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During World War II, the Sparrows Point Shipyard built ships as part of the U.S. government's Emergency Shipbuilding Program to help re-build the British Merchant Navy. Liberty ship production was a primary goal of the yard. [citation needed] The shipyard also constructed 21 Cimarron-class oilers from 1938 to 1946.
USS Mississinewa (AO-59) was the first of two United States Navy ships of the name. She was a T3-S2-A1 auxiliary oiler of the US Navy, laid down on 5 October 1943 by the Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard, Inc., Sparrows Point, Maryland; launched on 28 March 1944; sponsored by Miss Margaret Pence; and commissioned on 18 May 1944.
USAT J. W. McAndrew was a Type C3-P&C troop ship for the United States Army during World War II.. The ship was built by the Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard of Baltimore in 1940 as SS Deltargentino for the United States Maritime Commission on behalf of the Mississippi Shipping Company in 1940 for operation by its Delta Line.
Just six years ago, news photographers gathered at Sparrows Point to record the controlled demolition of the “L” blast furnace, once the largest in the world. ... The Point, as it was so well ...
USS Kennebec (AO-36) was originally the SS Corsicana, a Kennebec class T2 tanker that was built by Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard in Sparrows Point, Maryland. It was delivered to Socony-Vacuum Oil Company (later Mobil Oil) on 8 August 1941. It was purchased by the United States Navy on 13 January 1942 and renamed Kennebec.
14 built by Sun Ship for World War II were used as troop ships in 1944 and 1945. The United States Navy took over 6 to become Haven -class hospital ships in May 1945 and painted them white. Along with military troop movement, the C4-S-B2 participated in Operation Magic Carpet to bring home troops and their families.
Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard: Laid down: 23 December 1943: Launched: 10 July 1944: Commissioned: 25 August 1944: Decommissioned: 4 May 1972: Reclassified: USNS Taluga (T-AO-62) Stricken: 21 February 1992: Identification: IMO number: 7737119: Honours and awards: 4 battle stars (WWII) 4 battle stars (Korea) 6 battle stars (Vietnam) Fate
For her very dangerous work under combat conditions, she was awarded six battle stars for World War II and one for the Korean War. Chikaskia was launched 2 October 1942 by Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard , Sparrows Point, Maryland , under a Maritime Commission contract; sponsored by Mrs. J. L. Bates; acquired by the Navy 10 January 1943; and ...