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Decatur Iron & Steel, Decatur AL

Most recent update: March 17, 2011.

Decatur Iron & Steel Co. was a subsidiary of Decatur Cornice & Roofing Co.  It was in operation in the 1930s and after the war but appears to have built ships only during WWII.  If anyone can provide any information about either the yard or the ships it built, please e-mail it to me at timcolton@aol.com.

Customer Type Navy Type Pennant # Feet FY Delivery Disposition
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 332   42 Aug-42 Sunk 1944
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 333   42 Aug-42  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 334   42 Aug-42 To Britain as LCT 2334 
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 335   42 Aug-42 To Britain as LCT 2335. Lost 1943
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 336   42 Aug-42  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 337   42 Sep-42 To Britain as LCT(CB) 2337
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 338   42 Sep-42 To Britain as LCT(CB) 2338
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 339   42 Sep-42 To Britain as LCT 2339
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 340   42 Sep-42 Sunk 1944
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 341   42 Sep-42 To Britain as LCT 2341. Lost 1943
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 342   42 Oct-42 Sunk 1943
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 343   42 Oct-42 To Britain as LCT 2343
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 344   42 Oct-42 To Britain as LCT 2344. Lost 1943
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 345   42 Oct-42 To Britain as LCT 2345
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 346   42 Oct-42  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 347   42 Nov-42  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 348   42 Nov-42  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 349   42 Nov-42  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 350   42 Nov-42  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 351   42 Oct-42 [Assembled Mare Island, CA] 
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 352   42 Nov-42 [Assembled Mare Island, CA]. Sunk 1945
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 353   42 Nov-42 Later YG 68 
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 354   42 Nov-42  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 355   42 Nov-42  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 356   42 Nov-42  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 357   42 Nov-42  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 358   42 Nov-42  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 359   42 Nov-42  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 360   42 Dec-42  
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 361   42 Dec-42 To Britain as LCT 2361
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 362   42 Dec-42 Sunk 1944
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 363   42 Dec-42 To Britain as LCT/LCT(A) 2363
US Navy Landing Craft LCT(5) 364   42 Dec-42 Sunk 1944
  one of above         1943? Sold as Tampa Roro I
US Army Tug ST 686 86   Jul-44 Sold 1947 as Southland 
US Army Tug ST 687 86   Jul-44 Sold 1947 as Tarpon 
US Army Tug ST 688 86   Jul-44 To Italy 1948 as Leon Pancaldo, sold 1981 as Cala Rossa
US Army Tug ST 689 86   Jul-44 Sold 1949 as America, Algeria 1955, Aris 1973, Naftellinas 1996
US Army Tug ST 690 86   8/44-9/44 To France 1947 as ST 90, sold to Egypt 1950 as Garii.  
US Army Tug ST 691 86   8/44-9/44 To France 1947 as ST 91, sold to Egypt 1950as Yakez, Yakez 95 2969
US Army Tug ST 692 86   8/44-9/44 France 1947 as Wedo, sold 1948 as Priamar, scrapped 1986
US Army Tug ST 693 86   8/44-9/44 To USACOE as Wilmington, sold 1979 as Sea Islander, Kathy Lynn 1992
US Army Tug ST 694 86   Nov-44  
US Army Tug ST 695 86   Nov-44 Sold as LAHD No. 10, later LAHD Angels Gate, now Angels Gate, museum in San Pedro CA
US Army Tug DPC 38 86   1944 Sold 1946 as Zenith 
US Army Tug DPC 39 86   1944 Sold 19xx as Percheron 
US Army Tug DPC 40 86   1944 Later WSA 23, YTM 606, TD 82. Sold 19xx as Brian Arthur, in service 
US Army Tug DPC 41 86   1944 Later TD 51 
US Army Tug DPC 42 86   1944 Later YT 606, sold 1948 as Skipper, then Viatic, Dalzellance, Cecilia J Brown. Scuttled 1993 
US Army Tug DPC 43 86   1944 Later ST 771. sold 1948 as Lucien Samure, then Stur, Altair, fishing Plankton. Scrapped 1995?
US Army Tug DPC 44 86   1944 Later ST 769. Sold 1951 as Ouenza. [note 1]
US Army Tug DPC 45 86   1944 Later ST 775. Sold 1947 as Balder, then Aldebaran, now fishing Voluja.
US Army Tug DPC 46 86   1944 Later ST 776. sold Vulkan, then Vega, fishing Barakuda. (Scrapped 1993?)(Sold 2003?)
US Army Tug DPC 47 86   1944 Sold 1946 as F F Clain, then Ben F Royal, Susan Richards, C-2, now Warrior 
US Army Tug DPC 48 86   1944 Sold 194x as Albatross, then Baton Rouge, Kevin S Candies, Powhatan 
US Army Tug DPC 49 86   1944 Later ST 779. Sold 1951 as Steinbock, then Argus. Scrapped 2002.
US Army Tug DPC 50 86   1944 Sold 194x as Margaret Kehoe, then Penn No. 5, Morania No. 5, Linda, Capt. J. P.  Scrapped 198x
US Army Tug DPC 61 86   1944 Sold 194x as C R Haden, then R T McDow, Elizabeth Bauer. Scrapped 1989. 
US Army Tug DPC 62 86   1944 Later ST 778. Sold 1947 as Bartow, then Elizabeth Moran, Evelyn. Scrapped 199x?
US Army Tug DPC 63 86   1944 Sold 194x as Vincent C Turecamo, then Ponce de Leon 
US Army Tug DPC 64 86   1944 Sold 194x as Orleans, then Leo 
US Army Tug DPC 65 86   1944 Later TD 42. Sold 19xx as ASD 85, then Delilah 
US Army Tug DPC 66 86   1944 Sold 194x as Pauline L Moran, then Mafra 
US Army Tug DPC 67 86   1944 Sold 194x as Cile, then Eastern Cities, Dalzellage, Jeffrey K McAllister, Spartan, now Clive 
US Army Tug DPC 68 86   1944 Later WSA 26. Sold 194x as Long Beach, later Jessie B, now Clifford G. 
US Army Tug DPC 69 86   1944 Later YT 470, to Australia 1947 as H A Lumb, later fishing. Reefed 1994
US Army Tug DPC 70 86   1944 Later WSA 17, YT 476, to Reserve Fleet as TD 72
US Army Tug DPC 71 86   1944 Later WSA 18, YT 722, to Reserve Fleet as TD 81. Sold 1980 as Tahulah, then Seaway 10, Taholan 
US Army Tug DPC 72 86   1944 Later WSA 19. Sold 194x as Los Angeles, now Sea Shepherd 
US Army Tug DPC 73 86   1944 Later TD 52 
US Army Tug DPC 74 86   1944 Later ST 761. Sold 1950 as Ryhope, then Kastor. Scrapped 1986.
US Army Tug DPC 75 86   1944 Later ST 773. Sold 1951, sank 1951
US Army Tug DPC 76 86   1944 Later ST 774. Sold 1949 as Gronsund, then Baus, Deneb, fishing Rot. Foundered 1995