Beaumont Reserve Fleet

An aerial view of the Beaumont Reserve Fleet, with Neches River on the right. Date unknown.

An aerial view of the Beaumont Reserve Fleet headquarters buildings in 1948.

The Beaumont Reserve Fleet waterfront, with shops. Date unknown.

An aerial view of the Beaumont Reserve Fleet, with the Neches River channel in the background. Date unknown.

The Beaumont Reserve Fleet’s waterfront area, including a view of FS-52, a crane-equipped workboat, in 1953.

Beaumont Reserve Fleet headquarters area. Date unknown.

J.W. Armbrust, a former Maritime Administration (MARAD) employee, researched the history of MARAD’s National Defense Reserve Fleet in the early 1970s. He credited the aerial photos to the U.S. Navy and the non-aerial photos to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and/or the Maritime Administration. Mr. Armbrust typed and placed the captions at the bottom corner of each photograph.