General Ship
East Boston MA
Most recent update: July 23, 2014.
General Ship & Engine Works was started in 1932 by Carl Hedblom, a Danish immigrant, and his son, Byron Hedblom, in a portion of the property used by the Bertelsen & Petersen shipyard, but in 1936 the company moved to the site of Donald McKay's shipyard on Border Street, where so many famous clipper ships were built. The yard changed hands several times and closed in 1991. See the shipyard from the air on Google here.
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| O/N | Name | Customer | Type | Type | hull # | GT | Built | Notes | ||
| 232868 | Luzitania | Empire Petroleum | tanker | 288 | 1934 | |||||
| 235212 | City of Burlington | ferry | 288 | 1936 | later Virginia | |||||
| Birch | USCG | tender | WAGL | 256 | 137 | 1939 | sold 1964 | |||
| 401 | 240877 | Hudson | Electric Ferry Co. | ferry | 569 | July 1941 | to USN as Gould Island (YFB-31), Hudson, Chester, scrapped 1979 | |||
| 402 | 272189 | Port Clyde | MARCOM | tugboat | tugboat | 461 | 200 | Feb 1942 | to USA 1942 as LTC William R. Kendricks, Resolute, scrapped | |
| 403 | 251637 | Port Huron | MARCOM | tugboat | tugboat | 462 | 200 | Feb 1942 | to USA 1942 as LTC Herbert L. Kidwell, Port Huron, Dalzelloch, Dalzellido, Joan McAllister, scrapped | |
| 404 | 242176 | St. George | Electric Ferry Co. | ferry | 569 | 1942 | later Bridgeport, Jamestown | |||
| 405 | 244160 | Moose Peak | MARCOM | tugboat | tugboat (V4) | 613 | 1,117 | Aug 1943 | to Mexico 1969 as R 4, foundered 1974 | |
| 406 | 244458 | Boon Island | MARCOM | tugboat | tugboat (V4) | 614 | 1,117 | Oct 1943 | sank off Point Arena 1976 | |
| 407 | 244465 | Gay Head | MARCOM | tugboat | tugboat (V4) | 615 | 1,117 | Dec 1943 | scrapped 1977 | |
| 408 | 245021 | Bodie Island | MARCOM | tugboat | tugboat (V4) | 616 | 1,117 | Dec 1943 | scrapped 1973 | |
| 409 | 245575 | Great Isaac | MARCOM | tugboat | tugboat (V4) | 617 | 1,117 | Apr 1944 | collision & sank off NJ 1947 | |
| 410 | 245584 | Tybee | MARCOM | tugboat | tugboat (V4) | 618 | 1,117 | May 1944 | scrapped 1978 | |
| Fret | Dutch Navy | frigate | PCE | 1604 | 975 | 4 May 1954 | F-818: scrapped 1998 | |||
| Hermelijn | Dutch Navy | frigate | PCE | 1605 | 975 | 5 Aug 1954 | F-819: scrapped 1997 | |||
| Vos | Dutch Navy | frigate | PCE | 1606 | 975 | 2 Dec 1954 | F-820: scrapped 1998 | |||
| 250946 | Frederick M | Gahagan Dredging | tugboat | 45 | 1946 | |||||
| 251218 | Janelle | Ardo I. Garvin II | tanker | 47 | 1946 | later Neptune | ||||
| 278567 | Alice Jane | John J. Kavanagh | recreational | 87 | 1959 | later fireboat City of Portland | ||||
| US Navy | landing craft | LCU | 1627 | 190 | 1967 | |||||
| US Navy | landing craft | LCU | 1628 | 190 | 1967 | later ASDV-3 | ||||
| US Navy | landing craft | LCU | 1631 | 190 | 1968 | |||||
| US Navy | landing craft | LCU | 1632 | 190 | 1968 | |||||
| US Navy | landing craft | LCU | 1633 | 190 | 1968 | |||||
| US Navy | landing craft | LCU | 1634 | 190 | 1968 | |||||
| US Navy | landing craft | LCU | 1635 | 190 | 1968 | |||||
| US Navy | landing craft | LCU | 1636 | 190 | 1968 | later YFB-88, sold 1997 as Beach Lander, Pacific Lander | ||||
| Manassas | US Army | landing craft | LCU | 1667 | 190 | 1974 | sold 2006 | |||
| Belleau Wood | US Army | landing craft | LCU | 1668 | 190 | 1974 | sold 2003 as Thor's Hammer | |||
| Marseilles | US Army | landing craft | LCU | 1669 | 190 | 1974 | to Marshall Islands 2000, wrecked 2003 | |||
| San Isidro | US Army | landing craft | LCU | 1670 | 190 | 1974 | sold 2003 | |||
| 347 | Hayward | USACE | salvage Vessel | 385 | Jan 1975 |