Calumet Shipyard & Drydock ~ Shipbuilding History

Calumet Shipyard & Drydock

Chicago IL

Most recent update: May 15, 2014.

Calumet Shipyard was started in 1927 by James Rogan, a Scottish-born naval architect who had previously worked at Chicago Shipbuilding, Marine Iron Works and Dubuque Boat & Boiler Works, in partnership with August Hausler, William Carrol and William Geiger. It was located at 9367 South Harbor Drive, just north of the 95th Street Bridge, a site previously occupied by Kraft Shipyard & Dry Dock Company, a ship repair firm that was started there in 1907. The yard continued in business at least until 1961. See the site from the air on Google here: it appears to be vacant.

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	O/N	Name	Customer	Type	GT	LOA	Built	Notes
100	527413	Calumet	LaCrosse Dredge Co.	dredge	471		1936
101			LaCrosse Dredge Co.	barge			1936
102	172565	Oil Scow No. 145	Great Lakes Dredge	tank barge	230		1936	scrapped 1977
103			Wolf River Transportation	scow			1937
104			Calumet Shipyard	scow			1937
105		Eclipse II	Calumet Shipyard	tugboat			1935
106		Calship I	Calumet Shipyard	tugboat	11		1937	later James Kenneth, Jake M. Kadinger, Mermaid, deleted 2008
107	236467	Calship II	Calumet Shipyard	tugboat	16		1937	later David Glenn, Gargoyle, Albin & Co.
108	237671	Gladys M	Mechling Barge Lines	towboat	45		1938	later Stony, Mendota, Claude D
109			USACE	needle barge			1938
110			USACE	needle barge			1938
111			USACE	maneuver boat			1938
112			USACE	maneuver boat			1938
113			Calumet Shipyard	derrick scow	101		1939
114	239079	Betty M.	Mechling Barge Lines	towboat	115		1939	later Michelle C, Universal Southern
115	239081	Patsy H.	Mechling Barge Lines	towboat	115		1939
116	239312	Horace E. Horton	John I. Hay Company	towboat	209		Mar 1940	later Joe Sokol 1975, Goldie Chaplin 1978
117	239660	Chicago Bridge	John I. Hay Company	towboat	129		June 1940	later Mendota
118	239646	Jim Martin	Ashland Oil	towboat	215		June 1940	later Ravenswood 1959, deleted 1978
119		Leslie	A. M. Thomson	towboat	26		June 1940
120		C. S. 120	Calumet Shipyard	stock barge	370		Sep 1940
121		C. S. 121	Calumet Shipyard	stock barge	370		Oct 1940
122	240458	Donna Lee	Mechling Barge Lines	towboat	201		Mar 1941	later Bonnie D, Johnny Dan, Jason, Joan W, Christopher H, Mister Charlie
123		Ashland	Ashland Oil	towboat	367		May 1941	later Jerry Harper, Pamela D
124		Sally Ann	Mechling Barge Lines	towboat	82		Aug 1941
125			USACE	crane barge	160		Sep 1941
126		Paul Blazer	Ashland Oil	towboat	367		Dec 1941	later Onward
127		L-88	US Army	dist. box boat	55		Nov 1941
128	1031955	L-89	US Army	dist. box boat	55		Nov 1941	sold as Christie Marie, Sea Horse
129		L-90	US Army	dist. box boat	55		Dec 1941	later PF-42, sold as Aquarius 1971, G. A. Rounsefell 1979
130		L-91	US Army	dist. box boat	55		Dec 1941
131		A. O. & R. Co. No. 28	Ashland Oil	barge	576		Dec 1941
132		A. O. & R. Co. No. 29	Ashland Oil	barge	576		Dec 1941
133		A. O. & R. Co. No. 30	Ashland Oil	barge	576		Apr 1942
134		A. O. & R. Co. No. 31	Ashland Oil	barge	576		Apr 1942
135		A. O. & R. Co. No. 32	Ashland Oil	barge	576		Apr 1942
136	241557	Tri-State	Ashland Oil	towboat	367		Apr 1942	later Reliable, Diane Bosworth, Susan C. McBride, NLD
137	251765	Port Byron	MARCOM	tugboat	188		Sep 1942	to USA 1942 as LT-113, sold 1946 as Dalzellaird, scrapped 197x
138	269193	Port Allegheny	MARCOM	tugboat	188		Oct 1942	to USA 1942 as LT-114, sold 1946 as Dyer, Porpoise, Sachem, Porpoise
139		Port Elizabeth	MARCOM	tugboat	188		Oct 1942	to USN 1943 as Namequa (YTB-331), sold 1950, scrapped
140	282206	Port Conway	MARCOM	tugboat	188		Nov 1942	to USN 1943 as Nesutan (YTB-338), to USA 1950 as LT-1928, George S, Jesse
141	286583	Port Fulton	MARCOM	tugboat	188		Nov 1942	to USA 1943 as LT-238, sold 1946 as Frances K. McAllister, scrapped 1996
142		A. O. & R. Co. No. 33	Ashland Oil	barge			July 1942
143		A. O. & R. Co. No. 34	Ashland Oil	barge			July 1942
144		A. O. & R. Co. No. 35	Ashland Oil	barge			July 1942
145		L-105	US Army	dist. box boat			Mar 1943
146		L-106	US Army	dist. box boat			Mar 1943
147		L-107	US Army	dist. box boat			May 1943
148		L-108	US Army	dist. box boat			May 1943
149	296197	L-109	US Army	dist. box boat	60		May 1943	later PF-12, sold as Doris C
150		L-110	US Army	dist. box boat			May 1943
151	287461	L-111	US Army	dist. box boat	60		May 1943	later T-477, sold as Honey
152		L-112	US Army	dist. box boat			May 1943
153	290315	LT-57	US Army	tugboat	395		Nov 1943	sold 1962 as Ellen Foss, Natoma, Chilkat Chief, Norman S, Prometheus
154		LT-58	US Army	tugboat	395		Nov 1943	to China 1946 as CW 2
155	254298	LT-59	US Army	tugboat	395		Jan 1944	sold 1947 as Ocean Prince, Dauphin, Beaumont, Roughneck
156		Col Thomas E. Clifford (LT-60)	US Army	tugboat	395		Apr 1944	to US Navy 1946 as ATA-241, scrapped 1972
157	288214	PVT Lewis A. Rehm (LT-61)	US Army	tugboat	395		Apr 1944	sold 1960 as Osceola, Saigon-240
158		Maj Richard M. Strong (LT-62)	US Army	tugboat	395		Apr 1944	sold 1950 as Island Sovereign, Seaspan Sovereign
159		LT-63	US Army	tugboat	395		Apr 1944
160	252137	LT-64	US Army	tugboat	395		May 1944	sold 194x as Chris Sheridan
161		FS-115	US Army	freighter	170		Aug 1943
162		FS-116	US Army	freighter	170		Aug 1943
163		FS-117	US Army	freighter	170		Nov 1943
164		FS-118	US Army	freighter	170		Nov 1943
165		FS-119	US Army	freighter	170		Nov 1943
166		FS-120	US Army	freighter	170		Nov 1943
	563129	Miss Francoise	Winter Harbor Brands	trawler	58		1943	later Sebonac
167			US Army	dist. box boat				contract Terminated
168			US Army	dist. box boat				contract Terminated
169			US Army	dist. box boat				contract Terminated
170			US Army	dist. box boat				contract Terminated
171		FP/FS-524	US Army	freighter	560		Aug 1944	to Japan 1955 as MST Miho (YAS-59), to the Philippines 1974 as Badjao (AS-59)
172		FP/FS-525	US Army	freighter	560		Aug 1944	to Ecuador 1963 as Calicuchima (T-42), T 34 1973, T 53
173		FP/FS-526	US Army	freighter	560		Sep 1944	to the Philippines as Don Victoriano, Virginia VI, Elena, burned 1982
174		FP/FS-527	US Army	freighter	560		Oct 1944	to the Philippines as Albert, Victor, Iloilo City, wrecked 1982
175		FP/FS-528	US Army	freighter	560		Nov 1944	to USN as Pamina (AKL-41), to Korea 1960
176		FP/FS-529	US Army	freighter	560		Dec 1944	USCG-manned, R/V John Elliot Pillsbury (U. of Miami), finally Mance Lassiter, reefed 1996
177			Calumet Shipyard	barge			Oct 1944
178			Calumet Shipyard	barge			Oct 1944
179			Calumet Shipyard	barge			Oct 1944
180			Earl R. Ries	barge			Dec 1944
181	247920	Mary Ellen	Mechling Barge Lines	towboat	116		May 1945
182			Calumet Shipyard	drydock			Aug 1945
183			Calumet Shipyard	drydock			Aug 1945
184	248942	George T. Horton	John I. Hay Company	towboat	478		Nov 1945	later Betty June Walker, Miss Kimberley, Razner, NLD
185		A. H. Truax	Central Barge Co.	towboat	366		May 1946	later Luther Herdman 1962, burned 1971, total loss
186			Calumet Shipyard	barge			Nov 1945
187	250472	Viking	Hulett Transportation	tugboat	144		Oct 1946	later Masco I, Captain Bill Hymes, scrapped 1990
188		Betty J	Calumet Marine	towboat			Mar 1946
189	250576	Don M. Peebles	Construction Agg.	towboat	41		June 1946	later Mary Alexa, Mary C, Mary Ann
190			LaCrosse Dredge	barge			Apr 1946
191	250303	Sally	LaCrosse Dredge	tender	19		July 1946
192			Comm. Edison	barge			Aug 1946
193	251973	Louise	LaCrosse Dredge	towboat	11		May 1947
194	252322	Badger State	Great Lakes Dredge	tugboat	23		May 1947
195	252571	Wolverine State	Great Lakes Dredge	tugboat	23		May 1947
196			Chicago Park District	derrick barge			Sep 1947
197	256710	Calumet	Central Barge Co.	towboat	200		Nov 1948
198	257293	A. M. Thompson	Central Barge Co.	towboat	431		Apr 1949	later Brooke McKenzie
199			San. Dist. of Chicago	barge			Aug 1948
	370095	The Navarre	Poisson Frais des Iles	barge	350		Jan 1949	(Canada)
200		No. 573	Fitzsimon & Connell	barge			May 1949
201			John I. Hay Company	barge			June 1949
202			John I. Hay Company	barge			July 1949
203		BL 207	Blaske Lines Inc.	barge			Aug 1949	deleted 1964
204		BL 208	Blaske Lines Inc.	barge			Oct 1949
205	2595??	Central	Central Barge Co.	towboat	431		Apr 1950
206			Phoenix Terminal	derrick barge			Aug 1950
207	262724	Aetna - Louisville	Ashland Oil	towboat	688		Oct 1951	later Grandma Gert, deleted 2005
208			Ohio River Company	floats			Nov 1950
209			Ohio River Company	floats			Nov 1950
210	263902	Allied - Ashland	Ashland Oil	towboat	688		June 1952	later Lloyd C. Beesecker, to South America 2005
211			Ohio River Company	drydock			Aug 1952
212			N. S. Mackie Company	barge			Dec 1952
213			Calumet Shipyard	wheel scow			Dec 1952
214	265715	Fred S. Eberle	Fitzsimon & Connell	tugboat	25		May 1953
215			Riverside Equipment	barge			July 1953
216	268090	Margaret K	Chicago Park District	patrol launch	22		Nov 1953
217	266603	Marine Transit No. 12	Marine Transit Co.	barge	501		Oct 1953
218	267557	R 1	Rose Barge Line, Inc	barge	411		Sep 1954	later RBL 1
219	267558	R 2	Rose Barge Line, Inc	barge	411		Sep 1954	later RBL 2
220	268390	Sharon Lee	Cleveland Diesel	tugboat	167		Aug 1954	later Heron, Bay Prince, Tobacco Pointe reefed off NJ 2016
221	291180	JIHCO 49	John I. Hay Company	barge	435		Apr 1955	No. 220 1974, deleted 1977
222	269127	No. 23	Love Construction	derrick barge	304		Nov 1954	Indiana 1971, AMR 73
223			Joliet Marine Supply	drydock			Apr 1955
224			Valley Crane Co.	barge			May 1955
225			W. J. Meagher & Sons	steel dray			May 1955
226		ABS 10	Alton Barge Service	barge			Aug 1955
227	271296	George W. Lenzie	Material Service Corp.	towboat	275		Sep 1956
228		REC #2	Riverside Equipment	barge			Feb 1956
229	272785	Cindy Jo	Rose Barge Line, Inc	towboat	268		Dec 1956	later Katharine L, Daryl C. Hannah, Audrie S
230	273515	Spartan	Cleveland Diesel	tugboat	144		Feb 1957	reefed off NJ 1986
231			Mississippi Valley BL	drydock			Sep 1956
232		OR 141	Ohio River Company	drydock			Mar 1957
233			D.C. Cameron Inc	barge			Apr 1957
234	279778	No. 101	Al Johnson Const.	barge	525		June 1957	later JK80-440 1959
235	279779	No. 102	Al Johnson Const.	barge	525		June 1957	later JK80-441 1959
236	279780	No. 103	Al Johnson Const.	barge	525		July 1957	later JK80-442 1959
237	279781	No. 104	Al Johnson Const.	barge	525		July 1957	later JK80-443 1959, H.M.T. 3
238	275024	Morton Salt No. 1	Morton Salt	hopper barge	287		Sep 1957	later Socie No. 1, NLD
239	291170	JIHCO No. 21	John I. Hay Company	hopper barge	794		31 Oct 1957	later crane barge Ajax 1970, deleted 2011
240	277402	McD	Regional Port District	derrick barge	684		13 May 1958	later Minnesota, Candace Andrie
241		JIHCO No. 32	John I. Hay Company	hopper barge	294		26 Dec 1957
242	291171	JIHCO No. 22	John I. Hay Company	hopper barge	706		15 Jul 1958	later No. 1138 1974, deleted 1981
243	291172	JIHCO No. 23	John I. Hay Company	hopper barge	691		3 Jul 1958	later No. 1138 1974, deleted 1981
244			Al Johnson Const.	sectional barge			1958
245	291173	JIHCO No. 24	John I. Hay Company	hopper barge	732		14 Nov 1958	later No. 1143 1974, deleted 1981
246		FF-5	Forrest C. Fairchild	hopper barge	812		28 Jul 1959
247		REC #5	Riverside Equipment.	roll-cover barge			9 Dec 1959
248			USCG	barge			8 Mar 1960
249	283874	No. 991-9664	St. Lawrence Seaway.	barge	508		11 Sep 1960	later Scow No. 2 1970, Diane
250	284911	Oil Scow No. 133	Great Lakes Dredge.	barge	434		1960	later G. L. 133, deleted 1997
251	286687	Oil Scow No. 134	Great Lakes Dredge.	barge	434		Jan 1961	later G. L. 134, Derrick 60
	568988	Christopher D	Midland Enterprises	tugboat	262		1975	later Warrior Star, Steve Richoux
	575762	Jake O		tugboat	262		1976	later Mobile Star, Cindy Collins, Robinson
	587247	Defiance	Tidewater Barge Lines	tugboat	295		1977
	977948	CM-2	Double J Marine	barge	235		1979	NLD