Shepard Steamship Company

Shipping Company

Shepard Steamship CompanyIndustry| Shipping, transportation

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Founded| 1930 (1930) in 31 Milk Street, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Area served

| Intercoastal Service

Key people

| Otis N Shepard, H B, Shepard, Francis Parker Shepard, Charles L Stanton, David Dysart and E J Martin.

Shepard Steamship Company of Boston, Massachusetts was founded in 1930 by Otis N Shepard, and H B, Shepard with service from Pacific Coast to Philadelphia, New York City, Albany and Boston. Service was called the Shepard Line Shepard Steamship Company moved to 21 West Street, New York City in 1947. The Shepard Steamship Company's main cargo was lumber products. Otis N Shepard company, Otis Shepard & Co. partnered with George H. Morse in 1868 to form Shepard & Morse Lumber Company of Burlington, Vermont. [1][2][3][4] During World War II the Shepard Steamship Company was active in charter shipping with the Maritime Commission and War Shipping Administration. During wartime, the Shepard Steamship Company operated Victory ships and Liberty ships. The ship was run by its crew and the US Navy supplied United States Navy Armed Guards to man the deck guns and radio. The most common armament mounted on these merchant ships were the MK II 20mm Oerlikon autocannon and the 3"/50, 4"/50, and 5"/38 deck guns.[5][6]

## Ships

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SS Exporter in 1945 SS Exford in 1919

* SS Harpoon, was SS Hopatcong built in 1920, became Empire Tarpon 1940 [7]
* SS Sea Thrush, built in 1920, sank by U-505 June 28, 1942 off Bahamas[8][9][10]
* SS Timber Rush, was City of Eureka from 1925 to 1928, built in 1919, sank in 1940 off Acapulco [11]
* SS Sage Brush, sank as SS Keystone in 1943, a 1919 5,565 tons, cargo ship[12]
* SS Exporter, was USS Hercules, a 1939 cargo ship
* SS Wind Rush, was SS Westbrook built in 1918 by Columbia River SB, ablaze in the Caribbean Dec. 21 1939, repaired, became Kavkaz in 1945, and scrapped 1977 [13][14]
* SS Wind Rush (2), was SS Lloyd S. Carlson Liberty ship, built in 1945[15]
* SS Exford built in 1919

## World War II Ships

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Ships operated under charter during and just after World War II:

A VC2-S-AP2 type Victory ship SS John W. Brown, one of four surviving Liberty ships in 2000

*     * Victory ships:
* La Grande Victory (troopship) [16]
* Binghampton Victory[17]
* N. Y. U. Victory [18]
* Liberty ships:
* Theodore Foster
* Warren P. Marks
* Edwin Abbey[19]
* Segundo Ruiz-Belvis[20]
* John A. Dix[21]
* John P. Harris[21]
* George E. Waldo[22]
* George H. Himes[22]
* George M. Cohan[22]
* Lot Whitcomb[15]
* Charles H. Lanham (Mashal plan ship)[23]
* Clarence F. Peck[23]
* Robert D. Carey[24]
* For Korean War:
* Harpoon (1950 to 1954) (was Ward Hunt)[25]

## References

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1. ^ The New York Times, February 10, 1947, Retrieved February 17, 2020
2. ^ San Pedro News Pilot, Volume 3, Number 291, 11 February 1931
3. ^ New York Times, September 7, 1933, Section WEATHER REPORTS SHIPPING AND MAILS, Page 43
4. ^ Stream dictionary
5. ^ "Sea Lane Vigilantes". www.armed-guard.com.
6. ^ World War II U.S. Navy Armed Guard and World War II U.S. Merchant Marine, 2007-2014 Project Liberty Ship, Project Liberty Ship, P.O. Box 25846 Highlandtown Station, Baltimore, MD [1]
7. ^ "Harpoon, a ship of the Shepard Line". January 24, 1938 - via Calisphere.
8. ^ Wiberg, Eric (April 26, 2014). "SS Sea Thrush sunk by U-505/Loewe 28 June 1942 off Bahamas, Antigua".
9. ^ New York Times, June 1, 1938, Page 5
10. ^ wrecksite SS Sea Thrush
11. ^ wrecksite, SS Timber Rush
12. ^ wreck site, SS Keystone
13. ^ Biloxi Daily Herald Newspaper, Dec. 21 1939, Page 13
14. ^ shipbuildinghistory.com, SS Wind Rush
15. ^ a b "LibShipsL". www.mariners-l.co.uk.
16. ^ "LA GRANDE VICTORY". vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov.
17. ^ "vicshipsB". www.mariners-l.co.uk.
18. ^ "vicshipsN". www.mariners-l.co.uk.
19. ^ "LibShipsE". www.mariners-l.co.uk.
20. ^ "LibShipsSam". www.mariners-l.co.uk.
21. ^ a b "LibShipsJo". www.mariners-l.co.uk.
22. ^ a b c "LibShipsG". www.mariners-l.co.uk.
23. ^ a b "LibShipsC". www.mariners-l.co.uk.
24. ^ "LibShipsR". www.mariners-l.co.uk.
25. ^ "LibShipsW". www.mariners-l.co.uk.

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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

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Victory ships

Lists|

* List of Victory ships

Subtypes|

* Haskell-class attack transport
* Kingsport-class telemetry ship
* Range Sentinel-class telemetry ship
* List of Subtypes

Museum ships|

* SS American Victory
* SS Lane Victory
* SS Red Oak Victory

Other|

* Port Chicago disaster
* Attack on the SS Baton Rouge Victory
* SS Columbia Eagle incident

Sunk in action|

* SS Canada Victory
* SS Hobbs Victory
* SS Logan Victory

Damaged in action|

* SS Bozeman Victory
* SS Brown Victory
* SS Bucknell Victory
* USS Colbert
* SS Elmira Victory
* USS Hinsdale
* USS La Grange
* SS Minot Victory
* SS Oshkosh Victory
* SS Pratt Victory
* SS Swarthmore Victory
* USS Telfair
* SS United Victory

Sunk in service|

* SS Clarksdale Victory
* SS Drexel Victory
* SS Escanaba Victory
* SS Georgetown Victory
* SS Luray Victory
* SS Middlebury Victory
* SS Northeastern Victory
* SS Park Victory
* SS Quinault Victory

Damaged in service|

* SS Attleboro Victory
* SS Baton Rouge Victory
* SS Baylor Victory
* SS Colombia Victory
* SS Berea Victory
* SS Cuba Victory
* SS Enid Victory
* SS Frontenac Victory
* SS Morgantown Victory
* SS St. Lawrence Victory

Sank in private use|

* SS Alamo Victory
* SS Augustana Victory
* SS Brainerd Victory
* SS Cody Victory
* SS Hagerstown Victory
* SS Lewiston Victory
* SS Lincoln Victory
* SS Luxembourg Victory
* SS India Victory
* SS New Bern Victory
* SS Mandan Victory
* SS Philippines Victory
* SS Rushville Victory
* SS Rutland Victory
* SS Skagway Victory
* SS Smith Victory
* SS St. Albans Victory
* SS Tufts Victory
* SS U.S.S.R. Victory

Seagoing cowboys ships|

* SS Adrian Victory
* SS Attleboro Victory
* SS Battle Creek Victory
* SS Beloit Victory
* SS Blue Island Victory
* SS Boulder Victory
* SS Bucknell Victory
* SS Calvin Victory
* SS Carroll Victory
* SS Cedar Rapids Victory
* SS Clarksville Victory
* SS Creighton Victory
* SS DePauw Victory
* SS Earlham Victory
* SS Flagstaff Victory
* SS Frontenac Victory
* SS Gainesville Victory
* SS Harvard Victory
* SS Hattiesburg Victory
* SS Jefferson City Victory
* SS Lahaina Victory
* SS Lanaina Victory
* SS Lindenwood Victory
* SS Mercer Victory
* SS Moline Victory
* SS Morgantown Victory
* SS Norwalk Victory
* SS Occidental Victory
* SS Ouachita Victory
* SS Park Victory
* SS Pass Christian Victory
* SS Pierre Victory
* SS Plymouth Victory
* SS Queens Victory
* SS Rock Hill Victory
* SS Rockland Victory
* SS Roswell Victory
* SS Saginaw Victory
* SS Santa ClaraVictory
* SS South Bend Victory
* SS Spartanburg Victory
* SS Villanova Victory
* SS Virginia City Victory
* SS Wesleyan Victory
* SS Woodstock Victory
* SS Yugoslavia Victory

See also|

* Liberty ship (predecessor)

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* List

See also, similar role:- Empire ship, Fort ship, Park ship, Ocean ship.

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Liberty ships

Lists|

* A-F
* G-Je
* Je-L
* M-R
* S-Z

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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