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
  Eisele DE 75 1942 05/03/43 07/24/43 10/17/43 82 85 167 To Britain 1943 as HMS Bickerton (K 466), sunk by u-boat in the Barents Sea 1944
  Liddle DE 76 1942 05/10/43 07/31/43 10/22/43 82 83 165 To Britain 1943 as HMS Bligh (K 467), returned 1946, scrapped 1946
  Straub DE 77 1942 05/10/43 07/31/43 11/13/43 82 105 187 To Britain 1943 as HMS Braithwaite (K 468), returned 1946, scrapped 1946
  HMS Bullen DE 78 1942 05/17/43 08/07/43 10/25/43 82 79 161 To Britain 1943 as K 460, sunk by u-boat west of Scotland 1944
  HMS Byron DE 79 1942 05/24/43 08/14/43 10/30/43 82 77 159 To Britain 1943 as K 508, returned 1946, scrapped 1947
  HMS Conn DE 80 1942 06/02/43 08/21/43 10/31/43 80 71 151 To Britain 1943 as K 509, returned 1946, scrapped 1948
  HMS Cotton DE 81 1942 06/02/43 08/21/43 11/08/43 80 79 159 To Britain 1943 as K 510, returned 1946, scrapped 1946
  HMS Cranstoun DE 82 1942 06/09/43 08/28/43 11/13/43 80 77 157 To Britain 1943 as K 511, returned 1946, scrapped 1947
  HMS Cubitt DE 83 1942 06/09/43 09/11/43 11/17/43 94 67 161 To Britain 1943 as K 512, returned 1946, scrapped 1947
  HMS Curzon DE 84 1942 06/23/43 09/18/43 11/20/43 87 63 150 To Britain 1943 as K 513, returned 1946, scrapped 1946
  HMS Dakins DE 85 1942 06/23/43 09/18/43 11/23/43 87 66 153 To Britain 1943 as K 550, damaged by mine off Ostend 1944, scrapped 1947
  HMS Deane DE 86 1942 06/30/43 09/25/43 11/26/43 87 62 149 To Britain 1943 as K 551, returned 1946, scrapped 1946
  HMS Ekins DE 87 1942 07/05/43 10/02/43 11/29/43 89 58 147 To Britain 1943 as K 552 damaged by mine off Ostend 1944, scrapped 1947
  HMS Fitzroy DE 88 1942 06/24/43 10/01/43 10/16/43 99 15 114 To Britain 1943 as K 553, returned 1946, scrapped 1946
  HMS Redmill DE 89 1942 07/14/43 10/02/43 11/30/43 80 59 139 To Britain 1943 as K 554, damaged by torpedo off Mayo 1945, returned 1946, scrapped 1947
  HMS Retalick DE 90 1942 07/21/43 10/09/43 12/08/43 80 60 140 To Britain 1943 as K 555, returned 1946, scrapped 1946
  HMS Reynolds DE 91 1942 07/28/43 10/14/43 11/03/43 78 20 98 To Britain 1943 as K 556, renamed HMS Halsted, damaged by German torpedo boats off Cherbourg 1944, scrapped 1947
  HMS Riou DE 92 1942 08/04/43 10/23/43 12/14/43 80 52 132 To Britain 1943 as K 557, returned 1946, scrapped 1947
  HMS Rutherford DE 93 1942 08/04/43 10/23/43 12/16/43 80 54 134 To Britain 1943 as K 558, returned 1946, scrapped 1946
  HMS Reeves DE 94 1942 08/11/43 10/30/43 12/20/43 80 51 131 To Britain 1943 as K 559, renamed HMS Cosby, returned 1946, scrapped 1946
  HMS Rowley DE 95 1942 08/18/43 10/30/43 12/22/43 73 53 126 To Britain 1943 as K 560, returned 1946, scrapped 1946
  HMS Rupert DE 96 1942 08/25/43 10/31/43 12/24/43 67 54 121 To Britain 1943 as K 561, returned 1946, scrapped 1946
  HMS Stockham DE 97 1942 08/25/43 10/31/43 12/28/43 67 58 125 To Britain 1943 as K 562, returned 1946, scrapped 1948
  HMS Seymour DE 98 1942 09/01/43 11/01/43 12/23/43 61 52 113 To Britain 1943 as K 563, returned 1946, scrapped 1946
  Sutton DE 286 1942            

Cancelled
  William M. Wood DE 287 1942            

Cancelled
  William R. Rush DE 288 1942            

Cancelled
  No names assigned DE 289-300 1942            

Cancelled
  HMS Spragge DE 563 1942 09/15/43 10/16/43 01/14/44 31 90 121 To Britain 1944 as K 572, returned 1946, scrapped 1947
  HMS Stayner DE 564 1942 09/22/43 11/06/43 12/30/43 45 54 99 To Britain 1944 as K 573, returned 1946, scrapped 1947
  HMS Thornborough DE 565 1942 09/22/43 11/13/43 12/31/43 52 48 100 To Britain 1944 as K 574, returned 1946, scrapped 1947
  HMS Trollope DE 566 1942 09/29/43 11/20/43 01/10/44 52 51 103 To Britain 1944 as K 575, damaged by German MTB off Normandy 1944, scrapped 1951
  HMS Tyler DE 567 1942 10/06/43 11/20/43 01/14/44 45 55 100 To Britain 1944 as K 576, returned 1946, scrapped 1946
  HMS Torrington DE 568 1942 09/22/43 11/27/43 01/18/44 66 52 118 To Britain 1944 as K 577, returned 1946, scrapped 1946
  HMS Narborough DE 569 1942 10/06/43 11/27/43 01/21/44 52 55 107 To Britain 1944 as K 678, returned 1946, scrapped 1946
  HMS Waldegrave DE 570 1942 10/16/43 12/04/43 01/25/44 49 52 101 To Britain 1944 as K 579, returned 1946, scrapped 1948
  HMS Whitaker DE 571 1942 10/20/43 12/12/43 01/28/44 53 47 100 To Britain 1944 as K 580, damaged by torpedo off Matlin Head 1944, scrapped 1947
  HMS Holmes DE 572 1942 10/27/43 12/18/43 01/31/44 52 44 96 To Britain 1944 as K 581, returned 1946, scrapped 1947
  HMS Hargood DE 573 1942 10/27/43 12/18/43 02/07/44 52 51 103 To Britain 1944 as K 582, returned 1946, scrapped 1947
  HMS Hotham DE 574 1942 11/04/43 12/22/43 02/08/44 48 48 96 To Britain 1944 as K 583, to Singapore 1946 as floating power plant, to Hong Kong 1947 as station ship, returned 1956, scrapped 1956
  Ahrens DE 575 1942 11/05/43 12/21/43 02/12/44 46 53 99 Scrapped 1967
  Barr DE 576 1942 11/05/43 12/28/43 02/15/44 53 49 102 APD 39, sunk as target 1963
  Alexander J. Luke DE 577 1942 11/05/43 12/28/43 02/19/44 53 53 106 Sunk as target 1970
  Robert I. Paine DE 578 1942 11/05/43 12/30/43 02/26/44 55 58 113 Scrapped 1969
  Riley DE 579 1942 10/20/43 12/29/43 03/13/44 70 75 145 To Taiwan as Tai Yuan (F 959) 1968, struck 1997
  Leslie L.B. Knox DE 580 1942 11/07/43 01/08/44 03/22/44 62 74 136 Scrapped 1973
  McNulty DE 581 1942 11/17/43 01/08/44 03/31/44 52 83 135 Sunk as target 1972
  Metivier DE 582 1942 11/24/43 01/12/44 04/07/44 49 86 135 Scrapped 1969
  George A. Johnson DE 583 1942 11/24/43 01/12/44 04/15/44 49 94 143 Scrapped 1966
  Charles J. Kimmel DE 584 1942 12/01/43 01/15/44 04/20/44 46 95 141 Sunk as target 1969
  Daniel A. Joy DE 585 1942 12/01/43 01/15/44 04/28/44 46 103 149 Scrapped 1966
  Lough DE 586 1942 12/08/43 01/22/44 05/02/44 45 101 146 Scrapped 1970
  Thomas F. Nickel DE 587 1942 12/15/43 01/22/44 06/09/44 45 132 177 Scrapped 1973
  Peiffer DE 588 1942 12/21/43 01/26/44 06/15/44 36 141 177 Sunk as target 1967
  Tinsman DE 589 1942 12/21/43 01/26/44 06/26/44 36 152 188 Scrapped 1973
  Ringness DE 590 1942 12/23/43 02/05/44 06/26/44 44 142 186 APD 100, scrapped 1975
  Knudson DE 591 1942 12/23/43 02/05/44 06/26/44 44 142 186 APD 101, scrapped 1974
  Rednour DE 592 1942 12/30/43 02/12/44 12/30/44 44 321 365 APD 102, to Mexico as Chihuahua (B 08) 1967, active
  Tollberg DE 593 1942 12/30/43 02/12/44 01/31/45 44 353 397 APD 103, to Colombia as Almirante Padilla (DT 03) 1964, struck 1973
  William J. Pattison DE 594 1942 01/04/44 02/15/44 02/27/45 42 377 419 APD 104, scrapped 1962
  Myers DE 595 1942 01/15/44 02/15/44 03/26/45 31 404 435 APD 105, to Colombia as power barge 1960
  Walter B. Cobb DE 596 1942 01/15/44 02/23/44 04/25/45 39 436 475 APD 106, sunk 1966
  Earle B. Hall DE 597 1942 01/19/44 03/01/44 05/15/45 42 549 591 APD 107, scrapped 1966
  Harry L. Corl DE 598 1942 01/19/44 03/01/44 06/05/45 42 571 613 APD 108, to Korea as Ah San (F 823) 1966, struck 1984
  Belet DE 599 1942 01/26/44 03/03/44 06/15/45 37 579 616 APD 109, to Mexico as California (B 03) 1963, sunk 1972
  Julius A. Raven DE 600 1942 01/26/44 03/03/44 06/28/45 37 592 629 APD 110, to Korea as Ung Po (F 825) 1966, struck 1984
  Walsh DE 601 1942 02/27/44 04/28/44 07/11/45 61 549 610 APD 111, scrapped 1968
  Hunter Marshall DE 602 1942 03/09/44 05/05/44 07/17/45 57 549 606 APD 112, to Ecuador as power barge 1961
  Earhart DE 603 1942 03/20/44 05/12/44 07/26/45 53 551 604 APD 113, to Mexico as Papaloapan (B 04) 1963, struck 1976
  Walter S. Gorka DE 604 1942 04/03/44 05/26/44 08/07/45 53 549 602 APD 114, to Ecuador as power barge 1961
  Rogers Blood DE 605 1942 04/12/44 06/02/44 08/22/45 51 557 608 APD 115, scrapped 1961
  Francovich DE 606 1942 04/19/44 06/05/44 09/06/45 47 569 616 APD 119, scrapped 1965
  No names assigned DE 607-632 1942            

Cancelled
  No names assigned DE 645-664 1942            

Cancelled
  No names assigned DE 905-959 1943            

Cancelled
3350-3375   LCT 1778-1803 1943            

Cancelled
3376 No name LST 906 1943 1/24/44 3/11/44 4/27/44 47 47 94 CTL 1944, scrapped 1945
3377 No name LST 907 1943 1/31/44 3/18/44 4/30/44 47 43 90 To Venezuela 1946 
3378 No name LST 908 1943 2/14/44 3/28/44 5/8/44 43 41 84 Scrapped 1947
3379 No name LST 909 1943 2/19/44 4/3/44 5/11/44 44 38 82 Scrapped 1947
3380 No name LST 910 1943 2/23/44 4/8/44 5/24/44 45 46 91 Scrapped 1947
3381 No name LST 911 1943 2/28/44 4/12/44 5/14/44 44 32 76 Scrapped 1947