IRA S. BUSHEY & SONS

Brooklyn NY

Most recent update: July 6, 2014.

The Bushey shipyard was founded before WWI and was active until sold to Amerada Hess in 1977.  It was the parent company of Red Star Towing and was located on Gowanus Creek, in the Red Hook section, at the foot of Court Street: the site is now occupied by the Buckeye Energy Services storage terminal.  See the site from the air on Google here.  If anyone can add to the table below, which is obviously a long way from being complete, please e-mail me at timcolton@aol.com.
Hull # O.N. Original Name Original Owner Type GT Ft. Delivery Disposition
  166152 Ivernia   Barge 360   1907  
  166364 Reno James T. O'Donnell Barge 361   1908  
  Thomas McElroy   Tanker 183    1912  
  165341 Captain M. Quinn Cleary Bros. Barge 462   1913  
  165364 Shasta   Barge 243   1913  
  165370 Richard Cleary Bros. Barge 460   1913  
  165396 Monterey   Barge 229   1913  
  165451 Sonoma   Barge 239   1913  
  165597 P. R. R. No. 469 Pennsylvania R. R. Barge 445   1913  
  165598 P. R. R. No. 470 Pennsylvania R. R. Barge 445   1913  
  165476 Phoenix Eastern Tptn Barge 293   1913  
  165490 Tucson Eastern Tptn Barge 283   1913  
  165411 Stockton Capitol Materials Co Barge 248   1913  
  165802 Improvement   Barge 480   1914  
  165656 Kosciusko James T. O'Donnell Barge 365   1914  
  165742 Lizzie Harvey Ira S. Bushey & Sons Barge 426   1914  
  166187 John H. Flannery   Barge 449   1915 Later Blue Cloud, Milton D and Hempstead 
  165844 F. W. Gwinn, Jr. James T. O'Donnell Barge 421   1915  
  166304 Concord   Barge 404   1916  
  166530 Clermont   Barge 323   1916  
  166541 Francis S. Bushey Cleary Bros.  Barge 528   1916  
  166556 Coast Transit No. 5 The Barrett Co. Barge 419   1916  
  166576 Edward McKenna Cleary Bros. Barge 548   1916  
  166425 Ideal Michael J Derby Barge 350   1916  
  166258 John M. Lowe James T. O'Donnell Barge 443   1916  
  166198 P. R. R. No. 483 Pennsylvania R. R. Barge 446   1916  
  166218 P. R. R. No. 484 Pennsylvania R. R. Barge 441   1916  
  166245 P. R. R. No. 485 Pennsylvania R. R. Barge 448   1916  
  166256 P. R. R. No. 486 Pennsylvania R. R. Barge 448   1916  
  166625 John J. Smith   Barge 561   1917  
  Thomas Cleary Cleary Bros. Barge     1917  
  YF 98 U.S. Navy Barge  138   1918  
  YF 99 U.S. Navy Barge  138   1918  
  YF 100 U.S. Navy Barge  138   1918  
  YF 101 U.S. Navy Barge  138   1918  
  YF 102 U.S. Navy Barge  138   1918  
  YF 103 U.S. Navy Barge  138   1918  
  YF 104 U.S. Navy Barge  138   1918  
  YF 105 U.S. Navy Barge  138   1918  
  YF 106 U.S. Navy Barge  138   1918  
  YF 107 U.S. Navy Barge  138   1918  
  YF 108 U.S. Navy Barge  138   1918  
  YF 109 U.S. Navy Barge  138   1918  
  YF 110 U.S. Navy Barge  138   1918  
  216643 Walter C. Witherbee   Canal Boat 341   1918 Later R. Lenahan, to USN 1941 as Chanticleer (AMc 60), later YF 318, discarded 1943
  Ellen Bushey   Barge     1922  
  Loyal   Tug     1926 Ex-MT 31, later YT 491, returned to owner 1944 
  230186 Ira S. Bushey Spentonbush Fuel Tanker 241   1930 Later Mildred 1960, hulked 1968
444 230916 Ellen Bushey Spentonbush Fuel Tanker 373   1931 Later YO 51 1941, Morania Marlin 1946, Albert H Reinauer 1951, Mary Ann McKay 1956, Chem Trader 1962, active
  231441 J. A. Cummings Spentonbush Fuel Tanker 112   1932 Later YO 165 1941, Transoil 
  231375 V. L. Keegan Spentonbush Fuel Tanker 112   1932 Later YO 166 1941, sank at pier, raised and reefed off Sandy Hook NJ 1989
  Harvest Queen   Barge     1933  
453 233483 Paul Dana Spentonbush Fuel Tanker 374   1934 Deleted 1968
454 233777 J. A. Martin Spentonbush Fuel Tanker 178   1935 Later Margaret T 
455 233927 Chippewa Ira S. Bushey & Sons Tug 95   1935 Later Russell 15, YNT 18, Annawan (YT 739), Franklin, Mary Ann, Tricia A, Sandy
456 234026 Cheyenne Ira S. Bushey & Sons Tug 95   1935 Later Russell 12, Alloway (YT-170), Soumatco, Cheyenne, Sandpiper, Mist, Rojowe, now Cheyenne
457 255610 J. J. Kelly Spentonbush Fuel Tanker     1935 Later YOG 38, then J.J. Kelly again 
  234576 Cayuga Ira S. Bushey & Sons Tug 86   1936 Later Hooper Boys, Arundel
  234629 Choctaw Ira S. Bushey & Sons Tug 84   1936 Later Calatco, Tahchee (YT 736), Calatco, Barbara McAllister, Jonathan, now Sea Horse
  235464 Comanche Ira S. Bushey & Sons Tug 84   1936 Now Kevin Buchanan
460 235029 S. D. Maddock Spentonbush Fuel Tanker 296   1936 Scrapped 1963
461 235802 Carmelite Ira S. Bushey & Sons Tug 129   1937 To USN 1940 as Hopocan (YN 33, YNT 1, YTB 728), Carmelite 1947, Roslyn, H. J. Sheridan, Capt. Cory 1993, Captain C.
  236068 Flushing Red Star Towing Tug     1937  
  236253 Canadargo Ira S. Bushey & Sons Tug 84   1937 Later Elizabeth Teti, Rainbow, now Patriotic
  236707 Chemung Ira S. Bushey & Sons Tug 84   1937 Now P. T. Teti
467 173672 Coast Transit No. 4 The Barrett Co Barge     1937 Later Barrett No. 4, then Arlene 
  236965 Cree Ira S. Bushey & Sons Tug 86   1938 Later Joan Kehoe
  236966 Crow Ira S. Bushey & Sons Tug 86   1938 Later Elsa Carroll, Kerry K. Kehoe, Osceola, Kerri K.
  237773 Cardinal Ira S. Bushey & Sons Tug 99   1938 Later Magnetic, Rocktow, Carroll Brothers, Laurie Ann Reinauer
  237774 Chancellor Ira S. Bushey & Sons Tug 99   1938 Later James J. Kehoe, Chancellor, now museum at Waterford NY
472 238312 Chaplain Ira S. Bushey & Sons Tug 127   1939 Later Providence, sank
473 545979 Crusader Ira S. Bushey & Sons Tug 135   1940 To USN 1940 as Mahaska (YN 36, YNT 4, YTB 730), sold 1970, now Thameship
477 Consultor Ira S. Bushey & Sons Tug 135   1940 To USN 1940 as Menewa (YN 34, YNT 2) 
478 Counselor Ira S. Bushey & Sons Tug 135   1940 To USN 1940 as Oneka (YN 35, YNT 3, YTB 729), sold 1963
474 D. T. Sheridan Sheridan Towing Tug     1940 Foundered 1948 
481 Carpathian Ira S. Bushey & Sons Tug     1940 To USA 1940 as COL Amos W. Kimball, later Sherman X, scuttled 1996 
482 Corinthian Ira S. Bushey & Sons Tug     1940 To USA 1940 as COL Henry C. Bonnycastle, later Star 30 
483 240284 Cheyenne II Ira S. Bushey & Sons Tug 84   1941 Later Sally Carroll, Martin J. Kehoe, Jared S, sank 
484 240285 Chippewa II Ira S. Bushey & Sons Tug 84   1941  
486 240388 Consultor II Ira S. Bushey & Sons Tug 182   1941 Later Ocean Queen, total loss 1969
M. J. Derby Spentonbush Fuel Tanker 661   1941 To USN 1942 as YO 50
Ellen Bushey Spentonbush Fuel Tanker 661   1941 To USN 1942 as YO 51
490 240792 American American Dredging Tug 125   1941 To USA as ST 185, later Frank H. Caven, John J. Richards, active
493 240528 Crusader II Ira S. Bushey & Sons Tug 182   1941 Later Devon 1958; scrapped 2000
494 240942 Stamford Red Star Towing Tug 125   1941 Deleted 1970s
496 241100 Hartford Red Star Towing Tug 125   1941 Now Cape Florida
497 241312 Carmelite II Ira S. Bushey & Sons Tug 119   1941 Active
498 241767 M. J. Derby II Spentonbush Fuel Tanker 661   1942 Later YO 135 1942, M. J. Derby II 1945, Dee Dee 1964, deleted 1993
499 242484 Ellen Bushey II Spentonbush Fuel Tanker 661   1942 Later YO 136 1942, Ellen Bushey II 1945, scrapped 1968
500 Pessacus (YT 192) U. S. Navy Yard Tug 260   1942 Struck 1965
501 Sassacus (YT 193) U. S. Navy Yard Tug 260   1942 Struck 1963, to Venezuela as Dianca III (R-15)
502 Squanto (YT 194) U. S. Navy Yard Tug 260   1943 Struck 1963
503 297837 Port Chester U. S. Mar. Comm. V2-ME-A1 325   1942 To USA 1943 as LT 233, sold 1946 as Capt Ed, later Peggy H, Signet Resolute, now Bluebird
504 Port Crane U. S. Mar. Comm. V2-ME-A1 325   1942 To USN 1942 as Swatane (YT 344), sold 1964 as Lewis Bourgeois II, scrapped
505 na No name (YFD 24) U. S. Navy Dry Dock     1942  
506 na No name (YFD 25) U. S. Navy Dry Dock     1942  
  Rahway Pennsylvania RR Tug 213   1942 Now Pernell J
510 No name  A. J. Harper Barge     1942  
511 Port Henry U. S. Mar. Comm. V2-ME-A1 325   1943 Sold 1945 as Captain Rodger, wrecked 1947
512 Port Jervis U. S. Mar. Comm. V2-ME-A1 325   1943 Sold 1945 as Newport, later Felicia, Terror, now R. H. Tripp
513 528417 Port Kent U. S. Mar. Comm. V2-ME-A1 325   1942 To USN 1942 as Oratamin (YT 347), sold 1969 as Martha M, later Susan Elizabeth, now Lacey von Riedel
  558403 Iwana (YT 272) U. S. Navy Yard Tug 260   1943 Sold 1974 as George R, later Polar Crusader, Skagit Chief
  Tecumseh (YT 273) U. S. Navy Yard Tug 260   1943 Later Olathe (YTM 273), sold 1975
  Pokagon (YT 274) U. S. Navy Yard Tug 260   1943 Sank 1947
  Epanow (YT 275) U. S. Navy Yard Tug 260   1943  
525 956466 Apalachee (WYT 71) US Coast Guard Yard Tug 224   1943 Decommissioned 1986, scrapped 2018
526 Yankton (WYT 72) US Coast Guard Yard Tug 195   1944 Decommissioned 1984, later Russell Jr., Cetus,  Mike Azzolino, active
527 Mohican (WYT 73) US Coast Guard Yard Tug 193   1944 Decommissioned 1986, later Darlene Bisso 1987, Catuan 2001, foundered 2005
528 Chinook (WYT 96) US Coast Guard Yard Tug 193   1944 Decommissioned 1986, later Tracie B, now Danicia
529 645787 Ojibwa (WYT 97) US Coast Guard Yard Tug 147   1944 Decommissioned 1980, later John G. Amato, now Gen. Oglethorpe
530 Snohomish (WYT (98) US Coast Guard Yard Tug  195   1944 Decommissioned 1986, later yacht Sarah Rose, Dami Dew, now Snohomish
531 Sauk (WYT 99) US Coast Guard Yard Tug  189   1944 Decommissioned 1985, later Alison Lake, sank 2003
532 Waneta (YT 384) U. S. Navy Yard Tug 260   1944 Struck 1974, later Jackie B 1975, Taino 1997
533 na Wannalancet (YT 385) U. S. Navy Yard Tug 260   1944 To Venezuela 1965 as Favio Gallipoli (R-14), decommissioned 1979, now fishing vessel
534 Washakie (YT 386) U. S. Navy Yard Tug 260   1944 Struck 1975
535 Watseka (YT 387) U. S. Navy Yard Tug 260   1944 Sold 1972, later Deborah W, Beaver, Seahorse, SB IX, Seahorse, Glen Cove
536 DPC 55 U. S. Army Tug  146   1944 Sold 1946 as Grace No. 2, later Dalzellea, Chrisnick, Thomas H, scuttled 1995
537 244069 DPC 56 U. S. Army Tug  146   1944 Sold 1946 as Pennsbury, later Nanticoke, Bay Pride, Jordon Pointe, sank 1998
538 244352 DPC 51 U. S. Army Tug  146   1944 To WSA as WSA 6, sold 1946 as Chas. E. Trout, later Naomi Marie, South Haven, Becky E, White Lake, NLD
539 DPC 52 U. S. Army Tug  146   1944 To USA as ST-758, sold 1948 as Titan, later Titan II, Herkules, sank off Trondheim 1957
540 DPC 53 U. S. Army Tug  146   1944 To WSA as WSA 21, sold 1945 as Salutation, later Christina, Tanda 10, Delbar
541 DPC 54 U. S. Army Tug  146   1944 To USA as ST-759, sold 1947 to Greek interests
542 DPC 57 U. S. Army Tug  146   1945 To USA as ST-770, sold 1947 to Greek interests
543 DPC 58 U. S. Army Tug  146   1944 To USA as ST-772, sold 1947 as Perseus (Greece), later OLP 1
544 DPC 59 U. S. Army Tug  146   1945 To USA as ST-781, sold 1951 as Sirius (Greece), later Regulus (Yugoslavia)(1968), scrapped 2001
545 na DPC 60 U. S. Army Tug  146   1945 To USA as ST-794, sunk in Le Havre 1944
548 245380 Boston Red Star Towing Tug  146   1944 Later Norwalk, foundered 1973 
  YO 153 U. S. Navy Yard Oiler 370   1943 Scuttled 2006
  597532 YO 154 U. S. Navy Yard Oiler 370   1943 Later fishing vessel Aldebaran VII, now Pavlof, in Vancouver BC
553 297901 YO 167 U. S. Navy Yard Oiler 370   1943 Later Jet Trader, scuttled 2005
554 580852 YO 168 U. S. Navy Yard Oiler 370   1943 Later fishing vessel Aleut Packer, now Blue Gadus
555 YO 169 U. S. Navy Yard Oiler 370   1943 Sold 1974 as Marlin
556 586415 YO 170 U. S. Navy Yard Oiler 370   1943 Now fishing vessel Stormy Sea
  1051398 Coshecton (YT 404) U. S. Navy Yard Tug 260   1944 Redesignated as small boat 1985, later sold as YTM 404
  918752 Cusseta (YT 405) U. S. Navy Yard Tug 260   1944 Sold 1985, later Tom Banks, now Red Cloud
  Kittaton (YT 406) U. S. Navy Yard Tug 260   1945 Sold 1987, now Stingray
  569316 Lonoto (YT 407) U. S. Navy Yard Tug 260   1945 Sold 1973, now Sea Devil
  Minniska (YT 408) U. S. Navy Yard Tug 260   1945 Sold 1975, later Piti
  Anamosa (YT 409) U. S. Navy Yard Tug 260   1945 Sold 1978, later Boxer 1982
  na Allamakee (YT 410) U. S. Navy Yard Tug 260   1945 Scuttled 1960s
  na Ponkabia (YT 411) U. S. Navy Yard Tug 260   1945 Sank 1945
  Conchardee (YT 412) U. S. Navy Yard Tug 260   1945 Later Francis W 1945, Umgowa 1989, fishing vessel Icy Point 1993, Enterprise 2004, Tim-Tom 2006, Grace I 2007
  Portobago (YT 413) U. S. Navy Yard Tug 260   1945 Sold 1985
568 246946 J. A. Cobb Spentonbush Fuel Tanker 502   1944 Later Savfuel 1964, wrecked 1974
569 247205 R. J. Perry Spentonbush Fuel Tanker 614   1945 Later John J. Tabeling 1966, Patricia N. Gellatly 1992, Nemo, scrapped 2005
570 247436 J. F. Gaffney Spentonbush Fuel Tanker 614   1945 Later Gran Orinoco 1966, deleted 1993
571 na Abinago (YT 493) U. S. Navy Yard Tug 147   1945 Sold 1975, later Carla
572 na Alnaba (YT 494) U. S. Navy Yard Tug 147   1945 Sold 1972, now Cape San Juan
573 na Barboncito (YT 495) U. S. Navy Yard Tug 147   1945 Sold 1975, later Christina
574 na Chahao (YT 496) U. S. Navy Yard Tug 147   1946 Struck 1981, sunk as target 1996
575 na Tlingit (YT 497) U. S. Navy Yard Tug 147   1945 Struck 1963
580 249281 F. L. Hayes Spentonbush Fuel Tanker 899   1946 Later Reliable 1981, Aquarius 1989, Shivani 1997, Victory J. 1999, active
581 594470 YO 210 U. S. Navy Yard Oiler 499   1945 Sold 1974 as Clifford K, now fishing vessel Wizard
582 na YO 211 U. S. Navy Yard Oiler 499   1945 Sunk as target 1975
583 na YO 212 U. S. Navy Yard Oiler 499   1945 To NDRF 1974
584 na YO 213 U. S. Navy Yard Oiler 499   1945 To Colombia as Capitan W. Arvelo (BT 4)
585 na YO 214 U. S. Navy Yard Oiler 499   1945 Later Irving Hemlock, Scotia Trader (Canada)
586 na YO 215 U. S. Navy Yard Oiler 499   1945 Later Capitan Beotegui 1964, to Dominican Republic 1990
587 248921 Chaplain Ira S. Bushey & Sons Tug 179   1945 Later Margaret Sheridan, Ocean King, now Carina
588 na Takos (YT 546) U. S. Navy Yard Tug 149   1945 Struck 1986, reefed off Atlantic Beach NC 2000
589 na Yanaba (YT 547) U. S. Navy Yard Tug 149   1945 Sold 1985, later Mar Azul, scrapped 2004
590 na Matunak (YT 548) U. S. Navy Yard Tug 149   1945 Struck 1985
591 na Migadan (YT 549) U. S. Navy Yard Tug 149   1946 To USAF 1987, sunk as target
592 252768 N. W. Gokey Spentonbush Fuel Tanker 1,488   1947 Later Christian F. Reinauer 1971, Bobby J 1988, Jax Fuel 1994, Stella D 1994, active
593 251390 Philip Lemler Spentonbush Fuel Tanker 478   1947 Later Sam Berman 1969, scuttled 1987 
  254039 Ira S. Bushey & Sons No. 2 Ira S. Bushey & Sons Tug     1947  
600 261940 D. T. Sheridan Sheridan Towing Tug 383   1951 Scuttled 1986
602 262622 Huntington Red Star Towing Tug 144   1951 Later Nathan S 2007, active
604 263099 Maurania II Providence Steamboat Tug 181   1952 Later Valiant, now Towmaster
605 263602 Chaplain Ira S. Bushey & Sons Tug 132   1952 Active
606 264104 Hygrade No. 30 Spentonbush Fuel Tank Barge 1,161   1952 Later Hygrade No. 10, Hossl 1 
609 266366 V. L. Keegan II Spentonbush Fuel Tanker 860   1955 Later Elliot Poling, scuttled 1990
610 269146 Francis S. Bushey Spentonbush Fuel Tanker 1,528   1955 Scuttled 1986
611 267113 Hygrade No. 32 Spentonbush Fuel Tank Barge     1954  
612 274512 Port Jefferson Red Star Towing Tug 198   1957 Later Port Service 2001, Ursa, now Austin Krause
615 276461 Ocean Prince Red Star Towing Tug 198   1959 Later Anne A. Richards 2005, active
616 279303 Chemung Ira S. Bushey & Sons Tug 152   1959 Reefed
619 280837 Red Star No. 11 Red Star Towing Tank Barge     1960  
620 281380 Red Star No. 12 Red Star Towing Tank Barge     1960  
621 282988 Red Star No. 14 Red Star Towing Tank Barge     1960  
622 283258 Red Star No. 15 Red Star Towing Tank Barge     1960  
623 288215 Red Star No. 20 Red Star Towing Tank Barge     1962  
624 288735 Red Star No. 21 Red Star Towing Tank Barge     1962  
625 289089 Red Star No. 22 Red Star Towing Tank Barge     1962  
626 289506 Red Star No. 23 Red Star Towing Tank Barge     1962  
627 290907 Crow Ira S. Bushey & Sons Tug 152   1963 Active
628 297418 Glenwood Red Star Towing Tug 152   1965 Later Cheyenne 1970, active
629 Boston Ira S. Bushey & Sons Tug 152   1966 Later Choctaw, reefed off NJ 1991