Federal Shipbuilding was a subsidiary of U.S. Steel. Its Kearny shipyard was developed for the WWI war effort and managed to stay fully operational throughout the inter-war years. It expanded its capabilities for the WWII effort with the aid of $10mm from the Navy, but closed permanently after WWII. It was located on the Hackensack River, at Kearny Point, just south of the southerly of the two Routes 1 and 9 bridges. See the site from the air on Google here and as it was in WWII here.
| Hull # | USSB or USMC Hull # | Original Name | Original Owner | Ship Type | Gov't. Type or Design Code | Pennant # | GT (d=ldt) | Delivered | Disposition |
| 1 | 955 | Wichita | U.S. Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 6,119 | Oct-18 | Later Liberty (AK 35), torpedoed and lost 1942 | ||
| 2 | 956 | Federal | U.S. Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 6,868 | Nov-18 | Later Federlock 1938, Fukuzan Maru 1941, bombed by aircraft and lost 1945 | ||
| 3 | 957 | Piave | U.S. Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 6,869 | Dec-18 | Wrecked in the Goodwins 1919 | ||
| 4 | 958 | Mercer | U.S. Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 6,219 | Jan-19 | Later Empire Kangaroo 1941, Parthenia 1946, Erminia Mazzella 1949, Pina Onorato 1951, scrapped 1958 | ||
| 5 | 959 | Marne | U.S. Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 6,869 | Feb-19 | Later Marne Maru 1937, Yuzan Maru 1938, torpedoed and lost 1945 | ||
| 6 | 960 | The Lambs | U.S. Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 6,629 | Feb-19 | Later Exporter 1927, Winona 1937, Akademik Pavlov 1945, scrapped 1974 | ||
| 7 | 961 | Homestead | U.S. Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 6,629 | Mar-19 | Foundered 1927 | ||
| 8 | 962 | Duquesne | U.S. Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 6,661 | Mar-19 | Later Empire Kudu 1940, wrecked 1941 | ||
| 9 | 963 | McKeesport | U.S. Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 6,629 | Apr-19 | Torpedoed and lost 1943 | ||
| 10 | 964 | Braddock | U.S. Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 6,629 | Apr-19 | Later Empire Redshank 1941, torpedoed and lost 1943 | ||
| 11 | 1422 | Donora | U.S. Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 6,629 | May-19 | Later Orleans 1919, San Pedro 1929, scrapped 1936 | ||
| 12 | 1423 | Lorain | U.S. Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 6,213 | May-19 | Later Empire Thrush 1942, torpedoed and lost 1942 | ||
| 13 | 1424 | Waukegan | U.S. Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 6,629 | May-19 | Later John R. R. Hannay (AK 32) 1941, scrapped 1947 | ||
| 14 | 1425 | Youngstown | U.S. Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 6,633 | May-19 | Scrapped 1938 | ||
| 15 | 1426 | Ambridge | U.S. Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 6,631 | Jun-19 | Scrapped 1935 | ||
| 16 | 1427 | Clairton | U.S. Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 6,631 | Jul-19 | Later Empire Reindeer 1941, torpedoed and lost 1942 | ||
| 17 | 1428 | Innoko | U.S. Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 6,517 | Aug-19 | Scrapped 1935 | ||
| 18 | 1429 | Wytheville | U.S. Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 6,517 | Aug-19 | Scrapped 1936 | ||
| 19 | 1430 | Bellfort | U.S. Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 6,629 | Jul-19 | Scrapped 1938 | ||
| 20 | 1431 | Westmoreland | U.S. Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 6,629 | Aug-19 | Scrapped 1938 | ||
| 21 | 1432 | Bellbuckle | U.S. Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 6,207 | Aug-19 | Scrapped 1938 | ||
| 22 | 1433 | Vincent | U.S. Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 6,210 | Sep-19 | Scuttled 1941 | ||
| 23 | 1434 | Bellhaven | U.S. Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 6,098 | Nov-19 | Later Empire Peacock 1941, scuttled 1946 | ||
| 24 | 1435 | Winona County | U.S. Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 6.049 | Sep-19 | Later Empire Whale 1941, torpedoed and lost 1943 | ||
| 25 | 1436 | Bellepline | U.S. Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 6,517 | Nov-19 | Scrapped 1938 | ||
| 26 | 1437 | Anaconda | U.S. Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 6,517 | Oct-19 |