# Pendleton Shipyard Company

Pendleton Shipyard Company was a shipyard in New Orleans, Louisiana started by Pendleton E. Leyde in 1941. Pendleton Shipyard Company built ships for World War II under the Emergency Shipbuilding Program. The shipyard was at the Florida Avenue Wharf at 29°58′46″N 90°01′31″W﻿ / ﻿29.979537°N 90.025385°W﻿ / 29.979537; -90.025385. Pendleton Shipyard Company sold the yard to John Wise Calmes, who opened Calmes Engineering at the site. The yard also inspected and delivered small ships built in Mississippi River shipyards to the United States Navy. The Calmes Engineering shipyard closed in April 1958 shortly after the death of Calmes.

## Pendleton Shipyard Company ships
### V4-M-A1

V4-M-A1 is a Type V ship, that is, a tugboat. The V4-M-A1 tugboats were the largest and most powerful tugs in the world when they were built. They were named after lighthouses. The V4-M-A1 tugboats had steel hulls and displaced 1,613 tons. They were 195 feet long, with a beam of 37.5 foot, a draft of 15.5 feet, and a maximum speed of 14 knots. There were two engine manufacturers: National Supply Company, with 8-cylinder sets of 3,200 bhp and the Enterprise Engine & Trading Company with 6 cylinders and 2,340 bhp power.

### N3-S-A2

N3-S-A2 is a Type N3 ship, a small coastal cargo ship. N3-S-A2 ships are 258 ft 9 in (78.87 m) long, have a beam of 42 ft 1 in (12.83 m), a tonnage of 2,905 dwt, a displacement of 14,245 long tons (14,474 t) and a draft of 20 ft 9 in (6.32 m). The ship has 1300 shaft horsepower with a top speed of 10.2 knots (11.7 mph; 18.9 km/h).
These ships were built by the Pendleton Shipyard Company.
| * | Name | Ship type | Gross tons | Length (feet) | Built | Notes |
| * | Matagorda | V4-M-A1 | 1,117 | 185 | Jun-43 | Scrapped 1973 |
| * | Aransas Pass | V4-M-A1 | 1,117 | 185 | Jun-43 | Scrapped 1973 |
| * | Sombrero Key | V4-M-A1 | 1,117 | 185 | Jun-43 | To Argentina 1965 as Thompson, scrapped |
| * | Dry Tortugas | V4-M-A1 | 1,117 | 185 | Jul-43 | To Argentina 1965 as Goyena, scrapped |
| * | Southwest Pass | V4-M-A1 | 1,117 | 185 | Aug-43 | Scrapped 1973 |
| * | Montauk Point | V4-M-A1 | 1,117 | 185 | Sep-43 | To Mexico 1969 as R 2, later Quetzalcoatl (A 12) |
| * | Bayou St. John | V4-M-A1 | 1,117 | 185 | Nov-43 | Scrapped 1977 |
| * | Mobile Point | V4-M-A1 | 1,117 | 185 | Dec-43 | Sank 1944 |
| * | Race Point | V4-M-A1 | 1,117 | 185 | Feb-44 | Scrapped 1972 |
| * | Samuel F. Dewing | N3-S-A2 | 1,885 | 250 | Apr-44 | Sold 1948, scrapped 1963 |
| * | Samuel A. Fabens | N3-S-A2 | 1,885 | 250 | May-44 | Sold 1948, wrecked 1960, salvaged, wrecked 1966 |
| * | Alfred M. Lunt | N3-S-A2 | 1,885 | 250 | Jul-44 | Sold 1946, wrecked 1968 |
| * | Benjamin M. Melcher | N3-S-A2 | 1,885 | 250 | Aug-44 | Sold 1946, scrapped |

## Calmes Engineering ships

These ships were built by Calmes Engineering.
| | Name | Buit for | Type | Gross Tons | Length (feet) | Built | Notes |
| * | Walnut | Corps of Engineers | Towboat | 26 | 50 | 1947 | Sold 1992 as Walnut, later Sara C, now M/V Sara C |
| * | Chestnut | Corps of Engineers | Towboat | 26 | 50 | 1948 | Sold 1996 |
| * | | Florida Power Corp | Tank Barge | 642 | 175 | 1949 | |
| * | Gator | Florida Power Corp | Tank Barge | 642 | 175 | 1949 | Active |
| * | CMT 18 | Canton Marine Towing | Tank Barge | 276 | 139 | 1951 | Active |
| * | BC 64** to 64** | US Army | Open Lighter | 170 | 110 | 1952 | 10 deck barges |
| * | BC 6470 | US Army | Open Lighter | 170 | 110 | 1952 | To USN as YC 1568, sold 2004 |
| * | Redstone | Corps of Engineers | Towboat | 62 | 64 | 1952 | Sold 1997 as Redstone, then Hunter Eagle, Retriever, now Chris D |
| * | Barge No. 29 | Hannah Marine Corp | Freight Barge | 1,387 | 254 | 1952 | |
| * | Robert G. West | Corps of Engineers | Towboat | 203 | 84 | 1953 | Sold 1986 as Robert G. West, now Hanging Dog |
| * | MR-403 | Trinity Baton Rouge | Freight Barge | 786 | 200 | 1954 | |
| * | Sinclair Memphis | Sinclair Refining | Towboat | 175 | 85 | 1954 | Later Fat Lady Pie, now Kalliope |
| * | Shawnee | Capt. Paul J. Griffin | Towboat | 34 | 47 | 1954 | Now Barbara Sue |
| * | Bunker Delaware | Bunker Group Virginia | Tank Barge | 1,307 | 227 | 1955 | Active |
| * | Sallie Estelle | Randolph Construction | Towboat | 50 | 47 | 1955 | Later Nathan J, now Judy Rae |
| * | Intercity No 1 | TT Barge Services | Freight Barge | 1,258 | 270 | 1955 | Active |
| * | | Corps of Engineers | 10 Barges | | | 1955-6 | |
| * | Electra | Electric Energy | Towboat | 39 | 48 | 1956 | Active. |
| * | Captain Archie | Mike Hooks | Towboat | 37 | 49 | 1957 | |