Pendleton Shipyard Company

Pendleton Shipyard Company was a shipyard in New Orleans, Louisiana started by Pendleton E. Leyde in 1941. Pendleton Shipyard Company built ships for World War II under the Emergency Shipbuilding Program. The shipyard was at the Florida Avenue Wharf at 29.979537°N 90.025385°W / 29.979537; -90.025385. Pendleton Shipyard Company sold the yard to John Wise Calmes, who opened Calmes Engineering at the site. The yard also inspected and delivered small ships built in Mississippi River shipyards to the United States Navy. The Calmes Engineering shipyard closed in April 1958 shortly after the death of Calmes.[1][2][3]

Pendleton Shipyard Company
Founded1941
FounderPendleton E. Leyde
Defunct1958
Fatesold to Calmes Engineering
SuccessorCalmes Engineering
HeadquartersNorfolk, Virginia

Pendleton Shipyard Company ships

V4-M-A1
Trinidad Head, a V4-M-A1 tug, in New York July 1943

V4-M-A1 is a Type V ship, that is, a tugboat. The V4-M-A1 tugboats were the largest and most powerful tugs in the world when they were built. They were named after lighthouses. The V4-M-A1 tugboats had steel hulls and displaced 1,613 tons. They were 195 feet long, with a beam of 37.5 foot, a draft of 15.5 feet, and a maximum speed of 14 knots. There were two engine manufacturers: National Supply Company, with 8-cylinder sets of 3,200 bhp and the Enterprise Engine & Trading Company with 6 cylinders and 2,340 bhp power.[4]

N3-S-A2
a N3-S-A2 small coastal cargo ship

N3-S-A2 is a Type N3 ship, a small coastal cargo ship. N3-S-A2 ships are 258 ft 9 in (78.87 m) long, have a beam of 42 ft 1 in (12.83 m), a tonnage of 2,905 dwt, a displacement of 14,245 long tons (14,474 t) and a draft of 20 ft 9 in (6.32 m). The ship has 1300 shaft horsepower with a top speed of 10.2 knots (11.7 mph; 18.9 km/h).[5]

These ships were built by the Pendleton Shipyard Company.[1]

*NameShip typeGross tonsLength (feet)BuiltNotes
*MatagordaV4-M-A11,117185Jun-43Scrapped 1973
*Aransas PassV4-M-A11,117185Jun-43Scrapped 1973
*Sombrero KeyV4-M-A11,117185Jun-43To Argentina 1965 as Thompson, scrapped
*Dry TortugasV4-M-A11,117185Jul-43To Argentina 1965 as Goyena, scrapped
*Southwest PassV4-M-A11,117185Aug-43Scrapped 1973
*Montauk PointV4-M-A11,117185Sep-43To Mexico 1969 as R 2, later Quetzalcoatl (A 12)
*Bayou St. JohnV4-M-A11,117185Nov-43Scrapped 1977
*Mobile PointV4-M-A11,117185Dec-43Sank 1944
*Race PointV4-M-A11,117185Feb-44Scrapped 1972
*Samuel F. DewingN3-S-A21,885250Apr-44Sold 1948, scrapped 1963
*Samuel A. FabensN3-S-A21,885250May-44Sold 1948, wrecked 1960, salvaged, wrecked 1966
*Alfred M. LuntN3-S-A21,885250Jul-44Sold 1946, wrecked 1968
*Benjamin M. MelcherN3-S-A21,885250Aug-44Sold 1946, scrapped

Calmes Engineering ships

These ships were built by Calmes Engineering.[1]

NameBuit forTypeGross TonsLength (feet)BuiltNotes
*WalnutCorps of EngineersTowboat26501947Sold 1992 as Walnut, later Sara C, now M/V Sara C
*ChestnutCorps of EngineersTowboat26501948Sold 1996[6]
*Florida Power CorpTank Barge6421751949
*GatorFlorida Power CorpTank Barge6421751949Active
*CMT 18Canton Marine TowingTank Barge2761391951Active
*BC 64** to 64**US ArmyOpen Lighter170110195210 deck barges
*BC 6470US ArmyOpen Lighter1701101952To USN as YC 1568, sold 2004
*RedstoneCorps of EngineersTowboat62641952Sold 1997 as Redstone, then Hunter Eagle, Retriever, now Chris D
*Barge No. 29Hannah Marine CorpFreight Barge1,3872541952
*Robert G. WestCorps of EngineersTowboat203841953Sold 1986 as Robert G. West, now Hanging Dog
*MR-403Trinity Baton RougeFreight Barge7862001954
*Sinclair MemphisSinclair RefiningTowboat175851954Later Fat Lady Pie, now Kalliope
*ShawneeCapt. Paul J. GriffinTowboat34471954Now Barbara Sue[7]
*Bunker DelawareBunker Group VirginiaTank Barge1,3072271955Active
*Sallie EstelleRandolph ConstructionTowboat50471955Later Nathan J, now Judy Rae
*Intercity No 1TT Barge ServicesFreight Barge1,2582701955Active
*Corps of Engineers10 Barges1955-6
*ElectraElectric EnergyTowboat39481956Active.
*Captain ArchieMike HooksTowboat37491957

See also

References
  1. "Pendleton".
  2. "Pendleton Shipyards ship construction site, New Orleans, Louisiana, 16 August 1942 | The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories". www.ww2online.org.
  3. "Liberty ship construction at Pendleton Shipyards, New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1943 | The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories". www.ww2online.org.
  4. "Outboard Profiles of Maritime Commission Designed Vessels". drawings.usmaritimecommission.de.
  5. "N3-S-A1 Type | MARAD". www.maritime.dot.gov.
  6. "Tugboat Information". www.tugboatinformation.com.
  7. "TOWBOAT PHOTOS JOHN BOWMAN's COLOR BOAT PHOTOS A – C Post 1 of 6 – JOHN BOWMAN".


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