Pusey & Jones, Gloucester City NJ


Pusey & Jones, of Wilmington DE, started a second shipyard for the WWI effort, in Gloucester City NJ: it was initially called Pennsylvania Shipbuilding Company, but this was changed after only two ships to Pusey & Jones and again, after hull #19, to New Jersey Shipbuilding Company.  The yard was closed after the war.  Almost nothing else is known about this yard: if anyone can provide any information about either the yard or the ships it built, please e-mail it to me at tim@coltoncompany.com

Hull # USSB # Original Name Original Owner Type GT Delivery Disposition
1 Req. Desdemona/Chestnut Hill US Shipping Board Tanker 7,028 Mar-18 To USN as SP 2526, later  Caliche  1927, to Russia 1943 as  Donbass , returned 1944, sunk as target 1947
2 Req. John M. Connelly US Shipping Board Tanker 6,997 Aug-18 To USN as SP 2703, later  Point Breeze  1927, scrapped 1946
3 Req. Lucretia/Allentown US Shipping Board Tanker 7,057 Sep-18 Later  J.W. Van Dyke  1924,  Edwin R. Cox  1937, scrapped 1938
4 Req. Charmian/Brandywine US Shipping Board Tanker 7,047 Nov-18 Later  Macuto  1947,  Recco  1949, scrapped 1955
5 Req. Iras/Bessemer US Shipping Board Tanker 7,029 Jun-19 Scrapped 1948
6 Req. Calpurnia/Sharon US Shipping Board Tanker 7,029 Nov-19 Scrapped 1946
7 Req. War Serpent/Indianapolis US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 12,706 Dec-18 Scrapped 1933
8 Req. War Horse/Henry Clay US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 12,930 May-19 Scrapped 1933
9 Req. War Priest/Abraham Lincoln US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 12,980 Sep-19 Scrapped 1933
10 Req. War March/Andrew Jackson US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 12,980 Nov-19 Converted to tanker  Pan-Georgia  1939, scrapped 1946
11 Req. Daniel Webster US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 12,980 Nov-19 Converted to tanker  Bulkoil  1936,  Pan-Carolina  1938, scrapped 1946
12 Req. John Adams US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 12,980 Dec-19 Converted to tanker  Pan-Virginia  1938, scrapped 1947
13   Eider (AM 17) US Navy Minesweeper 950   Completed at Wilmington
14   Thrush (AM 18) US Navy Minesweeper 950   Completed at Wilmington
15 Req. Ethan Allen US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 12,635 Mar-20 To GB as  Empire Puma  1940, later  Inchwells  1947,  Point Clear  1951,  Giacomo Piaggio  1952,  Enrichetto  1954 and  Silvana  1958, scrapped 1959
16 Req. Patrick Henry US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 12,500 Apr-20 To GB as  Empire Steelhead  1940, later  Crete  1942,  Vernicos Nicalaos  1947 and  El Greco  1951, scrapped 1952
17 Req. William Penn US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 12,373 Jun-20 Converted to tanker 1940, scrapped 1946
18 Req. John Jay US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 12,360 Jun-20 Later  Warrior  1937, torpedoed and lost 1942
19 Req. James Otis US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 12,850 Aug-20 Later  Ludington  1931, scrapped 1947
201 Req. Castle Point US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 5,147 Feb-19 Later  Hamlin F. McCormick  1923,  Chi Tung  1947,  Marion  1951,  Kali  1952, scrapped 1960
202 Req. Castle Wood US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 5,141 Mar-19 Later  Arlyn  1925, torpedoed and lost 1941
203 Req. Castle Town US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 5,143 Jun-19 Later  Lumbertown  1936,  Coos Bay  1940,  Anacapa  1942,  Coos Bay  1946,  George Olson  1947, wrecked in the Columbia River 1964