Hodgdon Brothers

Hodgdon Brothers, East Boothbay ME

The Hodgdon family launched their first boat in 1816 and are still at it, making them almost certainly the longest running show in U.S. shipbuilding. During WWII and in the 1950s, Hodgdon Bros. and Goudy & Stevens worked jointly on contracts for the U.S. Navy, but then went their own ways again. Visit the company at www.hodgdonyachts.com and see the yard from the air on Google here. If anyone can add to the table below, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 7 November 2019.

Hull #	O.N.	Original Name	Original Owner	Type	GT	Ft.	Delivery	Disposition
		Vivia II	George Gooderham	Yacht		40	1911	Active (Canada)
		Italia		Yacht	10	40	1911	Active (Canada)
		Banshee	O. C. Schoenwerck	Sloop		37	1915	Later Timandra, Mariana, Anita, Cheemaun
		Jeanette	George B. Williams	Schooner		72	1915	Later Saona III, Monataka II
			W. Bowditch	Ketch		45	1917
	na	SC 137	US Navy	Sub Chaser	85d	110	14-Dec-17	Sold 1921
	na	SC 138	US Navy	Sub Chaser	85d	110	14-Jan-18	Sold 1921
	na	SC 139	US Navy	Sub Chaser	85d	110		Cancelled
	221251	Bowdoin	Donald McMillan	Schooner	66	76	1921	To USN 1941, returned 1946, now at Maine MA
	222228	Ladona	Homer Loring	Schooner	54	80	1922	To USCG 1942, returned 1946, later Nathaniel Bowditch, now Ladona
		Penobscot		Yacht		40	1923
		Katia	Samuel Dauchy	Sloop		36	1923	Later Mitzi, Ladybird, Nancy
		Nor'Easter III	Grafton Smith	Sloop		50	1925	Later Scapa III, Sea Witch, Stephia, Rascal
	224756	Liberty	Robin Clair	Yacht	16	44	1925	Active
		Malabar VI	John G. Alden	Schooner		52	1925
		Troubadour	M. W. Haskell	Schooner		52	1926	Later Sagitta, Liberty
	225595	Madrigal	Don L. Gilpin	Schooner	16	44	1926	Later Flying Eagle, Lascar, Rigadoon, Amulet
		Yankee Girl	George W. Warren	Schooner		52	1926	Later Fantasia
		Muskeeta	Howard Whitney	Power Boat		68	1926
		Merry Widow	William McMillan	Schooner		52	1927	Later Nadrey II, Volante
		Sheepscot	Frederick E. Camp	Schooner		52	1927	Later Desiree, Benham, Good Companion, Azor IV
		Spindrift	Orrin G. Wood	Ketch		4	1927	Later Nyala IV, Azor II, Fair Winds
		Malabar VIII	John G. Alden	Schooner		54	1927
		Sachem	Rowe B. Metcalf	Schooner		66	1927
		La Reine	Carlisle V. Watson	Schooner		70	1927	Later Valacia, Sally II, Dolphin II, Wyvern, Tahina
		Malabar IX	John G. Alden	Schooner		58	1928	Later Lorelei
		Northern Light	R. T. Crane, Jr.	Yawl		39	1928
	227332	Tradition	J. Rulon Miller, Jr.	Schooner	25	60	1928	Active
		Hope	John G. Alden	Sloop		51	1929
	229080	Lions Whelp		Yacht	47	65	1929	Active
	229444	Malabar X	Seneca Daysails Inc	Schooner	24	58	1930	Active
		Hathor II	Sidney A. Beggs	Schooner		84	1930	Later Encounter, Mendham, Northern Lights, Carefree
	230718	La Reine	Carlisle V. Watson	Schooner	47	65	1931	Later Capella, Innisfail, Constellation, wrecked in Spain 1992
		Water Gipsy	William McMillan	Schooner		59	1931
		Discovery III	R. W. Everest	Schooner		47	1934	Later Vela, Discovery II, Spirit
	235017	Ms Arabrab		Yacht	35	59	1936	Active
		Seer		Yacht	67		1938	To USN 1942 as YP 513, sold 1947
	na	Bulwark (AMc 68)	US Navy	Minesweeper	205d	97	5-Feb-42	Ex-Combat, to Boston 1946 as Joseph J. Luna, sold, sank 2009
	na	Combat (AMc 69)	US Navy	Minesweeper	205d	97	24-Feb-42	Ex-Comrade, to MARAD 1946
	na	APc 19	US Navy	Transport	100d	147	1942	To MARAD 1947
	na	APc 20	US Navy	Transport	100d	147	1942	To MARAD 1947, sold as Sea Monster, Mary Foss, Chena (ON 259413), sank in Coos Bay 2016
	na	APc 21	US Navy	Transport	100d	147	1942	Lost off New Britain 1943
	na	APc 22	US Navy	Transport	100d	147	1942	Transferred 1947
	na	APc 65	US Navy	Transport	100d	147	1942	To Britain, returned, to Greece
	na	APc 66	US Navy	Transport	100d	147	1942	To Britain, returned, to Greece
	na	APc 67	US Navy	Transport	100d	147	1942	To Britain, returned, to Greece
	na	APc 68	US Navy	Transport	100d	147	1942	To Britain, returned, to MARAD 1947
	na	APc 69	US Navy	Transport	100d	147	1942	To Britain as FT 26, later Catania, returned 1950
	na	APc 70	US Navy	Transport	100d	147	1942	To Britain, returned, transferred
	512972	Queene	William P. Barrows	Sloop	9	35	Dec-46	Later Atalanta, Webfoot, Djinn
		Swift	Earle F. Chapman	Sloop		35	1946
		Briny Breeze III	Maurie Frank	Ketch		43	1948	Later Roving I, Bo
	na	Eeklo (MSC 101)	Belgian Navy	Minesweeper	390d	144	May-53	M 911, to Taiwan 1969 as Yung Ching (M 167): active
	na	Sauda (MSC 102)	Norwegian Navy	Minesweeper	390d	144	23-Jul-53	M 311, struck 1986
	na	Roeselaere (MSC 103)	Belgian Navy	Minesweeper	390d	144	22-Sep-53	M 914, to Norway 1966 as Tana (M 313): struck 1997
	na	Arlon (MSC 104)	Belgian Navy	Minesweeper	390d	144	30-Oct-53	M 915, to Norway 1966 as Alta (M 314): struck 1997, in Denmark
	na	Bastogne (MSC 151)	Belgian Navy	Minesweeper	390d	144	15-Dec-53	M 916, to Norway 1966 as Glomma (M 317): struck 1992
	na	Charleroi (MSC 152)	Belgian Navy	Minesweeper	390d	144	2-Feb-54	M 917, to Taiwan 1969 as Yung Chi (M 166): struck 1991
	na	Herve (MSC 153)	Belgian Navy	Minesweeper	390d	144	31-Mar-54	M 921, to Greece 1969 as Antiopi (M 205): struck 1995
	na	Malmedy (MSC 154)	Belgian Navy	Minesweeper	390d	144	15-May-54	M 922, to Greece 1969 as Fedra (M 206): active
	na	Verviers (MSC 259)	Belgian Navy	Minesweeper	390d	144	4-Jun-56	M 934, struck 1988
	na	Veurne (MSC 260)	Belgian Navy	Minesweeper	390d	144	23-Aug-56	M 935, struck 1987
	na	Mujahid (MSC 261)	Pakistani Navy	Minesweeper	390d	144	1-Oct-56	M 164, struck 1990
	na	Mubarak (MSC 262)	Pakistani Navy	Minesweeper	390d	144	1-Jan-57	M 162, struck 1985
	285417	Barunita	A. D. Disney	Yacht	49	54	1957	Active
		Jasper III	E. H. Peters	Power Boat		34	1959
	282068	Canterbury Belle	Maynard Ford	Ketch	25	42	1960	Later Ursa
		Laissez Faire	Arthur A. Swanson	Ketch		49	1961
		Maimelee	Virgil Browne	Power Boat		66	1961	Later Edlar, Barefoot Contessa
		Sunquest II	Donald K. Ross	Ketch		55	1961	Later Queen Victoria
	294720	Navigator II	Walter J. Spiller	Fishing	55	53	Jun-64	Now Island Navigator
	294117	Distant Star	Sidney J. Wain	Power Boat	55	53	1964
		Yellow Bird	Byron L. Ramsing	Power Boat		56	1964	Later Compatible, Yellow Bird, Navigator II
		Hawksbill	Carl Shirley	Sloop		56	1965	Later Ambergris
	507048	Valkyrie	Jacobson Fishing	Fishing	197	91	1967	Active
5801	517093	Solimar	George B. Coale	Ketch	40	59	1968	Later Butterfly, Bonnie Jai, Chance, Windigo,
5802	522733	Auk V	Charles F. Adams	Ketch	40	59	Apr-69	Later Sea Rose II, now Auk
4201	527439	Serenity	Aaron Forrester	Sloop	19	42	1969	Now Pearl
5803	527788	Magic Anne	Peter Richmond	Ketch	40	59	Sep-70	Later Zingara, Sea Mist, now Acadia
5804		Carpetbacker	Harvey Howalt	Ketch	40	59	1971	Later Thumper II, Lady Hamilton, Windbourne
5805		Explorer	Textile Rubber Co.	Ketch	40	59	1971	Later Noah's Ark, Evening Star, Mariana
4202		Chaser	James Beckman	Yawl	19	42	1971
4203	535555	Carim	James F. Walker	Sloop	19	42	Jan-71	Later She, Rambler, now Kalimera
5806	535556	Gone With The Wind	Howard Duncklee	Ketch	40	59	Oct-71	Now Manana
4001	540116	Banjo Girl	Cass Harrison	Sloop	14	42	Dec-72	Active
4002	540117	Dream's End II	David G. Nes	Sloop	14	42	1972	Later Scamper, Sensu
5807		Tantra	E. Taylor Chewning	Ketch	40	59	1973
4204		Lady Alice	John A. West, Jr.	Sloop	19	42	1973
4205	550289	Chic	Willard E. Strain	Sloop	19	42	Aug-73	Later Sara Sea, now Bonnie Ann
	546693	Explorer	Ward E Foster	Yacht	36	52	Nov-73	Active
5808	564407	Cynosure	John D. Reilly, Jr.	Ketch	40	59	1975	Now La Zuccherina
6002	569422	Explorer	Niel Tillotson	Ketch	48	53	Mar-75	Later Wanderer I, now Stella Maris
5809		Explorer II	James Debrey	Ketch	40	59	1975
4003	582914	Brandywine	Pure Oceans Corp	Sloop	15	40	Jun-75	Now Robin Hood
4206	574567	Sundance	William J Pape II	Sloop	19	42	Sep-76	Active
5810	1044300	Nicte'-Ha	Enrique Bremond	Ketch	40	59	1976	Active
Thirteen 47-foot Alden Dolphins
4701	545829	Eos	Robert Rowe	Ketch	31	47	Mar-73	Later Snowbird, now Mi Casa
4702	547889	Stinger	Charter One	Ketch	31	47	1973	Active
4703	547925	Diver Dan	Robert Masten	Ketch	31	47	Dec-73	Later Shepherds Rest, Loose Cannon, Wind Doodle, now 8 Belles
4704	549788	Turnbuckle	George L. Turner	Ketch	31	47	1973	Active
4705	549276	Soprano	Heywood Fox	Ketch	31	47	Jan-73	Later Ariel, now Stoved
4706	568713	Elektra	Jack W. Streeton	Ketch	31	47	Jun-73	Now Alegria
4707	568664	Dea	Philip Haussmann	Ketch	31	47	Oct-73	Now Charlotte D
4708	550587	Desiderata	Charles Anderson	Ketch	31	47	Jun-73	Later Grunengeist, now Marguerite
4709	973704	Sanderling	W. Cooper Willits	Ketch	31	47	Apr-74	Later Harpswell, Iphigenia, now Frolic
4710	569456	Unite	Plymouth Marine	Ketch	31	47	1973	Now Fetish
4711	558117	Amazon	John H. Henninger	Ketch	31	47	1974	Now Walloon
4712	977623	Janmar		Ketch	31	47	1974	Later Northwest Passage, Eagle I, now Fawkes
4713	597687	Snow Belle	Donald G. Parrott	Ketch	31	47	Dec-78	Now Aquila
Built by Hodgdon Yachts
	948834	Yorel	John B. Caddell, II	Yacht	61	84	1989	Active
		Rooster		Yacht		131	1990	Active
100	977350	Dixie	John B. Caddell, II	Yacht	13	33	1991	Active
24	1044222	Liberty	John D. Malone	Yacht	48	72	1994	Active
		Antonisa		Yacht		124	1999	Active (Italy)
404	1142394	Scheherezade		Yacht	208	155	2003	Active (Bermuda)
406	1189590	Windcrest	Cromwell, LLC	Yacht	98	85	2006	Active
407		Mako	U.S. Navy	Patrol Craft			2008	Active
408	1237623	Prevail	Mass. Maritime	Yacht	33	65	2009	Active
417	1249330	Limo	Hodgdon SB	Passenger	14	35	2013	Active
419	1272924	Moonrise	Ivanhoe LLC	Yacht	44	65	2016	Active
422	1263750	Limo II	Hodgdon SB	Passenger	14	35	2015	Now Fisher Island

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