Emergency Boatbuilders of WWII ~ Shipbuilding History

Emergency Boatbuilders of WWII

Most recent update: July 21, 2021.

In World War I, the emergency shipbuilding effort in Canada had concentrated on meeting the need for cargo ships: boatbuilders were in much less demand. When World War II came, there was no shortage of large yards that could build cargo ships but the need for large numbers of small craft resulted in the need not only to mobilize active boatbuilders but also to encourage the development of many additional boatbuilding yards. This table provides the construction records of the 34 most significant boatbuilders, those that built tugs, minesweepers, torpedo boats, Fairmiles, crash boats and a variety of harbor craft. Most of these tables are limited to wartime production: an ongoing challenge is to add details of their peacetime production. Finally, please note that there were maybe 70 more companies that built small craft for the war effort, but these were often manufacturing operations rather than boatyards and are beyond the scope of this website.

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	CN	O/N	Name	Customer	Type	Tons	LOA	Built	Notes
Canadian Bridge Co., Windsor ON
Canadian Bridge Company goes back to the beginning of the 20th century and was what it sounds like, a heavy steel fabricator, It apparently only built boats during WWII, becoming part of Dominion Steel & Coal Corp., (DOSCO), which has been gone for some time. The company's address is always given as Hiram Walker's Walkerville, part of Windsor ON, but it seems that the shipyard itself was to the west, between Sandwich and Ojibway, which are also now part of Windsor. See what I think is the site from the air on Google here.
			CT 1 to 27	RN	TANAC tugboat	55	60	1942-46
			CT 28	RN	TANAC tugboat	55	60	1942-46	later Lac Como
			CT 29 to 30	RN	TANAC tugboat	55	60	1942-46
			CT 51 to 60	RN	TANAC tugboat	55	60	1942-46
			CT 101 to 129	RN	TANAC tugboat	55	60	1942-46
	450		Dundalk (AOC 501)	RCN	oiler			13 Nov 1943	sold 1959, fate unknown
	451		Dundurn (AOC 502)	RCN	oiler			25 Nov 1943	sold c1990, breakwater in North Vancouver 1995
	762		Riverton (W-47)	RCN	tugboat	462		5 Aug 1944	later ATA-528, sold
	763		Maxwell (W-46)	RCN	tugboat	462		20 Oct 1944	sold 1947 as Hugh Jones
	764		Clifton (W-36)	RCN	tugboat	462		21 Nov 1944	later ATA-529, sold as Clifton
Canadian Power Boat Co., Ltd., Montreal QC
Canadian Power Boat Company was set up by Hubert Scott-Paine's British Power Boat Company at the start of WWII, to build their Scott-Paine-designed boats for the Canadian Navy: it closed and was sold in 1947. The yard was on the Lachine Canal, at 4000 Rue St. Patrick, on the site of the old Fraser, Brace shipyard: the main building is still there. See it from the air on Google here.
	102		CMTB-01/MTB-332	RN	torpedo boat		70	1941	prototype, built in Britain, briefly RCN
	103		CMTB-02/MTB-333	RN	torpedo boat		70	1941
	104		CMTB-03/MTB-334	RN	torpedo boat		70	1941
	105		CMTB-04/MTB-335	RN	torpedo boat		70	1941
	106		CMTB-05/MTB-336	RN	torpedo boat		70	1941
	107		CMTB-06/MTB-337	RN	torpedo boat		70	1941
	108		CMTB-07/MTB-338	RN	torpedo boat		70	1941	lost by explosion 1942
	109		CMTB-08/MTB-339	RN	torpedo boat		70	1941
	110		CMTB-09/MTB-340	RN	torpedo boat		70	1941
	111		CMTB-10/MTB-341	RN	torpedo boat		70	1941
	112		CMTB-11/MTB-342	RN	torpedo boat		70	1941
	113		CMTB-12/MTB-343	RN	torpedo boat		70	1941
			Nootka (M-208)	RCAF	HSL/ASR boat		70	1942	to RCN 1952 as HSL 208, sold 1957
		310365	Malecite (M-231)	RCAF	HSL/ASR boat		70	1942	to RCN 1952 as HSL 231, sold 1957 as Malecite
			Takuli (M-232)	RCAF	HSL/ASR boat		70	1942	to RCN 1952 as HSL 232, sold 1957
			Abnaki (M-233)	RCAF	HSL/ASR boat		70	1942	to RCN 1952 as HSL 233, sold 1957
			Montagnais (M-234)	RCAF	HSL/ASR boat		70	1942	to RCN 1952 as HSL 234, sold 1957 as Vancouver Spirit, sank
		189288	Huron (M-235)	RCAF	HSL/ASR boat		70	1942	to RCN 1952 as HSL 235, sold 1957 as Marborene, Seaward
				RCAF	range boat		40	1942
				RCAF	range boat		40	1942
				RCAF	range boat		40	1942
				RCAF	range boat		40	1942
				RCAF	range boat		40	1942
				RCAF	range boat		40	1942
		319247	Beaver III				40	1942	one of the above?
		176759	Flicker				40	1942	one of the above?
	186		TM 22	RNN	torpedo boat		70	1942	struck 1947
	187		TM 23	RNN	torpedo boat		70	1942	damaged and scrapped 1943
	188		TM 24	RNN	torpedo boat		70	1942	damaged and scrapped 1944
	189		TM 25	RNN	torpedo boat		70	1942	exploded and sank Feb-43
			TM 26	RNN	torpedo boat		70	1942	to Australia 1944 as PMB 26
			TM 27	RNN	torpedo boat		70	1942	exploded and scrapped 1943
			TM 28	RNN	torpedo boat		70	1942	to Britain 1944
			TM 29	RNN	torpedo boat		70	1942	to Britain 1944, struck 1946
			TM 30	RNN	torpedo boat		70	1942	to Britain 1944, struck 1946
			TM 31	RNN	torpedo boat		70	1942	to Britain 1944, wrecked Sep-44 and scrapped
			TM 32	RNN	torpedo boat		70	1942	to USN 1943 as PT-368, Oct-44 and scuttled
			TM 33	RNN	torpedo boat		70	1942	to Australia 1944 as PMB 33, destroyed Nov-45
			TM 34	RNN	torpedo boat		70	1942	damaged and destroyed
			TM 35	RNN	torpedo boat		70	1942	to USN 1943 as PT-369, decommissioned Nov-45
			TM 36	RNN	torpedo boat		70	1942	to USN 1943 as PT-370, decommissioned Nov-45
			TM 37	RNN	torpedo boat		70	1942	to USN 1943 as PT-371, Sep-44 and scuttled
			Kenora (MP 90)	RCMP	launch		24	1947	sold 1957 as Ambassador
			Fort Frances (MP 91)	RCMP	launch		24	1947	sold 1957
Central Bridge Co., Ltd., Trenton ON
Central Bridge Co. was a heavy steel fabricator that turned its hand to boats for the war effort. It was sold to Toronto Iron Works in 1950 and has been closed for some time. Can anyone tell me who started it and when; when did it close and why? One source puts it at 300 West Street, where Crawford Metals is today: this site is not right on the river, but it's not far off. Can anyone confirm this location?
			CT 31 to 40	RN	TANAC tugboat	55	60	1943
		169899	CT 41	RN	TANAC tugboat	55	60	1943	later Vancouver, Lac Vancouver
			CT 42	RN	TANAC tugboat	55	60	1943	later Irving Poplar
		169901	CT 43	RN	TANAC tugboat	55	60	1943	later TANAC-43
			CT 44	RN	TANAC tugboat	55	60	1943
		169902	CT 45	RN	TANAC tugboat	55	60	1943	later TANAC-45
			CT 66 to 73	RN	TANAC tugboat	55	60	1944
		169952	CT 74	RN	TANAC tugboat	55	60	1944	later Lac Erie
		169953	CT 75	RN	TANAC tugboat	55	60	1944	later Manitoba, Lac Manitoba
		169971			TANAC tugboat	55	60	1944	later Irving Spruce
			CT 76 to 85	RN	TANAC tugboat	55	60	1944
			CT 130 to 221	RN	TANAC tugboat	55	60	1944-5
		176162	CT 222	RN	TANAC tugboat	55	60	1945	later Willa P, TANAC V-222
			CT 223 to 250	RN	TANAC tugboat	55	60	1945
		177311	one of the above		TANAC tugboat	55	60	1945	later Bonnie J. B., Roxane D
		179278	one of the above		TANAC tugboat	55	60	1945	later M. R. Kane
		310825	one of the above		TANAC tugboat	55	60	1945	later Toronto, Irving Alder
		179313	HC-140	RCN	water barge		79	1943	sold 1945 as B. D. Renford
		179325	HC-141	RCN	water barge		79	1943	sold 1946 as I.O. Ltd. No. 7, Charles D, Workboat No. 11, Nimia Tambora
			HC-182	RCN	water barge		79	1943	sold 1948, fate unknown
		178986	HC-203	RCN	ammunition lighter		79	1943	sold post-war as Banspray
			HC-184	RCN	ammunition lighter		79	1943	retained post-war, fate unknown
		178981	HC-185	RCN	ammunition lighter		79	1943	sold 1948 as DH&PW Work Craft
		177944	HC-186	RCN	ammunition lighter		79	1943	sold 1947 as Trois Pistoles
			HC-204	RCN	ammunition lighter		79	1943	retained post-war, fate unknown
		329737	HC-205	RCN	ammunition lighter		79	1943	sold post-war as J. P. P. No. 3
				RCN	fire tugboat				cancelled but completed and sold
			FT 1	RCN	fire tugboat			1945	later YTM-556
		323459	FT 3	RCN	fire tugboat			1945	later YTM-558, sold 1964 as St. John's fireboat
				RCN	fire tugboat				cancelled but completed and sold
			FT 2	RCN	fire tugboat			1946	later YTM-557
				RCN	fire tugboat				cancelled but completed and sold
		175554	H.B.C. Barge No. 211		tank barge	296	115	1946	later Radium 211
		175555	H.B.C. Barge No. 212		tank barge	296	115	1946	later Radium 212
		175558	Radium 256		barge	449	150	1946	later Radium 701
		175559	Radium 257		barge	449	150	1946	later Radium 702
		175560	NT 801		barge	596	175	1946	later NT 821
		175561	NT 802		barge	596	175	1946	later NT 822
		178981	offshore Salvor						closed
		300791	JD 17						closed
		325721	Melita						closed
		800435	Marc Dean						closed
			Chief Commands		ferry			1946	closed
M. R. Chappell, Sydney NS
M. R. Chappell was an architect and a member of a family which operated a successful construction company in Sydney. I can find no record of the location of his boatyard.
	725		FS-1	RCN	scow		90	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
	726		FS-2	RCN	scow		90	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
	727		FS-3	RCN	scow		90	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
	728		FS-4	RCN	scow		90	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
	729		FS-5	RCN	scow		90	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
	730		FS-6	RCN	scow		90	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
	731		FS-7	RCN	scow		90	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
	735			RCN	ammunition lighter		55	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
	792		FS-11	RCN	repair barge		40	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
	793		FS-12	RCN	tender Scow		20	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
	987	345796	HC-329	RCN	sullage lighter		50	1945	sold post-war as B.S.G.
	988		HC-330	RCN	sullage lighter		50	1945	sold post-war, fate unknown
	989		HC-331	RCN	sullage lighter		50	1945	sold post-war, fate unknown
	990		HC-332	RCN	sullage lighter		50	1945	sold post-war, fate unknown
	991		HC-333	RCN	sullage lighter		50	1945	sold post-war, fate unknown
	1019		HC-334	RCN	sullage lighter		50	1945	retained post-war, fate unknown
Clare Shipbuilders Co., Meteghan NS (formerly Meteghan Shipbuilding)
Clare Shipbuilders was formed in 1940, but almost immediately sold to Clarke Steamship Co. It was located on the site previously occupied by Meteghan Shipbuilding, which was across Highway 10 from where the A. F. Theriault yard is today.
			Administratrix		trawler	120		1930	built by Meteghan Shipbuilding
			Beatrice L		tugboat	127		1931	built by Meteghan Shipbuilding
			Connosseur		tugboat	122		1931	built by Meteghan Shipbuilding
			Anna D		tugboat	122		1932	built by Meteghan Shipbuilding
			Aristocrat		freighter	122		1932	built by Meteghan Shipbuilding
	158		MMS-104	RN	minesweeper	225	117	4 Jul 1942	to Italy 1946 as DR 210, sold 1956
	159		MMS-105	RN	minesweeper	225	117	4 Jul 1942	to Italy 1946 as DR 211, sold 1956
	265		MMS-106	RN	minesweeper	225	117	4 Jul 1942	to Italy 1946 as DR 216, scrapped 1956
	355		MMS-196	RN	minesweeper	225	117	15 Dec 1942	sold 1946
	356		MMS-197	RN	minesweeper	225	117	15 Dec 1942	to Burma 1946
	357		MMS-198	RN	minesweeper	225	117	15 Dec 1942	sold 1946
	358		MMS-199	RN	minesweeper	225	117	10 Feb 1943	sold 1946
	422		MMS-242	RN	minesweeper	225	117	5 May 1943	sold 1946 as Jero
	423		MMS-243	RN	minesweeper	225	117	12 May 1943	sold 1946
	424		MMS-244	RN	minesweeper	225	117	14 Jun 1943	sold 1945
	425		MMS-245	RN	minesweeper	225	117	7 Jun 1943	sold 1946 as Airmoor III
	426		MMS-246	RN	minesweeper	225	117	29 Jun 1943	sold 1945
	427		MMS-247	RN	minesweeper	225	117	29 Jun 1943	sold 1946 as Airmoor I
	598		MMS-1050	RN	minesweeper	225	117	14 Jun 1944	sold 1946 as Elieser 5
	599		MMS-1051	RN	minesweeper	225	117	18 Jul 1944	sold 1946 as Admiral Blake (ON 197361), Husvik, Timann, Mina C
	600		MMS-1052	RN	minesweeper	225	117	24 Aug 1944	sold 1946 as Arcus
	601		MMS-1053	RN	minesweeper	225	117	25 Sep 1944	sold 1946 as Admiral Drake
	602		MMS-1054	RN	minesweeper	225	117	21 Nov 1944	sold 1946 as Dolphin, Greenland
	603		MMS-1055	RN	minesweeper	225	117	21 Nov 1944	sold 1946 as Admiral Pound, Havbraut
	604		MMS-1056	RN	minesweeper	225	117	11 Jan 1945	sold 1946 as Jane Lolk, June
	605		MMS-1057	RN	minesweeper	225	117	11 Jan 1945	sold 1946
	606		MMS-1058	RN	minesweeper	225	117	26 Feb 1945	sold 1946 as Jorgen Claus
	607		MMS-1059	RN	minesweeper	225	117	27 Mar 1945	sold 1946
	608		MMS-1060	RN	minesweeper	225	117	2 May 1945	to RNVR 1954 as St. Mungo, sold 1958
	609		MMS-1061	RN	minesweeper	225	117	2 Jun 1945	to RNVR 1954 as Mersey, scrapped 1958
Dartmouth Lumber Company, Dartmouth NS
Dartmouth Lumber Company is a mystery.
	206	178091	HDPC-5	RCN	harbor craft			1942	to RCMP 1945, sold later as Merlyn F
	207	190257	HDPC-6	RCN	harbor craft			1942	to RCMP 1945, sold later as David Hubley
	208		HDPC-7	RCN	harbor craft			1942	to RCMP 1945, fate unknown
John Etherington Co., Shelburne NS
John Etherington Co. was a long-established boatbuilder in Shelburne.
	815	190350	HC-272	RCN	harbor craft		46	1944	sold 1948 as Glenantrim
	836		HC-224	RCN	harbor craft		46	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
Foundation Maritime Ltd., Montreal QC
Foundation Maritime was a towing company with its own boatyard.
	214		GV-1	RCN	gate vessel			1942	sold post-war, fate unknown
	215		GV-2	RCN	gate vessel			1942	sold post-war, fate unknown
	1020		HC-348	RCN	tank barge		50	1945	retained post-war, fate unknown
Greavette Boats Ltd., Gravenhurst ON
Greavette Boats was started by Tom Greavette in 1930 and closed in 1978. Its location is not clear, because different sources describe the yard differently.
	130		Q-054	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	17 Oct 1941	sold post-war, fate unknown
	131		Q-055	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	6 Nov 1941	sold post-war, fate unknown
	184		Q-056	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	24 Nov 1941	sold post-war, fate unknown
	193	177961	Q-077	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	6 Feb 1942	sold 1947 as Coastal Queen
	194	178914	Q-078	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	6 Feb 1942	sold 1951 as Louviecourt
	407	192332	Q-089	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	15 Oct 1942	sold 1949 as Amy May
	408		Q-090	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	19 Nov 1942	sold post-war, fate unknown
	409	175449	Q-091	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	17 May 1943	sold 1947 as Nine-One
	739		Q-114	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	23 Nov 1943	to RCMP 1945 as Fort Selkirk
Grew Boats Ltd., Penetanguishene ON
Grew Boats had its start as Gidley Boats, in 1882. In 1932, it was taken over and renamed by Arthur Grew. The yard was at the foot of Main Street. After WWII, it was moved to Owen Sound and continues there today.
	182		Q-072	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	24 Nov 1941	sold post-war, fate unknown
	183		Q-073	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	24 Nov 1941	sold post-war, fate unknown
	416	179262	Q-098	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	7 Nov 1942	to Quebec Government 1948 as Le St. Barnabe
	417	177801	Q-099	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	7 Nov 1942	sold 1948 as Dupedon
	418		Q-100	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	7 Nov 1942	sold post-war, fate unknown
	592		Q-106	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	28 Aug 1943	retained as HMCS Beaver (PTC-706), sold 1958
	593	173219	Q-107	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	9 Nov 1943	sold 1949 as Miss Chevrolet
	742		Q-117	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	16 Nov 1943	to RCMP 1945 as Fort Steele, sold 1947
	917		Hickory Lake (J-488)	RCN		360	126	14 Aug 1945	to Russia 1946 as T-194
	918		Larch Lake (J-489)	RCN		360	126	2 Nov 1945	to Russia 1946 as T-198
Honey Harbour Navigation Co., Midland ON
Honey Harbour was a wartime joint venture of Port Carling Boat Works and Minett-Shields.
	126	176991	Q-050	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	18 Nov 1941	sold 1945 as Stanba
	127	192751	Q-051	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	24 Nov 1941	sold 1945 as Radel II
	197	175447	Q-081	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	27 May 1942	sold 1947 as Ernext G
	198		Q-082	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	27 May 1942	damaged and disposed-of 1945
Hunter Boats, Orillia ON
Hunter Boats was created by Alastair Hunter in 1931, when he acquired the former Ditchburn Boats: it closed in 1976. The yard was at the foot of Colborne Street: it is a waterfront park today.
	134		Q-060	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	1 Nov 1941	sold post-war, fate unknown
	135		Q-061	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	11 Nov 1941	sold post-war, fate unknown
	201	177908	Q-085	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	13 Jun 1942	sold 1951 as Suzette No. 1
	410		Q-092	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	11 Feb 1942	sold post-war, fate unknown
	411		Q-093	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	11 Feb 1942	sold post-war, fate unknown
	595	173498	Q-109	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	23 Aug 1943	sold 1948 as Quetzal II
	741	195981	Q-116	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	7 Dec 1944	HMCS Reindeer (PTC-716), sold 1957 as Supertrader
	865	198166	HC-313	RCN	harbor craft		46	1944	sold 1945 as Kanata
	866		HC-314	RCN	harbor craft		46	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
	946	179177	HC-327	RCN	passenger craft		72	1945	sold 1945 as Rayola Jean
	947		HC-328	RCN	passenger craft		72	1945	sold post-war, fate unknown
J. H. LeBlanc Shipbuilding Co., Weymouth NS
John LeBlanc started J. H. LeBlanc Shipbuilding Company at the beginning of WWII. It was located (we think) at the end of Moody's Lane, on a site that had been a shipyard since 1786. It continued after the war, under the name of Weymouth Industries, until destroyed by fire in 1958.
	136	175446	Q-064	RN	fairmile motor launch	85	112	15 May 1942	sold 1947 as Six-Four
	137	177628	Q-065	RN	fairmile motor launch	85	112	15 May 1942	sold 1946 as Nelvana
	199	174987	Q-083	RN	fairmile motor launch	85	112	25 May 1942	sold 1946 as Nadine II
	200	175448	Q-084	RN	fairmile motor launch	85	112	18 Jun 1942	sold 1946 as Lazy Mariner
	202		HDPC-1	RCN	harbor defense patrol craft			1942	to RCMP
	203		HDPC-2	RCN	harbor defense patrol craft			1942	to RCMP
	204		HDPC-3	RCN	harbor defense patrol craft			1942	to RCMP
	205		HDPC-4	RCN	harbor defense patrol craft			1942	to RCMP
	237	150636	HC-1	RCN	harbor craft		46	1942	sold 1946 as Annette Allard
	238	177539	HC-2	RCN	harbor craft		46	1942	sold 1946 as Ray Tibbo
	239	191277	HC-3	RCN	harbor craft		46	1942	sold 1946 as Sea Craft
	240	177430	HC-4	RCN	harbor craft		46	1942	sold 1946 as W.A.C. 7
	280		Q-392	USN	fairmile motor launch	85	112	26 Sep 1942	to USN as SC-1466, to Mexico 1943
	281		Q-393	USN	fairmile motor launch	85	112	26 Jun 1942	to USN as SC-1467, scrapped 1948
	282		Q-394	USN	fairmile motor launch	85	112	1 Oct 1942	to USN as SC-1468, scrapped 1948
	283		Q-395	USN	fairmile motor launch	85	112	26 Sep 1942	to USN as SC-1469, to Mexico 1943
	284	190908	Q-396	USN	fairmile motor launch	85	112	23 Oct 1942	to USN as SC-1470, Panther (IX-105), sold 1947 as Mohawk II
	285		Q-397	USN	fairmile motor launch	85	112	23 Oct 1942	to USN as SC-1471, to Mexico 1943
	286		Q-398	USN	fairmile motor launch	85	112	5 Dec 1942	to USN as SC-1472, scrapped 1948
	287		Q-399	USN	fairmile motor launch	85	112	5 Dec 1942	to USN as SC-1473, scrapped 1948
	436		MMS-252	RN	tugboat	225	117	7 Sep 1943	sold 1946
	437		MMS-253	RN	tugboat	225	117	7 Sep 1943	sold 1946
	476	326036	HC-156	RCN	boom tender		46	1943	sold 1965 as Towadon
	477	177439	HC-163	RCN	boom tender		46	1943	sold 1946 as Enterprise E
	478	197586	HC-208	RCN	boom tender		46	1943	sold 1946 as James E
	479		HC-209	RCN	boom tender		46	1943	sold post-war, fate unknown
	480		HC-210	RCN	boom tender		46	1943	sold post-war, fate unknown
	597		Q-111	RN	fairmile motor launch	85	112	9 Sep 1943	sold 1945, reaccquired 1951 as HMCS Moose (PTC-711), retird 1956
	745	190893	Q-120	RN	fairmile motor launch	85	112	27 Jan 1944	sold 1946 as Nelvana II
	746	192093	Q-121	RN	fairmile motor launch	85	112	17 Apr 1944	retained as PTC-721, sold 1953 as Inshore Fisherman
	781		HC-232	RCN	boom tender		46	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
	782		HC-233	RCN	boom tender		46	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
	783	192521	HC-234	RCN	boom tender		46	1944	sold 1946 as Harbour Craft 234
	784		HC-235	RCN	boom tender		46	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
49	818	178093	Atwood (Z.47)	RCN	target Towing Vessel		60	1944	sold 1948 as Atwood
50	819	192842	Brentwood (Z.48)	RCN	target Towing Vessel		60	1944	sold 1948 as La Sardiniere
51	820		Eastwood (Z.49)	RCN	target Towing Vessel		60	1944	retained as YMT 550
52	821		Greenwood (Z.50)	RCN	target Towing Vessel		60	1944	retained as YMT 551
	871		HC-294	RCN	boom tender		46	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
	872		HC-295	RCN	boom tender		46	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
	873		HC-299	RCN	boom tender		46	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
	892		Glenwood (W-45)	RCN	tugboat	155			cancelled but completed and sold as Ocean Weka
	943		HC-324	RCN	passenger craft		72	1945	sold post-war, fate unknown
	944	310123	HC-325	RCN	passenger craft		72	1945	sold 1946 as Car-Shar, Jean Kathleen II
	945	179268	HC-326	RCN	passenger craft		72	1945	sold 1946 as Laurentia No. 1
Kenneth McAlpine & Son, Shelburne NS
Kenneth McAlpine's yard was started in 1908 and was a highly regarded builder of fishing vessels and yachts, located on Water Street in downtown Shelburne.
	528	177877	HC-192	RCN	harbor craft		46	1943	sold 1945 as Diana Lisa
	791	192817	HC-231	RCN	harbor craft		46	1944	sold 1945 as Mary Belle
	816	322552	HC-273	RCN	harbor craft		46	1944	sold 1964 as Busby
	817		HC-274	RCN	harbor craft		46	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
	906		HC-290	RCN	boom tender		46	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
Mac-Craft Ltd., Sarnia ON
Mac-Craft was started in 1938, in Wallaceburg ON, but moved to Sarnia in 1941.
	156		Q-062	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	18 Apr 1942	sold 1946 but reacquired 1954 as HMCS Wolf
	157	173491	Q-063	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	18 Apr 1942	sold 1947 as Quetzal
	419	173183	Q-101	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	7 Nov 1942	sold 1945 as Edmar
	420		Q-102	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	14 Nov 1942	sold post-war, fate unknown
	421	173650	Q-103	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	18 Nov 1942	sold 1947 as One-O-Three
	590		Q-104	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	8 Apr 1943	sold 1946 but reacquired 1954 as HMCS Cougar (PTC-704)
	591		Q-105	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	9 May 1943	sold post-war, fate unknown
	740	179271	Q-115	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	16 Nov 1943	sold 1948 as Duc d'Orleans
	915		Elm Lake (J-486)	RCN		360	126	18 Nov 1945	to Russia 1946 as T-193
	916		Fir Lake (J-487)	RCN		360	126		cancelled, completed as Regina Polaris
			Tagish 1					1950s
			Tagish 2					1950s
S. G. Mason, Tancook NS
Stanley Mason was the leading builder of schooners on Tancook Island, in business since 1907. The yard, which closed in 1952, was on the north side of Southeast Cove, in the Canvas Town section of Tancook.
	243	170467	HC-7	RCN	harbor craft		46	1942	sold 1945 as Gay Rambler
	245	173538	HC-9	RCN	harbor craft		46	1942	sold 1945 as Brigadier Macdonald
	246	170466	HC-10	RCN	harbor craft		46	1942	sold 1945 as Gay Rover
	247	177502	HC-11	RCN	harbor craft		46	1942	sold 1945 as Joe Ann
	248	178930	HC-12	RCN	harbor craft		46	1942	sold 1945 as Theo Meo II
	461	189145	HC-181	RCN	harbor craft		46	1943	sold 1945 as Hyster
	462		HC-155	RCN	harbor craft		46	1943	sold post-war, fate unknown
	463		HC-161	RCN	harbor craft		46	1943	sold post-war, fate unknown
	464		HC-162	RCN	harbor craft		46	1943	sold post-war, fate unknown
	465		HC-170	RCN	harbor craft		46	1943	sold post-war, fate unknown
	466		HC-177	RCN	harbor craft		46	1943	sold post-war, fate unknown
	765		HC-237	RCN	harbor craft		46	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
	766	191251	HC-246	RCN	harbor craft		46	1944	sold 1945 as Parr
	834		HC-214	RCN	harbor craft		46	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
	835	320040	HC-215	RCN	harbor craft		46	1944	sold 1945 as Jason
	902		HC-284	RCN	boom tender		46	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
	903	178907	HC-285	RCN	boom tender		46	1944	sold 1945 as Neige Oie
	984		HC-291	RCN	harbor craft		46	1945	sold post-war, fate unknown
	985	310820	HC-292	RCN	harbor craft		46	1945	sold 1945 as Ocean Teal
	986	318294	HC-293	RCN	harbor craft		46	1945	sold 1945 as Towapat
W. C. McKay & Sons, Shelburne NS
W. C. McKay, son of the legendary Donald McKay, was a Shelburne shipbuilder of long standing and high reputation.
	908		FS-25	RCN	scow		30	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
Midland Boat Works, Midland ON
Midland Boat Works was at the foot of King Street, in downtown Midland.
	412		Q-094	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	19 Nov 1942	sold post-war, fate unknown
	413	178706	Q-095	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	5 Dec 1943	sold 1947 as Machigonne II
	594		Q-108	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	13 Aug 1943	sold post-war, fate unknown
	743		Q-118	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	11 Jun 1943	to Belgium 1945
	909		Alder Lake (J-480)	RCN		360	126	22 Sep 1945	to Russia 1946 as T-196
	910		Ash Lake (J-481)	RCN		360	126		cancelled, completed as Cartier
Minett-Shields, Ltd., Bracebridge ON
Bert Minett started building boats in the 1890s. He went bankrupt in 1923 and in 1925 his yard was bought by Bryson Shields, who renamed it Minett-Shields. It closed for good in 1947. The yard was located on Wharf Road, at the foot of Bracebridge Falls.
	132		Q-057	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	28 Oct 1941	sold post-war, fate unknown
	133	178095	Q-058	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	4 Nov 1941	sold 1945 as Katherine G
	185	176579	Q-059	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	26 May 1942	sold 1945 as Rodeo
	190		Q-074	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	26 May 1942	sold post-war, fate unknown
	191		Q-075	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	22 Jun 1942	sold post-war, fate unknown
	192		Q-076	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	22 Jun 1942	sold post-war, fate unknown
	414		Q-096	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	9 Nov 1942	sold post-war, fate unknown
	415		Q-097	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	16 Nov 1942	sold post-war, fate unknown
	596	177959	Q-110	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	8 Jul 1943	sold 1951 as Roseline
	744		Q-119	RN	fairmile launch	85	112	16 Nov 1943	to RCMP 1945 as Fort Pitt
	863		HC-311	RCN	harbor craft		46	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
	864		HC-312	RCN	harbor craft		46	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
Montreal Drydocks, Montreal QC
Montreal Drydocks was set up by Hall Engineering at the start of WWI. It was a repair yard, located on the site of the former Tate Bros. shipyard. It was bought by Canadian Vickers in 1928 and was still operating in the 1960s, but why it closed and when are also unknown. Can anyone please enlighten me? The yard was located on the south side of the Wellington Basin, west of Mill Street: the site is now being redeveloped. See it from the air on Google here.
1	473		HC-183	RCN	stores lighter		79	1943	retained post-war, fate unknown
2	474	177948	HC-187	RCN	stores lighter		79	1943	sold 1948 as Reno L, Jeannot D
3	475		HC-188	RCN	stores lighter		79	1943	retained post-war as YSF 203, fate unknown
4	537	368343	Heatherton (W-22)	RCN	tugboat	462		1 Jun 1944	later ATA-527, sold as Robert H
5	538		Beaverton (W-23)	RCN	tugboat	462		27 May 1944	collision and sank 1947
6	539	175492	Norton (W-31)	RCN	tugboat	462		1944	sold 1945 as W.A.C. No. 1, Peninsula
7	540	172246	Alberton (W-48)	RCN	tugboat	462		3 Oct 1944	sold 1947 as Alberton, Averio
8	541	172245	Birchton (W-35)	RCN	tugboat	462		4 Nov 1944	sold 1947 as Capitaine Simard
9	893	310539	HC-276	RCN	stores lighter		79	23 Jul 1944	sold 1957 as Canapro II, Tomcod
10	894	329819	HC-277	RCN	stores lighter		79	23 Jul 1944	sold post-war as J.P.P. No. 5
11	898		HC-279	RCN	water barge		79	23 Jul 1944	sold 1947, fate unknown
12	899		HC-280	RCN	water barge		79	23 Jul 1944	retained post-war as YSO 207, fate unknown
13	941	178996	HC-278	RCN	ammunition lighter		79	1944	sold 1948 as Atlantic Salvage No. 1
		154478							later M-88
		319258	N.H.B.M. No. 70		barge	168	100	1962	later Raymond D
		319259	N.H.B.M. No. 79		barge	168	100	1962	later Iqaluk II
		821873			barge	76	66		later VM/S 488
Newcastle Shipbuilding Co., Nanaimo BC
Newcastle Shipbuilding was a true "emergency" yard, only in operation from 1943 through 1947. If was located on Stewart Avenue, where the marina at the foot of Larch Street is today.
	487		St. Joseph (J-359)	RCN	minesweeper	228	105	24 May 1944	sold 1947, to Mexican interests
	488		Coquitlam (J-364)	RCN	minesweeper	228	105	25 Jul 1944	sold 1947 as Wilcox, wrecked 1954
	924		Willow Lake (J-495)	RCN	minesweeper	360	126	11 Mar 1946	to Russia 1946 as T-201
		176519	D. H. McDougall		tugboat			1944	later Sea Foam II
		176891	Hesquiat	RCAF	supply boat	167	100	1944	as f/v
		176896	Kimsquit	RCAF	supply boat	167	100	1944	Demolished
		177594	F.D. 1	RCAF	patrol boat	48	54	1944	later Sooke Post, Kilslai, Lorinda B
		177593	F.D. 2	RCAF	patrol boat	48	54	1944	later Babine Post
		177753	F.D. 3	RCAF	patrol boat	48	54	1944	later Stuart Post, Northern Mist
		177995	Storm III		trawler	15	40	1947
		178680	Chemainus
Palmer & Williams, Summerside PE
E. A. Chappelle was a small boatbuilder in Summerside who won a contract for ten harbor craft but had difficulty performing. The contract was taken over by Palmer & Williams, a local engineering company, which built a new facility for the purpose on the railway wharf.
	253	172510	HC-17	RCN	harbor craft		46	1942	sold post-war as Doreen D
	254	179652	HC-18	RCN	harbor craft		46	1942	sold post-war as Nordee
	255	179653	HC-19	RCN	harbor craft		46	1942	sold post-war as Norga
	256	193288	HC-20	RCN	harbor craft		46	1942	sold post-war as Myrnancy
	257	193295	HC-21	RCN	harbor craft		46	1942	sold post-war as Nora Lynne
	258	177769	HC-22	RCN	harbor craft		46	1942	sold post-war as Russ Norman
	259	177806	HC-23	RCN	harbor craft		46	1942	sold post-war as Rugged Water
	260	178244	HC-24	RCN	harbor craft		46	1942	sold post-war as Vyroya
	261	178983	HC-25	RCN	harbor craft		46	1942	sold post-war as Atom
	262	178994	HC-26	RCN	harbor craft		46	1942	sold post-war as Gerald M
	263			RCN	floating dock			1942	sold post-war, fate unknown
	244	190241	HC-8	RCN	harbor craft		46	1942	sold 1945 as Sea Mate
	467	172510	HC-151	RCN	harbor craft		46	1943	sold 1945 as Robert H
	468	179223	HC-152	RCN	harbor craft		46	1943	sold 1945 as Chanticleer
	469	190377	HC-153	RCN	harbor craft		46	1943	sold 1945 as Albatross IV
	470	178590	HC-197	RCN	harbor craft		46	1943	sold 1945 as Uptop
	471	179358	HC-154	RCN	harbor craft		46	1943	sold 1945 as Francis Courtney
	472	193648	HC-169	RCN	harbor craft		46	1943	sold 1945 as Adastra IV
	529	156429	HC-211	RCN	harbor craft		46	1943	sold 1945 as Tagish 1st
	530	323138	HC-212	RCN	harbor craft		46	1943	sold 1945 as L.E.P. 29
	531		HC-213	RCN	harbor craft		46	1943	sold post-war, fate unknown
	767		HC-258	RCN	harbor craft		46	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
	768		HC-259	RCN	harbor craft		46	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
	789		HPC aa	RCN	harbor craft		48	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
	790		HPC aa	RCN	harbor craft		48	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
	811		HC-268	RCN	harbor craft		46	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
	812		HC-269	RCN	harbor craft		46	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
	813		HC-270	RCN	harbor craft		46	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
	814	372260	HC-271	RCN	harbor craft		46	1944	sold 1947 as Towapat II
33	822	190343	Inglewood (Z.51)	RCN	target Vessel		60	1944	sold 1947 as Sphinx II, Pilot Boat No. 2
34	823	178908	Kirkwood (Z.53)	RCN	target Vessel		60	1944	sold 1947 as Kirkwood II
	904	179143	HC-286	RCN	boom tender		46	1944	sold 1947 as Ruth J
	905	194450	HC-287	RCN	boom tender		46	1944	sold 1947 as Thomas Dampier
					tugboat			1945
Port Carling Boat Works, Port Carling ON
Port Carling Boat Works was started by Billy Johnston in 1926 and is still going. The yard is at 3 Lock Street East, just east of the Highway 118 bridge in Port Carling.
	912		Birch Lake (J-483)	RCN		360	126		cancelled, completed as Aspy III
	921		Pine Lake (J-492)	RCN		360	126	22 Sep 1945	to Russia 1946 as T-195
S. S. Rafuse, Bridgewater NS
The Rafuse family were boatbuilders in Bridgewater for several generations.
	526	195988	HC-178	RCN	harbor craft		46	1943	sold post-war as Miami
	527		HC-179	RCN	harbor craft		46	1943	sold post-war, fate unknown
	769		HC-247	RCN	harbor craft		46	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
	770		HC-248	RCN	harbor craft		46	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
	771		HC-253	RCN	harbor craft		46	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
	772		HC-260	RCN	harbor craft		46	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
	867		HC-315	RCN	harbor craft		46	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
	868		HC-316	RCN	harbor craft		46	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
	897		HC-275	RCN	ammunition lighter			1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
Chantier Maritime de Saint-Laurent, Saint-Laurent QC
Chantier Maritime de Saint-Laurent was started by Philias Fillion in 1908: it closed in 1967. It was located on the south shore of the Ile d'Orleans and is now home to the Parc Maritime de Saint-Laurent. See the site from the air on Google here.
1	276		Llewellyn (J-278)	RCN	minesweeper	228		24 Aug 1942	sold 1957 as Llewellyn II, sank 1960 off Cape Breton
2	277		Lloyd George (J-279)	RCN	minesweeper	228		24 Aug 1942	sold 1951 as a floating restaurant, abandoned 1961
	164		MMS-107	RN	minesweeper	225	117	25 Aug 1942	sold 1947
	165		MMS-108	RN	minesweeper	225	117	26 Aug 1942	sold 1947
	434		MMS-254	RN	minesweeper	225	117	23 Jun 1943	sold 1946
	435		MMS-255	RN	minesweeper	225	117	23 Jun 1943	sold 1946 as Protector III
	732		FS-8	RCN	scow		90	1944	sold 1946 as R.A. 2
	733	178937	FS-9	RCN	scow		90	1944	sold 1946 as C.D. 128
	734		FS-10	RCN	scow		90	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
	761		GV aa	RCN	gate vessel			1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
	983		Listowel	RCN	examination vessel		84	1945	sold 1947 as C. & E. Burke
		192846	Grosse Ile		recreational	58	55	1951
		192850	Feu Follet		Other	68	65	1951
		193828	Banfield Lifeboat						closed
		313948	Charlevoix		ferry	666	178	1962	later Frontenac II
		814274	Atlantic Angel						suspended
Silver's Agencies Ltd., Halifax NS
Silver's started out in 1897 as an import/export company and grew to cover a variety of fields, including being a marine agency.
	535		HPC-19	RCN	harbor craft		48	1943	sold post-war, fate unknown
	536		HPC-20	RCN	harbor craft		48	1943	sold post-war, fate unknown
	629	312696	DT 3	RCN	diving tender		64	1944	sold 1959 as W.K.
	869		HC-317	RCN	harbor craft		46	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
	870		HC-318	RCN	harbor craft		46	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown
Malcolm L. Spears, Sheet Harbour NS
Malcolm Spears' boatyard is a mystery.
	241		HC-5	RCN	harbor craft		46	1942	sold post-war, fate unknown
	242		HC-6	RCN	harbor craft		46	1942	sold post-war, fate unknown
Steers Shipbuilding, St. John's NL
Steers Ltd. has been an institution in Newfoundland since 1976. Best known as a home furnishings retailer, it nevertheless operated a Marine Department during WWII to build boats for the war effort.
	224		MMS-141	RN	minesweeper	225	117	12 Jan 1943	Danlayer 1944, sold 1947
	225		MMS-142	RN	minesweeper	225	117	12 Jan 1943	Danlayer 1944, sold 1947
	226			RCN	boom tender		46	1942	sold post-war, fate unknown
	227			RCN	boom tender		46	1942	sold post-war, fate unknown
	228			RCN	boom tender		46	1942	sold post-war, fate unknown
	392		MMS-238	RN	minesweeper	225	117	17 Nov 1943	ex-Fichot, Danlayer 1944, sold 1946
	393		MMS-239	RN	minesweeper	225	117	17 Nov 1943	ex-Jude, Danlayer 1944, to the Netherlands 1947, sold 1950
	394		MMS-241	RN	minesweeper	225	117	13 Dec 1943	ex-Quinpon, Danlayer 1944, sold 1946
	395		MMS-242	RN	minesweeper	225	117	13 Dec 1943	ex-St. Babbe, Danlayer 1944, sold 1946, Soloy
J. J. Taylor & Sons, Toronto ON
J. J. Taylor was an English boatbuilder who started a yard in Toronto Harbour's Western Gap in 1914. The site was later taken over by the National and Alexandra Yacht Clubs, when Taylor moved to an inland manufacturing facility. He produced hundreds of small boats but few of any size, and the company is now a part of Saga Yachts.
	128	190476	Q-052	RN	fairmile motor launch	85	112	31 Oct 1941	sold 1949 as Cyrius
	129	178975	Q-053	RN	fairmile motor launch	85	112	17 Nov 1941	sold post-war as Aloma III
	195	310616	Q-079	RN	fairmile motor launch	85	112	27 May 1942	sold post-war, reaccquired
	196	178622	Q-080	RN	fairmile motor launch	85	112	17 Jun 1942	sold post-war as Almeta Queen
	404	174988	Q-086	RN	fairmile motor launch	85	112	26 Oct 1942	sold 1946 as Nancy Grace
	405	156658	Q-087	RN	fairmile motor launch	85	112	9 Nov 1942	sold 1948 as Chef Tek8erimat
	406	174989	Q-088	RN	fairmile motor launch	85	112	5 Oct 1943	sold 1946 as Eighty-Eight
	737		Q-112	RN	fairmile motor launch	85	112	25 Oct 1943	to RCMP 1945 as Fort Walsh
	738	176139	Q-113	RN	fairmile motor launch	85	112	20 Nov 1943	sold 1947 as Laverniere
	913		Cedar Lake (J-484)	RCN		360	126	4 Nov 1945	to Russia 1946 as T-197
	914		Cherry Lake (J-485)	RCN		360	126		cancelled, completed as ?
Thompson Bros. Machinery Co., Ltd., Liverpool NS
Thompson Bros. was started in 1900 and became a significant ship repair yard and distributor of diesel engines and other machinery. In WWII, it devoted a portion of its facility, which was on the northeast side of the Mersey River bridge in downtown Liverpool, to boatbuilding. After the war, it continued as Steel & Engine Products, Ltd., (STENPRO), but closed in 2003.
	209		HDPC-8	RCN	harbor craft			1942	to RCMP 1945, fate unknown
	210		HDPC-9	RCN	harbor craft			1942	lost Fire 1943
	211		HDPC-10	RCN	harbor craft			1942	to RCMP 1945, fate unknown
Vaughan Shipbuilding Co., St. Andrews NB
W. E. Vaughan, a car dealer and part-time boatbuilder in Fredericton NB, started this yard for the war effort but it burned down in 1944, forcing the cancellation of the last three boats. It was located on the stretch between the lighthouse and the pier, but exactly where is not clear.
	431		MMS-257	RCN	minesweeper	225	117	9 Oct 1943	mined and sunk in the Schelde 1944
	616		MMS-1068	RCN	minesweeper	360	126	17 Jul 1944	sold 1946
	617		MMS-1069	RCN	minesweeper	360	126	23 Sep 1944	to France 1945 as D 341, sold 1947
	618		MMS-1070	RCN	minesweeper	360	126	25 Oct 1944	to France 1945 as D 345, sold 1947 as Admiral Grenville, Polarfisk
Victoria Motor Boat & Repair Works Ltd., Victoria BC
Victoria Motor Boat's history is a mystery. Its yard was on Bay Street, between Bridge Street and Pleasant Street, facing the Upper Harbour: it appears to be a cement plant today.
	222		Leelo	RCN				15 Nov 1941	sold 1948 as Cape ?
	223		Moolock	RCN				2 Dec 1941	sold 1948 as Western Crusader
	850	177783	HPC-38	RCN	harbor craft		48	1944	sold post-war as Smuggler II
	851	178232	HPC-39	RCN	harbor craft		48	1944	sold post-war as Smitty, recently restored
	852	195237	HPC-40	RCN	harbor craft		48	1944	sold post-war as Standoff
	853		HPC-41	RCN	harbor craft		48	1944	sold post-war, fate unknown