Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company records

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1 76 Finding aid prepared by Finding aid prepared by Chase Markee and Evan Peugh. Last updated on January 09, Independence Seaport Museum, J. Welles Henderson Archives and Library 201 May 29

2 Table of Contents Summary Information... Biography/History... Scope and Contents... 5 Administrative Information... 6 Related Materials... 8 Controlled Access Headings...8 Collection Inventory... 9 Series I. Administrative records... 9 Series II. Publications...10 Series III. Ships plans and technical drawings Series IV. Photographs Page 2 -

3 Summary Information Repository Independence Seaport Museum, J. Welles Henderson Archives and Library Creator Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company. Title Call number 76 Date [inclusive] Extent 26 linear feet General Physical Description note 9 boxes 8 volumes 5 oversize drawers 1 drawer Language English Abstract Established in 1916, the Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company produced hundreds of ships (primarily tankers and cargo ships) for other companies as well as its own. These included private parties, other oil companies, and, particularly during World War II, the United States Maritime Commission. During World War II, the National Defense Program helped make the Sun shipyard one of the world's biggest producers of oil tankers, with more than 5,000 people working in the shipyard. The yard built more than 250 tankers for the war effort and repaired more than 1,500 ships that were damaged during the conflicts. The company also developed many new building technologies and became known for its use of "All-Welded Construction." The Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company records date from 1916 to 1998 and document the design, construction, and launching of ships built by the organization; the history and promotion of the company; and also the administration of - Page -

4 the organization through the perspective of its employees. These records include photographs, ships plans, ephemera, books, periodicals, clippings, and other materials, including records from the personal collections of Merville E. Willis and George S. Blair. The collection is divided into four series:?i. Administrative records, ,??II. Publications, 190s-1980s,??III. Ships plans and technical drawings, ,? and? IV. Photographs, ? Cite as: [Description and date of item], [Box/folder number],, , Independence Seaport Museum. Biography/History The Sun Shipbuilding Company of Chester, Pennsylvania was incorporated on May 2, 1916 as a tankerbuilding subsidiary of the Sun Oil Company during World War I. At the time, ships were scarce, as many were sent overseas for wartime use, and the Sun Oil Company built the subsidiary in response to this shortage. Its first ship, the Chester Sun, was launched in late The firm was renamed the Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in January 192, and the shipyard went on to produce hundreds of ships (primarily tankers and cargo ships) for other companies as well as their own. These included private parties, other oil companies, and, particularly during World War II, the United States Maritime Commission. During World War II, the National Defense Program helped make the Sun shipyard one of the world's biggest producers of oil tankers, with more than 5,000 people working in the shipyard. The yard built more than 250 tankers for the war effort and repaired more than 1,500 ships that were damaged during the conflicts. The company also developed many new building technologies and became known for its use of "All-Welded Construction." The American shipbuilding industry collapsed under low demand and foreign competition in the 1960s and 1970s. The company launched its final ship in 1980 before the yard was sold and renamed the Pennsylvania Shipbuilding Company, which closed in the late 1990s and was eventually turned over to the state. As of 201, the site is the home of Harrah?s Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack and a Kimberly-Clark production plant. - Page -

5 Scope and Contents The Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company records date from 1916 to 1998 and document the design, construction, and launching of ships built by the organization; the history and promotion of the company; and also the administration of the organization through the perspective of its employees. These records include photographs, ships plans, ephemera, books, periodicals, clippings, and other materials, including records from the personal collections of Merville E. Willis and George S. Blair. The collection is divided into four series: "I. Administrative records, ," "II. Publications, 190s-1980s," "III. Ships plans and technical drawings, ," and "IV. Photographs, " Series "I. Administrative records" dates from 192 to 1981 and contains manuals, materials related to a training program, paper presentations, a floating dry dock booklet along with several drafts, contract records, ship registers, materials related to trials for ships, and assorted personal records. These personal records mainly document George Blair's personal experience working at Sun Shipbuilding, but other employees are documented as well. These records include photographs, an identification card, payment records, safety certifications, plans, and agreements. This series is arranged topically from specific to general, with manuals preceding training program materials, paper presentations, documents related to ships and similar topics, and finally the personal records. The majority of this series is contained within boxes, but researchers should note that there are also separate volumes included in the series. Series "II. Publications" dates from the 190s to the 1980s, and contains clippings and volumes of a variety of published material on Sun Shipbuilding and other maritime organizations. A considerable portion of this series features 190s to 1960s issues of Our Yard, Sun Shipbuilding?s monthly publication. Other materials printed by Sun Shipbuilding include promotional booklets and brochures from the 1950s to the 1970s, providing an overview of the company?s products, services and history; issues from the late 1970s of Sun Ship Log; excerpts from staff newsletters; and a copy of the 1986 Centennial Celebration: The Story of the Sun Company. This series also contains launch and open house brochures and invitations from the 190s to 1980s. Researchers should note that similar records can be found in series "IV. Photographs." Several volumes detail specific products and services, while other manualtype volumes contain specifications for a variety of freighters and tankers. The collection also includes brochures, booklets, and reports of the United Seaman's Service and the United States Maritime Service of the 190s; various other printed materials on ship fitting, rigging, pumps, and engines; and brochures of other shipbuilding and transportation companies. This series is arranged by record type: Our Yard, promotional materials, launch and invitation materials, assorted newspaper and magazine clippings, external publications, and books. As with Series I, the majority of this series is housed within boxes, except for separate volumes. Series?III. Ships plans and technical drawings? dates from 1916 to 1980 and contains rolled and folded plans of ships, floats, and docks that were built by the company, as well as various components of these subjects. These plans are arranged by contract number and document the design of ships such as barges, tankers, motorships, and mining ships built for the Sun Oil Company, but also for the American Dredging Company; American Export Lines, Incorporated; Grace Line, Incorporated; Gulf Oil Corporation; Keystone Tankship Corporation; Millcreek Leasing Corporation; Netherlands Ministry of Shipping; - Page 5 -

6 Panama Transport Company; Pennsylvania Railroad Company; Petroleum Shipping; Seatrain Lines; Standard Oil Company; Sunexport Holdings Corporation; Texas Company; Tide Water Associated Oil Company; Transamerican Trailer Transport, Incorporated; United States Department of Commerce Maritime Administration; United States Lines Company; and the Waterman Steamship Corporation. There are also a significant number of ships built in the 190s for the Corps of Engineers and the War Department, as well as the United States Maritime Commission. In addition to the full-sized plans, there is also a collection of undated microfiche cards for plans to 98, found at the end of the series. While the plans in this series are all arranged intellectually by contract number, researchers should note that rolled plans are housed separately in oversize storage drawers, while the folded plans and microfiche cards are housed in boxes. Series "IV. Photographs" predominately contains photographs and negatives of completed ships (mostly cargo and tankers) built by Sun Shipbuilding between 1917 and 1980, although most of these records are undated. Some photograph materials depict construction and ship repairs, aerial views of the shipyard and dry docks, celebrations such as launchings and christenings, and administrative staff members including the President and Chief Operating Officer, John G. Pew. Additionally, this series includes related paper documentation; notably, newspaper and magazine clippings, invitations and programs relating to launchings and christenings, and accompanying research notes. This series, along with series "II. Publications," features materials from naval architect Merville E. Willis (mostly invitations and programs to launchings and christenings from the 1970s). Additionally, there are research materials pertaining to the Hughes Glomar Explorer of 197. This series is arranged by contract number from 17 to 678 (incomplete), with folders without contract numbers following chronologically. While the majority of material in this series is undated, the collection?s accompanying inventory information suggests that contract numbers are chronological in arrangement. Generally this collection documents 20th century shipbuilding in the United States? specifically in the Philadelphia area? and documents the activities of Sun Shipbuilding and its various clients. Researchers would therefore find this collection useful for information about the 20th century American shipbuilding industry, whether realized through information about the organization of the Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, or the design of the ships that it built. More specifically, through the ships commissioned by the Corps of Engineers and the United States Maritime Commission, this collection documents the industrial efforts of American corporations during World War II. Administrative Information Independence Seaport Museum, J. Welles Henderson Archives and Library 201 May 29 Finding aid prepared by Finding aid prepared by Chase Markee and Evan Peugh. Sponsor - Page 6 -

7 The creation of the electronic guide for this collection was made possible through generous funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, administered through the Council on Library and Information Resources??Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives? Project. Access Restrictions This collection is open for research use. Use Restrictions Copyright restrictions may apply. Please contact the Archives with requests for copying and for authorization to publish, quote or reproduce the material. Immediate Source of Acquisition note This collection was acquired from several sources, including George Blair, Pete Lesher, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, and Merville Willis. There are therefore several accession numbers related to the collection: 8.76, 9.115, , 85.62, 86.9, There are also materials in the collection that were assigned non-accession numbers individually. Information about acquisitions for this collection can be found in an accession folder and accession green sheets, which can be found either with the collection itself or in the office of the librarian. Processing Information note The processing of this collection was made possible through generous funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, administered through the Council on Library and Information Resources?? Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives? Project. This collection was minimally processed in , as part of an experimental project conducted under the auspices of the Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries to help eliminate processing backlog in Philadelphia repositories. A minimally processed collection is one processed at a less intensive rate than traditionally thought necessary to make a collection ready for use by researchers. When citing sources from this collection, researchers are advised to defer to folder titles provided in the finding aid rather than those provided on the physical folder. Employing processing strategies outlined in Mark Greene's and Dennis Meissner's 2005 article "More Product, Less Process: Revamping Traditional Processing Approaches to Deal With Late 20th-Century Collections," the project team tested the limits of minimal processing on collections of all types and ages in 16 Philadelphia area repositories. A primary goal of the project, the team processed at an average rate of hours per linear foot of records, a fraction of the time ordinarily reserved for the arrangement and description of collections. Among other time saving strategies, the project team did not extensively review the content of the collections or complete any preservation work. - Page 7 -

8 Related Materials Related Archival Materials note At Independence Seaport Museum: Photos At Hagley Museum and Library: Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company records, Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company photograph collection, and Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company ship launching and shipyard views. Controlled Access Headings Form/Genre(s) Ships plans Personal Name(s) Blair, George S. Willis, Merville E. Subject(s) Cargo ships Naval architecture -- Designs and plans Shipbuilding Shipyards Tankers Transportation - Page 8 -

9 Series I. Administrative records Collection Inventory Series I. Administrative records, Box Folder Manuals: Sun Doxford opposed-piston solid-injection oil engines, Box Fold Manuals: "Shipfitting practice," a manual for pre-employment and supplemementary training, Manuals: "Shipyard rigging," a manual of instruction for beginning and advanced training, 19. Box 2 Folder Manuals: Worthington operating and maintenance instructions and parts lists installed on 27,500 ton oil tankers for Socony Vacuum Oil Company, hulls included, 199 August. 1 2 Manuals: Engineer's operating manual for S.S. Texas Sun and S.S. Pennsylvania Sun, contracts 610 and 611, 1961 February 1. 1 Manuals: Discussion schedule for marine diesel power plant operation course, 1962 May 6. 1 Manuals: Sun Doxford opposed piston oil engine, 196 May. 2 1 Training program: Test question booklets regarding combustion and diesel, circa 190s. 2 2 Training program: Draft of "Piping systems and pumps", undated. 2 - Page 9 -

10 Series II. Publications Paper discussion of "Characteristics and relative merits of railway and floating dry docks," by Paul S. Crandall, 1958 January Paper presentations on ship designs by Merville Willis, 1960, 1981, undated. 2 5 Paper presentation by Charles Zeien: "Ship procurement: Isn't there a better way?", 1966 October Floating dry dock booklet and drafts, including sketches and plans, 1961, undated. 2 7 Contract for "Tide Water Associated" hull 126, 190 September Registers of ships, trials and delivery dates, and lists of hulls, 190s-1970s. 2 9 Trials: Schedules and rosters for S.S. Santa Barbara, S.S. Pennsylvania Sun, and S.S. Hawkeye Mariner, 1950s-1960s Personal records of George Blair: Including photographs, identification card, pay sheets, and other records, circa 190s-1950s Assorted records: Including typed overview of Sun Shipbuilding, photographs, plans for new shipbuilding facilities, safety certification, schedule of hourly rates, earnings statement, and apprenticeship agreement, 1950s-1970s, undated Series II. Publications, 190s-1980s. Box Folder Our Yard, 190s-1950s. 1 Our Yard, 1960s. 2 - Page 10 -

11 Series II. Publications Our Yard, 1960s. Our Yard, 1960s. Our Yard, 1960s. 5 Promotional materials: General information and services, 1950s-1970s. 6 Promotional materials: General information and services, 1950s-1970s. 1 Launch and open house brochures and invitations for Sun Shipbuilding, 191, 1950s. 2 Launch brochures and invitations, 1960s-1970s. Launch invitations for Sun Shipbuilding and Pennsylvania Shipbuilding, 1980s. Assorted newspaper, newsletter, and magazine clippings, 190s-1980s. 5 External publications: Brochures, magazines, books, and pamphlets, 190s-1960s. 6 Box Fold Book: Products and services, 196. Book: Products and services, 196. Book: Centennial Celebration: The story of Sun Company, Book: Specification for a steel screw steamer for carrying loaded freight cars for the service of Seatrain Lines, Inc., undated. 6 - Page 11 -

12 Book: Specifications for single screw bulk oil carrying turbine propulsive powered steamer for the Tide Water Associated Oil Company, undated. 7 Book: Specifications for twin screw freight steamer built for the Luckenbach Company, Inc., undated. 8 Series III. Ships plans and technical drawings, A-E: General arrangement, contract number 1, Chester Sun, 1917 September A-E: General arrangement, contract number 2, Sabine Sun, 1917 September A-B: General arrangement, 1917 April A-B: General arrangement, 1919 May A-A: General arrangement of twin screw steamship for Luckenbach, B-C: Midship section of twin screw steamship for Luchenbach, class Lloyds, 1919 February A-C: General arrangement, 1917 November A-C: General arrangement, A-F1/2: General arrangement of decks forward, troopship conversion, 1919 April A-F2/2: General arrangement of decks aft, 1919 April A-C: General arrangement, 1918 October Page 12 -

13 7-700E-B: Capacity plan for Neponset and Deerfield, undated A-B: General arrangement, 1919 February A-B: General arrangement, 1919 January A-B: General arrangement, 1919 February A-B: General arrangement, 1919 July A-A: General arrangement, 1919 July A-C: General arrangement, 192 April A-A: General arrangement, 1919 July A-C: General arrangement, 1920 May E-A: Capacity plan for S.S. Salatiga, 1920 May A-A: General arrangement of 5000 barrel oil barge and longitudinal truss and bulkhead, undated A-A: General arrangement of S.S. Gulfgem ex Agwisun, 1919 September A-A: General arrangement, 1919 October A-B: General arrangement, 1920 June A-C: General arrangement, 1920 November Page 1 -

14 5-700A-B: General arrangement, 1920 December A-F: General arrangement, 1921 April A-A: General arrangement, 1920 June A-D: General arrangement of S.S. J.N. Pew, 192 September A-A: General arrangement, 1920 July A-A: General arrangement of S.S. American Trader, 1928 March A-A: General arrangement of S.S. Delaware Sun, 1921 September A-B: General arrangement, 1921 May A-B: General arrangement of S.S. David McKelvy, 1921 June A-A: General arrangement, 192 May A-B: General arrangement of S.S. Pat Doheny, undated A-A: General arrangement of 5000 barrel oil barge and longitudinal truss and bulkhead, 1921 April A-B: General arrangement, 1922 September A-B: General arrangement, 1922 September A-B: General arrangement of finished plan, 192 March A-A: 100,000 gallon oil scow for American Dredging Company, 1922 October Page 1 -

15 6-700A-A: General arrangement of 5000 barrel steel bulk oil barge, 1922 December A-A: General arrangement, 1922 December A-A: General arrangement and midship section of 00,000 gallon bulk oil barge, 1922 November A-A: General arrangement, 192 February A-A: Arrangement and sections of steelcar float 200'-0" x '-0" x 9'-0", 1922 December A-A: General arrangement of 5000 barrel steel bulk oil barge, 192 September A-A: General arrangement, 192 October A-A: General arrangement, 192 December A-A: Outboard profile and general arrangement of midship and type sections, 192 December A-A: General arrangement, 192 June AG-65: General yard plan of North and Central yard, revised drawing plans, 1965 March E-A: Capacity plan for S.S. Colorado, 1925 June A-A: General arrangement, 1925 March Page 15 -

16 85-700A-A: General arrangement of Pennsylvania Railroad steel bay barges numbers , 1925 November : Erection diagram for Norfolk division barger (F.E.20-), undated : Shell plating for Norfolk division barger (F.E.20-28), 1925 November : Erection diagram of trusses (FRS. 52 to end) and bilge stringer for Norfolk division (F.E.20-2), 1925 December : Framing diagram (F.E.0-2), 1925 June : Trusses and stringer for frs. 5 to 5 (F.E.0-27), 1925 June : Deck plan (F.E.0-29), 1925 June A-A: General arrangement, 1925 November : Shell expansion for numbers 517 and 518 (F.E.-5), undated : Longitudinal trusses and side stringer for numbers 517 and 518 (F.E.-), 1925 July : Deck plating for numbers 517 and 518 (F.E.-6), 1925 July : Lines for floats 567 and 568 (F.E.21), 1925 July : Framing diagram for floats 567 and 568 (F.E.2-7), 1925 July : Shell for numbers 566 and 569 (F.E.2-12), 1925 July : Transverse frames and end frs for floats 567 and 568 (F.E.2-), 1925 July Page 16 -

17 : Trusses and side stringer for floats 567 and 568 (F.E.2-), 1925 July : Deck for floats 567 and 568 (F.E.2-5), 1925 July : Deck for numbers 566 and 569 (F.E.2-1), 1925 July A-A: General arrangement of Pennsylvania Railroad tugboat Wicomico, undated D-OA: Final mold loft offsets of tugboat for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, 1925 October D-E: Lines from mold loft offsets for tugboat Wicomico, 1926 February A-A: Gasoline barge, 150,000 gallons on 6 foot draft, 1925 October A-A: General arrangement of 50,000 gallon oil barge, 1925 December A-A: General arrangement, 1926 February A-F: General arrangement of M.S. Sunoco, 195 April A-A: General arrangement of 126,000 gallon oil barge, 1926 January A-A: General arrangement, 1926 May A-C: General arrangement of S.S. Cascajales, 1926 September A-C: General arrangement of S.S. Cascajales, 1926 September Page 17 -

18 A-A: Midship section and arrangement plan of oil barge, 1926 July A-A: General arrangement, 1926 September A-A: General arrangement, 1927 April A-D: General arrangement of tide water oil barge, 1926 February A-A: General arrangement, 1926 December A-A: General arrangement, 1926 December A-A: General arrangement of M.S. Sunoil, 1927 January A-C: General arrangement, 1927 January A-D: General arrangement, 1928 May A-D: General arrangement, 1929 September : Track layout for numbers 566 and 569 (F.E.2-15), 1927 August A-A: General arrangement, 1928 January A-B: General arrangement of 10,000 barrel oil barge, 1928 March A-A: General arrangement, 1928 April A-A: General arrangement, 1928 April Page 18 -

19 A-F: General arrangement of T.S.M.S. City of New York, 190 January B-A: Midship section and bulkhead plan, 1928 September A: Section thru. engine room, 1929 January A-A: General arrangement, 1928 December A-B: General arrangement of 6000 barrel motor canal barge, 1929 July A-B: General arrangement of 6000 barrel motor canal barge, 1929 July B-A: Midship section and type bulkhead, 1929 January A-B: General arrangement for contracts 120, 122, and 12, 1929 September S-700B-L: Midship section of bracketless type 1,000 ton tanker, 1927 November A-A: General arrangement of 6000 barrel motor canal barge, 1929 April A-A: General arrangement of M.S. Eastern Sun, 195 November A-B: General arrangement, 190 January A-C: General arrangement, 191 September Page 19 -

20 A-B: General arrangement of M.S. Brilliant, 191 November A-A: General arrangement, 190 January A-B: General arrangement of S.S. Comet, 191 November A-A: General arrangement of single screw diesel tanker, 190 February A-A: General arrangement, 190 May A-A: General arrangement, 190 June A-A: General arrangement, 190 June A-A: General arrangement of M.V. White Flash, 191 February A-A: General arrangement of bulk oil barge, 10,000 barrels, 191 February A-A: Welded barge for Sun Oil Company, 191 May A-A: General arrangement of single screw cargo steamer for Seatrain Lines, Incorporated, 191 December A-A: General arrangement, 19 January A-A: General arrangement, 19 April A-A: General arrangement, 19 January A-A: General arrangement, 195 May A-G: General arrangement, 196 January Page 20 -

21 15-700A-A: General arrangement, 195 October A-A: General arrangement of S.S. Pan-Amoco and S.S. Pan-American, 196 January A-A: General arrangement of S.S. Pan-Amoco and S.S. Pan- American, 196 January A-A: General arrangement of S.S. Mobiloil and S.S. Mobilgas, 196 January A-A: General arrangement, 196 February A-A: General arrangement, 196 February A-B: General arrangement, 197 November A-B: General arrangement, 198 March A-A: General arrangement of single screw motor tankship, 196 August : Propeller, 197 March A-A: General arrangement of 12,800 D.W.T. single screw tanker, 197 January A-B: General arrangement of M.S. Pennsylvania Sun, 198 June A-B: General arrangement, 198 May A-A: General arrangement of 12,800 D.W.T. single screw tanker, 197 July Page 21 -

22 A-B: General arrangement of single screw-bulk oil tanker for Tide Water Associated Oil Company, incorporated, 198 June A-B: General arrangement of S.S. Cimarron, S.S. Seakay and S.S. Esso New Orleans, 198 May A-B: General arrangement, 198 May A-H: General arrangement of M.S. Donald McKay - Hull 175, 199 June E-F: Launching curves, 199 March A-A: General arrangement, 199 July A-B: General arrangement, 199 April A-A: General arrangement, 199 January A-C: General arrangement, 199 August C-A: Inboard profile and decks plan for counts 182, 18, 18, 185, United States Maritime Commission design C, 198 December A-A: General arrangement of passenger and cargo motor ship for United States Maritime Commission, 199 February A-D (one of two sheets): General arrangement plan of passenger and cargo motorship, C design for United States Maritime Commission, 190 March A-D (one of two sheets): General arrangement plan of passenger and cargo motorship, C design for United States Maritime Commission, voided copy, 190 March Page 22 -

23 A-E (two of two sheets): General arrangement plan of passenger and cargo motorship, C design for United States Maritime Commission, cargo pass, 190 March A-B: General arrangement plan of single screw bulk oil steamer for The Texas Company, 199 June A-A: General arrangement plan of single screw cargo steamer for Seatrain Lines, incorporated, 1929 June A-B: General arrangement of S.S. 'M.C. Lombardi', 190 December A-A: General arrangement plan of bulk oil motor ship for Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, 199 October A-B: General arrangement plan of bulk oil motor ship for Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, 190 February A-A: General arrangement plan of bulk oil motor ship for Sun Oil Company, 190 April A-C: General arrangement plan of single screw bulk oil steamer S.S. Oklahoma for The Texas Company, 190 December A-B: General arrangement of 9,600 ton D.W.T. motorship, C-2 design for the United States Maritime Commission, voided copy, 199 December A-C: General arrangement of 9600 DW ton motorship, 190 July B-A: Midship section, 190 January Page 2 -

24 A-B: General arrangement of refrigerated cargo motorship, C-2 design for United States Maritime Commission, 192 January A-B: General arrangement of refrigerated cargo motorship, C-2 design for United States Maritime Commission, 192 January A-A: General arrangement plan of bulk oil steamer for Petroleum Shipping Company, limited, 190 May A-A: General arrangement plan of bulk oil steamer for Petroleum Shipping Company, limited, 190 May C-A: Profile and deck plan, 190 July A-F: General arrangement plan of single screw bulk oil tanker for Panama Transport Company, 190 October A-A: General arrangement plan of single screw bulk oil tanker for Panama Transport Company, 19 September A-A: General arrangement plan of bulk oil steamer for Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, 190 May A-B: General arrangement plan of bulk oil motor ship for Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, circa 190s E-B: Strength curves (sagging condition) of M.S. Esso Pittsburgh, 195 June A-B: General arrangement plan of single screw bulk oil steamer for Keystone Tankship Corporation, 190 July A-A: General arrangement plan of single screw bulk oil steamer for The Texas Company, 191 May 1. - Page 2 -

25 A-A: General arrangement plan of single screw bulk oil steamer for Keystone Tankship Corporation, 192 May A-A, undated A-C: General arrangement plan of single screw bulk oil steamer (turbo-electric drive) for The Atlantic Refining Company, 192 March A-A: General arrangement plan of single screw bulk oil steamer for Gulf Oil Corporation, 191 July A-A: General arrangement plan of turbo-electric tanker for United States Maritime Commission, 191 April : Ship data summary for Gettysburg, 192 April B-A: Midship section, 191 June A-A: General arrangement plan of turbo-electric tanker for United States Maritime Commission, 19 January A-A: General arrangement plan of turbo-electric tanker for United States Maritime Commission, 192 December A-A: General arrangement plan of turbo-electric tanker for United States Maritime Commission, 192 December A-A: General arrangement plan of turbo-electric tanker for United States Maritime Commission, 19 April 1. - Page 25 -

26 A-A: General arrangement plan of turbo-electric tanker S.S. Esso Manhattan for United States Maritime Commission, 192 June A-A: General arrangement plan of turbo-electric tanker for United States Maritime Commission, 191 April A-C: General arrangement plan of turbo-electric tanker for United States Maritime Commission, 19 August A-A: General arrangement plan of bulk oil motor ship for Sun Oil Company, 19 May A-A: General arrangement plan of single screw bulk oil steamer for The Texas Company, 19 February A-D: General arrangement plan of turbo-electric tanker for United States Maritime Commission, 19 August A-F: General arrangement of single screw cargo steamer, United States Maritime Commission design C-S-B1, S.S. Marine Eagle, 19 February E-G: Capacity plan of S.S. Marine Eagle, 19 July A-A: General arrangement of troopship, 19 October E-B: Capacity plan of S.S. Marine Raven, 19 January E-A: Capacity plan, 19 April E-A: Capacity plan, undated A-A: General arrangement of troopship, 19 February Page 26 -

27 55-700A-C: General arrangement of cargo steamship, type C-S-B5 for United States Maritime Commission, 19 July A-F: General arrangement plan of turbo-electric tanker for United States Maritime Commission, 19 August : Propeller for contracts numbers 195, 196, 197, 190 June A-A: Arrangement of car float, 19 September A-A: General arrangement of twin screw oil tanker, type T-S2-A1, 19 November A-B: General arrangement of single screw cargo steamer for Netherlands Ministry of Shipping, 196 August A-B: General arrangement, 195 September A-A: Outboard profile and arrangement of quarters, 196 July A-E: General arrangement of Essayons, Corps of Engineers-War Department, 197 October A-E: General arrangement of hull number 29, 197 October G: Spectacle frame for hull number 29 for Corps of Engineers, War Department, 197 August Page 27 -

28 565-70E: Capstan foundations of Essayons, Corps of Engineers-War Department, 198 July A-E/1: Stress diagram of 10-ton booms on K.P.S. at freighter 67 of Essayons, Corps of Engineers-War Department, 198 December U: 5-ton boom arrangement, upper deck (forward) of Essayons, Corps of Engineers-War Department, 198 January K: Emergency steering gear of Essayons, Corps of Engineers-War Department, 198 March A: Forward anchor handling gear of Essayons, Corps of Engineers-War Department, 197 December A: Forward anchor handling gear, 197 December B: Stream anchor handling gear for hull number 29 for Corps of Engineers, War Department, 198 April P: Stowage for 6'-0" motor launch of Essayons, Corps of Engineers-War Department, 198 July F-F: Radio antennae and fittings of Essayons, Corps of Engineers-War Department, 198 January R-R: Radar platform on fore top mast of Essayons, Corps of Engineers-War Department, 199 March Page 28 -

29 A-E: General arrangement of single screw turbine driven tanker, 198 January A-A: General arrangement of single screw turbine driven tanker, 198 December A-A: General arrangement of single screw cargo steamer for Seatrain Lines, Inc., 1950 October : Contract plans, design C-S-Ia, United States Department of Commerce Maritime Administration, 1950 November A-A: General arrangement of hold, flats, rd and 2nd decks for United States Department of Commerce Maritime Administration, design C, 1951 April A-A: General arrangement of single screw turbine driven tanker, 1951 June A-A: General arrangement of single screw turbine driven tanker (voided copy), 1951 May A-C: General arrangement of single screw turbine driven tanker, 1952 May A-A: General arrangement of c. and.o car float, 1951 November A-B: General arrangement of single screw bulk oil carrier for Standard Oil Company of California, 1951 December Page 29 -

30 A-B: General arrangement of single screw bulk oil carrier for Standard Oil Company of California, 1951 December A-A: General arrangement of single screw turbine driven tanker, 1952 May A-A: General arrangement of single screw turbine driven tanker, 1952 May A-C: General arrangement of single screw turbine driven tanker, 195 May A-A: General arrangement of single screw trubine driven tanker, 1952 September A-A: General arrangement of single screw trubine driven tanker, A-B: Booklet of general plans, Maritime Administration, design T5- S-12a tanker, 1956 March E-G: Launching calculations, 1957 August A-A: General arrangement of vehicle cargo ship, main deck and above and outboard profile, design C, voided copy, (bureau of ships number T-AK269), 1955 June A-C: Booklet of general plans for U.S.N.S. Comet, Maritime Administration, design C-ST-1a, vehicle cargo ship, Page 0 -

31 A-A: General arrangement of single screw turbine driven tanker, A-F: Booklet of general plans, 1960 June J-J: General arrangement of main cable ways, undated A-A: General arrangement of machinery aft cargo ships for American Export Lines, Inc., 1961 January A-B: General arrangement of single screw turbine driven tanker, 1962 March A-B: Booklet of general plans for single screw cargo vessel for United States Lines Company, 196 September A-A: General arrangement of West Coast South America freighters for Grace Line Inc., 196 September A-B: Booklet of general plans of West Coast South America freighters for Grace Line Inc., 1965 December : General arrangement, 196 May : General arrangement of single screw container ship for United States Lines, Inc., 1967 May : Pipe stress analysis of the superheated steam system, key plan, single screw container vessel for United States Lines Company, 1967 July : General arrangement of single screw container vessel, 1967 April Page 1 -

32 : General arrangement of single screw container ship for United States Lines, Incorporated, design C7, 1967 June : General arrangement of single screw container ship for United States Lines, Incorporated, design C7, 1967 June : General arrangement of roll on/roll off trailer carrier for Transamerican Trailer Transport, Incorporated, 1966 May A-A: General arrangement of 50,000 BBL bulk oil barge, 1965 March : General arrangement of roll-on/roll-off freighter for Sunexport Holdings Corporation, 1966 March : General arrangement of 80,000 D.W.T. tanker for Millcreek Leasing Corporation, 1967 December : General arrangement of 80,000 D.W.T. tanker for Millcreek Leasing Corporation, 1967 December : General arrangement of 80,000 D.W.T. tanker for Sun Oil Company, 1967 December , , and 668-M : Engine plans for hulls 68; 657; 669 and 668 ( booklets), Page 2 -

33 : Propeller (5 blades-2 foot-0 inch diameter) for tanker, 1968 November : General arrangement of 126,000 D.W.T. tanker, 1970 January : Midship section of 126,000 D.W.T. tanker, 1970 October : General arrangement of 80,000 D.W.T. tanker S.S. Notre Dame Victory, 1971 April : General arrangement of deep ocean mining ship, 1971 May : General arrangement of deep ocean mining ship (marked up print), 1971 May : General arrangement of deep ocean mining ship (gibbs), 1971 May : General arrangement of deep ocean mining ship, 1971 May : General arrangement of deep ocean mining ship, 1971 May : General arrangement of roll on/roll off trailer carrier, 1971 May : General arrangement, 1971 May : General arrangement of roll on/roll off trailer carrier, 197 June Page -

34 : General arrangement of ecological tanker, 197 August : General arrangement of ecological tanker, 197 March : General arrangement of ecological tanker, 197 August M : General arrangement of ecological tanker (duplicate), 1975 June : General arrangement of roll on/roll off trailer carrier, 197 March : General arrangement of roll on/roll off trailer carrier, 197 March : General arrangement of 1,000 D.W.T. product carrier diesel propulsion, 1978 March : General arrangement, containership design 071-L, : General arrangement of roll-on/roll-off containers for Waterman Steamship Corporation (Alt. 12 and 9), 1979 January : General arrangement, outboard profile of medium class hopper dredge M/V (5 copies), 1980 July : General arrangement (2 copies), undated. 9 7 A : General arrangement of 120,000 D.W.T. tanker, 1968 October 1. 5 A : General arrangement of 120,000 D.W.T. tanker (original design plan for hull 657), 1968 October Page -

35 Series IV. Photographs : General arrangement of 1,000 D.W.T. product carrier diesel propulsion (early plan of container 676), 1977 October Plans of engine rooms A-D, undated. 9 8 Microfiche cards for plan numbers -98, undated. 9 9 Series IV. Photographs, Drawer Folder Contract number 17: Sunbeam in shipway, photocopies of ship registers, circa 1980s. 1 1 Contract number 20: Atlantic Sun, including negatives of broadside view and drydock 1, undated. 1 2 Contract number 9: J.N. Pew, undated. 1 Contract number 2: S.S. Pennsylvania Sun, Sun Oil Company tanker, undated. 1 Contract number 8: Sunoco in drydock 1, undated. 1 5 Contract number 57: S.S. Dickenson with dimension annotations, undated. 1 6 Contract number 60: "Dredge Rosselle", undated. 1 7 Contract number 61: M.S. 'WL. Marshall', sea-going hopper dredge for United States government with dimension annotations, undated. 1 8 Contract number 7: Schenectady Socony, undated Page 5 -

36 Series IV. Photographs Contract number 78: Trenton oil barge, undated Contract number 8: Colorado, undated Contract number 85, undated Contract number 9: Wicomico, undated. 1 1 Contract number 9: Oil transfer boat Pennsylvania, number 605, undated. 1 1 Contract number 95: Sunoco Jr., undated Contract number 96: Sunoco, undated Contract number 97: Sunoco No., Philadelphia, undated Contract number 101: Gulfspray, undated Contract number 10, undated Contract number 105: Colonial Beacon, undated Contract number 106: Sun Oil, broadside view, undated Contract number 107: M.S. Austraila ex M.S. Mary Ellen O'Neil, undated Contract number 117: Blue Sunoco, Sun Oil tanker, 1929 April 6, undated. 1 2 Contract number 119: Seneca Sun, undated. 1 2 Contract number 120: Pacific Sun, undated Contract number 121: Tidemotor, undated Contract number 12: Western Sun, 190 May 10, undated Page 6 -

37 Series IV. Photographs Contract number 12: Eastern Sun, undated Contract number 127: M.S. Brilliant, undated Contract number 10: Passaic Sun, undated. 1 0 Contract number 12: M.S. Southern Sun, undated. 1 1 Contract number 17: M.S. Daylight, undated. 1 2 Contract number 18: M.S. White Flash with dimension annotations, undated. 1 Contract number 12: Cimmaron launching and construction, clipping from Marine Agemagazine, United States Navy photograph of naval operations in the sea of Japan, 190 January, 1952 January, undated. 1 Contract number 16: Seatrain New York, undated. 1 5 Contract number 151: Ferryboat Meadville, undated. 1 6 Contract number 152: S.S. Princess Anne, including magazine clipping, 196 May, undated. 1 7 Contract number 15: Gulfbelle, undated. 1 8 Contract number 155: S.S. Pan-Amco, undated. 1 9 Contract number 156: S.S. Pan-American, undated. 1 0 Contract number 157: S.S. Mobiloil, undated. 1 1 Contract number 159: M.S. Texas Sun, undated Page 7 -

38 Series IV. Photographs Contract number 160: S.S. J.W. Van Dyke, undated. 1 Contract number 161: S.S. Wallace E. Pratt, undated. 1 Contract number 16: M.S. Florida, undated. 1 5 Contract number 166: S.S. W.H. Berg, undated. 1 6 Contract number 167: S.S. H.D. Collier, undated. 1 7 Contract number 168: M.S. Pennsylvania Sun, undated. 1 8 Contract number 170: S.S. O.M. Bernuth, undated. 1 9 Contract number 17: S.S. Seakay launching, 199 March, undated Contract number 175: Donald McKay, 199 May 12, undated Contract number 176: M.S. Mormachawk, Moore-McCormack lines, undated Contract number 179: M.S. Mormacgull, Moore-McCormack lines, undated. 1 5 Contract numbers : M.S. Donald McKay, M.S. Mormachawk, M.S. Mormachwren, M.S. Mormacdove, M.S. Mormacgull, M.S. Mormaclark, Contract number 181: S.S. E.J. Henry, undated Contract number 182: Mormacpenn interior and exterior, undated Contract number 18: M.S. Mormacland, undated Contract number 185: M.S. Mormacmail, Moore-McCormack lines, undated Page 8 -

39 Series IV. Photographs Contract number 190: Ohio with magazine clipping and later research notes, undated Contract number 191: Seatrain construction, undated Contract number 19: M.E. Lombardi with Marine Engineering and Shipping Review clipping, 191 November, undated Contract number 19: S.S. Robert C. Tuttle, undated Contract number 195: S.S. Esso Augusta, undated. 1 6 Contract number 196: M.S. American Sun launching, 190 May 1, undated. 1 6 Contract number 197: M.S. Esso Little Rock, undated Contract number 200: M.S. Island Mail with Marine Engineering and Shipping Review clipping, undated Contract number 201: China Mail, undated Contract number 207: M.S. Esso Williamsburg with magazine clipping, undated Contract number 211: M.S. E.H. Blum, undated Contract number 212: M.S. Atlantic Sun, undated Contract number 217: S.S. Esso Albany with Marine and Shipping Review clipping, undated Contract number 29: S.S. R.C. Stoner, undated Contract number 20: Gulf Caribbean, undated Page 9 -

40 Series IV. Photographs Contract number 21: Gettysburg, including negative, undated. 1 7 Contract number 07: Mill Spring, undated Contract number 91: Frenchtown with tugboats Mercury and M.C. Jefferson, circa Contract number 52: S.S. Atlantic Ranger, undated Contract number 560: Utrecht, undated Contract number 565, undated Contract number 566: S.S. Esso Zurich, including negative, undated Contract number 567: Kuwait, undated Contract number 570: S.S. Sovac Aladdin, undated Contract number 58: S.S. Keystone Mariner, including magazine clipping and press release, 1952 August. 1 8 Contract number 588: S.S. Delaware Sun, including clippings from Marine Engineering, 195 September, undated. 1 8 Contract number 589: M.S. New Jersey Sun, undated Contract number 590: S.S. Wapello, undated Contract number 591, 195 May Contract number 59: Western Sun, undated Contract number 595: Eclipse, undated Page 0 -

41 Series IV. Photographs Contract number 596: Olympic Sun, including magazine clipping, undated Contract number 597: Atlantic Communicator interior and exterior including captain's office and officers stateroom, 195 August, undated Contract number 598: Maumee interior and exterior, 1957 January, undated Contract number 601: S.S. Comet interior and exterior, including loading ramp, bulkhead doors, view of Sun Shipbuilding yard, and magazine clipping, 1958 January, undated. 1 9 Contract number 60: Atlantic Enterprise, 1958 July. 1 9 Contract number 610: Pennsylvania Sun, including magazine clipping, undated Contract number 612: Submarine and AOE 2, undated Contract number 615: Mobil Aero, 1959 March, 1959 September, undated Contract number 616: Aerial view, undated Contract number 62: Export Courier, including negative, undated Contract number 627: Atlantic Heritage magazine clipping, Contract number 628: American Racer, undated Contract number 6: Santa Lucia, undated Contract number 60: American Lancer, including negative, undated Contract number 6: Invitation to Mr. and Mrs. Willis for launching of S.S. American Lark, Page 1 -

42 Series IV. Photographs Contract number 66: Adm. WM. M. Callaghan interior and exterior, undated Contract number 67: RO/RO ship, including negative, undated Contract number 68: America Sun, undated Contract number 650: Eric K. Holzer arrives in San Juan Harbor at dawn on maiden voyage, undated Contract number 651: Joseph D. Patts, undated Contract number 652: Sohio Intrepid, undated Contract number 65: Sohio Resolute, undated Contract number 657: Mobil Artic, including invitation for Mr. and Mrs. Merville E. Willis for christening, 1972 October, undated Contract number 660: S.S. Notre Dame Victory, invitation to Mr. and Mrs. Merville E. Willis for christening, 1978 April Contract number 661: Hughes Glomar Explorer, including negative, invitation to Mr. and Mrs. Merville E. Willis for launching, magazine clipping, guest list for launching, and later research materials, 1972, 1998, undated Contract number 662: Matsonship, undated Contract number 66: S.S. Fortaleza launching guest list, launching program, and invitation to Mr. and Mrs. Merville E. Willis, 1972 September, 1972 October Page 2 -

43 Series IV. Photographs Contract number 66: S.S. Matsonia launching program and invitation to Mr. and Mrs. Merville E. Willis, 197 September, 197 October, undated Contract number 667: Prince William Sound, including launching program and invitation to Mr. and Mrs. Willis, 1975 October 0, 1975 November, undated Contract number 668: Tonsina, including christening programs, 1977 August 6, undated Contract number 669: S.S. Kenai, family day program and invitation to Mr. and Mrs. Merville Willis, 1978 May 16, 1978 June Contract number 67: S.S. Great Land, including launching program, 1975 June 17, undated Contract number 67: S.S. Westward Venture, launching guest list and program, 1975 June Contract number 676: S.S. New York Sun, including launching program, ship plan pamphlet, launching invitation to Mr. and Mrs. Merville Willis, and photographs of voyage, 1979 September 22, undated Contract number 677: Pennsylvania Sun, including negative, launching program, press release, and launching speech, 1980, undated Contract number 678: S.S. Kauai, christening program and invitation to Mr. and Mrs. Merville Willis, 1979 November Shipyard views and construction: including clippings featuring ships, docks, and personnel, , undated State of Pennsylvania Wilson Liner, Chester and Delaware ferries, Mangalore International Sverige, Silveray, S.S. Cape Cod, M.S Page -