The Concrete Ships of WWI and WWII: An Experiment In Maritime Construction
WWI
Atlantus
Cape Fear
Cuyamaca
Dinsmore
Latham
Moffitt
Palo Alto
Peralta
Polias
San Pasqual
Sapona
Selma
WWII
Anderson
Aspdin
Chateliere
Considere
Cowham
Eckel
Grant
Hennibique
Humphrey
Kahn
Lesley
Meade
Merriman
Pasley
Pollard
Saylor
Slater
Smeaton
Talbot
Thatcher
Vicat
Vidal
Vitruvius
Wason
Barges
Quartz
YOGN 82
Breakwaters
Powell River
Kiptopeke
 

S.S. Arthur Newell Talbot

The S.S. Arthur Newell Talbot was built by McCloskey and Company in Tampa Bay, Florida and launched on July 15, 1943. She was used as an army training ship on the West Coast. On September 15, 1945, she was laid up in Mobile, Alabama. In December 1948, she was partially sunk to form a breawater in Virginia.

Location

The S.S. Arthur Newell Talbot lies with eight other concrete ships in a breakwater in Kiptopeke, Lower Chesapeake Bay, Virginia.

Photos

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(Photo courtesy of Neil. M. Hawkins)

There are also photos of the Kiptopeke Breakwater available, although I do not know which specific ships are pictured.

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Vital Statistics

Gross Weight: 4,690 Tons
Net Weight: 2,738 Tons
Dimensions: 102.53 meters x 16.45 m x 10.66 m
Engine: T.3-cyl, Prescott Mehy Co.