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Bethlehem Elizabethport

Elizabethport NJ

Most recent update: November 11, 2021.

Bethlehem Steel's shipyard in Elizabeth NJ started life as the Crescent Shipyard, a subsidiary of the Crescent Iron Works, owned by Samuel L. Moore & Sons, Inc. In 1894, it was leased to Lewis Nixon, who operated it until 1904, when it was acquired by Bethlehem Steel, who leased part of it to John W. Sullivan and part to New Jersey Dry Dock & Transportation Company, not taking full control until 1916, for the WWI emergency shipbuilding effort. The Bethlehem hull numbers continue from the NJDD hull numbers, which suggests that the Sullivan shipyard was separate from the main yard. The shipyard was closed after WWI. It was located on Front Street, at the foot of Marshall Street: there's a waterfront park there now. See the site from the air on Google here.

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O/N Name Customer Type GT LOA Delivered Notes
Built by Samuel L Moore & Co.
1 Villa de Palizada Mexico ? steamer 52 1890
2 145581 transferred No. 7 NY, NH & H. RR Co tugboat 129 90 1891
3 145585 transferred No. 8 NY, NH & H. RR Co tugboat 131 90 1891
4 145587 transferred No. 9 NY, NH & H. RR Co tugboat 196 102 1891
5 PG-4.5 Bancroft US Navy gunboat 839 3 Mar 1993 to USCG 1906 as Itasca, sold 1922
6 126803 Cincinnati Pennsylvania RR Co. ferry 1,255 193 1891 to Delaware River interests 1929, scrapped 1952
7 150550 Palmyra Pennsylvania RR Co. tugboat 110 82 1891
8 Maple US Lighthouse Service tender 821 1893
9 Emerald F. L. Clark yacht 104 1893
Built by Lewis Nixon
10 57940 S. O. Company No. 77 Standard Oil Company tank barge 342 143 1895
11 30061 A. R. Co. No. 78 Standard Oil Company tank barge 342 143 1895
12 Freelance yacht 132 1895
13 scow
14 Cinderella New York City dumping boat 166 1896
15 Caura sternwheeler
16 77232 Josephine P. A. B. Widener yacht 545 192 June 1996 to USN as Vixen 1898, Tamiami Queen 1922, Collier County 1924, Princess Montagu 1928, wrecked 1929
17 127157 Camden Phila & Camden Ferry Co. ferry 757 147 1896 later Mount Hope 1927, Penn-Jersey 1937, scrapped 1952
18 PG-10 Annapolis US Navy gunboat 1,010 36 20 Jul 1997 later Keystone State (IX-1) 1940, scrapped 1950
19 C.S.C. Company - 6 Cleveland Steel Canalboat Co. barge 164 1896
20 C.S.C. Company - 7 Cleveland Steel Canalboat Co. barge 164 1896
21 C.S.C. Company - 8 Cleveland Steel Canalboat Co. barge 164 1896
22 C.S.C. Company - 9 Cleveland Steel Canalboat Co. barge 164 1896
23 C.S.C. Company - 10 Cleveland Steel Canalboat Co. barge 164 1896
24 C.S.C. Company - 11 Cleveland Steel Canalboat Co. barge 164 1896
25 C.S.C. Company - 12 Cleveland Steel Canalboat Co. barge 164 1896
26 C.S.C. Company - 13 Cleveland Steel Canalboat Co. barge 164 1896
27 C.S.C. Company - 14 Cleveland Steel Canalboat Co. barge 164 1896
28 C.S.C. Company - 15 Cleveland Steel Canalboat Co. barge 164 1896
29 C.S.C. Co. Gamma Cleveland Steel Canalboat Co. steam barge 145 1896
30 C.S.C. Co. Delta Cleveland Steel Canalboat Co. steam barge 145 1896
31 C.S.C. Co. Beta Cleveland Steel Canalboat Co. steam barge 145 1896
32 Rodolfo sternwheeler 1896
33 Maria Hannenburgh sternwheeler 1896
34 162447 J. W. Lee Tidewater Oil tank barge 275 89 1896 later Chartiers
35 Holland J-P Holland Torpedo Boat Co. submarine 64 12 Oct 2000 to USN 1899, sold 1913
36 WAGL-232 Mangrove USCG buoy tender 821 1 Dec 1997
37 67390 N.Y.P. and N.R.R. No. 5 NY, Phila & Norfolk RR Co. car float 1,671 341 1897
38 Aschenbroedel New York City dumping boat 248 1897
39 Cenerentola New York City dumping boat 248 1897
40 Mercedes Aug. T. Hannenbergh SA sternwheeler 1897
41 Amarflis J. A. McPherson sternwheeler 1897
42 Alicia J. A. McPherson sidewheeler 1897
43 Jennie M Hellprin Exploration sternwheeler 49 1898
44 Playa de Oro Playa de Oro Mining steamer 1898
45 Antioquia B. Olozaga sternwheeler 199 1898
46 136695 Elreba Henry Darrington yacht 201 1898 later Angler
47 barge No. 1 International Nav. Co. barge 383 1898 KD for Alaska, assembled in Seattle by Moran
48 barge No. 2 International Nav. Co. barge 383 1898 KD for Alaska, assembled in Seattle by Moran
49 barge No. 3 International Nav. Co. barge 383 1898 KD for Alaska, assembled in Seattle by Moran
50 barge No. 4 International Nav. Co. barge 383 1898 KD for Alaska, assembled in Seattle by Moran
51 Dawson International Nav. Co. barge 383 1898 KD for Alaska, assembled in Seattle by Moran
52 59482 Tanana International Nav. Co. barge 383 100 1898 KD for Alaska, assembled in Seattle by Moran
53 Yukon International Nav. Co. barge 383 1898 KD for Alaska, assembled in Seattle by Moran
54 Munook International Nav. Co. barge 383 1898 KD for Alaska, assembled in Seattle by Moran
55 International International Nav. Co. barge 115 1898 KD for Alaska, assembled in Seattle by Moran
56 Empire International Nav. Co. barge 115 1898 KD for Alaska, assembled in Seattle by Moran
57 Loudoun Lewis Nixon houseboat 168 1899
58 Jennie K 1899
59 57997 S. O. Company No. 52 Standard Oil Company tank barge 407 139 1898
60 57996 S. O. Company No. 72 Standard Oil Company tank barge 407 139 1898
61 Pathfinder US Coast & Geodetic Survey survey vessel 875 34 1899
62 Blockie sternwheeler 1899
63 Water Barge No. 4 US Navy water barge 1898 later YW-4
64 Water Barge No. 5 US Navy water barge 1898 later YW-5
65 James Deitrick sternwheeler 25 1898 KD for Alaska
66 TB-29 Nicholson US Navy torpedo boat 218 10 Jan 2005 completed by NYN-SY, sunk as target 1909
67 TB-30 O’Brien US Navy torpedo boat 218 15 Jul 2005 completed by NYN-SY, scrapped 1909
68 BM-9 Florida US Navy monitor 3,225 17 Mar 2005 later Tallahassee (IX-16) 1908, sold 1922
69 Columbia Harvey Ladew yacht 682 1900 later HMCS Strathcona 1916, Kuyakuzmt 1925, Lady Stimson 1929, Moonlight Maid 1931, scrapped 1948
70 Mooremack No.2 Automatic Coaling coal barge 670 1900
71 Dreamer Thos. W Lawson yacht 288 1899 later Rambler
72 Russian Navy torpedo boat 1901 completed by Cramp
73 Russian Navy torpedo boat 1901 completed by Cramp
74 Russian Navy torpedo boat 1901 completed by Cramp
75 Russian Navy torpedo boat 1901 completed by Cramp
76 Russian Navy torpedo boat 1901 completed by Cramp
77 Russian Navy torpedo boat 1901 completed by Cramp
78 Vigilant USACE tugboat 208 1900
79 Panchita 1900
80 C-16 Chattanooga US Navy cruiser 3,200 292 11 Oct 2004 completed by NYN-SY, CL-18, sold 1930
81 Genesee James S Watson yacht 212 1900
82 81722 W. S. Grattan City of Buffalo fireboat 208 106 1900 still active as Edward M. Cotter
83 No. 7 Customs Service of Cuba revenue cutter 1900
84 No. 8 Customs Service of Cuba revenue cutter 1900
85 No. 9 Customs Service of Cuba revenue cutter 1900
86 No. 10 Customs Service of Cuba revenue cutter 1900
87 No. 11 Customs Service of Cuba revenue cutter 1900
88 SS-3 Adder (A2) J-P Holland Torpedo Boat Co. submarine 107 12 Jan 2003 sunk as target 1922
89 SS-5 Moccasin (A4) J-P Holland Torpedo Boat Co. submarine 107 17 Jan 2003 sunk as target 1922
90 136886 Edris John Barnesen yacht 53 69 1901
91 SS-7 Porpoise (A6) J-P Holland Torpedo Boat Co. submarine 107 19 Sep 2003 sunk as target 1922
92 SS-8 Shark (A7) J-P Holland Torpedo Boat Co. submarine 107 19 Sep 2003 sunk as target 1922
93 Edison Company Pipe Aqueduct 1901
94 Fulton J-P Holland Torpedo Boat Co. submarine 1902 sold to Russia, renamed Som
95 Marcus Hook barge 299 1902
96 96543 Hampton Charles M Schwab passenger freighter 580 203 1901 later Smithfield 1910, wrecked 1944
97 SS-2 Plunger (A1) J-P Holland Torpedo Boat Co. submarine 107 19 Sep 2003 sold 1922
98 Orienta Harvey Ladew yacht 88 1901
99 Orizava A. C. Burrage yacht 848 1902 later Aztec, Beaver 1941
100 Tampico Mexico torpedo boat 984 1904
101 Vera Cruz Mexico torpedo boat 984 1904
102 Skibo Andrew Carnegie yacht 45 1901
108 U.S. Pipeline Co. tank barge 1902
104 107803 Anstice Gulf Fisheries Co trawler 361 169 1902 later Privateer 1903, Sandy Hook 1915, in collision and sank 1939
105 Czarina M. M. O'Brien yacht 237 1903 later Emeline, Florence
106 Majestic sidewheeler 717 1903 later Happy Day
107 Brazilian Brazilian Government launch 5 1902
108 Plainfield Central Railroad of New Jersey ferry 1,225 May 1904 scrapped 1955
Built by New Jersey Dry Dock & Transportation Company
109 212156 Manchester Lehigh Valley RR tugboat 583 109 1914 scrapped 1954
110 Revenue Cutter No. 12 US Revenue Service cutter 1914
111 212224 Wm. J. Gaynor New York City fireboat 270 1914
112 213704 Newark Central RR of NJ tugboat 230 1915
113 214247 C.R.R. of N.J. No. 30 Central RR of NJ lighter 327 116 1916
Built by Bethlehem Steel Company
2115 216822 Plainfield USSB freighter 3,881 299 31 Aug 2018 later Mary Weems 1923, Admiral Peoples 1927, North Sea 1935, wrecked 1947
2116 217145 Garfield USSB freighter 3,881 299 30 Oct 2018 later Nosa Chief 1929, Cacique 1935, scrapped 1946
2117 218740 Kewanee USSB tanker 4,841 318 Aug 1919 scrapped 1946
2118 217535 Baldridge USSB tugboat 437 142 Feb 1919 to USCG as Kickapoo (WAGL-56) 1921, sold 1947
2119 217536 Baldrock USSB tugboat 437 142 Feb 1919 scrapped 1950
2120 217672 Balshead USSB tugboat 437 142 Apr19 later Clinchco 1919, Bafshe 1927, scrapped 1953
2121 217673 Ballcamp USSB tugboat 437 142 Apr 1919 later Cumco 1933, deleted 1955
2122 217679 Ballenas USSB tugboat 437 142 June 1919 later Yaqui (ATF 80) 1942, Kevin Moran 1942, to USA as Cabrilla (LT-348) 1942, Cabrilla 1949, foundered 1967
2123 217678 Ballew USSB tugboat 437 142 June 1919 later Sulphite 1926, scrapped 1966
2124 217880 barkhampstead USSB tugboat 437 142 June 1919 scrapped 1953
2125 217888 Barlow USSB tugboat 437 142 June 1919 scrapped 1959
2126 218009 Barrallton USSB tugboat 437 142 June 1919 deleted 1951
2127 218062 Barranca USSB tugboat 437 142 June 1919 scrapped 1964
2128 218178 Barrenfork USSB tugboat 437 142 July 1919 later Assisu 1940
2129 218179 Barryton USSB tugboat 437 142 July 1919 later Thomas E. Moran 1942, to USN as Chetco (AT-166) 1943, Neptune 1947, in collision and sank 1948
2130 218243 Butterfield USSB tugboat 437 142 July 1919 to USA as LT-145 1942, Butterfield 1946, John Purves 1957, museum in Sturgeon Bay WI
2131 218244 Buttercup USSB tugboat 437 142 Aug 1919 to USN as Chatot (ATA-167) 1943, Buttercup 1945, Albatros 1945, foundered 1947
2132 218245 Barstow USSB tugboat 437 142 Sep 1919 to Argentina as Azopardo 1923, struck 1941
2133 218820 Bartheny USSB tugboat 437 142 Sep 1919 later De Bardeleben 1922
2134 218913 Bartolome USSB tugboat 437 142 Oct 1919 to USCG as Tamaroa, to USN 1936 as AT-62, YT-136, then YTB-136, in collision and lost 1946
2135 218912 Barwick USSB tugboat 437 142 Oct 1919 later Yuma (ATF 79) 1942, Behest 1944, Sansone 1948, Opus 1953, scrapped 1962
2136 219035 Bascobel USSB tugboat 437 142 Nov 1919 later Empire Bascobel 1941, Carib (ATF 78) 1942, Bascobel 1948, abandoned in Staten Island
2137 219034 Basford USSB tugboat 437 142 Nov 1919 later W. B. Storey 1923, scrapped 1968
2148 219950 Nanquitt USSB freighter 3,447 May 1920 later Meissonnier 1920, Fluminense 1925, Butia 1932, wrecked 1942
2149 220107 Nanshon USSB freighter 3,447 May 1920 later Grenadier 1920, Anton 1930, Antonchu 1931, foundered 1932
2150 220603 Buffalo Socony Standard Oil Co. of NY tanker 569 188 1920 later Buffalo 1946, Queens Bay 1960, Leona L. 1982, Coral Queen 2003, scrapped 2010
2151 220806 Rochester Socony Standard Oil Co. of NY tanker 533 188 1920 later Princess Bay 1955, Mabel L. 1982
2152 220906 Utica Socony Standard Oil Co. of NY tanker 533 188 1921 later barge Samuel H. Herron 1951, deleted post-1990
2153 223067 Itororo International Products Corp refrigerated freighter Ship 1,625 245 Nov 1920 later Don Pancho 1944, Don Jose 1948, exploded and burned 1958
2154 223068 Aquidaban International Products Corp refrigerated freighter Ship 1,625 245 Dec 1920 later Transford 1925, barge Transford II in Trinidad 1955
2155 168143 Western Maryland RW 10 Western Maryland RW car float 1,317 345 1921
2156 Western Maryland RW 11 Western Maryland RW car float 1,317 345 1921
Built by John W. Sullivan Company
211893 El Rey Southern Pacific tugboat 156 86 1914
211943 Blairstown 460 1914
213016 Captiva Payne Whitney houseboat 279 1915
213279 Elizabeth Monroe Smith Sanitarium Assn. of Phila. hospital ship 336 130 1915 later Bojangles 1841, Quonset 1950, deleted 1990s
214246 Blairstown Del., Lacka. & Western RR freighter 403 131 1916
214913 Chapman Bros Merritt & Chapman salvage Ship 472 131 1917 later barge Chapman 1939
214914 Coxton Lehigh Valley RR freighter 548 115 1917
215692 Irvington Lehigh Valley RR freighter 365 114 1917
216289 Long Branch NJ Central RR tugboat 229 104 1918
216291 Allentown NJ Central RR tugboat 229 104 1918
223541 Jumbo 217 96 1918 built in Staten Island
Penguin US Navy minesweeper 840 35 21 Nov 2018 bombed off Guam and scuttled 1941
Flamingo US Navy minesweeper 840 35 12 Feb 2019 later Guide 1923, Viking (ARS-1) 1941, sold 1953
218424 John M. Emery freighter 1,550 1919 foundered off Brazos River 1920
219649 High Flyer Del., Lacka. & Western RR tugboat 173 95 1920 later Hoboken
219650 Rattler tugboat 173 95 1920
221004 Albany Socony Standard Oil of NY tanker 533 185 Jan 1921
83 221139 Syracuse Socony Standard Oil of NY tanker 400 188 1921 later Franklin Reinauer, K. H. Dunbar, Du-Val, Cemico-Erie, John F. McKay, Draga de Arena, scuttled 1985
221729 Rudolph Blankenburg City of Philadelphia fireboat 292 123 1921
222638 Hoboken Hoboken Ferry Co. ferry 1,292 211 1922 scrapped 1957
222703 Buffalo Hoboken Ferry Co. ferry 1,292 211 1922 scrapped 1955
223525 Yale John W. Sullivan Co. freighter 1,670 224 1923
223647 El Toro Southern Pacific tugboat 154 90 1924
224269 NY Central No. 16 NY Central RR tugboat 169 84 1924
224271 NY Central No. 24 NY Central RR tugboat 169 84 1924
224509 Hobart 199 95 1925
91 225151 Joseph J. O'Brien ferry 593 142 Nov 1925 later Jamaica 1930, to USN 1944 as YFB-51, scrapped 1948
92 225235 Joseph A. Guider ferry 593 142 Jan 1926 later Flushing 1930, Sgt Cornelius H. Charlton 1943, to USN 1944 as YFB-52, scrapped 1964
228462 Victor Lehigh Valley RR tugboat 324 1929 built in Kearny
230312 Welfare City of New York passenger 255 1930 built in Kearny

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