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Defense Plant Corporation

Most recent update: September 23, 2009.


589 vessels - 100 86-foot tugs, 21 180-foot towboats and 467 barges - were built during WWII by 34 shipyards for the use of the Defense Plant Corporation

Type #s Shipbuilder Location Original Name Type Steel or Wood Feet Built Disposition
DPC 1 Lawley & Son, Geo. Neponset MA

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 2 Lawley & Son, Geo. Neponset MA

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 3 Lawley & Son, Geo. Neponset MA

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 4 Lawley & Son, Geo. Neponset MA

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 5 Lawley & Son, Geo. Neponset MA

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 6 Lawley & Son, Geo. Neponset MA

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 7 Lawley & Son, Geo. Neponset MA

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 8 Lawley & Son, Geo. Neponset MA

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 9 Lawley & Son, Geo. Neponset MA

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 10 Lawley & Son, Geo. Neponset MA

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 11 Lawley & Son, Geo. Neponset MA

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 12 Lawley & Son, Geo. Neponset MA

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 13 Lawley & Son, Geo. Neponset MA

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 14 Lawley & Son, Geo. Neponset MA

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 15 Lawley & Son, Geo. Neponset MA

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 16 Lawley & Son, Geo. Neponset MA

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 17 Lawley & Son, Geo. Neponset MA

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 18 Lawley & Son, Geo. Neponset MA

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 19 Lawley & Son, Geo. Neponset MA

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 20 Lawley & Son, Geo. Neponset MA

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 21 Lawley & Son, Geo. Neponset MA

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 22 Lawley & Son, Geo. Neponset MA

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 23 Lawley & Son, Geo. Neponset MA

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 24 Lawley & Son, Geo. Neponset MA

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 25 Lawley & Son, Geo. Neponset MA

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 26 Lawley & Son, Geo. Neponset MA

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 27 Lawley & Son, Geo. Neponset MA

Tug

S 86 1944 Originally ST 782
DPC 28 Lawley & Son, Geo. Neponset MA

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 29 Lawley & Son, Geo. Neponset MA

Tug

S 86 1944 Originally ST 795
DPC 30 Lawley & Son, Geo. Neponset MA

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 31 Lawley & Son, Geo. Neponset MA

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 32 Lawley & Son, Geo. Neponset MA

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 33 Lawley & Son, Geo. Neponset MA

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 34 Lawley & Son, Geo. Neponset MA

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 35 Lawley & Son, Geo. Neponset MA

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 36 Lawley & Son, Geo. Neponset MA

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 37 Lawley & Son, Geo. Neponset MA

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 38 Decatur I & S Decatur AL

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 39 Decatur I & S Decatur AL

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 40 Decatur I & S Decatur AL

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 41 Decatur I & S Decatur AL

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 42 Decatur I & S Decatur AL

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 43 Consolidated SB Morris Hts NY

Tug

S 86 1944 Originally ST 771, later Stur 1968, Altair 1992, now Plankton, active in Rijeka, Croatia
DPC 44 Consolidated SB Morris Hts NY

Tug

S 86 1944 Originally ST 769
DPC 45 Decatur I & S Decatur AL

Tug

S 86 1944 Originally ST 775
DPC 46 Decatur I & S Decatur AL

Tug

S 86 1944 Originally ST 776
DPC 47 Decatur I & S Decatur AL

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 48 Decatur I & S Decatur AL

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 49 Decatur I & S Decatur AL

Tug

S 86 1944 Originally ST 779
DPC 50 Decatur I & S Decatur AL

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 51 Bushey & Sons Brooklyn NY

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 52 Bushey & Sons Brooklyn NY

Tug

S 86 1944 Originally ST 758
DPC 53 Bushey & Sons Brooklyn NY

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 54 Bushey & Sons Brooklyn NY

Tug

S 86 1944 Originally ST 759
DPC 55 Bushey & Sons Brooklyn NY

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 56 Bushey & Sons Brooklyn NY

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 57 Bushey & Sons Brooklyn NY

Tug

S 86 1944 Originally ST 770
DPC 58 Bushey & Sons Brooklyn NY

Tug

S 86 1944 Originally ST 772
DPC 59 Bushey & Sons Brooklyn NY

Tug

S 86 1944 Originally ST 781
DPC 60 Bushey & Sons Brooklyn NY

Tug

S 86 1944 Originally ST 794
DPC 61 Decatur I & S Decatur AL

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 62 Decatur I & S Decatur AL

Tug

S 86 1944 Originally ST 778
DPC 63 Decatur I & S Decatur AL

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 64 Decatur I & S Decatur AL

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 65 Decatur I & S Decatur AL

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 66 Decatur I & S Decatur AL

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 67 Decatur I & S Decatur AL

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 68 Decatur I & S Decatur AL

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 69 Decatur I & S Decatur AL

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 70 Decatur I & S Decatur AL

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 71 Decatur I & S Decatur AL

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 72 Decatur I & S Decatur AL

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 73 Decatur I & S Decatur AL

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 74 Decatur I & S Decatur AL

Tug

S 86 1944 Originally ST 761
DPC 75 Decatur I & S Decatur AL

Tug

S 86 1944 Originally ST 773
DPC 76 Decatur I & S Decatur AL

Tug

S 86 1944 Originally ST 774
DPC 77 Alexander, L.F. New Orleans LA

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 78 Alexander, L.F. New Orleans LA

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 79 Alexander, L.F. New Orleans LA

Tug

S 86 1944 Originally ST 762
DPC 80 Alexander, L.F. New Orleans LA

Tug

S 86 1944 Originally ST 780
DPC 81 Consolidated SB Morris Hts NY

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 82 Consolidated SB Morris Hts NY

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 83 Consolidated SB Morris Hts NY

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 84 Consolidated SB Morris Hts NY

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 85 Consolidated SB Morris Hts NY

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 86 Consolidated SB Morris Hts NY

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 87 Consolidated SB Morris Hts NY

Tug

S 86 1944 Originally ST 763
DPC 88 Consolidated SB Morris Hts NY

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 89 Consolidated SB Morris Hts NY

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 90 Consolidated SB Morris Hts NY

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 91 Consolidated SB Morris Hts NY

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 92 Consolidated SB Morris Hts NY

Tug

S 86 1944 Originally ST 760
DPC 93 American SS Buffalo NY

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 94 American SS Buffalo NY

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 95 American SS Buffalo NY

Tug

S 86 1944 Originally ST 764
DPC 96 American SS Buffalo NY

Tug

S 86 1944 Originally ST 765
DPC 97 American SS Buffalo NY

Tug

S 86 1944 Originally ST 766
DPC 98 American SS Buffalo NY

Tug

S 86 1944  
DPC 99 American SS Buffalo NY

Tug

S 86 1944 Originally ST 767
DPC 100 American SS Buffalo NY

Tug

S 86 1944 Originally ST 768
DPC 101 Holtz SS Ocean City NJ   Tank Barge W 170    
DPC 102-151 Eastport Marine Jacksonville FL   Tank Barge W 170    
DPC 152-171 Moss Point SY Moss Point MS   Tank Barge W 170    
DPC 172-188 Brownsville SS Brownsville TX   Tank Barge W 170    
DPC 202-231 Gahagan Constn Washington NC   Tank Barge W 170    
DPC 232-239 Gibbs-Harrison Hialeah FL   Tank Barge W 170    
DPC 244-250 Heath & Mann Miami FL   Tank Barge W 170    
DPC 251-268 U.S. Engineers Memphis TN   Tank Barge C 170    
DPC 269-292 U.S. Engineers New Orleans LA   Tank Barge C 170    
DPC 293-331 Maxon Constn Dayton OH   Tank Barge C 170    
DPC 332-368 Kansas City Bridge Plaquemine LA   Tank Barge C 170    
DPC 371-388 Westergard BW Biloxi MS   Tank Barge C 170    
DPC 408-413 Chicago Bridge Chicago IL   Tank Barge S 195    
DPC 414-419 Chicago Bridge Chicago IL   Deck Barge S 195    
DPC 420-422 Samuelson SY Beaumont TX   Tank Barge S 195    
DPC 423-434 St. Louis Ship St. Louis MO   Tank Barge S 195    
DPC 435-452 St. Louis Ship St. Louis MO   Deck Barge S 195    
DPC 453-461 Consolidated Steel Orange TX   Tank Barge S 195    
DPC 462-469