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{{Short description|US New Orleans shipbuilding company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Pendleton Shipyard Company
| logo = 
| fate = sold to Calmes Engineering
| foundation = 1941
| defunct = 1958
| founder        =    Pendleton E. Leyde          
| location = [[Norfolk, Virginia]]
| successor = Calmes Engineering
}}
'''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  {{Coord|29.979537|N|90.025385|W|region:US-WI_dim:5000|display=inline;title}}.  Pendleton Shipyard Company sold the yard to John Wise Calmes, who opened the '''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.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/emergencysmall/pendleton.htm|title=Pendleton}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ww2online.org/image/pendleton-shipyards-ship-construction-site-new-orleans-louisiana-16-august-1942|title=Pendleton Shipyards ship construction site, New Orleans, Louisiana, 16 August 1942 &#124; The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories|website=www.ww2online.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ww2online.org/image/liberty-ship-construction-pendleton-shipyards-new-orleans-louisiana-circa-1943|title=Liberty ship construction at Pendleton Shipyards, New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1943 &#124; The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories|website=www.ww2online.org}}</ref>

==Pendleton Shipyard Company ships==
Pendleton Shipyard Company built ships. <ref name="auto"/>

{| class="wikitable"
! * !! Name !! Type !! Gross tons !! 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
|}


[[File:USN Trinidad Head (tugboat), 1943.jpg|thumb|right|''Trinidad Head'', a V4-M-A1 tug, in New York July 1943]]

==V4-M-A1==
[[V4-M-A1]] is a [[Type V ship]] [[tugboat]]. The V4-M-A1 was the largest and most powerful tugs in the world when they were built. Each was named after lighthouses, built with steel hulls, at 1,613 tons, 195 foot long, beam 37.5 foot, draft 15.5 foot. Max. speed 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://drawings.usmaritimecommission.de/drawings_tugs.htm|title=Outboard Profiles of Maritime Commission Designed Vessels|website=drawings.usmaritimecommission.de}}</ref>

==N3-S-A2==
[[file:Maritime Commission N3-S-A1.jpg|thumb|a N3-S-A2 small coastal cargo ship]]
N3-S-A2 is [[Type N3 ship]], a small coastal [[cargo ship]]. N3-S-A2 are 258 ft 9 in (78.87 m) long, a beam	of 42 ft 1 in (12.83 m), tonnage of 2,905 dwt, displacement of 14,245 long tons (14,474 t) and 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).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.maritime.dot.gov/multimedia/n3-s-a1-type|title=N3-S-A1 Type &#124; MARAD|website=www.maritime.dot.gov}}</ref>

==Calmes Engineering==
Calmes Engineering built ships:<ref name="auto"/>
{| class="wikitable"
!  !! Name !! Buit for !! Type !!  !! Gross Tons !! 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<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tugboatinformation.com/tug.cfm?id=1480|title=Tugboat Information|website=www.tugboatinformation.com}}</ref>
|-
| * ||   || 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<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://steamboat-birthplace-wheeling.com/index.php/2019/11/07/towboat-photos-john-bowmans-boat-photos-a-c-post-1-of-5/|title=TOWBOAT PHOTOS JOHN BOWMAN’s COLOR BOAT PHOTOS A – C Post 1 of 6 – JOHN BOWMAN}}</ref>
|-
| * || 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 ||  
|}

==See also==
*[[Delta Shipbuilding]]
*[[Avondale Shipyard]]

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[[Category:1941 establishments in Louisiana]]
[[Category:Defunct shipbuilding companies of the United States]]