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Hodgdon Brothers

East Boothbay ME

Most recent update: November 7, 2019.

The Hodgdon family launched their first boat in 1816 and are still at it, making them almost certainly the longest running show in U.S. shipbuilding. During WWII and in the 1950s, Hodgdon Bros. and Goudy & Stevens worked jointly on contracts for the US Navy, but then went their own ways again. Visit the company at hodgdonyachts.com and see the yard from the air on Google here.

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O/N Name Customer Type GT LOA Delivered Notes
Vivia II George Gooderham yacht 40 1911 (Canada)
Italia yacht 10 40 1911 (Canada)
Banshee O. C. Schoenwerck sloop 37 1915 later Timandra, Mariana, Anita, Cheemaun
Jeanette George B. Williams schooner 72 1915 later Saona III, Monataka II
W. Bowditch ketch 45 1917
SC-137 US Navy subchaser 85d 110 14 Dec 2017 sold 1921
SC-138 US Navy subchaser 85d 110 14 Jan 2018 sold 1921
221251 Bowdoin Donald McMillan schooner 66 76 1921 to USN 1941, returned 1946, at Maine MA
222228 Ladona Homer Loring schooner 54 80 1922 to USCG 1942, returned 1946, Nathaniel Bowditch, Ladona
Penobscot yacht 40 1923
Katia Samuel Dauchy sloop 36 1923 later Mitzi, Ladybird, Nancy
Nor'Easter III Grafton Smith sloop 50 1925 later Scapa III, Sea Witch, Stephia, Rascal
224756 Liberty Robin Clair yacht 16 44 1925
Malabar VI John G. Alden schooner 52 1925
Troubadour M. W. Haskell schooner 52 1926 later Sagitta, Liberty
225595 Madrigal Don L. Gilpin schooner 16 44 1926 later Flying Eagle, Lascar, Rigadoon, Amulet
Yankee Girl George W. Warren schooner 52 1926 later Fantasia
Muskeeta Howard Whitney power boat 68 1926
Merry Widow William McMillan schooner 52 1927 later Nadrey II, Volante
Sheepscot Frederick E. Camp schooner 52 1927 later Desiree, Benham, Good Companion, Azor IV
Spindrift Orrin G. Wood ketch 4 1927 later Nyala IV, Azor II, Fair Winds
Malabar VIII John G. Alden schooner 54 1927
Sachem Rowe B. Metcalf schooner 66 1927
La Reine Carlisle V. Watson schooner 70 1927 later Valacia, Sally II, Dolphin II, Wyvern, Tahina
Malabar IX John G. Alden schooner 58 1928 later Lorelei
Northern Light R. T. Crane, Jr. yawl 39 1928
227332 Tradition J. Rulon Miller, Jr. schooner 25 60 1928
Hope John G. Alden sloop 51 1929
229080 Lions Whelp yacht 47 65 1929
229444 Malabar X Seneca Daysails Inc schooner 24 58 1930
Hathor II Sidney A. Beggs schooner 84 1930 later Encounter, Mendham, Northern Lights, Carefree
230718 La Reine Carlisle V. Watson schooner 47 65 1931 later Capella, Innisfail, Constellation, wrecked in Spain 1992
Water Gipsy William McMillan schooner 59 1931
Discovery III R. W. Everest schooner 47 1934 later Vela, Discovery II, Spirit
235017 Ms Arabrab yacht 35 59 1936
Seer yacht 67 1938 to USN 1942 as YP-513, sold 1947
Bulwark (AMc-68) US Navy minesweeper 205d 97 5 Feb 1942 ex-Combat, to Boston 1946 as Joseph J. Luna, sold, sank 2009
Combat (AMc-69) US Navy minesweeper 205d 97 24 Feb 1942 ex-Comrade, to MARAD 1946
APc-19 US Navy transport 100d 147 1942 to MARAD 1947
APc-20 US Navy transport 100d 147 1942 to MARAD 1947, sold as Sea Monster, Mary Foss, Chena (ON 259413), sank in Coos Bay 2016
APc-21 US Navy transport 100d 147 1942 lost off New Britain 1943
APc-22 US Navy transport 100d 147 1942 transferred 1947
APc-65 US Navy transport 100d 147 1942 to Britain, returned, to Greece
APc-66 US Navy transport 100d 147 1942 to Britain, returned, to Greece
APc-67 US Navy transport 100d 147 1942 to Britain, returned, to Greece
APc-68 US Navy transport 100d 147 1942 to Britain, returned, to MARAD 1947
APc-69 US Navy transport 100d 147 1942 to Britain as FT 26, Catania, returned 1950
APc-70 US Navy transport 100d 147 1942 to Britain, returned, transferred
512972 Queene William P. Barrows sloop 9 35 Dec 1946 later Atalanta, Webfoot, Djinn
Swift Earle F. Chapman sloop 35 1946
Briny Breeze III Maurie Frank ketch 43 1948 later Roving I, Bo
Eeklo (MSC-101) Belgian Navy minesweeper 390d 144 May 1953 M-911, to Taiwan 1969 as Yung Ching (M-167)
Sauda (MSC-102) Norwegian Navy minesweeper 390d 144 23 Jul 1953 M-311, struck 1986
Roeselaere (MSC-103) Belgian Navy minesweeper 390d 144 22 Sep 1953 M-914, to Norway 1966 as Tana (M-313): struck 1997
Arlon (MSC-104) Belgian Navy minesweeper 390d 144 30 Oct 1953 M-915, to Norway 1966 as Alta (M-314): struck 1997, in Denmark
Bastogne (MSC-151) Belgian Navy minesweeper 390d 144 15 Dec 1953 M-916, to Norway 1966 as Glomma (M-317): struck 1992
Charleroi (MSC-152) Belgian Navy minesweeper 390d 144 2 Feb 1954 M-917, to Taiwan 1969 as Yung Chi (M-166): struck 1991
Herve (MSC-153) Belgian Navy minesweeper 390d 144 31 Mar 1954 M-921, to Greece 1969 as Antiopi (M-205): struck 1995
Malmedy (MSC-154) Belgian Navy minesweeper 390d 144 15 May 1954 M-922, to Greece 1969 as Fedra (M-206)
Verviers (MSC-259) Belgian Navy minesweeper 390d 144 4 Jun 1956 M-934, struck 1988
Veurne (MSC-260) Belgian Navy minesweeper 390d 144 23 Aug 1956 M-935, struck 1987
Mujahid (MSC-261) Pakistani Navy minesweeper 390d 144 1 Oct 1956 M-164, struck 1990
Mubarak (MSC-262) Pakistani Navy minesweeper 390d 144 1 Jan 1957 M-162, struck 1985
285417 Barunita A. D. Disney yacht 49 54 1957
Jasper III E. H. Peters power boat 34 1959
282068 Canterbury Belle Maynard Ford ketch 25 42 1960 later Ursa
Laissez Faire Arthur A. Swanson ketch 49 1961
Maimelee Virgil Browne power boat 66 1961 later Edlar, Barefoot Contessa
Sunquest II Donald K. Ross ketch 55 1961 later Queen Victoria
294720 Navigator II Walter J. Spiller fishing boat 55 53 June 1964 later Island Navigator
294117 Distant Star Sidney J. Wain power boat 55 53 1964
Yellow Bird Byron L. Ramsing power boat 56 1964 later Compatible, Yellow Bird, Navigator II
Hawksbill Carl Shirley sloop 56 1965 later Ambergris
507048 Valkyrie Jacobson Fishing fishing boat 197 91 1967
5801 517093 Solimar George B. Coale ketch 40 59 1968 later Butterfly, Bonnie Jai, Chance, Windigo
5802 522733 Auk V Charles F. Adams ketch 40 59 Apr 1969 later Sea Rose II, Auk
4201 527439 Serenity Aaron Forrester sloop 19 42 1969 later Pearl
5803 527788 Magic Anne Peter Richmond ketch 40 59 Sep 1970 later Zingara, Sea Mist, Acadia
5804 Carpetbacker Harvey Howalt ketch 40 59 1971 later Thumper II, Lady Hamilton, Windbourne
5805 Explorer Textile Rubber Co. ketch 40 59 1971 later Noah's Ark, Evening Star, Mariana
4202 Chaser James Beckman yawl 19 42 1971
4203 535555 Carim James F. Walker sloop 19 42 Jan 1971 later She, Rambler, Kalimera
5806 535556 Gone With The Wind Howard Duncklee ketch 40 59 Oct 1971 later Manana
4001 540116 Banjo Girl Cass Harrison sloop 14 42 Dec 1972
4002 540117 Dream's End II David G. Nes sloop 14 42 1972 later Scamper, Sensu
5807 Tantra E. Taylor Chewning ketch 40 59 1973
4204 Lady Alice John A. West, Jr. sloop 19 42 1973
4205 550289 Chic Willard E. Strain sloop 19 42 Aug 1973 later Sara Sea, Bonnie Ann
546693 Explorer Ward E Foster yacht 36 52 Nov 1973
5808 564407 Cynosure John D. Reilly, Jr. ketch 40 59 1975 later La Zuccherina
6002 569422 Explorer Niel Tillotson ketch 48 53 Mar 1975 later Wanderer I, Stella Maris
5809 Explorer II James Debrey ketch 40 59 1975
4003 582914 Brandywine Pure Oceans Corp sloop 15 40 June 1975 later Robin Hood
4206 574567 Sundance William J Pape II sloop 19 42 Sep 1976
5810 1044300 Nicte'-Ha Enrique Bremond ketch 40 59 1976
Thirteen 47-foot Alden Dolphins
4701 545829 Eos Robert Rowe ketch 31 47 Mar 1973 later Snowbird, Mi Casa
4702 547889 Stinger Charter One ketch 31 47 1973
4703 547925 Diver Dan Robert Masten ketch 31 47 Dec 1973 later Shepherds Rest, Loose Cannon, Wind Doodle, 8 Belles
4704 549788 Turnbuckle George L. Turner ketch 31 47 1973
4705 549276 Soprano Heywood Fox ketch 31 47 Jan 1973 later Ariel, Stoved
4706 568713 Elektra Jack W. Streeton ketch 31 47 June 1973 later Alegria
4707 568664 Dea Philip Haussmann ketch 31 47 Oct 1973 later Charlotte D
4708 550587 Desiderata Charles Anderson ketch 31 47 June 1973 later Grunengeist, Marguerite
4709 973704 Sanderling W. Cooper Willits ketch 31 47 Apr 1974 later Harpswell, Iphigenia, Frolic
4710 569456 Unite Plymouth Marine ketch 31 47 1973 later Fetish
4711 558117 Amazon John H. Henninger ketch 31 47 1974 later Walloon
4712 977623 Janmar ketch 31 47 1974 later Northwest Passage, Eagle I, Fawkes
4713 597687 Snow Belle Donald G. Parrott ketch 31 47 Dec 1978 later Aquila
Built by Hodgdon Yachts
948834 Yorel John B. Caddell, II yacht 61 84 1989
Rooster yacht 131 1990
100 977350 Dixie John B. Caddell, II yacht 13 33 1991
24 1044222 Liberty John D. Malone yacht 48 72 1994
Antonisa yacht 124 1999 (Italy)
404 1142394 Scheherezade yacht 208 155 2003 (Bermuda)
406 1189590 Windcrest Cromwell, LLC yacht 98 85 2006
407 Mako US Navy patrol craft 2008
408 1237623 Prevail Mass. Maritime yacht 33 65 2009
417 1249330 Limo Hodgdon SB passenger 14 35 2013
419 1272924 Moonrise Ivanhoe LLC yacht 44 65 2016
422 1263750 Limo II Hodgdon SB passenger 14 35 2015 later Fisher Island

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