Dichmann,_Wright_&_Pugh,_Inc.

Dichmann, Wright & Pugh, Inc.

Dichmann, Wright & Pugh, Inc.

Former US Shipping Company

Dichmann, Wright & Pugh, Inc. was shipping company founded in Norfolk, Virginia in 1925 by Vilh Dichmann, Bland Saunders Wright, Frank C. Pugh, Clint B. Sellers, and Alan Smith. Pugh had operated a company office in Philadelphia. Clint B. Sellers operated a company office in New York City. Saunders Wright was Dichmann, Wright & Pugh, Inc. President. Alan Smith was the company secretary and treasurer. Bland Saunders Wright worked in the Dichmann, Wright & Pugh, Inc. headquarters in Norfolk until his death on October 16, 1944. After Wright death, Alan Smith became president of Dichmann, Wright & Pugh, Inc and John M. Levick became assistant secretary and treasurer. With the start of World War II Dichmann, Wright & Pugh, Inc. supported the war effort.

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World War II

Dichmann, Wright & Pugh, Inc. fleet of ships were used to help the World War II effort. During World War II Dichmann, Wright & Pugh, Inc. operated Merchant navy ships for the United States Shipping Board. During World War II Dichmann, Wright & Pugh, Inc. was active with charter shipping with the Maritime Commission and War Shipping Administration. Dichmann, Wright & Pugh, Inc. operated Liberty ships and Victory ships for the merchant navy. The ship was run by its Dichmann, Wright & Pugh, Inc. crew and the US Navy supplied United States Navy Armed Guards to man the deck guns and radio.[1][2][3]

Ships

Ships owned:

A Victory ship of World War II
Liberty ship of World War II
    • World War II operated:
    • Liberty Ships:
  • SS Matthew Lyon
  • Barbara Frietchie [4]
  • Paul Dunbar [5]
  • Rushville Victory, troop ship [6]
  • Lloyd S. Carlson [7]
  • Luther S. Kelly [7]
  • George Sharswood [8]
  • Sidney Wright [9]
  • Matthew Lyon [10]
  • David Wilmot, post war work in 1946 [11]
  • William H. Kendrick, post war work in 1947 [12]
  • William H. Wilmer [12]
  • Thomas Say post war work in 1947 [13]
  • Niels Poulson, on Sept. 14, 1946 hit mined off Gorgona, Italy, towed to Leghorn but was total lose. [14]
  • Ezra Meech [15]
  • Arlie Clark [16]
  • Henry M. Robert [17]
  • Frederick H. Baetjer [18]
  • SS John McKinley [19]
  • James Moore, troop ship [20]




See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Liberty ships.
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