American Machinery Company ~ Shipbuilding History

American Machinery Company

Deland FL

American Machinery Company was a manufacturer of citrus machinery that was drafted into boatbuilding for the war effort. The yard was located at the eastern end of Lake Beresford.

	O/N	Name	Customer	Type	LDT	LOA	Delivered	Notes
1		Taylor (ST 40)	US Army	tugboat		74	1943	lost during WWII
2		Thatcher (ST 41)	US Army	tugboat		74	1943
3		Thornton (ST 42)	US Army	tugboat		74	1943
4		Tuther (ST 43)	US Army	tugboat		74	1943	later Mars, to Portugal 1953 as Montalto, scrapped 1997
12		ST-341	US Army	tugboat		74	1943	to Finland 1946 as No. 8, sold 1948 as Danta, in Venezuela 2004
13		ST-342	US Army	tugboat		74	1943	to Finland 1946 as No. 7, DR-7, No. 7, Pirttisaari 1952, Aura, Marina II, Normandia
14		ST-343	US Army	tugboat		74	1943	to Finland 1946 as No. 2, DR-2, No. 2, Pyht 1952, Pyhranta, Famnen
15		ST-344	US Army	tugboat		74	1943	sunk by a mine in Cherbourg, 20-Jul-44
16		ST-474	US Army	tugboat		74	1943	sold 1947 as ST-474, No. 27 1948, No. 33 1964, scrapped 1971
17	249985	ST-475	US Army	tugboat		74	1943	sold 1946 as Chauncey, Ray 1962, scrapped 1970
18		ST-476	US Army	tugboat		74	1943	to Finland 1946 as No. 11, DR-11 1946, No. 11 1947, Purha 1951
19		ST-477	US Army	tugboat		86	1944	to France 1948 as ST-7, Ryad II 1951
20		ST-478	US Army	tugboat		86	1944	still active 2007 as a houseboat in Paris
21		ST-479	US Army	tugboat		86	1944	sold 1948 as Mico, Tiger 1988
22		ST-672	US Army	tugboat		86	1944	foundered in North Atlantic 15-Sep-44
23		ST-673	US Army	tugboat		86	1944	sold 1947 as Esso Amuay, Coromoto I 1958, scrapped 1964
24		ST-674	US Army	tugboat		86	1944	sold 1948 as Oemar, Pacific I 1951, sank 1960
25		ST-675	US Army	tugboat		86	1944	foundered in North Atlantic 23-Sep-44
26		ST-676	US Army	tugboat		86	1944	sold 1948 as Soekalila, Manapla 1953, scrapped 2000
27		ST-677	US Army	tugboat		86	1944	to Greece 1948, sold 1951 as Sirius, scrapped 1994
28	251967	ST-678	US Army	tugboat		86	1944	sold 1947 as Jupiter, Shawn 1972
29		ST-679	US Army	tugboat		86	1944	sold 19xx as Atlantis, Atlantis 1200, Atonatl 1971, scrapped 1976
		BCS-2454-2503	US Army	KD barge		45	1944	50 barges
30		ST-839	US Army	tugboat		86	1945
31		ST-840	US Army	tugboat		86	1945
32		ST-841	US Army	tugboat		86	1945
33	252945	ST-842	US Army	tugboat		86	1945	sold 1947 as R J Wales, then Billy D, reefed off NJ 1997
34	287767	ST-843	US Army	tugboat		86	1945	later SGT P. A. Beaman, sold 19xx as I. E. Schilling, then Sallymac, Rita III, wrecked 1977
35	284144	ST-844	US Army	tugboat		86	1945	sold 19xx as Elis O, scrapped c1995
36		ST-845	US Army	tugboat		86	1945
Built by Olson Corp.
1		ST-846	US Army	tugboat		86	1945	to the UN in China
2		ST-847	US Army	tugboat		86	1945	to the UN
3		ST-848	US Army	tugboat		86	1945	to Tunisia
	252155	Sue H		tugboat	29	49	1947	later Beth No. 2
Contracted by Olson Corp. but completed by Rawls Corp. In Jacksonville
		ST-1978	US Army	tugboat		71	1953
		ST-1979	US Army	tugboat		71	1953	later named Fort Stanwix, out of service 1987
		ST-1980	US Army	tugboat		71	1953
		ST-1981	US Army	tugboat		71	1953	later named Ridgefield, sold 1964, Filobus 2005, active?
		ST-1982	US Army	tugboat		71	1953	later named Groton, Elektra, laid up in St. Helier
		ST-1983	US Army	tugboat		71	1953	later named Green Springs, out of service 1987
		ST-1984	US Army	tugboat		71	1953	later named Scholarie, out of service 1987
		ST-1985	US Army	tugboat		71	1953
		ST-1986	US Army	tugboat		71	1953
		ST-1987	US Army	tugboat		71	1953	sold, Capital C