Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyards, Inc., Hingham MA


Bethlehem Hingham was an emergency yard, built in 1941 for the construction of destroyer escorts, with $35mm from the Navy.  It had 16 ways, was managed by Bethlehem Quincy and, at its peak, employed over 23,000 people.  After the war, the yard was closed and liquidated.

Hull # Name Type Pennant # FY Keel Laid Launched Delivered Days on Ways Days in Water Total Days

Disposition

  41 boats LCI(L) 96-136 1942     10/42-1/43       For details, see the LCI(L) page
  LCI(L) 137-160 1942             Cancelled
  Buckley DE 51 1942 07/21/42 01/09/43 04/30/43 172 111 283 Scrapped 1969
  Bull DE 52 1942 06/29/42 02/03/43 05/19/43 219 105 324 To Britain 1943 as HMS Bentinck (K 314), returned 1946, scrapped 1946
  Charles Lawrence DE 53 1942 08/01/42 02/16/43 05/31/43 199 104 303 APD 37, scrapped 1966
  Daniel T. Griffin DE 54 1942 09/07/42 02/25/43 06/09/43 171 104 275 APD 38, to Chile as Virgilio Uribe (DE 29) 1966, training ship 1995
  Donaldson DE 55 1942 10/15/42 03/06/43 06/18/43 142 104 246 To Britain 1943 as HMS Byard (K 315), returned 1946, scrapped 1946
  Donnell DE 56 1942 11/27/42 03/13/43 06/26/43 106 105 211 IX 182, scrapped 1946
  Fogg DE 57 1942 12/04/42 03/20/43 07/07/43 106 109 215 Scrapped 1966
  Formoe DE 58 1942 12/11/42 03/27/43 07/15/43 106 110 216 To Britain 1943 as HMS Calder (K 349), returned 1946, scrapped 1948
  Foss DE 59 1942 12/31/42 04/10/43 07/23/43 100 104 204 Scrapped 1965
  Gantner DE 60 1942 12/31/42 04/17/43 07/23/43 107 97 204 APD 42, to Taiwan as Wen Shan (F 834) 1966, struck 1991
  Gary DE 61 1942 01/16/43 05/01/43 08/04/43 105 95 200 To Britain 1943 as HMS Duckworth (K 351), returned 1946, scrapped 1946
  George W. Ingram DE 62 1942 02/06/43 05/08/43 08/11/43 91 95 186 APD 43, to Taiwan as Kang Shan (F 323) 1967, struck 1978
  Ira Jeffery DE 63 1942 02/13/43 05/15/43 08/15/43 91 92 183 APD 44, sunk as target 1962
  Lamons DE 64 1942 02/22/43 05/22/43 08/23/43 89 93 182 To Britain 1943 as HMS Duff (K 352), damaged by mine off Holland 1944, returned 1946, scrapped 1947
  Lee Fox DE 65 1942 03/01/43 05/29/43 08/30/43 89 93 182 APD 45, scrapped 1966
  Amesbury DE 66 1942 03/08/43 06/06/43 08/31/43 90 86 176 APD 46, sunk as target 1960
  Essington DE 67 1942 03/15/43 06/19/43 09/07/43 96 80 176 To Britain 1943 as HMS Essington (K 353), returned 1946, scrapped 1947
  Bates DE 68 1942 03/29/43 06/06/43 09/12/43 69 98 167 APD 47, lost 1945
  Blessman DE 69 1942 03/22/43 06/19/43 09/19/43 89 92 181 APD 48, to Taiwan as Chung Shan (F 845) 1967, struck 1997
  Joseph E. Campbell DE 70 1942 03/29/43 06/26/43 09/23/43 89 89 178 APD 49, to Chile as Riquelme (DE 28) 1966, used for spares
  Oswald DE 71 1942 04/05/43 06/30/43 09/29/43 86 91 177 To Britain 1943 as HMS Affleck (K 462), sunk by u-boat off Cherbourg 1944, raised and sold 1954 as hulk Nostra Senora de Laluz
  Harmon DE 72 1942 04/12/43 07/10/43 09/30/43 89 82 171 To Britain 1943 as HMS Aylmer (K 463), returned 1946, scrapped 1947
  McAnn DE 73 1942 04/12/43 07/10/43 10/07/43 89 89 178 To Britain 1943 as HMS Balfour (K 464), returned 1946, scrapped 1946
  Ebert DE 74 1942 04/26/43 07/17/43 10/13/43 82 88 170 To Britain 1943 as HMS Bentley (K 465), returned 1946, scrapped 1947