Bethlehem Beaumont Shipyard

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Pennsylvania Shipyards in Beaumont, Texas. C1 Cargo vessels under construction with welding barges are moored.

Pennsylvania Shipyards, Inc. on the Neches River in Texas in 1943

Bethlehem Beaumont Shipyard was a shipyard in Beaumont, Texas that opened in 1948. The yard is located on an island in the Neches River and upstream of the Sabine Pass that grants access to the Gulf of Mexico. The deep-water port shipyard was founded in 1917 as the Beaumont Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company. Beaumont Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company started as a World War I Emergency Shipbuilding Program yard.

In 1922 the Pennsylvania Car & Foundry, of Sharon, Pennsylvania purchased the yard and renamed the yard Pennsylvania Shipyards, Inc.. The yard built barges and rail cars and also operated under the name Petroleum Iron Works at the site. For World War II the yard build tugboats and barges as part of the emergency shipbuilding program. After the war Bethlehem Steel purchased the yard in 1948 as part for the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation. Bethlehem Beaumont Shipyard transitioned the yard into a jackup rig offshore drilling rig yard.

The yard closed in the 1980s, with the rig market collapse. Bethlehem Steel sold the yard in 1989 to Trinity Industries. Trinity Industries purchased a Panamax floating drydock and continued operations. The drydock was moved to New Orleans in 1994. Chicago Bridge & Iron Company purchased the yard in 2006. Chicago Bridge & Iron turned the yard into a fabrication yard. In 2017 Chicago Bridge & Iron Company closed the yard due to damage from Hurricane Harvey, ending work for 455 employees. Many of workers were relocated to other Chicago Bridge & Iron sites. The site is now Allegiant Industrial Island Park Campus that opened in 2018.

Beaumont Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company

Beaumont Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company (1919-1920) wooden ships: (Cargo ships built for United States Shipping Board for World War I. Beaumont Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company also operated a 2,500 ton marine railway.

Swampscott, Design 1001 Cargo Ship, Oct. 1918
Quemakoning, Design 1001 Cargo Ship, May 1919
Oneco, Design 1001 Cargo Ship, April 1919
Angelina Design 1001 Cargo Ship, June 1919
Awash Design 1001 Cargo Ship, completed as a barge
Shelbank, Schooner, June 1920, completed as Marie F. Cummins
Shelby, Schooner, May 1920, completed as Albert D. Cummins, now rest in mud in the Delaware River.

Pennsylvania Shipyards, Inc.

In the interwar period the yard built over 200 vessels, mostly for companies in the oil business, with Texaco being the biggest customer by number of ships. The Texas oil boom could conceivably have to do something with this unusually high activity at a time when shipbuilding in the rest of the country was at a low point due to the surplus produced in the World War I boom years. The first war related work came in the form of two C1-A cargo vessels for the Maritime Commission. Apart from 4 minesweepers for the Navy and a handful of ships for private businesses, Pennsylvania produced primarily for the merchant marine with C1-A and C1-M ships the most numerous types of ships built.

Pennsylvania Shipyards, Inc. (1926-1947) built for World War II:

Type C1 ship a C1-A and C1-M cargo ships, 71 built.
71 of 395 Type C1 ships
- 46 of 65 C1-A
- 24 of 211 C1-M-AV1
- 1 of 6 C1-M-AV8
4 of 95 Auk-class minesweepers
- Pilot (AM-104), Prevail (AM-107), Pioneer (AM-105), Portent (AM-106)

Type V ship V4-M-A1 Tugboats
Type N3 ship N3-S-A2 small coastal cargo ship.
Type R ship R1-M-AV3, refrigerated cargo ships

- Examples:
SS Kielce Type N3-S-A2
USS Corduba a R1-M-AV3 Type R ship
USS Kerstin R1-M-AV3
USS Lucidor R1-M-AV3
USS Muscatine C1-M-AV1 Type C1 ship
Point Arena, V4-M-A1 Tugboat
Stratford Point V4-M-A1 Tugboat
SS Cape Sable C1-A Cargo, became USS Sangay (AE 10).
USS Adria R1-M-AV3 refrigerated cargo ship

Bethlehem Beaumont Shipyard

The Beaumont Yard was one of the major sources of offshore drilling rigs built in the United States with 72 offshore rigs built at the yard. Bethlehem Beaumont Shipyard (1948-1982) built:

Semi-submersible platforms
Jackup rigs
Tower Barges
Deck Barges
Drill Barges
Container Barge
Self-Propelled Semisubmersible Drill Rig

Chicago Bridge & Iron Company Beaumont

Chicago Bridge & Iron Company Beaumont (1982-2017) closed the Beaumont yard, called Beaumont Island Park Fabrication Services, in 2017, after the site was flooded due to Hurricane Harvey in September 2017. The sited had fabricated and transport large-scale process modules, shop-built ships and large steel plate subassemblies since 1982. In 2008 Chicago Bridge & Iron Company sold the site to Port of Beaumont. Port of Beaumont entered into a partnership with Allegiant Industrial to rebuild the 75 acres site.

Allegiant Industrial Island Park Campus

Allegiant Industrial opened the Allegiant Industrial Island Park Campus (2018- ) on the site in October 2018. The site has 500,000 square feet of welding, painting and fabrication space.

References

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Bethlehem Steel Company Shipbuilding Division. A century of progress, 1849-1949: San Francisco Yard. San Francisco, 1949
""Workers leaving Pennsylvania shipyards, Beaumont, Texas" · SHEC: Resources for Teachers". shec.ashp.cuny.edu.
CB&I to close facility in Beaumont due to Harvey damages, affecting 455 employees, Sept. 2007
Rediscovering The Dead Fleet Of The Delaware River, May 23, 2017, by Bob McNulty
Vachon, John (January 1, 1943). "Beaumont, Texas. Women welders and welding inspector at the Pennsylvania shipyards". Library of Congress.
"Tugboat Information". www.tugboatinformation.com.
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Storm Awards Contract To Bethlehem Beaumont Shipyard For Offshore Drilling Rig
kfdm.com, news, Port of Bmt enters partnership to develop former CB&I property, July 5, 2018
Port of Beaumont
Allegiant Industrial Island Park Campus Coming in 2018, July 19, 2018
Allegiant Industrial opens Island Park Campus in Beaumont, Texas, October 24, 2018
Allegiant Industrial Island Park Campus

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 Yorktown Wasp Essex Midway
Light aircraft carriers	Independence Saipan
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
Large cruisers	Alaska
Heavy cruisers	Pensacola Northampton Portland New Orleans Wichita Baltimore Oregon City Des Moines
Light cruisers	Omaha Brooklyn Atlanta Cleveland Fargo Juneau Worcester CL-154
Gunboats	Dubuque Sacramento Asheville Plymouth Williamsburg St. Augustine Vixen Erie PGM-1 PGM-9
Destroyers	Sampson Caldwell Wickes Clemson Farragut Porter Mahan Gridley Bagley Somers Benham Sims Benson Stevenson 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 Wassuc Monadnock Miantonomah Terror Keokuk Salem Weehawken Camanche Chimo
Minesweepers	Lapwing Raven Auk Eagle Hawk Admirable
Submarines	O R S Barracuda Argonaut Narwhal Dolphin 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 N3-S ships
N3-S-A1	Alden Gifford Anthony Enright Asa Eldridge Ashbel Hubbard Ashman J. Clough Bailey Foster Benjamin Sherburn Benjamin Tay Caleb Sprague Calvin Coggin Charles H. Salter Charles Treadwell Clement T. Jayne Cyrus Sears Elkanah Crowell Freeman Hatch Gurden Gates Jesse G. Cotting John W. Arey Josiah P. Cressey Justin Doane Kimball Harlow Laban Howes Moses Gay Reuben Snow Richard Bearse Rodney Baxter Samuel V. Shreve Samuel Very Tully Crosby Waldo Hill Watson Ferris William Brewster William Bursley William Homan William Howland
N3-S-A2	Alfred M. Lunt Allen H. Knowles Benjamin M. Melcher Charles Hull Charles McDonnell Charles Porter Low David R. Le Craw E.C. Gardner Eben H. Linnell Edgar Wakeman Edward Nickels Elisha Whitney Ephraim Harding Frank Dale Frederick Lendholm George Crocker George W. Brown George W. Tucker Harry Barber Horace H. Watson James A. Little James Miller John B. Joyce John D. Whidden John J. Jackson John Leckie Joseph Hamilton Josiah A. Mitchell Judah P. Baker Luther Hurd Nathaniel Ingersoll Northern Adventurer Northern Archer Northern Captain Northern Chieftain Northern Courier Northern Explorer Northern Hawker Northern Pioneer Northern Squire Northern Stalker Northern Trapper Northern Voyager Northern Wanderer Northern Warrior Northern Yeoman Otis White Philip Dumaresq Phineas Winsor Richard W. Dixie Robert H. Waterman Samuel A. Fabens Samuel F. Dewing Samuel G. Borland Samuel S. Curwen Samuel Samuels Samuel Yeaton William Frederick Howes William S. Colley

Type N3-S ships

N3-S-A1

N3-S-A2

v t e Alstede-class stores ships
Alstede Zelima Bald Eagle Blue Jacket Golden Eagle / Arcturus Pictor Aludra Sirius Procyon Bellatrix
List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy

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 Type C1-A ships
Adabelle Lykes Cape Arago Cape Avinoff Cape Barnabas Cape Barrow Cape Beale Cape Blanco Cape Bon Cape Borda Cape Boyer Cape Breton Cape Canaveral Cape Canso Cape Carthage Cape Charles Cape Comfort Cape Constantine Cape Corwin Cape Decision Cape Diamond Cape Douglas Cape Ducato Cape Falcon Cape Farewell Cape Faro Cape Fear Cape Florida Cape Frio Cape Gaspe Cape Hatteras Cape Henlopen Cape Henry Cape Horn Cape Igvak Cape Juby Cape Lookout Cape Lopex Cape Matapan Cape Mohican Cape Nome Cape North Cape Nun Cape Palmas Cape Pembroke Cape Pillar Cape Poge Cape Porpoise Cape Race Cape River Cape Romano Cape Sable Cape Sable Cape San Antonio Cape San Blas Cape San Lucas Cape Sebastian Cape Spencer Cape St. Elias Cape St. George Cape Texas Cape Trafalgar Cape Ugal Marina Mormacdale

Type C1-A ships

30°05′19″N 94°05′38″W / 30.088562°N 94.093780°W / 30.088562; -94.093780

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Beaumont Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company

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Chicago Bridge & Iron Company Beaumont

Allegiant Industrial Island Park Campus

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