Stonington Yacht Basin

Stonington ME

Most recent update: July 11, 2016.

Stonington Yacht Basin was started by George, Cecil and Sheridan Billings in 1936. It was active in WWII and continued to build boats after the war. It went bankrupt in the 1960s but was bought and reopened by Sheridan's son Dick. It changed its name to Billings Diesel & Marine, Inc., and continues in business today, although it hasn't built a boat recently. Visit the company at billingsmarine.com. The yard has a spectacular location, on Moose Island, just to the west of Stonington. See it from the air on Google here. Note that there is a similarly named yard, Stonington Boat Works, in Stonington CT: this yard is not that yard.

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O/N Name Customer Type GT LOA Delivered Notes
Built by Stonington Yacht Basin
237886 Helen B George R. Billings trawler 46 55 1938
T-11 US Army passenger cargo 65 1942
249656 T-12 US Army passenger cargo 65 1942 later North Haven II, Americus
T-13 US Army passenger cargo 65 1942
T-14 US Army passenger cargo 65 1942
255369 T-47 US Army passenger cargo 65 May 1943 later Max C. Adams, Two Lads
252211 T-48 US Army passenger cargo 65 May 1943 later Kingfisher
FS-63 US Army coaster 270d 114 June 1943 completed as JMP 63
FS-64 US Army coaster 270d 114 June 1943 completed as JMP 64
JMP-63 US Army minelayer 270d 114 1943 later r/v Ranger II, Inland Seas, Bar St. Barnabe (Canada)
258744 JMP-64 US Army minelayer 270d 114 1943 later r/v Yellowfin, Pacific Yellowfin
MTL-914 US Army tugboat 47 Nov 1943
MTL-915 US Army tugboat 47 Nov 1943
MTL-916 US Army tugboat 47 Nov 1943
MTL-917 US Army tugboat 47 Nov 1943
MTL-918 US Army tugboat 47 Nov 1943
MTL-919 US Army tugboat 47 Nov 1943
MTL-920 US Army tugboat 47 Nov 1943
MTL-921 US Army tugboat 46 Dec 1943
MTL-922 US Army tugboat 46 Dec 1943
MTL-923 US Army tugboat 46 Dec 1943
MTL-984 US Army tugboat 46 Feb 1944
MTL-985 US Army tugboat 46 Feb 1944
MTL-986 US Army tugboat 46 Feb 1944
MTL-987 US Army tugboat 46 Feb 1944
MTL-988 US Army tugboat 46 Feb 1944
MTL-989 US Army tugboat 46 Feb 1944
MTL-990 US Army tugboat 46 Feb 1944
MTL-991 US Army tugboat 46 Feb 1944
MTL-992 US Army tugboat 46 Feb 1944
254353 FS-111 US Army coaster 450 140 Mar 1944 sold as W. J. Townsend, wrecked 1962 at Oregon Inlet NC
FS-112 US Army coaster 450 140 Aug 1944 to Honduras as La Una
243314 Elin B Elin Billings fishing boat 50 58 1943
248288 Mary & Joan John H. Seaman fishing boat 119 94 1945
282014 Duchess yacht 6 28 1946
296771 Duchess fishing boat 6 29 1947
295919 Sara Allendale Meth. Ch. miscellaneous 5 29 1947
255989 Pilot Portland Pilots pilot boat 18 40 1948
257681 Explorer State of Maine miscellaneous 18 39 1949
276409 Guardian State of Maine patrol boat 54 60 1958
289112 Sindia yacht 24 51 1961
289396 Dolphin II passenger 21 41 1962
292043 Poseidon fishing boat 152 84 1963
293520 Fire Island Empress Sayville ferry ferry 63 61 1963
293929 Commonwealth fishing boat 90 74 1964
580407 Sea Ranger fishing boat 9 34 1965
505634 Erin-Lynn fishing boat 7 29 1966
Built by Billings Diesel & Marine
595921 Margery Anne fishing boat 11 36 1969
533741 Full Circle fishing boat 8 30 1971
600867 Geneva Sue fishing boat 8 29 1973
14 590924 Roamer fishing boat 17 42 1977 NLD
15 592902 Miss Ariana fishing boat 13 33 1978
40-01 969408 R. S. Billings unclassified 34 40 1990
35-02 1022980 Patriot fishing boat 17 36 1994
1049648 Sea Fever fishing boat 15 32 1996
32-09 1102719 Kimberly yacht 9 32 2000
42-10 1067678 Ramble On yacht 24 42 1998
36-11 1075174 Roma B passenger 18 36 1998

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