Bethlehem Staten Island

Bethlehem Staten Island also called Bethlehem Mariners Harbor was a large shipyard in Mariners Harbor, Staten Island, New York. The shipyard started building ships for World War II in January 1941 under the Emergency Shipbuilding Program and as the result of the Two-Ocean Navy Act of July 1940. The shipyard was part of the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation which built ships for the United States Navy, and the United States Maritime Commission. Bethlehem Steel purchased the shipyard in June 1938 from United Shipyards. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation closed the shipyard in 1959. The propeller factory and foundry continued operation for 10 more years at the site. ^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] Since 1980 the site is the May Ship Repair Contracting Corporation next to Shooters Island at the southern end of Newark Bay, off the North Shore.^[5]

Staten Island Shipbuilding

The site started in 1903, when William Burlee built a shipyard at the site and opened as the Staten Island Shipbuilding (SISB). William Burlee sold the shipyard to United Shipyards in 1929. William Burlee started a repair shipyard in Port Richmond, Staten Island (2 miles east of SISB) in 1888 as the Burlee Drydock Company. In 1903 William Burlee opened a larger shipyard at Mariners Harbor. For World War I Staten Island Shipbuilding Port Richmond, built Lapwing-class minesweepers: AM5, AM6, AM7, AM8, AM44, AM45, and AM46. In 1923 SISB built four Staten Island Ferries: W.R. Hearst, George W. Loft, Youngstown and Rodman Wanamaker. In 1925 SISB built five more New York Ferries the: John A. Lynch, Henry Bruckner, William T. Collins, Henry A. Meyer Crathorne, in 1927 the American Legion and in 1927 the Dongan Hills. ^[6] ^[7]^[8]

Alex McDonald Shipyard was small shipyard next to Staten Island Shipbuilding (on the east side). Alex McDonald founded the yard before World War I. Alex McDonald built seven 110 foot Submarine chasers for the US Navy for World War I. In 1929 Alex McDonald merged with Staten Island Shipbuilding. ^[9]

United Shipyards, Inc

In 1929, Staten Island Shipbuilding merged with five other major New York ship repair facilities to become United Dry Docks, Inc. —the largest company of its type in the world—with the former head of Morse Dry Dock and Repair Company, Edward P. Morse, as chairman of the board. United Dry Docks later changed its name to United Shipyards, Inc. United Shipyards sold off their shipyard to Bethlehem Steel in 1938.^[10] ^[11] ^[12]^[13]

World War II ships

As United Dry Dock, Inc.

4 of 18 Mahan-class (1934 and 1935)
- Mahan (DD-364), Cummings (DD-365), Dunlap (DD-384), Fanning (DD-385)

After acquisition by Bethlehem, in the very early stages of the Emergency Shipbuilding Program and at a time when the Navy shipbuilding program was just picking up momentum

5 of 95 C1-B (ca. 1939)
- Cape May / Alcoa Pathfinder (MC-89), launched 3 Oct 1940^[14]
- Cape Ann Alcoa Prospector (MC-90), launched 2 Nov 1940^[15]
- Cape Neddick (MC-91)
- Cape Cod (MC-92)
- Stella Lykes (MC-93)
- 2 Bethlehem Quincy steam turbines, double reduction gears, one shaft^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]
3 of 29 Cherokee-class tugboats (fiscal year 1939)
- Navajo (AT-64), Cherokee (AT-66), Seminole (AT-65)

Following the industrial mobilization as a result of the Two-Ocean Navy Act of July 1940 and subsequent legislation

44 of 415 destroyers
- 5 of 30 Benson-class
  - Farenholt (DD-491), Bailey (DD-492)
  - Meade (DD-602) ... Parker (DD-604)
- 15 of 175 Fletcher-class
- 10 of 58 Allen M. Sumner-class
  - Blue (DD-744) ... Harry E. Hubbard (DD-748)
  - Alfred A. Cunningham (DD-752) ... Beatty (DD-756)
- 3 of 12 Robert H. Smith-class destroyer minelayers (Allen M. Sumner)
  - Henry A. Wiley (DM-29) ... J. William Ditter (DM-31)
- 11 of 98 Gearing-class
  - Vogelgesang (DD-862) ... Forrest Royal (DD-872)

Type B ship barges

Post war

Post war from 1946 to 1958 the shipyard built car floats, barges, ferries, tank barges, derrick barges, repair barge, fireboat and tugboats.

Examples:
LCU 1608, YFU-91, Landing Craft Utility ^[21]
USNS Chattahoochee (T-AOG-82)
USAV Vulcan (FMS-789) Repair shop
Walter B. Keane Ferry
Joseph F. Merrell Ferry
T1-MET-24a Tankers: Product Carrier and Product Carrier

References

^ Bethlehem Staten Island
^ "Bethlehem Steel Company's Staten Island Shipyard". Tin Can Sailors.
^ "Mariners Harbor, Staten Island". www.globalsecurity.org.
^ May Ship Repair Contracting Corporation
^ May Ship Repair Contracting Corporation, ships built
^ Minesweepers
^ Staten Island Shipbuilding
^ Staten Island Ferry
^ Alex McDonald
^ "Edward P. Morse, Dry Dock Head, Dies", The New York Times, 1930-08-27.
^ "Extension for Iron Works", The New York Times, 1903-01-09.
^ "Morse Dry Dock Nearly Ready", The Rudder, July 1919, pp. 372-73.
^ "Work at the Morse Dry Dock", The Rudder, January 1919, pp. 13-14.
^ The Log, October 1940, p. 6
^ The Log, December 1940, p. 9
^ "Cape May (1940) - Lloyds Register of Ships".
^ "Cape Ann (1940) - Lloyds Register of Ships".
^ "Cape Neddick (1941) - Lloyds Register of Ships".
^ "Cape Cod (1941) - Lloyds Register of Ships".
^ "Stella Lykes (1941) - Lloyds Register of Ships".
^ navsource LCU 1608, YFU-91

40°38′21″N 74°09′44″W / 40.639118°N 74.162221°W / 40.639118; -74.162221

[1] Bethlehem Staten Island

[2] "Bethlehem Steel Company's Staten Island Shipyard". Tin Can Sailors.

[3] "Mariners Harbor, Staten Island". www.globalsecurity.org.

[4] May Ship Repair Contracting Corporation

[5] May Ship Repair Contracting Corporation, ships built

[6] Minesweepers

[7] Staten Island Shipbuilding

[8] Staten Island Ferry

[9] Alex McDonald

[nyt_27aug30-10] "Edward P. Morse, Dry Dock Head, Dies", The New York Times, 1930-08-27.

[nyt_9jan03-11] "Extension for Iron Works", The New York Times, 1903-01-09.

[rudder_jul19-12] "Morse Dry Dock Nearly Ready", The Rudder, July 1919, pp. 372-73.

[rudder_jan19-13] "Work at the Morse Dry Dock", The Rudder, January 1919, pp. 13-14.

[14] The Log, October 1940, p. 6

[15] The Log, December 1940, p. 9

[16] "Cape May (1940) - Lloyds Register of Ships".

[17] "Cape Ann (1940) - Lloyds Register of Ships".

[18] "Cape Neddick (1941) - Lloyds Register of Ships".

[19] "Cape Cod (1941) - Lloyds Register of Ships".

[20] "Stella Lykes (1941) - Lloyds Register of Ships".

[21] vsource LCU 1608, YFU-91

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v t e World War II Maritime Commission ship designs
Cargo designs	Type C1 Type C2 Type C3 Type C4 Type C5 (Type C6) (Type C7) (Type C8) (Type C9) Type N3
Emergency cargo	Liberty ship ("EC2-S-C1") Victory ship ("VC2-S-AP1")
Tanker	T1 tanker T2 tanker T3 tanker Liberty ship ("Z-ET1-S-C3")
Special-purpose	Type S2 ("Tacoma-class frigate") Type S3-S2-BP ("Landing Ship, Tank") Type S3-S2-BP1 ("Neptune-class cable layer") Type S4-S2-BB3 ("Casablanca-class escort carrier") Type S4-SE2-BD1 ("Gilliam-class attack transport") Type S4-SE2-BE1 ("Artemis-class attack cargo ship") "Crane vessel-Derrick Barge"
Miscellaneous-cargo	Type L6 ("Lakers") Type N ("Coastal Cargo") Type P1 ("Passenger") Type P2 ("Passenger") Type R ("Refrigerated") Type B ("Barge")
Tugs	Type V ("Tugs")
See also:- Empire ship, Fort ship, Park ship, Ocean ship.

v t e United States naval ship classes of World War II
Aircraft carriers	Lexington Ranger^S Yorktown Wasp^S Essex Midway^C
Light aircraft carriers	Independence Saipan^C
Escort carriers	Long Island Charger Bogue Sangamon Casablanca Commencement Bay
Battleships	Wyoming New York Nevada Pennsylvania New Mexico Tennessee Colorado North Carolina South Dakota Iowa Montana^X
Large cruisers	Alaska
Heavy cruisers	Pensacola Northampton Portland New Orleans Wichita^S Baltimore Oregon City^C Des Moines^C
Light cruisers	Omaha Brooklyn Atlanta Cleveland Fargo^C Juneau^C Worcester^C CL-154^X
Gunboats	Dubuque Sacramento^S Asheville Plymouth^S Williamsburg^S St. Augustine^S Vixen^S Erie PGM-1 PGM-9
Destroyers	Sampson Caldwell Wickes Clemson Farragut Porter Mahan Gridley Bagley Somers Benham Sims Benson Stevenson^X Gleaves Fletcher Allen M. Sumner Robert H. Smith Gearing
Destroyer escorts	Evarts Buckley Cannon Edsall Rudderow John C. Butler
Patrol frigates	Asheville Tacoma
Patrol boats	Action PT boat
Minelayers	Oglala^S Wassuc^S Monadnock^S Miantonomah^S Terror^S Keokuk^S Salem^S Weehawken^S Camanche Chimo
Minesweepers	Lapwing Raven Auk Eagle^S Hawk Admirable
Submarines	O R S Barracuda Argonaut^S Narwhal Dolphin^S Cachalot Porpoise Salmon Sargo Tambor Mackerel Gato Balao Tench
Tankers	T1 tanker T2 tanker T3 tanker
Cargo ships	Liberty Victory Haskell Andromeda Arcturus Artemis Tolland Alstede Aldebaran Adria Acubens Arctic Denebola Hyades Mizar
Auxiliary ships	Ammunition Floating drydock Repair dock Barracks Collier Combat stores Destroyer tender Depot High-speed transport Hospital Ice cream barge Net laying Motor torpedo boat tender Reefer Oiler Repair Seaplane tender Submarine tender Underway replenishment
C Completed after the war S Single ship of class X Cancelled

v t e Type C1-M ships
Type C1-M-AV1	Alamosa Alcona Acorn Knot / Sgt. George D Keathley Amador Anchor Bend Anchor Hitch Antrim Autauga Beaverhead Becket Bend / Private John F. Thorson Becket Hitch Bell Ringer / Captain Arlo L. Olson Beltrami Bight Knot Blackwall Hitch Blount Boatswain's Hitch Bowline Knot Brevard Bullock Buntline Hitch Cabell Cable Splice Caledonia Cape Somerset Cape Stanhope Capstan Knot Carrick Bend Cat's Paw Chain and Crown Charlevoix Chatham Check Knot / Sgt. Joseph E. Muller Chicot Cinch Knot Claiborne Clarion Clove Hitch Coastal Captain Coastal Charger Coastal Courser Coastal Crusader Coastal Guide / Sgt. George Peterson Coastal Mariner Coastal Monarch Coastal Monitor Coastal Rambler Coastal Ranger Coastal Telegrapher Codington Colquitt Craighead Crossing Hitch Crown and Diamond Crown Knot Diamond Hitch Diamond Knot Doddridge Double Loop Dragon Fly Duval Elmer J. Burr Emerald Knot Fairfield Faribault Fentress Fiador Knot Fisherman's Bend Flagler Flemish Knot Gadsden Glacier Grainger Grass Knot Gunner's Knot Gwinnett Habersham Half Hitch Half Knot Harold W. Roberts Hawser Bend Hawser Eye Hawser Splice Hennepin Herkimer Hickory Bay Hickory Beck Hickory Bourne Hickory Brae Hickory Brook Hickory Burn Hickory Cairn Hickory Cape Hickory Coll Hickory Crest Hickory Dale Hickory Dell Hickory Dyke Hickory Ghyll Hickory Glen Hickory Isle Hickory Knoll Hickory Lake Hickory Mount Hickory Stream Hickory Tarn Hickory Tor Hidalgo Honda Knot Hook Hitch Horseshoe Splice Jacob's Ladder Jumper Hitch Kenneth E. Gruennert / Grommet Reefer Kenosha Knob Knot Lancaster Lanyard Knot Leader Loop Lebanon Lehigh Lever's Bend Lewis Hall Link Splice / Sgt. Jonah E. Kelley Lock Knot Long Eye Long Splice / Private Frank J. Petrarca Loop Knot Magnus Hitch Maiden's Eye / Colonel William J. O'Brien Mainsheet Eye Manrope Knot Marengo Mariner's Splice Marline Hitch Marlingspike Hitch Masthead Knot Midland Minidoka Mooring Hitch Mooring Knot Muscatine Muskingum Nicollet Ocean Plat Pembina Pemiscot Phoebe Knot Pinellas Pipestone Pitkin Poinsett Pontotoc Reef Knot Reeving Eye Richland Rigger's Eye Ring Hitch Ring Knot Ring Splice Roband Hitch Rockdale Rolling Hitch Rose Knot Round Splice / Private Jose F. Valdez Running Knot Sailmaker's Splice Sailor's Splice Salmon Knot Sampan Hitch Schuyler Screven Sebastian Shamrock Knot Sheepshank Sheet Bend Shell Bar Short Splice Sinnet Snakehead Snug Hitch Somerset / Coastal Sentry Span Splice Spanish Bowline Spar Hitch Spindle Eye / Sgt. Curtis F. Shoup Spool Sinnet Square Knot Square Sinnet Star Knot Studding Sail Sussex Sword Knot Tag Knot Tapir Splice Tarrant Terminal Knot Thimble Eye Timber Hitch Tipton Traverse True Knot Tucked Bend Tulare Turk's Head Wall Knot Water Knot Westchester William G. Fournier William N. Nelson Yard Hitch
Type C1-M-AV7	Coastal Liberator
Type C1-M-AV8	Crossing Knot Flat Knot Marline Bend Persian Knot Single Hitch Solid Sinnet
Type C1-MT-BU1	Arizona Pine California Redwood Oregon Fir Washington Cedar

v t e Lapwing-class minesweepers
United States Navy (minesweepers)	Lapwing Owl Robin Swallow Tanager Cardinal Oriole Curlew Finch Heron Condor^X Plover^X Turkey Woodcock Quail Partridge Eider Thrush Avocet Bobolink Lark Widgeon Teal Brant Kingfisher Rail Pelican Falcon Osprey Seagull Tern Flamingo Penguin Swan Whippoorwill Bittern Sanderling Auk Chewink Cormorant Gannet Grebe Mallard Ortolan Peacock Pigeon Redwing Sandpiper Vireo Warbler Willet
United States Navy (rescue and salvage ships)	Viking
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey (survey ships)	Discoverer Guide Pioneer
Preceded by: None Followed by: Raven class
X Cancelled
List of minesweepers of the United States Navy