Cargill Inc., Albany NY and Port Savage MN


Cargill had created a small shipyard alongside its grain elevators on the Hudson River, in Albany NY, to build an articulated barge, a concept that was quite a bit ahead of its time: this makeshift yard then built a 12,500-ton tanker.  Cargill then built a second yard at the Navy's urging, just for the war effort: this yard was 14 miles from the Mississippi, cost $1,000,000 and at its peak it employed 3,500 people.  See the site from the air on Google here.  Little more is known about this yard: if anyone can provide any information, please e-mail tim@coltoncompany.com.

Hull #

Original Name

Type GT Delivered Disposition
Built in Albany NY
  Carneida Articulated Barge   1939 Three linked barges with the tug "Protector" in a V-shaped notch.
1 Carlantic Tanker 7,517 Nov-41 Sold to Venezuela as "Victoria", torpedoed off Cape Hatteras 1942 but repaired and renamed "Culpeper", converted to barge 1961
Built in Port Savage MN
2 Agawam T1-MT-M1   Dec-43 AOG 6, scrapped 1975
3 Elkhorn T1-MT-M1   Jan-44 AOG 7, to Taiwan 1972 as Hsing Lung (AOG 516)
4 Genesee T1-MT-M1   Mar-44 AOG 8, to Chile 1992 as Beagle
5 Kishwaukee T1-MT-M1   Mar-44 AOG 9, sold 1979 for conversion to a fishing vessel
6 Nemasket T1-MT-M1   May-44 AOG 10, scrapped 1961
7 Tombigbee T1-MT-M1   May-44 AOG 11, to Greece 1978 as Ariadni (A 414)
8 Bataan Towboat   1944 DPC 607
9 Coral Sea Towboat   1944 DPC 608
10 Milne Bay Towboat   1944 DPC 609
11 Bou Arada Towboat   1944 DPC 610
12 Tenaru River Towboat   1944 DPC 611
13 Chehalis T1-MT-M1   Nov-44 AOG 48, exploded, burnt and sank 1949
14 Chestatee T1-MT-M1   Nov-44 AOG 49, scrapped 1963
15 Chewaucan T1-MT-M1   Jan-45 AOG 50, to Colombia 1976 as Tumaco (BT 7)
16 Maquoketa T1-MT-M1   Feb-45 AOG 51, to NDRF 1957
17 Mattabesset T1-MT-M1   May-45 AOG 52, scrapped 1959
18 Namakagon T1-MT-M1   May-45 AOG 53, to New Zealand 1962 as Endeavour (A 184), to Taiwan 1976 as Lung Chuan (AOG 507)
19 Natchaug T1-MT-M1   Jun-45 AOG 54, to Greece 1959 as Arethousa (A 377)
20 Nespelen T1-MT-M1   Jul-45 AOG 55, scrapped 1976
21 Noxubee T1-MT-M1   Sep-45 AOG 56, scrapped 1976
22 Pecatonica T1-MT-M1   Oct-45 AOG 57, to Taiwan 1961 as Chang Pei (AOG 517)
23 Pinnebog T1-MT-M1   Oct-45 AOG 58, to USAF 1960, to NDRF 1987
24 Wacissa T1-MT-M1   May-46 AOG 59, to USAF 1957, scrapped 1965