sun shipbuilding & dry dock company records

Independence Seaport Museum, J. Welles Henderson Archives and Library

2014 May 29

Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company records76

Finding aid prepared by Finding aid prepared by Chase Markee and Evan Peugh.

Last updated on January 09, 2015.

Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company records

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Table of Contents

Summary Information....................................................................................................................................3

Biography/History..........................................................................................................................................4

Scope and Contents....................................................................................................................................... 5

Administrative Information........................................................................................................................... 6

Related Materials........................................................................................................................................... 8

Controlled Access Headings..........................................................................................................................8

Collection Inventory...................................................................................................................................... 9

Series I. Administrative records.............................................................................................................. 9

Series II. Publications............................................................................................................................10

Series III. Ships plans and technical drawings..................................................................................... 12

Series IV. Photographs.......................................................................................................................... 35


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Summary Information

Repository Independence Seaport Museum, J. Welles Henderson Archives and

Library

Creator Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company.

Title Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company records

Call number 76

Date [inclusive] 1916-1998

Extent 26 linear feet

General Physical

Description note

9 boxes 8 volumes 5 oversize drawers 1 drawer

Language English

Abstract Established in 1916, the Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company

produced hundreds of ships (primarily tankers and cargo ships) for other

companies as well as its own. These included private parties, other oil

companies, and, particularly during World War II, the United States

Maritime Commission. During World War II, the National Defense

Program helped make the Sun shipyard one of the world's biggest

producers of oil tankers, with more than 35,000 people working in the

shipyard. The yard built more than 250 tankers for the war effort and

repaired more than 1,500 ships that were damaged during the conflicts.

The company also developed many new building technologies and became

known for its use of "All-Welded Construction." The Sun Shipbuilding

and Dry Dock Company records date from 1916 to 1998 and document

the design, construction, and launching of ships built by the organization;

the history and promotion of the company; and also the administration of


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the organization through the perspective of its employees. These records

include photographs, ships plans, ephemera, books, periodicals, clippings,

and other materials, including records from the personal collections of

Merville E. Willis and George S. Blair. The collection is divided into

four series: ?I. Administrative records, 1924-1981,? ?II. Publications,

1930s-1980s,? ?III. Ships plans and technical drawings, 1916-1980,? and ?

IV. Photographs, 1917-1998.?

Cite as:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company records,1916-1998, Independence Seaport Museum.

Biography/History

The Sun Shipbuilding Company of Chester, Pennsylvania was incorporated on May 23, 1916 as a tanker-building subsidiary of the Sun Oil Company during World War I. At the time, ships were scarce, asmany were sent overseas for wartime use, and the Sun Oil Company built the subsidiary in response tothis shortage. Its first ship, the Chester Sun, was launched in late 1917. The firm was renamed the SunShipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in January 1923, and the shipyard went on to produce hundredsof ships (primarily tankers and cargo ships) for other companies as well as their own. These includedprivate parties, other oil companies, and, particularly during World War II, the United States MaritimeCommission. During World War II, the National Defense Program helped make the Sun shipyard oneof the world's biggest producers of oil tankers, with more than 35,000 people working in the shipyard.The yard built more than 250 tankers for the war effort and repaired more than 1,500 ships that weredamaged during the conflicts. The company also developed many new building technologies and becameknown for its use of "All-Welded Construction." The American shipbuilding industry collapsed underlow demand and foreign competition in the 1960s and 1970s. The company launched its final ship in1980 before the yard was sold and renamed the Pennsylvania Shipbuilding Company, which closed inthe late 1990s and was eventually turned over to the state. As of 2014, the site is the home of Harrah?sPhiladelphia Casino and Racetrack and a Kimberly-Clark production plant.


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Scope and Contents

The Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company records date from 1916 to 1998 and document the design,construction, and launching of ships built by the organization; the history and promotion of the company;and also the administration of the organization through the perspective of its employees. These recordsinclude photographs, ships plans, ephemera, books, periodicals, clippings, and other materials, includingrecords from the personal collections of Merville E. Willis and George S. Blair. The collection is dividedinto four series: "I. Administrative records, 1924-1981," "II. Publications, 1930s-1980s," "III. Ships plansand technical drawings, 1916-1980," and "IV. Photographs, 1917-1998."

Series "I. Administrative records" dates from 1924 to 1981 and contains manuals, materials related toa training program, paper presentations, a floating dry dock booklet along with several drafts, contractrecords, ship registers, materials related to trials for ships, and assorted personal records. These personalrecords mainly document George Blair's personal experience working at Sun Shipbuilding, but otheremployees are documented as well. These records include photographs, an identification card, paymentrecords, safety certifications, plans, and agreements. This series is arranged topically from specific togeneral, with manuals preceding training program materials, paper presentations, documents related toships and similar topics, and finally the personal records. The majority of this series is contained withinboxes, but researchers should note that there are also separate volumes included in the series.

Series "II. Publications" dates from the 1930s to the 1980s, and contains clippings and volumes of avariety of published material on Sun Shipbuilding and other maritime organizations. A considerableportion of this series features 1940s to 1960s issues of Our Yard, Sun Shipbuilding?s monthly publication.Other materials printed by Sun Shipbuilding include promotional booklets and brochures from the1950s to the 1970s, providing an overview of the company?s products, services and history; issues fromthe late 1970s of Sun Ship Log; excerpts from staff newsletters; and a copy of the 1986 CentennialCelebration: The Story of the Sun Company. This series also contains launch and open house brochuresand invitations from the 1940s to 1980s. Researchers should note that similar records can be found inseries "IV. Photographs." Several volumes detail specific products and services, while other manual-type volumes contain specifications for a variety of freighters and tankers. The collection also includesbrochures, booklets, and reports of the United Seaman's Service and the United States Maritime Serviceof the 1940s; various other printed materials on ship fitting, rigging, pumps, and engines; and brochuresof other shipbuilding and transportation companies. This series is arranged by record type: Our Yard,promotional materials, launch and invitation materials, assorted newspaper and magazine clippings,external publications, and books. As with Series I, the majority of this series is housed within boxes,except for separate volumes.

Series ?III. Ships plans and technical drawings? dates from 1916 to 1980 and contains rolled and foldedplans of ships, floats, and docks that were built by the company, as well as various components of thesesubjects. These plans are arranged by contract number and document the design of ships such as barges,tankers, motorships, and mining ships built for the Sun Oil Company, but also for the American DredgingCompany; American Export Lines, Incorporated; Grace Line, Incorporated; Gulf Oil Corporation;Keystone Tankship Corporation; Millcreek Leasing Corporation; Netherlands Ministry of Shipping;


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Panama Transport Company; Pennsylvania Railroad Company; Petroleum Shipping; Seatrain Lines;Standard Oil Company; Sunexport Holdings Corporation; Texas Company; Tide Water Associated OilCompany; Transamerican Trailer Transport, Incorporated; United States Department of CommerceMaritime Administration; United States Lines Company; and the Waterman Steamship Corporation.There are also a significant number of ships built in the 1940s for the Corps of Engineers and the WarDepartment, as well as the United States Maritime Commission. In addition to the full-sized plans, thereis also a collection of undated microfiche cards for plans 3 to 98, found at the end of the series. While theplans in this series are all arranged intellectually by contract number, researchers should note that rolledplans are housed separately in oversize storage drawers, while the folded plans and microfiche cards arehoused in boxes.

Series "IV. Photographs" predominately contains photographs and negatives of completed ships (mostlycargo and tankers) built by Sun Shipbuilding between 1917 and 1980, although most of these records areundated. Some photograph materials depict construction and ship repairs, aerial views of the shipyardand dry docks, celebrations such as launchings and christenings, and administrative staff membersincluding the President and Chief Operating Officer, John G. Pew. Additionally, this series includesrelated paper documentation; notably, newspaper and magazine clippings, invitations and programsrelating to launchings and christenings, and accompanying research notes. This series, along with series"II. Publications," features materials from naval architect Merville E. Willis (mostly invitations andprograms to launchings and christenings from the 1970s). Additionally, there are research materialspertaining to the Hughes Glomar Explorer of 1974. This series is arranged by contract number from 17 to678 (incomplete), with folders without contract numbers following chronologically. While the majorityof material in this series is undated, the collection?s accompanying inventory information suggests thatcontract numbers are chronological in arrangement.

Generally this collection documents 20th century shipbuilding in the United States ? specifically in thePhiladelphia area ? and documents the activities of Sun Shipbuilding and its various clients. Researcherswould therefore find this collection useful for information about the 20th century American shipbuildingindustry, whether realized through information about the organization of the Sun Shipbuilding and DryDock Company, or the design of the ships that it built. More specifically, through the ships commissionedby the Corps of Engineers and the United States Maritime Commission, this collection documents theindustrial efforts of American corporations during World War II.

Administrative Information

Independence Seaport Museum, J. Welles Henderson Archives and Library 2014 May 29Finding aid prepared by Finding aid prepared by Chase Markee and Evan Peugh.

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The creation of the electronic guide for this collection was made possible through generous fundingfrom The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, administered through the Council on Library and InformationResources? ?Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives? Project.

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions

Copyright restrictions may apply. Please contact the Archives with requests for copying and forauthorization to publish, quote or reproduce the material.

Immediate Source of Acquisition note

This collection was acquired from several sources, including George Blair, Pete Lesher, the ChesapeakeBay Maritime Museum, and Merville Willis. There are therefore several accession numbers related to thecollection: 84.76, 94.115, 93.80. 85.72, 85.62, 86.9, 93.78. There are also materials in the collection thatwere assigned non-accession numbers individually. Information about acquisitions for this collection canbe found in an accession folder and accession green sheets, which can be found either with the collectionitself or in the office of the librarian.

Processing Information note

The processing of this collection was made possible through generous funding from The AndrewW. Mellon Foundation, administered through the Council on Library and Information Resources? ?Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives? Project.

This collection was minimally processed in 2013-2014, as part of an experimental project conductedunder the auspices of the Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries to help eliminateprocessing backlog in Philadelphia repositories. A minimally processed collection is one processed at aless intensive rate than traditionally thought necessary to make a collection ready for use by researchers.When citing sources from this collection, researchers are advised to defer to folder titles provided in thefinding aid rather than those provided on the physical folder.

Employing processing strategies outlined in Mark Greene's and Dennis Meissner's 2005 article "MoreProduct, Less Process: Revamping Traditional Processing Approaches to Deal With Late 20th-CenturyCollections," the project team tested the limits of minimal processing on collections of all types and agesin 16 Philadelphia area repositories. A primary goal of the project, the team processed at an averagerate of 4 hours per linear foot of records, a fraction of the time ordinarily reserved for the arrangementand description of collections. Among other time saving strategies, the project team did not extensivelyreview the content of the collections or complete any preservation work.


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Related Materials

Related Archival Materials note

At Independence Seaport Museum: Photos 84.98.1

At Hagley Museum and Library: Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company records, Sun Shipbuildingand Dry Dock Company photograph collection, and Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company shiplaunching and shipyard views.

Controlled Access Headings

Form/Genre(s)

• Ships plans

Personal Name(s)

• Blair, George S.• Willis, Merville E.

Subject(s)

• Cargo ships• Naval architecture -- Designs and plans• Shipbuilding• Shipyards• Tankers• Transportation


Series I. Administrative records

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Collection Inventory

Series I. Administrative records, 1924-1981.

Box Folder

Manuals: Sun Doxford opposed-piston solid-injection oil engines, 1924. 1 1

Box Folder

Manuals: "Shipfitting practice," a manual for pre-employment and supplemementary

training, 1941.

1

Manuals: "Shipyard rigging," a manual of instruction for beginning and advanced training,

1943.

2

Box Folder

Manuals: Worthington operating and maintenance instructions and parts lists

installed on 27,500 ton oil tankers for Socony Vacuum Oil Company, hulls

570-576 included, 1949 August.

1 2

Manuals: Engineer's operating manual for S.S. Texas Sun and S.S.

Pennsylvania Sun, contracts 610 and 611, 1961 February 14.

1 3

Manuals: Discussion schedule for marine diesel power plant operation

course, 1962 May 6.

1 4

Manuals: Sun Doxford opposed piston oil engine, 1963 May. 2 1

Training program: Test question booklets regarding combustion and diesel,

circa 1940s.

2 2

Training program: Draft of "Piping systems and pumps", undated. 2 3


Series II. Publications

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Paper discussion of "Characteristics and relative merits of railway and

floating dry docks," by Paul S. Crandall, 1958 January 17.

2 4

Paper presentations on ship designs by Merville Willis, 1960, 1981, undated. 2 5

Paper presentation by Charles Zeien: "Ship procurement: Isn't there a better

way?", 1966 October 21.

2 6

Floating dry dock booklet and drafts, including sketches and plans, 1961,

undated.

2 7

Contract for "Tide Water Associated" hull 126, 1930 September 11. 2 8

Registers of ships, trials and delivery dates, and lists of hulls, 1940s-1970s. 2 9

Trials: Schedules and rosters for S.S. Santa Barbara, S.S. Pennsylvania

Sun, and S.S. Hawkeye Mariner, 1950s-1960s.

2 10

Personal records of George Blair: Including photographs, identification card,

pay sheets, and other records, circa 1930s-1950s.

2 11

Assorted records: Including typed overview of Sun Shipbuilding,

photographs, plans for new shipbuilding facilities, safety certification,

schedule of hourly rates, earnings statement, and apprenticeship agreement,

1950s-1970s, undated.

2 12

Series II. Publications, 1930s-1980s.

Box Folder

Our Yard, 1940s-1950s. 3 1

Our Yard, 1960s. 3 2


Series II. Publications

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Promotional materials: General information and services, 1950s-1970s. 3 6

Promotional materials: General information and services, 1950s-1970s. 4 1

Launch and open house brochures and invitations for Sun Shipbuilding,

1941, 1950s.

4 2

Launch brochures and invitations, 1960s-1970s. 4 3

Launch invitations for Sun Shipbuilding and Pennsylvania Shipbuilding,

1980s.

4 4

Assorted newspaper, newsletter, and magazine clippings, 1930s-1980s. 4 5

External publications: Brochures, magazines, books, and pamphlets,

1930s-1960s.

4 6

Box Folder

Book: Products and services, 1946. 3

Book: Products and services, 1946. 4

Book: Centennial Celebration: The story of Sun Company, 1986. 5

Book: Specification for a steel screw steamer for carrying loaded freight cars for the service

of Seatrain Lines, Inc., undated.

6


Series III. Ships plans and technical drawings

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Book: Specifications for single screw bulk oil carrying turbine propulsive powered steamer

for the Tide Water Associated Oil Company, undated.

7

Book: Specifications for twin screw freight steamer built for the Luckenbach Company,

Inc., undated.

8

Series III. Ships plans and technical drawings, 1916-1980.

Oversized

1-700A-E: General arrangement, contract number 1, Chester Sun, 1917 September 4. 1

1-700A-E: General arrangement, contract number 2, Sabine Sun, 1917 September 4. 1

3-700A-B: General arrangement, 1917 April 10. 1

3-700A-B: General arrangement, 1919 May 19. 1

5-700A-A: General arrangement of twin screw steamship for Luckenbach, 1916-1917. 1

5-700B-C: Midship section of twin screw steamship for Luchenbach, class Lloyds, 1919

February 12.

1

5-700A-C: General arrangement, 1917 November 13. 1

5-700A-C: General arrangement, 1917-1921. 1

5-700A-F1/2: General arrangement of decks forward, troopship conversion, 1919 April 11. 1

5-700A-F2/2: General arrangement of decks aft, 1919 April 2. 1

7-700A-C: General arrangement, 1918 October 23. 1



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Oversized

7-700E-B: Capacity plan for Neponset and Deerfield, undated. 5 1

11-700A-B: General arrangement, 1919 February 27. 5 2

Oversized

13-700A-B: General arrangement, 1919 January. 1

17-700A-B: General arrangement, 1919 February. 1

19-700A-B: General arrangement, 1919 July 15. 1

20-700A-A: General arrangement, 1919 July 28. 1

20-700A-C: General arrangement, 1932 April 22. 1


21-700A-C: General arrangement, 1920 May 10. 1

Oversized

21-700E-A: Capacity plan for S.S. Salatiga, 1920 May 11. 5 3

Oversized

25-700A-A: General arrangement of 5000 barrel oil barge and longitudinal truss and

bulkhead, undated.

1

26-700A-A: General arrangement of S.S. Gulfgem ex Agwisun, 1919 September 30. 1

28-700A-A: General arrangement, 1919 October 17. 1

33-700A-B: General arrangement, 1920 June 8. 1

33-700A-C: General arrangement, 1920 November 17. 1



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35-700A-B: General arrangement, 1920 December 18. 1

37-700A-F: General arrangement, 1921 April 14. 1

39-700A-A: General arrangement, 1920 June 19. 1

39-700A-D: General arrangement of S.S. J.N. Pew, 1932 September. 1


42-700A-A: General arrangement of S.S. American Trader, 1928 March 21. 1

43-700A-A: General arrangement of S.S. Delaware Sun, 1921 September 9. 1


45-700A-B: General arrangement of S.S. David McKelvy, 1921 June 14. 1

46-700A-A: General arrangement, 1923 May 8. 1

48-700A-B: General arrangement of S.S. Pat Doheny, undated. 1

51-700A-A: General arrangement of 5000 barrel oil barge and longitudinal truss and

bulkhead, 1921 April 26.

1

57-700A-B: General arrangement, 1922 September 14. 1

Oversized

57-700A-B: General arrangement, 1922 September 14. 5 4

Oversized

58-700A-B: General arrangement of finished plan, 1924 March 27. 1

62-700A-A: 100,000 gallon oil scow for American Dredging Company, 1922 October14. 1



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63-700A-A: General arrangement of 5000 barrel steel bulk oil barge, 1922 December 22. 1

65-700A-A: General arrangement, 1922 December 5. 1

66-700A-A: General arrangement and midship section of 300,000 gallon bulk oil barge,

1922 November 13.

1

69-700A-A: General arrangement, 1923 February 8. 1

70-700A-A: Arrangement and sections of steelcar float 200'-0" x 34'-0" x 9'-0", 1922

December 27.

1

72-700A-A: General arrangement of 5000 barrel steel bulk oil barge, 1923 September 20. 1



Oversized

80-700A-A: Outboard profile and general arrangement of midship and type

sections, 1923 December 12.

5 5

Oversized


Oversized

82-9000-AG-65: General yard plan of North and Central yard, revised

drawing plans, 1965 March 18.

5 6

83-700E-A: Capacity plan for S.S. Colorado, 1925 June 3. 5 7

84-700A-A: General arrangement, 1925 March 6. 5 8



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Oversized

85-700A-A: General arrangement of Pennsylvania Railroad steel bay barges numbers

605-608, 1925 November 12.

1

85-700-1: Erection diagram for Norfolk division barger 605-608 (F.E.320-33), undated. 1

85-706-1: Shell plating for Norfolk division barger 605-608 (F.E.320-28), 1925 November

11.

1

85-711-2: Erection diagram of trusses (FRS. 52 to end) and bilge stringer for Norfolk

division 605-608 (F.E.320-32), 1925 December 10.

1

87-700-2: Framing diagram (F.E.330-23), 1925 June 23. 2

87-711-1: Trusses and stringer for frs. 54 to 54 (F.E.330-27), 1925 June 20. 2

87-715-1: Deck plan (F.E.330-29), 1925 June 20. 2

89-700A-A: General arrangement, 1925 November 20. 2

89-706-1: Shell expansion for numbers 517 and 518 (F.E.334-5), undated. 2

89-711-1: Longitudinal trusses and side stringer for numbers 517 and 518 (F.E.334-4),

1925 July 6.

2

89-715-1: Deck plating for numbers 517 and 518 (F.E.334-6), 1925 July 1. 2

91-700-1: Lines for floats 567 and 568 (F.E.3321), 1925 July 20. 2

91-700-2: Framing diagram for floats 567 and 568 (F.E.332-7), 1925 July 24. 2

91-706-1: Shell for numbers 566 and 569 (F.E.332-12), 1925 July 11. 2

91-710-1: Transverse frames and end frs for floats 567 and 568 (F.E.332-3), 1925 July 20. 2



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91-711-1: Trusses and side stringer for floats 567 and 568 (F.E.332-4), 1925 July 24. 2

91-715-1: Deck for floats 567 and 568 (F.E.332-5), 1925 July 11. 2

91-715-1: Deck for numbers 566 and 569 (F.E.332-13), 1925 July 11. 2

Oversized

93-700A-A: General arrangement of Pennsylvania Railroad tugboat

Wicomico, undated.

5 9

93-700D-OA: Final mold loft offsets of tugboat for the Pennsylvania

Railroad Company, 1925 October 1.

5 9

93-700D-E: Lines from mold loft offsets for tugboat Wicomico, 1926

February 9.

5 9

94-700A-A: Gasoline barge, 150,000 gallons on 6 foot draft, 1925 October

12.

5 10

Oversized

95-700A-A: General arrangement of 50,000 gallon oil barge, 1925 December 9. 2


96-700A-F: General arrangement of M.S. Sunoco, 1945 April 9. 2

97-700A-A: General arrangement of 126,000 gallon oil barge, 1926 January 9. 2


99-700A-C: General arrangement of S.S. Cascajales, 1926 September 17. 2

Oversized

99-700A-C: General arrangement of S.S. Cascajales, 1926 September 17. 5 11



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Oversized

100-700A-A: Midship section and arrangement plan of oil barge, 1926 July 1. 2

101-700A-A: General arrangement, 1926 September 22. 2

102-700A-A: General arrangement, 1927 April 20. 2

103-700A-D: General arrangement of tide water oil barge, 1926 February 26. 2



106-700A-A: General arrangement of M.S. Sunoil, 1927 January 12. 2

107-700A-C: General arrangement, 1927 January 25. 2

107-700A-D: General arrangement, 1928 May 29. 2

107-700A-D: General arrangement, 1929 September 19. 2

108-700-3: Track layout for numbers 566 and 569 (F.E.332-15), 1927 August 31. 2

110-700A-A: General arrangement, 1928 January 12. 2

Oversized

111-700A-B: General arrangement of 10,000 barrel oil barge, 1928 March

14.

5 12

Oversized


Oversized

112-700A-A: General arrangement, 1928 April 23. 5 13



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Oversized

116-700A-F: General arrangement of T.S.M.S. City of New York, 1930 January 22. 2

Oversized

116-700B-A: Midship section and bulkhead plan, 1928 September 25. 5 14

116-710A: Section thru. engine room, 1929 January 2. 5 14

Oversized


118-700A-B: General arrangement of 6000 barrel motor canal barge, 1929 July 19. 2

Oversized

118-700A-B: General arrangement of 6000 barrel motor canal barge, 1929

July 19.

5 15

118-700B-A: Midship section and type bulkhead, 1929 January 28. 5 15

Oversized

120-700A-B: General arrangement for contracts 120, 122, and 123, 1929 September 28. 2

Oversized

120-S-700B-L: Midship section of bracketless type 13,000 ton tanker, 1927

November 9.

5 16

Oversized

121-700A-A: General arrangement of 6000 barrel motor canal barge, 1929 April 22. 2

124-700A-A: General arrangement of M.S. Eastern Sun, 1935 November 21. 2

125-700A-B: General arrangement, 1930 January 8. 2

125-700A-C: General arrangement, 1931 September 9. 2



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127-700A-B: General arrangement of M.S. Brilliant, 1931 November 2. 2


128-700A-B: General arrangement of S.S. Comet, 1931 November 2. 2

129-700A-A: General arrangement of single screw diesel tanker, 1930 February 6. 2

131-700A-A: General arrangement, 1930 May. 2



138-700A-A: General arrangement of M.V. White Flash, 1931 February 16. 2

139-700A-A: General arrangement of bulk oil barge, 10,000 barrels, 1931 February 24. 2

Oversized

141-700A-A: Welded barge for Sun Oil Company, 1931 May 15. 5 17

Oversized

146-700A-A: General arrangement of single screw cargo steamer for Seatrain Lines,

Incorporated, 1931 December 2.

2





152-700A-G: General arrangement, 1936 January 28. 3



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155-700A-A: General arrangement of S.S. Pan-Amoco and S.S. Pan-American, 1936

January 16.

3

Oversized

155-700A-A: General arrangement of S.S. Pan-Amoco and S.S. Pan-

American, 1936 January 16.

5 18

Oversized

157-700A-A: General arrangement of S.S. Mobiloil and S.S. Mobilgas, 1936 January 16. 3


Oversized

159-700A-A: General arrangement, 1936 February 10. 5 19

Oversized

160-700A-B: General arrangement, 1937 November 23. 3

161-700A-B: General arrangement, 1938 March 1. 3

163-700A-A: General arrangement of single screw motor tankship, 1936 August 20. 3

163-840-1: Propeller, 1937 March 10. 3

166-700A-A: General arrangement of 12,800 D.W.T. single screw tanker, 1937 January 12. 3

168-700A-B: General arrangement of M.S. Pennsylvania Sun, 1938 June 13. 3


171-700A-A: General arrangement of 12,800 D.W.T. single screw tanker, 1937 July 21. 3



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171-700A-B: General arrangement of single screw-bulk oil tanker for Tide Water

Associated Oil Company, incorporated, 1938 June 17.

3

172-700A-B: General arrangement of S.S. Cimarron, S.S. Seakay and S.S. Esso New

Orleans, 1938 May 25.

3

Oversized

172-700A-B: General arrangement, 1938 May 25. 5 20

Oversized

175-700A-H: General arrangement of M.S. Donald McKay - Hull 175, 1939 June 1. 3

175-700E-F: Launching curves, 1939 March 31. 3


181-700A-B: General arrangement, 1939 April 28. 3


182-700A-C: General arrangement, 1939 August 4. 3

182-700C-A: Inboard profile and decks plan for counts 182, 183, 184, 185, United States

Maritime Commission design C3, 1938 December 21.

3

186-700A-A: General arrangement of passenger and cargo motor ship for United States

Maritime Commission, 1939 February 14.

3

186-700A-D (one of two sheets): General arrangement plan of passenger and cargo

motorship, C3 design for United States Maritime Commission, 1940 March 29.

3

186-700A-D (one of two sheets): General arrangement plan of passenger and cargo

motorship, C3 design for United States Maritime Commission, voided copy, 1940 March

29.

3



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186-700A-E (two of two sheets): General arrangement plan of passenger and cargo

motorship, C3 design for United States Maritime Commission, cargo pass, 1940 March 29.

3

190-700A-B: General arrangement plan of single screw bulk oil steamer for The Texas

Company, 1939 June 26.

3

191-700A-A: General arrangement plan of single screw cargo steamer for Seatrain Lines,

incorporated, 1929 June 19.

3

193-700A-B: General arrangement of S.S. 'M.C. Lombardi', 1940 December 17. 3

195-700A-A: General arrangement plan of bulk oil motor ship for Standard Oil Company

of New Jersey, 1939 October 20.

3

195-700A-B: General arrangement plan of bulk oil motor ship for Standard Oil Company

of New Jersey, 1940 February 7.

3

196-700A-A: General arrangement plan of bulk oil motor ship for Sun Oil Company, 1940

April 22.

3

198-700A-C: General arrangement plan of single screw bulk oil steamer S.S. Oklahoma for

The Texas Company, 1940 December 28.

3

199-700A-B: General arrangement of 9,600 ton D.W.T. motorship, C-2 design for the

United States Maritime Commission, voided copy, 1939 December 21.

3

Oversized

199-700A-C: General arrangement of 9600 DW ton motorship, 1940 July

19.

5 21

199-700B-A: Midship section, 1940 January 11. 5 21



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Oversized

202-700A-B: General arrangement of refrigerated cargo motorship, C-2 design for United

States Maritime Commission, 1942 January 7.

3

202-700A-B: General arrangement of refrigerated cargo motorship, C-2 design for United

States Maritime Commission, 1942 January 7.

3

208-700A-A: General arrangement plan of bulk oil steamer for Petroleum Shipping

Company, limited, 1940 May 3.

3

208-700A-A: General arrangement plan of bulk oil steamer for Petroleum Shipping

Company, limited, 1940 May 3.

3

208-700C-A: Profile and deck plan, 1940 July 30. 3

213-700A-F: General arrangement plan of single screw bulk oil tanker for Panama

Transport Company, 1940 October 29.

3

214-700A-A: General arrangement plan of single screw bulk oil tanker for Panama

Transport Company, 1943 September 18.

3

217-700A-A: General arrangement plan of bulk oil steamer for Standard Oil Company of

New Jersey, 1940 May 3.

3

219-700A-B: General arrangement plan of bulk oil motor ship for Standard Oil Company

of New Jersey, circa 1940s.

3

220-700E-B: Strength curves (sagging condition) of M.S. Esso Pittsburgh, 1945 June 2. 4

221-700A-B: General arrangement plan of single screw bulk oil steamer for Keystone

Tankship Corporation, 1940 July 25.

4

223-700A-A: General arrangement plan of single screw bulk oil steamer for The Texas

Company, 1941 May 13.

4



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227-700A-A: General arrangement plan of single screw bulk oil steamer for Keystone

Tankship Corporation, 1942 May 11.

4

230-700A-A, undated. 4

230-700A-C: General arrangement plan of single screw bulk oil steamer (turbo-electric

drive) for The Atlantic Refining Company, 1942 March 9.

4

233-700A-A: General arrangement plan of single screw bulk oil steamer for Gulf Oil

Corporation, 1941 July 11.

4

241-700A-A: General arrangement plan of turbo-electric tanker for United States Maritime

Commission, 1941 April 22.

4

Oversized

241: Ship data summary for Gettysburg, 1942 April 9. 6 1

241-700B-A: Midship section, 1941 June 7. 6 1

Oversized


Commission, 1943 January 7.

4


Commission, 1942 December 21.

4

Oversized

251-700A-A: General arrangement plan of turbo-electric tanker for United

States Maritime Commission, 1942 December 21.

6 2

Oversized



4



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267-700A-A: General arrangement plan of turbo-electric tanker S.S. Esso Manhattan for

United States Maritime Commission, 1942 June 28.

4



4

302-700A-C: General arrangement plan of turbo-electric tanker for United States Maritime

Commission, 1943 August 2.

4

323-700A-A: General arrangement plan of bulk oil motor ship for Sun Oil Company, 1943

May 18.

4

324-700A-A: General arrangement plan of single screw bulk oil steamer for The Texas

Company, 1943 February 28.

4

336-700A-D: General arrangement plan of turbo-electric tanker for United States Maritime


4

Oversized

340-700A-F: General arrangement of single screw cargo steamer, United

States Maritime Commission design C4-S-B1, S.S. Marine Eagle, 1943

February 17.

6 3

340-700E-G: Capacity plan of S.S. Marine Eagle, 1943 July 2. 6 3

341-700A-A: General arrangement of troopship, 1943 October 19. 6 4

341-700E-B: Capacity plan of S.S. Marine Raven, 1944 January 14. 6 4

342-700E-A: Capacity plan, 1944 April 20. 6 5

343-700E-A: Capacity plan, undated. 6 6

345-700A-A: General arrangement of troopship, 1944 February 7. 6 7



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Oversized

355-700A-C: General arrangement of cargo steamship, type C4-S-B5 for United States

Maritime Commission, 1944 July 11.

4

391-700A-F: General arrangement plan of turbo-electric tanker for United States Maritime


4

406-3: Propeller for contracts numbers 195, 196, 197, 1940 June 3. 4

Oversized

491-700A-A: Arrangement of car float, 1944 September 28. 6 8

Oversized

526-700A-A: General arrangement of twin screw oil tanker, type T3-S2-A1, 1944

November 25.

4

Oversized

551-700A-B: General arrangement of single screw cargo steamer for

Netherlands Ministry of Shipping, 1946 August 12.

6 9

562-700A-B: General arrangement, 1945 September 25. 6 10

564-700A-A: Outboard profile and arrangement of quarters, 1946 July 18. 6 11

Oversized

565-700A-E: General arrangement of Essayons, Corps of Engineers-War Department, 1947

October 29.

4

Oversized

565-700A-E: General arrangement of hull number 249, 1947 October 29. 6 12

565-703G: Spectacle frame for hull number 249 for Corps of Engineers,

War Department, 1947 August 23.

6 12



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Oversized

565-704E: Capstan foundations of Essayons, Corps of Engineers-War Department, 1948

July 30.

4

565-744A-E/1: Stress diagram of 10-ton booms on K.P.S. at freighter 67 of Essayons ,

Corps of Engineers-War Department, 1948 December 30.

4

565-744U: 5-ton boom arrangement, upper deck (forward) of Essayons, Corps of

Engineers-War Department, 1948 January 30.

4

565-783K: Emergency steering gear of Essayons , Corps of Engineers-War Department,

1948 March 26.

4

565-785A: Forward anchor handling gear of Essayons , Corps of Engineers-War

Department, 1947 December 5.

4

Oversized

565-785A: Forward anchor handling gear, 1947 December 12. 6 12

565-785B: Stream anchor handling gear for hull number 249 for Corps of

Engineers, War Department, 1948 April 5.

6 12

Oversized

565-790P: Stowage for 36'-0" motor launch of Essayons , Corps of Engineers-War

Department, 1948 July 12.

4

565-942F-F: Radio antennae and fittings of Essayons , Corps of Engineers-War

Department, 1948 January 15.

4

565-942R-R: Radar platform on fore top mast of Essayons , Corps of Engineers-War

Department, 1949 March 17.

4



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Oversized

566-700A-E: General arrangement of single screw turbine driven tanker,

1948 January 9.

6 13

568-700A-A: General arrangement of single screw turbine driven tanker,

1948 December 10.

6 14

581-700A-A: General arrangement of single screw cargo steamer for

Seatrain Lines, Inc., 1950 October 16.

6 15

583-9: Contract plans, design C4-S-Ia, United States Department of

Commerce Maritime Administration, 1950 November 28.

7 1

Oversized

583-700A-A: General arrangement of hold, flats, 3rd and 2nd decks for United States

Department of Commerce Maritime Administration, design C4, 1951 April 4.

4

Oversized


1951 June 14.

7 2

Oversized

590-700A-A: General arrangement of single screw turbine driven tanker (voided copy),

1951 May 7.

4

590-700A-C: General arrangement of single screw turbine driven tanker, 1952 May 16. 4

591-700A-A: General arrangement of c. and .o car float, 1951 November 24. 4

592-700A-B: General arrangement of single screw bulk oil carrier for Standard Oil

Company of California, 1951 December 21.

4



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Oversized

592-700A-B: General arrangement of single screw bulk oil carrier for

Standard Oil Company of California, 1951 December 21.

7 3

Oversized

595-700A-A: General arrangement of single screw turbine driven tanker, 1952 May 8. 4

Oversized


1952 May 8.

7 4

Oversized

596-700A-C: General arrangement of single screw turbine driven tanker, 1953 May 19. 4

597-700A-A: General arrangement of single screw trubine driven tanker, 1952 September

22.

4

Oversized

597-700A-A: General arrangement of single screw trubine driven tanker,

1952-1953.

7 5

598-700A-B: Booklet of general plans, Maritime Administration, design T5-

S-12a tanker, 1956 March.

7 6

Oversized

600-700E-G: Launching calculations, 1957 August 6. 4

601-700A-A: General arrangement of vehicle cargo ship, main deck and above and

outboard profile, design C3, voided copy, (bureau of ships number T-AK269), 1955 June

23.

4

Oversized

601-700A-C: Booklet of general plans for U.S.N.S. Comet, Maritime

Administration, design C3-ST-14a, vehicle cargo ship, 1957.

7 7



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1957-1959.

7 8

617-700A-F: Booklet of general plans, 1960 June 6. 7 9

617-941J-J: General arrangement of main cable ways, undated. 7 10

623-700A-A: General arrangement of machinery aft cargo ships for

American Export Lines, Inc., 1961 January 30.

7 11

Oversized

627-700A-B: General arrangement of single screw turbine driven tanker, 1962 March 9. 4

Oversized

628-700A-B: Booklet of general plans for single screw cargo vessel for

United States Lines Company, 1964 September 23.

7 12

633-700A-A: General arrangement of West Coast South America freighters

for Grace Line Inc., 1963 September 10.

8 1

633-700A-B: Booklet of general plans of West Coast South America

freighters for Grace Line Inc., 1965 December 2.

8 1

639-78-11: General arrangement, 1964 May 21. 8 2

641-700-101: General arrangement of single screw container ship for United

States Lines, Inc., 1967 May 26.

8 3

641-800-2: Pipe stress analysis of the superheated steam system, key plan,

single screw container vessel for United States Lines Company, 1967 July.

8 4

643-700-101: General arrangement of single screw container vessel, 1967

April 19.

8 5



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Oversized

644-700-101: General arrangement of single screw container ship for United States Lines,

Incorporated, design C7, 1967 June 21.

4

Oversized

644-700-101: General arrangement of single screw container ship for United

States Lines, Incorporated, design C7, 1967 June 21.

8 6

Oversized

644-700-101: General arrangement of roll on/roll off trailer carrier for Transamerican

Trailer Transport, Incorporated, 1966 May 23.

4

Oversized

645-700A-A: General arrangement of 50,000 BBL bulk oil barge, 1965

March 10.

8 7

646-700-108: General arrangement of roll-on/roll-off freighter for Sunexport

Holdings Corporation, 1966 March 1.

8 8

Oversized

648-700-101: General arrangement of 80,000 D.W.T. tanker for Millcreek Leasing

Corporation, 1967 December 21.

4

648-700-101: General arrangement of 80,000 D.W.T. tanker for Millcreek Leasing

Corporation, 1967 December 21.

5

Oversized

648-700-101: General arrangement of 80,000 D.W.T. tanker for Sun Oil

Company, 1967 December 21.

8 9

648-800-1, 657-800-1, and 668-M-800-600: Engine plans for hulls 648; 657;

669 and 668 (3 booklets), 1968-1975.

8 10



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648-840-1: Propeller (5 blades-24 foot-0 inch diameter) for tanker, 1968

November 26.

8 11

657-700-103: General arrangement of 126,000 D.W.T. tanker, 1970 January

8.

8 12

657-700-201: Midship section of 126,000 D.W.T. tanker, 1970 October 6. 8 12

Oversized

660-700-101: General arrangement of 80,000 D.W.T. tanker S.S. Notre Dame Victory, 1971

April 14.

5

661-700-101: General arrangement of deep ocean mining ship, 1971 May 12. 5

661-700-101: General arrangement of deep ocean mining ship (marked up print), 1971 May

12.

5

661-700-101: General arrangement of deep ocean mining ship (gibbs), 1971 May 12. 5

Oversized

661-700-101: General arrangement of deep ocean mining ship, 1971 May

12.

8 13

661-700-101: General arrangement of deep ocean mining ship, 1971 May

12.

8 13

Oversized

663-700-101: General arrangement of roll on/roll off trailer carrier, 1971 May 7. 5

Oversized

663-700-101: General arrangement, 1971 May 7. 9 1

Oversized

666-700-101: General arrangement of roll on/roll off trailer carrier, 1973 June 7. 5



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667-700-101: General arrangement of ecological tanker, 1973 August 16. 5

Oversized

667-700-101: General arrangement of ecological tanker, 1974 March 13. 9 2

Oversized

668-700-101: General arrangement of ecological tanker, 1974 August 23. 5

668-M-700-101: General arrangement of ecological tanker (duplicate), 1975 June 18. 5

670-700-101: General arrangement of roll on/roll off trailer carrier, 1973 March 9. 5

674-700-101: General arrangement of roll on/roll off trailer carrier, 1974 March 6. 5

Oversized

676-700-101: General arrangement of 31,000 D.W.T. product carrier diesel

propulsion, 1978 March 8.

9 3

678-700-101: General arrangement, containership design 071-L, 1978-1980. 9 4

679-700-109: General arrangement of roll-on/roll-off containers for

Waterman Steamship Corporation (Alt. 12 and 9), 1979 January 3.

9 5

681-700-201: General arrangement, outboard profile of medium class

hopper dredge M/V (5 copies), 1980 July 7.

9 6

683-700-205: General arrangement (2 copies), undated. 9 7

Oversized

A-15126-700-103: General arrangement of 120,000 D.W.T. tanker, 1968 October 31. 5

Oversized

A-15126-700-103: General arrangement of 120,000 D.W.T. tanker (original

design plan for hull 657), 1968 October 31.

9 7


Series IV. Photographs

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16573-700-603: General arrangement of 31,000 D.W.T. product carrier

diesel propulsion (early plan of container 676), 1977 October 31.

9 7

Plans of engine rooms A-D, undated. 9 8

Microfiche cards for plan numbers 3-98, undated. 9 9

Series IV. Photographs, 1917-1998.

Drawer Folder

Contract number 17: Sunbeam in shipway, photocopies of ship registers,

circa 1980s.

1 1

Contract number 20: Atlantic Sun, including negatives of broadside view

and drydock 1, undated.

1 2

Contract number 39: J.N. Pew, undated. 1 3

Contract number 42: S.S. Pennsylvania Sun, Sun Oil Company tanker,

undated.

1 4

Contract number 48: Sunoco in drydock 1, undated. 1 5

Contract number 57: S.S. Dickenson with dimension annotations, undated. 1 6

Contract number 60: "Dredge Rosselle", undated. 1 7

Contract number 61: M.S. 'WL. Marshall', sea-going hopper dredge for

United States government with dimension annotations, undated.

1 8

Contract number 73: Schenectady Socony, undated. 1 9



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Contract number 78: Trenton oil barge, undated. 1 10

Contract number 83: Colorado, undated. 1 11

Contract number 85, undated. 1 12

Contract number 93: Wicomico, undated. 1 13

Contract number 94: Oil transfer boat Pennsylvania, number 605, undated. 1 14

Contract number 95: Sunoco Jr., undated. 1 15

Contract number 96: Sunoco, undated. 1 16

Contract number 97: Sunoco No. 4, Philadelphia, undated. 1 17

Contract number 101: Gulfspray, undated. 1 18


Contract number 105: Colonial Beacon, undated. 1 20

Contract number 106: Sun Oil, broadside view, undated. 1 21

Contract number 107: M.S. Austraila ex M.S. Mary Ellen O'Neil, undated. 1 22

Contract number 117: Blue Sunoco, Sun Oil tanker, 1929 April 6, undated. 1 23

Contract number 119: Seneca Sun, undated. 1 24

Contract number 120: Pacific Sun, undated. 1 25

Contract number 121: Tidemotor, undated. 1 26

Contract number 123: Western Sun, 1930 May 10, undated. 1 27



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Contract number 124: Eastern Sun, undated. 1 28

Contract number 127: M.S. Brilliant, undated. 1 29

Contract number 130: Passaic Sun, undated. 1 30

Contract number 132: M.S. Southern Sun, undated. 1 31

Contract number 137: M.S. Daylight, undated. 1 32

Contract number 138: M.S. White Flash with dimension annotations,

undated.

1 33

Contract number 142: Cimmaron launching and construction, clipping from

Marine Agemagazine, United States Navy photograph of naval operations

in the sea of Japan, 1940 January, 1952 January, undated.

1 34

Contract number 146: Seatrain New York, undated. 1 35

Contract number 151: Ferryboat Meadville, undated. 1 36

Contract number 152: S.S. Princess Anne, including magazine clipping,

1936 May, undated.

1 37

Contract number 153: Gulfbelle, undated. 1 38

Contract number 155: S.S. Pan-Amco, undated. 1 39

Contract number 156: S.S. Pan-American, undated. 1 40

Contract number 157: S.S. Mobiloil, undated. 1 41

Contract number 159: M.S. Texas Sun, undated. 1 42



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Contract number 160: S.S. J.W. Van Dyke, undated. 1 43

Contract number 161: S.S. Wallace E. Pratt, undated. 1 44

Contract number 164: M.S. Florida, undated. 1 45

Contract number 166: S.S. W.H. Berg, undated. 1 46

Contract number 167: S.S. H.D. Collier, undated. 1 47

Contract number 168: M.S. Pennsylvania Sun, undated. 1 48

Contract number 170: S.S. O.M. Bernuth, undated. 1 49

Contract number 173: S.S. Seakay launching, 1939 March 4, undated. 1 50

Contract number 175: Donald McKay, 1939 May 12, undated. 1 51

Contract number 176: M.S. Mormachawk, Moore-McCormack lines,

undated.

1 52

Contract number 179: M.S. Mormacgull, Moore-McCormack lines, undated. 1 53

Contract numbers 175-179: M.S. Donald McKay, M.S. Mormachawk,

M.S. Mormachwren, M.S. Mormacdove, M.S. Mormacgull, M.S.

Mormaclark, 1939.

1 54

Contract number 181: S.S. E.J. Henry, undated. 1 55

Contract number 182: Mormacpenn interior and exterior, undated. 1 56

Contract number 184: M.S. Mormacland, undated. 1 57

Contract number 185: M.S. Mormacmail, Moore-McCormack lines, undated. 1 58



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Contract number 190: Ohio with magazine clipping and later research notes,

undated.

1 59

Contract number 191: Seatrain construction, undated. 1 60

Contract number 193: M.E. Lombardi with Marine Engineering and

Shipping Review clipping, 1941 November, undated.

1 61

Contract number 194: S.S. Robert C. Tuttle, undated. 1 62

Contract number 195: S.S. Esso Augusta, undated. 1 63

Contract number 196: M.S. American Sun launching, 1940 May 31, undated. 1 64

Contract number 197: M.S. Esso Little Rock, undated. 1 65

Contract number 200: M.S. Island Mail with Marine Engineering and

Shipping Review clipping, undated.

1 66

Contract number 201: China Mail, undated. 1 67

Contract number 207: M.S. Esso Williamsburg with magazine clipping,

undated.

1 68

Contract number 211: M.S. E.H. Blum, undated. 1 69

Contract number 212: M.S. Atlantic Sun, undated. 1 70

Contract number 217: S.S. Esso Albany with Marine and Shipping Review

clipping, undated.

1 71

Contract number 239: S.S. R.C. Stoner, undated. 1 72

Contract number 240: Gulf Caribbean, undated. 1 73



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Contract number 241: Gettysburg, including negative, undated. 1 74

Contract number 307: Mill Spring, undated. 1 75

Contract number 391: Frenchtown with tugboats Mercury and M.C.

Jefferson, circa 1944.

1 76

Contract number 532: S.S. Atlantic Ranger, undated. 1 77

Contract number 560: Utrecht, undated. 1 78


Contract number 566: S.S. Esso Zurich, including negative, undated. 1 80

Contract number 567: Kuwait, undated. 1 81

Contract number 570: S.S. Sovac Aladdin, undated. 1 82

Contract number 583: S.S. Keystone Mariner, including magazine clipping

and press release, 1952 August.

1 83

Contract number 588: S.S. Delaware Sun, including clippings from Marine

Engineering, 1953 September, undated.

1 84

Contract number 589: M.S. New Jersey Sun, undated. 1 85

Contract number 590: S.S. Wapello, undated. 1 86

Contract number 591, 1953 May. 1 87

Contract number 593: Western Sun, undated. 1 88

Contract number 595: Eclipse, undated. 1 89



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Contract number 596: Olympic Sun, including magazine clipping, undated. 1 90

Contract number 597: Atlantic Communicator interior and exterior including

captain's office and officers stateroom, 1954 August, undated.

1 91

Contract number 598: Maumee interior and exterior, 1957 January, undated. 1 92

Contract number 601: S.S. Comet interior and exterior, including loading

ramp, bulkhead doors, view of Sun Shipbuilding yard, and magazine

clipping, 1958 January, undated.

1 93

Contract number 604: Atlantic Enterprise, 1958 July. 1 94

Contract number 610: Pennsylvania Sun, including magazine clipping,

undated.

1 95

Contract number 612: Submarine and AOE 2, undated. 1 96

Contract number 615: Mobil Aero, 1959 March, 1959 September, undated. 1 97

Contract number 616: Aerial view, undated. 1 98

Contract number 623: Export Courier, including negative, undated. 1 99

Contract number 627: Atlantic Heritage magazine clipping, 1964. 1 100

Contract number 628: American Racer, undated. 1 101

Contract number 633: Santa Lucia, undated. 1 102

Contract number 640: American Lancer, including negative, undated. 1 103

Contract number 644: Invitation to Mr. and Mrs. Willis for launching of S.S.

American Lark, 1968.

1 104



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Contract number 646: Adm. WM. M. Callaghan interior and exterior,

undated.

1 105

Contract number 647: RO/RO ship, including negative, undated. 1 106

Contract number 648: America Sun, undated. 1 107

Contract number 650: Eric K. Holzer arrives in San Juan Harbor at dawn on

maiden voyage, undated.

1 108

Contract number 651: Joseph D. Patts, undated. 1 109

Contract number 652: Sohio Intrepid, undated. 1 110

Contract number 653: Sohio Resolute, undated. 1 111

Contract number 657: Mobil Artic, including invitation for Mr. and Mrs.

Merville E. Willis for christening, 1972 October, undated.

1 112

Contract number 660: S.S. Notre Dame Victory, invitation to Mr. and Mrs.

Merville E. Willis for christening, 1978 April.

1 113

Contract number 661: Hughes Glomar Explorer, including negative,

invitation to Mr. and Mrs. Merville E. Willis for launching, magazine

clipping, guest list for launching, and later research materials, 1972, 1998,

undated.

1 114

Contract number 662: Matsonship, undated. 1 115

Contract number 663: S.S. Fortaleza launching guest list, launching

program, and invitation to Mr. and Mrs. Merville E. Willis, 1972 September,

1972 October.

1 116



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Contract number 664: S.S. Matsonia launching program and invitation to

Mr. and Mrs. Merville E. Willis, 1973 September, 1973 October, undated.

1 117

Contract number 667: Prince William Sound, including launching program

and invitation to Mr. and Mrs. Willis, 1975 October 30, 1975 November 4,

undated.

1 118

Contract number 668: Tonsina, including christening programs, 1977

August 6, undated.

1 119

Contract number 669: S.S. Kenai, family day program and invitation to Mr.

and Mrs. Merville Willis, 1978 May 16, 1978 June 3.

1 120

Contract number 673: S.S. Great Land, including launching program, 1975

June 17, undated.

1 121

Contract number 674: S.S. Westward Venture, launching guest list and

program, 1975 June 25.

1 122

Contract number 676: S.S. New York Sun, including launching program, ship

plan pamphlet, launching invitation to Mr. and Mrs. Merville Willis, and

photographs of voyage, 1979 September 22, undated.

1 123

Contract number 677: Pennsylvania Sun, including negative, launching

program, press release, and launching speech, 1980, undated.

1 124

Contract number 678: S.S. Kauai, christening program and invitation to Mr.

and Mrs. Merville Willis, 1979 November.

1 125

Shipyard views and construction: including clippings featuring ships, docks,

and personnel, 1917-1939, undated.

1 126

State of Pennsylvania Wilson Liner, Chester and Delaware ferries,

Mangalore International Sverige, Silveray, S.S. Cape Cod, M.S.

1 127



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Chevron, and unidentified ships and docks, 1926 April 1, 1938 May 3,

undated.

Aerial views of shipyard: Including South Yard, circa 1940, 1962 March 2. 1 128

Gotham, Santa Rita, Paraguay, David Holmes, autographed photograph

of American Astronaut, models of S.S. Texasand U.S.N.S. Col. W.J.

O'Brien, Energy Independence, ship registers, and unidentified ships, 1951,

undated.

1 129

United States Navy hospital ship Consolation, Marine Walrusand Boucher

Model Company ship, circa 1952.

1 130

Clippings and photographs of staff: Including John G. Pew, John F. Roeske,

John William Hudson, and Richard Burke, circa 1950s.

1 131

S.S. Mormacpride, Moore-McCormack lines, including magazine clippings,

safety checklist, pamphlet, and negatives, 1962, undated.

1 132

Postcards and Ocean Industry Magazine featuring Glomar Challenger,

1968 October.

1 133

Manhattan, including negatives, circa 1969, undated. 1 134

1917 launching of S.S. Chester Sun, undated. 1 135

Aerial view of Sun Shipyard as it looked before World War II, Fairchild

Aerial Surveys, Incorporated, undated.

1 136

Barge Loveland 31 and tugboat Brian Loveland, undated. 1 137

Challenger and Bidwell, including copy of Chester Times newspaper

clipping, undated.

1 138



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Clippings featuring historic photographs of Sun Shipyard's birth in 1916,

undated.

1 139

Clippings from Our Yard magazine featuring historic photographs of 1916

shipyard and stenographic department, undated.

1 140

Construction and unidentified ships, undated. 1 141

Drydocks 1 and 2, undated. 1 142

Lash Turkye, Prudential Lines, undated. 1 143

Miller County, undated. 1 144

M.S. Gulf of Venezuela and S.R. 2385, undated. 1 145

Oil water separator and land installations, undated. 1 146

Prince William Sound, undated. 1 147

Santacruzcement interior and exterior, undated. 1 148

"Lengthener for a Seatrain vessel", undated. 1 149

Sialia and Henry Ford's yacht, undated. 1 150

Thomas Tracybow collision repairs, undated. 1 151

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