Submarine Boat ~ Shipbuilding History

Submarine Boat

Newark NJ

The Submarine Boat Company was a subsidiary of the Electric Boat Company, organized in April 1915 for the WWI merchant shipbuilding effort. Together with Merchant Shipbuilding, in Bristol PA, and American International Shipbuilding, in Hog Island PA, it was an assembly yard, up to 80% of each hull being prefabricated elsewhere. At its peak, it employed 25,000 people, second only to Hog Island. The company's 150-ship contract with the USSB was cut short at 118, but they built the last 32 ships anyway, for a shipping company called Transmarine that they formed for the purpose: They then built 30 barges for Transmarine before closing in 1922. In the table below, it's amazing to note the number of times the names of these ships were changed while they were still under construction: what was that all about? The shipyard was located where the automobile terminal just south of the I-78 New Jersey Turnpike Extension is now. It was reactivated for WWII by Federal Shipbuilding.

	USSB #	O/N	Name	Customer	Type	Tons	Delivered	Notes
1	547	216996	Agawam	USSB	freighter	3,658	Dec 1918	scrapped 1926
2	548	217244	Alamosa	USSB	freighter	3,658	Mar 1919	scrapped 1926
3	549	217243	Alcona	USSB	freighter	3,658	Mar 1919	scrapped 1926
4	550	217242	Ingold	USSB	freighter	3,658	Apr 1919	scrapped 1929
5	551	217253	Charlot	USSB	freighter	3,658	Apr 1919	scrapped 1926
6	552	217623	Chetopa	USSB	freighter	3,658	Aug 1919	later Phyllis Soto 1937, Ljubica Matkovic 1938, torpedoed and lost 1942
7	553	217254	Cokata	USSB	freighter	3,658	Mar 1919	scrapped 1929
8	554	217485	Minnicotta/Decatur Bridge	USSB	freighter	3,658	Apr 1919	scrapped 1926
9	555	217595	Minooka/Fort Pitt Bridge	USSB	freighter	3,658	Apr 1919	scrapped 1926
10	556	217621	Monana	USSB	freighter	3,658	Aug 1919	scrapped 1929
11	557	217241	Phoenix Bridge	USSB	freighter	3,658	Apr 1919	scrapped 1929
12	558	217486	Muscado/Chicago Bridge	USSB	freighter	3,658	Apr 1919	scrapped 1926
13	559	217594	Chartiers/Mount Vernon Bridge	USSB	freighter	3,658	Apr 1919	scrapped 1929
14	560	217251	Panola	USSB	freighter	3,658	May 1919	scrapped 1926
15	561	217493	Onekama	USSB	freighter	3,658	Aug 1919	scrapped 1926
16	562	217602	Jekyl	USSB	freighter	3,658	May 1919	scrapped 1926
17	563	217928	Ontonagon/Milwaukee Bridge	USSB	freighter	3,658	May 1919	later Malama 1927, bombed and lost 1942
18	564	217484	Costavailla/Hico	USSB	freighter	3,658	Apr 1919	scrapped 1929
19	565	217483	Opelika	USSB	freighter	3,658	May 1919	scrapped 1926
20	566	217924	Opelousas/Masca	USSB	freighter	3,658	May 1919	scrapped 1929
21	567	217925	Opequan	USSB	freighter	3,658	June 1919	scrapped 1925
22	568	217581	Oquawka/Allies	USSB	freighter	3,658	May 1919	scrapped 1926
23	569	217622	Oriskany/Consort	USSB	freighter	3,658	May 1919	scrapped 1926
24	570	217929	Decosta/Wisconsin Bridge	USSB	freighter	3,658	June 1919	later Sophie Frankel 1920, Wisconsin Bridge 1921, wrecked in the Abacos 1929
25	571	218237	Fortesque/Bethlehem Bridge	USSB	freighter	3,658	July 1919	scrapped 1925
26	572	217640	Faraby	USSB	freighter	3,658	May 1919	scrapped 1926
27	573	217568	Farnam	USSB	freighter	3,658	May 1919	scrapped 1929
28	574	218246	Fenwick/Jackson	USSB	freighter	3,658	June 1919	scrapped 1926
29	575	217997	Iberville/Louisville Bridge	USSB	freighter	3,658	June 1919	scrapped 1929
30	576	217927	Acken/National Bridge	USSB	freighter	3,658	May 1919	scrapped 1929
31	577	217601	Nesco	USSB	freighter	3,658	May 1919	scrapped 1929
32	578	217924	Masca	USSB	freighter	3,658	May 1919	scrapped 1929
33	579	217927	Moela/Knoxville	USSB	freighter	3,658	June 1919	scrapped 1929
34	580	217998	Fragata/Anniston	USSB	freighter	3,658	June 1919	scrapped 1929
35	581	217996	Fiaca/Chattanooga	USSB	freighter	3,658	June 1919	scrapped 1926
36	582	218208	Orancken/Montgomery	USSB	freighter	3,658	June 1919	scrapped 1929
37	583	218242	Elberon/St. Augustine	USSB	freighter	3,658	June 1919	scrapped 1929
38	584	218059	Bound Brook	USSB	freighter	3,658	July 1919	later Point Bonita 1926, Coast Banker 1937, Rodina 1943, Coast Banker 1944, China Victor 1947, lost 1949
39	585	218234	Amboy/Glynn County/Brasher	USSB	freighter	3,658	July 1919	scrapped 1926
40	586	218239	Aruba/Pinellas County/Johnson City	USSB	freighter	3,658	July 1919	scrapped 1926
41	587	218241	Hamilton County/Shortsville	USSB	freighter	3,658	Aug 1919	scrapped 1926
42	588	218238	Ocala/Jefferson County	USSB	freighter	3,658	July 1919	scrapped 1926
43	589	218240	Allamuchy/Hillsborough County	USSB	freighter	3,658	June 1919	scrapped 1926
44	590	218236	Oyachita/Dade County	USSB	freighter	3,658	July 1919	scrapped 1926
45	591	218235	Waacksock/St. Johns County	USSB	freighter	3,658	Aug 1919	scrapped 1928
46	592	218456	Watop/Davidson County	USSB	freighter	3,642	Aug 1919	scrapped 1926
47	593	218460	Wallkill/Unicoi County	USSB	freighter	3,642	Aug 1919	scrapped 1929
48	594	218461	Woodmansie/Mantee County	USSB	freighter	3,642	Sep 1919	scrapped 1929
49	595	218453	Wawayanda/Boston Bridge	USSB	freighter	3,642	July 1919	scrapped 1926
50	596	218454	Bay Head	USSB	freighter	3,642	July 1919	scrapped 1926
51	785	218459	Morris/Pontia	USSB	freighter	3,642	Aug 1919	scrapped 1929
52	786	218458	Aquahatan/Hopedale/Assinippi	USSB	freighter	3,642	Aug 1919	scrapped 1929
53	787	218633	Brookline/Delavan	USSB	freighter	3,642	Sep 1919	scrapped 1926
54	788	218455	Springfield/Calno	USSB	freighter	3,642	Aug 1919	scrapped 1929
55	789	218457	Delcambie/Pawtucket	USSB	freighter	3,642	Aug 1919	scrapped 1929
56	790	218631	Haddon	USSB	freighter	3,642	Sep 1919	scrapped 1930
57	791	218634	Aquedocton/Cambridge	USSB	freighter	3,642	Aug 1919	scrapped 1926
58	792	218691	Bird City/Asquam	USSB	freighter	3,642	Aug 1919	scrapped 1929
59	793	218786	City of Fairbury/Ablanset	USSB	freighter	3,545	Sep 1919	scrapped 1926
60	794	218789	Acockus/Casper/Lackawanna Valley	USSB	freighter	3,545	Sep 1919	scrapped 1926
61	795	218632	Waco	USSB	freighter	3,545	Sep 1919	scrapped 1926
62	796	218787	Acockus/Labette/Asabeth	USSB	freighter	3,545	Sep 1919	scrapped 1926
63	797	218793	Ashuelot/Minnequa/Lordship Manor	USSB	freighter	3,545	Sep 1919	scrapped 1926
64	798	218822	Aspomsok/Tulsa/Parksville	USSB	freighter	3,545	Sep 1919	scrapped 1926
65	799	218788	Sevo/Fourth Alabama	USSB	freighter	3,545	Sep 1919	scrapped 1929
66	800	218794	Assinippi/Mabel Hunter/Nonantum	USSB	freighter	3,545	Sep 1919	scrapped 1929
67	801	218821	Attitash/Corson/Buffalo Bridge	USSB	freighter	3,545	Oct 1919	later Kosei Maru 1938, torpedoed and lost 1943
68	802	218795	Ancoot/Wheatland/Putnam	USSB	freighter	3,545	Sep 1919	scrapped 1929
69	803	218945	Asquam/Stanley/Continental Bridge	USSB	freighter	3,545	Oct 1919	later Point Fermin 1926, Florida 1934, Dixie Sword 1937, wrecked off Cape Cod 1942
70	804	218946	Autopscot/Nobles/Clark Mills	USSB	freighter	3,545	Oct 1919	scrapped 1929
71	805	218944	Anaquascut/Deer Lodge/Federal Bridge	USSB	freighter	3,545	Oct 1919	later Point Montara 1927, Coast Merchant 1937, Izhora 1943, scrapped 1966
72	806	218943	Absolona/Tripp/Marsodak	USSB	freighter	3,545	Oct 1919	later Namarib 1941, Ballader 1942, torpedoed and lost 1942
73	807	219047	Apautuck/Dewey/Independent Bridge	USSB	freighter	3,545	Oct 1919	scrapped 1928
74	808	219050	Jalmar/Kootenai	USSB	freighter	3,545	Nov 1919	scrapped 1926
75	809	219242	Jabish/Deuel/Indiana Bridge/Coquitt	USSB	freighter	3,545	Oct 1919	scrapped 1926
76	810	219045	Chequocket/Cook	USSB	freighter	3,545	Dec 1919	scrapped 1926
77	811	219076	Chockolog/Hamlin	USSB	freighter	3,545	Nov 1919	later Sevilla 1923, Almingues 1926, scrapped 1928
78	812	219049	Coasuck/Tampa/Moosehausic	USSB	freighter	3,545	Oct 1919	scrapped 1926
79	813	219051	Cohanit/Watertown/Kenwood Bridge	USSB	freighter	3,545	Nov 1919	later Leonita 1920, foundered 1921
80	814	219048	Ilion/Lackawanna Bridge	USSB	freighter	3,545	Oct 1919	scrapped 1929
81	815	219242	Coquitt/Indiana Bridge	USSB	freighter	3,545	Dec 1919	scrapped 1926
82	816	219239	Coskata/Hartford/Coskata	USSB	freighter	3,545	Dec 1919	scrapped 1926
83	817	219243	Kahna/Lakeside Bridge	USSB	freighter	3,545	Dec 1919	wrecked in the Azores 1920
84	818	219240	Cushnet/Waterbury/Cushnet	USSB	freighter	3,545	Dec 1919	scrapped 1929
85	819	219241	Cuttyhunk/Auditor/Cuttyhunk	USSB	freighter	3,545	Dec 1919	scrapped 1929
86	820	219245	Mascuppie/Glen Ridge/Massillon Bridge	USSB	freighter	3,545	Dec 1919	scrapped 1929
87	821	219246	Malysee/Kerhonkson/Northwestern Bridge	USSB	freighter	3,545	Dec 1919	scrapped 1929
88	822	219244	Massick/Rockaway Park/Margus	USSB	freighter	3,545	Jan 1920	scrapped 1926
89	823	219263	Margus/Palisades/Massick	USSB	freighter	3,545	Dec 1919	scrapped 1926
90	824	219280	Meeshawn/Tenafly/Mopang	USSB	freighter	3,545	Jan 1920	mined and lost 1921
91	825	219264	Brasher/Riverside Bridge/Minnewawa	USSB	freighter	3,545	Jan 1920	scrapped 1929
92	826	219337	Menemsha/Rock Island Bridge	USSB	freighter	3,545	Jan 1920	collision and wrecked 1920
93	827	219499	Monodac/Toledo Bridge	USSB	freighter	3,545	Jan 1920	scrapped 1926
94	828	219336	Monomac	USSB	freighter	3,545	Jan 1920	scrapped 1926
95	829	219503	Monponset/Vincennes Bridge	USSB	freighter	3,545	Feb 1920	scrapped 1926
96	830	219586	Manasack/Virginia Bridge	USSB	freighter	3,545	Apr 1920	scrapped 1929
97	831	219766	Pittsburgh Bridge/Tekoa	USSB	freighter	3,545	Mar 1920	scrapped 1929
98	832	219497	Moolinoo/Archbold Bridge/Tashmoo	USSB	freighter	3,545	Apr 1920	later Takusei Maru 1938, torpedoed and lost 1942
99	833	219501	Minnehonk/East Chicago/Tonesit	USSB	freighter	3,545	Mar 1920	scrapped 1929
100	834	219500	Mavosheen/Noddle Island Bridge/Tona	USSB	freighter	3,545	Feb 1920	scrapped 1929
101	835	219495	Menamah/Noddle Island Bridge/Haslehurst	USSB	freighter	3,545	Mar 1920	scrapped 1929
102	836	219502	Crailhope/Rising Sun/Tulaid	USSB	freighter	3,545	Feb 1920	scrapped 1929
103	837	219585	Minnewawa/Riverside Bridge	USSB	freighter	3,545	Apr 1920	later Point Arena 1928, Coast Farmer 1937, torpedoed and lost 1942
104	838	219519	Missanco/Moravia Bridge	USSB	freighter	3,545	Apr 1920	later Mana 1926, scrapped 1947
105	839	219587	Manhanset/Des Moines Bridge	USSB	freighter	3,545	Apr 1920	scrapped 1929
106	840	219584	Yapam/Plow City	USSB	freighter	3,545	Apr 1920	torpedoed and lost 1942
107	841	219496	Yukpa/Sterling Steel Bridge/Suwied	USSB	freighter	3,545	Feb 1920	torpedoed and lost 1942
108	842	219588	Yashi/Holyoke Bridge	USSB	freighter	3,545	May 1920	later Point Reyes 1926, Coast Trader 1937, torpedoed and lost 1942
109	843	219760	Yoati/Anthracite Bridge	USSB	freighter	3,545	May 1920	scrapped 1929
110	844	219759	Yokowish/Fort Armstrong	USSB	freighter	3,545	May 1920	Takuen Maru 1938, foundered off Hokkaido 1941
111	845	219765	Tona/Noddle Island	USSB	freighter	3,545	May 1920	scrapped 1929
112	846	219583	Tolan/New England Iron/New England	USSB	freighter	3,545	Apr 1920	scrapped 1929
113	847	219758	Tonesit/East Chicago	USSB	freighter	3,545	Apr 1920	later Point Sur 1926, Coast Shipper 1937, Chung Hong 1946, Tai Chun 1947, scrapped 1958
114	848	219757	Tockwotten/Schuykill Bridge	USSB	freighter	3,545	May 1920	scrapped 1929
115	849	219860	Tuladi/Rising Sun/Oronoke	USSB	freighter	3,545	June 1920	scrapped 1926
116	850	219861	Tacconnet/Wheeling Mold	USSB	freighter	3,545	June 1920	scrapped 1926
117	851	219766	Tashmoo/Archbold Bridge/Pittsburg Bridge	USSB	freighter	3,545	May 1920	later Mala 1927, Mapele 1936, wrecked 1943
118	852	219859	Tashua/Everett Bridge/Neshobee	USSB	freighter	3,545	June 1920	later Point Gorda 1926, Coast Miller 1937, Kiev 1942, scrapped 1961
119	853	219876	Tauchaud, Suwied, Sterling Steel Bridge/Italia	Transmarine	freighter	3,545	June 1920	later Sucarseco 1923, scrapped 1939
120	854	220010	Telos/Irving Bridge/Suboatco	Transmarine	freighter	3,545	June 1920	scrapped 1935
121	855	220011	Temisconata/Kellogg Bridge/Suedco	Transmarine	freighter	3,545	June 1920	scrapped 1935
122	856	220248	Tekoa/Suportco	Transmarine	freighter	3,545	July 1920	scrapped 1939
123	857	220012	Teapanock/Elchankoe/Sunelseco	Transmarine	freighter	3,545	July 1920	scrapped 1939
124	858	220609	Tobique/Sudurco	Transmarine	freighter	3,545	Aug 1920	scrapped 1935
125	859	220246	Tomahegan/Glenora/Sutransco	Transmarine	freighter	3,545	Oct 1920	later Admiral Chase 1930, scrapped 1952
126	860	220531	Pemetic/Natirar/Sutermco	Transmarine	freighter	3,545	Sep 1920	later Admiral Day 1931, wrecked off Canton Island 1940
127	861	220403	Beargrove/Surailco	Transmarine	freighter	3,545	Oct 1920	later Admiral Cole 1931, Ashkhabad 1945, scrapped 1953
128	862	220247	Pico/Suelco	Transmarine	freighter	3,545	Sep 1920	scrapped 1936
129	863	220402	Piston/Sunewco	Transmarine	freighter	3,545	Oct 1920	later Admiral Y. S. Williams 1934, Tatsutama Maru 1942, Yamahagi Maru 1952, scrapped 1965
130	864	220401	Powwow/Sutorpco	Transmarine	freighter	3,545	Sep 1920	scrapped 1936
131	865	220245	Onota/Tustem/Suholco	Transmarine	freighter	3,545	Aug 1920	later Makua 1926, Meo Hwa 1946, Tai Kong 1947, Miranda 1949, foundered 1950
132	866	220560	Oronoke/Surico	Transmarine	freighter	3,545	Sep 1920	later Admiral Gove 1931, Ramona 1940, Hitora Maru 1941, Valles 1951, scrapped 1967
133	867	220559	Hiawasse/Vierling Bridge/Suduffco	Transmarine	freighter	3,545	Oct 1920	foundered 1926
134	868	220626	Quonset/Sudawsonco	Transmarine	freighter	3,545	Nov 1920	scrapped 1939
135	869	220532	Naddock/Sumanco	Transmarine	freighter	3,545	Oct 1920	scrapped 1938
136	870	220561	Nugunket/Susherico	Transmarine	freighter	3,545	Oct 1920	later Manini 1928, torpedoed and lost 1941
137	871	220693	Nehumkee/Jelcaw/Surichco	Transmarine	freighter	3,545	Nov 1920	later Admiral Wiley 1930, wrecked off New Guinea 1940
138	872	220627	Nebelow/Sulanierco	Transmarine	freighter	3,545	Nov 1920	later Admiral Senn 1931, Thepsatri Nawa 1940, Empire Hamble 1942, scrapped 1950
139	873	220694	Nequosset/Suremico	Transmarine	freighter	3,545	Nov 1920	later Nisqually 1928, bombed and lost off Wake Island 1941
140	874	220635	Neskett/Suscolanco	Transmarine	freighter	3,545	Oct 1920	later Admiral Nulton 1930, scrapped 1949
141	875	220863	Neshobee/Sujameco	Transmarine	freighter	3,545	Nov 1920	wrecked off Coos Bay 1929
142	876	220862	Quinney/Suwordenco	Transmarine	freighter	3,545	Dec 1920	later Admiral Halstead 1930, scrapped 49
143	877	220861	Deacon/Suwarinco	Transmarine	freighter	3,545	Dec 1920	scrapped 1935
144	878	220994	Ibena/Sunewarkco	Transmarine	freighter	3,545	Jan 1921	scrapped 1939
145	879	221024	Desha/Tamara/Sunugentco	Transmarine	freighter	3,545	Jan 1921	later Admiral Wood 1931, Martin Sivertsen 1940, Sisunthon Nawa 1940, scuttled off Surabaya 1942
146	880	220888	Kaboka/Sugillenco	Transmarine	freighter	3,545	Mar 1921	later Admiral Laws 1931, Suriyothai Nawa 1940, Columbine 1942, torpedoed and lost 1944
147	881	220993	Dearing/Sujerseyco	Transmarine	freighter	3,545	Feb 1921	later Makawao 1928, scrapped 1946
148	882	221066	Benoit/Suspearco	Transmarine	freighter	3,545	May 1921	scrapped 1939
149	883	221125	Bigtunk/Sucubaco	Transmarine	freighter	3,545	June 1921	scrapped 1939
150	884	221212	Bunganut/Suphenco	Transmarine	freighter	3,545	Jan 1923	scrapped 1935
151		167934	Transmarine No. 100	Transmarine	barge	206	1920
152		167935	Transmarine No. 101	Transmarine	barge	206	1920
153		167936	Transmarine No. 102	Transmarine	barge	206	1920
154		167937	Transmarine No. 103	Transmarine	barge	206	1920
155		167954	Transmarine No. 104	Transmarine	barge	206	1920
156		167955	Transmarine No. 105	Transmarine	barge	206	1920
157		167956	Transmarine No. 106	Transmarine	barge	206	1920
158		167957	Transmarine No. 107	Transmarine	barge	206	1920
159		168161	Transmarine No. 108	Transmarine	barge	206	1921
160		168162	Transmarine No. 109	Transmarine	barge	206	1921
161		168163	Transmarine No. 110	Transmarine	barge	206	1921
162		168164	Transmarine No. 111	Transmarine	barge	206	1921
163		168165	Transmarine No. 112	Transmarine	barge	206	1921
164		168166	Transmarine No. 113	Transmarine	barge	206	1921
165		168167	Transmarine No. 114	Transmarine	barge	206	1921
166		168168	Transmarine No. 115	Transmarine	barge	206	1921
167		168157	Transmarine No. 116	Transmarine	barge	206	1921
168		168158	Transmarine No. 117	Transmarine	barge	206	1921
169		168159	Transmarine No. 118	Transmarine	barge	206	1921
170		168160	Transmarine No. 119	Transmarine	barge	206	1921
171		168382	Transmarine No. 120	Transmarine	barge	206	1922
172		168383	Transmarine No. 121	Transmarine	barge	206	1922
173		168384	Transmarine No. 122	Transmarine	barge	206	1922
174		168385	Transmarine No. 123	Transmarine	barge	206	1922
175		168386	Transmarine No. 124	Transmarine	barge	206	1922
176		168387	Transmarine No. 125	Transmarine	barge	206	1922
177		168388	Transmarine No. 126	Transmarine	barge	206	1922
178		168389	Transmarine No. 127	Transmarine	barge	206	1922
179		168390	Transmarine No. 128	Transmarine	barge	206	1922
180		168391	Transmarine No. 129	Transmarine	barge	206	1922