Standard Shipbuilding (Townsend Downey), Shooters Island NY
This yard started life as Townsend & Downey and was a major yacht builder, most notable for building "Meteor" for the Kaiser. In 1917, Downey sold it to a group of Cuban financiers and started a new yard - Downey Shipbuilding - in the Arlington section of Staten Island. The Cubans expanded the Shooters Island yard from 25 to 50 acres, effectively occupying the entire island, which is just off the Richmond Terrace section of Staten Island. At its peak, it had about 4,500 employees. How did they get to work? Was there a pontoon bridge from the mainland? After the war, the island became a ship's graveyard: it has since been cleaned up but the view from the air on Google here still shows a forest of wrecks off the west side of an island that is now totally covered with trees. Comments or queries, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.
Most recent update: 2021-08-24.
| Hull# | USSB # | O.N. | Name | Owner | Type | Tons | Delivery | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Built by Townsend & Downey | ||||||||
| 167974 | Sabine | 453 | 1901 | |||||
| 130942 | North Beach | NY & College Pt. Ferry Co. | Ferry | 833 | 1901 | To US Army 1918 as GEN John F. Weston | ||
| 93152 | Muriel | Charles Smithers | Yacht | 72 | 1901 | |||
| 145887 | Thistle | Robert E. Tod | Yacht | 235 | 1901 | |||
| 230326 | Bache | US C+GS | Research | 325 | 1901 | Later Kingfisher 1927, abandoned 1940 | ||
| 136893 | Elmina | F. F. Brewster | Yacht | 72 | 1901 | |||
| 117065 | Sculpin II | Frank L. Sheppard | Yacht | 16 | 1901 | |||
| 93347 | Meteor | H. I. M. Emperor William II | Yacht | 228 | 1902 | |||
| 145924 | Tekla | Yacht | 92 | 1902 | ||||
| 117145 | Shenandoah | Charles Fahnestock | Yacht | 207 | 1902 | |||
| 117111 | Santos | 216 | 1902 | |||||
| 136976 | Neola | H. M. Pynchon | Yacht | 39 | 1902 | |||
| 200400 | Cornell | Cornell Steamboat | Tug | 435 | 1902 | Later Istrouma 1916, scrapped 1954 | ||
| Resolute | Yacht | 128 | 1903 | |||||
| 200334 | Atlantic | Yacht | 303 | 1903 | To USCG 1941 as WIX 271, sold 1948 | |||
| 201343 | Azara | Yacht | 96 | 1904 | ||||
| 200789 | S.O. Company No. 94 | S.O. of New York | Tank Barge | 4,167 | 1904 | |||
| 200955 | S.O. Company No. 95 | S.O. of New York | Tank Barge | 4,167 | 1904 | |||
| WAGL 18 | Crocus | US Coast Guard | Tender | 210 | 26-Jul-05 | Sold 1946 | ||
| Built by Standard Shipbuilding | ||||||||
| 1 | 215822 | Jupiter/Democracy | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 4,430 | Nov-17 | To USN as SP 2215, later Point Arena 1937, Irish Plane 1941, wrecked off Cork 1947 | |
| 2 | 216220 | Scandinavic/Muscatine | US Shipping Board | Reefer | 4,444 | May-18 | To USN as SP 2226, later Floridian 1928, Elizabeth 1938, torpedoed and lost 1942 | |
| 3 | 216290 | War Unit/Passaic/Ice King | US Shipping Board | Reefer | 4,451 | Jun-18 | To USN as SP 3160, later Georgian 1928, Hilton 1936, scrapped 1950 | |
| 4 | 216607 | War Speed/Montclair | US Shipping Board | Reefer | 4,773 | Jun-18 | To USN as SP 3497, scrapped 1936 | |
| 5 | 216779 | Englewood | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 5,138 | Aug-18 | Scrapped 1935 | |
| 6 | 216778 | Galesburg | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 5,138 | Sep-18 | Later Volkhovstroi 1930, scrapped 1960 | |
| 7 | 216777 | Morristown | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 5,138 | Oct-18 | To USN as SP 3580, scrapped 1936 | |
| 8 | 217170 | War Pride/Hickman | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 5,120 | Nov-18 | To USN as SP 3554, scrapped 1932 | |
| 9 | 217318 | Monmouth | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 5,125 | Dec-18 | Scrapped 1936 | |
| 10 | 217421 | Dallas | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 5,125 | Jan-19 | Later Deneprostroi 1930, scrapped 1965 | |
| 11 | 217538 | Belvidere | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 5,123 | Mar-19 | Scrapped 1935 | |
| 12 | 217537 | Aledo | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 5,123 | Apr-19 | Later Svirstroi 1929, bombed and lost 1941 | |
| 13 | 217539 | Shooters Island | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 5,123 | May-19 | Later Kenzan Maru 1938, torpedoed and lost 1943 | |
| 14 | AM 9 | Finch | US Navy | Minesweeper | 1,950 | 10-Sep-18 | Captured by Japan and scuttled 1942 | |
| 15 | AM 10 | Heron | US Navy | Minesweeper | 1,950 | 30-Oct-18 | Later AVP 2, sold 1946 | |
| 16 | 1288 | 218165 | Balsam | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 5,104 | Jun-19 | Scrapped 1933 |
| 17 | 1289 | 218371 | East Side | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 4,400 | Jul-19 | Scrapped 1933 |
| 18 | 1290 | 218656 | Glen Ridge | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 5,104 | Sep-19 | Later fish factory ship Aleut 1929, scrapped 1970 |
| 19 | 1291 | 218835 | Bannack | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 5,104 | Sep-19 | Later Kopperston 1938, scrapped 1948 |
| 20 | 1292 | 218866 | Rockaway Park | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 4,844 | Dec-19 | Scrapped 1932 |
| 21 | 1293 | 219202 | Palisades | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 4,844 | Dec-19 | Scrapped 1933 |
| 22 | 1294 | 219518 | Tenafly | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 5,092 | Jan-20 | Scrapped 1932 |
| 23 | 1295 | 219724 | Kerhonkson | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 5,092 | Mar-20 | Later Ryuzan Maru 1938, torpedoed and lost 1943 |
| 24 | 1296 | 219953 | Hinckley | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 4,755 | Apr-20 | Scrapped 1933 |
| 25 | 1297 | 219958 | Chappaqua | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 4,755 | Jun-20 | Scrapped 1933 |
| 26 | 233749 | Hibueras | Cuyamel Fruit Co. | Cargo Ship | 1,445 | Aug-20 | Scrapped 1949 | |
| 27 | 233738 | Nicarao | Cuyamel Fruit Co. | Cargo Ship | 1,445 | Sep-20 | Torpedoed and lost 1942 | |
| 28 | Mexico | San Teodoro | Eagle Oil Transport | Tanker | 6,100 | 11-Feb-21 | Scrapped 1935 | |
| 29 | Mexico | San Tiburcio | Eagle Oil Transport | Tanker | 6,100 | 29-Jan-21 | Mined and lost 1940 | |
| 30 | Mexico | San Ubaldo | Eagle Oil Transport | Tanker | 6,100 | 5-Mar-21 | Scrapped 1955 | |
| 31 | Mexico | San Ugon | Eagle Oil Transport | Tanker | 6,100 | 16-Apr-21 | Scrapped 1935 | |
| 32 | 221833 | John Purroy Mitchell | City of New York | Fireboat | 334 | Jul-21 | ||