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Dravo Corporation, Wilmington DE

Most recent update: December 12, 2011.

Dravo's Wilmington shipyard was started in 1928, on part of what had been Bethlehem Steel's Wilmington shipyard.  At the outset of WWII, Bethlehem reopened the balance of the yard and the two companies teamed up for the wartime construction shown below.  See the site from the air on Google here.  It is now a public space called Riverfront Wilmington, part of which is called Dravo Plaza: all that's left of the shipyard are the whirly cranes but you can still see the ends of the launchways sticking out into the river.  The hull numbers in this table are not consecutive because they are in the series used by Dravo's main yard in Pittsburgh.  Please send any additions and/or corrections to this table to timcolton@aol.com.

Hull # Original Name Original Owner Type GT Delivery Disposition
691 New York Central C 27 New York Central RR Co. Car Float   Dec-28  
692 New York Central C 31 New York Central RR Co. Car Float   Mar-29  
693 New York Central C 29 New York Central RR Co. Car Float   Jan-29  
694 New York Central C 28 New York Central RR Co. Car Float   Dec-28  
821 Chatham   Deck Barge   Aug-29  
823 Chelsea   Deck Barge   Aug-29  
  No 210 Chesapeake Boat & Equipment Co Freight Barge 341 1929 Active
  No 220 Chesapeake Boat & Equipment Co Freight Barge 336 1930 Active
1056 Texaco 323 Texaco Tank Barge   Aug-31  
1057 Hygrade No. 8 Hygrade Oil Tank Barge   Aug-31  
1065 Weeks 534 Weeks Marine Inc Freight Barge 483 1931 Active
1072 Hygrade No. 7 Hygrade Oil Deck Barge   Jun-31  
1084 Erie R. R. Co. No. 501 Erie RR Co. Derrick Barge   Jun-31  
1138 Tuscarora No. 1326 Herbert F Darling Inc Unclassified 250 1932 Active
1170 Seaboard No. 44 Seaboard Line Tank Barge   1932  
1171 Seaboard No. 22 Seaboard Line Tank Barge   1932  
  Toledo Donjon Marine Company Inc Unknown 1,013 1933 Active
1297 Patoli   Tank Barge   1936  
1430 Gretchen   Bsrge   1937  
1455 Andrew J. Gonnoud Kings County Lighting Open Barge   Jun-38  
1456 Bruce S. Gramley Kings County Lighting Open Barge   Jun-38  
1464 E. D. No. 4   Deck Barge   Oct-38  
1476 Cape Peter Inland Barge Corporation Open Barge 813 Aug-38  
1480 D. S. 1   Hopper Barge   Jan-39  
1481 D. S. 2   Hopper Barge   Feb-39  
1482 D. S. 3   Hopper Barge   Feb-39  
1483 D. S. 4   Hopper Barge   Mar-39  
1484 D. S. 5   Hopper Barge   Mar-39  
1485 D. S. 6   Hopper Barge   Apr-39  
1486 D. S. 7   Hopper Barge   Apr-39  
1487 D. S. 8   Hopper Barge   Apr-39  
1488 D. S. 9   Hopper Barge   Apr-39  
1489 D. S. 10   Hopper Barge   May-39  
1490 Cape Helen Inland Barge Corporation Open Barge 813 Dec-38  
1491 Cape Katherine Inland Barge Corporation Open Barge 813 Jan-39  
1492 Cape Thomas Inland Barge Corporation Open Barge 813 Mar-39  
1569 E. D. No. 5   Deck Barge   Dec-39  
1573 Cape William Inland Barge Corporation Open Barge 813 Aug-39  
1574 Cape John Inland Barge Corporation Open Barge 813 Aug-39  
1578 Cape Maurice Inland Barge Corporation Open Barge 813 Sep-39  
1579 Cape Buddy Inland Barge Corporation Open Barge 813 Sep-39  
1623 Cape Mary Inland Barge Corporation Open Barge 813 Feb-40  
1624 Cape Walter Inland Barge Corporation Open Barge 813 Mar-40  
1625 Cape Lennon Inland Barge Corporation Open Barge 813 Mar-40  
1626 Cape Maguire Inland Barge Corporation Open Barge 813 Apr-40  
1627 Cape Clarence Inland Barge Corporation Open Barge 813 Jun-40  
1628 Cape Jeff Inland Barge Corporation Open Barge 813 Jun-40  
1736 City of Light   Tank Barge   Nov-40  
1757 Cape Baird Inland Barge Corporation Open Barge 813 Dec-40  
1758 Cape Ann Marie Inland Barge Corporation Open Barge 813 Dec-40  
1759 Cape Boerner Inland Barge Corporation Open Barge 813 Jan-41  
  YC 700 U.S. Navy Open Lighter 170 1941  
  YC 701 U.S. Navy Open Lighter 170 1941  
  YC 702 U.S. Navy Open Lighter 170 1941 Later YR 23
  YC 703 U.S. Navy Open Lighter 170 1941  
  YC 704 U.S. Navy Open Lighter 170 1941  
  YC 708 U.S. Navy Open Lighter 170 1941 Later YD 76, scrapped 1975
  YC 709 U.S. Navy Open Lighter 170 1941 Later YFT 2
  YC 710 U.S. Navy Open Lighter 170 1941  
  YC 720 U.S. Navy Open Lighter 170 1941  
  YC 721 U.S. Navy Open Lighter 170 1941  
  YC 722 U.S. Navy Open Lighter 170 1941  
  YC 723 U.S. Navy Open Lighter 170 1941  
  YC 724 U.S. Navy Open Lighter 170 1941  
  YC 725 U.S. Navy Open Lighter 170 1941  
  YC 726 U.S. Navy Open Lighter 170 1941  
  YC 727 U.S. Navy Open Lighter 170 1941  
  YC 728 U.S. Navy Open Lighter 170 1941 Now SC 125
  YNG 1 U.S. Navy Gate Tender 110 1941  
  YNG 2 U.S. Navy Gate Tender 110 1941  
  YNG 3 U.S. Navy Gate Tender 110 1941  
  YNG 4 U.S. Navy Gate Tender 110 1941  
  YNG 5 U.S. Navy Gate Tender 110 1941 Scrapped 1974
  YNG 6 U.S. Navy Gate Tender 110 1941  
  YNG 7 U.S. Navy Gate Tender 110 1941 Sold 1947
  YNG 8 U.S. Navy Gate Tender 110 1941 Sold 1947
  YNG 9 U.S. Navy Gate Tender 110 1941  
  YNG 10 U.S. Navy Gate Tender 110 1941  
  YNG 11 U.S. Navy Gate Tender 110 1941 Disposed of 1966
  YNG 22 U.S. Navy Gate Tender 110 1941 Later YFNX 15
  YNG 23 U.S. Navy Gate Tender 110 1941 Scrapped 1974
  YNG 24 U.S. Navy Gate Tender 110 1941 To USCG
  YNG 25 U.S. Navy Gate Tender 345 1942 Now Booster 48
  YNG 26 U.S. Navy Gate Tender 345 1942 Now Booster 49
  YNG 27 U.S. Navy Gate Tender 110 1942 Scrapped 1974
  YFN 298 U.S. Navy Closed Lighter 170 1942  
  YFN 299 U.S. Navy Closed Lighter 170 1942  
  YFN 300 U.S. Navy Closed Lighter 170 1942  
  YFN 301 U.S. Navy Closed Lighter 170 1942  
  YFN 302 U.S. Navy Closed Lighter 170 1942  
  YFN 303 U.S. Navy Closed Lighter 170 1942  
  YFN 304 U.S. Navy Closed Lighter 170 1942  
  YFN 305 U.S. Navy Closed Lighter 170 1942  
  YFN 306 U.S. Navy Closed Lighter 170 1942  
  YFN 307 U.S. Navy Closed Lighter 170 1942  
  YFN 308 U.S. Navy Closed Lighter 170 1942  
  YFN 319 U.S. Navy Closed Lighter 170 1942  
  YFN 320 U.S. Navy Closed Lighter 170 1942  
  YFN 321 U.S. Navy Closed Lighter 170 1942  
  YFN 322 U.S. Navy Closed Lighter 170 1942  
  YFN 323 U.S. Navy Closed Lighter 170 1942  
  YFN 324 U.S. Navy Closed Lighter 170 1942  
  PC 495 U.S. Navy Patrol Craft 284 23-Apr-42 To Thailand
  PC 574 U.S. Navy Patrol Craft 284 2-Jul-42  
  PC 575 U.S. Navy Patrol Craft 284 8-Aug-42 To Thailand
  PC 576 U.S. Navy Patrol Craft 284 10-Sep-42  
  PC 577 U.S. Navy Patrol Craft 284 15-Oct-42 Lost Nov-48
  LST 6 U.S. Navy Landing Ship 1,625 30-Jan-43 To Britain, sunk by a mine 1944
  LST 16 U.S. Navy Landing Ship 1,625 17-Mar-43 Scrapped 1947
  LST 21 U.S. Navy Landing Ship 1,625 14-Apr-43 Scrapped 1947
  LST 25 U.S. Navy Landing Ship 1,625 3-May-43 Scrapped 1947
  LST 43 U.S. Navy Landing Ship 1,625 6-Oct-43 Blew up at Pearl Harbor, raised, sunk as target 1945
  YD 84 U.S. Navy Derrick Barge 469 1943 To DoI 1975
  YD 85 U.S. Navy Derrick Barge 469 1943  
  YD 86 U.S. Navy Derrick Barge 469 1943 To the Dom. Rep. 1997
  YD 87 U.S. Navy Derrick Barge 469 1943 Scrapped 1995
  YD 88 U.S. Navy Derrick Barge 469 1943 Struck 1985
  YD 89 U.S. Navy Derrick Barge 469 1943  
  YD 90 U.S. Navy Derrick Barge 469 1943 Struck 1995
  YD 91 U.S. Navy Derrick Barge 469 1943 Now AWB 110
  Cannon (DE 99) U.S. Navy Destroyer Escort 1,240 26-Sep-43 To Brazil as Baependi 1944, struck 1974
  Christopher (DE 100) U.S. Navy Destroyer Escort 1,240 23-Oct-43 To Brazil as Benevente 1944, struck 1964
  Alger (DE 101) U.S. Navy Destroyer Escort 1,240 12-Nov-43 To Brazil as Babitonga 1944, struck 1964
  Thomas (DE 102) U.S. Navy Destroyer Escort 1,240 21-Nov-43 To China as Tai Ho 1948, to Taiwan 1949, struck 1973
  Bostwick (DE 103) U.S. Navy Destroyer Escort 1,240 1-Dec-43 To China as Tai Hu 1948, to Taiwan 1949, struck 1973
  Breeman (DE 104) U.S. Navy Destroyer Escort 1,240 12-Dec-43 To China as Tai Chong 1948, to Taiwan 1949, struck 1973
  Burrows (DE 105) U.S. Navy Destroyer Escort 1,240 19-Dec-43 To the Netherlands as Van Amstel (F 806) 1950, scrapped 1967
  Corbeisier (DE 106) U.S. Navy Destroyer Escort 1,240 2-Jan-44 To France as Algierien (F 01) 1944, struck 1965
  Cronin (DE 107) U.S. Navy Destroyer Escort 1,240 23-Jan-44 To France as Senegalais (F 02) 1944, struck 1965
  Crosley (DE 108) U.S. Navy Destroyer Escort 1,240 11-Feb-44 To France as Somali (F 03) 1944, later Arago (A 607), struck 1986
  DE 109 U.S. Navy Destroyer Escort 1,240 29-Feb-44 To France as Hova (F 04) 1944, struck 1960
  DE 110 U.S. Navy Destroyer Escort 1,240 18-Mar-44 To France as Marocain (F 05) 1944, struck 1960
  DE 111 U.S. Navy Destroyer Escort 1,240 9-Apr-44 To France as Tunisien (F 06) 1944, struck 1960
  Carter (DE 112) U.S. Navy Destroyer Escort 1,240 3-May-44 To China as Tai Chao 1948, to Taiwan 1949, struck 1973
  Clarence L. Evans (DE 113) U.S. Navy Destroyer Escort 1,240 25-Jun-44 To France as Berbere (F 723) 1952, struck 1969
  DE 114-128 U.S. Navy Destroyer Escort 1,240 1944 Cancelled
  LSM 201 U.S. Navy Landing Ship 520 14-Apr-44 Sold to Capitol Salvage 1947, for scrapping
  LSM 202 U.S. Navy Landing Ship 520 30-Apr-44 Sold to Northwest Merchandizing 1946
  LSM 203 U.S. Navy Landing Ship 520 21-May-44 Sold to Georgia Marine Salvage 1947, for scrapping
  LSM 204 U.S. Navy Landing Ship 520 15-May-44 Laid up 1947, sold to Kaiser 1958, converted to barge
  LSM 205 U.S. Navy Landing Ship 520 26-May-44 Sold to Harbour Towing 1948
  LSM 206 U.S. Navy Landing Ship 520 29-May-44 Sold to Walter H. Wilms 1948, converted to barge
  LSM 207 U.S. Navy Landing Ship 520 31-May-44 Sold to John J. Hay 1948
  LSM 208 U.S. Navy Landing Ship 520 12-Jun-44 To China 1946, seized by PRC 1949
  LSM 209 U.S. Navy Landing Ship 520 17-Jun-44 Sold to Hugo Neu 1948, converted to hopper barge, later Mahopac, Spud Barge 9
  LSM 210 U.S. Navy Landing Ship 520 22-Jun-44 Sold to Lake Tankers 1947
  LSM 211 U.S. Navy Landing Ship 520 29-Jun-44 Sold to Ind. Marine 1947
  LSM 212 U.S. Navy Landing Ship 520 5-Jul-44 Laid up 1946, sold to Hugo Neu 1959, converted to barge, wrecked in Hawaii 1963
  LSM 213 U.S. Navy Landing Ship 520 11-Jul-44 Sold to A. T. Davis 1946
  LSM 214 U.S. Navy Landing Ship 520 17-Jul-44 Sold to National Metal 1946, converted to barge
  LSM 215 U.S. Navy Landing Ship 520 23-Jul-44 Sold to National Metal 1946, for scrapping
  LSM 216 U.S. Navy Landing Ship 520 29-Jul-44 To the Dom. Rep. 1946 as San Rafael (BA-103), disposed of 1960
  LSM 217 U.S. Navy Landing Ship 520 4-Aug-44 Sold to Avondale 1947
  LSM 218 U.S. Navy Landing Ship 520 9-Aug-44 To China 1946, seized by PRC 1949
  LSM 219 U.S. Navy Landing Ship 520 15-Aug-44 Sold to Walter H. Wilms 1948, converted to barge
  LSM 220 U.S. Navy Landing Ship 520 20-Aug-44 Sold to Commercial BL 1948 as towboat Commercial Dispatch, wrecked in the Bahamas 1970
  LSM 221 U.S. Navy Landing Ship 520 26-Aug-44 Sold to Commercial BL 1948 as towboat Commercial Courier, scrapped 1961
  LSM 222 U.S. Navy Landing Ship 520 31-Aug-44 Sold to Tidewater BL as hopper barge Otsega, later Spud Barge No. 3
  LSM 223 U.S. Navy Landing Ship 520 8-Sep-44 Sold to Fairbanks Morse 1948 for scrapping
  LSM 224 U.S. Navy Landing Ship 520 16-Sep-44 Sold to Foss 1947, converted to barge
  LSM 225 U.S. Navy Landing Ship 520 22-Sep-44 To China 1946, seized by PRC 1949
  LSM 226 U.S. Navy Landing Ship 520 30-Sep-44 Laid up 1946, to France 1954 as L 9019, to Vietnam 1956 as Lam Giang (HQ 402), scuttled 1975
  LSM 227 U.S. Navy Landing Ship 520 5-Oct-44 Laid up 1946, to Greece 1958 as Daniolos (L-163)
  LSM 228 U.S. Navy Landing Ship 520 12-Oct-44 Sold to A. G. Schoonmaker 1947 for scrapping
  LSM 229 U.S. Navy Landing Ship 520