Other Boatbuilders in Nova Scotia
Most recent update: July 21, 2021.
Over the centuries, there have been countless wooden boatbuilders in Nova Scotia, a region that has always been closely involved with the sea. As a result, this table is far from complete. In particular, there have been several boatbuilders in Shelburne, although it is not clear who operated where.
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Builder | Location | O/N | Name | Customer | Type | GT | Year | Notes | |
Annapolis Shipping | Annapolis NS | Mapleland | F. A. Pickles | schooner | 665 | 1918 | later Primero 1919, Indomito 1922, deleted 1930 | ||
Atlantic Lunenburg | Lunenburg NS | P .J. Lawrence | trawler | 233 | 1964 | ||||
Atlantic Mahone | Mahone Bay NS | 10 | Judith R. | freighter | 210 | 1965 | |||
Balcom, J. A. | Annapolis NS | Ruby L. II | freighter | 201 | 1921 | ||||
Balcom, J. A. | Margaretville NS | Ruby L. | freighter | 119 | 1907 | ||||
Balcom, J. A. | Margaretville NS | Margaretville | freighter | 107 | 1910 | ||||
Belliveau Boatbuilding | Lower E. Pubnico NS | L'Acadie 2000 | trawler | 139 | 2001 | ||||
Belliveau Boatbuilding | Lower E. Pubnico NS | 836355 | Let It Ride I | Gilcam Fisheries | trawler | 65 | 2012 | ||
Boehnes Bros | West La Have NS | Jutland | J. E. Backman & Co | schooner | 334 | 1918 | missing off Nova Scotia 1920 | ||
Burgoyne, F. S. | Mahone Bay NS | Dominion Shipper | freighter | 339 | 1925 | scrapped 1948-9 | |||
Burns & Kellcher | Shad Bay NS | Edmund Donald | freighter | 848 | 1919 | scrapped 1932 | |||
Burrell Johnson | Shelburne | Bear River | freighter | 104 | 1905 | ||||
Burrell Johnson | Shelburne | Dartmouth | Dartmouth Ferry Comm. | ferry | 311 | 1889 | hulked 1933 | ||
Burrell Johnson | Shelburne | Saint Pierre | freighter | 496 | 1884 | foundered North Atlantic 1896 | |||
New Burrell Johnson | Shelburne | Enterprise | freighter | 211 | 1907 | ||||
New Burrell Johnson | Shelburne | Robert G. Cann | freighter | 265 | 1911 | ||||
New Burrell Johnson | Shelburne | Canso | tugboat | 225 | 1910 | ||||
New Burrell Johnson | Shelburne | Harland | New Burrell Johnson Co | passenger | 352 | 1908 | hulked 1936 | ||
Canadian Concrete | Sydney NS | Permanencia | freighter | 320 | 1920 | wrecked off St Pierre 1921 | |||
Churchill, G. W. | Hantsport NS | Havana | Pickford & Black | whale catcher | 471 | 1891 | collision in Halifax outer harbour 1906 | ||
Cochrane, G. M. | Port Greville NS | Doane | G. M. Cochrane | schooner | 352 | 1913 | wrecked Tampico 1920 | ||
Cox | Shelburne | Beverley Faye | trawler | 142 | 1964 | ||||
Dartmouth Marine | Dartmouth NS | Jonathan Robert | trawler | 116 | 1988 | later Cape Chelsea | |||
Deep Sea Trawlers | Lunenburg NS | L. J. Penny | trawler | 332 | 1982 | later Anne S. Pierce 1985 | |||
Dominion Steel | Halifax NS | 326075 | Cape Rouge | trawler | 358 | 1967 | later Ryan Atlantic II | ||
Duffy Blinn | Saulnierville NS | J. Duffy | freighter | 115 | 1919 | ||||
Gardner, G. H. N. | Liverpool NS | Help | freighter | 146 | 1903 | ||||
Gardner, J. S. | Liverpool NS | Bianca | Bowring Bros Ltd | schooner | 408 | 1917 | foundered mid-Atlantic 1919 | ||
Gardner, J. S. | Liverpool NS | Associate | freighter | 135 | 1912 | ||||
Gardner, J. S. | Liverpool NS | Standard Coaster | freighter | 184 | 1927 | ||||
Gardner, J. S. | Liverpool NS | Ada M. | freighter | 226 | 1929 | ||||
Graham, L. E. | Port Greville NS | Neptune | freighter | 118 | 1911 | ||||
Halifax Metal Works | Dartmouth NS | Joshua Slocum | ferry | 240 | 1973 | ||||
Halifax Metal Works | Dartmouth NS | 345441 | John E. Rigby | NB Dept. of Transportation | ferry | 232 | 1976 | ||
Hendry | Liverpool NS | Valinda | freighter | 117 | 1911 | ||||
Hendry, A. W. | Liverpool NS | Gilbert Islands | A. W. Hendry | freighter | 302 | 1915 | wrecked Likuri 1919 | ||
Howes, R. H. | Meteghan River NS | Alma R. | R. H. Howes Const. | schooner | 482 | 1918 | wrecked Concepcion Is 1932 | ||
Huntley, D. A. | Parrsboro' NS | Huntley | W. H. Hebb | schooner | 607 | 1919 | wrecked off Cape Spear NL 1921 | ||
Huntley, W. R. | Parrsboro' NS | Whiteway | Forester Nav Co | schooner | 458 | 1919 | wrecked Seal Island 1934 | ||
K.& S.Co | Yarmouth NS | Patrick & Michael | trawler | 193 | 1920 | ||||
Kustom Fiberglass | Clark's Hbr NS | Glace Bay Lady | trawler | 103 | 1991 | ||||
Kustom Fiberglass | Clark's Hbr NS | 2 | Morey'S Pride | trawler | 115 | 1992 | |||
Joseph B. LeBlanc | Church Point NS | 310214 | J.C.N. 2 | fishing boat | closed | ||||
Joseph B. LeBlanc | Church Point NS | 310240 | Jacquot | fishing boat | closed | ||||
Joseph B. LeBlanc | Church Point NS | 310992 | Rejean Cyr | fishing boat | closed | ||||
Joseph B. LeBlanc | Church Point NS | 314446 | C.D.P. 45 | fishing boat | closed | ||||
Joseph B. LeBlanc | Church Point NS | 314447 | C.D.P. 46 | fishing boat | closed | ||||
Joseph B. LeBlanc | Church Point NS | 318602 | Brian & Guy | fishing boat | suspended | ||||
Joseph B. LeBlanc | Church Point NS | 319196 | C.D.P. 47 | fishing boat | closed | ||||
Joseph B. LeBlanc | Church Point NS | 319217 | Laurent A. | fishing boat | closed | ||||
Joseph B. LeBlanc | Church Point NS | 319227 | Jeannot C. | fishing boat | closed | ||||
Joseph B. LeBlanc | Church Point NS | 320007 | Little Alf | fishing boat | closed | ||||
Joseph B. LeBlanc | Church Point NS | 320716 | Rejeanne A. | fishing boat | closed | ||||
Joseph B. LeBlanc | Church Point NS | 320719 | Jeannot B. | fishing boat | closed | ||||
Joseph B. LeBlanc | Church Point NS | 323154 | Early Boy | fishing boat | 7 | 1964 | registered | ||
Joseph B. LeBlanc | Church Point NS | 323187 | Margie Anne | fishing boat | suspended | ||||
Joseph B. LeBlanc | Church Point NS | 323641 | Danny M. | fishing boat | closed | ||||
Lunenburg Foundry | Lunenburg NS | 811040 | Lady Eileen | trawler | 138 | 1989 | |||
Matheson | New Glasgow NS | 8 | James William | Carmichael Ship Co | schooner | 512 | 1908 | wrecked off St Charles de Caplan, Bonaventure 1934 | |
Matheson, I. | New Glasgow NS | Mulgrave | Govt of Canada | freighter | 485 | 1893 | wrecked Marmot Rock, Beaver Harbor NS 1919 | ||
McGill, J. | Shelburne | Magdalen | freighter | 135 | 1906 | ||||
McGill, J. | Shelburne | Messenger | freighter | 112 | 1901 | ||||
McGill, J. | Shelburne | Harbinger | freighter | 109 | 1901 | ||||
McGill, J. | Shelburne | Dufferin | freighter | 211 | 1905 | ||||
McGill, J. | Shelburne | Samson | freighter | 111 | 1907 | ||||
McGill, J. | Shelburne | Granville | freighter | 140 | 1909 | ||||
McGill, J. | Shelburne | Rotundus | freighter | 123 | 1910 | ||||
McGill, J. | Shelburne | Aspy | freighter | 215 | 1910 | ||||
McGill, J. | Shelburne | Stadium | freighter | 118 | 1912 | ||||
McGowan, J. A. | Shelburne | Westport III | freighter | 140 | 1903 | ||||
McGowan, J. A. | Shelburne | Granville | freighter | 134 | 1904 | ||||
McGowan, W. J. A. | Shelburne | D. D. Mann | freighter | 130 | 1907 | ||||
McKay | Shelburne | Hansen | trawler | 147 | 1961 | burned off Nova Scotia 1982 | |||
McKay | Shelburne | Cathy and Susie | trawler | 161 | 1966 | ||||
McKay, W. C. | Shelburne | Good Luck | freighter | 118 | 1926 | ||||
McKay, W. C. | Shelburne | Werra II | freighter | 141 | 1929 | later Accuracy | |||
McKay, W. C. | Shelburne | Casafil | trawler | 107 | 1946 | wrecked in Liscomb Harbour 1951 | |||
McKay, W. C. | Shelburne | Fort Hearne | Hudson's Bay Co | freighter | 382 | 1949 | crushed in ice 1961 | ||
Melanson, B. N. | Gilberts Cove NS | Edith M. Green | freighter | 225 | 1917 | ||||
Melanson, B. N. | Gilberts Cove NS | M. Sigogne | freighter | 276 | 1917 | ||||
Melanson, B. N. | Gilbert's Cove NS | R. W. Hendry | freighter | 479 | 1921 | ||||
Meteghan Marine | Meteghan NS | D. J. Purdy 1 | passenger freighter | 582 | 1924 | burned Gondola Point NB 1948 | |||
Mulhall, D. C. | Liverpool NS | Grand Manan | Grand Manan Steamboat | passenger | 363 | 1911 | scrapped 1930 | ||
Noel SB | Windsor NS | Samuel Courtney | Samuel Courtney Sh'g | schooner | 531 | 1918 | burned Gibraltar Bay 1920 | ||
Nova Scotia SB | Liverpool NS | Ruby W. | W. B. Grieve | schooner | 375 | 1918 | foundered 100nm S Cape Race 1921 | ||
Nova Scotia SB | Liverpool NS | James G. Joy | Job Bros & Co | schooner | 454 | 1918 | later Zetta 1919, Elias 1929, deleted 1961 | ||
Nova Scotia SB | Liverpool NS | Ocean Maid | freighter | 202 | 1920 | ||||
Putnam, C. | Maitland NS | Mauna Loa | C. Putnam | bark | 1086 | 1881 | later Angela Casanova 1898, Nicalaos 1908, Tris Ierarchai 1914, Inagzi 1921, foundered 1924 | ||
Robichau, J. B. | Meteghan NS | Bernardo | freighter | 122 | 1929 | ||||
Routledge, R. | Sheet Harbour NS | Margaret | freighter | 195 | 1907 | ||||
Routledge, R. | Sheet Harbour NS | Gordon C. | freighter | 255 | 1917 | ||||
Snyder | Bridgewater NS | Abigail Grace | Jonathan & Amy Fish | trawler | 217 | 2004 | |||
Snyder | Dayspring NS | Eastern Fisher | trawler | 149 | 1992 | ||||
Snyder | Dayspring NS | Blue Dawn | trawler | 154 | 1962 | ||||
Snyder | Dayspring NS | Annette Marie | trawler | 163 | 1963 | ||||
Spicer, J. | Spencer's Island NS | J. A. Mumford | freighter | 115 | 1903 | ||||
Steel & Engine Prods | Liverpool NS | 322837 | Mersey Seafoods | trawler | 1861 | 1965 | |||
Sweeney, W. L. | Yarmouth NS | Gladys E. Sweeney | freighter | 422 | 1947 | foundered off St Shots Cove NL 1952 | |||
Sweeney, W. L. | Yarmouth NS | W. D. Sweeney | W. D. Sweeney Co | freighter | 392 | 1942 | later General Drury 1944, foundered 50nm NE Grand Turk 1953 | ||
Sydney Eng. | Sydney NS | 395531 | Lady Lisa II | trawler | 279 | 1980 | |||
Tuck, F. | Sydney NS | Richmond | freighter | 162 | 1905 | ||||
Lunenburg NS | Red Diamond II | trawler | 171 | 1954 | sank 1965 | ||||
Wedgeport Boats | Wedgeport NS | Foley Brothers | trawler | 138 | 2003 | ||||
Wedgeport Boats | Wedgeport NS | 446 | 837265 | Le Jean-Sebastien | trawler | 81 | 2013 | ||
Wedgeport Transportation | Wedgeport NS | Noreg I | Wedgeport Tptn Co | freighter | 333 | 1917 | wrecked off St Shotts NL 1917 | ||
Weingart, J. A. | Shelburne | Jean Revillon | freighter | 117 | 1923 | later Fort James |