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Ira S. Bushey & Sons

Brooklyn NY

The Bushey shipyard was founded before WWI and was active until sold to Amerada Hess in 1977. It was the parent company of Red Star Towing and was located on Gowanus Creek, in the Red Hook section, at the foot of Court Street: the site is now occupied by the Buckeye Energy Services storage terminal.

O/N Name Customer Type GT LOA Delivered Notes
166152 Ivernia barge 360 1907
166364 Reno James T. O'Donnell barge 361 1908
Thomas McElroy tanker 183 1912
165341 Captain M. Quinn Cleary Bros. barge 462 1913
165364 Shasta barge 243 1913
165370 Richard Cleary Bros. barge 460 1913
165396 Monterey barge 229 1913
165451 Sonoma barge 239 1913
165597 P.R.R. No. 469 Pennsylvania R. R. barge 445 1913
165598 P.R.R. No. 470 Pennsylvania R. R. barge 445 1913
165476 Phoenix Eastern Transportation barge 293 1913
165490 Tucson Eastern Transportation barge 283 1913
165411 Stockton Capitol Materials Co barge 248 1913
165802 Improvement barge 480 1914
165656 Kosciusko James T. O'Donnell barge 365 1914
165742 Lizzie Harvey Ira S. Bushey & Sons barge 426 1914
166187 John H. Flannery barge 449 1915 later Blue Cloud, Milton D and Hempstead
165844 F. W. Gwinn, Jr. James T. O'Donnell barge 421 1915
166304 Concord barge 404 1916
166530 Clermont barge 323 1916
166541 Francis S. Bushey Cleary Bros. barge 528 1916
166556 Coast Transit No. 5 The Barrett Co. barge 419 1916
166576 Edward McKenna Cleary Bros. barge 548 1916
166425 Ideal Michael J Derby barge 350 1916
166258 John M. Lowe James T. O'Donnell barge 443 1916
166198 P.R.R. No. 483 Pennsylvania R. R. barge 446 1916
166218 P.R.R. No. 484 Pennsylvania R. R. barge 441 1916
166245 P.R.R. No. 485 Pennsylvania R. R. barge 448 1916
166256 P.R.R. No. 486 Pennsylvania R. R. barge 448 1916
166625 John J. Smith barge 561 1917
Thomas Cleary Cleary Bros. barge 1917
YF-98 US Navy barge 138 1918
YF-99 US Navy barge 138 1918
YF-100 US Navy barge 138 1918
YF-101 US Navy barge 138 1918
YF-102 US Navy barge 138 1918
YF-103 US Navy barge 138 1918
YF-104 US Navy barge 138 1918
YF-105 US Navy barge 138 1918
YF-106 US Navy barge 138 1918
YF-107 US Navy barge 138 1918
YF-108 US Navy barge 138 1918
YF-109 US Navy barge 138 1918
YF-110 US Navy barge 138 1918
216643 Walter C. Witherbee canal boat 341 1918 later R. Lenahan, to USN 1941 as Chanticleer (AMc-60), YF-318, discarded 1943
Ellen Bushey barge 1922
Loyal tugboat 1926 ex-MT 31, YT-491, returned to owner 1944
230186 Ira S. Bushey Spentonbush Fuel tanker 241 1930 later Mildred 1960, hulked 1968
444 230916 Ellen Bushey Spentonbush Fuel tanker 373 1931 later YO-51 1941, Morania Marlin 1946, Albert H Reinauer 1951, Mary Ann McKay 1956, Chem Trader 1962
231441 J. A. Cummings Spentonbush Fuel tanker 112 1932 later YO-165 1941, Transoil
231375 V. L. Keegan Spentonbush Fuel tanker 112 1932 later YO-166 1941, sank at pier, raised, reefed off NJ 1989
Harvest Queen barge 1933
453 233483 Paul Dana Spentonbush Fuel tanker 374 1934 deleted 1968
454 233777 J. A. Martin Spentonbush Fuel tanker 178 1935 later Margaret T
455 233927 Chippewa Ira S. Bushey & Sons tugboat 95 1935 later Russell 15, YNT-18, Annawan (YT-739), Franklin, Mary Ann, Tricia A, Sandy
456 234026 Cheyenne Ira S. Bushey & Sons tugboat 95 1935 later Russell 12, Alloway (YT-170), Soumatco, Cheyenne, Sandpiper, Mist, Rojowe, Cheyenne
457 255610 J. J. Kelly Spentonbush Fuel tanker 1935 later YOG-38, then J.J. Kelly again
234576 Cayuga Ira S. Bushey & Sons tugboat 86 1936 later Hooper Boys, Arundel
234629 Choctaw Ira S. Bushey & Sons tugboat 84 1936 later Calatco, Tahchee (YT-736), Calatco, Barbara McAllister, Jonathan, Sea Horse, reefed off NJ 1991
235464 Comanche Ira S. Bushey & Sons tugboat 84 1936 later Kevin Buchanan
460 235029 S. D. Maddock Spentonbush Fuel tanker 296 1936 scrapped 1963
461 235802 Carmelite Ira S. Bushey & Sons tugboat 129 1937 to USN 1940 as Hopocan (YN-33, YNT-1, YTB-728), Carmelite 1947, Roslyn, H. J. Sheridan, Capt. Cory 1993, Captain C.
236068 Flushing Red Star Towing tugboat 1937
236253 Canadargo Ira S. Bushey & Sons tugboat 84 1937 later Elizabeth Teti, Rainbow, Patriotic
236707 Chemung Ira S. Bushey & Sons tugboat 84 1937 later P. T. Teti
467 173672 Coast Transit No. 4 The Barrett Co barge 1937 later Barrett No. 4, then Arlene
236965 Cree Ira S. Bushey & Sons tugboat 86 1938 later Joan Kehoe
236966 Crow Ira S. Bushey & Sons tugboat 86 1938 later Elsa Carroll, Kerry K. Kehoe, Osceola, Kerri K.
237773 Cardinal Ira S. Bushey & Sons tugboat 99 1938 later Magnetic, Rocktow, Carroll Brothers, Laurie Ann Reinauer
237774 Chancellor Ira S. Bushey & Sons tugboat 99 1938 later James J. Kehoe, Chancellor, museum at Waterford NY
472 238312 Chaplain Ira S. Bushey & Sons tugboat 127 1939 later Providence, sank
473 545979 Crusader Ira S. Bushey & Sons tugboat 135 1940 to USN 1940 as Mahaska (YN-36, YNT-4, YTB-730), sold 1970, Thameship
477 Consultor Ira S. Bushey & Sons tugboat 135 1940 to USN 1940 as Menewa (YN-34, YNT-2)
478 Counselor Ira S. Bushey & Sons tugboat 135 1940 to USN 1940 as Oneka (YN-35, YNT-3, YTB-729), sold 1963
474 D. T. Sheridan Sheridan Towing tugboat 1940 foundered 1948
481 Carpathian Ira S. Bushey & Sons tugboat 1940 to USA 1940 as ColAmos W. Kimball, Sherman X, scuttled 1996
482 Corinthian Ira S. Bushey & Sons tugboat 1940 to USA 1940 as ColHenry C. Bonnycastle, Star 30
483 240284 Cheyenne II Ira S. Bushey & Sons tugboat 84 1941 later Sally Carroll, Martin J. Kehoe, Jared S, sank
484 240285 Chippewa II Ira S. Bushey & Sons tugboat 84 1941
486 240388 Consultor II Ira S. Bushey & Sons tugboat 182 1941 later Ocean Queen, total loss 1969
M. J. Derby Spentonbush Fuel tanker 661 1941 to USN 1942 as YO-50
Ellen Bushey Spentonbush Fuel tanker 661 1941 to USN 1942 as YO-51
490 240792 American American Dredging tugboat 125 1941 to USA as ST-185, Frank H. Caven, John J. Richards
493 240528 Crusader II Ira S. Bushey & Sons tugboat 182 1941 later Devon 1958; scrapped 2000
494 240942 Stamford Red Star Towing tugboat 125 1941 deleted 1970s
496 241100 Hartford Red Star Towing tugboat 125 1941 later Cape Florida
497 241312 Carmelite II Ira S. Bushey & Sons tugboat 119 1941
498 241767 M. J. Derby II Spentonbush Fuel tanker 661 1942 later YO-135 1942, M. J. Derby II 1945, Dee Dee 1964, deleted 1993
499 242484 Ellen Bushey II Spentonbush Fuel tanker 661 1942 later YO-136 1942, Ellen Bushey II 1945, scrapped 1968
500 Pessacus (YT-192) US Navy tugboat 260 1942 struck 1965
501 Sassacus (YT-193) US Navy tugboat 260 1942 struck 1963, to Venezuela as Dianca III (R-15)
502 Squanto (YT-194) US Navy tugboat 260 1943 struck 1963
503 297837 Port Chester U. S. Mar. Comm. tugboat 325 1942 to USA 1943 as LT-233, sold 1946 as Capt Ed, Peggy H, Signet Resolute, Bluebird
504 Port crane U. S. Mar. Comm. tugboat 325 1942 to USN 1942 as Swatane (YT-344), sold 1964 as Lewis Bourgeois II, scrapped
505 no name (YFD-24) US Navy drydock 1942
506 no name (YFD-25) US Navy drydock 1942
Rahway Pennsylvania RR tugboat 213 1942 later Pernell J
510 A. J. Harper barge 1942
511 Port Henry U. S. Mar. Comm. tugboat 325 1943 sold 1945 as Captain Rodger, wrecked 1947
512 Port Jervis U. S. Mar. Comm. tugboat 325 1943 sold 1945 as Newport, Felicia, Terror, R. H. Tripp
513 528417 Port Kent U. S. Mar. Comm. tugboat 325 1942 to USN 1942 as Oratamin (YT-347), sold 1969 as Martha M, Susan Elizabeth, Lacey von Riedel
558403 Iwana (YT-272) US Navy tugboat 260 1943 sold 1974 as George R, Polar Crusader, Skagit Chief
Tecumseh (YT-273) US Navy tugboat 260 1943 later Olathe (YTM-273), sold 1975
Pokagon (YT-274) US Navy tugboat 260 1943 sank 1947
Epanow (YT-275) US Navy tugboat 260 1943
525 956466 Apalachee (WYT-71) USCG tugboat 224 1943 decommissioned 1986, scrapped 2018
526 Yankton (WYT-72) USCG tugboat 195 1944 decommissioned 1984, Russell Jr., Cetus, Mike Azzolino
527 Mohican (WYT-73) USCG tugboat 193 1944 decommissioned 1986, Darlene Bisso 1987, Catuan 2001, foundered 2005
528 Chinook (WYT-96) USCG tugboat 193 1944 decommissioned 1986, Tracie B, Danicia
529 645787 Ojibwa (WYT-97) USCG tugboat 147 1944 decommissioned 1980, John G. Amato, Gen. Oglethorpe
530 Snohomish (WYT (98) USCG tugboat 195 1944 decommissioned 1986, yacht Sarah Rose, Dami Dew, Snohomish
531 Sauk (WYT-99) USCG tugboat 189 1944 decommissioned 1985, Alison Lake, sank 2003
532 Waneta (YT-384) US Navy tugboat 260 1944 struck 1974, Jackie B 1975, Taino 1997
533 Wannalancet (YT-385) US Navy tugboat 260 1944 to Venezuela 1965 as Favio Gallipoli (R-14), decommissioned 1979, fishing vessel
534 Washakie (YT-386) US Navy tugboat 260 1944 struck 1975
535 Watseka (YT-387) US Navy tugboat 260 1944 sold 1972, Deborah W, Beaver, Seahorse, SB IX, Seahorse, Glen Cove
536 DPC-55 US Army tugboat 146 1944 sold 1946 as Grace No. 2, Dalzellea, Chrisnick, Thomas H, scuttled 1995
537 244069 DPC-56 US Army tugboat 146 1944 sold 1946 as Pennsbury, Nanticoke, Bay Pride, Jordon Pointe, sank 1998
538 244352 DPC-51 US Army tugboat 146 1944 to WSA as WSA-6, sold 1946 as Chas. E. Trout, Naomi Marie, South Haven, Becky E, White Lake, NLD
539 DPC-52 US Army tugboat 146 1944 to USA as ST-758, sold 1948 as Titan, Titan II, Herkules, sank off Trondheim 1957
540 DPC-53 US Army tugboat 146 1944 to WSA as WSA-21, sold 1945 as Salutation, Christina, Tanda 10, Delbar
541 DPC-54 US Army tugboat 146 1944 to USA as ST-759, sold 1947 to Greek interests
542 DPC-57 US Army tugboat 146 1945 to USA as ST-770, sold 1947 to Greek interests
543 DPC-58 US Army tugboat 146 1944 to USA as ST-772, sold 1947 as Perseus (Greece), OLP 1
544 DPC-59 US Army tugboat 146 1945 to USA as ST-781, sold 1951 as Sirius (Greece), Regulus (Yugoslavia)(1968), scrapped 2001
545 DPC-60 US Army tugboat 146 1945 to USA as ST-794, sunk in Le Havre 1944
548 245380 Boston Red Star Towing tugboat 146 1944 later Norwalk, foundered 1973
YO-153 US Navy tanker 370 1943 reefed off NJ 2006
597532 YO-154 US Navy tanker 370 1943 later fishing vessel Aldebaran VII, Pavlof, in Vancouver BC
553 297901 YO-167 US Navy tanker 370 1943 later Jet Trader, reefed off NJ 2005
554 580852 YO-168 US Navy tanker 370 1943 later fishing vessel Aleut Packer, Blue Gadus
555 YO-169 US Navy tanker 370 1943 sold 1974 as Marlin
556 586415 YO-170 US Navy tanker 370 1943 later fishing vessel Stormy Sea
1051398 Coshecton (YT-404) US Navy tugboat 260 1944 redesignated as small boat 1985, sold as YTM-404
918752 Cusseta (YT-405) US Navy tugboat 260 1944 sold 1985, Tom Banks, Red Cloud
Kittaton (YT-406) US Navy tugboat 260 1945 sold 1987, Stingray
569316 Lonoto (YT-407) US Navy tugboat 260 1945 sold 1973, Sea Devil
Minniska (YT-408) US Navy tugboat 260 1945 sold 1975, Piti
Anamosa (YT-409) US Navy tugboat 260 1945 sold 1978, Boxer 1982
Allamakee (YT-410) US Navy tugboat 260 1945 scuttled 1960s
Ponkabia (YT-411) US Navy tugboat 260 1945 sank 1945
Conchardee (YT-412) US Navy tugboat 260 1945 later Francis W 1945, Umgowa 1989, fishing vessel Icy Point 1993, Enterprise 2004, Tim-Tom 2006, Grace I 2007
Portobago (YT-413) US Navy tugboat 260 1945 sold 1985
568 246946 J. A. Cobb Spentonbush Fuel tanker 502 1944 later Savfuel 1964, wrecked 1974
569 247205 R. J. Perry Spentonbush Fuel tanker 614 1945 later John J. Tabeling 1966, Patricia N. Gellatly 1992, Nemo, scrapped 2005
570 247436 J. F. Gaffney Spentonbush Fuel tanker 614 1945 later Gran Orinoco 1966, deleted 1993
571 Abinago (YT-493) US Navy tugboat 147 1945 sold 1975, Carla
572 Alnaba (YT-494) US Navy tugboat 147 1945 sold 1972, Cape San Juan
573 Barboncito (YT-495) US Navy tugboat 147 1945 sold 1975, Christina
574 Chahao (YT-496) US Navy tugboat 147 1946 struck 1981, sunk as target 1996
575 Tlingit (YT-497) US Navy tugboat 147 1945 struck 1963
580 249281 F. L. Hayes Spentonbush Fuel tanker 899 1946 later Reliable 1981, Aquarius 1989, Shivani 1997, Victory J. 1999
581 594470 YO-210 US Navy tanker 499 1945 sold 1974 as Clifford K, fishing vessel Wizard
582 YO-211 US Navy tanker 499 1945 sunk as target 1975
583 YO-212 US Navy tanker 499 1945 to NDRF 1974
584 YO-213 US Navy tanker 499 1945 to Colombia as Capitan W. Arvelo (BT 4)
585 YO-214 US Navy tanker 499 1945 later Irving Hemlock, Scotia Trader (Canada)
586 YO-215 US Navy tanker 499 1945 later Capitan Beotegui 1964, to Dominican Republic 1990
587 248921 Chaplain Ira S. Bushey & Sons tugboat 179 1945 later Margaret Sheridan, Ocean King, Carina
588 Takos (YT-546) US Navy tugboat 149 1945 struck 1986, reefed off Atlantic Beach NC 2000
589 Yanaba (YT-547) US Navy tugboat 149 1945 sold 1985, Mar Azul, scrapped 2004
590 Matunak (YT-548) US Navy tugboat 149 1945 struck 1985
591 Migadan (YT-549) US Navy tugboat 149 1946 to USAF-1987, sunk as target
592 252768 N. W. Gokey Spentonbush Fuel tanker 1,488 1947 later Christian F. Reinauer 1971, Bobby J 1988, Jax Fuel 1994, Stella D 1994
593 251390 Philip Lemler Spentonbush Fuel tanker 478 1947 later Sam Berman 1969, reefed off NJ 1987
254039 Ira S. Bushey & Sons No. 2 Ira S. Bushey & Sons tugboat 1947
600 261940 D. T. Sheridan Sheridan Towing tugboat 383 1951 scuttled 1986
602 262622 Huntington Red Star Towing tugboat 144 1951 later Nathan S 2007
604 263099 Maurania II Providence Steamboat tugboat 181 1952 later Valiant, Towmaster
605 263602 Chaplain Ira S. Bushey & Sons tugboat 132 1952
606 264104 Hygrade No. 30 Spentonbush Fuel tank barge 1,161 1952 later Hygrade No. 10, Hossl 1
609 266366 V. L. Keegan II Spentonbush Fuel tanker 860 1955 later Elliot Poling, scuttled 1990
610 269146 Francis S. Bushey Spentonbush Fuel tanker 1,528 1955 reefed off NJ 1986
611 267113 Hygrade No. 32 Spentonbush Fuel tank barge 1954
612 274512 Port Jefferson Red Star Towing tugboat 198 1957 later Port Service 2001, Ursa, Austin Krause
615 276461 Ocean Prince Red Star Towing tugboat 198 1959 later Anne A. Richards 2005
616 279303 Chemung Ira S. Bushey & Sons tugboat 152 1959 reefed
619 280837 Red Star No. 11 Red Star Towing tank barge 1960
620 281380 Red Star No. 12 Red Star Towing tank barge 1960
621 282988 Red Star No. 14 Red Star Towing tank barge 1960
622 283258 Red Star No. 15 Red Star Towing tank barge 1960
623 288215 Red Star No. 20 Red Star Towing tank barge 1962
624 288735 Red Star No. 21 Red Star Towing tank barge 1962
625 289089 Red Star No. 22 Red Star Towing tank barge 1962
626 289506 Red Star No. 23 Red Star Towing tank barge 1962
627 290907 Crow Ira S. Bushey & Sons tugboat 152 1963
628 297418 Glenwood Red Star Towing tugboat 152 1965 later Cheyenne 1970

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