Walter Butler Shipbuilders took over Lake Superior Shipbuilding at the outset of the war. The yard was located at North 1st and Hammond Avenue: you can see the site from the air on Google here.
| Hull # |
Original Name |
Type | MC # | Delivered | Disposition |
| Built by Lake Superior Shipbuilding | |||||
| Bullwheel (YO 46) | Oiler | 21-Oct-42 | To Philippine owners 1964 | ||
| Casinghead (YO 47) | Oiler | 12-Nov-42 | Struck 1997 | ||
| Built by Walter Butler Shipbuilders | |||||
| 1 | John W. Arey | N3-S-A1 | 399 | Dec-42 | To Britain, sold private 1951, sank 1971 |
| 2 | Rodney Baxter | N3-S-A1 | 400 | May-43 | To Britain, sold private 1951, wrecked 1958 but repaired, sank 1972 but raised and repaired, hit by rocket fire and lost in the Mekong River 1974 |
| 3 | Richard Bearse | N3-S-A1 | 401 | May-43 | To Britain, sold private 1949, scrapped 1961 |
| 4 | William Brewster | N3-S-A1 | 402 | May-43 | To Britain, in collision and sank in the St. Clair River 1943 but raised and repaired, sold private 1949, scrapped 1967 |
| 5 | William Bursley | N3-S-A1 | 403 | May-43 | To Britain, mined in the North Sea 1945 but repaired, sold private 1949, in collision and beached 1954 but repaired, wrecked and abandoned 1964 |
| 6 | Ashman J. Clough | N3-S-A1 | 404 | May-43 | To Britain, torpedoed and lost in the English Channel 1944 |
| 7 | Calvin Coggin | N3-S-A1 | 405 | Jun-43 | To Britain, sold private 1949, wrecked and scrapped 1962 |
| 8 | Jesse G. Cotting | N3-S-A1 | 406 | Jun-43 | To Britain, sold private 1949, scrapped |
| 9 | Josiah P. Cressey | N3-S-A1 | 407 | Jun-43 | To Britain, sold private 1947, sunk by gunfire in the Yangtze River 1949 |
| 10 | Tully Crosby | N3-S-A1 | 408 | Jun-43 | To Britain, sold private 1949, burnt and sank 1965 |
| 11 | Elkanah Crowell | N3-S-A1 | 409 | Jun-43 | To Britain, sold private 1951 as Inchulva, scrapped |
| 12 | Justin Doane | N3-S-A1 | 410 | Jun-43 | To Britain, sold private 1947, sunk by gunfire near Chienchow 1950 |
| 13 | Asa Eldridge | N3-S-A1 | 411 | Jul-43 | To Britain, sold private 1951, scrapped |
| 14 | Anthony Enright | N3-S-A1 | 412 | Jul-43 | To Britain, sold private 1950, scrapped 1964 |
| 15 | Watson Ferris | N3-S-A1 | 413 | Jul-43 | To Britain, wrecked and scrapped 1950 |
| 16 | Bailey Foster | N3-S-A1 | 414 | Jul-43 | To Britain, sold private 1949, scrapped 1971 |
| 17 | Gurden Gates | N3-S-A1 | 415 | Jul-43 | To Britain, sold private 1949, burnt and abandoned 1967 |
| 18 | Moses Gay | N3-S-A1 | 416 | Jul-43 | To Britain, sold private 1951, wrecked and scrapped 1959 |
| 19 | Gloucester | S2-S2-AQ1 | 1433 | 10-Dec-43 | PF 22, to USSR 1945 as EK-26, to Japan 1853 as Tsuge (PF 292), struck 1970, to Korea 1973 for spare parts |
| 20 | Shreveport | S2-S2-AQ1 | 1434 | 24-Apr-44 | PF 23, scrapped 1947 |
| 21 | Muskegon | S2-S2-AQ1 | 1435 | 16-Dec-43 | PF 24, weather ship 1944, to USCG 1946 as WPF 24, to France 1947 as Mermoz (F 14), scrapped 1958 |
| 22 | Charlottesville | S2-S2-AQ1 | 1436 | 10-Apr-44 | PF 25, to USSR 1945 as EK-1, to Japan 1953 as Maki (PF 298), scrapped 1972 |
| 23 | Poughkeepsie | S2-S2-AQ1 | 1437 | 6-Sep-44 | PF 26, to USSR 1945 as EK-25, to Japan 1953 as Momi (PF 284), to Korea 1969 for spare parts, scrapped 1972 |
| 24 | Newport | S2-S2-AQ1 | 1438 | 8-Sep-44 | PF 27, to USSR 1945 as EK-27, to Japan 1953 as Kaede (PF 293), no longer active |
| 25 | Emporia | S2-S2-AQ1 | 1439 | 12-Jun-44 | PF 28, weather ship 1944, to France 1945 as Le Verrier, scrapped 1958 |
| 26 | Groton | S2-S2-AQ1 | 1440 | 5-Sep-44 | PF 29, to Colombia 1947 as Almirante Padilla (FG 11), struck 1965 |
| 27 | Hingham | S2-S2-AQ1 | 1441 | 3-Nov-44 | PF 30, weather ship 1944, scrapped 1947 |
| 28 | Grand Rapids | S2-S2-AQ1 | 1442 | 26-Oct-44 | PF 31, weather ship 1944, scrapped 1947 |
| 29 | Woonsocket | S2-S2-AQ1 | 1443 | 27-Jul-44 | PF 32, weather ship 1944, to Peru 1947 as Tenente Galvez (F 1) 1947, scrapped 1961 |
| 30 | Dearborn | S2-S2-AQ1 | 1444 | 17-Jul-44 | PF 33, weather ship 1944, scrapped 1947 |
| 31 | Gadsden | C1-M-AV1 | 2113 | Sep-44 | To USN as AK 182, sold private 1947 |
| 32 | Glacier | C1-M-AV1 | 2114 | Oct-44 | To USN as AK 183, sold private 1947, scrapped 1970 |
| 33 | Grainger | C1-M-AV1 | 2115 | Sep-44 | To USN as AK 184, sold private 1947, scrapped 1960 |
| 34 | Gwinnett | C1-M-AV1 | 2116 | Nov-44 | To USN as AK 185, later AVS 5, sold private 1947, wrecked 1968 and scrapped |
| 35 | Habersham | C1-M-AV1 | 2117 | Nov-44 | To USN as AK 186, sold private 1947 |
| 36 | Hennepin | C1-M-AV1 | 2118 | Dec-44 | To USN as AK 187, scrapped 1960 |
| 37 | Herkimer | C1-M-AV1 | 2119 | Dec-44 | To USN as AK 188, to the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands 1973 |
| 38 | Hidalgo | C1-M-AV1 | 2120 | Mar-45 | To USN as AK 189, sold private 1947 |
| 39 | Kenosha | C1-M-AV1 | 2121 | Feb-45 | To USN as AK 190, sold private 1947, converted 1967 to drill ship Arabdrill 2 |
| 40 | Lebanon | C1-M-AV1 | 2122 | Aug-45 | To USN as AK 191, sold private 1947 |
| 41 | Lehigh | C1-M-AV1 | 2123 | Aug-45 | To USN as AK 192, sold private 1947, scrapped 1969 |
| 42 | Lancaster | C1-M-AV1 | 2124 | Apr-45 | To USN as AK 193, sold private 1947 |
| 43 | Marengo | C1-M-AV1 | 2125 | Apr-45 | To USN as AK 194, sold private 1947, converted 1972 to drill ship Cyclone, converted 1980 to fish processor ship Northern Victor: see picture at http://www.icicleseafoods.com/locations/vsl/about.htm |
| 44 | Midland | C1-M-AV1 | 2126 | Apr-45 | To USN as AK 195, sold private 1947, scrapped 1970 |
| 45 | Minidoka | C1-M-AV1 | 2127 | May-45 | Completed as Coastal Herald, sold private 1947, scrapped 1977 |
| 46 | Phoebe Knot | C1-M-AV1 | 2128 | May-45 | Sold private 1947 |
| 47 | Chain and Crown | C1-M-AV1 | 2129 | Jun-45 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1969 |
| 48 | Cinch Knot | C1-M-AV1 | 2130 | May-45 | Sold private 1947 |
| 49 | Hawser Eye | C1-M-AV1 | 2131 | Jun-45 | Sold private 1947 |
| 50 | Dragon Fly | C1-M-AV1 | 2132 | Jul-45 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1969 |
| 51 | Sampan Hitch | C1-M-AV1 | 2133 | Aug-45 | To USN 1964 as T-AGM 18, scrapped 1973 |
| 52 | Jacob's Ladder | C1-M-AV1 | 2134 | Aug-45 | Sold private 1947 |