32°42′20″N 117°09′49″W / 32.705664°N 117.16358°W Campbell 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]
Campbell Industries built YMS-1-class minesweepers for the United States Navy in 1942 and 1943. The ships had a displacement of 270 tons, a length of 136 ft 0 in (41.45 m), a beam of 24 ft 6 in (7.47 m), a draft of 10 ft (3.0 m), and a top speed of 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). 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] [6]
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 [7] |
72 | YMS 152 | US Navy | Minesweeper | 278 | 26-Nov-43 | To Britain 1943 as BYMS 2152, to Greece 1946 as Kleio [8] |
73 | YMS 153 | US Navy | Minesweeper | 278 | 23-Nov-43 | To Britain 1943 as BYMS 2153 [9] |
74 | YMS 154 | US Navy | Minesweeper | 278 | 1-Jan-44 | To Britain 1943 as BYMS 2154 [10] |
Notable ships:
32°42′20″N 117°09′49″W / 32.705664°N 117.16358°W Campbell 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]
Campbell Industries built YMS-1-class minesweepers for the United States Navy in 1942 and 1943. The ships had a displacement of 270 tons, a length of 136 ft 0 in (41.45 m), a beam of 24 ft 6 in (7.47 m), a draft of 10 ft (3.0 m), and a top speed of 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). 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] [6]
Hull # | Original Name | Original Owner | Ship Type | GT | Delivered | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
71 | YMS 151 | US Navy | Minesweeper | 278 | 5-Oct-43 | Caught in typhoon off Okinawa and lost in 1945 [7] |
72 | YMS 152 | US Navy | Minesweeper | 278 | 26-Nov-43 | To Britain 1943 as BYMS 2152, to Greece 1946 as Kleio [8] |
73 | YMS 153 | US Navy | Minesweeper | 278 | 23-Nov-43 | To Britain 1943 as BYMS 2153 [9] |
74 | YMS 154 | US Navy | Minesweeper | 278 | 1-Jan-44 | To Britain 1943 as BYMS 2154 [10] |
Notable ships: