Marietta Manufacturing, Point Pleasant WV

Marietta Manufacturing's shipyard on the Ohio River in Point Pleasant was established in 1915 and closed in 1970.  Little is known about this yard, however, and if anyone can provide any information about the location of the yard or fill any of the gaps in the table below, please e-mail it to me at tim@coltoncompany.com.

Hull # Original Name Original Owner Vessel Type Type Pennant # Tons Feet Delivered Disposition
  Gasoline Barge No. 1 Standard Oil of Ohio Tank Barge         1923  
  Gasoline Barge No. 2 Standard Oil of Ohio Tank Barge         1923  
  Standard Standard Oil of Ohio Sternwheeler         1923 Now "Barbara H", operational museum in Lamb IN
  Trojan Jones & Laughlin Steel Towboat         1923 Now "Amanda K. Nicole"
      Towboat         1923 Now "Ambrose A"
  L. M. Smith Capt. Edward F. Smith Sternwheeler         1926  
  Marietta A. D. Elliott Sternwheeler         1926 Now "Miss Sterling"
264 Eads   Tug         1930 Active
  Capt. Meriwether Lewis US Army Sternwheel Dredge         1931 Museum in Brownville NB
  Burgess US Army Sternwheel Dredge         1934 Laid up in St. Louis MO
  Jadwin US Army Sternwheel Dredge         1934  
  Mitchell US Army Sidewheel Dredge         1934 Abandoned in Covington KY
  William M. Black US Army Sidewheel Dredge     1,362   1934 Museum in Dubuque IA
  Nemesis US Coast Guard Sub Chaser WPC 111 337   10-Oct-34 Sold 1966
  Nike US Coast Guard Sub Chaser WPC 112 337   24-Oct-34 Sold 1966
  Triton US Coast Guard Sub Chaser WPC 116 337   20-Nov-34 Sold 1969
  Jason   Towboat         1940  
Gum Tree US Navy Net Layer AN 18 560   09/16/41 Decommissioned 1946, disposition unknown
Holly US Navy Net Layer AN 19 560   10/11/41 Decommissioned 1946, disposition unknown
Elder US Navy Net Layer AN 20 560   11/12/41 Decommissioned 1959, disposition unknown
Larch US Navy Net Layer AN 21 560   12/13/41 To Turkey 1948 as AG 4, scrapped 1997
474 BG Henry L. Abbott US Army Mine Planter MP 1   189 4/42-12/42 Sold private, sank 1975
475 COL Henry J. Hunt US Army Mine Planter MP 2   189 4/42-12/42 To USN 1944 as "Bastion" (ACM 6), to USCG 1946 as "Jonquil" (WLB 330), decommissioned 1969
476 COL George Armistead US Army Mine Planter MP 3   189 4/42-12/42 To USN 1944 as "Barbican" (ACM 5), to USCG 1946 as "Ivy" (WLB 329), now "Karla Renata"
477 1LT William G. Sylvester US Army Mine Planter MP 4   189 4/42-12/42 To USN 1944 as "Obstructor" (ACM 7), to USCG 1946 as "Heather" (WLB 331), decommissioned 1967
478 GEN Henry Knox US Army Mine Planter MP 5   189 4/42-12/42 To USN 1944 as "Picket" (ACM 8), to USCG 1946 as "Willow" (WLB 332), decommissioned 1969
479 GEN Samuel L. Mills