Maryland Drydock Company
| Company type | Defunct (1984) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Shipbuilding |
| Founded | 1920 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Services | Ship construction, upgrades, conversions and repairs |
| Parent | Fruehauf Trailer Corporation |
TheMaryland Drydock Companywas ashipbuildingcompany that operated inBaltimore, Marylandduring the 20th century.
The company started life in 1920 as theGlobe Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company of Maryland.Its president at this time was B. C. Cooke. The company bought land along thePatapsco Riveracross the Bay fromFort McHenry.[1]It later changed its name to the simpler "Maryland Drydock Company". Sometime after 1950, its name was changed again, to theMaryland Shipbuilding and Drydock Company.[2]
Maryland Drydock specialized in ship conversions, upgrades and repairs rather than with shipbuilding per se. DuringWorld War II,the company was employed in the conversion of numerous warships built at other yards for the US war effort. Unlike many other shipbuilding companies of the period, it survived the postwar downturn in the shipbuilding industry.
In 1970, the company's yard in Baltimore was purchased by theFruehauf Trailer Corporationwhich spent $30 million upgrading the site. Adverse economic conditions caused the yard to close in 1984 and much of the site was razed, although onedrydockwas preserved and was being used by Kurt Metal for the scrapping of old ships in 1995.[3]
Not counting the many vessels "jumbosized" there, a total of at least eighteen vessels were built during the shipyard's history.[4]
List of vessels built by the company
[edit]This is an incomplete list.
- Gov. Harry W. Nice(ferry), keel laid September 15, 1937, launched December 11, 1937 and delivered to theClaiborne-Annapolis Ferry CompanyApril 30, 1938.[5]Later sold and used inPuget Sound.
- Gov. Herbert R. O'Conor(ferry), launched 1946, used in Puget Sound.
- M/VIslander(ferry), launched 1950.
- M/VNorth River,launched 1974, still in service for New York City DEP.(Photo).
References
[edit]- ^Stock Certificate, Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, 1920- Scripophily.com.
- ^Stock Certificate, Maryland Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, 1957- Scripophily.com.
- ^*Harbour scenes, Baltimore CityArchived2011-07-23 at theWayback Machine- Baltimore County Legacy Web.
- ^Maryland Shipbuilding & DrydockArchived2008-09-22 at theWayback Machine,shipbuildinghistory.com website.
- ^Pacific Marine Review (1938)."The Maryland Drydock Co".Pacific Marine Review.Consolidated 1938 issues (June). 'Official Organ: Pacific American Steamship Association/Shipowners' Association of the Pacific Coast: 58.Retrieved4 August2014.
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