Pullman Standard Car Manufacturing Company

In 1943, Pullman Standard Car Manufacturing Company established a shipbuilding division and dived into wartime small ship design and construction. The yard was on Lake Calumet, on the north side of 130th Street, at the most southerly point of the lake: you can see where it must have been but there is no sign of a shipyard there now. Pullman built the boats in 40-ton blocks, just as we do today, the blocks being assembled in a fab shop on 111th Street and moved to the yard on gondola cars. In two years, they built 34 PCEs, which were 180 feet long and weighed 640 tons, and 44 LSMs, which were 203 feet long and weighed 520 tons. If anyone can add to the disposition column of the table below, please send your info to timcolton@aol.com

Customer	Type	Navy Type	#	Tons	Delivery	Disposition
US Navy	Corvette	PCE	827	850	2-May-43	To Britain 1943 as HMS Kilbirnie (BEC 1), to Norway 1947 as Haugesund, to Italy 1973 as Sicilia Ponte, Tucalif 1982, scrapped 1997
US Navy	Corvette	PCE	828	850	15-May-43	To Britain 1943 as HMS Kilbride (BEC 2), to Norway 1947 as Jylland, to Malta 1967, to Turkey 1984 as Kibriz, later Akdeniz, to Greece 1986 as Princess Lydia, scrapped 1988
US Navy	Corvette	PCE	829	850	27-May-43	To Britain 1943 as HMS Kilchattan (BEC 3), to Norway 1947 as Stavanger, to Finland 1973 as Kong Sverre, later Capri Corne, scrapped 19??
US Navy	Corvette	PCE	830	850	13-Jun-43	To Britain 1943 as HMS Kilchrenan (BEC 4), to Norway 1947 as Sunnhordland, to Finland 1974 as Kristina Brahe, still active
US Navy	Corvette	PCE	831	850	26-Jun-43	To Britain 1943 as HMS Kildary (BEC 5), to Portugal 1952 as Rio Vouga, to Denmark 1979 as Exportrader, scrapped 1980
US Navy	Corvette	PCE	832	850	10-Jul-43	To Britain 1943 as HMS Kildwick (BEC 6), to Norway 1947 as Sunnfjord, to Finland 1978 as Sunnfjord II, sank 1983
US Navy	Corvette	PCE	833	850	2-Aug-43	To Britain 1943 as HMS Kilham (BEC 7), to Norway 1947 as Sognefjord, Orion 1982, to Finland 1987 as Orion II, to Thailand 1997 as Orient Explorer, fate unknown
US Navy	Corvette	PCE	834	850	19-Aug-43	To Britain 1943 as HMS Kilkenzie (BEC 8), to Norway 1947 as Naddod, to the Philippines 1952 as General Wright, Sweet Sail 1967, scrapped 1978
US Navy	Corvette	PCE	835	850	3-Sep-43	To Britain 1943 as HMS Kilhampton (BEC 9), to Greece 1948 as Georgios F, scrapped 1970
US Navy	Corvette	PCE	836	850	17-Sep-43	To Britain 1943 as HMS Kilmalcolm (BEC 10), to Portugal 1952 as Rio Agueda, later Rio Star, fate unknown
US Navy	Corvette	PCE	837	850	1-Oct-43	To Britain 1943 as HMS Kilmarnock (BEC 11), to Greece 1949 as Arion, wrecked 1951
US Navy	Corvette	PCE	838	850	13-Oct-43	To Britain 1943 as HMS Kilmartin (BEC 12), to Greece 1947 as Marigoula, scrapped 1969
US Navy	Corvette	PCE	839	850	23-Oct-43	To Britain 1943 as HMS Kilmelford (BEC 13), to Greece 1949 as Aghios Spyridon, Saint Matthew 1971, fate unknown
US Navy	Corvette	PCE	840	850	2-Nov-43	To Britain 1943 as HMS Kilmington (BEC 14), to Greece 1951 as Athinai, Trias 1955, Agios Gerasimos 1960, scrapped 2007
US Navy	Corvette	PCE	841	850	9-Nov-43	To Britain 1943 as HMS Kilmore (BEC 15), to Greece 1947 as Despina, Evangelistria 1969, fate unknown
US Navy	Corvette	PCER	842	850	29-Jan-44	Later Marfa, to Korea 1961 as Tang Po, sunk 1967
US Navy	Corvette	PCER	843	850	30-Jan-44	Later Showhegan, sold 1961
US Navy	Corvette	PCER	844	850	18-Feb-44	To Mexico 1947 as Pedro Sainz de Barandas
US Navy	Corvette	PCER	845	850	1-Mar-44	Later Worland, to State of NC 1964 as R/V Advance II, sold 1980, reefed 1994
US Navy	Corvette	PCER	846	850	4-Mar-44	Later Eunice, to Ecuador 1978 as Emeralds
US Navy	Corvette	PCER	847	850	18-Mar-44	To Mexico 1947 as David Porter
US Navy	Corvette	PCER	848	850	30-Mar-44	Damaged in New Guinea 1944 and presumed abandoned
US Navy	Corvette	PCER	849	850	11-Apr-44	Later Somersworth, sold 1966
US Navy	Corvette	PCER	850	850	17-Apr-44	Later Fairview, struck 1968
US Navy	Corvette	PCER	851	850	15-May-44	Later Rockville, to Colombia 1969 as San Andres
US Navy	Corvette	PCER	852	850	26-May-44	Later Brattleboro, to Vietnam 1966 as Ngoc Hoi, to the Phillippines 1974 as Miguel Malvar
US Navy	Corvette	PCER	853	850	15-Jun-44	Later Amherst, to Vietnam 1970 as Van Kiep II, to the Philippines 1974 as Datu Marikudo
US Navy	Corvette	PCER	854	850	4-Jan-45	Sold 1945 as Liberty Belle II, later sold to Cuba
US Navy	Corvette	PCER	855	850	1-Nov-44	Later Rexburg, sold 1970 to Church of Scientology as Asia, later Excalibur
US Navy	Corvette	PCER	856	850	11-Nov-44	Later Whitehall, sold 1970 as Donna Marie, later Atlantic Surf and Atlantic Shore
US Navy	Corvette	PCER	857	850	26-Apr-45	Later Marysville
US Navy	Corvette	PCER	858	850	16-May-45	To USCG 1945 as Jackson (WPC 120), sold 1947
US Navy	Corvette	PCER	859	850	10-Mar-45
US Navy	Corvette	PCER	860	850	31-Mar-45	To USCG 1946 as Bedloe (WPC 121), sold 1947
US Navy	Corvette	PCE	861-866	850		Cancelled
US Navy	Landing Ship	LSM	310	520	23-May-44	Sold to Foss 1948, converted to tug Leland James, later The Legend
US Navy	Landing Ship	LSM	311	520	31-May-44	Sold to Fairbanks Morse 1948 for scrapping
US Navy	Landing Ship	LSM	312	520	17-Jun-44	Sold to Crowley 1948 for scrapping
US Navy	Landing Ship	LSM	313	520	25-Jun-44	Laid up 1947, to Vietnam 1962 as Tien Giang (HQ-405), seized by North Vietnam 1975, disposed of 1990
US Navy	Landing Ship	LSM	314	520	6-Jul-44	Sold to Foss 1948, converted to barge
US Navy	Landing Ship	LSM	315	520	13-Jul-44	Laid up 1946, to Australian Army 1960 as Vernon Sturdee (AV-1355), sold 1972, sank c1984
US Navy	Landing Ship	LSM	316	520	21-Jul-44	Laid up 1946, to France 1954 as L 9014, returned 1956, to Korea 1956 as Sin Mi (LSM 661)
US Navy	Landing Ship	LSM	317	520	28-Jul-44	Sold to Foss 1948, converted to barge
US Navy	Landing Ship	LSM	318	520	3-Aug-44	Sunk at Ormoc 7-Dec-44
US Navy	Landing Ship	LSM	319	520	10-Aug-44	Laid up 1946, to Australian Army 1959 as Harry Chauvel (AV-1353), sold 1972
US Navy	Landing Ship	LSM	320	520	19-Aug-44	Laid up 1946, to the Philippines 1962 as Oriental Mindoro (LP-68), disposed of 1989
US Navy	Landing Ship	LSM	321	520	26-Aug-44	Sold to John D. Schapiro 1947
US Navy	Landing Ship	LSM	322	520	6-Sep-44	Sold to New Orleans Shipwrecking 1948, for scrapping
US Navy	Landing Ship	LSM	323	520	16-Sep-44	Sold to Norfolk, Baltimore Line 1947 as Edward Hogshire
US Navy	Landing Ship	LSM	324	520	23-Sep-44	Laid up 1947, sold to Chesapeake Corp. 1958, converted to barge
US Navy	Landing Ship	LSM	325	520	30-Sep-44	Sold to Ming Sung Industrial 1947
US Navy	Landing Ship	LSM	326	520	7-Oct-44	Sold to Dravo 1947, for scrapping
US Navy	Landing Ship	LSM	327	520	14-Oct-44	Sold to A. G. Schoonmaker 1947 for scrapping
US Navy	Landing Ship	LSM	328	520	21-Oct-44	Sold to Basalt Rock Co. 1948, for scrapping
US Navy	Landing Ship	LSM	329	520	28-Oct-44	Laid up 1947, to Spain 1958, sold 1976, scrapped 2010
US Navy	Landing Ship	LSM	330	520	6-Nov-44	Laid up 1947, sold to Ships Inc. 1958
US Navy	Landing Ship	LSM	331	520	11-Nov-44	Laid up 1947, to Spain 1960 as LSM-2, sold 1976
US Navy	Landing Ship	LSM	332	520	18-Nov-44	Laid up 1947, sold to Dulien steel 1958, converted to barge
US Navy	Landing Ship	LSM	333	520	11-Nov-44	To Thailand 1946 as Kut (LSM-731), decommissioned 1990, sunk as target 2006
US Navy	Landing Ship	LSM	334	520	2-Dec-44	Sold to Crowley 1948 for scrapping
US Navy	Landing Ship	LSM	335	520	9-Dec-44	Laid up 1946, to MSC 1951, later AG 335, to Dept. of Interior 1970
US Navy	Landing Ship	LSM	336	520	22-Dec-44	To China 1946, seized by PRC 1949
US Navy	Landing Ship	LSM	337	520	30-Dec-44	To China 1948
US Navy	Landing Ship	LSM	338	520	10-Jan-45	To Thailand 1946 as Phai (LSM-2), scrapped
US Navy	Landing Ship	LSM	339	520	23-Jan-45	To China 1946
US Navy	Landing Ship	LSM	340	520	30-Jan-45	Sold to New Orleans Shipwrecking 1948, for scrapping
US Navy	Landing Ship	LSM	341	520	3-Feb-45	Laid up 1947, sold to Hugo Neu Corp. 1958, converted to barge, later Kate
US Navy	Landing Ship	LSM	342	520	12-Feb-45	To Port of Newport OR 1948 as Amazon
US Navy	Landing Ship	LSM	343	520	17-Feb-45	Laid up 1946, to Spain 1960, scrapped 1976
US Navy	Landing Ship	LSM	344	520	24-Feb-45	Sold to Sohio Pipeline 1947
US Navy	Landing Ship	LSM	345	520	3-Mar-45	Sold to Ohio Oil 1947
US Navy	Landing Ship	LSM	346	520	10-Mar-45	To Port of Newport OR 1948, converted to barge 404
US Navy	Landing Ship	LSM	347	520	17-Mar-45	Sold to Sohio Pipeline 1947
US Navy	Landing Ship	LSM	348	520	24-Mar-45	Sold to United Fruit 1948
US Navy	Landing Ship	LSM	349	520	31-Mar-45	To China 1946
US Navy	Landing Ship	LSM	350	520	7-Apr-45	Sold to New Orleans Shipwrecking 1948, for scrapping
US Navy	Landing Ship	LSM	351	520	14-Apr-45	Sold to Ohio Oil 1947
US Navy	Landing Ship	LSM	352	520	21-Apr-45	Sold to Evald Sooder 1948
US Navy	Landing Ship	LSM	353	520	21-Apr-45	Sold to Pollock Stockton Co. 1949, converted to barge Rincon