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S.S. Prairie Mariner, C4-S-LA, contract 495, delivered May 25, 1954

--from New York Shipbuilding Corporation - A Record of Ships Built, 1921

This list includes vessels originally laid down under nonmilitary contracts but later pressed into military service (commonly as APs or APAs). Does not include floats, barges, and other unpowered vessels.

Major types represented in this list include:

Vessels are listed alphabetically by the first assigned name.

Name(s)
[Links to photos]		 Cont. # Keel Laid Ways Launched Description History/Disposition
Abram S. Hewitt 13  May 25, 1903 L Jul 11, 1903 Fireboat (NYFD), 117 ft, beam 25 ft Cost $83,750. Pumping capacity 7000 gpm. Steel hull, coal-fired steam engine. Served as Engine 77. Disposed of in 1958.
Absecon  204  Oct 2, 1917 L Mar 23, 1918 Collier (National Shipping Corp)  
Atlantic 16  Jun 24, 1903 M Sep 9, 1903 Dredge (North American Dredging)  
Atlantic Engineer  483  May 3, 1949 L Sep 8, 1950 Oil tanker (Philadelphia Tankers), 660 ft, 30000 dwt  
Atlantic Navigator  484  Jun 13, 1949 K Nov 14, 1950 Oil tanker (Philadelphia Tankers), 660 ft, 30000 dwt  
Atlantic Seaman  482  Apr 18, 1949 M Jun 4, 1950 Oil tanker (Philadelphia Tankers), 660 ft, 30000 dwt  
Atlas 519 Unknown K May 17, 1958 Oil tanker (Tankers & Tramps), 35000 dwt  
Bristol  169  Aug 25, 1915 M Jan 15, 1930 Collier (Coastwise Transportation)  
Broad Arrow (ID #2503)  175 Apr 26, 1917  M Dec 22, 1917 Oil tanker (E.F.C.), 485 ft, 17862 t , crew 43 Acquired by the Navy Mar 12, 1918 and assigned to Naval Overseas Transportation Service. Decommissioned Feb 24, 1919 at Brooklyn and turned over to US Shipping Board. Operated by Standard Transportation Co. Torpedoed and sunk by U-124 off Guyana,
Bylayl  166  Jun 3, 1915 M Dec 4, 1915 Collier (Pocahontas Steamship), 318 ft. 3289 gross t, crew 31 Served in WWI with Navy Armed Guard aboard, Apr 1917 to Nov 1918. Served in WWII.
Camden  258  Jun 1, 1920 T Nov 24, 1920 Oil tanker (Standard Oil), 435 ft, 6653 gross t, crew 42 Torpedoed and sunk by Japanese submarine I-25 on October 3, 1942, off Coos Bay, Oregon
Charles W. Culkin  353  Jun 4, 1926 K Oct 21, 1926 Ferryboat (Electric Ferries Co.) One of 6 sister ships for NYC firm.
Coastwise  93 Aug 16, 1909  K Feb 5, 1910 Collier (Coastwise Transportation), 359 ft, 4015 gross t, crew 32  
Columbia

City of Atlanta

  42  Sep 6, 1906 K Mar 12, 1907 Cargo ship (Chesapeake Steamship Co.), 269 ft, 1971 gross t, crew 46  
Crest 312 Sep 28, 1925 L Apr 22, 1926 Dredge (Bucyrus Co.)  
Deepwater

Lemuel Burrows

  176 Jul 22, 1916  O Jul 28, 1917 Collier (Coastwise Transportation), 484 ft, 11400 dwt  Torpedoed and sunk by U-404 off Atlantic City on 3 March 1942, with loss of 20. Wreck (in 80ft of water) is a popular dive site.
Diamond State Mariner 493 May 16, 1952 K Apr 11, 1953 Cargo ship, C4-S-LA class (US Maritime Commission) NDRF
Dixie Arrow  266  Jan 24, 1921 South Yard 3 Sep 29, 1921 Oil tanker (Socony-Vacuum Oil), 468 ft, 8046 gr t, crew 41 Torpedoed 3x and sunk off Diamond Shoals by U-71 on Mar 26, 1942 while en route from Texas City to Paulsboro NJ. 33 killed. Wreck lies in 90 feet of water and is a popular dive target.
Edward L. Doheny Jr. 170 Jan 19, 1916 M Apr 24, 1917 Oil tanker (Petroleum Transport Co.)  
Edward L. Dohney III  190 Dec 24, 1917  M Aug 17, 1918 Oil tanker (Petroleum Transport Co.), 485 ft, 18,220 t Transferred to Navy and commissioned Nov 25, 1918. Assigned to Naval Overseas Transportation Service and carried oil from Port Arthur to Europe. Decomissioned Nov 17, 1919 in New York and returned to the US Shipping Board. Doheny family was involved in Teapot Dome scandal and a murder-suicide involving Dohney, Jr.; case inspired a Raymond Chandler novel.
El Segundo  124  Dec 21, 1911 K Sep 10, 1912 Oil tanker (Standard Oil Co.), 321 ft, 3663 gross t, 4533dwt. crew 31  
Empire Arrow  261  Sep 14, 1920 South Yard 2 May 24, 1921 Oil tanker (Standard Transportation Co.), 468ft, 8046 gross t, crew 49 Operated by Standard Transportation Co. (1921), Standard-Vacuum Transportation Co (1931), and Socony-Vacuum Oil Co (1935). Scrapped at Philadelphia, 1939.
Empire State Mariner

Observation Island (YAG-57, EAG-154, AG-54, T-AGM-23)

  494 Sep 15, 1952 L Aug 15, 1953 Cargo ship, C4-S-LA class (US Maritime Commission), 563 ft, 16076 tons fdp After short commercial career, was placed in Maritime Reserve Fleet. In 1956, was transferred to Navy and converted to missile test ship (YAG-57/EAG-154/AG-154) to support Polaris test and evaluation launches from submarines and from her own deck. Modified to missile tracking ship 1979-81 and redesignated T-AGM-23. Assigned to the Pacific Fleet and used to monitor Russian missile launches. Curremtly assigned to Military Sealift Command, Special Mission Support. Civilian crew under USAF operational control.
Eurana

Gulfbreeze

 264 Jan 17, 1921 T Jul 16, 1921 Oil tanker (Gulf Refining Co.), 419 ft, 6651 gross t, crew 41  
Export Adventurer

Adventurer

  531  Feb 7, 1958 O Jul 9, 1960 Cargo ship, C3-S-38a class (American Export Isbrandtsen Lines), 474 ft, 7848 gross t Collided with SS-240 Angler near Block Island, Rhode Island, on July 21, 1961. Homeported in New York City in 1972 Last civilian contract for NYSB. As of January 2005, in Suisun Bay, CA, and tagged for non-retention.
Export Ambassador

Ambassador

  530  Feb 7, 1958 K Apr 23, 1960 Cargo ship, C3-S-38a class (American Export Isbrandtsen Lines), 474 ft, 7848 gross t Assigned to NDRF in 1981. As of January 2005, in Suisun Bay, CA, and tagged for non-retention.
Fairmont

Nebraskan

Black Point

Sukhoma

182

 Feb 13, 1917 O Dec 8, 1917 Collier (Coastwise Transportation), 3295', 8742 dwt, Taken over by the Navy in February 1918 and served as USS Fairmont. Decommissioned February 1919. Renamed Nebraskan in 1922. Acquired by C.H. Sprague and renamed Black Point. Torpedoed by U-853 off Point Judith RI and sunk May 5, 1945.
Franklin

Oakey L. Alexander

  162  Mar 31, 1915 M Aug 21, 1915 Collier (Coastwise Transportation) Carried coal to Alexandria, Egypt. First American ship to dock in Germany after outbreak of WWI. Ran submarine blockades of Irish Sea. Purchased 1926 by the Pocohontas Steamship Co. of Norfolk, VA and renamed Alexander. Set speed records on the Portland-Norfolk run. Lost 130 feet of its bow off Cape Elizabeth Mar 3, 1947 in a storm which dragged the Portland Lightship five miles out of position; miraculously beached an hour later, and all hands were saved.
Freeman  183 Jul 7, 1917  L Dec 27, 1917 Collier (Pocahontas Steamship), 318 ft, 3350 gross t, crew 35  
Garden Mariner

Compass Island (AG-153, YAG-56)

 492 Mar 17, 1952 J Mar 12, 1953 Breakbulk cargo ship, C4-S-LA class (US Maritime Commission) Commissed as AG-153 Compass Island in 1956. Decommissioned 1980, stricken 1986. In James River NDRF.
George B. McClellan 17  Sep 1, 1903 L Nov 28, 1903 Fireboat (NYFD), 117', beam 25 ft Twin to Abram S. Hewitt. Removed from service 17 Sep 1953, disposed of 1954.
George W. Catt 30 Oct 24, 1905 K Mar 5, 1906 Suction dredge (Atlantic Gulf & Pacific Co.)  
Glen White  191  Oct 17, 1917 K Apr 20, 1918 Collier (Darrow-Mann), 368 ft, 5438 gross t, crew 43 Operated by Mystic Steamship Co. in 1930.
Governor Moore  352 Jun 4, 1926  K Oct 21, 1926 Auto ferry (Electric Ferries Co.), diesel-electric, 46 cars When placed in service Nov 8, 1926, was first ferryboat built for motor vehicle transportation. Designed by Eads Johnson. One of 6 such vessels.
Gulf of Mexico  173  Nov 1, 1916 J Jun 28, 1917 Oil tanker (Gulf Refining Co.), 467 ft, 7807 gross t, crew 45  
Gulfcoast

A.S. Hansen

  159 Nov 11, 1914  M Mar 27, 1915 Oil tanker (Gulf Refining Co.), 383 ft, 5188 gross t, crew 38 Scrapped 1946.
Gulfcrest 304 May 2, 1925 K Feb 27, 1926 Oil tanker (Gulf Refining Co.) Damaged in collision in Gulf of Mexico, Jun 14, 1944.
Gulfland  189 Aug 2, 1917  O Mar 28, 1918 Oil tanker (Gulf Refining Co.), 391 ft, 5276 gross t, crew 38 Sunk Oct 21, 1943 after collision and fire; 34 killed.
Gulflight  156  Mar 16, 1914 M Aug 8, 1914 Oil tanker (Gulf Refining Co.), 383 ft, 5188 gross t, crew 38 Torpedoed May 1, 1915 by U-30, 20 miles west of Scilly Islands, towed in; 3 killed. To UK as Refast. Torpedoed and lost, 1942.
Gulfmaid  172  May 16, 1915 K Mar 20, 1917 Oil tanker (Gulf Refining Co.), 391 ft, 5225 gross t, crew 38  
Gulfoil  125  Feb 22, 1912 J Aug 29, 1912 Oil tanker (Gulf Refining Co.), 383 ft, 5188 gross t, crew 42 Torpedoed and sunk May 16, 1942 in the Gulf of Mexico; 21 killed.
Gulfqueen

Artemis

 196 Jun 27, 1918 O Feb 27, 1919 Oil tanker (Gulf Refining Co.), 419 ft, 6599 gross t, crew 41  
Gulfstream

H.M. Fredrichsen

  157  Apr 4, 1914 L Sep 17, 1914 Oil tanker (Gulf Oil Co.), 383 ft, 5188 gross t, crew 29, 55400 bbl One of 6 sister ships; entered WWI service in 1917. Survived both WWI & WWII
Hampden  147  Aug 18, 1913 K Dec 15, 1913 Collier (Coastwise Transportation), 369 ft, 47225 gross t, crew 34  
H.S. Cole 517 Unknown L Aug 17, 1957 Offshore drilling tender (Coastal Marine) Built for Coastal Marine Drilling & Construction Co.
J. M. Guffey

Meloria

 1 Nov 29, 1900 L May 4, 1901 Oil tanker (Guffey Petroleum), 310 ft, 22650 bbl Delivered 6/2/02, sold to Italy and renamed Meloria (1927)
Jamaica Bay 305 Oct 24, 1924 L May 21, 1925 Dredge (United Dreding Co.)  
Jonancy  165  Jun 16, 1915 J Nov 9, 1915 Collier (Pocohontas Steamship), 318 ft, 3289 groos t, crew 32 Served in WWI with Navy Armed Guard aboard
Kamoi  267 Sep 14, 1921  K Jun 8, 1922 Fuel ship (Japanese Navy); electric drive Converted to AC, scrapped after WWII
Larimer 10  Nov 19, 1902 L May 16, 1903  Oil tanker (Guffey Petroleum)  
Levant Arrow 262 Nov 4, 1920 South Yard Jul 25, 1921 Oil tanker (Standard Oil) 485 ft overall, beam 63 ft, 8046 tons displ Operated by Standard Transportation Co (1921), Standard-Vacuum Transportation Co (1931), Socony-Vacuum Oil Co (1935). Scrapped at Philadelphia, 1939.
Ligonier 9  Nov 17, 1902 L Apr 22, 1903 Oil tanker (Guffey Petroleum)  
Magnolia  415  Mar 19, 1934 O Apr 2, 1935 Oil tanker (Standard Oil), 500 ft, 126750 bbl Served in Pacific theater during WW II, supporting invasion of New Britain Island and transiting the Panama Canal in 1943.
Mayor Gaynor 148 Sep 6, 1913 M Feb 7, 1914 Ferryboat (City of New York)  
Middlesex  129  Mar 9, 1912 L Sep 21, 1912 Collier (Coastwise Transportation)  
Mineola  207  Aug 30 1917 J Mar 21, 1918 Cargo ship (Atlantic Transport Co.)  
M. J. Scanlon

Missoula

Malamton

  193  Dec 15, 1917 T Jul 4, 1918 Cargo ship (East Coast Transportation Co.) New York Shipbuilding's contribution to the "Tidal Wave"--a message to the Kaiser in the form of the launching of 95 ships nationwide on Independence Day, 1918. Operated by Hammond Lumber Co. in Pacific northwest.
Montana 203 Jul 15, 1919 U Aug 14, 1919 Cargo ship (Atlantic Transport Co.) Laid down as Defender
Montauk 202 Jul 16, 1918 T Oct 3, 1918 Cargo ship (Atlantic Transport Co. Laid down as Champion
Nebraskan 4  Apr 2. 1901 J  May 19, 1902 Cargo ship (American Hawaiian Steamship Co.), 4409 t Torpedoed 40 miles off Southcliffe by German sub May 25,1915. Salvaged, no casualties. Served in W.W.II
Nevadan 3  Apr 1, 1901 J  Jan 21, 1902 Cargo ship (American Hawaiian Steamship Co.), 4409 t Served in W.W.II
Nora

F. W. Abrams

  257  Mar 15, 1920 J Sep 25, 1920 Oil tanker (Grace), 13,000 ton, 98000 bbl Named for daughter of J.P. Grace. Sold in 1932. Struck a mine and sank, 1942.
Norfolk  132  Jun 27, 1912 M Dec 5, 1912 Collier (Coastwise Transportation)  
Ocean Ulla 520 Unknown J Sep 10, 1959 Oil tanker (Ocean Transportation Co., Inc.), 646 ft, 22606 gross t, 35000dwt Homeported in New York City in 1972.
Oklahoma 53 Jul 17, 1907 K Feb 29, 1908 Oil tanker (Guffey Petroleum Co.)  
Oneida 32 Dec 7, 1905 K May 15, 1906 Hydraulic dredge (Empire Engineering Corp.)  
Ontario 31 Dec 7, 1905 K Apr 1, 1906 Hydraulic dredge (Empire Engineering Corp.)  
Panama 163 Mar 9, 1915 J Jun 26, 1915 Dipper dredge (Bucyrus Co.)  
Pennsylvania 313 Oct 1, 1925 L Apr 15, 1926 Dredge (American Dredging Co.)  
Philadora 523 Unknown K May 23, 1959 Oil tanker (Somerset Shipping), 45000dwt Sold to Shell. Scrapped 12/9/1976, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Philine 521 Unknown L Occt 11, 1958 Oil tanker (Somerset Shipping), 45000dwt Sold to Shell. Laid-up circa 1975 in Lamlash Bay, Arran, Scotland. Scrapped 11/22/76, Dalmuir, Scotland.
Philippia 522 Unknown M Feb 7, 1959 Oil tanker (Somerset Shipping), 45000dwt Sold to Shell. Scrapped 3/9/77, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Plymouth  161  Mar 18, 1915 K Sep 9, 1915 Collier (Coastwise Transportation)  
Prairie State Mariner

Francis Marion (APA-249)

Aragon (L22)

 495 Mar 30, 1953 T Feb 13, 1954 Cargo ship, C4-S-LA class (US Maritime Commission) Commissioned Francis Marion (APA-249). To Spain as Aragon (L22), 1980. Decommissioned 2000. Served as training hulk for Spanish special forces unit (UOE).
Rayo

Rawleigh Warner

 123 Dec 30, 1911 L Jul 2, 1912 Oil tanker (Standard Oil) Torpedoded and sunk June 23, 1942 off the mouth of the Mississippi River, with loss of all hands.
Royal Arrow

Laura Corrado

 168 Nov 15, 1915 J Oct 30, 1916 Oil tanker (Standard Oil) Operated by Standard Transportation Co (1916), Standard-Vacuum Transportation Co (1931), Socony-Vacuum Oil Co (1925). To Brilliant Transportation Co (Panama), 1941. To Italy as Laura Corrado, 1946. Scrapped at La Spezia, 1959..
Santa Clara  144  Jun 7, 1913 M Knocked down Ferryboat (Southern Pacific Co.) Intended for San Francisco Bay service
Santa Tecla

Snia Amba

  206  Aug 9, 1917 M Feb 28, 1918 Oil tanker (W.R. Grace), 310'10" l To Italy as Snia Amba. Torpedoed and sunk, 1940.
Scottsburg  243 Oct 7, 1918 T Jul 20, 1919 Cargo steamer (United States Shipping Board), 436' l Torpedoed by U-boat and sunk in Caribbean convoy Jun 14, 1942 with loss of six men. Rescue vessel Kahuku sunk an hour later. Boatswain Charles Dake earned DSM for heroism.
Sewell's Point  184  Jun 30, 1917 J Feb 12, 1918 Collier (Darrow-Mann)  
Silver State Mariner 496 May 18, 1953 U Jan 5, 1954 Cargo ship, C4-S-LA class (US Maritime Commission) Converted to container ship, 1971. Scrapped 1985.
Socony 134 Sep 11, 1912 K Apr 19, 1913 Oil tanker (Standard Oil) Operated by Standard Transportation Co (1917), Standard Oil Co NY (1919), Standard Trsansportation Co (1923). To Standard Transpoortation Co Hong Kong, 1930. Scrapped at La Spieza, 1936.
Socony-Vacuum  414 Mar 19, 1934 L Jan 18, 1935 Oil tanker (Standard Oil), 500 ft, 126750 bbl Operated by Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. Scrapped at Faslane, 1954.
Solana 259 Aug 23, 1920 U Jan 22, 1921 Oil tanker (Standard Oil), 435' l Sold to Pacific Mail Steamship Co.
Standard Arrow (ID #1531) 167 Sep 16, 1915 K May 15, 1916 Oil tanker (Standard Oil) 7794 gt Served with US Navy as USS Standard Arrow, 1917-1919. Collided with Norman Bridge in Feb 1918. Was USS SIgnal (IX-142) in 1944-46. Laid up in reserve 1946, sold for scrapping Apr 1947.
Suffolk

City of Athens

  113 Mar 2, 1911 L Jul 25, 1911 Collier (Coastwise Transportation)  
Sylvan Arrow 174 Mar 22, 1917 K Oct 16, 1917 Oil tanker (Standard Oil) Torpedoed and sunk by U-155 southwest of Grenada, May 20, 1942.
Texan 2 Jul 12, 1901 K Aug 16, 1902 Cargo ship (American Hawaiian Steamship Co.), 4409 t Torpedoed and sunk, 1942.
Tidewater 177 Mar 18, 1916 O Jul 18, 1917 Collier (Coastwise Transportation)  
Titan 524 Unknown M Feb 13, 1960 Oil tanker (Somerset Shipping), 45000dwt  
Transportation  94 Nov 11, 1909 K Mar 19, 1910 Collier (Coastwise Transportation)  
Tuckahoe

Seaconnet

  205 Apr 8, 1918 O May 5, 1918 Collier (E.F.C.), single screw, 318 ft, 3372 gr t, cargo 5200 t Launched 27 days after keel laid, bringing letter of commendation to shipyard from President Wilson. Sold to C. H. Sprague & Son. and renamed Seaconnet. Foundered in gale off Vineyard Sound Apr 29, 1923, and sank in 100 feet of water; seven men lost.
Tyler 138 Dec 12, 1912 M May 31, 1913 Cargo ship (Old Dominion Steamship) Torpedoed and sunk by German submarine UB-48 in Mediterranean, 2 Msay 1918
Vesta

Pegasus

 131 Jul 15, 1912 M Feb 1, 1913 Oil tanker (Standard Oil) To Standard Transportation Co Hong Kong, 1931; renamed Pegasus. Captured by Vichy French at Beirut, 1940. Bombed and sunk by British in Beirut harbor, 13 Jul 1941.
Virginia 164 May 15, 1915 J Oct 23, 1915 Collier (Pocahontas Navigation)  
William J. O'Brien 158 Sep 9, 1914 K Feb 27, 1915 Cargo ship (Carpenter-O'Brien) Lost 1920.
William N. Page 195 Feb 12, 1918 U Sep 7, 1918 Collier (Darrow-Mann) Made 2 transatlantic voyages for Naval Overseas Transportation Service in 1919. Sailed for various owners until 1947.
Winding Gulf 192 Dec 10, 1917 O Jun 22, 1918 Collier (Darrow-Mann) Collided with and sank Canadian training vessel HMCS St. Francis (ex-DD-256 Bancroft) off Sagonnet Point, RI on 14 Jul 1945. DANFS History
Yankee Arrow 260 Aug 17, 1920 South Yard 1 Apr 10, 1921 Oil tanker (Standard Transportation Co.) While in convoy KMS20 near Bizerte, Tunisia, on Aug 3, 1943, struck a mine, killing 7 aboard. Made it to port under own power, but was found unfit for further service.

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