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 Later Annalock 1938, Rozan Maru 1941, bombed by aircraft and lost 1944
27 1438 Bellerose U.S. Shipping Board Cargo Ship     6,517 Dec-19 Scrapped 1933
28 1439 Kearny U.S. Shipping Board Cargo Ship     6,517 Dec-19 Scrapped 1932
29 1440 Bellflower U.S. Shipping Board Cargo Ship     6,517 Dec-19 Later Victoria 1940, torpedoed and lost 1940
30 1441 Bellemina U.S. Shipping Board Cargo Ship     6,517 Oct-19 Later Empire Magpie 1941, Jui Hsin 1948, Oriental Dragon 1950, Atlantic Unity 1955, scrapped 1959
31   Steel Age U.S. Steel Cargo Ship     6,187 Feb-20 Torpedoed and lost 1942
32   Steel Maker U.S. Steel Cargo Ship     6,187 Jan-20 Torpedoed and lost 1942
33   Steel Voyager U.S. Steel Cargo Ship     6,187 Feb-20 Torpedoed and lost 1943
34   Freeport Sulphur No. 5 Freeport Sulphur Co. Tanker     4,127 Apr-20 Later Empire Toucan 1940,  torpedoed and lost 1940
35   Freeport Sulphur No. 6 Freeport Sulphur Co. Tanker     4,487 Oct-20 Later Thermo 1930, scrapped 1947
36   Steel Worker U.S. Steel Cargo Ship     5,686 Jul-20 Sunk by a mine 1942
37   Steel Mariner U.S. Steel Cargo Ship     5,686 Jul-20 Later Abraham Graetz 1952, scrapped 1960
38   Steel Trader U.S. Steel Cargo Ship     5,686 Jul-20 Later Kuzma Minin 1945, Steel Trader 1945, scrapped 1947
39   Steel Exporter U.S. Steel Cargo Ship     5,686 Aug-20 Later Fabritzius 1943, Steel Exporter 1945, scrapped 1947
40   Steel Engineer U.S. Steel Cargo Ship     5,686 Aug-20 Later Reina 1947, Tropaioforos 1955, scuttled in insurance fraud 1957
41   Steel Inventor U.S. Steel Cargo Ship     5,686 Nov-20 Later Sheila K 1954, scrapped 1954
42   Steel Ranger U.S. Steel Cargo Ship     5,686 Sep-20 Later Ann M 1954, scrapped 1954
43   Steel Seafarer U.S. Steel Cargo Ship     5,719 Nov-21 Bombed by aircraft and lost 1941
44   Steel Scientist U.S. Steel Cargo Ship     5,719 Dec-21 Torpedoed and lost 1942
45   Steel Navigator U.S. Steel Cargo Ship     5,719 Dec-21 Torpedoed and lost 1942
46   Vancolite Imperial Oil Tanker     10,831 Apr-21 Later E. J. Sadler 1926, torpedoed and lost 1942
47   Walter Jennings Standard Oil of NJ Tanker     10,396 Mar-21 Later Vandalia (IX 191) 1944, wrecked 1945
48   E. T. Bedford Standard Oil of NJ Tanker     10,396 Jun-21 Later Guardoqui (IX 218) 1945, E. T. Bedford 1946, scrapped 1947
49   Victolite Imperial Oil Tanker     10,825 Jul-21 Later E. M. Clark 1926, torpedoed and lost 1942
50   J. A. Moffet Jr. Standard Oil of NJ Tanker     10,396 Aug-21 Torpedoed and lost 1942
51   S. N. 105 Sinclair Oil Tank Barge     545 Oct-20  
52   S. N. 104 Sinclair Oil Tank Barge     545 Oct-20  
53   S. N. 103 Sinclair Oil Tank Barge     545 Oct-20  
54   S. N. 106 Sinclair Oil Tank Barge     545 Nov-20  
55   M. P. 20 Mexican Petroleum Tank Barge     521 Dec-20  
56   M. P. 21 Mexican Petroleum Tank Barge     521 Jan-21  
57   M. P. 22 Mexican Petroleum Tank Barge     521 Jan-21  
58   M. P. 23 Mexican Petroleum Tank Barge     521 Feb-21  
59   C B 7 U.S. Army Hopper Barge     369 May-21  
60   C B 8 U.S. Army Hopper Barge     369 May-21  
61   C B 9 U.S. Army Hopper Barge     369 May-21  
62   C B 10 U.S. Army Hopper Barge     369 May-21  
63   C B 11 U.S. Army Hopper Barge     369 Jun-21  
64   C B 12 U.S. Army Hopper Barge     369 Jun-21  
65   N.Y. Dock Railway 10 N.Y. Dock Railway Co. Car Float     850 Jul-21  
66   N.Y. Dock Railway 11 N.Y. Dock Railway Co. Car Float     850 Jul-21  
67   N.Y. Dock Railway 12 N.Y. Dock Railway Co. Car Float     850 Aug-21  
68   Steel Traveler U.S. Steel Cargo Ship     7,056 Oct-22 Sunk by a mine 1944
69   Passaic Gulf Refining Tank Barge     552 May-22  
70   Raritan Gulf Refining Tank Barge     552 May-22  
71   ER-1 U.S. Army Barge       May-23  
72   Allegheny Merchants & Miners Trans. Passenger/Cargo     5,486 Mar-23 Later American Seafarer 1942, scrapped 1949
73   Berkshire Merchants & Miners Trans. Passenger/Cargo     5,486 May-23 Later American Engineer 1942, scrapped 1948
74   Unnamed Long Island RR Car Float       Nov-22  
75   Unnamed Long Island RR Car Float       Apr-23  
76   Steel Motor U.S. Steel Cargo Ship     1,695 Jun-23 Later Tai Whu 1946, Nan Hu 1952, scrapped 1963
77   Steel Vendor U.S. Steel Cargo Ship     1,695 Jul-23 Foundered 1943
78   Seaboard 333 Seaboard Transportation Tank Barge     552 Mar-24 Later O'Boyle 33 and B 33
79   M. P. 24 Mexican Petroleum Tank Barge     521 May-24  
80   M. P. 25 Mexican Petroleum Tank Barge     521 Jun-24  
81   El Oceano Southern Pacific SS Line Cargo Ship     6,767 Feb-25 Scrapped 1946
82   Panamco Pan-American Petroleum Tank Barge     398 May-25  
83   Steel Chemist U.S. Steel Cargo Ship     1,694 Aug-26 Later The Inland 1947, Transinland 1949, Inland Transport 1968, wrecked 1972 and laid up, scrapped 1981
84   Steel Electrician U.S. Steel Cargo Ship     1,694 Apr-26 Later Farrandoc 1948, Quebec Trader 1964, San Tome 1964, scrapped 1970
85   Willets Point Corps of Engineers Hopper Dredge     1,164 1926 Later Taylor
86   Gulfpride Gulf Oil Tanker     12,510 Apr-27 Later Hamilton Lake 1955, scrapped 1964
87   Diamond S No. 87 Wm. Spencer & Sons Lighter     449 Jun-26  
88   Diamond S No. 89 Wm. Spencer & Sons Lighter     449 Jun-26  
89   Dixie Southern Pacific SS Line Passenger/Cargo     8,188 Jan-28 Later Alcor 1941, Dixie 1946, scrapped 1950
90   L. V. 1215 Lehigh Valley RR Car Float     891 1927  
91   L. V. 1217 Lehigh Valley RR Car Float     891 1927  
92   L. V. 1219 Lehigh Valley RR Car Float     891 1927  
93   D.L. & W. No. 36 Delaware RR Car Float     762 1927  
94   D.L. & W. No. 37 Delaware RR Car Float     762 1927  
95   D.L. & W. No. 38 Delaware RR Car Float     762 1927  
96   Unnamed Pennsylvania RR Car Float       1927  
97   Unnamed Pennsylvania RR Car Float       1927  
98   Unnamed Pennsylvania RR Car Float       1927  
99   Unnamed Pennsylvania RR Car Float       1927  
100   Century Hartol Products Tank Barge     688 Dec-27  
101   Oil Transfer No. 15 Oil Transfer Corp. Tank Barge     688 Feb-28 Later O’Boyle & Kenny No. 7, Val No. 7 and Blue Line No. 7
102   M. J. Derby United Petroleum Tanker     356 Jun-28 Later YO 50 1942, M.A. Krisel 1947, Reliable 1958, scrapped 1978
103   Oil Transfer No. 16 Oil Transfer Corp. Tank Barge     481 Jul-28 Later Nepco
104   Oil Transfer No. 17 Oil Transfer Corp. Tank Barge     481 Dec-28  
105   Oil Transfer No. 18 Oil Transfer Corp. Tank Barge     523 Apr-29  
106   Victor Lehigh Valley RR Lighter     324 Feb-29  
107   Unnamed Boston Molasses Molasses Barge       Mar-29  
108   Unnamed Boston Molasses Molasses Barge       Mar-29  
109   Peru W. H. Gahagan, Inc. Dredge     727 Jul-29  
110   Essex No. 2 Henry Steers Inc. Barge     376