New England Shipbuilding Corporation

"Down the ways in fewer days", WWII poster from the New England Shipbuilding Corporation

43°39′3″N 70°14′4″W﻿ / ﻿43.65083°N 70.23444°W﻿ / 43.65083; -70.23444

The New England Shipbuilding Corporation was a shipyard located in the city of South Portland, Maine, United States. The yard originated as two separate entities, the Todd-Bath Iron Shipbuilding Corporation and the South Portland Shipbuilding Corporation, which were created in 1940 and 1941 respectively, in order to meet the demand created by World War II. The two merged in 1943, then continued to produce ships as the New England Shipbuilding Corporation's East Yard and West Yard. New England Shipbuilding ranked 97th among United States corporations in the value of World War II military production contracts.[1] Both closed at the end of the war.[2][3]

The two yards built 266 ships: 154 in the East Yard, 112 in the West Yard. The first 30 East Yard ships were Ocean class cargo ships built for the United Kingdom.[4] The remaining ships were of the Liberty ship design, derived from the Ocean class, and were built for the United States Maritime Commission. Among them was the SS Jeremiah O'Brien, a Liberty ship that is preserved as a museum ship in San Francisco. In contrast to many museum vessels, she is in seaworthy condition in compliance with U.S. Coast Guard and American Bureau of Shipping standards, making regular cruises on San Francisco Bay.[5]

Mass launching of five ships on August 16, 1942

Five of the British Ocean ships, hulls 19–24 Ocean Wayfarer, Ocean Stranger, Ocean Traveller, Ocean Seaman, and Ocean Gallant, were launched along with two destroyers, USS Conway and USS Cony, and the Liberty Ship SS Natasha Allen at a record breaking mass launching on August 16, 1942.[6][7] The ships were launched and they raced to see which one was the fastest; Natasha Allen won.

At the peak of production, the yards employed 30,000 people.[5][8]

## References

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1. ^ Peck, Merton J. & Scherer, Frederic M. The Weapons Acquisition Process: An Economic Analysis (1962) Harvard Business School p.619
2. ^ "New England Shipbuilding (East & West)". Project Liberty Ship. Archived from the original on 2007-12-26. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
3. ^ "South Portland Shipyards of World War II – History of the Shipyards". Archived from the original on 2007-11-14. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
4. ^ Colton, T. (October 16, 2010). "New England Shipbuilding, South Portland ME". ShipbuildingHistory. T. Colton. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
5. ^ a b "South Portland Shipyards of World War II – Ship List". Archived from the original on 2008-01-21. Retrieved 2007-12-21.
6. ^ "Todd Yards Launch 8 In One Day". Pacific Marine Review. Vol. Consolidated 1942 issues. 'Official Organ: Pacific American Steamship Association/Shipowners' Association of the Pacific Coast. September 1942. p. 92. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
7. ^ Library of Congress. "File:Liberty ship Portland.jpg". Wikimedia Commons. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
8. ^ "Around Maine – Portland's Liberty Ship Era". Times Warner Cable. Archived from the original on 2008-04-21. Retrieved 2007-12-23.

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Liberty ships

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* A
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* E
* F
* G
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* I
* Ja-Je
* J. F-J. W
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
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Subtypes|

* Acubens-class general stores issue ship
* Armadillo class tanker
* Crater-class cargo ship
* Guardian-class radar picket ship
* List of Subtypes

Survivors|

* SS John W. Brown
* SS Jeremiah O'Brien
* SS Arthur M. Huddell
* SS Albert M. Boe

Other|

* Liberty Fleet Day
* Port Chicago disaster
* Project Liberty Ship

See also|

* Park ship (Canadian equivalent)
* Fort ship (British equivalent)
* Ocean ship (Anglo-American predecessor)
* Victory ship (American follow-on)
* Empire ship (British ships owned by the Ministry of War Transport)

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Ocean ships

Ships|

* Ocean Angel
* Ocean Athlete
* Ocean Courage
* Ocean Courier
* Ocean Crusader
* Ocean Faith
* Ocean Fame
* Ocean Freedom
* Ocean Gallant
* Ocean Glory
* Ocean Gypsy
* Ocean Honour
* Ocean Hope
* Ocean Hunter
* Ocean Justice
* Ocean Liberty
* Ocean Merchant
* Ocean Messenger
* Ocean Might
* Ocean Peace
* Ocean Pilgrim
* Ocean Pride
* Ocean Rider
* Ocean Seaman
* Ocean Stranger
* Ocean Strength
* Ocean Trader
* Ocean Traveller
* Ocean Vagabond
* Ocean Vagrant
* Ocean Valentine
* Ocean Valley
* Ocean Valour
* Ocean Vanguard
* Ocean Vanity
* Ocean Vanquisher
* Ocean Vengeance
* Ocean Venture
* Ocean Venus
* Ocean Verity
* Ocean Vesper
* Ocean Vestal
* Ocean Veteran
* Ocean Viceroy
* Ocean Victory
* Ocean Vigil
* Ocean Vigour
* Ocean Viking
* Ocean Vintage
* Ocean Virtue
* Ocean Viscount
* Ocean Vision
* Ocean Vista
* Ocean Voice
* Ocean Volga
* Ocean Volunteer
* Ocean Voyager
* Ocean Vulcan
* Ocean Wanderer
* Ocean Wayfarer

See also: Empire ship, Fort ship, Liberty ship, Park ship, Victory ship.

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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.

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United States naval ship classes of World War II

Aircraft carriers|

* Lexington
* RangerS
* Yorktown
* WaspS
* Essex
* MidwayC

Light aircraft carriers|

* Independence
* SaipanC

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
* MontanaX

Large cruisers|

* Alaska

Heavy cruisers|

* Pensacola
* Northampton
* Portland
* New Orleans
* WichitaS
* Baltimore
* Oregon CityC
* Des MoinesC

Light cruisers|

* Omaha
* Brooklyn
* Atlanta
* Cleveland
* FargoC
* JuneauC
* WorcesterC
* CL-154X

Gunboats|

* Dubuque
* SacramentoS
* Asheville
* PlymouthS
* WilliamsburgS
* St. AugustineS
* VixenS
* Erie
* PGM-1
* PGM-9

Destroyers|

* Sampson
* Caldwell
* Wickes
* Clemson
* Farragut
* Porter
* Mahan
* Gridley
* Bagley
* Somers
* Benham
* Sims
* Benson
* StevensonX
* 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|

* OglalaS
* WassucS
* MonadnockS
* MiantonomahS
* TerrorS
* KeokukS
* SalemS
* WeehawkenS
* Camanche
* Chimo

Minesweepers|

* Lapwing
* Raven
* Auk
* EagleS
* Hawk
* Admirable

Submarines|

* O
* R
* S
* Barracuda
* ArgonautS
* Narwhal
* DolphinS
* 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

Completed after the war

Single ship of class

Cancelled

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States

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