Vinyard Shipbuilding ~ Shipbuilding History

Vinyard Shipbuilding

Milford DE

Most recent update: November 1, 2015.

Vinyard Shipbuilding was started by Wilson Vinyard in 1896 and was noted for its wooden cruisers. It closed after WWII, was reopened in the 1960s as Delaware Marine & Manufacturing, but closed again in the 1980s. Later it was sold again and the present owners maintain it as a sort of museum. The yard was on S.E. Front Street, between Franklin and Columbia, on the south bank of the Mispillion River. See it from the air on Google here.

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	O/N	Name	Customer	Type	Tons	LOA	Delivered	Notes
Built by Vinyard Shipbuilding
	121115	Fred Craemer		tugboat	21	52	1899
	96629	Harriet	W. H. Wake	freighter	16	38	1902
	157680	Dorothy C		passenger	14	37	1902	later Polly III
		Mary M. Vinyard		schooner	220		1904
		P. J. Thistlewood		schooner	233		1905
		J. C. Ritchie		schooner	173		1906
	203113	Howard M. Justice		tugboat	43	55	1906	later Strobridge, Mason F. Grymes, N.Y. Marine Co. No. 5
		West River		schooner	190		1907
	204108	Edith		freighter	117	97	1907	later E. J. McCormack
	204223	Utique		freighter	111	110	1907	later Thomas Crowley, James W. Johnson
	163907	Houston	Kensington Shipyard	barge	211	123	1907
	205484	Caroline Vinyard	Nassau Fertilizer	freighter	95	92	1908
	206917	Laurie		schooner	134	99	1909	later Baltic
	206960	Sylvia	Geo. A. Philpotts	tanker	28	62	1909
	221622	Cutty Sark	E. Hope Norton	yacht	28		1909	later Sumar, Ouananiche, White Shadow
	164070	Calvin T. Davison	Kensington Shipyard	barge	449	184	1910
	212002	Passyunk	City of Philadelphia	tugboat	88	76	1913
	213064	Harry Davis	Louder N. Hearn	freighter	96	100	1915
	30281	Albemarle	Southern Transportation	barge	419	165	1915
	SC-144		US Navy	subchaser	85	110	30 Mar 1918	sold 1923 to State of Florida
	SC-145		US Navy	subchaser	85	110	13 Mar 1918	sold 1921
	SC-146		US Navy	subchaser	85	110	30 Mar 1918	to France as C-35, scuttled 1942
	217516	Seminole	Nassau Fishing	fishing boat	158	103	1919
	219652	James M. Brooks		tugboat	72	70	1919	later Hugh O'Donnell
	219822	Lightning	USSB	tugboat	183	94	1919	later Card Boys
	221156	Petrolia No. 9		tugboat	66	67	1921	later Colonial Service, Hustler
	168100	Greenwich	General Petroleum	barge	416	158	1920
	221418	Harry K. Fooks	United Oil	fishing boat	180	118	1921
	221937	Worthington	Elizabethport Light'ge	freighter	364	127	1921
	222173	Patsy	Robert M. Ewing	oyster boat	6	31	1922
	222234	Louise C. Doron	William E. Doron	passenger	40	62	1922	later Helena G. Starn
	222664	Harbor Tug No. 82	US Navy	tugboat	106	81	1919	later YT-82, sold in the 1920s as Diamond S No. 2
	222825	Harbor Tug No. 83	US Navy	tugboat	106	81	1919	later YT-83, sold in the 1920s as NY Marine Co. No. 10
	222846	Sergeant	Elsworth Co.	fishing boat	35	55	1923	later Elan
	223164	R. B. Hawley	Wilson M. Vinyard	tugboat	117	86	1923	later U. H. Cozart
	223358	Tompkins	Richmond Towboats	tugboat	49	61	1921
	223359	Clifton	Richmond Towboats	tugboat	49	61	1921
	226032	Gareco	Gahagan Realty	freighter	17	48	1924
	CG-213		USCG	patrol boat	37	75	1925
	CG-214		USCG	patrol boat	37	75	1925
	CG-215		USCG	patrol boat	37	75	1925
	CG-216		USCG	patrol boat	37	75	1925
	CG-217		USCG	patrol boat	37	75	1925	later Charbert (231807)
	CG-218		USCG	patrol boat	37	75	1925
	CG-219		USCG	patrol boat	37	75	1925
	CG-220		USCG	patrol boat	37	75	1925
	CG-221		USCG	patrol boat	37	75	1925	to USN 1933 as YP-22, to MARAD 1946
	CG-222		USCG	patrol boat	37	75	1925	to USN 1933 as YP-35, to MARAD 1946
	226865	Chechako	George W. Pennington	power boat	20	47	1927	later Augusta
	227044	After You	Samuel W. Ellis	power boat	20	47	1927
		Betsy L		power boat	20	47	1927	later Mohawk
	227447	Genevra		power boat	28	50	1928	later Samarkand
	227487	The Annas	Anna W. Morris	power boat	28	47	1928
	227572	Zenith	William R. Edson	power boat	30	47	1928	later Wreckless
	227652	Asatamia	Alfred A. DuBan	power boat	31	51	1928
	228302	Whistler	Joseph M. Reed	power boat	28	50	1929	later Lois Rae, Malabite
	228430	Navigo	E. L. Hollingsworth	power boat	31	55	1929
	228750	Ellanor	David Lawrence	power boat	28	47	1929
	229568	Pegasus III		power boat	31	51	1930	later Tomadge II, Homar, Juliem, Sylvia II, Amitola, Tomadge, Four Star
	229657	Miss Bob White	Ethel T. Vanaman	power boat	10	34	1930
	230205	Tupantod	C. M. Robinson	power boat	32	51	1930
	230669	Shenandoah	R. R. Miskimon	power boat	29	47	1931
	233524	Hulman		power boat	32	53	1934	later Ima, Bee-Kay
	233823	Betty Jane		power boat	12	32	1935
	233832	Playmate	Howard C. Davis	power boat	13	40	1935
	233886	Annie B		power boat	12	38	1935
	233887	Morning Star	W. W. Stokesbury	power boat	13	38	1935
	233906	Rainbow	C. M. Harrington	power boat	13	37	1935
	233937	Patsy	Robert M. Ewing	power boat	9	33	1935
	233938	Suzanne	W. W. Stokesbury	power boat	10	36	1935
	234195	Katherine	Walter O. Scott	power boat	11	36	1935
	234343	Alden	A. J. Caliendo	power boat	27	50	1935
	234350	We're Here	Henry Hagen	power boat	13	37	1935
	234444	Sea Queen	Stanley Blados	power boat	12	36	1935
	234711	Lydia R		power boat	9	33	1936	later Jen
	234758	Doris Ann	John Lindale	power boat	10	35	1936
	234824	Stokesbury	W. W. Stokesbury	power boat	14	38	1936
	234825	Tommy B	Walter M. Buckson	power boat	14	38	1935
	234887	Toby	Rawley Slaughter	power boat	13	38	1936
	234918	Tom Boy	William T. Short	power boat	11	35	1936
	234999	Catch 'Em	Stephen P. Toadvine	power boat	11	35	1936
	235020	Red Lion II	John N. Macklin	power boat	11	35	1936
	235081	Jim Bur	Mispillion Fishing	power boat	14	37	1937
	235204	Penguin	Clayton H. Ellis	power boat	9	33	1936
	235251	Protheon	Stephen P. Toadvine	power boat	11	35	1936
	235545	Jacknjill II		power boat	24	46	1936	later Entre Nous, Bow Bells
	236036	Mary Emily	Frank Cataldi	power boat	12	38	1937
	236121	Olivia	James G. Hickman	power boat	14	38	1937
	236249	Mary Eileen	Reuben I. Hutt	power boat	24	41	1937
	236570	Duchess II	Carmine Marinaccio	power boat	14	38	1937
	237320	Lady Luck	Lewis B. Marvin	power boat	13	37	1938
	237592	Aloha		power boat	14	34	1938
	237601	Silver Dawn	H. W. Stone	power boat	21	38	1938
	237701	Blue Runner	Philip Otto	power boat	11	31	1938
	237864	Sea Raider	E. Scott Thompson	power boat	16	40	1938
	237997	Sally Too		power boat	23	46	1938	later Alco, Acey
	238398	Daru-II	L. E. Taubel	power boat	21	38	1939
	238459	Margaret B		power boat	11	34	1938	later Ellis
	238523	Me 2	Edna Williams	power boat	10	36	1938
	238551	Addy Mae	Robert Byre	power boat	14	38	1938
	238565	Mispillion	Clesson E. Bridgham	power boat	10	36	1939
	238662	Miss Milford	Mispillion Fishing	power boat	10	35	1939
	239644	Janette	Edward Walshes	power boat	11	44	1940
	240166	Silver Dawn II	H. W. Stone	power boat	23	43	1940
	295576	Alegria	Douglas P. Jones	power boat	20	38	1941
	SC-519		US Navy	subchaser	136	110	21 Apr 1942	to Free French 1944 as CH-83
	SC-520		US Navy	subchaser	136	110	25 May 1942	to MARAD 1947
	SC-636		US Navy	subchaser	136	110	11 Jul 1942	destroyed by typhoon Louise 9-Oct-45
	SC-637		US Navy	subchaser	136	110	31 Jul 1942	to FLC 1948
	SC-981		US Navy	subchaser	136	110	2 Oct 1942	disposed-of 1946
	SC-982		US Navy	subchaser	136	110	2 Nov 1942	to the Philippines 1948 as Cavite (P-19), scrapped
	SC-983		US Navy	subchaser	136	110	16 Jan 1943	to MARAD 1947
	SC-984		US Navy	subchaser	136	110	26 Feb 1943	wrecked in the New Hebrides 9-Apr-44
	SC-1351		US Navy	subchaser	136	110	30 Apr 1943	to Honduras 1946, to the Dom. Rep. 1947 as Sanchez (GC-101)
	SC-1352		US Navy	subchaser	136	110	18 Jun 1943	disposed-of 1946
	SC-1353		US Navy	subchaser	136	110	4 Aug 1943	to Honduras 1946, to the Dom. Rep. 1947 as Mella (GC-102)
	SC-1354		US Navy	subchaser	136	110	30 Sep 1943	disposed-of 1946
	SC-1496		US Navy	subchaser	136	110	13 Apr 1944	to the USSR 1944 as BO-215
	SC-1497		US Navy	subchaser	136	110	11 Jul 1944	to the USSR 1944 as BO-236
	255577	Patty-B	Edward E. Bishop	power boat	22	48	1948
		Kildee III		power boat	22	48	1949	later Mariposa, Vicaries II, Joya
		Huns Buddy III	John H. Richards	power boat	22	48	1951
Built by Delaware Marine & Manufacturing
		Ducor	Port of Monrovia	pilot boat			1977
113	596805	Mary Ann	Timothy Getz	fishing boat	61	67	1978
117	617123	Dagwood	Tiny Tankers	tanker	31	39	1980
118	619969	Willkate	Marine Launch Co.	launch	61	65	1980
119	619980	American Eagle	Jack and Adele Daab	fishing boat	132	70	1980	later Jacob Alan
120	647313	Odin	EW Holding Corp.	tugboat	98	72	1982	later Jutte Cenac
124	664625	Kate		tugboat	199	89	1984	later Captain Ed, Peggy H