Caribbean Tanker, Laura del Mar, now Leticia del Mar (Ecuador)
149		YO 113	U.S. Navy	Yard Oiler	1,295	174	15-Feb-44	Scrapped 1974
150		YO 114	U.S. Navy	Yard Oiler	1,295	174	17-Mar-44	Scrapped 1974
151		YO 115	U.S. Navy	Yard Oiler	1,295	174	18-Apr-44	To the Philippines 1945
152		YO 116	U.S. Navy	Yard Oiler	1,295	174	26-May-44	To the Philippines 1945
153		YO 117	U.S. Navy	Yard Oiler	1,295	174	28-Jun-44	Later Y-482, then Timor Bharu (Indonesia)
154		YO 118	U.S. Navy	Yard Oiler	1,295	174	8-Aug-44	To Korea 1946 as Ku Kyong (YO 1)
155		YO 171	U.S. Navy	Yard Oiler	1,295	174	15-Nov-44	To Peru 1981 as Gauden (ACP 119)
156		YO 172	U.S. Navy	Yard Oiler	1,295	174	14-Dec-44	Scrapped 1974
157		YO 173	U.S. Navy	Yard Oiler	1,295	174	22-Jan-45	To the Philippines 1945 as Lake Naujan (YO 43)
158		YOG 56	U.S. Navy	Yard Oiler	1,295	174	13-Feb-45	To Vietnam 1975 as HQ 475
159		YOG 57	U.S. Navy	Yard Oiler	1,295	174	20-Mar-45	Sunk as target 1977
160		YOG 58	U.S. Navy	Yard Oiler	1,295	174	20-Apr-45	Reefed off New Jersey 2000
161	293366	YOG 86	U.S. Navy	Yard Oiler	1,295	174	3-Jul-45	Sold 1977 as fishboat Polar Shell, Chief, St Matthew, lost 1994
162		YOG 87	U.S. Navy	Yard Oiler	1,295	174	31-Jul-45	Sold 1981 as Petro Venture (Panama), deleted 2010
163		YOG 88	U.S. Navy	Yard Oiler	1,295	174	28-Aug-45	Sold 2001, now Apolo (Mexico)
164		YOG 89	U.S. Navy	Yard Oiler	1,295	174	20-Sep-45	Sunk as target 1976
165	604676	YOG 90	U.S. Navy	Yard Oiler	1,295	174	31-Oct-45	Sold for scrap 1974, but rebuilt & documented as Alyeska, later Polar Enterprise, Polar Wind, Blue North, now Caribbean Soul
166	617019	YOG 91	U.S. Navy	Yard Oiler	1,295	174	29-Nov-45	Later YO 248, sold as fishboat Dolphin, now freight barge
167		YOG 92	U.S. Navy	Yard Oiler	1,295	174	Feb-46	Cancelled but subsequently completed, sold ~1981, later Petrostar VII (Saudi Arabia)
168		YOG 93	U.S. Navy	Yard Oiler	1,295	174	Feb-46	Cancelled but completed, later IX 523, reefed off Delaware 2007
169		YOG 94	U.S. Navy	Yard Oiler	1,295	174		Cancelled
170		YOG 95	U.S. Navy	Yard Oiler	1,295	174		Cancelled
171	251392	W. A. Weber	W. A. Weber, Inc.	Tanker	616	163	21-Jan-47	Scrapped 1975
172	176732	Hygrade No. 8	Hygrade Oil Co.	Tank Barge	1,495	294	28-Jul-46	NLD
173	250807	Hygrade No. 14	Hygrade Oil Co.	Tank Barge	1,495	294	23-Oct-46	Later Ocean Burning No. 34, NLD
174	252977	Hygrade No. 26	Hygrade Oil Co.	Tank Barge	1,054	210	3-Jul-47	Later MPE 275, NLD
175	253241	Crab Island	Fish Products Co.	Tank Barge	171	98	22-Jul-47	Later M.P.T 175 later Simec Basques, now Ocean Basques - Canada ON 815636
176			Fish Products Co.	Tank Barge	981	40	24-Jul-47	Later Simec Basques
177	253996	Hygrade No. 28	Hygrade Oil Co.	Tank Barge	1,054	210	24-Oct-47	Later Ocean Burning No. 28
178	254394	Socony No. 125	Socony Oil Co.	Tank Barge	1,036	218	31-Dec-47	NLD
179	254603	Socony No. 126	Socony Oil Co.	Tank Barge	1,036	218	14-Feb-48	NLD
180	255053	Socony No. 127	Socony Oil Co.	Tank Barge	1,036	218	16-Apr-48	NLD
181	255758	Socony No. 128	Socony Oil Co.	Tank Barge	1,036	218	2-Jul-48	NLD
182	253242	Little George	Fish Products Co.	Workboat	11	36	15-Jul-47	NLD
183	255385	Barnegat	Fish Products Co.	Fishboat	178	120	23-May-48	Scrapped 1995
184	256216	Brigantine	Fish Products Co.	Fishboat	178	120	21-Aug-48	Later Nils S, scuttled 1989
185	256816	Bernard Samuel	City of Philadelphia	Fire Boat	77	75	10-Nov-48	Sold 2009
186	257192	Manasquan	Fish Products Co.	Fishboat	178	120	16-Feb-49	Later Abraham, ABD Express, lost 1994
187	255550	Little Egg	Fish Products Co.	Barge	171	98	27-Jun-48	NLD
188	259079	Newark	Pennsylvania RR Co.	Tug	147	98	19-Dec-49	Later Captain Frank, Lewis G Seabrook, NLD
189	257543	Beach Haven	Fish Products Co.	Fishboat	177	120	15-Apr-49	Scuttled 1992
190	257665	Sea Girt	Fish Products Co.	Fishboat	177	120	23-May-49	Lost 1995
191	257967	Shinnecock	Smith Meal Co.	Fishboat	306	146	10-Jun-49	Active
192	258001	Montauk	Smith Meal Co.	Fishboat	306	146	13-Jun-49	Later cargo vessel Son of David, NLD
193	258135	Little Gull	Fish Products Co.	Fishboat	198	130	30-Jun-49	NLD
194	258419	Absecon	Fish Products Co.	Fishboat	198	130	4-Aug-49	Now Carters Creek
195	259759	Brandywine	Fish Products Co.	Fishboat	198	130	27-Apr-50	Scuttled 2001
196	259924	Shrewsbury	Fish Products Co.	Fishboat	198	130	26-May-50	Now cargo vessel Arelis
197	259410	Resolute	Baker-Whiteley Towing	Tug	199	95	16-Mar-50	Later David McAllister, now Ocean King
198	260197	Franklin	City of Philadelphia	Fire Boat	81	79	18-May-50	Active
199	260357	Delaware	City of Philadelphia	Fire Boat	81	79	23-Jun-50	In reserve 2007
200		Capt. Crotty	Port of Houston	Fire Boat	81	79	4-Jul-50	Retired 1983
201	Israel	Kabait	Govt. of Israel	Fire Boat	81	79	13-Jul-50
202	260038	East Hampton	Fish Products Co.	Fishboat	198	130	8-Jun-50	Later Leisnit
203	261429	Indian River	Fish Products Co.	Fishboat	198	130	8-May-51	Later Amelie I, lost 1995
204	261897	Rehoboth	Fish Products Co.	Fishboat	198	130	22-May-51	Lost 1994
205	262042	Nantucket	Smith Meal Co.	Fishboat	227	140	10-Jun-51	Later Florida Sun, Wilny Express, Ocean Bay, Intra Pride, NLD
206	262584	Maidstone	Smith Meal Co.	Fishboat	227	140	1951	Later John Marvin, lost 1992
207	262886	Tamaqua	Reading Railroad	Tug	245	104	1951	Later J Barton Greer, Nonie, J K McLean, Signet Defender, Edith Thornton, now Chassidy (Guyana)
208	263382	Shamokin	Reading Railroad	Tug	188	104	1952	Now Russell B. Murray
209	263176	Pottsville	Reading Railroad	Tug	147	104	1952	Later Michael J McAllister, William A Weber, American Endeavor, Beverly B, now Valviria (Panama)
210	262196	Ellis A. Gimbel	City of Philadelphia	Tug	78	62	1951	Later E Homan Stroud, now Gar-Den S, for sale 2016
211	262699	Alex M	Fish Products Co.	Passenger	12	36	1951	NLD
212	264321	Liberty	Central RR of NJ	Tug	233	104	8-Sep-52	Later J W Phipps Jr, Walter J Tuohy, M I Dunn, James M Witte, now Theresa S. Krause
213	264578	Sandy Hook	Central RR of NJ	Tug	233	104	8-Nov-52	Later Fall River, Elizabeth Krause, now Elizabeth (Jamaica)
214	264785	Sound Shore	Central RR of NJ	Tug	233	104	9-Jan-53	Later Wm. H. McAllister, scrapped 2003
215	265021	Communipaw	Central RR of NJ	Tug	233	104	6-Mar-53	Later James E Kusik, J Speed Gray, Brian F, Mack Point, NLD
216	265167	Roy B. White	B. & O. Railroad	Tug	238	104	27-Mar-53	Later Hercules
217	265390	Howard E. Simpson	B. & O. Railroad	Tug	234	104	6-May-53	Later Douglas F, Leonard J, scrapped 2006
218	265799	William C. Baker	B. & O. Railroad	Tug	238	103	25-Jun-53	Later Jeanne C, J L Krause, now Espirito (Bolivia)
219	266173	Walter L. Price	B. & O. Railroad	Tug	238	104	28-Aug-53	Later Walter J Tuohy, Carol Wales, Scooby Doo, lost 2008
220	265528	Moriches	Fish Products Co.	Fishboat	199	130	20-May-53	Reefed Gulf of Mexico, ca. 1976
221	267714	Winter Quarter	Fish Products Co.	Fishboat	199	87	20-May-54
222	266683	Lehigh	Reading Railroad	Tug	169	87	2-Dec-53	Later Craig Smith, now Leo
223	266934	Schuylkill	Reading Railroad	Tug	169	87	22-Jan-54	Later Blue B
224	267129	Delaware	Reading Railroad	Tug	169	87	26-Feb-54	Now Big Daddy
225	267350	Brandywine	Reading Railroad	Tug	169	87	2-Apr-54	Active
226	267824	Amagansett	Smith Meal Co.	Fishboat	226	140	28-May-54	Sank 1964
227	268826	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania RR Co.	Tug	292	105	16-Dec-54	Later Northampton, now yacht Yemitzis.
228	269169	Chicago	Pennsylvania RR Co.	Tug	292	103	14-Mar-55	Later Staten Island, Accomack, Cape Rosier, scrapped 2012
229	268668	Seven Islands	Fish Products Co.	Tank Barge	265	133	28-Oct-54
230	269525	Parramore Banks	Fish Products Co.	Fishboat	198	130	14-May-55	NLD
231	269649	Napeague	Smith Meal Co.	Fishboat	231	162	27-May-55	Later cargo Miss Shandeline, Miss Shandy Express, St. Andre, now Miss Shandy Express
232	270572	Holland	Baker-Whiteley Towing	Tug	187	95	17-Nov-55	Later Barbara McAllister, scuttled 2004
233	270553	Mary J. Sheridan	Sheridan Towing Co.	Barge	2,168	262	11-Nov-55	Now Montis
234	272398	Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro	City of Baltimore	Fire Boat	149	100	12-Sep-56	NLD
235	272746	Morania Marlin	Morania Corp.	Tanker	1,068	217	17-Nov-56	Later Bonnie B, Alisa A, NLD
236	273952	Dalzell 1	New Haven Transport	Tug	214	96	15-May-57	Later Lacey 1, David McAllister, NLD
237	274443	Dalzell 2	New Haven Transport	Tug	214	96	2-Jul-57	Later Lacey 2, Michael J McAllister, Rachel Rae, Blacksmith III, NLD
238	274845	Dalzell 3	New Haven Transport	Tug	214	96	4-Sep-57	Later Lacey 3, Timothy McAllister, scuttled 2007
239	276371	Morania Abaco	Morania Corp.	Tanker	1,173	260	21-Apr-58	Reefed off New Jersey 1985
240	277742	Wilfred M. Sheridan	Sheridan Transport	Barge	3,216	305	10-Nov-58	Later General 6000, American Gulf VI, COV Thor
241	na	Dredge #127	US Army Corps of Engineers	Dredge		120	10-Apr-59	Reconstruction of dredge Commodore
242	na	Derrick Boat #12	US Army Corps of Engineers	Derrick Boat		66	21-Nov-58
243	280088	Port Welcome	Maryland Port Auth.	Passenger	91	122	24-Nov-59	Now MV Ocean Club
244	283028	Virginia C	State of Delaware	Ferry	35	65	27-Feb-61	Sold 2008

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