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Other Boatbuilders in Nova Scotia

Most recent update: July 21, 2021.

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.

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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

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