Other Boatbuilders in Nova Scotia ~ Shipbuilding History

Other Boatbuilders in Nova Scotia

Over the centuries, there have been countless wooden boatbuilders in Nova Scotia, a region that has always been closely involved with the sea. As a result, this table is far from complete. In particular, there have been several boatbuilders in Shelburne, although it is not clear who operated where.

Builder	Location		O/N	Name	Customer	Type	GT	Year	Notes
Annapolis Shipping	Annapolis NS			Mapleland	F. A. Pickles	schooner	665	1918	later Primero 1919, Indomito 1922, deleted 1930
Atlantic Lunenburg	Lunenburg NS			P .J. Lawrence		trawler	233	1964
Atlantic Mahone	Mahone Bay NS	10		Judith R.		freighter	210	1965
Balcom, J. A.	Annapolis NS			Ruby L. II		freighter	201	1921
Balcom, J. A.	Margaretville NS			Ruby L.		freighter	119	1907
Balcom, J. A.	Margaretville NS			Margaretville		freighter	107	1910
Belliveau Boatbuilding	Lower E. Pubnico NS			L'Acadie 2000		trawler	139	2001
Belliveau Boatbuilding	Lower E. Pubnico NS		836355	Let It Ride I	Gilcam Fisheries	trawler	65	2012
Boehnes Bros	West La Have NS			Jutland	J. E. Backman & Co	schooner	334	1918	missing off Nova Scotia 1920
Burgoyne, F. S.	Mahone Bay NS			Dominion Shipper		freighter	339	1925	scrapped 1948-9
Burns & Kellcher	Shad Bay NS			Edmund Donald		freighter	848	1919	scrapped 1932
Burrell Johnson	Shelburne			Bear River		freighter	104	1905
Burrell Johnson	Shelburne			Dartmouth	Dartmouth Ferry Comm.	ferry	311	1889	hulked 1933
Burrell Johnson	Shelburne			Saint Pierre		freighter	496	1884	foundered North Atlantic 1896
New Burrell Johnson	Shelburne			Enterprise		freighter	211	1907
New Burrell Johnson	Shelburne			Robert G. Cann		freighter	265	1911
New Burrell Johnson	Shelburne			Canso		tugboat	225	1910
New Burrell Johnson	Shelburne			Harland	New Burrell Johnson Co	passenger	352	1908	hulked 1936
Canadian Concrete	Sydney NS			Permanencia		freighter	320	1920	wrecked off St Pierre 1921
Churchill, G. W.	Hantsport NS			Havana	Pickford & Black	whale catcher	471	1891	collision in Halifax outer harbour 1906
Cochrane, G. M.	Port Greville NS			Doane	G. M. Cochrane	schooner	352	1913	wrecked Tampico 1920
Cox	Shelburne			Beverley Faye		trawler	142	1964
Dartmouth Marine	Dartmouth NS			Jonathan Robert		trawler	116	1988	later Cape Chelsea
Deep Sea Trawlers	Lunenburg NS			L. J. Penny		trawler	332	1982	later Anne S. Pierce 1985
Dominion Steel	Halifax NS		326075	Cape Rouge		trawler	358	1967	later Ryan Atlantic II
Duffy Blinn	Saulnierville NS			J. Duffy		freighter	115	1919
Gardner, G. H. N.	Liverpool NS			Help		freighter	146	1903
Gardner, J. S.	Liverpool NS			Bianca	Bowring Bros Ltd	schooner	408	1917	foundered mid-Atlantic 1919
Gardner, J. S.	Liverpool NS			Associate		freighter	135	1912
Gardner, J. S.	Liverpool NS			Standard Coaster		freighter	184	1927
Gardner, J. S.	Liverpool NS			Ada M.		freighter	226	1929
Graham, L. E.	Port Greville NS			Neptune		freighter	118	1911
Halifax Metal Works	Dartmouth NS			Joshua Slocum		ferry	240	1973
Halifax Metal Works	Dartmouth NS		345441	John E. Rigby	NB Dept. of Transportation	ferry	232	1976
Hendry	Liverpool NS			Valinda		freighter	117	1911
Hendry, A. W.	Liverpool NS			Gilbert Islands	A. W. Hendry	freighter	302	1915	wrecked Likuri 1919
Howes, R. H.	Meteghan River NS			Alma R.	R. H. Howes Const.	schooner	482	1918	wrecked Concepcion Is 1932
Huntley, D. A.	Parrsboro' NS			Huntley	W. H. Hebb	schooner	607	1919	wrecked off Cape Spear NL 1921
Huntley, W. R.	Parrsboro' NS			Whiteway	Forester Nav Co	schooner	458	1919	wrecked Seal Island 1934
K.& S.Co	Yarmouth NS			Patrick & Michael		trawler	193	1920
Kustom Fiberglass	Clark's Hbr NS			Glace Bay Lady		trawler	103	1991
Kustom Fiberglass	Clark's Hbr NS	2		Morey'S Pride		trawler	115	1992
Joseph B. LeBlanc	Church Point NS		310214	J.C.N. 2		fishing boat			closed
Joseph B. LeBlanc	Church Point NS		310240	Jacquot		fishing boat			closed
Joseph B. LeBlanc	Church Point NS		310992	Rejean Cyr		fishing boat			closed
Joseph B. LeBlanc	Church Point NS		314446	C.D.P. 45		fishing boat			closed
Joseph B. LeBlanc	Church Point NS		314447	C.D.P. 46		fishing boat			closed
Joseph B. LeBlanc	Church Point NS		318602	Brian & Guy		fishing boat			suspended
Joseph B. LeBlanc	Church Point NS		319196	C.D.P. 47		fishing boat			closed
Joseph B. LeBlanc	Church Point NS		319217	Laurent A.		fishing boat			closed
Joseph B. LeBlanc	Church Point NS		319227	Jeannot C.		fishing boat			closed
Joseph B. LeBlanc	Church Point NS		320007	Little Alf		fishing boat			closed
Joseph B. LeBlanc	Church Point NS		320716	Rejeanne A.		fishing boat			closed
Joseph B. LeBlanc	Church Point NS		320719	Jeannot B.		fishing boat			closed
Joseph B. LeBlanc	Church Point NS		323154	Early Boy		fishing boat	7	1964	registered
Joseph B. LeBlanc	Church Point NS		323187	Margie Anne		fishing boat			suspended
Joseph B. LeBlanc	Church Point NS		323641	Danny M.		fishing boat			closed
Lunenburg Foundry	Lunenburg NS		811040	Lady Eileen		trawler	138	1989
Matheson	New Glasgow NS	8		James William	Carmichael Ship Co	schooner	512	1908	wrecked off St Charles de Caplan, Bonaventure 1934
Matheson, I.	New Glasgow NS			Mulgrave	Govt of Canada	freighter	485	1893	wrecked Marmot Rock, Beaver Harbor NS 1919
McGill, J.	Shelburne			Magdalen		freighter	135	1906
McGill, J.	Shelburne			Messenger		freighter	112	1901
McGill, J.	Shelburne			Harbinger		freighter	109	1901
McGill, J.	Shelburne			Dufferin		freighter	211	1905
McGill, J.	Shelburne			Samson		freighter	111	1907
McGill, J.	Shelburne			Granville		freighter	140	1909
McGill, J.	Shelburne			Rotundus		freighter	123	1910
McGill, J.	Shelburne			Aspy		freighter	215	1910
McGill, J.	Shelburne			Stadium		freighter	118	1912
McGowan, J. A.	Shelburne			Westport III		freighter	140	1903
McGowan, J. A.	Shelburne			Granville		freighter	134	1904
McGowan, W. J. A.	Shelburne			D. D. Mann		freighter	130	1907
McKay	Shelburne			Hansen		trawler	147	1961	burned off Nova Scotia 1982
McKay	Shelburne			Cathy and Susie		trawler	161	1966
McKay, W. C.	Shelburne			Good Luck		freighter	118	1926
McKay, W. C.	Shelburne			Werra II		freighter	141	1929	later Accuracy
McKay, W. C.	Shelburne			Casafil		trawler	107	1946	wrecked in Liscomb Harbour 1951
McKay, W. C.	Shelburne			Fort Hearne	Hudson's Bay Co	freighter	382	1949	crushed in ice 1961
Melanson, B. N.	Gilberts Cove NS			Edith M. Green		freighter	225	1917
Melanson, B. N.	Gilberts Cove NS			M. Sigogne		freighter	276	1917
Melanson, B. N.	Gilbert's Cove NS			R. W. Hendry		freighter	479	1921
Meteghan Marine	Meteghan NS			D. J. Purdy 1		passenger freighter	582	1924	burned Gondola Point NB 1948
Mulhall, D. C.	Liverpool NS			Grand Manan	Grand Manan Steamboat	passenger	363	1911	scrapped 1930
Noel SB	Windsor NS			Samuel Courtney	Samuel Courtney Sh'g	schooner	531	1918	burned Gibraltar Bay 1920
Nova Scotia SB	Liverpool NS			Ruby W.	W. B. Grieve	schooner	375	1918	foundered 100nm S Cape Race 1921
Nova Scotia SB	Liverpool NS			James G. Joy	Job Bros & Co	schooner	454	1918	later Zetta 1919, Elias 1929, deleted 1961
Nova Scotia SB	Liverpool NS			Ocean Maid		freighter	202	1920
Putnam, C.	Maitland NS			Mauna Loa	C. Putnam	bark	1086	1881	later Angela Casanova 1898, Nicalaos 1908, Tris Ierarchai 1914, Inagzi 1921, foundered 1924
Robichau, J. B.	Meteghan NS			Bernardo		freighter	122	1929
Routledge, R.	Sheet Harbour NS			Margaret		freighter	195	1907
Routledge, R.	Sheet Harbour NS			Gordon C.		freighter	255	1917
Snyder	Bridgewater NS			Abigail Grace	Jonathan & Amy Fish	trawler	217	2004
Snyder	Dayspring NS			Eastern Fisher		trawler	149	1992
Snyder	Dayspring NS			Blue Dawn		trawler	154	1962
Snyder	Dayspring NS			Annette Marie		trawler	163	1963
Spicer, J.	Spencer's Island NS			J. A. Mumford		freighter	115	1903
Steel & Engine Prods	Liverpool NS		322837	Mersey Seafoods		trawler	1861	1965
Sweeney, W. L.	Yarmouth NS			Gladys E. Sweeney		freighter	422	1947	foundered off St Shots Cove NL 1952
Sweeney, W. L.	Yarmouth NS			W. D. Sweeney	W. D. Sweeney Co	freighter	392	1942	later General Drury 1944, foundered 50nm NE Grand Turk 1953
Sydney Eng.	Sydney NS		395531	Lady Lisa II		trawler	279	1980
Tuck, F.	Sydney NS			Richmond		freighter	162	1905
	Lunenburg NS			Red Diamond II		trawler	171	1954	sank 1965
Wedgeport Boats	Wedgeport NS			Foley Brothers		trawler	138	2003
Wedgeport Boats	Wedgeport NS	446	837265	Le Jean-Sebastien		trawler	81	2013
Wedgeport Transportation	Wedgeport NS			Noreg I	Wedgeport Tptn Co	freighter	333	1917	wrecked off St Shotts NL 1917
Weingart, J. A.	Shelburne			Jean Revillon		freighter	117	1923	later Fort James