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The yard was started as a cooperation between Kværner and the City of Philadelphia, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Government of the United States.Rebuilt and opened in 2000, the yard delivered its first ship in 2003: MV Manukai, a container cargo ship for Matson Line and the first of three, CV 2600 class sister vessels built for Matson through 2006.
After spending more than 15 years and tons of money on a labor of love, he walked away from the sinking ship. He said he made the right decision.
Caledonia (1800 ship) USCGC Campbell (WPG-32) SS Capillo; Captain Sutter (Sternwheeler) Caroline (1800 Philadelphia ship) SS Carrabulle; SS Cassimir; USS Cassin (DD-372) SS Catahoula; USS Chicago (CA-136) USS Columbus (1774) SS Comol Cuba; USS Concord (SP-773) USS Concord (PG-3) USS Congress (1868) USS Coolbaugh; USS Corwin; CSS Cotton Plant ...
Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Philadelphia opened at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in 1946 to store the many surplus ships after World War II. As part of the United States Navy reserve fleets, the fleet "mothballed" ships and submarines. Many of the ships in the fleet were reactivated for the Korean War and some for the Vietnam War.
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The Philadelphia Regional Port Authority, commonly known as PhilaPort, and referred to as The Port of Philadelphia, is an independent agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania charged with the management, maintenance, marketing, and promotion of port facilities along the Delaware River in Pennsylvania, as well as strategic planning throughout the port district.
The Sun ships, designated C4-S-B2, became War Shipping Administration troopships operated by commercial agents or Navy hospital ships. [8] [9] [10] Sun continued as a merchant shipbuilder after the war, but sold the South and #4 Yards for industrial development. In the 1970s, Sun built ten roll-on/roll-off (ro/ro) ships for various operators.
A total of 81 ships were built by the company—40 at the Bristol plant and 41 at Chester. All 40 ships from the Bristol yard were Type #1025 freighters. The Chester yard built 22 freighters, 10 oil tankers, four U.S. Navy minesweepers, four passenger-cargo liners, and one fireboat. [11] [12] More than half the ships were scrapped in the 1930s.