The Last Survivors of New York Shipbuilding Co.
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A Place Called YORKSHIP The Last Survivors of New York Shipbuilding Co. |
| Last Revised: 16 July, 2006 |
The following vessels built at New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, are the last known to be intact and afloat (though in some cases just barely so). Listed by date of launch.
| Probably safe | Endangered | Gone |
| Launched | Designation/Name | Status (links are to ship or facility Web sites) |
| 1904 | LV-79 Cape Lookout Shoal (aka Barnegat) | Contract 23. Lightship. From mid-1970s to mid-1990s, on exhibition at Penn's Landing in Philadelphia, PA. Currently moored at Pyne Poynt Marina in Camden, NJ, and reportedly in poor condition. |
| 1904 | LV-83 Relief (aka Swiftsure) | Contract 26. Lightship. Since 1967, on exhibition at the Northwest Seaport Maritime Heritage Center, Seattle, WA. |
| 1908 | LV-87 Ambrose | Contract 47. Lightship. Since 1968, on exhibition at the South Street Seaport Museum, New York, NY. |
| 1940-12/14 | AR-5 Vulcan | Contract 422. Repair vessel. Transferred to the Maritime Adminsitration’s NDRF, Feb 1999. As of June 15, 2006, in the James River Reserve Fleet, Fort Eustis, VA. On MARAD's "Vessels Available for Donation" list and flagged as Historic Hold. |
| 1943-04/04 | CVL-28 Cabot | Contract 434. Light carrier. Purchased at US Marshal's auction Sept. 9, 1999 by Sabe Marine Salvage. An 11th-hour effort by ECOSAT to save her from the torches failed, and she was scrapped in Brownsville, Texas. The island tower, CIC, and Ready Room were purchased by the Texas Air Museum, and are to be displayed as part of a Light Carrier Memorial. |
| 1951-01/09 | State of Maine | Contract 487. Cargo vessel. Ex-President Hayes, ex-T-AP-198 Upshur. From 1973-1997, training vessel, Maine Maritime Academy. As of June 30, 2006, on loan from MARAD to US Coast Guard's Fire & Safety Test Detachment on Little Sand Island, Mobile AL, for fire-fighting research. |
| 1953-08/15 | T-AGM-23 Observation Island | Contract 494. Missile tracking ship. Ex-Empire State Mariner. From 1956-1979, missile test ship (YAG-57/EAG-154/AG-154) for Polaris test and evaluation. Modified to missile tracking ship 1979-81 and redesignated T-AGM-23. Assigned to the Pacific Fleet and used to monitor Russian missile launches. Currently operated by Military Sealift Command, Special Mission Support, with a civilian crew. |
| 1954-06/12 | AO-144 Mississinewa | Contract 500. Fleet oiler. Transferred to the Maritime Administration’s NDRF, May 1999. As of June 15, 2006, in James River Reserve Fleet, Fort Eustis, VA. On MARAD's "Vessels Available for Donation" list and flagged for disposal. |
| 1954-09/12 | AO-145 Hassayampa | Contract 501. Fleet oiler. Transferred to the Maritime Administration’s NDRF, May 1999. As of June 15, 2006, in James River Reserve Fleet, Fort Eustis, VA. On MARAD's "Vessels Available for Donation" list and flagged for disposal. |
| 1954-12/11 | AO-146 Kawishiwi | Contract 502. Fleet oiler. Transferred to the Maritime Administration’s NDRF, May 1999. As of June 15, 2006, in James River Reserve Fleet, Fort Eustis, VA. On MARAD's "Vessels Available for Donation" list and flagged for disposal. |
| 1955-03/10 | AO-147 Truckee | Contract 503. Fleet oiler. Transferred to the Maritime Administration’s NDRF, May 1999. As of June 15, 2006, in James River Reserve Fleet, Fort Eustis, VA. On MARAD's "Vessels Available for Donation" list and flagged for disposal. |
| 1955-07/09 | AO-148 Ponchatoula | Contract 504. Fleet oiler. Transferred to the Maritime Administration’s NDRF, May 1999. As of June 15, 2006, in James River Reserve Fleet, Fort Eustis, VA. On MARAD's "Vessels Available for Donation" list and flagged for disposal. |
| 1957-01/01 | DE-1029 Hartley | Contract 512. Destroyer escort. Sold to Columbia in 1972 and redesignated DE-16 Boyaca. Stricken in 1994 after ending its career as a stationary headquarters ship. Reported preserved as a museum in Guatape, Columbia. |
| 1959-07/21 | N.S. Savannah | Contract 529. Nuclear-powered demonstration cargo-passenger liner (P2-N1-MA40a). Laid up and defueled, 1972. From 1981 to 1994, was a museum ship at Patriot's Point, South Carolina. As of June 30, 2006, in James River Reserve Fleet, VA. Listed in National Register. |
| 1960-04/23 | Export Ambassador | Contract 530. Cargo ship, C3-S-38a class. As of June 15, 2006, in Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet at Suisun Bay, California. On MARAD's "Vessels Available for Donation" and flagged for Historic Review.. |
| 1960-05/21 | CVA-63 Kitty Hawk | Contract 514. Aircraft carrier. Commissioned, active fleet. As of May, 2003, forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan. Scheduled to be replaced in 2008 by the George H. W. Bush (CVN-77). |
| 1960-06/04 | DDG-5 Claude V. Ricketts | Contract 527. Guided-missile destroyer. Stricken and sold for scrap to a breaker in Baltimore in 1994, but contractor defaulted. Navy cancelled contract 10/01/96 and repossessed vessel. Placed in NISMF at Philadelphia, 2nd Street Wharf, Berth 6. Finally scrapped by Metro Machine, with work completed 8 November 2002. |
| 1960-07/09 | Export Adventurer | Contract 531. Cargo ship, C3-S-38a class. NYSB's final civilian vessel. As of June 15, 2006, in Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet at Suisun Bay, California. On Marad's "Vessels Available for Donation" list amd flagged for Historic Review. |
| 1960-12/10 | DDG-6 Barney | Contract 528. Guided-missile destroyer, Adams-class. Stricken 1992 and sold for scrap 1994;. Survives in Philadelphia NISMF due to default by scrapper. |
| 1961-07/21 | DDG-15 Berkeley | Contract 536. Guided-missile destroyer. Transferred in 1992 to the Greek Navy, where it served as DDG-221 Themistokles, a Kimon-class air defense destroyer. Decommissioned 18 February 2002, and sold for scrap 19 February 2004. |
| 1961-12/09 | DDG-16 Joseph Strauss | Contract 537. Guided-missile destroyer. Transferred in 1992 to the Greek Navy, where it served as DDG-220 Formion, a Kimon-class air defense destroyer. Decommissioned 18 February 2002 and sold for scrap 19 February 2004. |
| 1965-05/29 | AOE-2 Camden | Contract 542. Served as a fast support ship assigned to Pacific Fleet, homeported in Bremerton, WA. Decommissioned October 14, 2005 at Kitsap Bay. Listed in NVR as "Inactive, out of commission, to be disposed of." |
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