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Bethlehem Steel Company’s Staten Island Yard
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2. World War II brought a massive expansion in shipbuilding, and The Bethlehem Steel Staten Island Shipyard was responsible for
producing 44 ships, 39 of which were completed during the war years. There were also landing craft, cargo ships and tugs
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produced at the yard during this period.
The shipbuilding yard was located near the tip of Staten Island, within sight of the Bayonne Bridge. This yard held the record for
the fastest keel-laying to launch, producing minelayer/destroyer vessel Shea, in only 144 days, and also held the record for keel
laying to launch for three destroyers, each being completed in only 261 days.
Early History
Founded in 1895, as the Port Richmond Iron Works, the Staten Island Yard was originally a machine shop
that was consolidated in 1989 with a nearby shipbuilding firm, the Burlee Drydock Company. The company
was named the Staten Island Shipbuilding Company.
In 1916, the yard began constructing steel ships when the owners bought a foundry to expand their enterprise. The company
shifted from its location at Port Richmond to Staten Island in 1925, and in 1929 it was consolidated with five other yards, now
operating under the name the United Drydocks Company, then becoming United Shipyards Inc. in 1938, and sold to Bethlehem
Steel that same year.
World War II Era
During the World War II era, the yard substantially expanded with the help of $6 million provided by the U.S. Navy, gaining the
capacity to build vessel up to 516 feet, and able to perform repairs on even larger vessels, added thousands of personnel from the
Staten Island area and beyond, with up to 12,000 working the yard to support the war effort and the ongoing demand for ships.
Personnel were working around the clock, with a 24-hour schedule to speed production. The company hired and trained
thousands, both men and women, as sheet metal workers, welders, painters, electricians, pipefitters, machinists and other trades.
During this era, the yard built 47 destroyers, 75 landing craft, 5 cargo vessels and 3 tugs. After the war ended, demand for
shipbuilding was heavily scaled back, and the shipyard continued to operate, building the Staten Island Ferry between the years of
1950 – 1951, the fastest ferry of its generation, capable of carrying 700 more passengers than the prior ferries.
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4. The company then reverted to building tugs and barges, finally ending operations completely in 1960. The yard is now the site of
May Ship Repair, that has recently begun constructing barges at the former location of the Staten Island Shipyard.
Asbestos Exposure at the Bethlehem Steel Company Yard.
Asbestos was used throughout the ships built and repaired at the yard. When ships were being constructed and overhauled in
Staten Island, asbestos-containing equipment such as boilers, turbines, pumps and valves was installed and repaired.
The yard also had numerous shops where asbestos-containing equipment was repaired. Thousands of civilian employees and
Navy veterans were exposed to asbestos at the Bethlehem Steel shipyard.
Many occupations were at risk for exposure, but also that several occupations in particular were at risk, including:
Electricians
Pipefitters
Boilermakers
Equipment and automotive mechanics
Pipe coverers and insulators
Plumbers
Welders
Learn More About Navy Shipyard Asbestos Exposure
Asbestos disease can take decades to develop and workers who were exposed in the 1960s, 70s, 80s, and 90s may only now be
diagnosed with mesothelioma, lung cancer, or asbestosis.
If you or a loved one worked at Bethlehem Steel Company and have been diagnosed with mesothelioma, Belluck & Fox can help.
We’ve helped many yard workers and their families recover significant compensation for asbestos disease and we can help you
too.
Learn how we protect the legal rights of Navy yard workers by scheduling a free case review.
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5. The following is a list of ships constructed or repaired at Bethlehem Steel’s Staten Island shipyard. This list includes Destroyers,
Cutters, Cruisers, Battleships, Frigates, Gunboats, Torpedo Boats and Carriers.
A
USS Alfred Cunningham DD-752
USS Arnold J. Isbell DD-869
B
USS Bache DD-470
USS Bailey DD-492
USS Beale DD-471
USS Beatty DD-756
USS Benham DD-796
USS Blue DD-744
USS Brownson DD-518
USS Brownson DD-868
USS Brush DD-745
C
USS Charles J. Badger DD-657
USS Charles R. Ware DD-865
USS Colahan DD-658
USS Cherokee ATF-66
USS Cone DD-866
D
USS Daly DD-519
USS Damato DD-871
F
USS Farenholt DD-491
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6. USS Fechteler DD-870
USS Forrest Royal DD-872
USS Frank E. Evans DD-754
G
USS Gushing DD-797
H
USS Halsey Powell DD-686
USS Harold J. Ellison DD-864
USS Harry E. Hubbard DD-748
USS Henry A. Wiley DD-749 (DM-29, MMD-29)
I
USS Isherwood DD-520
J
USS J. William Ditter DD-751
USS John A. Bole DD-755
USS John R. Pierce DD-753
K
USS Kimberly DD-521
L
USS Luce DD-522
M
USS Meade DD-602
USS Monssen DD-798
USS Murphy DD-603
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7. N
USS Navajo ATF-64
P
USS Parker DD-604
USS Picking DD-685
R
USS Robert A. Owens DD-854
S
USS Samuel N. Moore DD-747
Civilian Ships:
SS Alcoa Pathfinder C1-B-89
SS Alcoa Prospector C1-B-90
SS Cape Cod C1-B-92
SS Cape Neddick C1-B-91
SS Stella Lykes C1-B-93
Sources:
Chronology of the War at Sea, 1939-1945: Pacific/Indian Oceans
National Association of Destroyer Veterans: Bethlehem Steel Company’s Staten Island Shipyard
A Maritime History of New York: 1941 to the Present
Staten Island’s North Shore: Mariner’s Harbor History
The Morning Call: Forging America, The History of Bethlehem Steel
Global Security: Mariner’s Harbor, Staten Island
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