Wilmington Boat Works

Wilmington CA

Wilmington Boat Works, Inc., or WILBO, was started by Hugh Angelman, Willard Buchanan and Tom Smith in 1920. The yard was on Yacht Street, where the USC boatyard is now (I think.) Can someone please confirm this? The table below is far from complete.

O/N Name Customer Type GT LOA Built Notes
Little Warrior 1920
Deep Water 1920
Jubilo motor sailer 40 1920
220009 Leta D fishing boat 14 38 1920
221080 Gladiator fishing boat 26 49 1921
249446 Advance fishing boat 14 45 1922
222839 Captain William tugboat 65 77 1923 to USN 1942 as ST-577
223572 Pasqualito George O'Brien schooner 30 55 1924 sold 1929 as Bali, for film "Tabu(1931)
225481 Wetona 24 55 1926 later Quest
225769 Phantom 32 55 1927
226457 Pasada Manana Lee A. Phillips yacht 114 91 1927 to USA 1944 as Q 109, sold 1946, Polaris 1957, to USGS-1966 as r/v
230618 Intrepido 24 51 1927
228159 Adore yacht 27 56 1928
228529 Sobre Las Olas yacht 122 105 1929 to USN 1941 as YP-131, sold 1945, owned by J. Paul Getty
228670 Venture 37 60 1929
229851 Endymion Donald W. Douglas sloop 38 54 1930
229988 Samoor yacht 15 40 1930
Angelita aux. sloop 32 1930
Caprice sloop 23 1930
HMS Bounty replica 35 193_
Pirate Tommy Lee
230525 Bodacious yacht 17 40 1931
230654 Joyita yacht 72 69 1931 to USN 1941 as YP-108, sold 1946
234249 Viajera passenger 39 57 1935
234484 Santana W. L. Stewart schooner 18 47 1935
587386 Sea Witch yacht 11 36 1937
237468 Serenade Jascha Heifetz sloop 23 50 1938
238619 Chubasco aux. yawl 29 46 1939
276608 Resolute passenger 15 39 1939
Sea Rover Hugh M. Angelman ketch 11 36 1941
260964 Leeway yacht 9 30 1942
SC-1053 US Navy subchaser 136 110 17 Mar 1943 reclassified PGM 4 1943, to FLC 1947
SC-1054 US Navy subchaser 136 110 6 Apr 1943 to USCG 1945 as Air Ruff (WAVR-460)
257294 SC-1055 US Navy subchaser 136 110 10 May 1943 to USCG 1945 as Air Sheldrake (WAVR-461), DeEtta
SC-1056 US Navy subchaser 136 110 15 Jun 1943 reclassified PGM 5, to FLC 1947
SC-1366 US Navy subchaser 136 110 12 Aug 1943 reclassified PGM 8, to FLC 1947
SC-1367 US Navy subchaser 136 110 10 Sep 1943 to USCG 1945 as Air Waxwing (WAVR-478)
254669 SC-1368 US Navy subchaser 136 110 13 Oct 1943 sold 1948 as Pacific Surveyor
SC-1369 US Navy subchaser 136 110 12 Nov 1943 to USCG 1945 as Air Willet (WAVR-479)
681344 TP-126 US Army harbor tugboat 134 96 Mar 1944 later Challenger, sank in Juneau AK-2015
TP-127 US Army harbor tugboat 134 96 Apr 1944
TP-128 US Army harbor tugboat 134 96 May 1944
TP-129 US Army harbor tugboat 134 96 June 1944
TP-130 US Army harbor tugboat 134 96 July 1944
TP-131 US Army harbor tugboat 134 96 Aug 1944
251870 P-518 US Army rescue boat 85 June 1944 later Flying Shark
256911 P-519 US Army rescue boat 85 June 1944 later Viking, Alaskan Song
252576 P-520 US Army rescue boat 85 July 1944 later Brigand
P-521 US Army rescue boat 85 July 1944
252762 P-522 US Army rescue boat 85 Aug 1944 later Vanities, Thunder Cloud, Dry Martini
255689 P-523 US Army rescue boat 85 Aug 1944 later Thunderbird
252985 P-524 US Army rescue boat 85 Sep 1944 later Thunderer
P-525 US Army rescue boat 85 Sep 1944
Black Dolphin ketch 18 32 1944 later Island Girl, Bettina
240818 Aquila fishing boat 35 47 1944 later Leona B
245712 Sam fishing boat 12 33 1944
246373 Elisa D yacht 27 45 1944 later Vandal
258315 Sunbeam passenger 11 36 1944
249952 Sirius passenger 14 38 1946
250183 Sport King passenger 63 61 1946
250400 Patsy-K passenger 13 45 1946
250425 Gen. Patton fishing boat 22 38 1946
250708 Tim-O passenger 13 45 1946
933728 Sea Belle yacht 20 35 1946
251851 Speed King passenger 13 45 1947
252966 Toyon passenger 14 48 1947
253130 Marie Celine yacht 23 40 1947
253411 Little Star fishing boat 11 32 1947
256087 Jackie Rae fishing boat 21 40 1948
Implicit (MSO-455) US Navy minesweeper 780d 172 10 Mar 1954 to Taiwan 1995 as Yung Ky
Inflict (MSO-456) US Navy minesweeper 780d 172 11 May 1954 scrapped 1992
Loyalty (MSO-457) US Navy minesweeper 780d 172 11 Jun 1954 scrapped 1973
Pivot (MSO-463) US Navy minesweeper 780d 172 12 Jul 1954 to Spain 1974 as Guadalmedina (M-42)
Pluck (MSO-464) US Navy minesweeper 780d 172 11 Aug 1954 scrapped 1992
Prestige (MSO-465) US Navy minesweeper 780d 172 11 Sep 1954 scrapped 1971
Prime (MSO-466) US Navy minesweeper 780d 172 11 Oct 1954 scrapped 1976
Reaper (MSO-467) US Navy minesweeper 780d 172 10 Nov 1954 scrapped 1976
276192 Kamalii Bonsall Trust recreational 47 75 1958

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