Eastern Shore Shipbuilding

Eastern Shore Shipbuilding, Sharptown MD

The shipyard that came to be known as Sharptown Marine Railway was originally established by Matthew Marine in or around 1818 and was primarily a maintenance facility, shifting to new construction, only after the Civil War. It failed just before World War One and, after a very brief spell as White Shipbuilding, was restructured as Eastern Shore Shipbuilding, building harbor tugs. Unfortunately, it had no success in this market and closed after the war. The yard was at the foot of Railway Street, where Cope Bennett Park is now: see the site from the air on Google here. Its record is not well documented and a bit confusing, especially with regard to the wartime output. 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 Sharptown Marine Railway
	106222	Alice Horner		Schooner	18	45	1883
	76764	John Q. Ferguson		Schooner	129	105	1888	Later Virginia
	161006	Katie Allmond		Schooner	43	66	1890
	126732	Charles L. Rohde		Schooner	215	125	1891
	3699	Bessie May		Freighter	9	41	1896
	77514	J. W. Knowles		Schooner	57	83	1901
		Dora		Schooner	177		1903
	201078	Nettie M		Freighter	9	41	1904
	201918	Alice P. Turner		Schooner	192	127	1905
	203157	Annapolis		Schooner	466	180	1906	Later Pittston
	166280	Louise O. Crane		Barge	392		1906
	204036	Albert W. Robinson		Schooner	498	163	1907
	204802	Severn		Schooner	780	206	1907
	205443	T. J. Hooper		Schooner	722	204	1908
	205800	Nantocoke		Schooner	771	204	1908
	206175	Richmond		Schooner	288	135	1909
	206181	Idyl Wilde		Yacht	16	57	1909	Later Mayme
	207312	Anna R. Hildritter		Schooner	694	185	1910
	207735	Mingarell		Yacht	13	41	1910	Later Elviro
Built by White Shipbuilding
	215687	Purnell T. White		Schooner	751	184	1917	Hulked 1934
Built by Eastern Shore Shipbuilding
	217629	William M. Mills	William M. Mills	Tug	207	103	1919	Later D. F. McAllister, NLD 1940
	217663	James Dougherty	Erie Basin Towing	Tug	263	121	1919	Abandoned 1941
	218875	Harry G. Lytle	Erie Basin Towing	Tug	266	121	1919	Abandoned 1941
	219315	John Fay	Todd Shipyards	Harbor Tug	99	80	1919
	219316	John E. Dealy	Todd Shipyards	Harbor Tug	99	80	1919
	219318	Anandale	Anandale Corp.	Schooner	1,630	227	1919
			Anandale Corp.	Schooner	1,630	227		No record: cancelled ?
			Anandale Corp.	Schooner	1,630	227		No record: cancelled ?
	221596	Vulcan I		Harbor Tug	173	94	1919	Later Seneca, Catherine McAllister, NLD 1960
	221597	Vulcan II		Harbor Tug	173	94	1919	Later Lafayette, St. Martin, scrapped 1956
	222450	Harbor Tug No. 57	U.S. Navy	Harbor Tug	99	80	1919	Later YT 57, sold 1922 as Penn Manor, later Ralph E. Matton
	223239	U.S.S.N.Y. 58	New York State	Harbor Tug	99	80	1919	Later USCGC Chenango, sold as Chesapeake, scrapped 1955
				Harbor Tug				Cancelled
				Harbor Tug				Cancelled

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