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Submarine Boat

Newark NJ

Most recent update: August 24, 2021.

The Submarine Boat Company was a subsidiary of the Electric Boat Company, organized in April 1915 for the WWI merchant shipbuilding effort. Together with Merchant Shipbuilding, in Bristol PA, and American International Shipbuilding, in Hog Island PA, it was an assembly yard, up to 80% of each hull being prefabricated elsewhere. At its peak, it employed 25,000 people, second only to Hog Island. The company's 150-ship contract with the USSB was cut short at 118, but they built the last 32 ships anyway, for a shipping company called Transmarine that they formed for the purpose: They then built 30 barges for Transmarine before closing in 1922. In the table below, it's amazing to note the number of times the names of these ships were changed while they were still under construction: what was that all about? The shipyard was located where the automobile terminal just south of the I-78 New Jersey Turnpike Extension is now. See it from the air on Google here. It was reactivated for WWII by Federal Shipbuilding.

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USSB # O/N Name Customer Type Tons Delivered Notes
1 547 216996 Agawam USSB freighter 3,658 Dec 1918 scrapped 1926
2 548 217244 Alamosa USSB freighter 3,658 Mar 1919 scrapped 1926
3 549 217243 Alcona USSB freighter 3,658 Mar 1919 scrapped 1926
4 550 217242 Ingold USSB freighter 3,658 Apr 1919 scrapped 1929
5 551 217253 Charlot USSB freighter 3,658 Apr 1919 scrapped 1926
6 552 217623 Chetopa USSB freighter 3,658 Aug 1919 later Phyllis Soto 1937, Ljubica Matkovic 1938, torpedoed and lost 1942
7 553 217254 Cokata USSB freighter 3,658 Mar 1919 scrapped 1929
8 554 217485 Minnicotta/Decatur Bridge USSB freighter 3,658 Apr 1919 scrapped 1926
9 555 217595 Minooka/Fort Pitt Bridge USSB freighter 3,658 Apr 1919 scrapped 1926
10 556 217621 Monana USSB freighter 3,658 Aug 1919 scrapped 1929
11 557 217241 Phoenix Bridge USSB freighter 3,658 Apr 1919 scrapped 1929
12 558 217486 Muscado/Chicago Bridge USSB freighter 3,658 Apr 1919 scrapped 1926
13 559 217594 Chartiers/Mount Vernon Bridge USSB freighter 3,658 Apr 1919 scrapped 1929
14 560 217251 Panola USSB freighter 3,658 May 1919 scrapped 1926
15 561 217493 Onekama USSB freighter 3,658 Aug 1919 scrapped 1926
16 562 217602 Jekyl USSB freighter 3,658 May 1919 scrapped 1926
17 563 217928 Ontonagon/Milwaukee Bridge USSB freighter 3,658 May 1919 later Malama 1927, bombed and lost 1942
18 564 217484 Costavailla/Hico USSB freighter 3,658 Apr 1919 scrapped 1929
19 565 217483 Opelika USSB freighter 3,658 May 1919 scrapped 1926
20 566 217924 Opelousas/Masca USSB freighter 3,658 May 1919 scrapped 1929
21 567 217925 Opequan USSB freighter 3,658 June 1919 scrapped 1925
22 568 217581 Oquawka/Allies USSB freighter 3,658 May 1919 scrapped 1926
23 569 217622 Oriskany/Consort USSB freighter 3,658 May 1919 scrapped 1926
24 570 217929 Decosta/Wisconsin Bridge USSB freighter 3,658 June 1919 later Sophie Frankel 1920, Wisconsin Bridge 1921, wrecked in the Abacos 1929
25 571 218237 Fortesque/Bethlehem Bridge USSB freighter 3,658 July 1919 scrapped 1925
26 572 217640 Faraby USSB freighter 3,658 May 1919 scrapped 1926
27 573 217568 Farnam USSB freighter 3,658 May 1919 scrapped 1929
28 574 218246 Fenwick/Jackson USSB freighter 3,658 June 1919 scrapped 1926
29 575 217997 Iberville/Louisville Bridge USSB freighter 3,658 June 1919 scrapped 1929
30 576 217927 Acken/National Bridge USSB freighter 3,658 May 1919 scrapped 1929
31 577 217601 Nesco USSB freighter 3,658 May 1919 scrapped 1929
32 578 217924 Masca USSB freighter 3,658 May 1919 scrapped 1929
33 579 217927 Moela/Knoxville USSB freighter 3,658 June 1919 scrapped 1929
34 580 217998 Fragata/Anniston USSB freighter 3,658 June 1919 scrapped 1929
35 581 217996 Fiaca/Chattanooga USSB freighter 3,658 June 1919 scrapped 1926
36 582 218208 Orancken/Montgomery USSB freighter 3,658 June 1919 scrapped 1929
37 583 218242 Elberon/St. Augustine USSB freighter 3,658 June 1919 scrapped 1929
38 584 218059 Bound Brook USSB freighter 3,658 July 1919 later Point Bonita 1926, Coast Banker 1937, Rodina 1943, Coast Banker 1944, China Victor 1947, lost 1949
39 585 218234 Amboy/Glynn County/Brasher USSB freighter 3,658 July 1919 scrapped 1926
40 586 218239 Aruba/Pinellas County/Johnson City USSB freighter 3,658 July 1919 scrapped 1926
41 587 218241 Hamilton County/Shortsville USSB freighter 3,658 Aug 1919 scrapped 1926
42 588 218238 Ocala/Jefferson County USSB freighter 3,658 July 1919 scrapped 1926
43 589 218240 Allamuchy/Hillsborough County USSB freighter 3,658 June 1919 scrapped 1926
44 590 218236 Oyachita/Dade County USSB freighter 3,658 July 1919 scrapped 1926
45 591 218235 Waacksock/St. Johns County USSB freighter 3,658 Aug 1919 scrapped 1928
46 592 218456 Watop/Davidson County USSB freighter 3,642 Aug 1919 scrapped 1926
47 593 218460 Wallkill/Unicoi County USSB freighter 3,642 Aug 1919 scrapped 1929
48 594 218461 Woodmansie/Mantee County USSB freighter 3,642 Sep 1919 scrapped 1929
49 595 218453 Wawayanda/Boston Bridge USSB freighter 3,642 July 1919 scrapped 1926
50 596 218454 Bay Head USSB freighter 3,642 July 1919 scrapped 1926
51 785 218459 Morris/Pontia USSB freighter 3,642 Aug 1919 scrapped 1929
52 786 218458 Aquahatan/Hopedale/Assinippi USSB freighter 3,642 Aug 1919 scrapped 1929
53 787 218633 Brookline/Delavan USSB freighter 3,642 Sep 1919 scrapped 1926
54 788 218455 Springfield/Calno USSB freighter 3,642 Aug 1919 scrapped 1929
55 789 218457 Delcambie/Pawtucket USSB freighter 3,642 Aug 1919 scrapped 1929
56 790 218631 Haddon USSB freighter 3,642 Sep 1919 scrapped 1930
57 791 218634 Aquedocton/Cambridge USSB freighter 3,642 Aug 1919 scrapped 1926
58 792 218691 Bird City/Asquam USSB freighter 3,642 Aug 1919 scrapped 1929
59 793 218786 City of Fairbury/Ablanset USSB freighter 3,545 Sep 1919 scrapped 1926
60 794 218789 Acockus/Casper/Lackawanna Valley USSB freighter 3,545 Sep 1919 scrapped 1926
61 795 218632 Waco USSB freighter 3,545 Sep 1919 scrapped 1926
62 796 218787 Acockus/Labette/Asabeth USSB freighter 3,545 Sep 1919 scrapped 1926
63 797 218793 Ashuelot/Minnequa/Lordship Manor USSB freighter 3,545 Sep 1919 scrapped 1926
64 798 218822 Aspomsok/Tulsa/Parksville USSB freighter 3,545 Sep 1919 scrapped 1926
65 799 218788 Sevo/Fourth Alabama USSB freighter 3,545 Sep 1919 scrapped 1929
66 800 218794 Assinippi/Mabel Hunter/Nonantum USSB freighter 3,545 Sep 1919 scrapped 1929
67 801 218821 Attitash/Corson/Buffalo Bridge USSB freighter 3,545 Oct 1919 later Kosei Maru 1938, torpedoed and lost 1943
68 802 218795 Ancoot/Wheatland/Putnam USSB freighter 3,545 Sep 1919 scrapped 1929
69 803 218945 Asquam/Stanley/Continental Bridge USSB freighter 3,545 Oct 1919 later Point Fermin 1926, Florida 1934, Dixie Sword 1937, wrecked off Cape Cod 1942
70 804 218946 Autopscot/Nobles/Clark Mills USSB freighter 3,545 Oct 1919 scrapped 1929
71 805 218944 Anaquascut/Deer Lodge/Federal Bridge USSB freighter 3,545 Oct 1919 later Point Montara 1927, Coast Merchant 1937, Izhora 1943, scrapped 1966
72 806 218943 Absolona/Tripp/Marsodak USSB freighter 3,545 Oct 1919 later Namarib 1941, Ballader 1942, torpedoed and lost 1942
73 807 219047 Apautuck/Dewey/Independent Bridge USSB freighter 3,545 Oct 1919 scrapped 1928
74 808 219050 Jalmar/Kootenai USSB freighter 3,545 Nov 1919 scrapped 1926
75 809 219242 Jabish/Deuel/Indiana Bridge/Coquitt USSB freighter 3,545 Oct 1919 scrapped 1926
76 810 219045 Chequocket/Cook USSB freighter 3,545 Dec 1919 scrapped 1926
77 811 219076 Chockolog/Hamlin USSB freighter 3,545 Nov 1919 later Sevilla 1923, Almingues 1926, scrapped 1928
78 812 219049 Coasuck/Tampa/Moosehausic USSB freighter 3,545 Oct 1919 scrapped 1926
79 813 219051 Cohanit/Watertown/Kenwood Bridge USSB freighter 3,545 Nov 1919 later Leonita 1920, foundered 1921
80 814 219048 Ilion/Lackawanna Bridge USSB freighter 3,545 Oct 1919 scrapped 1929
81 815 219242 Coquitt/Indiana Bridge USSB freighter 3,545 Dec 1919 scrapped 1926
82 816 219239 Coskata/Hartford/Coskata USSB freighter 3,545 Dec 1919 scrapped 1926
83 817 219243 Kahna/Lakeside Bridge USSB freighter 3,545 Dec 1919 wrecked in the Azores 1920
84 818 219240 Cushnet/Waterbury/Cushnet USSB freighter 3,545 Dec 1919 scrapped 1929
85 819 219241 Cuttyhunk/Auditor/Cuttyhunk USSB freighter 3,545 Dec 1919 scrapped 1929
86 820 219245 Mascuppie/Glen Ridge/Massillon Bridge USSB freighter 3,545 Dec 1919 scrapped 1929
87 821 219246 Malysee/Kerhonkson/Northwestern Bridge USSB freighter 3,545 Dec 1919 scrapped 1929
88 822 219244 Massick/Rockaway Park/Margus USSB freighter 3,545 Jan 1920 scrapped 1926
89 823 219263 Margus/Palisades/Massick USSB freighter 3,545 Dec 1919 scrapped 1926
90 824 219280 Meeshawn/Tenafly/Mopang USSB freighter 3,545 Jan 1920 mined and lost 1921
91 825 219264 Brasher/Riverside Bridge/Minnewawa USSB freighter 3,545 Jan 1920 scrapped 1929
92 826 219337 Menemsha/Rock Island Bridge USSB freighter 3,545 Jan 1920 collision and wrecked 1920
93 827 219499 Monodac/Toledo Bridge USSB freighter 3,545 Jan 1920 scrapped 1926
94 828 219336 Monomac USSB freighter 3,545 Jan 1920 scrapped 1926
95 829 219503 Monponset/Vincennes Bridge USSB freighter 3,545 Feb 1920 scrapped 1926
96 830 219586 Manasack/Virginia Bridge USSB freighter 3,545 Apr 1920 scrapped 1929
97 831 219766 Pittsburgh Bridge/Tekoa USSB freighter 3,545 Mar 1920 scrapped 1929
98 832 219497 Moolinoo/Archbold Bridge/Tashmoo USSB freighter 3,545 Apr 1920 later Takusei Maru 1938, torpedoed and lost 1942
99 833 219501 Minnehonk/East Chicago/Tonesit USSB freighter 3,545 Mar 1920 scrapped 1929
100 834 219500 Mavosheen/Noddle Island Bridge/Tona USSB freighter 3,545 Feb 1920 scrapped 1929
101 835 219495 Menamah/Noddle Island Bridge/Haslehurst USSB freighter 3,545 Mar 1920 scrapped 1929
102 836 219502 Crailhope/Rising Sun/Tulaid USSB freighter 3,545 Feb 1920 scrapped 1929
103 837 219585 Minnewawa/Riverside Bridge USSB freighter 3,545 Apr 1920 later Point Arena 1928, Coast Farmer 1937, torpedoed and lost 1942
104 838 219519 Missanco/Moravia Bridge USSB freighter 3,545 Apr 1920 later Mana 1926, scrapped 1947
105 839 219587 Manhanset/Des Moines Bridge USSB freighter 3,545 Apr 1920 scrapped 1929
106 840 219584 Yapam/Plow City USSB freighter 3,545 Apr 1920 torpedoed and lost 1942
107 841 219496 Yukpa/Sterling Steel Bridge/Suwied USSB freighter 3,545 Feb 1920 torpedoed and lost 1942
108 842 219588 Yashi/Holyoke Bridge USSB freighter 3,545 May 1920 later Point Reyes 1926, Coast Trader 1937, torpedoed and lost 1942
109 843 219760 Yoati/Anthracite Bridge USSB freighter 3,545 May 1920 scrapped 1929
110 844 219759 Yokowish/Fort Armstrong USSB freighter 3,545 May 1920 Takuen Maru 1938, foundered off Hokkaido 1941
111 845 219765 Tona/Noddle Island USSB freighter 3,545 May 1920 scrapped 1929
112 846 219583 Tolan/New England Iron/New England USSB freighter 3,545 Apr 1920 scrapped 1929
113 847 219758 Tonesit/East Chicago USSB freighter 3,545 Apr 1920 later Point Sur 1926, Coast Shipper 1937, Chung Hong 1946, Tai Chun 1947, scrapped 1958
114 848 219757 Tockwotten/Schuykill Bridge USSB freighter 3,545 May 1920 scrapped 1929
115 849 219860 Tuladi/Rising Sun/Oronoke USSB freighter 3,545 June 1920 scrapped 1926
116 850 219861 Tacconnet/Wheeling Mold USSB freighter 3,545 June 1920 scrapped 1926
117 851 219766 Tashmoo/Archbold Bridge/Pittsburg Bridge USSB freighter 3,545 May 1920 later Mala 1927, Mapele 1936, wrecked 1943
118 852 219859 Tashua/Everett Bridge/Neshobee USSB freighter 3,545 June 1920 later Point Gorda 1926, Coast Miller 1937, Kiev 1942, scrapped 1961
119 853 219876 Tauchaud, Suwied, Sterling Steel Bridge/Italia Transmarine freighter 3,545 June 1920 later Sucarseco 1923, scrapped 1939
120 854 220010 Telos/Irving Bridge/Suboatco Transmarine freighter 3,545 June 1920 scrapped 1935
121 855 220011 Temisconata/Kellogg Bridge/Suedco Transmarine freighter 3,545 June 1920 scrapped 1935
122 856 220248 Tekoa/Suportco Transmarine freighter 3,545 July 1920 scrapped 1939
123 857 220012 Teapanock/Elchankoe/Sunelseco Transmarine freighter 3,545 July 1920 scrapped 1939
124 858 220609 Tobique/Sudurco Transmarine freighter 3,545 Aug 1920 scrapped 1935
125 859 220246 Tomahegan/Glenora/Sutransco Transmarine freighter 3,545 Oct 1920 later Admiral Chase 1930, scrapped 1952
126 860 220531 Pemetic/Natirar/Sutermco Transmarine freighter 3,545 Sep 1920 later Admiral Day 1931, wrecked off Canton Island 1940
127 861 220403 Beargrove/Surailco Transmarine freighter 3,545 Oct 1920 later Admiral Cole 1931, Ashkhabad 1945, scrapped 1953
128 862 220247 Pico/Suelco Transmarine freighter 3,545 Sep 1920 scrapped 1936
129 863 220402 Piston/Sunewco Transmarine freighter 3,545 Oct 1920 later Admiral Y. S. Williams 1934, Tatsutama Maru 1942, Yamahagi Maru 1952, scrapped 1965
130 864 220401 Powwow/Sutorpco Transmarine freighter 3,545 Sep 1920 scrapped 1936
131 865 220245 Onota/Tustem/Suholco Transmarine freighter 3,545 Aug 1920 later Makua 1926, Meo Hwa 1946, Tai Kong 1947, Miranda 1949, foundered 1950
132 866 220560 Oronoke/Surico Transmarine freighter 3,545 Sep 1920 later Admiral Gove 1931, Ramona 1940, Hitora Maru 1941, Valles 1951, scrapped 1967
133 867 220559 Hiawasse/Vierling Bridge/Suduffco Transmarine freighter 3,545 Oct 1920 foundered 1926
134 868 220626 Quonset/Sudawsonco Transmarine freighter 3,545 Nov 1920 scrapped 1939
135 869 220532 Naddock/Sumanco Transmarine freighter 3,545 Oct 1920 scrapped 1938
136 870 220561 Nugunket/Susherico Transmarine freighter 3,545 Oct 1920 later Manini 1928, torpedoed and lost 1941
137 871 220693 Nehumkee/Jelcaw/Surichco Transmarine freighter 3,545 Nov 1920 later Admiral Wiley 1930, wrecked off New Guinea 1940
138 872 220627 Nebelow/Sulanierco Transmarine freighter 3,545 Nov 1920 later Admiral Senn 1931, Thepsatri Nawa 1940, Empire Hamble 1942, scrapped 1950
139 873 220694 Nequosset/Suremico Transmarine freighter 3,545 Nov 1920 later Nisqually 1928, bombed and lost off Wake Island 1941
140 874 220635 Neskett/Suscolanco Transmarine freighter 3,545 Oct 1920 later Admiral Nulton 1930, scrapped 1949
141 875 220863 Neshobee/Sujameco Transmarine freighter 3,545 Nov 1920 wrecked off Coos Bay 1929
142 876 220862 Quinney/Suwordenco Transmarine freighter 3,545 Dec 1920 later Admiral Halstead 1930, scrapped 49
143 877 220861 Deacon/Suwarinco Transmarine freighter 3,545 Dec 1920 scrapped 1935
144 878 220994 Ibena/Sunewarkco Transmarine freighter 3,545 Jan 1921 scrapped 1939
145 879 221024 Desha/Tamara/Sunugentco Transmarine freighter 3,545 Jan 1921 later Admiral Wood 1931, Martin Sivertsen 1940, Sisunthon Nawa 1940, scuttled off Surabaya 1942
146 880 220888 Kaboka/Sugillenco Transmarine freighter 3,545 Mar 1921 later Admiral Laws 1931, Suriyothai Nawa 1940, Columbine 1942, torpedoed and lost 1944
147 881 220993 Dearing/Sujerseyco Transmarine freighter 3,545 Feb 1921 later Makawao 1928, scrapped 1946
148 882 221066 Benoit/Suspearco Transmarine freighter 3,545 May 1921 scrapped 1939
149 883 221125 Bigtunk/Sucubaco Transmarine freighter 3,545 June 1921 scrapped 1939
150 884 221212 Bunganut/Suphenco Transmarine freighter 3,545 Jan 1923 scrapped 1935
151 167934 Transmarine No. 100 Transmarine barge 206 1920
152 167935 Transmarine No. 101 Transmarine barge 206 1920
153 167936 Transmarine No. 102 Transmarine barge 206 1920
154 167937 Transmarine No. 103 Transmarine barge 206 1920
155 167954 Transmarine No. 104 Transmarine barge 206 1920
156 167955 Transmarine No. 105 Transmarine barge 206 1920
157 167956 Transmarine No. 106 Transmarine barge 206 1920
158 167957 Transmarine No. 107 Transmarine barge 206 1920
159 168161 Transmarine No. 108 Transmarine barge 206 1921
160 168162 Transmarine No. 109 Transmarine barge 206 1921
161 168163 Transmarine No. 110 Transmarine barge 206 1921
162 168164 Transmarine No. 111 Transmarine barge 206 1921
163 168165 Transmarine No. 112 Transmarine barge 206 1921
164 168166 Transmarine No. 113 Transmarine barge 206 1921
165 168167 Transmarine No. 114 Transmarine barge 206 1921
166 168168 Transmarine No. 115 Transmarine barge 206 1921
167 168157 Transmarine No. 116 Transmarine barge 206 1921
168 168158 Transmarine No. 117 Transmarine barge 206 1921
169 168159 Transmarine No. 118 Transmarine barge 206 1921
170 168160 Transmarine No. 119 Transmarine barge 206 1921
171 168382 Transmarine No. 120 Transmarine barge 206 1922
172 168383 Transmarine No. 121 Transmarine barge 206 1922
173 168384 Transmarine No. 122 Transmarine barge 206 1922
174 168385 Transmarine No. 123 Transmarine barge 206 1922
175 168386 Transmarine No. 124 Transmarine barge 206 1922
176 168387 Transmarine No. 125 Transmarine barge 206 1922
177 168388 Transmarine No. 126 Transmarine barge 206 1922
178 168389 Transmarine No. 127 Transmarine barge 206 1922
179 168390 Transmarine No. 128 Transmarine barge 206 1922
180 168391 Transmarine No. 129 Transmarine barge 206 1922

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