Union Minerals and Alloys Corporation
Union Minerals and Alloys Corporation is a United States corporation that ran a shipbreaking operation. In the 1960s and 1970s it purchased from the United States Maritime Administration many surplus U.S. Navy and U.S. Merchant Marine ships from World War II for scrapping.
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Around 1974, ex-Hooper and ex-Oregon City are identifiable in a group of ships awaiting scrapping by Union Minerals and Alloys Corporation at the site of the former Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey.
The company scrapped USS Siboney,[1] an escort carrier; the USS Kenneth Whiting; and the aircraft carriers USS Antietam and USS Wasp.
The company purchased the submarine USS Sablefish (SS-303) on 29 July 1971 for scrapping.
See also
References
- "Siboney". Retrieved 3 April 2011.
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