Charles Ward Engineering

Charleston WV

Most recent update: November 27, 2017.

Charles Ward Engineering Works was founded by Charles Ward in 1872, incorporated in 1907 and remained in operation until 1932, when it closed due to economic and ownership succession issues. It was an early developer of water tube boilers on ships, pioneered the development of the tunnel stern propeller-driven towboat and was among the first companies to install internal combustion engines in towboats. The yard was located on the south bank of the Kanawha River, on McCorkle Avenue, directly opposite the Haddad Riverfront Park, but there's no sign of a shipyard there any more.

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O/N Name Customer Type GT LOA Delivered Notes
Mascot USACE launch 8 1893 sold 1911 as Mascot (ON 209085), abandoned 1921
Madge (I) Charles Ward launch 1894
92850 Madge (II) Charles Ward yacht 9 1897 later for Mrs. Ward, to USACE 1903 as Ouachita
25342 Unique Charles Ward yacht 33 Oct 1901 to USACE 1904 as Unique, sold 1929 as tug Etta J, sunk 1942
James Rumsey USACE towboat 126 1903 sold 1934 as Steve Click Jr. (ON 233621)
203714 A. M. Scott Charles Ward Engineering towboat 168 Nov 1906 abandoned 1933
Madge (III) Charles Ward yacht May 1909
Inspector USACE towboat 158 1915
10 216817 Clairton Carnegie Steel Co. towboat 245 Sep 1918 later Kanawha, Alicia, Henry A. Roemer, J. M. Leithead
11 220773 Natchez US Railway Administration towboat 757 1920
12 221271 Vicksburg US Railway Administration towboat 757 1921
13 No. 21 USACE barge 1921
14 No. 22 USACE barge 1921
15 No. 23 USACE barge 1921
16 No. 24 USACE barge 1921
17 221980 General Frank M. Coxe US Army ferry 539 1 Dec 1922 sold 1947 as General Frank M. Coxe (ON 252866), Showboat, Pattaya Princess, The Sherman, General Frank M. Coxe
18 222147 General John McE. Hyde US Army ferry 539 5 Dec 1922 sunk by gunfire at Corregidor 1942
19 222391 Destrehan Pan American Petroleum towboat 371 3 Aug 1922 Charles R. Hook 1941, scrapped 1957
20 222668 Ste. Genevieve Missouri-Illinois RR rail ferry 1,667 1 Dec 1922
21 Greenbrier (WAGL-214) USCG tender 305 20 Jun 1924 sold 1948 as dredge Mississippi (ON 264233)
22 USACE tank barge Mar 1923
23 USACE tank barge Mar 1923
24 222941 W. C. Kelly Kelly Axe Mfg. Co. towboat 111 31 May 1923 later Flavia 19??
25 Kelly Axe Mfg. Co. derrick boat 18 Jan 1923
26 Kelly Axe Mfg. Co. covered barge 31 May 1923
27 Kelly Axe Mfg. Co. open barge 31 May 1923
28 J. B. Battle USACE towboat 174 31 Dec 1923 later La Verne, sold 1947 as J. L. Beatty (ON 253609), Martha E. Greene 1951, sunk 1970s, raised, scrapped
29 Kelly Axe Mfg. Co. open barge 31 May 1923
30 Kelly Axe Mfg. Co. open barge 29 Jun 1923
31 C. B. Harris USACE dredge 1,304 18 Aug 1924 sold 1953 as C. B. Harris (ON 266334), Ollie Riedel, Mr. Manson
32 224795 Chris Greene C. P. & C. Packet Co. passenger 482 17 May 1924 scrapped 1951
33 Lookout USACE towboat 233 1925 George S. Nutt 1927, sold 1937 as Admiral (ON 236325), barge 1953 (ON 264835)
34 USACE quarter boat 20 Sep 1924
35 USACE maneuver boat 31 Dec 1924
36 USACE maneuver boat 31 Dec 1924
37 225161 Geo. T. Price Kelly Transportation towboat 236 9 Nov 1925
38 225803 E. D. Kenna Ohio River Co. towboat 388 13 Jul 1926
39 175040 Kelly Axe & Tool Co. freight barge 464 13 Jan 1926 A.B.L. 1 1927
40 175041 Kelly Axe & Tool Co. freight barge 464 13 Jan 1926 A.B.L. 2 1927
41 Kelly Axe & Tool Co. freight barge 464 13 Jan 1926 lost in hurricane 1926
42 175042 Kelly Axe & Tool Co. freight barge 464 6 Mar 1926 A.B.L. 4 1927
43 Kelly Axe & Tool Co. freight barge 464 17 Apr 1926 lost in hurricane 1926
44 175043 Kelly Axe & Tool Co. freight barge 464 July 1926 A.B.L. 6 1927
45 175044 Kelly Axe & Tool Co. freight barge 464 31 Jul 1926 A.B.L. 7 1927
46 175045 Kelly Axe & Tool Co. freight barge 464 25 Aug 1926 A.B.L. 8 1927
47 175046 Kelly Axe & Tool Co. freight barge 464 25 Aug 1926 A.B.L. 9 1927
48 175047 freight barge 464 1926 A.B.L. 10 1927
49 226042 Wild Goose Charles Ward Eng. towboat 92 25 Sep 1926
50 175048 freight barge 464 Nov 1926 A.B.L. 11 1927
51 175049 W. C. Kelly Barge Line freight barge 464 21 Oct 1926 A.B.L. 12 1927
52 175050 W. C. Kelly Barge Line freight barge 464 29 Nov 1926 A.B.L. 13 1927
53 175051 W. C. Kelly Barge Line freight barge 464 7 Feb 1927 A.B.L. 14 1927
54 175052 W. C. Kelly Barge Line freight barge 464 11 Mar 1927 A.B.L. 15 1927
55 175053 W. C. Kelly Barge Line freight barge 464 21 Apr 1927 A.B.L. 16 1927
56 175054 W. C. Kelly Barge Line freight barge 464 1 Jun 1927 A.B.L. 17 1927
57 175055 W. C. Kelly Barge Line freight barge 464 1 Jun 1927 A.B.L. 18 1927
58 Inland Waterways Corp. freight barge 464 14 Jun 1927
59 175056 W. C. Kelly Barge Line freight barge 464 30 Jul 1927 A.B.L. 20 1927
60 226269 W. A. Shepherd W. C. Kelly Barge Line towboat 267 15 Apr 1927
61 226725 Duncan Bruce W. C. Kelly Barge Line towboat 357 15 Jul 1927
62 F. H. Hilliard USACE survey boat 150 12 Nov 1927 sold 1940 as Hugh C. Blaske (ON 240086), Mississippi
63 Tecumseh USACE towboat 199 28 Apr 1928 sold 1950 as Tecumseh (ON 262468), W. C. White 1954, Robin D 1971, Cotton Blossom 1973
64 General Humphreys USACE Inspection boat 100 29 Mar 1928 sold 1946 as Sarah R (ON 251239)
65 227558 Criterion Charles Ward Eng. towboat 53 1 May 1928 D. W. Wyatt 1963, Criterion 1985
66 227557 Alpha Alpha Sand Co. towboat 75 7 Jul 1928
67 227830 Bull Dog Charles Ward Eng. towboat 54 16 Jul 1928 Pure Gyrol 19??, D. L. Gilland 1949
68 Captain Eric Bergland USACE towboat 47 30 Jul 1928 sold 1947 as Sarah (ON 252842), Jeannette B 1987
69 228188 Dwight F. Davis Inland Waterways Corp. towboat 311 25 Apr 1929 Chickasaw 19??
70 227779 Incor International Cement towboat 221 19 Aug 1928
71 No. 15 USACE maneuver boat 27 Sep 1928
72 No. 16 USACE maneuver boat 27 Sep 1928
73 Captain George USACE towboat 61 exploded before delivery, see hull 79
74 Tom Stallings USACE snag boat 268 17 Apr 1929
75 228076 Major Kelley's Creek barge towboat 59 10 Dec 1928
76 229186 Leo Charles Ward Eng. towboat 46 1929 Slade Brown 19??, Southern II 19??
77 No. 2901 USACE mooring barge 10 May 1929
78 No. 2902 USACE mooring barge 25 May 1929
79 Captain George USACE towboat 61 30 Jun 1929 sold 1968 as Captain George (ON 515342), Kurt R. Luedtke 1973, Captain George 1991
80 Beverly USACE tender 79d 20 Aug 1929
81 294724 Unique Harold M. Ward yacht 31 20 Aug 1929
82 252861 Stanton USACE tugboat 79d 15 Feb 1930 sold 1947 as Wm. R. Farrell
83 230102 Indiana Mississippi Valley B.L. towboat 913 21 Sep 1930
84 230103 Louisiana Mississippi Valley B.L. towboat 913 19 Dec 1930
85 270212 Fort Scott USACE towboat 121 7 Dec 1930 sold as Scott, L.D. No. 419, Robin D Too 1973, P. A. Denny 1975
86 268891 Fort Armstrong USACE towboat 107 20 Nov 1930 sold as Kathryn, Tina M. White
87 Gypsy Charles Edwin Ward yacht 1 May 1930
88 230635 Henry A. Laughlin Vesta Coal Co. towboat 416 27 Apr 1931 T. R. Workman 19??
89 230636 Vesta Vesta Coal Co. towboat 416 May 1931 James A. Rankin 1948, Mike Creditor 1952, Orco 1954, J. S. Lewis 1955

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