Abbott Shipbuilding, Milford DE
James W. Abbott started this shipyard in Milford in 1869: his son, William, took over in 1883 and ran it until it closed in the 1930s. The yard was on the south side of the Mispillion River, at the foot of McColley Street, next door to the Vinyard shipyard: see it from the air on Google here. As usual with the older yards, Abbott Shipbuilding's construction record is seriously incomplete: if anyone can add to the table below, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.
Most recent update: 24 December 2020.
| Hull# | O.N. | Original Name | Original Owner | Type | GT | Ft. | Built | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 111372 | Robert Jno. Beswick | Daniel Walls | Freighter | 105 | 80 | 1901 | ||
| 201541 | Charles J. Dumas | Freighter | 697 | 1904 | Wrecked off Pea Island 1911 | |||
| 202432 | J. Lloyd Hawkridge | Irving E. DeWick | Freighter | 121 | 90 | 1905 | ||
| 202913 | City of Milford | Passenger | 264 | 127 | 1906 | |||
| 204223 | William Numsen | Foam Corp. | Freighter | 111 | 110 | 1907 | Later James W. Johnson, | |
| 205278 | Calhoun E. Ross | Benjamin S. Coulbourn | Schooner | 438 | 160 | 1908 | ||
| 206347 | LaForrest L. Simmons | Charles D. Luther | Schooner | 132 | 89 | 1909 | ||
| 207707 | May | Charles Gring | Tug | 121 | 88 | 1910 | Later Mary C. McNally, Dewey | |
| 208804 | G. H. McNeal | McNeal Dodson & Co. | Fishing Vsl. | 244 | 128 | 1911 | ||
| 209954 | City of Lewes | Lewes Fisheries | Freighter | 254 | 136 | 1912 | ||
| 210784 | F. Mansfield & Sons | F. Mansfield & Sons | Freighter | 214 | 100 | 1912 | To USCG as Shrub | |
| 212471 | George F. Pierce | Balto. & Phila. SS Co. | Freighter | 252 | 121 | 1912 | Later Betterton | |
| 210331 | Henlopen | Lewes Fisheries | Fishing Vsl. | 254 | 136 | 1912 | ||
| 211786 | Despatch | Southern Pacific Co. | Tug | 195 | 100 | 1913 | ||
| 211510 | Edith B | Steamer H. C. Rowe | Freighter | 196 | 100 | 1913 | Later Catherine Johnson, Vera Gordon Rowe | |
| 211326 | Rehoboth | Lewes Fisheries | Fishing Vsl. | 273 | 136 | 1913 | ||
| 212389 | David W. Burbage | Kilmarnock Fish Prod. | Fishing Vsl. | 286 | 140 | 1914 | Later Pocahontas | |
| 213637 | George H. Johnson | Newark Terminal Co. | Lighter | 172 | 100 | 1915 | Later Belleville | |
| 214286 | Caesar A. Grasselli | Grasselli Chemical Co. | Tug | 183 | 102 | 1916 | ||
| 215151 | Shenandoah | Baltimore & Ohio RR Co. | Tug | 183 | 102 | 1916 | ||
| 215632 | Albert F. Paul | C. C. Paul & Co. | Schooner | 735 | 174 | 1917 | ||
| 216453 | E. Warren Edwards | Edwards Co. | Tug | 214 | 125 | 1918 | ||
| 217915 | Collora | Ford Motor Co. | Tug | 190 | 125 | 1919 | Later Ford No. 1 | |
| 218139 | John Baylis | McNeal Co. | Fishing Vsl. | 226 | 124 | 1919 | Later Henry W. Conant | |
| 219026 | Socony 24 | Standard Oil Co. of NY | Tug | 115 | 78 | 1919 | ||
| 219027 | Socony 25 | Standard Oil Co. of NY | Tug | 115 | 78 | 1919 | ||
| 222416 | Louise | Marine Products | Fishing Vsl. | 530 | 167 | 1922 | ||
| 223752 | Express | Southern Pacific Co. | Freighter | 194 | 105 | 1922 | ||
| 225206 | Charles H. Markham | Ocean SS Co. of Savannah | Tug | 108 | 79 | 1925 | ||
| 224695 | Maurania | Providence SB Co. | Tug | 169 | 91 | 1925 | ||
| 226212 | G. & E. No. 1 | Consol. Gas & Elec. | Tug | 113 | 79 | 1926 | ||
| 230330 | Venus | Mystic Steamship | Tug | 165 | 89 | 1930 |