Shipbuilding history
U.S. Army Mine Craft (MP, JMP, L, M) Built During WWII
Most recent update: 1 Decembere 2016.
The records of mine craft being built for the Army are a bit murky. If anyone can fill any of the gaps in this table, please e-mail info@navalmarinearchive.com.
| Shipbuilder | Location | Hull # | Original Name | Type | Tons | Built | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marietta Manufacturing | Point Pleasant WV | 474 | GEN Henry Knox | MP | 1 | 1942 | To USN 1944 as Picket (ACM 8), to USCG 1946 as Willow (WLB 332), struck 1969, later crab processing plant Royal Alaskan |
| Marietta Manufacturing | Point Pleasant WV | 475 | COL Henry J. Hunt | MP | 2 | 1942 | To USN 1944 as Bastion (ACM 6), to USCG 1946 as Jonquil (WLB 330), struck 1969 |
| Marietta Manufacturing | Point Pleasant WV | 476 | COL George Armistead | MP | 3 | 1942 | To USN 1944 as Barbican (ACM 5), to USCG 1946 as Ivy (WLB 329), sold 1948 to Foss, later Agnes Foss |
| Marietta Manufacturing | Point Pleasant WV | 477 | GEN Samuel L. Mills | MP | 4 | 1942 | Sold 1960 |
| Marietta Manufacturing | Point Pleasant WV | 478 | 1LT William G. Sylvester | MP | 5 | 1942 | To USN 1944 as Obstructor (ACM 7), to USCG 1946 as Heather (WLB 331), struck 1967 |
| Marietta Manufacturing | Point Pleasant WV | 479 | BG Henry L. Abbott | MP | 6 | 1942 | Later cargo ship 1951, Neptune 1969, sank 1975 |
| Marietta Manufacturing | Point Pleasant WV | 480 | MG Wallace F. Randolph | MP | 7 | 1942 | To USN 1944 as Nausett (ACM 15), sold 1961 as Sea Searcher, later Thunderbolt, reefed 1986 off Marathon FL |
| Marietta Manufacturing | Point Pleasant WV | 481 | COL John Story | MP | 8 | 1942 | To USN 1944 as Barricade (ACM 3), to USCG 1946 as Magnolia (WLB 328), sold 1971 as Galaxy, burnt and sank 2002 |
| Marietta Manufacturing | Point Pleasant WV | 482 | MG Arthur Murray | MP | 9 | 1942 | To USN 1944 as Trapper (ACM 9), to USCG 1946 as Yamacraw (WLB 333), to USN 1959 as ARC 5, scrapped 1967 |
| Marietta Manufacturing | Point Pleasant WV | 483 | MG Erasmus Weaver | MP | 10 | 1942 | To USN 1944 as Canonicus (ACM 12), sold 1948, later New Jersey 1963 |
| Marietta Manufacturing | Point Pleasant WV | 484 | MAJ Samuel Ringgold | MP | 11 | 1942 | To USN 1944 as Monadnock (ACM 14), sold 1960 as Tahiti, later Amazonia 1983, Dear 1984, Maxim's Des Mers 1986 |
| Marietta Manufacturing | Point Pleasant WV | 485 | BG Royal T. Frank | MP | 12 | 1943 | To USN 1944 as Camanche (ACM 11), sold 1948, later Pilgrim 1961, Cape Cod |
| Marietta Manufacturing | Point Pleasant WV | 486 | COL Alfred A. Maybach | MP | 13 | 1943 | To USN 1944 as Puritan (ACM 16), sold 1961 |
| Marietta Manufacturing | Point Pleasant WV | 487 | COL Horace F. Spurgin | MP | 14 | 1943 | To USN 1944 as Miantonomoh (ACM 13), sold 1960 as Nautilus, later Aleutian Mist, New Star 1991, scrapped 2013 |
| Marietta Manufacturing | Point Pleasant WV | 488 | COL Charles W. Bundy | MP | 15 | 1943 | To USN 1944 as Chimo (ACM 1), sold 1948, later tuna seiner Day Island 1963 |
| Marietta Manufacturing | Point Pleasant WV | 489 | COL George Ricker | MP | 16 | 1943 | To USN 1944 as Planter (ACM 2), sold 1948 to Foss, later San Juan 1963, Purple Aster, Tiger Fish 2 |
| Stonington Yacht Basin | Stonington ME | JMP | 63 | 1943 | Later research vessel Ranger II, then Inland Seas | ||
| Stonington Yacht Basin | Stonington ME | JMP | 64 | 1943 | Later research vessel Yellowfin | ||
| Stowman Shipyard | Dorchester NJ | JMP | 70 | 1943 | To USN as YMP 1 | ||
| Luders Marine | Stamford CT | L | 64-67 | 9/40-12/40 | |||
| Spedden Shipbuilding | Baltimore MD | L | 68-72 | 1/42-3/42 | |||
| Dubuque Boiler Works | Dubuque IA | L | 73-77 | 11/41-1/42 | |||
| Luders Marine | Stamford CT | L | 78-83 | 10/41-12/41 | |||
| Allen Boat | Harvey LA | L | 84-87 | 11/41-12/41 | |||
| Calumet Shipyard | Chicago IL | L | 88-91 | 11/41-12/41 | |||
| Sturgeon Bay Shipbuilding | Sturgeon Bay WI | L | 92-95 | 11/41 | |||
| Sturgeon Bay Shipbuilding | Sturgeon Bay WI | L | 96-99 | 3/42-4/42 | |||
| Dubuque Boiler Works | Dubuque IA | L | 100-101 | 4/42 | |||
| Calumet Shipyard | Chicago IL | L | 105-112 | 3/43-5/43 | |||
| Hinckley & Co. | Southwest Harbor ME | M | 178-193 | 1/43-3/43 | |||
| Palmer Scott | New Bedford MA | M | 296-299 | 1940 | |||
| Southwest Boat | Southwest Harbor ME | M | 300-303 | 1940 | |||
| Palmer Scott | New Bedford MA | M | 304-306 | 1941 | |||
| Southwest Boat | Southwest Harbor ME | M | 307-314 | 1/41-2/41 | |||
| Palmer Scott | New Bedford MA | M | 315-322 | 1/41 | |||
| Wheeler Shipbuilding | Brooklyn NY | M | 323-346 | 11/40-3/41 | |||
| Southwest Boat | Southwest Harbor ME | M | 347-351 | 3/41 | |||
| Palmer Scott | New Bedford MA | M | 352-356 | 3/41 | |||
| Richardson Boat | Tonawanda NY | M | 357-373 | 10/41-11/41 | |||
| Richardson Boat | Tonawanda NY | M | 374-392 | 3/42-4/42 | |||
| Hinckley & Co. | Southwest Harbor ME | M | 397-415 | 11/42-12/42 | |||
| Hinckley & Co. | Southwest Harbor ME | M | 456-467 | 8/42 | |||
| Motor Boat Marina | Seattle WA | M | 480-489 | 3/43-4/43 |