St. John's River Shipbuilding

Jacksonville FL

Most recent update: August 7, 2021.

St. John's River Shipbuilding Company was an emergency yard, with 6 ways in the fifth wave of shipbuilding expansion, with $17M invested by MARCOM. It was built by an established small shipbuilder and repairer, Merrill-Stevens, which had been in operation in Jacksonville since 1866 and is still in operation today, although now it is located in Miami. After the war, the shipyard became a repair yard: it closed in the 1980s and the site has been redeveloped.

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Name Type MC # Way # Keel Laid Launched Delivered Days on Ways Days in Water Days Notes
1 Ponce De Leon freighter (C1) 1193 1 15 Aug 1942 14 Mar 1943 30 Apr 1943 211 47 258 scrapped 1962
2 John Gorrie freighter (C1) 1194 2 29 Aug 1942 27 Mar 1943 24 May 1943 210 58 268 scrapped 1967
3 Francis Asbury freighter (C1) 1195 3 12 Sep 1942 17 Apr 1943 5 Jun 1943 217 49 266 mined and lost off Belgium 1944
4 John J Crittenden freighter (C1) 1196 4 15 Oct 1942 7 May 1943 24 Jun 1943 204 48 252 scrapped 1968
5 Sidney Lanier freighter (C1) 1197 5 22 Oct 1942 21 May 1943 7 Jul 1943 211 47 258 scrapped 1961
6 Robert Y Hayne freighter (C1) 1198 6 2 Nov 1942 29 May 1943 20 Jul 1943 208 52 260 sold 1947 as Citta di Savoia, Centerport 1958, scrapped 1971
7 Richard Montgomery freighter (C1) 1199 1 15 Mar 1943 15 Jun 1943 29 Jul 1943 92 44 136 bombed in the Thames Estuary 1944, CTL, wreck still visible
8 John Philip Sousa freighter (C1) 1200 2 29 Mar 1943 4 Jul 1943 6 Aug 1943 97 33 130 sold 1947 as Spurt, Spartan 1961, wrecked 1965, CTL, scrapped
9 Henry Watterson freighter (C1) 1201 3 19 Apr 1943 21 Jul 1943 18 Aug 1943 93 28 121 sold 1947, wrecked 1962, CTL, scrapped
10 George Dewey freighter (C1) 1202 4 8 May 1943 5 Aug 1943 27 Aug 1943 89 22 111 reefed off Port Mansfield TX-1976
11 William Byrd freighter (C1) 1203 5 24 May 1943 20 Aug 1943 5 Sep 1943 88 16 104 scrapped 1973
12 Rufus C Dawes freighter (C1) 1204 6 31 May 1943 4 Sep 1943 18 Sep 1943 96 14 110 scrapped 1968
13 Thomas Sully freighter (C1) 1205 1 16 Jun 1943 11 Sep 1943 27 Sep 1943 87 16 103 sold 1947 as Astor, Citta di Palermo 1949, scrapped 1963
14 Dwight W Morrow freighter (C1) 1206 2 5 Jul 1943 21 Sep 1943 5 Oct 1943 78 14 92 scrapped 1969
15 John S Mosby freighter (C1) 1207 3 22 Jul 1943 3 Oct 1943 16 Oct 1943 73 13 86 scrapped 1971
16 Grant Wood freighter (C1) 1208 4 6 Aug 1943 14 Oct 1943 26 Oct 1943 69 12 81 sold 1947, scrapped 1970
17 Edward M House freighter (C1) 1209 5 21 Aug 1943 23 Oct 1943 4 Nov 1943 63 12 75 torpedoed in the English Channel 1944, repaired and sold, scrapped 1970
18 Harvey Cushing freighter (C1) 1210 6 5 Sep 1943 31 Oct 1943 11 Nov 1943 56 11 67 sold 1947 as Eretteo, wrecked 1965, CTL, scrapped
19 William G Sumner freighter (C1) 1211 1 13 Sep 1943 8 Nov 1943 19 Nov 1943 56 11 67 to USN as Alkaid (AK-114), William G. Sumner, scrapped 1964
20 Peter Stuyvesant freighter (C1) 1212 2 27 Sep 1943 16 Nov 1943 27 Nov 1943 50 11 61 to USN as Crux (AK-115), Peter Stuyvesant, scrapped 1962
21 James Screven freighter (C1) 1213 3 4 Oct 1943 23 Nov 1943 4 Dec 1943 50 11 61 to USN as Shaula (AK-118), Later James Scriven, sold 1947 as Olimpa, scrapped 1969
22 Napoleon B Broward freighter (C1) 1214 4 16 Oct 1943 30 Nov 1943 10 Dec 1943 45 10 55 to USN as Matar (AK-119), scrapped 1972
23 Arthur M Huddell freighter (C1) 1215 5 25 Oct 1943 7 Dec 1943 18 Dec 1943 43 11 54 Pipe carrier 1944, cable carrier 1956, memorial/museum in Greece
24 Owen Wister freighter (C1) 1216 6 2 Nov 1943 14 Dec 1943 24 Dec 1943 42 10 52 scrapped 1964
25 Elizabeth C Bellamy freighter (C1) 1217 1 10 Nov 1943 21 Dec 1943 31 Dec 1943 41 10 51 to USN as Baham (AK-122), AG-71, Elizabeth C. Bellamy 1947, scrapped 1973
26 John White freighter (C1) 1218 2 17 Nov 1943 31 Dec 1943 17 Jan 1944 44 17 61 to USN as Menkar (AK-123), to USCG 1944, scrapped 1964
27 Royal S Copeland freighter (C1) 1219 3 24 Nov 1943 11 Jan 1944 22 Jan 1944 48 11 59 sold 1947 as Les Glieres. Nictric 1959, burned 1968 and scrapped
28 John Einig freighter (C1) 1220 4 1 Dec 1943 14 Jan 1944 31 Jan 1944 44 17 61 sold 1947 as Aida Lauro, scrapped 1969
29 Edwin G Weed freighter (C1) 1221 5 7 Dec 1943 29 Jan 1944 11 Feb 1944 53 13 66 sold 1947 as Eugenio C, Aris 1963, scrapped 1967
30 Andrew Turnbull freighter (C1) 1222 6 15 Dec 1943 8 Feb 1944 19 Feb 1944 55 11 66 scrapped 1968
31 Henry S Sanford freighter (C1) 2467 1 22 Dec 1943 19 Feb 1944 4 Mar 1944 59 14 63 scrapped 1970
32 James L Ackerson freighter (C1) 2468 2 1 Jan 1944 29 Feb 1944 16 Mar 1944 59 16 65 sold 1947 as Captain J. Matarangas, Artemis 1952, scrapped 1967
33 Edward W Bok freighter (C1) 2469 3 14 Jan 1944 12 Mar 1944 27 Mar 1944 58 15 73 sold 1947 as Paolina, Nando 1959, Kim 1960, Sun 1965, scrapped 1970
34 Melucta freighter (C1) 2470 4 21 Jan 1944 20 Mar 1944 31 Mar 1944 59 11 70 to USN as AK-131, Thomas A. McGinley 1945, scrapped 1970
35 Propus freighter (C1) 2471 5 31 Jan 1944 29 Mar 1944 10 Apr 1944 58 12 70 to USN as AK-132, sold 1947 as Frederick Tresca, Nicolau Georgos 1947, Gabbiano 1951, scrapped 1970
36 Edward A Filene freighter (C1) 2472 6 9 Feb 1944 6 Apr 1944 20 Apr 1944 57 14 71 scuttled as breakwater in Cook Inlet AK, 1966
37 Richard K Call freighter (C1) 2473 1 21 Feb 1944 15 Apr 1944 28 Apr 1944 54 13 67 scrapped 1970
38 August Belmont freighter (C1) 2474 2 1 Mar 1944 20 Apr 1944 30 Apr 1944 50 10 60 scrapped 1970
39 Arthur R Lewis freighter (C1) 2475 3 13 Mar 1944 27 Apr 1944 12 May 1944 45 15 60 scrapped 1965
40 George E Merrick freighter (C1) 2476 4 20 Mar 1944 4 May 1944 21 May 1944 45 17 62 sold 1951 as Saxon, Panagia Kounistra 1961, scrapped 1972
41 James K Paulding freighter (C1) 2477 5 30 Mar 1944 12 May 1944 30 May 1944 43 18 61 scrapped 1964
42 Thomas J Lyons freighter (C1) 2478 6 7 Apr 1944 18 May 1944 2 Jun 1944 41 15 56 scrapped 1963
43 Raymond Clapper freighter (C1) 2479 1 17 Apr 1944 22 May 1944 13 Jun 1944 35 22 47 sold 1947 as T. J. Stevenson, Shamrock 1954, Master Nicky 1954, Thrylos 1960, Elias Dayfas II 1965, sank 1966
44 Hugh J Kilpatrick freighter (C1) 2480 2 21 Apr 1944 31 May 1944 22 Jun 1944 40 22 52 sold 1946 as Hoosier State, Transamerican 1955, A&J Mid-America 1966, Grand Hope 1965, Union Tiger 1967, scrapped 1969
45 Noah Brown freighter (C1) 2481 3 28 Apr 1944 8 Jun 1944 28 Jun 1944 41 20 51 sold private 1949 as Henry Stevenson, Aldershot 1955, Karolina 1960, Vrontados Pioneer 1963, scrapped 1969
46 Hendrik Willem Van Loon freighter (C1) 2482 4 5 May 1944 14 Jun 1944 2 Jul 1944 40 18 59 scrapped 1965
47 Stephen Beasley freighter (C1) 2483 5 13 May 1944 24 Jun 1944 13 Jul 1944 42 19 61 scrapped 1961
48 Jasper F Cropsey freighter (C1) 2484 6 19 May 1944 30 Jun 1944 20 Jul 1944 42 20 62 sold 1949 as Oceanic, scrapped 1967
49 William Crane Gray freighter (C1) 2485 1 23 May 1944 12 Jul 1944 27 Jul 1944 50 15 65 scrapped 1972
50 Ethelbert Nevin freighter (C1) 2486 2 1 Jun 1944 18 Jul 1944 31 Jul 1944 47 13 60 scrapped 1960
51 W S Jennings freighter (C1) 2487 3 9 Jun 1944 25 Jul 1944 9 Aug 1944 46 15 61 scrapped 1970
52 Filipp Mazzei freighter (C1) 2488 4 15 Jun 1944 31 Jul 1944 15 Aug 1944 46 15 61 scrapped 1960
53 Henry Hadley freighter (C1) 2489 5 26 Jun 1944 8 Aug 1944 22 Aug 1944 43 14 57 scrapped 1972
54 Alfred I Dupont freighter (C1) 2490 6 1 Jul 1944 15 Aug 1944 28 Aug 1944 45 13 58 scrapped 1970
55 Irvin S Cobb freighter (C1) 2491 1 13 Jul 1944 22 Aug 1944 31 Aug 1944 40 9 49 scrapped 1967
56 Negley D Cochran freighter (C1) 2492 2 19 Jul 1944 29 Aug 1944 10 Sep 1944 41 12 53 sold 1947 as Global Trader, Surna 1947, Maringa 1959, sank 1969
57 Anna Dickinson freighter (C1) 2493 3 26 Jul 1944 4 Sep 1944 16 Sep 1944 40 12 52 scrapped 1962
58 John Ringling freighter (C1) 2494 4 1 Aug 1944 10 Sep 1944 23 Sep 1944 40 13 53 scrapped 1972
59 Michael Dekovats freighter (C1) 2495 5 9 Aug 1944 16 Sep 1944 27 Sep 1944 38 11 49 scrapped 1972
60 John H Mcintosh freighter (C1) 2496 6 16 Aug 1944 23 Sep 1944 30 Sep 1944 38 7 45 scrapped 1970
61 Jerry S Foley freighter (C1) 2497 1 23 Aug 1944 29 Sep 1944 11 Oct 1944 37 12 49 scrapped 1971
62 Robert Mills freighter (C1) 2498 2 30 Aug 1944 5 Oct 1944 14 Oct 1944 36 9 45 reefed off Mobile Bay AL 1975
63 Morris C Feinstone freighter (C1) 2499 3 5 Sep 1944 10 Oct 1944 22 Oct 1944 35 12 47 scrapped 1972
64 David L Yulee freighter (C1) 2500 4 11 Sep 1944 16 Oct 1944 26 Oct 1944 35 10 45 scrapped 1971
65 George E Waldo freighter (C1) 2501 5 18 Sep 1944 23 Oct 1944 31 Oct 1944 35 8 43 sold 1947 as Hawaiian Forester, C. R. Musser 1952, Reliance Serenity 1969, LSCO Bulktrain 1970, scrapped 1974
66 Harald Torsvik freighter (C1) 2502 6 25 Sep 1944 28 Oct 1944 6 Nov 1944 33 9 42 sold 1946 as Grey County, Aegean Sailor 1951, Kyramarouko 1960, Spalmatori 1964, Anastassios 1966, Stymfalos 1967, scrapped 1968
67 Frederic W Galbraith freighter (C1) 2503 1 30 Sep 1944 2 Nov 1944 14 Nov 1944 33 12 45 scrapped 1970
68 C-W Post freighter (C1) 2504 2 6 Oct 1944 8 Nov 1944 17 Nov 1944 33 9 42 scrapped 1971
69 Junius Smith freighter (C1) 2505 3 11 Oct 1944 14 Nov 1944 22 Nov 1944 34 8 42 scrapped 1965
70 Isaac M Singer freighter (C1) 2506 4 17 Oct 1944 19 Nov 1944 27 Nov 1944 33 8 41 scrapped 1970
71 Telfair Stockton freighter (C1) 2507 5 24 Oct 1944 23 Nov 1944 30 Nov 1944 30 7 37 sold 1947 as Eugenie, Transporter 1956, Zaneta 1967, Sfakia 1968, scrapped 1973
72 Louis Bamberger freighter (C1) 2508 6 28 Oct 1944 29 Nov 1944 8 Dec 1944 32 9 41 sold 1947, scrapped 1971
73 Isaac Mayer Wise freighter (C1) 2509 1 3 Nov 1944 6 Dec 1944 15 Dec 1944 33 9 42 scrapped 1972
74 Henry B Plant freighter (C1) 2510 2 9 Nov 1944 11 Dec 1944 19 Dec 1944 32 8 40 torpedoed and lost off Ramsgate 1945
75 Walter M Christiansen freighter (C1) 2511 3 15 Nov 1944 16 Dec 1944 27 Dec 1944 31 11 42 sold 1947 as Sea Comet, Ocean Ulla 1952, Valiant Hope 1958, Ocean Rover 1960, Pacific Venture 1960, scrapped 1967
76 Grover C Hutcherson freighter (C1) 2512 4 21 Nov 1944 22 Dec 1944 31 Dec 1944 31 9 40 scrapped 1972
77 Fred C Stebbins freighter (C1) 2513 5 24 Nov 1944 30 Dec 1944 11 Jan 1945 36 12 48 to USN
78 Harold A Jordan freighter (C1) 2514 6 30 Nov 1944 6 Jan 1945 17 Jan 1945 37 11 48 scrapped 1966
79 John Miller freighter (C1) 2515 1 7 Dec 1944 15 Jan 1945 24 Jan 1945 39 9 48 scrapped 1971
80 James H Courts freighter (C1) 2516 2 12 Dec 1944 21 Jan 1945 31 Jan 1945 40 10 50 sold 1947, wrecked 1965, CTL, scrapped
81 Fred Herrling freighter (C1) 2517 4 23 Dec 1944 30 Jan 1945 10 Feb 1945 38 11 49 scrapped 1969
82 Thomas L Haley freighter (C1) 2518 6 8 Jan 1945 12 Feb 1945 24 Feb 1945 35 12 47 sold 1947 as Spetsae, Captain K. Papazoglou 1947, Pantanassa 1954, Giorgos Tsakiroglou 1961, scrapped 1969
83 Klickitat tanker (T1) 2624 14 Jul 1945 AOG-64, sold 1946 as Capitan, to Argentina as Punta Loyola, sold 1968 as Alkene, wrecked 1974
84 Michigamme tanker (T1) 2625 1 Aug 1945 AOG-65, sold 1946 as Black Bayou, to Argentina as Punta Ninfas, Moises 1968, scrapped 1976
85 Nanticoke tanker (T1) 2626 1 Sep 1945 AOG-66, sold 1946 as Sugarland, to Argentina as Punta Delgada (B-16), burned and sank 1985
86 Nodaway tanker (T1) 2627 1 Sep 1945 AOG-67, completed by Merrill-Stevens as West Ranch, sold 1946 as Dynafuel, sank 1963
87 Peconic tanker (T1) 2628 29 Sep 1945 AOG-68, sold 1946 as Voshell, to NDRF 1960, scrapped 1983
88 Avoca tanker (T1) 2629 18 Sep 1945 AOG-69, completed by Maryland DD as Petaluma, sold 1947 as Transpet, burned and sank 1951
89 Louden tanker (T1) 2630 18 Sep 1945 AOG-70, completed by Maryland DD as Piscataqua, sold 1948 as Transwel, Salamanca 1950, scrapped 1972
90 Lafitte tanker (T1) 2631 18 Sep 1945 AOG-71, completed by Maryland DD as Quinnebaug, sold 1948 as Transpan, River Transport 1960, Don Ernesto 1975, scrapped 1998
91 Sebasticook tanker (T1) 2632 18 Sep 1945 AOG-72, completed by Maryland DD as Mexia, sold 1948 as Transpar, Kwang Lung 1958, sank 1961
92 White Castle tanker (T1) 2633 18 Sep 1945 AOG-73, completed by Rickmerswerft as Kiamichi, sold 1952 as Transmere, to Colombia 1952 as Sancho Jimeno (BT 63), scrapped 1974
93 Ville Platte tanker (T1) 2634 18 Sep 1945 AOG-74, completed by Todd Brooklyn as Tellico, sold 1951 as Transea, Sea Transporter 1956, Sea Transport 1959, LSCO Petroparcel 1971
94 Eola tanker (T1) 2635 18 Sep 1945 AOG-75, completed by Maryland DD as Truckee, sold 1951 as California Standard, LSCO Transpacific 1970, scrapped 1977

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