Stonington Boat Works ~ Shipbuilding History

Stonington Boat Works

Stonington CT

Stonington Boat Works was started by Henry R. Palmer in 1938 and continues in business today. Visit them at stoningtonboatworks.com. The yard is on N. Water Street, at the west end of Palmer Street. Note that there is a similarly named yard, Stonington Yacht Basin, in Stonington ME: this yard is not that yard.

	O/N	Name	Customer	Type	GT	LOA	Delivered	Notes
	242359	Carl J		fishing boat	34	52	1942
	242364	Tip Top		fishing boat	34	52	1942
	243678	William Chesebrough		fishing boat	34	52	1943	later Jo Anna
	244628	Lt. Thomas Miner		fishing boat	34	52	1943	later E.T.
	245517	Carolyn & Gary		fishing boat	34	52	1944	later We Too
	245948	Juliet & Bernard		fishing boat	21	47	1944	later Lisboa
	247290	Lucky		fishing boat	21	47	1945
	247302	Pvt. Frank T. Kessler		fishing boat	36	54	1945
	248148	Little Chief		fishing boat	21	47	1945
	248540	Alwa		fishing boat	36	54	1945
	249183	Joe-Ann		fishing boat	21	47	1946	later Razzo
	249294	Barracuda		fishing boat	34	52	1946
	249575	Mary H		fishing boat	9	32	1946
	250934	Connie M		fishing boat	21	47	1945	later Miss Nicki
	252342	Libby		fishing boat	9	35	1947
	256894	Polaris		yacht	14	33	1948	later Hannah
	289215	Spicus-2		passenger	9	35	1948
	257774	Aveiro		fishing boat	9	35	1949	later Little John
	286217	Cruzian		yacht	14	36	1949	later Bluejacket
	270465	Bluefish		passenger	17	36	1950
	297208	Little Heron		yacht	15	32	1951
	295312	Chez Tous		yacht	15	34	1952	later Phoenix
	283161	Brigadoon		passenger	15	36	1954
	280323	Elicia		yacht	23	39	1955
	271742	Gail Ann		yacht	24	43	1956
	517860	Barewithus		yacht	16	42	1956
	273867	Beachcomber		yacht	13	42	1957
	283226	Bald Eagle		yacht	16	42	1957	lost off Santa Cruz CA Nov-89
	276802	Magpie		yacht	14	37	1958
	291102	Little Beaver		passenger	18	39	1959	later Natura
	296514	Dingbat		yacht	19	39	1959	later Cordial
	283182	Adventurer		yacht	18	39	1960	later Thai
	284994	Whimsy		yacht	18	39	1960	later Thai
102	606635	Barneget		yacht	24	49	1962
	291375	Audition III		yacht	17	39	1963	later Martha Jane
100	296029	Ghost		yacht	17	39	1964