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Robinson Marine Construction

Benton Harbor MI

Robinson Marine Construction was started in 1925, by Glen Robinson, who had been treasurer of Dachel-Carter Shipbuilding: it closed in 1960. The yard was on the northeast corner of the industrial island in St. Joseph.

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O/N Name Customer Type GT LOA Delivered Notes
286371 Cassandra fishing boat 19 43 1925
265867 Satis yacht 12 36 1925
285612 Our Lady yacht 12 38 1927
229379 Dam-Paw II George P. Whitelaw II motor yacht 28 46 1929 later Miss Sis, Dam Paw
257086 BY-4 USCG freighter 9 34 1930 later Flying Dutchman
248628 Tango Ocean Riders passenger 14 44 1930
250044 Tango II Harold K. McShane passenger 10 39 1930
271247 Mansfield US Army USACE launch 31 52 1931 sold as Mansfield
230854 Pinta Francis H. French passenger 11 37 1931
231157 Joaneda C. A. Pound motor yacht 21 49 1931
231199 Silver Heels Earl B. Gascoigne passenger 10 36 1931
260560 Tuscumbia Loc-Wood Boats passenger 12 45 1932
232727 Devshir motor yacht 32 52 1933 later Pat-Sea
234367 Pilot II E. W. Couchols passenger 14 44 1935
234385 Eocene II passenger 22 44 1935 later J. Sidney Broussard
234720 Judith R Barney Balaban motor yacht 24 54 1935
235549 Mildred Harry Goldberg motor yacht 33 52 1936
258276 Can Do R. R. Dwyer motor yacht 10 38 1935 later King Len
253264 Mercury Myrtle Agra passenger 9 38 1935
235533 Aphrodite motor yacht 42 56 1936 later Marnerleen
237792 Sea Queen Gus Palmquist passenger 10 39 1936
261132 Java Durant, Inc. passenger 7 29 1937
237845 Barat motor yacht 58 57 1938 later Paola, to USN 1942 as YP-531, to MARAD 1946, Hedo
276804 Linda Jean III fishing boat 8 30 1938
238083 W. A. Randle Freeport Sulphur ferry 30 49 1939
238839 Aloha Edward Grieger passenger 12 40 1939
251533 Alice fishing boat 13 50 1941
251775 Ruth D fishing boat 27 49 1941
CG-38361 USCG picket boat 14 38 1940 to USN 1946
CG-38362 USCG picket boat 14 38 1940 to Sea Explorers 1954
CG-38363 USCG picket boat 14 38 1940 to USN 1946
CG-38364 USCG picket boat 14 38 1940 sold 1954 as ?
CG-38365 USCG picket boat 14 38 1940 to USN 1946
290928 CG-38366 USCG picket boat 14 38 1940 sold 1953 as Cleo B
C-1 US Army passenger boat 11 40 Feb 1941
C-2 US Army passenger boat 11 40 Feb 1941
C-3 US Army passenger boat 11 40 Feb 1941
C-4 US Army passenger boat 11 40 Feb 1941
C-5 US Army passenger boat 11 40 Feb 1941
C-6 US Army passenger boat 11 40 Feb 1941
C-7 US Army passenger boat 11 40 Feb 1941
C-8 US Army passenger boat 11 40 Feb 1941
C-9 US Army passenger boat 11 40 Feb 1941
C-10 US Army passenger boat 11 40 Feb 1941
254275 C-21 US Army passenger boat 11 40 Sep 1941 sold as Shrike
259374 C-22 US Army passenger boat 11 40 Sep 1941 sold as Janice Lynn
C-23 US Army passenger boat 11 40 Sep 1941
255764 C-24 US Army passenger boat 11 40 Sep 1941 sold as Northern Jaeger
C-25 US Army passenger boat 11 40 Sep 1941
C-26 US Army passenger boat 11 40 Sep 1941
C-27 US Army passenger boat 11 40 Sep 1941
C-28 US Army passenger boat 11 40 Sep 1941
C-29 US Army passenger boat 11 40 Sep 1941
C-30 US Army passenger boat 11 40 Sep 1941
C-31 US Army passenger boat 11 40 Nov 1941
C-32 US Army passenger boat 11 40 Nov 1941
C-33 US Army passenger boat 11 40 Nov 1941
C-34 US Army passenger boat 11 40 Nov 1941
260234 C-35 US Army passenger boat 11 40 Nov 1941 sold as Boots
C-36 US Army passenger boat 11 40 Nov 1941
C-37 US Army passenger boat 11 40 Nov 1941
C-38 US Army passenger boat 11 40 Nov 1941
261163 C-39 US Army passenger boat 11 40 Nov 1941 sold as My Gal, Helen B
272022 C-40 US Army passenger boat 11 40 Nov 1941 sold as Quest
J-146 US Army passenger boat 17 50 June 1941
J-147 US Army passenger boat 17 50 June 1941
J-148 US Army passenger boat 17 50 June 1941
J-149 US Army passenger boat 17 50 June 1941
J-150 US Army passenger boat 17 50 June 1941
J-151 US Army passenger boat 17 50 June 1941
251826 J-152 US Army passenger boat 17 50 June 1941 sold as Glo
J-153 US Army passenger boat 17 50 June 1941
J-270 US Army passenger boat 17 50 June 1942
J-271 US Army passenger boat 17 50 June 1942
J-272 US Army passenger boat 17 50 June 1942
250812 J-273 US Army passenger boat 17 50 June 1942 sold as Pilot
J-274 US Army passenger boat 17 50 June 1942
J-275 US Army passenger boat 17 50 June 1942
253800 J-276 US Army passenger boat 17 50 June 1942 sold as Southern Cross
J-277 US Army passenger boat 17 50 June 1942
254359 C-68966 US Navy AVR 136 110 1942 later Vivi
264843 SC-540 US Navy subchaser 136 110 22 Apr 1942 to USCG 1945 as Air Curlew (WAVR-417), sold as Barbara Jo, Savitar
257569 SC-541 US Navy subchaser 136 110 6 May 1942 to USCG 1945 as Air Drake (WAVR-418), sold as Drake
SC-646 US Navy subchaser 136 110 1 Jul 1942 to the USSR 1945
SC-647 US Navy subchaser 136 110 3 Aug 1942 to the USSR 1945 as BO-308
SC-751 US Navy subchaser 136 110 14 Jan 1943 grounded off W. Australia and lost 22-Jun-43
SC-752 US Navy subchaser 136 110 13 Feb 1943 to the USSR 1945 as BO-325
254065 SC-753 US Navy subchaser 136 110 14 Apr 1943 to USCG 1945 as Air Linnet (WAVR-435), sold as Halcyon II
SC-754 US Navy subchaser 136 110 17 May 1943 to the USSR 1945 as BO-324
256355 SC-755 US Navy subchaser 136 110 16 May 1943 sold 1948 as Yaqui Queen
SC-756 US Navy subchaser 136 110 8 Jul 1943 to the USSR 1945 as BO-335
SC-757 US Navy subchaser 136 110 12 Aug 1943 later PGM 2 1943, sold 1947
255475 SC-758 US Navy subchaser 136 110 14 Sep 1943 to USCG 1945 as Air Loon (WAVR-436), sold as Loon
256193 SC-759 US Navy subchaser 136 110 8 Oct 1943 sold 1948 as Tualatin
258997 J-??? US Army passenger 14 40 1943 later Clara R II, Aralee
254084 J-??? US Army passenger 11 40 1943 later Blue Water
260070 J-??? US Army passenger 15 40 1943 later Sea King
270424 J-??? US Army passenger 11 40 1943 later Salem
251824 J-867 US Army passenger 18 40 1943 later Bucaneer
256847 J-86? US Army passenger 12 40 1943 later Miramar
J-868 US Army passenger 40 1943
256528 J-869 US Army passenger 18 40 1943 later Marie Anna
258893 J-870 US Army passenger 12 40 1943 later Miss Lou
284561 J-3550 US Army passenger 17 40 1943 later Honeybucket
MTL-924 US Army tugboat 47 1944
MTL-925 US Army tugboat 47 1944
MTL-926 US Army tugboat 47 1944
MTL-927 US Army tugboat 47 1944
MTL-928 US Army tugboat 47 1944
MTL-929 US Army tugboat 47 1944
MTL-930 US Army tugboat 47 1944
MTL-931 US Army tugboat 47 1944
MTL-932 US Army tugboat 47 1944
MTL-933 US Army tugboat 47 1944
MTL-934 US Army tugboat 47 1944
MTL-935 US Army tugboat 47 1944
MTL-936 US Army tugboat 47 1944
MTL-937 US Army tugboat 47 1944
MTL-938 US Army tugboat 47 1944
MTL-939 US Army tugboat 47 1944
255538 MTL-940 US Army tugboat 47 1944 later Cliger
250478 MTL-941 US Army tugboat 47 1944 later Traveler
MTL-942 US Army tugboat 47 1944
MTL-943 US Army tugboat 47 1944
MTL-944 US Army tugboat 47 1944
MTL-945 US Army tugboat 47 1944 to USN 1943 as YTL-672, destroyed 1947
MTL-946 US Army tugboat 47 1944 to USN 1943 as YTL-673, sold 1946
MTL-947 US Army tugboat 47 1944 to USN 1943 as YTL-674, destroyed 1947
MTL-948 US Army tugboat 47 1944 to USN 1943 as YTL-675, destroyed 1947
P-739 US Army rescue boat 85 1945
259354 P-740 US Army rescue boat 113 85 1945 sold as Quest
P-741 US Army rescue boat 85 1945
P-742 US Army rescue boat 85 1945
P-743 US Army rescue boat 85 1945
P-744 US Army rescue boat 85 1945
254463 P-745 US Army rescue boat 125 85 1945 sold as Super Wolf
251542 Sea Queen II Offshore Marine supply boat 104 80 1944
247927 Romaco Robinson Marine tugboat 15 42 1945
251827 Irven E. Hanson Freeport Sulphur ferry 26 50 1946
252326 Harvey E. Blackshear Freeport Sulphur ferry 26 50 1947
253234 A. L. Groteguth Freeport Sulphur ferry 26 50 1947
253824 Barty J. Tyson Freeport Sulphur ferry 20 50 1947
253825 Herbert O. Hoefle Freeport Sulphur ferry 20 50 1947
285173 Four Wynds Leona Hudson motor yacht 13 31 1948
271720 Shirase DOI passenger 14 33 1949 later Shirasi
268153 Sea Hawk Harry Priebe motor yacht 21 42 1954
281520 Loralpa Allen P. Evans motor yacht 11 34 1959 ?
281845 Our Alibi motor yacht 21 42 1960 later Spree III

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