Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards, Inc., Baltimore MD

Bethlehem-Fairfield was one of the original nine emergency yards, built with 13 ways in 1940, with $33mm from the USMC.  Its 13 ways were increased to 16 in the second wave of shipbuilding expansion and at its peak the yard had 27,000 employees.  The 1300-acre yard was located in the Fairfield section of Baltimore, extending from where the south end of the Harbor Tunnel is now all the way to the southern end of East Brooklyn.  It was closed at the end of the war and its site has since been developed by the Maryland Ports Administration as an automobile import terminal and as three major oil terminals.  See the site from the air on Google here.  Note that Hull # 2062, the "John W. Brown", has been completely restored and is operational.  Visit her at her berth at Pier 1, on Clinton Street, in downtown Baltimore, or on the web at www.liberty-ship.com

Hull #

Original Name

 Type MC # Way # Keel Laid Launched Delivered Days on Ways Days in Water Total Days Disposition
2001 Patrick Henry EC2-S-C1 14 1 30-Apr-41 27-Sep-41 30-Dec-41 150 94 244 Scrapped 1958
2002 Charles Carroll EC2-S-C1 15 2 19-Jan-42     Scrapped 1971
2003 Francis Scott Key EC2-S-C1 16 3 21-Jun-41 15-Nov-41 29-Jan-42 147 75 222 Scrapped 1967
2004 Roger B Taney EC2-S-C1 17 4 21-Jun-41 6-Dec-41 9-Feb-42 168 65 233 Torpedoed and lost in the South Atlantic 1943
2005 Richard Henry Lee EC2-S-C1 18 5 15-Jul-41 6-Dec-41 20-Feb-42 144 76 220 Scrapped 1965
2006 John Randolph EC2-S-C1 19 6 15-Jul-41 30-Dec-41 27-Feb-42 168 59 227 Mined in the Denmark Strait 1942, salvaged and hulked, scrapped 1952
2007 American Mariner EC2-S-C1 20 7 15-Aug-41 30-Dec-41 12-Feb-42 137 44 181 To USCG as American Mariner, to USN 1961 as AGM 12, sunk as target 1966
2008 Christopher Newport EC2-S-C1 21 8 25-Aug-41 15-Feb-42 30-Mar-42 174 43 217 Torpedoed from the air and scuttled in the Barents Sea 1942
2009 Carter Braxton EC2-S-C1 22 9 3-Sep-41 24-Jan-42 18-Mar-42 143 53 196 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1968
2010 Samuel Chase EC2-S-C1 23 10 12-Sep-41 22-Feb-42 11-Apr-42 163 48 211 Scrapped 1967
2011 George Wythe EC2-S-C1 24 11 22-Sep-41 28-Mar-42 9-May-42 187 42 229 Scrapped 1970
2012 Benjamin Harrison EC2-S-C1 25 1 27-Sep-41 24-Jan-42 13-Mar-42 119 48 229 Torpedoed and scuttled in the North Atlantic 1943
2013 Francis L Lee EC2-S-C1 26 12 13-Oct-41 14-Mar-42 27-Apr-42 152 44 196 Scrapped 1965
2014 Thomas Stone EC2-S-C1 27 13 20-Oct-41 12-Apr-42 16-May-42 174 34 208 Scrapped 1972
2015 Richard Bland EC2-S-C1 28 2 29-Oct-41 28-Feb-42 17-Apr-42 122 48 170 Torpedoed and lost in the Arctic 1942
2016 George Calvert EC2-S-C1 29 3 19-Nov-41 14-Mar-42 30-Apr-42 115 47 162 Torpedoed from the air and lost near Cuba 1944
2017 Thomas Nelson EC2-S-C1 30 4 10-Dec-41 4-Apr-42 12-May-42 115 38 153 Kamikazied off Leyte 1944, repaired, converted to diesel 1956, scrapped 1981
2018 John Witherspoon EC2-S-C1 31 5 10-Dec-41 4-Mar-42 23-Apr-42 84 50 134 Torpedoed and lost in the Kara Sea 1942
2019 Robert Treat Paine EC2-S-C1 32 6 6-Jan-42 28-Mar-42 5-May-42 81 38 119 Sold private 1947, wrecked and scrapped 1964
2020 St Olaf EC2-S-C1 33 7 6-Jan-42 12-Apr-42 20-May-42 96 38 134 To US Army as Jasmine (AH), scrapped 1963
2021 Esek Hopkins EC2-S-C1 34 9 28-Jan-42 27-Apr-42 23-May-42 89 26 115 Scrapped 1967
2022 Peter Minuit EC2-S-C1 35 1 28-Jan-42 23-Apr-42 27-May-42 85 34 119 Scrapped 1963
2023 Alexander Macomb EC2-S-C1 36 8 18-Feb-42 6-May-42 2-Jun-42 77 27 104 Torpedoed and lost in the North Atlantic 1943
2024 Henry St G Tucker EC2-S-C1 37 10 25-Feb-42 14-May-42 8-Jun-42 78 25 103 Scrapped 1966
2025 Eleazar Wheelock EC2-S-C1 38 2 4-Mar-42 11-May-42 5-Jun-42 68 25 93 Scrapped 1964
2026 Thomas Ruffin EC2-S-C1 39 5 9-Mar-42 18-May-42 10-Jun-42 70 23 93 Torpedoed in the Gulf of Mexico 1943, scrapped 1946
2027 William Johnson EC2-S-C1 40 12 18-Mar-42 22-May-42 16-Jun-42 65 25 90 Scrapped 1962
2028 Richard Bassett EC2-S-C1 41 3 18-Mar-42 22-May-42 13-Jun-42 65 22 87 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1962
2029 Oliver Ellsworth EC2-S-C1 42 6 31-Mar-42 4-Jun-42 22-Jun-42 65 18 83 Torpedoed and scuttled in the Greenland Sea 1942
2030 Theodore Foster EC2-S-C1 43 11 31-Mar-42 14-Jun-42 29-Jun-42 75 15 80 Scrapped 1970
2031 James Gunn EC2-S-C1 44 4 6-Apr-42 8-Jun-42 26-Jun-42 63 18 81 Scrapped 1970
2032 John Henry EC2-S-C1 45 13 14-Apr-42 18-Jun-42 6-Jul-42 65 18 83 Scrapped 1972
2033 Samuel Johnston EC2-S-C1 46 7 14-Apr-42 14-Jun-42 30-Jun-42 61 16 77 Scrapped 1968
2034 William MacLay EC2-S-C1 47 1 25-Apr-42 22-Jun-42 7-Jul-42 58 15 73 Scrapped 1967
2035 William Patterson EC2-S-C1 48 9 29-Apr-42 26-Jun-42 13-Jul-42 58 17 75 Scrapped 1971
2036 Luther Martin EC2-S-C1 49 8 8-May-42 4-Jul-42 21-Jul-42 57 17 74 Scrapped 1971
2037 William Wirt EC2-S-C1 50 2 13-May-42 4-Jul-42 24-Jul-42 52 20 72 Bombed off Algeria 1943, repaired, scrapped 1966
2038 Reverdy Johnson EC2-S-C1 51 10 15-May-42 10-Jul-42 25-Jul-42 56 15 71 Scrapped 1967
2039 John H B Latrobe EC2-S-C1 52 5 19-May-42 13-Jul-42 28-Jul-42 55 15 70 Scrapped 1969
2040 Richard H Alvey EC2-S-C1 53 3 24-May-42 15-Jul-42 29-Jul-42 52 14 66 Scrapped 1961
2041 John P Poe EC2-S-C1 54 12 24-May-42 25-Jul-42 31-Jul-42 62 6 68 Scrapped 1972
2042 Bernard Carter EC2-S-C1 55 6 6-Jun-42 29-Jul-42 8-Aug-42 53 10 63 Scrapped 1960
2043 John Carter Rose EC2-S-C1 56 4 10-Jun-42 31-Jul-42 10-Aug-42 51 10 61 Torpedoed and lost off Trinidad 1942
2044 Andrew Hamilton EC2-S-C1 57 11 15-Jun-42 6-Aug-42 17-Aug-42 52 11 62 Scrapped 1962
2045 Benjamin Chew EC2-S-C1 58 7 15-Jun-42 10-Aug-42 21-Aug-42 56 11 67 Scrapped 1973
2046 William Tilghman EC2-S-C1 59 13 20-Jun-42 7-Aug-42 18-Aug-42 48 11 59 Scrapped 1970
2047 Jared Ingersoll EC2-S-C1 60 1 24-Jun-42 15-Aug-42 25-Aug-42 52 10 62 Torpedoed from the air and beached near Algiers 1944, repaired, scrapped 1964
2048 William Rawle EC2-S-C1 61 9 28-Jun-42 19-Aug-42 29-Aug-42 52 10 62 Mined off Flushing 1945, salvaged, scrapped 1948
2049 Horace Binney EC2-S-C1 62 8 5-Jul-42 25-Aug-42 31-Aug-42 51 6 57 Sold private 1947, wrecked and scrapped 1958
2050 John Sergeant EC2-S-C1 63 2 6-Jul-42 21-Aug-42 5-Sep-42 46 15 61 Scrapped 1972
2051 Thomas McKean EC2-S-C1 301 14 5-Nov-41 30-Apr-42 29-May-42 176 29 205 Torpedoed and lost in the Caribbean 1942
2052 William Paca EC2-S-C1 302 15 13-Dec-41 30-May-42 19-Jun-42 168 20 188 Damaged in collision off Terneuzen 1944, repaired, scrapped 1969
2053 Benjamin Rush EC2-S-C1 303 16 13-Dec-41 25-Jun-42 11-Jul-42 194 16 210 Scrapped 1954
2054 Joseph Stanton EC2-S-C1 304 14 2-May-42 4-Jul-42 18-Jul-42 63 14 77 Scrapped 1964
2055 John Walker EC2-S-C1 305 15 1-Jun-42 22-Jul-42 30-Jul-42 51 8 59 Scrapped 1961
2056 Pierce Butler EC2-S-C1 306 16 27-Jun-42 18-Aug-42 27-Aug-42 52 9 61 Torpedoed and lost in the Indian Ocean 1942
2057 Tristram Dalton EC2-S-C1 307 14 6-Jul-42 27-Aug-42 9-Sep-42 52 13 65 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1968
2058 Jonathan Elmer EC2-S-C1 308 10 11-Jul-42 31-Aug-42 14-Sep-42 51 14 65 Scrapped 1960
2059 William Few EC2-S-C1 309 5 14-Jul-42 28-Aug-42 10-Sep-42 45 13 58 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1969
2060 William Grayson EC2-S-C1 310 3 16-Jul-42 31-Aug-42 14-Sep-42 46 14 60 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1968
2061 John Mitchell EC2-S-C1 311 15 23-Jul-42 7-Sep-42 16-Sep-42 46 9 55 Scrapped 1967
2062 John W Brown EC2-S-C1 312 12 28-Jul-42 7-Sep-42 19-Sep-42 41 12 53 Active: preserved as a memorial in Baltimore MD
2063 Benjamin Hawkins EC2-S-C1 913 6 30-Jul-42 7-Sep-42 22-Sep-42 39 15 54 Scrapped 1973
2064 Ralph Izard EC2-S-C1 914 4 2-Aug-42 13-Sep-42 24-Sep-42 42 11 53 Scrapped 1965
2065 James Caldwell EC2-S-C1 915 11 8-Aug-42 19-Sep-42 26-Sep-42 42 7 49 Reefed off Horn Island MS 1976
2066 Caesar Rodney EC2-S-C1 916 13 9-Aug-42 21-Sep-42 30-Sep-42 43 9 51 Scrapped 1959
2067 Nicholas Biddle EC2-S-C1 917 7 11-Aug-42 22-Sep-42 30-Sep-42 42 8 50 Scrapped 1963
2068 George Weems EC2-S-C1 918 16 19-Aug-42 26-Sep-42 7-Oct-42 38 11 49 Wrecked 1948, repaired and sold private, wrecked and abandoned 1966
2069 Grace Abbott EC2-S-C1 919 14 29-Aug-42 10-Oct-42 17-Oct-42 42 7 49 Scrapped 1967
2070 Cardinal Gibbons EC2-S-C1 920 15 8-Sep-42 10-Oct-42 23-Oct-42 32 13 45 Scrapped 1970
2071 Thomas Sim Lee EC2-S-C1 921 13 23-Sep-42 24-Oct-42 31-Oct-42 31 7 48 Scrapped 1972
2072 Cotton Mather EC2-S-C1 922 16 28-Sep-42 31-Oct-42 10-Nov-42 33 10 43 Scrapped 1960
2073 Will Rogers EC2-S-C1 923 15 11-Oct-42 8-Nov-42 27-Nov-42 28 19 47 Torpedoed in the Irish Sea 1945, repaired, scrapped 1971
2074 Daniel Chester French EC2-S-C1 924 14 12-Oct-42 12-Nov-42 30-Nov-42 31 18 49 Mined and lost off Bizerta 1942
2075 Daniel Willard EC2-S-C1 925 13 26-Oct-42 25-Nov-42 8-Dec-42 30 13 43 Scrapped 1971
2076 Thaddeus Kosciuszko EC2-S-C1 926 16 2-Nov-42 28-Nov-42 15-Dec-42 26 17 43 Sold private 1947, wrecked 1956, repaired, wrecked and abandoned 1962
2077 Pearl Harbor EC2-S-C1 927 15 10-Nov-42 7-Dec-42 21-Dec-42 27 14 41 Scrapped 1962
2078 Lord Delaware EC2-S-C1 928 14 14-Nov-42 19-Dec-42 30-Dec-42 35 11 46 Scrapped 1971
2079 James Woodrow EC2-S-C1 929 13 26-Nov-42 9-Jan-43 19-Jan-43 44 10 44 Wrecked 1946, CTL, scrapped 1954
2080 Willard Hall EC2-S-C1 930 16 29-Nov-42 28-Dec-42 11-Jan-43 29 14 43 Scrapped 1966
2081 Woodbridge N Ferris EC2-S-C1 931 12 2-Dec-42 28-Dec-42 15-Jan-43 26 18 44 Sold private 1956 and converted to crane ship
2082 William McKinley EC2-S-C1 932 11 7-Dec-42 21-Jan-43 6-Feb-43 45 16 61 Scrapped 1971
2083 Thomas R Marshall EC2-S-C1 933 3 7-Dec-42 15-Jan-43 28-Jan-43 39 13 52 Scrapped 1971
2084 Andrew G Curtin EC2-S-C1 934 15 9-Dec-42 18-Jan-43 31-Jan-43 40 13 53 Torpedoed and lost in the Barents Sea 1944
2085 Molly Pitcher EC2-S-C1 935 9 12-Dec-42 30-Jan-43 22-Feb-43 49 23 72 Torpedoed and lost west of Lisbon 1943
2086 Horace Gray EC2-S-C1 936 6 14-Dec-42 25-Jan-43 11-Feb-43 42 17 59 Torpedoed in Kola Inlet 1945, beached, TL
2087 Samuel Blatchford EC2-S-C1 937 4 15-Dec-42 6-Feb-43 23-Feb-43 53 17 70 Scrapped 1969
2088 Henry B Brown EC2-S-C1 938 7 15-Dec-42 28-Jan-43 17-Feb-43 44 20 64 Scrapped 1965
2089 George Shiras EC2-S-C1 939 14 22-Dec-42 5-Feb-43 15-Feb-43 45 10 55 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1968
2090 Rufus W Peckham EC2-S-C1 940 8 22-Dec-42 13-Feb-43 28-Feb-43 53 15 68 Sold private 1947, wrecked and sunk 1959
2091 William R Day EC2-S-C1 941 1 24-Dec-42 12-Feb-43 2-Mar-43 50 18 68 Scrapped 1959
2092 Mahlon Pitney EC2-S-C1 942 16 31-Dec-42 11-Feb-43 26-Feb-43 42 15 57 Sold private 1968, converted to a crane barge
2093 Louis D Brandeis EC2-S-C1 943 12 31-Dec-42 20-Feb-43 8-Mar-43 51 16 67 Scrapped 1964
2094 Nathan Clifford EC2-S-C1 944 10 1-Jan-43 18-Feb-43 3-Mar-43 48 13 61 Sold private 1947, sunk 1965
2095 George Sharswood EC2-S-C1 945 13 11-Jan-43 19-Feb-43 6-Mar-43 39 15 54 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1962
2096 Henry L Benning EC2-S-C1 946 5 12-Jan-43 22-Feb-43 9-Mar-43 41 15 56 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1967
2097 Johns Hopkins EC2-S-C1 947 2 25-Jan-43 10-Mar-43 6-Apr-43 44 27 71 Mined in Marseilles 1944, repaired and sold private 1946, wrecked and abandoned 1966
2098 Thomas Cresap EC2-S-C1 948 3 17-Jan-43 1-Mar-43 16-Mar-43 43 15 58 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1968
2099 James W Denver EC2-S-C1 949 15 20-Jan-43 27-Feb-43 13-Mar-43 38 14 52 Torpedoed and lost off the Canary Islands 1943
2100 Henry Gilbert Costin EC2-S-C1 950 11 23-Jan-43 9-Mar-43 23-Mar-43 45 14 59 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1966
2101 John Gallup EC2-S-C1 951 6 27-Jan-43 3-Mar-43 18-Mar-43 35 15 50 Scrapped 1963
2102 Clifford D Mallory EC2-S-C1 952 7 30-Jan-43 11-Mar-43 26-Mar-43 40 15 55 To USN as YAG 1956, scrapped 1971
2103 William H Welch EC2-S-C1 953 9 31-Jan-43 10-Mar-43 31-Mar-43 38 21 59 Wrecked and lost off Fura 1944
2104 William Osler EC2-S-C1 954 14 6-Feb-43 6-Mar-43 22-Mar-43 28 16 44 To US Army as Wisteria (AH), scrapped 1969
2105 Howard A Kelly EC2-S-C1 955 4 8-Feb-43 18-Mar-43 29-Mar-43 38 11 49 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1969
2106 William S Haisted EC2-S-C1 956 16 13-Feb-43 16-Mar-43 29-Mar-43 31