Crowninshield Shipbuilding, South Somerset MA
Crowninshield Shipbuilding was a small shipyard designed for the construction of ocean tugs for the U.S. Shipping Board and owned by the super-rich Crowninshield family. Crowninshield kept on building tugs after the war was over and was one of the yards that built "six-bitters" for the Coast Guard in the mid-20s. It closed in 1929. The site, which was formerly used by Reed Brothers Shipyard, was at the south end of Riverway Road, in South Somerset: it is now occupied by Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding and its neighbor, Fortier Boats. See it from the air on Google here. Note that between 1920 and 1945 there was another commercial shipyard in Somerset, called Somerset Shipyard: its record is shown below but its location is unclear. Comments or queries, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.
Most recent update: 2021-08-31.
| Hull# | O.N. | Original Name | Original Owner | Type | Tons | Ft. | Delivery | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Built by Reed Brothers Shipyard | ||||||||
| 203077 | Crest | Wilfred J. Gladue | Passenger | 8 | 31 | 1906 | ||
| 215845 | Luther Little | George D. Rogers | Schooner | 1,234 | 204 | 1917 | Abandoned 1932 | |
| 216630 | Hesper | Charles F. Webb | Schooner | 1,348 | 210 | 1918 | Abandoned 1932 | |
| Built by Crowninshield Shipbuilding | ||||||||
| 217494 | Fame (USSB #1233) | U. S. S. B. | Oceangoing Tug | 415 | 142 | Jan-19 | Scrapped 1948 | |
| 217642 | Tartar (USSB #1231) | U. S. S. B. | Oceangoing Tug | 415 | 142 | Apr-19 | Scrapped 1939 | |
| 217722 | Astrea (USSB #1229) | U. S. S. B. | Oceangoing Tug | 415 | 142 | 1919 | ||
| 217795 | Cleopatra (USSB #1230) | U. S. S. B. | Oceangoing Tug | 415 | 142 | Jul-19 | Burnt 1933 | |
| 217834 | Quero | U. S. S. B. | Oceangoing Tug | 415 | 142 | 1919 | Later Mary A. Bickel 1925, Cape Henry 1934, lost 1942 | |
| 217835 | Volant (USSB #1232) | U. S. S. B. | Oceangoing Tug | 415 | 142 | Oct-19 | Scrapped 1937 | |
| (USSB #1234) | U. S. S. B. | Oceangoing Tug | 415 | 142 | Cancelled | |||
| (USSB #2344-2349) | U. S. S. B. | Oceangoing Tug | 415 | 142 | Cancelled | |||
| 217869 | Centurion | U. S. S. B. | Oceangoing Tug | 415 | 142 | 1919 | Scrapped 1934 | |
| 221021 | Douglas Alexander | U. S. S. B. | Oceangoing Tug | 360 | 100 | 1920 | ||
| 221698 | Perseverance | U. S. S. B. | Oceangoing Tug | 385 | 142 | 1919 | Deleted 1953 | |
| 226123 | H. J. Wheeler | U. S. S. B. | Oceangoing Tug | 421 | 142 | 1919 | Burnt 1949 | |
| 227532 | Glenn-Mayne | U. S. S. B. | Oceangoing Tug | 431 | 142 | 1918 | Scrapped 1937 | |
| 229147 | Hazard | U. S. S. B. | Oceangoing Tug | 433 | 148 | 1919 | Later Alphonse G 1923, Warrior 1929, deleted 1943 | |
| CG 130 | US Coast Guard | Patrol Craft | 37 | 75 | 1924-25 | |||
| CG 131 | US Coast Guard | Patrol Craft | 37 | 75 | 1924-25 | |||
| CG 132 | US Coast Guard | Patrol Craft | 37 | 75 | 1924-25 | |||
| CG 133 | US Coast Guard | Patrol Craft | 37 | 75 | 1924-25 | To USN 1934 as YP 45, to MARAD 1946 | ||
| CG 134 | US Coast Guard | Patrol Craft | 37 | 75 | 1924-25 | |||
| CG 135 | US Coast Guard | Patrol Craft | 37 | 75 | 1924-25 | |||
| CG 136 | US Coast Guard | Patrol Craft | 37 | 75 | 1924-25 | |||
| CG 137 | US Coast Guard | Patrol Craft | 37 | 75 | 1924-25 | |||
| CG 138 | US Coast Guard | Patrol Craft | 37 | 75 | 1924-25 | |||
| CG 139 | US Coast Guard | Patrol Craft | 37 | 75 | 1924-25 | |||
| 224598 | Robert C. Bonham | Jersey City Stockyards | Tug | 113 | 79 | 1925 | ||
| 226881 | Betty | Goodwin-Gallagher | Tug | 108 | 85 | 1927 | Later Catherine Pope, Metropolitan No. 2, Rowen Card, Teresa McAllister | |
| Built by Somerset Shipyard | ||||||||
| 220471 | Fame | J. A. B. Smith, Jr. | Yacht | 21 | 55 | 1920 | ||
| 223642 | Catherine | Joseph Andrade | Fishing Vessel | 12 | 35 | 1924 | ||
| 223926 | Nina | Frank Grinnell | Fishing Vessel | 17 | 41 | 1924 | ||
| 224877 | Nirvana | Ethel O. Portner | Yacht | 24 | 54 | 1925 | ||
| 228761 | Francis and Marion | John G. Russe | Fishing Vessel | 19 | 44 | 1925 | ||
| 229181 | Monalola | Harry Benette | Fishing Vessel | 29 | 57 | 1929 | ||
| 229333 | Annabelle R | Harry Shuser | Fishing Vessel | 34 | 52 | 1930 | ||
| 229839 | Mardelle | Howard Winslow | Yacht | 25 | 59 | 1930 | ||
| 230826 | Yvette June | William De Nadal | Fishing Vessel | 31 | 58 | 1931 | ||
| 232047 | Barbara | Bernard S. Carroll | Yacht | 14 | 53 | 1932 | Later Usona II | |
| BW 835-838 | U.S. Army | Water Barge | 120 | 1943 | 4 barges | |||
| BW 1039-1045 | U.S. Army | Water Barge | 120 | 1943 | 7 barges | |||
| BG ???-??? | U.S. Army | Gasoline Barge | 120 | 1943 | 21 barges | |||
| 246567 | Rosalie D. Morse | Hosmer Fishing | Fishing Vessel | 153 | 89 | 1944 | ||
| 246778 | Charles M. Fauci, Jr. | Francis C. Douchy | Fishing Vessel | 152 | 80 | 1944 | Later Brighton | |
| 247037 | Ohio | North Atlantic Fish | Fishing Vessel | 159 | 89 | 1944 | ||
| 247286 | Texas | North Atlantic Fish | Fishing Vessel | 159 | 89 | 1945 | ||
| 247675 | Hilda Garston | Samuel Garlitz | Fishing Vessel | 150 | 89 | 1945 | ||
| 248546 | VE Day | Frank Favoloro | Fishing Vessel | 159 | 89 | 1945 | Later Montreal, Montenegro, Zebroid | |
| 248709 | Florence & Lee | Samuel Abrams | Fishing Vessel | 159 | 89 | 1945 | ||