Froemming Bros.

Milwaukee WI

Froemming Bros. was built for the war effort and was only in operation from 1942 through 1945. The site was on the north side of the Kinnickinnic river, just west of South 1st Street: it was later the Wagner Iron Works and is currently occupied by Milwaukee Marine Yacht.

Name Type MC # Delivered Notes
1 Point Loma tugboat (V4) 595 Apr 1943 scrapped 1972
2 Anacapa tugboat (V4) 596 May 1943 scrapped 1973
3 Point Vicente tugboat (V4) 597 May 1943 to Mexico 1969 as R 3, as Huitilopochtli (A-51)
4 Point Arguello tugboat (V4) 598 June 1943 scrapped 1973
5 Sankaty Head tugboat (V4) 895 July 1943 scrapped 1978
6 Yaqina Head tugboat (V4) 896 Aug 1943 sold private 1971, scrapped
7 Bald Island tugboat (V4) 897 Sep 1943 scrapped 1973
8 Fire Island tugboat (V4) 898 Sep 1943 scrapped 1972
9 Allentown frigate 1477 24 Mar 1944 PF-52, to USSR 1945 as EK-8, to Japan 1953 as Ume (PF-289), scrapped 1971
10 Machias frigate 1478 29 Mar 1944 PF-53, to USSR 1945 as EK-9, to Japan 1953 as Nara (PF-282), scrapped 1969
11 Sandusky frigate 1479 18 Apr 1944 PF-54, to USSR 1945 as EK-10, to Japan 1953 as Nire (PF-287), scrapped 1970
12 Bath frigate 1480 1 Sep 1944 PF-55, to USSR 1945 as EK-11, to Japan 1953 as Matsu (PF-286), scrapped 1966
13 Charlevoix freighter (C1) 2141 Aug 1944 to USN as AK-168, sold private 1947, scrapped 1970
14 Chatham freighter (C1) 2142 Sep 1944 to USN as AK-169, sold private 1947, sank 1972
15 Chicot freighter (C1) 2143 Oct 1944 to USN as AK-170, sold private 1951, scrapped 1973
16 Claiborne freighter (C1) 2144 Nov 1944 to USN as AK-171, scrapped 1971
17 Clarion freighter (C1) 2145 Dec 1944 to USN as AK-172, sold private 1946, wrecked and abandoned 1970
18 Codington freighter (C1) 2146 Jan 1945 to USN as AK-173, sold to a Korean operator as Pohang 1956, exploded in Phnom Penh 1972 and scrapped 1974
19 Colquitt freighter (C1) 2147 Feb 1945 to USN as AK-174, to USCG 1946 as Kukui (WAK-186)
20 Craighead freighter (C1) 2148 Apr 1945 to USN as AK-175, sold private 1947
21 Doddridge freighter (C1) 2149 May 1945 completed as Coastal Messenger, to USCG 1951 as Courier (WAGR 410), scrapped 1977
22 Duval freighter (C1) 2150 June 1945 completed as Coastal racer, to USN 1953 as YFP-10, scrapped 1975
23 Knob Knot freighter (C1) 2151 July 1945 scrapped 1971
24 Salmon Knot freighter (C1) 2152 Aug 1945 scrapped 1970
25 Yard Hitch freighter (C1) 2153 Sep 1945 sold private 1947, sank 1967
26 Tapir Splice freighter (C1) 2154 Oct 1945 completed as Ben Froemming, sold private 1947, converted to drill ship Goldrill 5 1974

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