''John B. Caddell'', formerly ''YO-140'', was a 712 gross register tonnage, , previously United States-

flagged Flagging may refer to: *Running out of time on a chess clock *Flagging (tape) Flagging is a coloured non-adhesive tape used in marking objects. It is commonly made of PVC or vinyl, though wood fibre cellulose-based biodegradable flagging also ex ...

water tanker. The ship was wrecked on Staten Island due to the

effects of Hurricane Sandy in New York New York was severely affected by Hurricane Sandy on October 29–30, 2012, particularly New York City, its suburbs, and Long Island. Sandy's impacts included the flooding of the New York City Subway system, of many suburban communities, and of a ...

History

The ship was originally built as the

oil tanker An oil tanker, also known as a petroleum tanker, is a ship designed for the bulk transport of oil or its products. There are two basic types of oil tankers: crude tankers and product tankers. Crude tankers move large quantities of unrefined cru ...

''John B. Caddell'' at RTC Shipbuilding of Camden, New Jersey, in 1941 for Chester A. Poling Inc. The ship was constructed as a single hull tankship, long, beam of , and draft of . She was documented by the

United States Coast Guard The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is the maritime security, search and rescue, and law enforcement service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the country's eight uniformed services. The service is a maritime, military, mu ...

(Official No. 241204) for coastwise unrestricted voyages. The reason for the choice of the ship's name was not known. A

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native Eng ...

n, John B. Caddell founded what is now the Caddell Dry Dock and Repair Co., Inc. in New York City in 1903, and the company is headed by his grandson John B. Caddell II. On 19 August 1942, ''John B. Caddell'' was acquired by the

U.S. Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage o ...

and was placed in service with the 5th Naval District at Norfolk, Virginia as yard oiler ''YO-140''; she was restored to commercial service under her original name in 1946. She was last registered to Poling & Cutler Marine Transport Co, New York, though her U.S. Coast Guard documentation expired on 30 April 2011. She was sold to Nigerian interests in 2009 but prevented from sailing by the U.S. Coast Guard.

Hurricane Sandy grounding

On 29 October 2012, during

Hurricane Sandy Hurricane Sandy (unofficially referred to as ''Superstorm Sandy'') was an extremely destructive and strong Atlantic hurricane, as well as the largest Atlantic hurricane on record as measured by diameter, with tropical-storm-force winds spann ...

, ''John B. Caddell'' was pulled from her moorings and driven ashore about a mile away onto Front Street in the Stapleton neighborhood of Staten Island,

New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Un ...

. She suffered numerous hull breaches on her starboard side and one on her port side. The U.S. Coast Guard, assisted by the

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers , colors = , anniversaries = 16 June (Organization Day) , battles = , battles_label = Wars , website = , commander1 = ...

, took responsibility for her removal as an environmental and navigational hazard since no owner came forward. In February 2013, a court declared the vessel

abandoned Abandon, abandoned, or abandonment may refer to: Common uses * Abandonment (emotional), a subjective emotional state in which people feel undesired, left behind, insecure, or discarded * Abandonment (legal), a legal term regarding property ** Chi ...

and ordered her sold at auction. ''John B. Caddell'' was stored at a marine facility in Rossville until she was purchased for $25,000 on 6 June 2013, by Donjon Marine Co. Inc., owner of the storage yard, to be

dismantled Dismantled (born Gary Zon) is an electronic music artist from the United States. History Dismantled is the product of an experiment that began in late 2000 by Gary Zon, who was attempting to create something similar to Front Line Assembly's s ...

and scrapped.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:John B. Caddell 1941 ships Oilers of the United States Navy Ships built by New York Shipbuilding Corporation Tankers of the United States Hurricane Sandy Maritime incidents in 2012 Shipwrecks of New York (state)