Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company, Kearny NJ


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