South Coast Shipyard

Newport Beach CA

Most recent update: August 31, 2021.

South Coast Shipyard - also known by several similar names - was started in the late 1930s, by Walton Hubbard, and closed in 1963. The yard was at 2300 Newport Boulevard: it is now the future site of the Newport Bay Marina, which is under construction.

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O/N Name Customer Type LDT LOA Delivered Notes
YMS-88 US Navy minesweeper 278 136 5 May 1942 to the USSR 1945 as T-608
YMS-89 US Navy minesweeper 278 136 11 Jun 1942 struck 1946
YMS-90 US Navy minesweeper 278 136 24 Jul 1942 struck 1946
YMS-91 US Navy minesweeper 278 136 21 Aug 1942 sold 1946, as Marabell in British Columbia
YMS-92 US Navy minesweeper 278 136 24 Sep 1942 mined off Okinawa and lost 1945
YMS-93 US Navy minesweeper 278 136 21 Oct 1942 struck 1947
YMS-259 US Navy minesweeper 278 136 5 Mar 1943 struck 1946
YMS-260 US Navy minesweeper 278 136 9 Apr 1943 to the USSR 1945 as T-527
YMS-261 US Navy minesweeper 278 136 8 Jul 1943 to Britain 1943 as BYMS-2261, to Greece 1946 as Andromeda, struck 1967
YMS-262 US Navy minesweeper 278 136 11 Aug 1943 later James M. Gillis (AGS-13) 1945, sold 1960
YMS-263 US Navy minesweeper 278 136 10 Sep 1943 later Simon Newcomb (AGS-14) 1945, scrapped 1950
YMS-264 US Navy minesweeper 278 136 26 Oct 1943 to Britain 1943 as BYMS-2264
YMS-317 US Navy minesweeper 278 136 18 Nov 1943 later Grosbeak (AMS-14) 1947, struck 1959
YMS-318 US Navy minesweeper 278 136 30 Dec 1943 struck 1946
YMS-319 US Navy minesweeper 278 136 4 Feb 1944 struck 1946
268461 PCS-1396 US Navy subchaser 278 136 29 Mar 1944 reclassified Dutton (AGS-8) 1945, sold 1950 as Tarpon
255659 PCS-1397 US Navy subchaser 278 136 16 May 1944 sold as South Beach, Hidalgo
PCS-1398/YMS-449 US Navy minesweeper 278 136 7 Jul 1944 sold 1947
PCS-1399/YMS-450 US Navy minesweeper 278 136 25 Nov 1944 conversion cancelled, to the Philippines 1948 as Tarlac (P-11), scrapped 1969
PCS-1400/YMS-451 US Navy minesweeper 278 136 26 Dec 1944 completion cancelled, named Coquille 1956, sold 1963
PCS-1401/YMS-452 US Navy minesweeper 278 136 13 Feb 1945 completion cancelled, named McMinnville 1956, sold 1963
C-26646 US Navy crash boat 23 1945 to RAN-as Air Hope (ASR-908)
C-26647 US Navy crash boat 23 1945 to RAN-as Air Faith (ASR-909)
C-26648 US Navy crash boat 23 1945 to RAN-as Air Foam (ASR-912)
C-26649 US Navy crash boat 23 1945
C-26650 US Navy crash boat 23 1945
C-26651 US Navy crash boat 23 1945
255005 YP-639 US Navy patrol boat 403 117 1945 sold 1948 as Alphecca, Jo Ann
254297 YP-640 US Navy patrol boat 403 117 1945 sold 1948 as Intrepid, lost 1964
Nalon (MSC-139) US Navy minesweeper 390 144 1 Feb 1954 to Spain 1954 as M 21, reefed 1999
Paquerette (MSC-140) US Navy minesweeper 390 144 1 Apr 1954 to France 1954 as M 692, to Taiwan 1955 as Yung Ping (MSC-155), scrapped 1982
Pervenche (MSC-141) US Navy minesweeper 390 144 1 Jun 1954 to France 1954 as M 632, scrapped 1982
Renoncule (MSC-142) US Navy minesweeper 390 144 2 Aug 1954 to France 1954 as M 634, to Turkey 1970 as Seyhan (M-509): struck 1998
Llobregat (MSC-143) US Navy minesweeper 390 144 1 Oct 1954 to Spain 1954 as M 22, lost by fire 1980
Yashima (MSC-144) US Navy minesweeper 390 144 1 Dec 1954 to Japan 1954 as M 651, struck 1978
PCE-1632 US Navy ASW ship 975 119 1 Mar 1955 to Thailand 1955 as SC-31, scrapped 1973
PCE-1633 US Navy ASW ship 975 119 29 Apr 1955 to Thailand 1955 as SC-32, scrapped 1973
PCE-1634 US Navy ASW ship 975 119 27 May 1955 to Thailand 1955 as SC-33, scrapped 1962

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