Campbell Industries Explained
32.7057°N -117.1636°WCampbell Industries or Campbell Machine Company was a shipbuilding company in San Diego, California, most construction was Fishing boats. To support the World War 2 demand for ships Campbell Industries shipyard switched over to military construction and built: US Navy Minesweepers. Campbell Industries was started in 1906 as the Campbell Machine Company as builder and repair yard for tuna seiners. Campbell Machine Company went public in 1960 and was renamed to Campbell Industries. In 1979 the yard was sold again to Marco. In 1982 Marco sold the yard to San Diego Marine Industries, Inc. (not the well known San Diego Marine Construction, Inc.). San Diego Marine Industries, Inc. later became Southwest Marine in 1985. The shipyard closed in 1991 and was later sold, part of the land became San Diego Convention Center. The shipyard was located at 1206 Marina Park Way, San Diego, in San Diego Bay near Embarcadero Marina Park South in the Port of San Diego.[1] [2] [3] [4]
YMS-1-class minesweeper
Campbell Industries built s for the United States Navy in 1942 and 1943. The ships had a displacement of 270 tons, a length of 136feet, a beam of 24feet, a draft of 10feet, and a top speed of 15kn. The ships had a crew of 32. The vessels were armed with one 40 mm gun. Twin sister ship see: USS Bobolink (AMS-2)[5]
| Hull # | Original Name | Original Owner | Ship Type | GT | Delivered | Notes |
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| 71 | YMS 151 | US Navy | Minesweeper | 278 | 5-Oct-43 | Caught in typhoon off Okinawa and lost in 1945 [6] |
| 72 | YMS 152 | US Navy | Minesweeper | 278 | 26-Nov-43 | To Britain 1943 as BYMS 2152, to Greece 1946 as Kleio [7] |
| 73 | YMS 153 | US Navy | Minesweeper | 278 | 23-Nov-43 | To Britain 1943 as BYMS 2153[8] |
| 74 | YMS 154 | US Navy | Minesweeper | 278 | 1-Jan-44 | To Britain 1943 as BYMS 2154[9] | |
Notable ships
Notable ships:
- USS YP-279 converted fishing vessel, district patrol craft during World War II.
- USS YP-278 converted fishing vessel. Use as reefer food supplies shipments in the Pacific theater during World War II.
- USS YP-284 converted fishing vessel. Sank in action by Japanese destroyers on 25 October 1942.[10]
- USS YP-290 converted fishing vessel, district patrol craft during World War II.
- Campbell Industries converted some fish boats to US navy minesweepers like the USS Bunting (AMc-7) and USS Reedbird (AMc-30) in 1941
- YP-292 District Patrol Craft, 1937, built as Tuna clipper Azoreana[11]
- Constitution Service, Pioneer Service, Liberty Service, Freedom Service and Independence Service Tugs for Zapata Marine Service Inc. Both 208-feet a beam of 40 feet and a draft of 14.5 feet, top speed 15 knots with 5,750 hp. Independence Service sank in 30 feet of water on the west side of Puerto Rico and became a total loss, she was raised and scrapped.[12] [13] [14]
- Tuna superseiners 18 ships one Marjorie R, 218 feet long, a beam of 40-feet, up to 1,200 tons frozen fish payload, top speed 17 knots.[15]
See also
Notes and References
- http://shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/small/campbell.htm Campbell Industries shipbuildinghistory.com
- Campbell Industries Sold, Los Angeles Times, latimes.com, Feb 7, 1985
- https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/object/bb64517073 Campbell Machine Company aerial view ucsd.edu
- https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/object/bb5803236s Campbell Machine Company ucsd.edu
- Web site: Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945 Minecraft . 2021-02-17 . 2010-07-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100706174344/http://www.ibiblio.net/hyperwar/USN/ships/ships-dm.html . dead .
- http://www.navsource.org/archives/11/19151.htm YMS 151 navsource
- http://www.navsource.org/archives/11/19152.htm YMS 152 navsource
- http://www.navsource.org/archives/11/19153.htm YMS 153 navsource
- http://www.navsource.org/archives/11/19154.htm YMS 154 navsource
- Book: Cooney, D.M. . A Chronology of the U. S. Navy: 1775–1965 . F. Watts . The Watts histories of the United States Navy . 1965 . 15 December 2018 . 285.
- http://www.navsource.org/archives/14/31292.htm YP-292 navsource
- https://magazines.marinelink.com/Magazines/MaritimeReporter/197705/content/industries-completes-specialized-210083 Campbell Industries Completes Specialized Vessel Designed To Tow Oil Drilling Rigs Constitution Service and Independence Service
- The State of Coral Reef Ecosystems of The United States and Pacific, 2020
- https://magazines.marinelink.com/Magazines/MaritimeReporter/19781215/content/commissions-supporting-exploration-210396 Pioneer Service
- https://magazines.marinelink.com/Magazines/MaritimeReporter/197403/content/campbell-launches-superseiners-211187 Campbell Launches 18th In Series Of Tuna Superseiners
