Shepard Steamship Company

Shepard Steamship Company
IndustryShipping, transportation
Founded1930 (1930) in 31 Milk Street, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Area served
Intercoastal Service
Key people
Otis N Shepard, H B, Shepard, Francis Parker Shepard, Charles L Stanton, David Dysart and E J Martin.


Shepard Steamship Company of Boston, Massachusetts was founded in 1930 by Otis N Shepard, and H B, Shepard with service from Pacific Coast to Philadelphia, New York City, Albany and Boston. Service was called the Shepard Line Shepard Steamship Company moved to 21 West Street, New York City in 1947. The Shepard Steamship Company's main cargo was lumber products. Otis N Shepard company, Otis Shepard & Co. partnered with George H. Morse in 1868 to form Shepard & Morse Lumber Company of Burlington, Vermont. [1][2][3][4] During World War II the Shepard Steamship Company was active in charter shipping with the Maritime Commission and War Shipping Administration. During wartime, the Shepard Steamship Company operated Victory ships and Liberty ships. The ship was run by its crew and the US Navy supplied United States Navy Armed Guards to man the deck guns and radio. The most common armament mounted on these merchant ships were the MK II 20mm Oerlikon autocannon and the 3"/50, 4"/50, and 5"/38 deck guns.[5][6]

  1. ^ The New York Times, February 10, 1947, Retrieved February 17, 2020
  2. ^ San Pedro News Pilot, Volume 3, Number 291, 11 February 1931
  3. ^ New York Times, September 7, 1933, Section WEATHER REPORTS SHIPPING AND MAILS, Page 43
  4. ^ Stream dictionary
  5. ^ "Sea Lane Vigilantes". www.armed-guard.com.
  6. ^ World War II U.S. Navy Armed Guard and World War II U.S. Merchant Marine, 2007-2014 Project Liberty Ship, Project Liberty Ship, P.O. Box 25846 Highlandtown Station, Baltimore, MD [1]