Stowman Shipyard

Stowman Shipyard, Dorchester NJ

The shipyard in Dorchester NJ was established by Charles H. Stowman in 1890. Following the death of Charles H., the yard was run by his sons, Charles A. and William B. Then in 1942 it was sold to the next generation, Walton G. Stowman, Frank Wheaton, Jr., and Bennett Stowman. It survived the war and in 1963 became Dorchester Shipbuilding, which is still in business but no longer building ships. See it from the air on Google here. If anyone can provide any further information about the ships built here, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 2017-03-24.

Hull #	O.N.	Original Name	Original Owner	Type	GT	Ft.	Built	Disposition
Built by Charles H. Stowman & Sons
	222041	S. W. Sheppard	S. Ware Sheppard	Oyster Schooner	39	61	1922	Active
	222076	Eleanor V. Robbins	Wilbert H. Robbins	Oyster Schooner	41	62	1922	To USN 1942 as Liston (IX 92), sold 1945 as Eleanor V. Robbins, active
	222120	J. M. Hilton	Curtis Hilton	Fishing Vessel	44	68	1922	In collision and lost 1925
	222795	M. L. Riggin	Edward M. Riggin	Oyster Schooner	38	58	1923	Later Sea Bird
	222809	Kathryn M. Lee	Harry M. Lee	Oyster Schooner	37	57	1923	Active
	222817	C. M. Riggin	Charles M. Riggin	Oyster Schooner	47	67	1923	Later Milton L. Bailey
	222821	H. C. Nickelson	Henry C. Nickelson	Oyster Schooner	47	67	1923	Later L. H. Robbins, Sr.
	222897	Emma L. Evans	Wm. B. Stowman	Oyster Schooner	59	77	1923	To USCG 1942 as CG-88001, sold 1946 as Ada C. Lore, active
	223667	Anna V. Newcomb	Leslie A. Blackman	Oyster Schooner	56	77	1924	Later S. S. Blackman, Contender
	223668	Charles Berry	William O. Berry	Oyster Schooner	48	67	1924	Later Frank H. Wheaton
	223739	Katie E. Sharp	Zadok R. Sharp	Oyster Schooner	47	69	1924	Later Polly Riggin, Katie E. Sharp
	224535	Alert	A. C. Hagemann	Oyster Schooner	50	71	1925
	224557	Mary Ella	Henry C. Nickelson	Oyster Schooner	86	91	1925
	224558	R. & A. Jeffries	Robert L. Jeffries	Oyster Schooner	57	80	1925
	225396	Sarah R. Bell	John H. Bell	Oyster Schooner	56	71	1926	To France 1944
	225419	Emma & Ruth	Walter J. Berry	Oyster Schooner	64	78	1926	To USCG 1942 as CG-88002, sold 1946 as Frank M. Flower
	226358	Laura M. Wilde	C. Raymond Wilde	Oyster Schooner	58	71	1927	Now John C. Peterson
	226422	J. and E. Riggin	Charles M. Riggin	Oyster Schooner	57	76	1927	Active
	227310	Ethel V. Stowman	Frank T. Stowman	Oyster Schooner	61	80	1928
	227623	Jack & Harker	John H. Bell	Oyster Schooner	55	76	1928
	227932	A. J. Meerwald	A. J. Meerwald	Oyster Schooner	57	76	1928	To USCG 1942 as CG-86001, sold 1947 as A. J. Meerwald, active
	228278	Ethalinda Blackman	S. S. Blackman	Oyster Schooner	92	92	1929
	228281	George C. Bell	George C. Bell	Oyster Schooner	84	87	1929
	228343	H. H. Robbins	Alvin O. Robbins	Oyster Schooner	53	69	1929
	229413	Sheppard Campbell	Sheppard Campbell	Oyster Schooner	58	73	1930	Later Walter B. Hinson, Derek W. Robinson, now Dredge Monster
	229912	Shannon	Aspen Fish Products	Fishing Vessel	94	92	1930
		Q-16	U.S. Public Health Svce.	Launch	20	41	1931
	564399	Q-17	U.S. Public Health Svce.	Launch	20	41	1931	Sold as Morgan
		Q-18	U.S. Public Health Svce.	Launch	20	41	1931
Other Boats Built in Dorchester Before WWII (may include builders other than Stowman)
	222928	Emma R	Theodore Riedel	Passenger	34	59	1923
	222932	Resolute	Fred De Arnott	Fishing Vessel	9	33	1923
	222937	Esta	Conrad T. Gehring	Fishing Vessel	8	33	1923
	223019	Margaret	William B. Joslin	Fishing Vessel	8	33	1923
	223753	Lady Helen	George Spaulding	Yacht	20	44	1924
	223906	Orpah	Adolph W. Schramm	Yacht	32	44	1924
	223924	Eagle	Howard Clark	Passenger	12	38	1924
	224947	Hoy Tark	W. Price Davis	Yacht	23	47	1925	Later Show Boat, in collision and lost 1963
	225592	William & Warren	Fred Lund	Fishing Vessel	13	38	1926
	226501	Wayfarer II	L. W. Fogg	Yacht	46	63	1927	Later Romany
	226681	Mala	J. Laird Schober	Yacht	36	54	1927
	226829	Acacia	Louis J. Sommer	Yacht	24	48	1927
	226914		James S. Boice	Passenger	13	39	1924	Later Sea Toy
	227635	Harry Hackney	Clarence W. Starn	Passenger	23	53	1928	Later Helena G. Starn
	228044	Senator F. M. Reeves	State of New Jersey	Police Boat	99	78	1928
	228965	Wije	William P. Riggin	Passenger	20	43	1929
	229014	Malabar	Christian Johnson	Fishing Vessel	20	46	1929	Later Defiance
	229209	Serina II	Carl Tobiasen	Fishing Vessel	39	58	1929
	229385	Tuna	Floyd W. Chance	Passenger	22	43	1930	Abandoned 1933
	229602	O.F. 1	Ocean Fisheries	Fishing Vessel	8	36	1930
	229638	Brandywine	Jacob J. Seeds	Yacht	16	43	1930
	229649	Stowman	Stowman Shipyards	Fishing Vessel	16	41	1930
	229990	Tahoka	Enos L. Seeds	Yacht	30	49	1930
	230208	Lazydays	John F. Johnson	Yacht	72	62	1930
	230395	Phantom	Rubin Hoffman	Yacht	20	47	1930
	230465	Heilne & Elizabeth	Albert Sugarman	Yacht	21	51	1931	Later Kashagawigamog, Robert and Johnny, to USCG 1942 as CG-57002, to USN 1945, later Maray Too, destroyed by hurricane 1957
	231746	Little Champ	John R. Shaw	Passenger	13	42	1932
	231792	Laura B	Lawrence J. Sweeney	Fishing Vessel	11	36	1932	Later Miss Cape May
	232660	Ranger II	Maxwell B. Clark	Yacht	17	48	1933
	236210	Ericson	Frank G. ericson	Passenger	13	39	1937	Later Miss Lynn
	236406	M. S. Quay	Walton Stowman	Passenger	13	42	1937	Later Captain Cramer
	239589	Dixsea	William C. Dixon	Yacht	17	39	1940	Later Jessie R
	240671	Three Brothers	Clarence W. Starn	Passenger	13	42	1941	To USN 1942
	240816	Rainbow	John W. Ringgold	Oyster Schooner	11	36	1941
	241657	Victory	Charles W. Gale	Passenger	13	43	1942	To USN 1944
Built by Stowman Shipyards, Inc.
		MTL-226	U.S. Army	Launch		45	1943
		MTL-227	U.S. Army	Launch		45	1943
		MTL-228	U.S. Army	Launch		45	1943
		MTL-229	U.S. Army	Launch		45	1943
		MTL-230	U.S. Army	Launch		45	1943
		MTL-749	U.S. Army	Launch		46	1943
		MTL-750	U.S. Army	Launch		46	1943
		MTL-751	U.S. Army	Launch		46	1943
		MTL-752	U.S. Army	Launch		46	1943
		MTL-753	U.S. Army	Launch		46	1943
		MTL-754	U.S. Army	Launch		46	1943
		MTL-755	U.S. Army	Launch		46	1943
		MTL-756	U.S. Army	Launch		46	1943
		MTL-757	U.S. Army	Launch		46	1943
		MTL-758	U.S. Army	Launch		46	1943
		MTL-759	U.S. Army	Launch		46	1943
		MTL-760	U.S. Army	Launch		46	1943
		MTL-761	U.S. Army	Launch		46	1943
		MTL-762	U.S. Army	Launch		46	1943
		MTL-763	U.S. Army	Launch		46	1943
		MTL-764	U.S. Army	Launch		46	1943
		MTL-765	U.S. Army	Launch		46	1943
		MTL-766	U.S. Army	Launch		46	1943
		MTL-767	U.S. Army	Launch		46	1943
		MTL-768	U.S. Army	Launch		46	1943
	287363	T-78	U.S. Army	Tender	43	61	1943	Sold as Fort Jefferson, to UK register 1964
	281118	T-79	U.S. Army	Tender	43	61	1943	Sold as Cap'n Beau
	282698	T-80	U.S. Army	Tender	43	61	1943	Later PF-44, sold as Darrell B, later Triangulo
	257010	T-81	U.S. Army	Tender	43	61	1943	Sold as Ruth W, later Posidon I
		T-151	U.S. Army	Tender	43	61	1943
	259831	T-152	U.S. Army	Tender	43	61	1943	Sold as Sandra Lou, later Balara, Toni Dianne II, NLD
		T-153	U.S. Army	Tender	43	61	1943
		T-154	U.S. Army	Tender	43	61	1943
		T-155	U.S. Army	Tender	43	61	1943
	249447	T-156	U.S. Army	Tender	43	61	1943	Sold as Captain Deebold, later Sue Ann, Salty Dog
		T-157	U.S. Army	Tender	43	61	1943
		T-158	U.S. Army	Tender	43	61	1943
		T-159	U.S. Army	Tender	43	61	1943
	273724	T-160	U.S. Army	Tender	43	61	1943	Sold as Christine Ann
	270900		U.S. Army	Tender	43	61	1943	Later F-768, sold as Queequeg
		FS-70	U.S. Army	Coastal Freighter	270	114	1943	Completed as JMP-70, to USN as YMP 1
		FS-71	U.S. Army	Coastal Freighter	270	114		Cancelled
		FS-72	U.S. Army	Coastal Freighter	270	114		Cancelled
		BSP-1771	U.S. Army	SP Barge	270	100	1943
		BSP-1772	U.S. Army	SP Barge	270	100	1943
		BSP-1773	U.S. Army	SP Barge	270	100	1943
	292259	BSP-1774	U.S. Army	SP Barge	270	100	1943	Sold as Turtle
	247771		Albert R. Gellenthin	Tug	49	57	1943	Later Margaret, burned 1951
	247809		Charles Walker	Fishing Vessel	25	47	1944	Later Twilight
	245520	Gremlin	Nelson J. Rodman	Tug	14	43	1944	Active
	246190	North Star	Aksel Haines	Fishing Vessel	70	66	1944
	246192	Mary Ann L	John Larsen	Fishing Vessel	22	42	1944	Later Elizabeth K, Elizabeth, Provider I, Frederick Albert
	246650	Marilyn	Kristen Hauge	Fishing Vessel	10	32	1944
	266872	Miss Donna		Fishing Vessel	59	63	1944
	247632	Lawson	J. J. Lawson	Fishing Vessel	78	70	1945
	248376	Gaffer	Frank H. Wheaton	Yacht	16	40	1945	Later Lord Nelson, Paramour, Tivis II
273	249021	Dolphin	Eric Axelsson	Fishing Vessel	118	80	1945
	249050	Endeavor	Peder Norstrand	Fishing Vessel	45	56	1945	Now Nordsee
	249401	Betty R. Hansen	Herman R. Hansen	Fishing Vessel	32	47	1946	Later Inge-Caroline, Patricia Ann
	249980	Framar	Stowman Shipyards	Yacht	119	80	1946	Later Alicia, Rapture
	250127	Katherine III	Joseph Dunlap	Yacht	37	51	1946	Later Gee Bee II, Warlock
	251114	Mary Ann II	John Larson	Fishing Vessel	48	56	1946	Later Alan Gordon
	251420	Caro-Jan	Frank Anderson	Fishing Vessel	53	61	1947
	252617	Flash II	Henry J. Simone	Passenger Vessel	12	41	1947	Later Seabreeze, Cap. Lonnie
	253849	Two Brothers	Axel Axelson	Fishing Vessel	81	70	1949
	258253	Ocean Clipper	Ocean Clipper Inc.	Fishing Vessel	76	78	1950
	260228	Sweetheart	Chris's Inc.	Passenger Vessel	14	53	1950	Later Capt. Collet II
101	263892	Wildwood II	John H. Blake	Passenger Vessel	9	50	1952	Later Captain Gary II, Lazy Bones II
	MSC 145	Velas (M 410)	U.S. Navy	Minesweeper	390	144	1954	To Portugal
	MSC 146	Lajes (M 411)	U.S. Navy	Minesweeper	390	144	1954	To Portugal
	MSC 147	Sao Pedro (M 412)	U.S. Navy	Minesweeper	390	144	1954	To Portugal
	270611	Paramount	Pajoca Inc.	Party Boat #1	56	62	1956	Later Paramount I, Mariner, Atlantis, now Flying Cloud
	272747	Sea Foam IV	Arch. L. Brown	Party Boat #2	9	62	1957	Later Capt. Lou II, Capt. Bob I, Philomena
	273671	Miss Point Pleasant II	Pleasant Corp.	Party Boat #3	9	62	1957	Active
	274396	Jamaica	Escort Inc.	Party Boat #4	14	62	1957	Later Dauntless 2, Atlantis, Sea Star II
	275441	Big Jim II	Albert Dolinski	Party Boat #5	13	62	1957	Later Miss Point Lookout, White Eagle III, Capt. Mike, Sea Hunter, now Tradewinds III
	276330	Paramount	Paramount Inc.	Party Boat #6	13	62	1958	Later Jamaica 2, Dauntless II, Atlantis, Holiday, Duchess, Friendship II, burned 1986
	278316	Optimist Queen	Optimist II (NJ)	Party Boat #7	13	62	1959	Later Sunshine, Optimist Sport, Mohawk IV, Miss Belmar II, Bandit, Cynthia Ann, American Princess, now Island Current IV
	279003	Black Whale	Black Whale Inc.	Party Boat #8	14	62	1959	Later Holiday
	279584	Mystic Maid	Elford C. Jarman	Party Boat #9	42	62	1959	Now Black Hawk I
	281253	Vivian II	Wolff & Sabatino	Party Boat #10	41	62	1960	Now Rosie
	281267	Albatross III	Harry J. Livingston	Party Boat #11	41	62	1960	Later Capt. Cal, Donna B, Onset Chief, now Capt. Mike
	285128	Spray III	Peter Saro	Party Boat #12	43	62	1961
	291327	Captain John II	John T. Tavares	Party Boat #13	25	62	1963	Later Pastime II, Miss Nel, Vanessa Marie
	279284	Finnegan	Smith R. & D.	Oystering Boat	72	67	1959
	282412	Neptune	Leonard A. Catford	Passenger Vessel	23	56	1959
132	278537	Ray Bets	Raymond Blumberg	Passenger Vessel	15	37	1959	Later The Hawser, Kathryn, Hawser
	278611	Denise	Frank N. Bowe	Yacht	16	37	1959
	278285	Sharps Point	Fish Products Co.	Tug	8	33	1959
	279285	Broadkill	Fish Products Co.	Fire Boat	8	33	1959
Built by Stowman Shipbuilding Corp.
	522663	Tormentor III		Newporter 40 #73	20	40	1959
	299101	Sans Souci II		Newporter 40 #74	17	35	1959	Later Sans Souci
	288366	Joseffa		Newporter 40 #80	15	35	1960	Later Osprey
	286200	Julia		Newporter 40 #82	18	37	1960	Later Patrician, Second Sunrise
	289395	Lively Lady		Newporter 40 #84	15	36	1960	Later Cara Mia
	284175	White Pearl	Robert Potters	Newporter 40 #86	15	35	1961	Later Ohana, Liebchen IV
	286007	Little Yankee	Little Yankee Inc	Newporter 40 #88	15	35	1961	Later Janie
	291039	Pranava	Howard L. Apollonio	Newporter 40 #90	15	35	1963	Later I Wonder II, Knoll II
	500498	Zephyr		Newporter 40 #91	15	35	1964
	292895	Briarpatch	Alexander Sailor	Newporter 40 #93	14	35	1963	Later Ambri, Spree
	296339	Passe Partout	Knox P. Burno	Newporter 40 #94	14	35	1964	Later Raven
	294118	Windsong	Paul Gougelman	Newporter 40 #97	14	35	1964	Later Six Bees, now Island Girl
	296629	Interview	Richard D. Tucker	Newporter 40 #98	14	35	1964	Later Holly Ann, Maxine
	296654	Enterprise	John B. Thayer jr.	Newporter 40 #99	14	35	1964	Active
Built by Dorchester Shipbuilding Corp.
	MSC 303	Bangkeo (M 6)	U.S. Navy	Minesweeper	390	144	1965	To Thailand
	MSC 304	Silifke (M 514)	U.S. Navy	Minesweeper	390	144	1965	To Turkey
	MSC 305	Saros (M 515)	U.S. Navy	Minesweeper	390	144	1965	To Turkey
	MSC 306	Yung Lo (M 154)	U.S. Navy	Minesweeper	390	144	1965	To Taiwan
	75308	Spike	U.S. Coast Guard	WLIC	145	75	1966	Struck 1986, reefed 2009
	75309	Hatchet	U.S. Coast Guard	WLIC	145	75	1966	Active
	75310	Axe	U.S. Coast Guard	WLIC	145	75	1966	Active
	299875	Dream Maru		Newporter 40 #101	14	35	1965	Later Silver Lining
	298223	Dudheen		Newporter 40 #102	14	35	1965
	298325	Geronimo		Newporter 40 #103	14	35	1965	Later Mobray, Vita Brevis
	299254	Golden Lion		Newporter 40 #104	14	35	1965	Later Golden Dollar, Golden Dolphin, Susie B, Sanctuary, Utopia, Leo-Draco
	512839	Tamatoa		Newporter 40 #105	19	40	1965
	503832	Mistress		Newporter 40 #106	14	35	1966	Later Valkyrie
	500285	Glad Tidings		Newporter 40 #107	14	35	1965	Later Magic
	504020	Tomboy		Newporter 40 #108	14	35	1966
	509844	Bonanza II	Edgar A. Haine	Newporter 40 #109	15	40	1967	Later Capricorn
	504546	Unketchable	L. J. Horwich	Newporter 40 #111	14	35	1966	Later Gracious
	501803	Yellow Cat	John Fabick	Newporter 40 #112	14	35	1965	Later Nada
				Newporter 40 #113	14	35	1967	Being restored
	508318	Chaparral	Jack G. Fuller jr.	Newporter 40 #114	14	35	1967	Later Passion, now Dream Ketcher
	508793	Heavenly Daze	Harry H. Fisher	Newporter 40 #115	15	40	1967	Later Moonglade
	510136	Southwind	Philip E. Duchscherer	Newporter 40 #116	15	40	1967	Later Sea-J II
	510543	Heritage	Kenneth H. Hanger	Newporter 40 #117	15	40	1967	Active
	507161			Unclassified	199	86	1967	Later Western Viking
	509238			Yacht	7	31	1967	Later Mary Dyer, Jolly Morey, now Black Velvet
	516305			Fishing Vessel	192	91	1968	Later Joseph & Lucia III, now Donny C
	662084	Robert C. Morgan	Port Norris Oyster Co.	Fishing Vessel	46	72	1983	Now Shell Game II
	991747	Tiger	Hillard Bloom Shellfish	Fishing Vessel	7	30	1993	Active
		Western Way	Gary Moore				1961
		High Barbaree					1963

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