Wilmington Boat Works, Wilmington CA
Wilmington Boat Works, Inc., or WILBO, was started by Hugh Angelman, Willard Buchanan and Tom Smith in 1920. The yard was on Yacht Street, probably where the USC boatyard is now: can someone please confirm this? The table below is far from complete: if anyone can tell me more or add to the table below, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.
Most recent update: 2020-11-27.
| Hull# | O.N. | Original Name | Original Owner | Type | GT | Ft. | Built | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Warrior | 1920 | |||||||
| Deep Water | 1920 | |||||||
| Jubilo | Motor Sailer | 40 | 1920 | Active | ||||
| 220009 | Leta D | Fishing | 14 | 38 | 1920 | |||
| 221080 | Gladiator | Fishing | 26 | 49 | 1921 | |||
| 249446 | Advance | Fishing | 14 | 45 | 1922 | |||
| 222839 | Captain William | Tug | 65 | 77 | 1923 | To USN 1942 as ST 577 | ||
| 223572 | Pasqualito | George O'Brien | Schooner | 30 | 55 | 1924 | Sold 1929 as Bali, for film "Tabu" (1931) | |
| 225481 | Wetona | 24 | 55 | 1926 | Later Quest | |||
| 225769 | Phantom | 32 | 55 | 1927 | ||||
| 226457 | Pasada Manana | Lee A. Phillips | Yacht | 114 | 91 | 1927 | To USA 1944 as Q 109, sold 1946, Polaris 1957, to USGS 1966 as r/v, active | |
| 230618 | Intrepido | 24 | 51 | 1927 | ||||
| 228159 | Adore | Yacht | 27 | 56 | 1928 | |||
| 228529 | Sobre Las Olas | Yacht | 122 | 105 | 1929 | To USN 1941 as YP 131, sold 1945, later owned by J. Paul Getty, active | ||
| 228670 | Venture | 37 | 60 | 1929 | ||||
| 229851 | Endymion | Donald W. Douglas | Sloop | 38 | 54 | 1930 | ||
| 229988 | Samoor | Yacht | 15 | 40 | 1930 | |||
| Angelita | Aux. Sloop | 32 | 1930 | |||||
| Caprice | Sloop | 23 | 1930 | |||||
| HMS Bounty | Replica | 35 | 193_ | |||||
| Pirate | Tommy Lee | |||||||
| 230525 | Bodacious | Yacht | 17 | 40 | 1931 | |||
| 230654 | Joyita | Yacht | 72 | 69 | 1931 | To USN 1941 as YP 108, sold 1946 | ||
| 234249 | Viajera | Passenger | 39 | 57 | 1935 | |||
| 234484 | Santana | W. L. Stewart | Schooner | 18 | 47 | 1935 | ||
| 587386 | Sea Witch | Yacht | 11 | 36 | 1937 | |||
| 237468 | Serenade | Jascha Heifetz | Sloop | 23 | 50 | 1938 | ||
| 238619 | Chubasco | Aux. Yawl | 29 | 46 | 1939 | |||
| 276608 | Resolute | Passenger | 15 | 39 | 1939 | |||
| Sea Rover | Hugh M. Angelman | Ketch | 11 | 36 | 1941 | |||
| 260964 | Leeway | Yacht | 9 | 30 | 1942 | |||
| SC 1053 | US Navy | Sub Chaser | 136 | 110 | 17-Mar-43 | Reclassified PGM 4 1943, to FLC 1947 | ||
| SC 1054 | US Navy | Sub Chaser | 136 | 110 | 6-Apr-43 | To USCG 1945 as Air Ruff (WAVR 460) | ||
| 257294 | SC 1055 | US Navy | Sub Chaser | 136 | 110 | 10-May-43 | To USCG 1945 as Air Sheldrake (WAVR 461), later DeEtta | |
| SC 1056 | US Navy | Sub Chaser | 136 | 110 | 15-Jun-43 | Reclassified PGM 5, to FLC 1947 | ||
| SC 1366 | US Navy | Sub Chaser | 136 | 110 | 12-Aug-43 | Reclassified PGM 8, to FLC 1947 | ||
| SC 1367 | US Navy | Sub Chaser | 136 | 110 | 10-Sep-43 | To USCG 1945 as Air Waxwing (WAVR 478) | ||
| 254669 | SC 1368 | US Navy | Sub Chaser | 136 | 110 | 13-Oct-43 | Sold 1948 as Pacific Surveyor | |
| SC 1369 | US Navy | Sub Chaser | 136 | 110 | 12-Nov-43 | To USCG 1945 as Air Willet (WAVR 479) | ||
| 681344 | TP 126 | US Army | Harbor Tug | 134 | 96 | Mar-44 | Later Challenger, sank in Juneau AK 2015 | |
| TP 127 | US Army | Harbor Tug | 134 | 96 | Apr-44 | |||
| TP 128 | US Army | Harbor Tug | 134 | 96 | May-44 | |||
| TP 129 | US Army | Harbor Tug | 134 | 96 | Jun-44 | |||
| TP 130 | US Army | Harbor Tug | 134 | 96 | Jul-44 | |||
| TP 131 | US Army | Harbor Tug | 134 | 96 | Aug-44 | |||
| 251870 | P 518 | US Army | Rescue Boat | 85 | Jun-44 | Later Flying Shark | ||
| 256911 | P 519 | US Army | Rescue Boat | 85 | Jun-44 | Later Viking, Alaskan Song | ||
| 252576 | P 520 | US Army | Rescue Boat | 85 | Jul-44 | Later Brigand | ||
| P 521 | US Army | Rescue Boat | 85 | Jul-44 | ||||
| 252762 | P 522 | US Army | Rescue Boat | 85 | Aug-44 | Later Vanities, Thunder Cloud, Dry Martini | ||
| 255689 | P 523 | US Army | Rescue Boat | 85 | Aug-44 | Later Thunderbird | ||
| 252985 | P 524 | US Army | Rescue Boat | 85 | Sep-44 | Later Thunderer | ||
| P 525 | US Army | Rescue Boat | 85 | Sep-44 | ||||
| Black Dolphin | Ketch | 18 | 32 | 1944 | Later Island Girl, Bettina | |||
| 240818 | Aquila | Fishing | 35 | 47 | 1944 | Later Leona B | ||
| 245712 | Sam | Fishing | 12 | 33 | 1944 | |||
| 246373 | Elisa D | Yacht | 27 | 45 | 1944 | Later Vandal | ||
| 258315 | Sunbeam | Passenger | 11 | 36 | 1944 | |||
| 249952 | Sirius | Passenger | 14 | 38 | 1946 | |||
| 250183 | Sport King | Passenger | 63 | 61 | 1946 | |||
| 250400 | Patsy-K | Passenger | 13 | 45 | 1946 | |||
| 250425 | Gen. Patton | Fishing | 22 | 38 | 1946 | |||
| 250708 | Tim-O | Passenger | 13 | 45 | 1946 | |||
| 933728 | Sea Belle | Yacht | 20 | 35 | 1946 | |||
| 251851 | Speed King | Passenger | 13 | 45 | 1947 | |||
| 252966 | Toyon | Passenger | 14 | 48 | 1947 | |||
| 253130 | Marie Celine | Yacht | 23 | 40 | 1947 | |||
| 253411 | Little Star | Fishing | 11 | 32 | 1947 | |||
| 256087 | Jackie Rae | Fishing | 21 | 40 | 1948 | |||
| na | Implicit (MSO 455) | U.S. Navy | Minesweeper | 780d | 172 | 10-Mar-54 | To Taiwan 1995 as Yung Ky | |
| na | Inflict (MSO 456) | U.S. Navy | Minesweeper | 780d | 172 | 11-May-54 | Scrapped 1992 | |
| na | Loyalty (MSO 457) | U.S. Navy | Minesweeper | 780d | 172 | 11-Jun-54 | Scrapped 1973 | |
| na | Pivot (MSO 463) | U.S. Navy | Minesweeper | 780d | 172 | 12-Jul-54 | To Spain 1974 as Guadalmedina (M 42) | |
| na | Pluck (MSO 464) | U.S. Navy | Minesweeper | 780d | 172 | 11-Aug-54 | Scrapped 1992 | |
| na | Prestige (MSO 465) | U.S. Navy | Minesweeper | 780d | 172 | 11-Sep-54 | Scrapped 1971 | |
| na | Prime (MSO 466) | U.S. Navy | Minesweeper | 780d | 172 | 11-Oct-54 | Scrapped 1976 | |
| na | Reaper (MSO 467) | U.S. Navy | Minesweeper | 780d | 172 | 10-Nov-54 | Scrapped 1976 | |
| 276192 | Kamalii | Bonsall Trust | Recreational | 47 | 75 | 1958 |