Humphreys Railways ~ Shipbuilding History

Humphreys Railways

Weems VA

This yard has existed primarily for repairs of menhaden boats but several large vessels have been built there. It was first incorporated as Rappahannock Marine Railway Co. In 1905 by George P. Squires. H. R. Humphreys bought into the company in 1912 then in 1917 it was reorganized as Humphreys Marine Railways and Lumber Corporation, better known as Humphreys Railways. It became AMPRO Shipyard, Inc. In 1988.

	O/N	Name	Customer	Type	GT	LOA	Built	Notes
Built by Rappahannock Marine Railway Co.
?	206307	Thomas F. Jubb	Thomas B. Hallock	freighter	63	66	1909
	210772	John T. Donohue	George D. Wever	tugboat	179	104	1912	later Henrico
	209747	Margaret	Bellows & Squires Co.	trawler	273	128	1912	SP-328 in WWI, returned to owner
Built by Humphreys Marine Railways and Lumber Corp.
	216580	Lancaster	Bellows & Squires Co.	trawler	141	109	1918	abandoned at Reedville, VA
	216581	Martin	Bellows & Squires Co.	trawler	141	109	1918	burned near Milford, DE
	216582	Richmond	Bellows & Squires Co.	trawler	141	109	1918	abandoned in Louisiana
	216583	Swanson	Bellows & Squires Co.	trawler	141	109	1918	abandoned in Louisiana
	218334	H. R. Humphreys	Bellows & Squires Co.	trawler	219	112	1919	WYP-325 in WWII, returned to owner, reef at Ocean City
	221094	Westmoreland	Potomac Ferry & Trans.	ferry	114	100	1921	burned at McGuires Wharf, VA Oct. 6, 1926
	222067	Little Joe	Bellows & Squires Co.	trawler	250	134	1922	WYP-356 in WWII, returned to owner, reef at Ocean City
	223556	Annie Dow	Bellows & Squires Co.	trawler	247	134	1924	WYP-353 in WWII, abandoned at sea 1943
	235219	Aspen	Carl A. Aspenberg	trawler	116	102	1936	later Wyoming, reefed off Cape May 1991
	239673	Raymond Humphreys	Raymond Humphreys	trawler	183	122	1940
	240806	Massaponax	Massaponax S. & G.	tugboat	48	60	1941
?	256246	S. W. Philips	Philip Hinson	trawler	10	44	1948
?	272561	Miss Linda	B. H. Lee	trawler	5	35	1956
?	272628	Miss Judy	Woodrow M. Angevine	trawler	5	34	1956
?	272655	Caroline 2nd	Howard Conklin	passenger	9	36	1956
?	278835	Little Glen	Joseph B. Ritchie	trawler	6	34	1958
?	279592	STAPCO	Standard Products Co.	trawler	48	62	1959	later Bait boat
?	280146	Miss Josephine	William L. DuVal	trawler	6	36	1959
?	281403	Gerald Yvonne	Luther L. Carter	trawler	6	35	1960	later Toria Dee
Built by AMPRO Shipyard, Inc.
1	1022058	Matthew Hayes	Polak Steamboat, Inc.	passenger	64	65	1994