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American Trading & Production Corporation
Industry tanker ships
Successor Tema Oil and Gas LLC
Founded 1939 (1939) in New York City, United States
Defunct 2012
Subsidiaries American Trading Transportation Co. Inc.

American Trading & Production Corporation was an American shipping company. It started in New York City in 1939. The company mainly operated large ships called tanker ships, which carry liquids like oil. They also had a few cargo ships that carried other goods.

How the Company Helped in World War II

During World War II, American Trading & Production Corporation played an important role. They operated ships for the Merchant navy, which is a fleet of civilian ships that carry goods and supplies. These ships helped the United States Shipping Board and the War Shipping Administration move important supplies.

The company used special ships called Liberty ships and tankers. These ships were part of the merchant navy. Each ship had a crew from American Trading & Production Corporation. The U.S. Navy also provided special guards, called United States Navy Armed Guards. These guards operated the deck guns and radios to protect the ships during the war.

New Companies and Events

In 1972, American Trading & Production Corporation started a new company called American Trading Transportation Co. Inc. This new company had a fleet of six ships.

One of their ships, the American Trader, was involved in an oil spill in 1990 near Huntington Beach, California. Earlier, in 1986, the American Trader also had a collision with another tanker, the HJ Haynes, in Long Beach, California.

Becoming Part of a New Company

In 2012, American Trading & Production Corporation became part of a company called Tema Oil and Gas LLC. This company is based in Houston, Texas. Tema Oil and Gas LLC focuses on finding and producing crude oil and natural gas.

Images for kids

  • Mission Santa Ana T-AO-137

    A T2 Tanker, named USNS Mission Santa Ana getting underway in Long Beach, California

  • Assembly and Construction of T2 Navy Tankers - Mission Santa Ynez, Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet, Benicia, Solano County, CA HAER CA-337 (sheet 8 of 8)

    Assembly and Construction of T2 Navy Tankers

Ships Operated by the Company

Here are some of the ships that American Trading & Production Corporation and its related companies operated:

Post-War T2 Tankers

  • Diamond Island
  • Fisher's Hill
  • Point Pleasant
  • Pit River
  • Marne
  • Rum River
  • Harpers Ferry – later called Crown Trader
  • Port Republic
  • Buena Vista Hills
  • San Juan Hill
  • Carnifax Ferry
  • Chatterton Hill
  • Mobile Bay

American Trading Transportation Co. Inc. Ships

  • Pennsylvania Trader
  • Baltimore Trader
  • American Trader
  • American Trader (I) – sank in 1940

Liberty Ships

  • Albert J. Berres
  • Alfred L. Baxley
  • Anson Jones
  • Albert G. Brown (used only during World War II)