Daytona Beach Boat Works

Daytona Beach FL

Daytona Beach Boat Works was built in 1938, by Sherburn M. Becker, for an investment of close to $500,000, and was so lavishly equipped and outfitted that it was described at the time as "pretentious". After the war, the yard flourished as a marina and yacht service contractor until closing in 1960. It was soon taken over, however, and reorganized as Daytona Marina & Boat Works: it is still a marina today. The shipyard was on the Intracoastal Waterway, just south of Daytona's South Bridge.

O/N Name Customer Type LDT LOA Delivered Notes
248966 New Era Olin L. Williams passenger 7g 28 1942
244111 Snow White II Redwood Wharton fishing boat 14g 35 1943 sold 1946
SC-668 US Navy subchaser 136 110 4 Jul 1942 sold 1946
SC-669 US Navy subchaser 136 110 24 Jul 1942 to MARAD 1947
SC-694 US Navy subchaser 136 110 9 Sep 1942 bombed and sunk off Palermo 23-Aug-43
SC-695 US Navy subchaser 136 110 20 Oct 1942 to Free French 1944 as CH-133
SC-696 US Navy subchaser 136 110 25 Nov 1942 bombed and sunk off Palermo 23-Aug-43
SC-697 US Navy subchaser 136 110 24 Dec 1942 to Free French 1944 as CH-92
SC-1302 US Navy subchaser 136 110 30 Mar 1943 to MARAD 1947
SC-1303 US Navy subchaser 136 110 5 May 1943 to MARAD 1947
SC-1304 US Navy subchaser 136 110 16 Jun 1943 to MARAD 1947
SC-1305 US Navy subchaser 136 110 14 Aug 1943 to MARAD 1947
SC-1306 US Navy subchaser 136 110 4 Sep 1943 destroyed by typhoon Louise 9-Oct-45
255092 SC-1307 US Navy subchaser 136 110 2 Oct 1943 to USCG 1945 as Air Scaup (WAVR-481), Houston Pilot No. 3
SC-1308 US Navy subchaser 136 110 4 Nov 1943 to USCG 1945 as Air Swan (WAVR-470)
SC-1484 US Navy subchaser 136 110 12 Apr 1944 to the USSR 1945 as BO-213
SC-1485 US Navy subchaser 136 110 31 May 1944 to the USSR 1945 as BO-229
SC-1486 US Navy subchaser 136 110 22 Jul 1944 to the USSR 1945 as BO-235
SC-1487 US Navy subchaser 136 110 30 Sep 1944 to the USSR 1945 as BO-245
QS-73 US Army quick supply 104 Sep 1944
QS-74 US Army quick supply 104 Sep 1944
QS-75 US Army quick supply 104 Oct 1944
QS-76 US Army quick supply 104 Oct 1944
QS-77 US Army quick supply 104 Nov 1944
QS-78 US Army quick supply 104 Nov 1944
P-605 US Army rescue 85 Dec 1944
P-606 US Army rescue 85 Dec 1944
P-607 US Army rescue 85 Jan 1945
P-608 US Army rescue 85 Jan 1945
260287 P-609 US Army rescue 85 Feb 1945 sold as Osprey
262728 P-610 US Army rescue 85 Feb 1945 sold as Jay Bee
543373 The Natural passenger 36 47 1962
292911 Sybarite recreational 71 62 1963
512756 Hush Puppy recreational 17 38 1964
510492 Imari Charger recreational 69 61 1967
538129 Alligator passenger 21 36 1967
535338 Debbet recreational 56 64 1969
529717 Aquila recreational 31 45 1970

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