General John McE. Hyde (ship)
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| Career |  |
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| Built: | 1921 | |
| Commissioned: | 1921 | |
| Decommissioned: | 1942 | |
| Fate: | Sunk by Japanese artillery, Corregidor, Philippines 1942 | |
| General characteristics | ||
| Length: | 144 ft | |
| Beam: | 28 ft | |
| Hold Depth: | 12 ft | |
| Displacement: | 900 Tons | |
| Gross Tons: | 539 | |
| Net Tons: | 366 | |
| Hull: | Steel | |
| Propulsion: | Steam | |
| Armament: | None | |
The General John McE. Hyde was a 144 foot long ferry boat built for the United States Army in 1921, to provide transportation services among the military facilities in Manila Bay, Philippines.
The Hyde was sunk during World War II during the siege of Corregidor [1], by Japanese artillery on April 15, 1942 [2]
[edit] Design and construction
The Hyde was not a navy ship, it was among the thousands of vessels owned and operated by the US Army for specific logistical purposes[3]. This vessel along with a sister-ship, the General Frank M. Coxe, was designed and built shortly after World War I, to ferry army personnel within strategic harbors, in answer to the increasing military importance of the Pacific ports. It was designed by the New York firm of Cox & Stevens [4], who were renowned Naval Architects specializing in yachts and small commercial and military craft. The Hyde was built in 1921, followed in 1922 by the Coxe, to Cox & Stevens design #244. The ships were built on the Kanawha River, by Charles Ward Engineering Works [5] of Charleston, West Virginia,[6] a firm which specialized in shallow draft vessels such as ferries, riverboats, and tugs[7].
[edit] Notes
- ^ U.S. Army ships and Watercraft of World War II by David H. Grover (page 75); Published: Annapolis, Md. by the Naval Institute Press, 1987 (ISBN 0870217666).
- ^ "MOBILE" Battery “M” 60th coast artillery (a.a.) by Lt. Col. E. L. Barr, describes the sinking of the Hyde
- ^ Steamboat reopens as restaurant Oakland Tribune, Dec 4, 2007 by Aaron Kinney
- ^ Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc. Coll. 34, Daniel S. Gregory Ships Plans Library
- ^ Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc. Coll. 34, Daniel S. Gregory Ships Plans Library
- ^ US Coast Guard records location of Charles Ward Engineering Works
- ^ West Virginia State Archives Description of Charles Ward Engineering.
[edit] References
- National Park Service - Maritime Heritage Program Historic Ships to Visit - Listed by Name, specifications of the Coxe
- Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc. Coll. 34, Daniel S. Gregory Ships Plans Library
- U.S. Army ships and Watercraft of World War II by David H. Grover; Published: Annapolis, Md. by the Naval Institute Press, 1987 (ISBN 0870217666).
- West Virginia State Archives, Description of Charles Ward Engineering.
- Corregidor.org Mention of Hyde used as ferry at Corrgeidor.
- The Moore Report table of organization & equipment
- "MOBILE" Battery “M” 60th coast artillery (a.a.) by Lt. Col. E. L. BARR, describes the sinking of the Hyde.
