W. A. Robinson, Ipswich MA
William Albaert Robinson was an engineer from Kenosha WI whose early years were spent sailing the world. He was the author of several books on the subject. In 1937, he bought an existing small shipyard on Fox Creek, near Ipswich. The plan was to build wooden sailing vessels but the war changed that. Sources say that the yard built over 200 vessels during the war, so there must have been many small craft as well as the 75~ small ships listed below. We know that they built LCMs, for example, but we don't know how many. Robinson closed the business and moved to Tahiti after the war and the yard was razed: you can just see the site from the air on Google here. Comments or queries, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.
Most recent update: 2021-08-26.
| Hull# | O.N. | Original Name | Original Owner | Type | Tons | Ft. | Delivery | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 238625 | Swift | W. A. Robinson | Sailing Ship | 46 | 62 | 1939 | Later Swift of Ipswich, owned 1940-58 by Jimmy Cagney, now owned by the L.A. Mar. Inst. | |
| 238697 | Santa Cruz | Ralph Zimmerman | Sailing Ship | 26 | 51 | 1940 | ||
| 239620 | Caribee | Richard B. Church | Sailing Ship | 88 | 87 | 1940 | ||
| C-20 | US Army | Launch | 13 | 40 | 1942 | |||
| C-21 | US Army | Launch | 13 | 40 | 1942 | |||
| C-22 | US Army | Launch | 13 | 40 | 1942 | |||
| C-23 | US Army | Launch | 13 | 40 | 1942 | |||
| C-24 | US Army | Launch | 13 | 40 | 1942 | |||
| C-25 | US Army | Launch | 13 | 40 | 1942 | |||
| C-26 | US Army | Launch | 13 | 40 | 1942 | |||
| 249746 | C-27 | US Army | Launch | 13 | 40 | 1942 | Sold as Jean O | |
| C-28 | US Army | Launch | 13 | 40 | 1942 | |||
| C-29 | US Army | Launch | 13 | 40 | 1942 | |||
| Accentor (AMc 36) | US Navy | Minesweeper | 205 | 90 | 24-Jul-41 | Sold 1946 as ? | ||
| Bateleur (AMc 37) | US Navy | Minesweeper | 205 | 90 | 26-Aug-41 | Sold 1946 as ? | ||
| 254219 | Barbet (AMc 38) | US Navy | Minesweeper | 205 | 90 | 29-Sep-41 | Sold 1946 as Barbet | |
| 259662 | Brambling (AMc 39) | US Navy | Minesweeper | 205 | 90 | 15-Oct-41 | Sold 1946 as Spot Pack | |
| Energy (AMc 78) | US Navy | Minesweeper | 205 | 90 | 1-Jan-42 | YDT 3 1943, sold 1960 as H. C. Hayes, later Telson Queen, Atlas | ||
| Exultant (AMc 79) | US Navy | Minesweeper | 205 | 90 | 14-Jan-42 | YDT 4 1943, sunk as target 1973 | ||
| Fearless (AMc 80) | US Navy | Minesweeper | 205 | 90 | 4-Feb-42 | YDT 5 1943, sunk as target 1973 | ||
| Fortitude (AMc 81) | US Navy | Minesweeper | 205 | 90 | 20-Apr-42 | YDT 2 1943 | ||
| APc 75 | US Navy | Transport | 100 | 103 | 1942 | To Britain 1942, returned 1946, to Greece | ||
| APc 76 | US Navy | Transport | 100 | 103 | 1942 | To Britain 1942, returned 1946, sold 1947 | ||
| APc 77 | US Navy | Transport | 100 | 103 | 1942 | To Britain 1942, returned 1946, | ||
| APc 78 | US Navy | Transport | 100 | 103 | 1942 | To Britain 1942, returned 1946, | ||
| APc 79 | US Navy | Transport | 100 | 103 | 1942 | To Britain 1942, returned 1946, sold 1947 | ||
| APc 80 | US Navy | Transport | 100 | 103 | 1942 | |||
| APc 81 | US Navy | Transport | 100 | 103 | 1942 | |||
| APc 82 | US Navy | Transport | 100 | 103 | 1942 | |||
| APc 83 | US Navy | Transport | 100 | 103 | 1942 | |||
| APc 84 | US Navy | Transport | 100 | 103 | 1942 | |||
| na | SC 676 | US Navy | Sub Chaser | 136 | 110 | 27-Jul-42 | To Free French 1944 as CH 105, scrapped 1950 | |
| na | SC 677 | US Navy | Sub Chaser | 136 | 110 | 29-Aug-42 | Disposed of 1946 | |
| 254782 | SC 760 | US Navy | Sub Chaser | 136 | 110 | 10-Sep-42 | Later PCC 760, sold 1948 as Pacific Retriever | |
| SC 761 | US Navy | Sub Chaser | 136 | 110 | 24-Sep-42 | To the NDRF 1948 | ||
| na | SC 762 | US Navy | Sub Chaser | 136 | 110 | 7-Oct-42 | To Brazil 1942 as Jutai (CS 52) | |
| na | SC 763 | US Navy | Sub Chaser | 136 | 110 | 20-Oct-42 | To Brazil 1942 as Javari (CS 51) | |
| na | SC 764 | US Navy | Sub Chaser | 136 | 110 | 1-Oct-42 | To Brazil 1942 as Jurui (CS 53) | |
| na | SC 765 | US Navy | Sub Chaser | 136 | 110 | 3-Dec-42 | To Brazil 1943 as Jaguarao (CS 55) | |
| na | SC 766 | US Navy | Sub Chaser | 136 | 110 | 11-Nov-42 | To Brazil 1943 as Juruena (CS 54) | |
| na | SC 767 | US Navy | Sub Chaser | 136 | 110 | 2-Jan-43 | To Brazil 1943 as Jaguaribe (CS 56) | |
| na | SC 1288 | US Navy | Sub Chaser | 136 | 110 | 12-Feb-43 | To Brazil 1943 as Jacui (CS 57) | |
| na | SC 1289 | US Navy | Sub Chaser | 136 | 110 | 12-Mar-43 | To Brazil 1943 as Jundiai (CS 58) | |
| na | SC 1290 | US Navy | Sub Chaser | 136 | 110 | 15-Apr-43 | To Cuba 1948 | |
| na | SC 1291 | US Navy | Sub Chaser | 136 | 110 | 3-May-43 | To Cuba 1948 as Habana (GC-107) | |
| SC 1292 | US Navy | Sub Chaser | 136 | 110 | 19-May-43 | To the NDRF 1948 | ||
| SC 1293 | US Navy | Sub Chaser | 136 | 110 | 4-Jun-43 | To the NDRF 1948 | ||
| SC 1294 | US Navy | Sub Chaser | 136 | 110 | 7-Jul-43 | To the NDRF 1948 | ||
| na | SC 1295 | US Navy | Sub Chaser | 136 | 110 | 12-Aug-43 | To the USSR 1945 as BO 320 | |
| 256975 | SC 1296 | US Navy | Sub Chaser | 136 | 110 | 16-Sep-43 | To USCG 1945 as Air Stork (WAVR 468), sold 1948 as George R. Wallace | |
| 255239 | SC 1297 | US Navy | Sub Chaser | 136 | 110 | 8-Oct-43 | To USCG 1945 as Air Swallow (WAVR 469), sold 1948 as Swallow | |
| C11956-80 | US Navy | LCM(3) | 26 | 50 | 1943 | 25 tank landing craft | ||
| C?????-?? | US Navy | LCM(6) | 26 | 56 | 1944 | ?? tank landing craft | ||
| Cahto (YT 215) | US Navy | Tug | 260 | Jun-44 | Sold 1959 | |||
| Cochise (YT 216) | US Navy | Tug | 260 | Jul-44 | Sold 1960 | |||
| Ensenore (YT 217) | US Navy | Tug | 260 | Dec-44 | Sold 1964 | |||
| Achigan (YT 218) | US Navy | Tug | 260 | Jan-45 | Sold 1975 | |||
| 241612 | Varua | W. A. Robinson | Yacht | 43 | 70 | 1945 | Abandoned in Anacortes WA | |
| 247515 | Thomas J. Carroll | Joaquin E Codinha Jr | Crab Trawler | 116 | 85 | Feb-45 | Later Agatha | |
| 248616 | Captain Dave | Gloucester Oil Supply | Tanker | 43 | 57 | 1945 | Still active for Rose's Oil Service, in Gloucester MA |