Rice Brothers
East Boothbay ME
Most recent update: July 28, 2016.
Frank, William and Henry Rice started building boats in East Boothbay in 1894 and incorporated as Rice Brothers Company in 1903. It closed in 1956: the site, between Washburn & Doughty and Hodgdon Yachts, is now unoccupied.
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O/N | Name | Customer | Type | GT | LOA | Delivered | Notes | |
Edith | catboat | 27 | 1891 | |||||
Libbie R. | catboat | 26 | 1892 | |||||
Beatrice | catboat | 30 | 1893 | |||||
28133 | Zeruah | sloop | 11 | 36 | 1895 | |||
Boojum | catboat | 23 | 1896 | |||||
Trifiana | sloop | 43 | 1896 | |||||
Norseman | yawl | 39 | 1896 | |||||
Swirl | sloop | 49 | 1896 | |||||
Mary Janee | cutter | 47 | 1896 | |||||
Mistral | catboat | 20 | 1896 | |||||
3713 | Brynlis | schooner | 18 | 48 | 1897 | later Half Moon, Gaviota | ||
Shechinah | sloop | 57 | 1897 | |||||
Spray | sloop | 32 | 1898 | |||||
Psyche | sloop | 58 | 1898 | |||||
Halcyon | schooner | 63 | 1898 | |||||
Gipsy | yawl | 53 | 1898 | |||||
116968 | Syren | yawl | 16 | 42 | 1899 | |||
Golden Rod | sloop | 41 | 1899 | |||||
Jungfrau | raceabout | 35 | 1899 | |||||
111237 | Regina | yawl | 51 | 61 | 1899 | later Sita, Ilikamo | ||
Kasagi | yacht | 67 | 1901 | |||||
117051 | Sunshine | schooner | 41 | 53 | 1901 | |||
Playmate | sloop | 24 | 1902 | |||||
127643 | Calumet | yacht | 17 | 50 | 1902 | |||
The Kid | Oliver Harriman Jr. | AYC one design | 33 | 1902 | later Cliphora, The Kid again | |||
7 other boats | AYC one design | 33 | 1901-02 | |||||
Eleanor I | launch | 22 | 1901 | |||||
127632 | Clarissa | schooner | 43 | 67 | 1901 | |||
Charmer | schooner | 73 | 1901 | |||||
93204 | Mavis | schooner | 32 | 59 | 1901 | |||
Louise | catboat | 30 | 1902 | |||||
Scapegoat | sloop | 31 | 1902 | |||||
Enola | sloop | 31 | 1902 | |||||
Constance | schooner | 125 | 1903 | |||||
145972 | Teva | yawl | 24 | 51 | 1903 | |||
Nereus | sloop | 35 | 1903 | |||||
Virginia | schooner | 53 | 1903 | |||||
Carnegie | ketch | 58 | 1904 | |||||
202034 | Truant | yawl | 21 | 49 | 1905 | later Asahi, Tudor Rose | ||
Tarbell | launch | 36 | 1906 | |||||
Siwash | launch | 32 | 1907 | |||||
Awandra | launch | 42 | 1908 | |||||
17 boats | Manchester YC | one design | 25 | 1908-09 | ||||
launch | 23 | 1909 | ||||||
206597 | Black Duck | schooner | 22 | 59 | 1909 | |||
7 boats | N. Haven YC | one design | 25 | 1910 | ||||
5 boats | New Haven YC | one design | 25 | 1910 | ||||
200 boats | launch | 28 | 1910-13 | |||||
Seafarer | aux yacht | 80 | 1910 | |||||
Heriola | aux schooner | 47 | 1910 | |||||
Fame | aux schooner | 41 | 1910 | |||||
75 boats | runabout | 24 | 1910-13 | |||||
8 boats | one design | 40 | 1911-12 | |||||
210611 | Annie Louise | launch | 22 | 46 | 1912 | |||
launch | 37 | 1912 | ||||||
7 boats | one design | 25 | 1912-13 | |||||
208520 | Alice | yacht | 23 | 52 | 1911 | |||
210877 | Adventuress | aux. schooner | 78 | 85 | 1913 | later school ship in Port Townsend WA | ||
212053 | Astra | aux. schooner | 94 | 92 | 1914 | |||
Mallard | aux. schooner | 47 | 1914 | |||||
Zoruah | aux. yawl | 43 | 1915 | |||||
213271 | Grayling | sardine carrier | 28 | 59 | 1915 | |||
11 boats | Stamford YC | one design | 27 | 1916 | ||||
Nimble | sloop | 26 | 1916 | |||||
18 boats | Dark Harbor | one design | 20 | 1915-16 | ||||
Grosbeak | R. C. Robbins | launch | 38 | 1916 | later Mohican | |||
LV-99 | Poe Reef | USLHS | lightship | 98 | 1917 | destroyed in shop fire | ||
lighter | 107 | 1918 | ||||||
101 | 217733 | Louis M Winslow | L. M. Winslow | trawler | 346 | 139 | 1918 | scrapped 1939 |
102 | 218880 | Alden A. Mills | A. A. Mills | trawler | 346 | 139 | 1919 | scrapped 1941 |
219577 | Fabia | trawler | 248 | 132 | 1920 | |||
LV-99 | Poe Reef | USLHS | lightship | 98 | 21 Jul 2021 | replacement, Grays Reef, Overfalls, sold 1956 | ||
222185 | Bainbridge | Benton Transit | ferry | 606 | 139 | 1921 | later Algomah II 1936, Erie Queen 1962, The Boat at River's Edge 1969, scrapped 1990s | |
Eleanor | motor boat | 21 | 1922 | |||||
222429 | Fisher | trawler | 346 | 139 | 1922 | |||
222449 | seiner | trawler | 346 | 139 | 1922 | |||
18 boats | one design | 25 | 1923-24 | |||||
223530 | Willard Daggett | Will Daggett | lobster smack | 39 | 58 | 1924 | ||
223822 | Blue Water | M. R. Smith | schooner | 21 | 48 | 1924 | later La Dahana | |
224017 | Beacon Rock | Marion Eppley | schooner | 21 | 48 | 1924 | later Bagheera | |
CG-170 | U.S.C.G. | patrol craft | 37 | 75 | 1924/25 | |||
CG-171 | U.S.C.G. | patrol craft | 37 | 75 | 1924/25 | |||
CG-172 | U.S.C.G. | patrol craft | 37 | 75 | 1924/25 | |||
CG-173 | U.S.C.G. | patrol craft | 37 | 75 | 1924/25 | |||
CG-174 | U.S.C.G. | patrol craft | 37 | 75 | 1924/25 | |||
CG-175 | U.S.C.G. | patrol craft | 37 | 75 | 1924/25 | to USN 1933 as YP-40, sold 1946 | ||
CG-176 | U.S.C.G. | patrol craft | 37 | 75 | 1924/25 | to USN 1933 as YP-29, sold 1946 | ||
CG-177 | U.S.C.G. | patrol craft | 37 | 75 | 1924/25 | to USN 1933 as YP-19, sold 1946 | ||
CG-178 | U.S.C.G. | patrol craft | 37 | 75 | 1924/25 | |||
CG-179 | U.S.C.G. | patrol craft | 37 | 75 | 1924/25 | |||
25 boats | NE Harbor YC | one designs | 28 | 1924-28 | ||||
224561 | Annie Louise | trawler | 31 | 54 | 1925 | |||
226105 | Harvard | trawler | 341 | 139 | 1926 | |||
Starling | George F. Tyler | schooner | 158 | 126 | 1926 | |||
226111 | Dewitt Clinton | NY State | tugboat | 30 | 42 | 1926 | ||
226412 | Cintra | cruiser | 26 | 62 | 1927 | |||
Thumbcap | Joseph Plumb | yawl | 21 | 1927 | later Storm Beater, Hawk, Dolphin, Priscilla | |||
400 boats | Mahog. OBs | 14 | 1926-35 | |||||
200 boats | Mahog. IBs A | 18 | 1927-29 | |||||
90 boats | Mahog. IBs B | 18 | 1927-29 | |||||
10 boats | Mahog. IBs C | 18 | 1927-29 | |||||
10 boats | cruisers | 18 | 1929-32 | |||||
228487 | Shearwater | Charles Dunlap | schooner | 36 | 67 | 1929 | Tamarit 1939, Shearwater 1969, a tour boat in NYC | |
231416 | City of Portland | fireboat | 115 | 87 | 1931 | |||
10 boats | sail cutters | 20 | 1932 | |||||
Halcyon | sloop | 1935 | ||||||
234737 | Turecamo Boys | tugboat | 169 | 92 | 1936 | |||
234794 | Gov. Brann | ferry | 122 | 84 | 1936 | |||
Jack Bitt | aux. sloop | 30 | 1937 | |||||
LV-118 | Cornfield Point | USLHS | lightship | 114 | 11 Sep 1938 | later Cross Rip, Boston, retired 1972, museum in Lewes DE | ||
Dozoraty | fireboat | 90 | 1939 | |||||
Lenita | aux. yawl | 35 | 1939 | |||||
Privateer | aux. yawl | 35 | 1939 | |||||
Volana | aux. ketch | 42 | 1939 | |||||
Whistler | aux. yawl | 26 | 1939 | |||||
SC-503 | US Navy | subchaser | 278 | 136 | 24 Apr 1942 | to France 1944 as CH-112 | ||
SC-504 | US Navy | subchaser | 278 | 136 | 4 May 1942 | to the NDRF 1946 | ||
YMS-12 | US Navy | minesweeper | 278 | 136 | 1 Jul 1942 | struck 1946 | ||
YMS-13 | US Navy | minesweeper | 278 | 136 | 13 Aug 1942 | to France 1944 as Basilic (D-317) | ||
YMS-14 | US Navy | minesweeper | 278 | 136 | 7 Oct 1942 | sunk in Boston Harbor 1945 | ||
YMS-15 | US Navy | minesweeper | 278 | 136 | 5 Dec 1942 | to France 1944 as Myosotis (D-338) | ||
YMS-16 | US Navy | minesweeper | 278 | 136 | 15 Feb 1943 | to France 1944 as Capucine (D-322) | ||
YMS-17 | US Navy | minesweeper | 278 | 136 | 26 Apr 1943 | struck 1946 | ||
YMS-303 | US Navy | minesweeper | 278 | 136 | 11 Aug 1943 | struck 1946 | ||
YMS-304 | US Navy | minesweeper | 278 | 136 | 1 Oct 1943 | mined off Normandy and lost 1944 | ||
YMS-305 | US Navy | minesweeper | 278 | 136 | 17 Nov 1943 | to Norway 1945 as Gaula (M-318) | ||
285446 | YMS-306 | US Navy | minesweeper | 278 | 136 | 18 Jan 1944 | Goldfinch (AMS-12) 1947, to Maine 1960, Aqualab | |
YMS-307 | US Navy | minesweeper | 278 | 136 | 24 Feb 1944 | to Turkey 1947 as Kirte, struck 1966 | ||
335 boats | Al. sailboats | 14 | 1946-48 | |||||
25 boats | Al. sailboats | 18 | 1946-48 | |||||
25 boats | sail canoes | 18 | 1946-48 | |||||
55 boats | sailboats | 12 | 1947-48 | |||||
210 boats | Al. boats | 9 | 1946-48 | |||||
125 boats | Al. boats | 12 | 1946-48 | |||||
20 boats | Al. boats | 16 | 1947-48 | |||||
160 boats | Al. boats | 8 | 1946-48 | |||||
50 boats | Al. boats | 12 | 1945-48 | |||||
125 boats | motor canoes | 16 | 1945-48 | |||||
450 boats | Al. Canoes | 15 | 1945-48 | |||||
75 boats | Al. sailboats | 16 | 1947-48 | |||||
25 boats | motor boats | 12 | 1948 | |||||
LV-604 | Columbia River | USLHS | lightship | 128 | 1950 | retired 1979, museum in Astoria OR | ||
LV-605 | Overfalls | USLHS | lightship | 128 | 1950 | later Blunts Reef, West Coast Relief, museum in SF Bay | ||
11 boats | US Navy | personell boat | 40 | 1955 |