Simms Bros., Dorchester MA
William E. and Eric J. Simms started this fine yachtbuilding yard on Freeport Street, in Dorchester, in 1933, on the site previously occupied by G. F. Lawson & Son. Unfortunately, it had to close in 1957 when the site was compulsorily acquired by the D.P.W. to make room for the Southeast Expressway. Comments or queries, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.
Most recent update: 2021-08-26.
| Hull# | O.N. | Original Name | Original Owner | Ship Type | Tons | Ft. | Del'y | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Built by G. F. Lawson & Son | ||||||||
| 262191 | 9 | 31 | 1925 | Later Bigelow 1951 | ||||
| 281480 | Yacht | 10 | 34 | 1927 | Later Albigor 1960 | |||
| 260360 | Yacht | 14 | 41 | 1930 | Later Altura 1950 | |||
| 274487 | Passenger | 13 | 41 | 1930 | Later Crosswinds 1957 | |||
| 230693 | Mahdee | Alexander Moffat | Yacht | 28 | 47 | 1931 | Later Pandora II, Privateer, now Mahdee | |
| Built by Simms Bros. | ||||||||
| 233751 | Espada | Henry Warren | Yacht | 16 | 36 | 1935 | Later Griquet, High Seas, H B Gan, Espada, High Seas | |
| Moosebec | A. S. Nielsen | Sloop | 7 | 34 | 1937 | Later Atea | ||
| 286774 | Milky Way | Yacht | 8 | 37 | 1937 | |||
| 270829 | Ben Gunn | Bugeye | 8 | 37 | 1938 | |||
| 237590 | Mercury | James J. Storrow | Yacht | 17 | 46 | 1938 | To UK, to Spain as Dama Espanola | |
| 239013 | Tyrone | A. C. Tener | Yacht | 29 | 56 | 1939 | Later William H. Thorndike, now Tyrone | |
| U.S. Navy | Mine Yawl | 1940 | ? boats | |||||
| 240451 | William Underwood | William Underwood | Freighter | 42 | 66 | 1941 | Later Marion H, now William Underwood | |
| U.S. Navy | Harbor Barge | 1941 | 5 barges | |||||
| 251479 | T 1 | US Army | Boat, Psgr-Cargo | 46 | 65 | Sep-42 | Sold 1947 as Rockaway Belle | |
| 298162 | T 2 | US Army | Boat, Psgr-Cargo | 40 | 65 | Sep-42 | Sold 1965 as Carol T, later Mystic Miss | |
| T 3 | US Army | Boat, Psgr-Cargo | 65 | Sep-42 | ||||
| T 4 | US Army | Boat, Psgr-Cargo | 65 | Sep-42 | ||||
| na | SC 977 | US Navy | Sub Chaser | 136 | 110 | 19-Nov-42 | To Free French 1944 as CH 94, P 702 1951, scrapped 1959 | |
| na | SC 978 | US Navy | Sub Chaser | 136 | 110 | 8-Dec-42 | To Free French 1944 as CH 145 | |
| na | SC 979 | US Navy | Sub Chaser | 136 | 110 | 9-Jan-43 | To Free French 1944 as CH 146, P 697 1951, scrapped 1958 | |
| 251482 | SC 980 | US Navy | Sub Chaser | 136 | 110 | 5-Feb-43 | To MARAD 1946, Conroe 1947 | |
| 255555 | SC 1329 | US Navy | Sub Chaser | 136 | 110 | 8-May-43 | To USCG 1945 as Air Scoter (WAVR 482), sold as Elmar, sank in Jax 1979 | |
| 255918 | SC 1330 | US Navy | Sub Chaser | 136 | 110 | 29-May-43 | Sold 1948 as Signal III, Wanderer 1955, Kings Pointer 1964, El Pronto II 1973, Orion 1975 | |
| na | SC 1331 | US Navy | Sub Chaser | 136 | 110 | 2-Jul-43 | To Free French 1944 as CH 6 | |
| 256749 | SC 1332 | US Navy | Sub Chaser | 136 | 110 | 6-Aug-43 | Sold 1948 as Dinky | |
| na | SC 1492 | US Navy | Sub Chaser | 136 | 110 | 22-Apr-44 | To the USSR 1944 as BO-218 | |
| na | SC 1493 | US Navy | Sub Chaser | 136 | 110 | 22-Jun-44 | To the USSR 1944 as BO-231 | |
| na | SC 1494 | US Navy | Sub Chaser | 136 | 110 | Cancelled | ||
| na | SC 1495 | US Navy | Sub Chaser | 136 | 110 | Cancelled | ||
| na | P 576 | US Army | Boat, Rescue | 85 | 1944 | |||
| 284990 | P 577 | US Army | Boat, Rescue | 85 | 1944 | Later Q 215, Pami 1961, Galaxie 1963 | ||
| na | P 578 | US Army | Boat, Rescue | 85 | 1944 | |||
| na | P 579 | US Army | Boat, Rescue | 85 | 1944 | To USAF as R-1-683 | ||
| na | P 580 | US Army | Boat, Rescue | 85 | 1944 | |||
| na | P 581 | US Army | Boat, Rescue | 85 | 1945 | To USAF as R-1-684, museum | ||
| na | P 582 | US Army | Boat, Rescue | 85 | 1945 | To USAF as R-1-685 | ||
| na | P 583 | US Army | Boat, Rescue | 85 | 1945 | To USAF as R-1-686, destroyed 1952 | ||
| 248978 | Tautog | W. H. Forbes | Freighter | 35 | 60 | 1945 | ||
| 286131 | Yacht | 11 | 31 | 1946 | Later Elaine 1961 | |||
| 261694 | Yacht | 17 | 45 | 1947 | Later Stormy Petrel 1951 | |||
| 282994 | Yacht | 10 | 31 | 1948 | Later Hago 1960, Happy Fellas 1964 | |||
| 255099 | Argyll | William T. Moore | Yacht | 20 | 49 | 1948 | ||
| 255701 | Gaffir | Richard E. Danielson | Yacht | 22 | 39 | 1948 | NLD 1993 | |
| 256350 | Katuna | Mrs Gilbert Verney | Yacht | 16 | 44 | 1948 | Later Sagola, Amigo, Kim | |
| 260945 | Versatile | Harold S. Vanderbilt | Yacht | 119 | 81 | 1950 | Later Windroad, sunk in Colombia | |
| Venture III | George Ford | Yacht | 15 | 45 | 1950 | Later Magic Venture 1962, now Bounty | ||
| MSB 10 | US Navy | Minesweeping Boat | 42 | 57 | 1954 | |||
| MSB 11 | US Navy | Minesweeping Boat | 42 | 57 | 1954 | Later Junie B 1971, foundered 1976 | ||
| 503629 | MSB 12 | US Navy | Minesweeping Boat | 42 | 57 | 1954 | Later MS 12 1966, Flamingo, NLD 1990 | |
| MSB 13 | US Navy | Minesweeping Boat | 42 | 57 | 1954 | |||
| MSB 40 | US Navy | Minesweeping Boat | 42 | 57 | 1954 | |||
| MSB 41 | US Navy | Minesweeping Boat | 42 | 57 | 1954 | To Panama 1993 as Bastimentos (L 17), retired 2003 | ||
| MSB 42 | US Navy | Minesweeping Boat | 42 | 57 | 1954 | |||
| MSB 43 | US Navy | Minesweeping Boat | 42 | 57 | 1954 | |||
| MSB 44 | US Navy | Minesweeping Boat | 42 | 57 | 1954 | |||
| C-25701 | US Navy | Air-Sea Rescue Boat | 46 | 1956 | ||||
| C-2571 | US Navy | Air-Sea Rescue Boat | 46 | 1956 | ||||
| C-2572 | US Navy | Air-Sea Rescue Boat | 46 | 1956 | ||||
| C-2573 | US Navy | Air-Sea Rescue Boat | 46 | 1956 | ||||
| C-2574 | US Navy | Air-Sea Rescue Boat | 46 | 1956 | ||||
| C-2575 | US Navy | Air-Sea Rescue Boat | 46 | 1956 | ||||
| C-2576 | US Navy | Air-Sea Rescue Boat | 46 | 1956 | ||||
| C-2577 | US Navy | Air-Sea Rescue Boat | 46 | 1956 | ||||
| C-2578 | US Navy | Air-Sea Rescue Boat | 46 | 1956 | ||||
| C-2579 | US Navy | Air-Sea Rescue Boat | 46 | 1956 | ||||