Matton Shipyard ~ Shipbuilding History

Matton Shipyard

Cohoes NY

Most recent update: October 22, 2015.

John E. Matton started his original shipyard in 1899, on the Champlain Canal, about three miles north of the Waterford side-cut: he moved to Cohoes in 1916. His son Ralph joined him in 1922 and the company became, first, John E. Matton & Son, and, later, John E. Matton & Sons. The yard closed in 1966 and was sold to Bart Turecamo, who kept the Matton name, operating it as Matton Shipyard Company, until it closed again in 1983. The Cohoes yard was on Van Schaick Island, between Cohoes and Waterford, at the eastern end of the Erie Canal. See the site from the air on Google here - it's the grassy area close to the north end of the island.

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	O/N	Name	Customer	Type	GT	Delivered	Notes
Built in Waterford NY
	163231	Edward Mullen		canal boat	103	1907
	163526	Wm. L. Sparks		canal boat	99	1907
	163908	Clinton Wilson	R. G. Hays	canal boat	102	1909
	163909	Helen Janet	R. G. Hays	canal boat	100	1909
	164455	John B. Shinners		canal boat	106	1911
	164456	John E. Matton		canal boat	106	1911
	164457	Thos. J. Smith		canal boat	103	1911
	164648	Thompson Smith	Thomas J. Burns	canal boat	105	1911
	164863	John D. Coffin		canal boat	105	1912
	165305	Dr. G. W. Crissey	Edgar Noel	canal boat	104	1913
	165306	Eugene J. Sullivan		canal boat	103	1913
	165309	Willie A. Shova	William A. Doyle	canal boat	104	1913
	165670	Edna M. Matton	Edmund M. Glode	canal boat	104	1914
	165671	Melinda Reilly		canal boat	104	1914
	165971	Joseph Glode	Merritt E. LaChance	canal boat	104	1915
	165972	Molly D. Roberts	Alexander Robert	canal boat	104	1915
	166091	George E. Weightman	Delia McIntyre	canal boat	108	1915
	166337	Edward L. Archer	Gabriel Robert	canal boat	108	1915	later Helen F. Kennedy
	166339	Mary E. Nealer	F. A. Poissant	canal boat	108	1916
	166340	Robert B. Weightman	Napoleon Suprenant	canal boat	108	1916
Built in Cohoes NY
	166751	Alice Thompson	Murray Lighterage	barge	247	1917
	166754	James A. Murray	Murray Lighterage	barge	247	1917
	166755	James M. Bussey	Murray Lighterage	barge	247	1917
	166757	Margaret Murray	Murray Lighterage	barge	247	1917
	166951	George S. Bord	Murray Lighterage	barge	247	1917
	167022	Henry & Corine	Oliver Lafontaine	canal boat	157	1917
	167027	Catherine	Frank Patnode	canal boat	108	1917
	167028	Gwendolyn	Herbert Magraw	canal boat	108	1917
	167029	Ignatius	Mary V. Benham	canal boat	108	1917
	167059	Leome & Dennis	Marvin H. Lear	canal boat	108	1917
	167036	Clara A. Dillon	James Hillis	barge	254	1917
	167262	Capt. M. Chapman	Frank J. Lafontaine	barge	254	1918
	167264	Major Murray	Murray Lighterage	barge	253	1918
	167377	B. A. Murray	Murray Lighterage	barge	253	1918
	167378	Sanders A. Wertheim	Murray Lighterage	barge	253	1918
	167382	Theodore Miller Jr.	Murray Lighterage	barge	253	1918
	167383	Col. Smith	Murray Lighterage	barge	253	1918
	167391	Otto Peterson		barge	247	1918	later Liberty
	167579	James L. Hines	James M. Tucker	barge	254	1919
	167580	Mame A. Murray	Murray Lighterage	barge	247	1919
	167581	Ida & Elsie	Joe Allore	canal boat	106	1919
	167621	Thomas M. Finnican	George H. Guerrin	canal boat	166	1919
	167662	Gertrude Weightman	George Weightman	barge	254	1919
	167712	John A. McDonald	William Hanley	barge	247	1919
	167721	Edith McCourt	Murray Lighterage	barge	247	1919	later John H. Murray
	167744	Vincent E. Bird	Thomas A. Tucker	barge	247	1919
	167745	Michael J. Byrnes Jr.	Cayuga Shipping	barge	247	1920
	167888	Mary L. Raftery	Thomas A. Tucker	barge	247	1920
	167889	Lila E. Hanley	R. G. Hays	barge	247	1920
	167891	Fred W. Barth	Cayuga Shipping	barge	247	1920
	167996	Rose Leary		barge	247	1920	later Marion Murray
	168214	William Weightman	George Weightman	barge	254	1921
	168215	Admiral Murray	Murray Lighterage	barge	247	1920
	168216	Katherine	Murray Lighterage	canal boat	125	1921
	168218	Edna Murray	Murray Lighterage	barge	247	1920
	168219	Bessie	Murray Lighterage	canal boat	125	1921
	168221	Elsie	Murray Lighterage	canal boat	125	1921
	168222	Patricia	Murray Lighterage	canal boat	125	1921
	168223	Eileen	Murray Lighterage	canal boat	125	1921
	168247	Beulah	Murray Lighterage	canal boat	125	1921
	168277	Isabella	Murray Lighterage	canal boat	125	1921
	168639	Ernest Thurston		barge	252	1923	later Hanley Line
	168641	Edward Thurston Jr.	John R. Winslow	barge	266	1923
	168674	Emma L. Murray	Murray Lighterage	barge	247	1920
	168675	Katie Murray	Murray Lighterage	barge	247	1920
	168676	Matie E. Murray	Murray Lighterage	barge	247	1920
	168918	Drayton T. Thurston	Marie Tucker	barge	266	1924
	169484	Michael A. Nealy		barge	255	1926	later Melvin J. Chapman
	169008	Champlain	Flora D. Cunningham	ferry	22	1922
	175012	Matton No. 1	George Weightman	barge	272	1928
	229155	Matton	Matton Steamboat	tugboat	45	1929
276	238495	John E. Matton	John E. Matton	tugboat	119	July 1939	to USN 1940 as Tamaque (YN-52), sold 1947 as Athena, Jesse D, Atlantic 7
277		Tigre	Peruvian Govt.	tugboat	144	Dec 1941	later Franco
278		Curaray	Peruvian Govt.	tugboat	144	Dec 1942
		SC-985	US Navy	subchaser	136	19 Dec 1942	to USCG 1945 as Air Merlin (WAVR-439)
		SC-986	US Navy	subchaser	136	29 Apr 1943	to USSR 1945 as BO-305
		SC-987	US Navy	subchaser	136	7 Jun 1943	to USCG 1945 as Air Oriole (WAVR-440), Empress, Lillian B, CTL-1976
		SC-988	US Navy	subchaser	136	14 Jul 1943	to USCG 1945 as Air Owl (WAVR-441)
		SC-989	US Navy	subchaser	136	2 Aug 1943	to USCG 1945 as Air Parakeet (WAVR-442)
	600358			tugboat	49	1943	later Norene II
286		ST-87	US Army	tugboat	106	Feb 1944	to Finland 1946 as No. 10, DR-10, Halli, Mistral 3, Jean Luc, Jason, scrapped 1986
287		ST-88	US Army	tugboat	106	Mar 1944	to Finland 1946 as No. 1, DR-1, Fulgor, Furius, Furia, Furius
288		ST-89	US Army	tugboat	106	Apr 1944	to Finland 1946 as No. 4, Star, Rauma II, Mars II, Fakir, scrapped 1984
289		ST-90	US Army	tugboat	106	June 1944	to Finland 1946 as No. 17, DR-17, Poitsila, Partner, Nina H, Poitsila
290		YTL-452	US Navy	tugboat	70d	1944	to Vietnam 1969 as HQ-9508., scrapped 1980s
291		YTL-453	US Navy	tugboat	70d	1944	destroyed 1947
292		YTL-454	US Navy	tugboat	70d	1944	to Taiwan 1963 as YTL-11, scrapped 1980s
293		YTL-455	US Navy	tugboat	70d	1944	to Venezuela 1963 as '3', scrapped 1990s
294		YTL-456	US Navy	tugboat	70d	1945	to Vietnam 1969 as HQ-9509, scrapped 1980s
295		YTL-457	US Navy	tugboat	70d	1945	to Vietnam 1971 as HQ-9511, scrapped 1980s
296	248591	John E. Matton	Matton Shipyard	tugboat	138	Sep 1945	later Hollywood, Brevard, in Dom. Rep.
297	250507	Margaret Matton	Matton Shipyard	tugboat	138	1946	later Fort Lauderdale, Evening Light, Hudson, foundered 2005
298
299	254293	Edna M. Matton	Matton Shipyard	tugboat	142	1947	later Cree II, K-1
300	258944	Oil Transfer No. 31	Oil Transfer Corp.	tank barge	1,194	Nov 1949	later Trader II
	261925	Edward Matton	Matton Shipyard	tugboat	141	1951	later Morania No. 9, Patrick McHugh, reefed off NJ 2000
		BC-6212	US Army	lighter		1951	to USN as YC-1443
		BC-6449	US Army	lighter		1953	to USN as YON-269, sold 1995
		BC-6560	US Army	lighter		1953	to USN as YC-1445, sold 1976
307		LT-2095	US Army	tugboat	141	July 1954	later named Shamokin, to USN 1964 as Kewaunee (YTM-752), scrapped 1976
308		LT-2096	US Army	tugboat	141	July 1954	later named Valley Forge, retired 2011
Matton took over this 15-boat contract from American Boiler Works, of Erie PA
	1054066	ST-2116	US Army	tugboat	122d	1954	later named King's Mountain, sold 1997, Orion
		ST-2117	US Army	tugboat	122d	1954	retired 1988
	1123899	ST-2118	US Army	tugboat	122d	1954	later named Guilford Courthouse, sold 2001
		ST-2119	US Army	tugboat	122d	1954	later named Bennington, retired 1994
		ST-2120	US Army	tugboat	122d	1954	retired
		ST-2121	US Army	tugboat	122d	1954	retired
		ST-2122	US Army	tugboat	122d	1954	retired
		ST-2123	US Army	tugboat	122d	1954	later named Ninety-Six, retired
	1142411	ST-2124	US Army	tugboat	122d	1954	later named Quaker Hill, sold 2002, Betsy
		ST-2125	US Army	tugboat	122d	1954	later named Sag Harbor, retired 1988
		ST-2126	US Army	tugboat	122d	1954	later named Stony Point, sold 2004, yacht Stony Point
		ST-2127	US Army	tugboat	122d	1954	later named Appomattox, retired 1988
		ST-2128	US Army	tugboat	122d	1954	later named Dorchester Heights, retired 1987
		ST-2129	US Army	tugboat	122d	1954	later named Bunker Hill, retired 1991
	1136553	ST-2130	US Army	tugboat	122d	1954	later named Fort Mifflin, sold 2001, yacht ST 2130
	588795	Marine Discoverer		tugboat	147	1954	later Joseph R, Seana C, Henry Brusco
322	271730	Matton	Matton Shipyard	tugboat	141	1954	later Kathleen Turecamo, Troy, reefed off NJ 1990
323	272008	Matton 25	Matton Shipyard	tugboat	141	1956	later Joan Turecamo, Everglades, reefed 2017
324	274648	Ralph E. Matton	Matton Shipyard	tugboat	151	1957	later Mary Turecamo, Albany, scrapped 2007
325	276627	John E. Matton	Matton Shipyard	tugboat	151	1958	later Morania No. 12, Cissy Reinauer, Cissi, Mischief, Thornton Bros.
326
327	279577	Everglades	Port Everglades Towing	tugboat	166	1959	later Captain Nelson, Manatee
328	283882	Challenger	Port Everglades Towing	tugboat	166	1960	later Captain Brinn, Captain Bim
329	287887	Margaret Matton	Matton Shipyard	tugboat	158	1962	later Margaret Turecamo
330
331	293096	John E. Matton	Matton Shipyard	tugboat	162	1964	later Helen J. Turecamo, sank 1988
Built by Matton Shipyard Company
332	515484	Bart J. Turecamo	Turecamo Towing	tugboat	266	Aug 1968	later Bart Turecamo
		Launch No. 1	N.Y.P.D.	launch	25d	1966
		Launch No. 5	N.Y.P.D.	launch	25d	1966	sold c1996, sank, restored to service 1998
		Launch No. 9	N.Y.P.D.	launch	25d	1967
		Launch No. 13	N.Y.P.D.	launch	25d	1967	sold pre-1998
338	523580	James Turecamo	Turecamo Towing	tugboat	225	Dec 1969
339	533403	Mobil 1	Mobil Shipping	tugboat	271	July 1971	later Tioga, Zachary Reinauer
340	544747	Mary Turecamo	Turecamo Towing	tugboat	263	Dec 1972	later Texaco Capella, John Turecamo
341	569612	Jean Turecamo	Turecamo Towing	tugboat	289	1975	later Texaco Tampa, Star Tampa, Dolphin, Jean Turecamo
342		Largo Remo	Refineria Panama	tugboat	279	Sep 1976	later Tridente, Vesca R-18 (Panama)
343	591229	Michael Turecamo	Turecamo Towing	tugboat	196	May 1978
344	630426	Joan Turecamo	Turecamo Towing	tugboat	192	Mar 1981
345	653470	Mary Turecamo	Turecamo Towing	tugboat	193	Mar 1983