Harvey F. Gamage, Bristol Yachtbuilding

Harvey F. Gamage, Bristol Yachtbuilding, South Bristol, ME

Harvey Gamage started this yard, which was also known as Bristol Yachtbuilding, in 1924: it closed in 1981, although a marina operation continues on the site, which is at Gamage Drive and Shipyard Road. See it from the air on Google here. If anyone can add to the table below, please e-mail your data to info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 8 July 2020.

Hull#	O.N.	Name	Customer	Type	Tons	Feet	Built	Disposition
1		Actaea		Sloop		29	1925
2		Kappi	J. B. Lord	Sloop		29	1925	Later Dartwell, Starling, Mug Up, Pajarito, Spindrift
3				Sloop		32	1925
4		Nawanna		Sloop		42	1925
5		Saros		Sloop		42	1925
6				Sloop		42	1925
7		Tethys		Schooner		43	1926
8	1221078	Half Moon	F. C. Nobel	Schooner	15	43	1926	Later Golden Hind, active
9		Hailaria	A. E. Bibber	Schooner		43	1926	Later Trojan, Rubaiyat, Auf Wiedersehen, Sea Witch
10	282289	Melodie	R. A. Bell	Schooner		43	1926	Later Ptarmigan IV, Buccaneer, Babaji
11		Sea Lady	Pearcy Mack	Schooner		43	1926	Later Shagwong
12?		Dolphin	P. J. Woodward	Schooner		43	1926
13		Schoodic	Harvey J. Reynolds	Ketch		47	1926	Later Agricola, Good Intent, West Wind, Onrust, Fleur de Lis, Sir Joseph Porter
14?		West Wind		Ketch		47	1926
15?		Twilight	C. P. Cottrell, Jr.	Schooner		43	1927	Later Jean, Purwana, Tethys, Sulu
16		Jolly Rodger	William McMillan	Schooner		43	1927	Later Matildy the 2nd, Friar Tuck , Jenny O, Cybele, Scotia II, Sonia III, Bahama, Mama, Sippican III, Flying Eagle, Privateer
16a		Hajada	F. G. Towle	Schooner		43	1927	Later Kuwanna, Susan Ann, Lady Sylvia, Sara L, Katie B
17		Tyehee	Willoughby H. Stuart, Jr.	Schooner		36	1927	Later Den Halve Maen IV, Tyehee
18		Marita	Franklin M. Haines	Schooner		45	1928	Later Jedarelis, Nauset, Saquish, Maud, Scotch Mist, Carol Louise, Jedarelis, Marita
19		Madoc	Russell Robb Jr.	Schooner		45	1928	Later Gale, Nirvana II
20		Skylark		Ketch		36	1928
21		Ataloa		Ketch		36	1928
22	227245	Westwind		Schooner	36	51	1928	Later Murmac, Kathlena II
23	228535	Westward		Schooner	33	55	1929
24		Eastwood		Schooner		45	1928
25				Schooner		66	1928
26	227931	Windigo	Matthew P. Whittall	Schooner		49	1928
27				Schooner		45
28				Schooner		40
29	228801	Four Winds	Frank J. Mather, Jr.	Ketch		47	1929
30				Ketch		36
31				Schooner		45
32		Marionette II	Roger D. Hale	Yawl		40	1929	Later Awashonks, Freelance II, Holly Gee, Marianette II, Solveig, active
33		Gringo	Harold Armory	Yawl		39	1929	Later Maxitrol, Aventura, Yawls Rebel
34	282067	Eliza	Ernest S. Ballard	Yawl	9	39	1929	Later Pipe Dream, Kwai Low, Panku
35	228769	Nadiranga	P. W. Wadsworth	Ketch		43	1929	Later Phyllis II, Limbas, Phyllis II
36				Ketch		40
37	293515	Starling	Jill E P Mautner	Ketch	12	45	1929	Active
38		Alibe		Ketch		47	1930
39	229880	Pitzy	Charles T. Russell	Schooner		58	1930	Later Surprise, Escapade, Nornua II
40	229748	Penzance	F. J. Frost	Schooner		58	1930	Later Avenir, Rose, Bonnie Doon, White Cloud II
41	229594	Marita	Franklin M. Haines	Schooner		58	1930	Later Syren IV, L'Derrie, Jackson, Ibis, Zambeze
42	229898	Arcturus	Phillip G. Woodward	Schooner		58	1930
43		Stowaway	Holcombe J. Brown	Motor Sailer		38	1930
44		Heigo IV		Ketch		38	1930
45				Power Boat		34
46				Power Boat		45
47				Power Boat		30
48				Power Boat		36
49		Tamar III		Sloop		32	1931
50				Sloop		32
51				Sloop		32
52				Power Boat		32
53				Power Boat		38
54				Power Boat		38
55				Power Boat		38
56				Power Boat		24
57				Sloop		31
58				Power Boat		33
59				Power Boat		40
60	232632	Francis M		Schooner	22	45	1933	Later Blue Water
61		Roustabout	James Gordon Gibbs	Sloop		26	1933	Later Spartan Pegasus, Fogcutter, Haiku
62				Power Boat		22	1933
63		Quida		Yawl		28	1934
64				Power Boat		28	1934
65				Power Boat		35	1934
66				Yawl		32	1934
67				Yawl		36	1934
68		Banshee	L. W. Young	Motor Sailer		36	1935	Later Decision II, Achernar
69				Power Boat		33
70		Bounty		Sloop		30	1934
71		Barbara		Motor Sailer		42	1935
72				Power Boat		46
73		Mary Otis		Ketch		45	1936
74				Sloop		26
75	235797	Pemaquid II		Power Boat	14	48	1936
76	289234	Matey	Robert T. Nye	Sloop	9	33	1936	Later Dolphin, Sayeda
77		Sanderling		Sloop		33	1937
78		Scoter	H. W. Buhler	Sloop		29	1937	Later Marwal, Roxy Old Squaw, Widgeon, Querido, Skaarungen
79	236007	Avelinda	Thomas D. Cabot	Ketch		48	1937
80		Penelope		Power Boat		30
81		Widgeon		Sloop		30	1937
82		Gracia		Sloop		30	1938
83		Flicker		Sloop		30	1938
84		Waratah		Sloop		30	1939	+ four 26' power boats
85		Arera		Sloop		30	1939	+ one 18' power boat
86		Norjan	N. Brooke Smith	Sloop		36	1938	Later Barbara, Gay Gull, Gracia
87		Falcon		Sloop		30	1939
88				Lobster Boat		26
89		J. Douglas		Power Boat		45
90				Ketch		43
91	290328	Mischief	F. Wadsworth Bush	Sloop	6	31	1939	Later Canty, Destiny
92		Nimbus	William H. Bradford	Sloop		31	1939	Later Little Dipper, Echo, Emmy Lou II
93		Malabar	A. Livingston Kelly	Sloop		31	1939	Later Tamaru, Marionette
94	287807	Alondra	Dr. William B. Terhune	Sloop	6	31	1940	Later Kristen, Come Along, Sandpebble
95		Fantasy	Andre Blumenthal	Sloop		31	1940	Later Sea Piper
96	284825	Galatea	Helen C. Taylor	Sloop	6	31	1940	Later Menina, Laveche, Kallianeira
97		Nautilus	George Terry	Sloop		31	1940	Later Pearl
98		Rebel	H. P. Bingham, Jr.	Sloop		31	1940	Later Star Dust, Dyna, Nitpik, Balamaru, Breezing Along II, Janthina
99		Red Robin	Robert W. Stark	Sloop		31	1940	Later Sirena II, Whisker, Dolphin, Cherub, Questing Beast
100		Tarrier	H. B. Sprague	Sloop		31	1940	Later Privateer, Mary J, Ginny B, Warratah, Voodoo, Holdawn
101		Little Dipper II		Sloop		31	1940
102		Levecke		Sloop		31	1940
103		Fantasy		Sloop		31	1940
104		Emerald		Sloop		31	1940
105		Timaru		Sloop		31	1940
106
107
108
109
110
111		Vejo		Ketch		34	1940	+ one 26' power boat
112				Lobster Boat		44	1940	+ one 26' power boat
113				Power Boat		42	1940
114				Power Boat		30	1940
115				Lobster Boat		43	1940	+ two 26' power boats
116	240368	Doris G. Eldridge		Dragger	67	66	1941	+ one 26' power boat, later Mary Tapper, Debbie Rose
117	254482	Caracara (AMc 40)	US Navy	Minesweeper	205	97	1941	Sold 1946 as fishing vessel Caracara
118	na	Charcalaca (AMc 41)	US Navy	Minesweeper	205	97	1941	Sold 1946
119	251238	Assertive (AMc 65)	US Navy	Minesweeper	205	97	1942	Sold 1946 as fishing vessel Assertive
120	253975	Avenge (AMc 66)	US Navy	Minesweeper	205	97	1942	Sold 1946 as fishing vessel Paul Howard, later Manuel P. Domingos
121	251526	Bold (AMc 67)	US Navy	Minesweeper	205	97	1942	Sold 1946 as fishing vessel St. Christopher
122	na	APc 71	US Navy	Transport	103	147	1942	To Britain, returned, to Greece
123	na	APc 72	US Navy	Transport	103	147	1942	To Britain, returned, destroyed 1946
124	na	APc 73	US Navy	Transport	103	147	1942	To Britain, returned, to Greece
125	na	APc 74	US Navy	Transport	103	147	1942	To Britain, returned, to MARAD 1947
126	na	YP 600	US Navy	Patrol Craft	92	78	1943	Sold 1947
127	247967	YP 601	US Navy	Patrol Craft	92	78	1943	Sold 1947 as fishing vessel Yankee
128
129	245042	Carol and Estelle		Dragger	63	70	1944
130	245528	Booby & Harvey		Dragger	63	70	1944	Later Mino, Two Sisters
131	245604	Pelican		Dragger	74	69	1944	Later Jean Diane
132		Vito and Anthony		Dragger		75	1944
133	245523	Pearl Harbor		Dragger	67	67	1944	Later Mary & Vince
134	247109	Solvig J.		Dragger	89	73	1944
135	246932	Fairhaven		Dragger	99	78	1944
136								Not built
	270278	Unity		Dragger	18	40	1944
137	247673	Althea Joyce		Dragger	50	61	1945	Later Morning Star
	260635	Alan K		Dragger	8	32	1945	Later Ingrid
138				Lobster Boat		26	1945
139				Lobster Boat		26	1945
140				Fishing Boat		35	1945
141				Seiner		35	1945
142				Lobster Boat		28	1945
143	249130	Gannet		Dragger	102	78	1946
144	249903	Wild Duck		Dragger	132	79	1946	Later Clipper
145				Lobster Boat		30	1946
146	251019	The Clipper Fish		Dragger	132	79	1946
147		Albatross		Dragger		94	1947
148	267570	Pearl		Fishing Boat	10	79	1946	Later Babe-W, Silvan
149				Fishing Boat		35	1946
150		Doris		Fishing Boat		40	1946
151	299268	Zerda	Seaboard Trawling	Dragger	158	87	1948
152		Agnes J. II		Power Boat		35	1947
153	262132	Ann S.		Fishing Boat	14	33	1947	Later Calypso
154		Joan B		Fishing Boat		32	1947
155	282443	Cruisanne		Power Boat	11	29	1947
156				Lobster Boat		22	1947
157				Lobster Boat		22	1947
158	258858	Euphoria	Dr. Edward Pierson	Yawl	17	37	1947	Later Tertium, Minuet, Talaria, Sea Bird
159		Scotch Mist	James O. Rankin	Sloop		32	1950	Later Dondi, Quartette, Maboul
160	255203	Neptune's Bride		Freighter	49	56	1948	Later Deborah H, Just a Girl
161	255697	Nyanza		Seiner	39	56	1948
162		Saraband		Power Cruiser		42	1948
163		Frolic		Power Boat		22	1948
164	257015	Eastern Point		Dragger	41	56	1949
165		Sybil M		Lobster Boat			1948
166	257330	Quickstep II		Fish Carrier	28	49	1949
167	258498	Little Flower		Dragger	43	61	1949
168	260632	Nancy Jane		Dragger	57	64	1950
169	259452	Sandra Lee		Dragger	23	44	1950	Later Candy B II
170		Carissima III	Henry P. Chaplin	Sloop		33	1950	Later Joanlyn, Jo-Ann-Lin. Andie, Esprit
171		Wedgebill III	Richardson Pratt	Sloop		33	1950	Later Celeste III, September Morn
172	261115	Vivian Fay		Scallop Dragger	76	72	1950	Later Sylvia R.
173	261417	St. Mary		Dragger	50	56	1951	Later Courier, Paul & Louise
174	261697	Brant		Scallop Dragger	76	72	1951	Later Nina & Gail
175	262547	Monte Carlo		Scallop Dragger	85	66	1951
176	263030	Pocahontas	Harvey F. Gamage	Scallop Dragger	130	79	1952	Later Michelle and Annette
177	263826	Vilanova		Dragger	197	92	1952
178	264327	Nellie-Pet		Scallop Dragger	77	72	1952	Later Villa Riall
179	264570	Ruth-Moses		Scallop Dragger	77	72	1952
180	264834	Lauren Fay		Scallop Dragger	77	72	1953	Later Saint Joseph, Frances L
181	265370	Wawenock	Harvey F. Gamage	Dragger	191	101	1953
182	266253	Debbie & Jo-Ann		Scallop Dragger	77	72	1953	Later Cape Star
183		Evelyn C. Brown		Dragger		112	1954
184	267260	Mother Frances		Dragger	103	80	1954	Now Vila Nova
185	267828	Mary Ann		Dragger	70	64	1954
186	269082	Rush		Scallop Dragger	67	65	1955
187		Jennie		Lobster Boat		27	1954
188		Tillicum		Lobster Boat		30	1954
189				Lobster Boat		30	1955
190	269965	Edgartown	Harvey F. Gamage	Scallop Dragger	115	79	1955	Later Tony & Nina
191				Lobster Boat		33	1955
192				Lobster Boat		27	1955
193	270847	Sippican		Lobster Boat	92	67	1956
194		Nanlyn		Scallop Dragger		22	1956	Later Racketeer
195	271183	Stephen R.		Scallop Dragger	73	59	1956	Later Racketeer
196		Hyannis		Power Float		40	1956
197	274248	Snoopy		Scallop Dragger	84	66	1957	Lost off NC 1965
198	272817	Stanley M. Fisher		Scallop Dragger	101	72	1956	Later Mildred A, Katherine
199	273553	Carmen & Vince		Dragger	117	83	1957	Later St. Rosalie II
200	274949	North Sea	Vito And Josephine Corp.	Dragger	67	65	1957	Active
201	275635	Geraldine	Geraldine Fisheries	Scallop Dragger	136	83	1957	Active
202	276297	Sandra Jane		Scallop Dragger	137	83	1958
203	276701	Four J's		Dragger	44	52	1958	Later Three Sons, Four J's, now Capt. Conrad
204	277708	Grace and Salvatore		Dragger	112	76	1958	Later Maria and Al
205		Janice Marie		Lobster Boat		33	1958
206	278000	Valiant Lady		Dragger	55	61	1959
207				Power Cruiser		36	1958
208	278462	Sea Gold	Girolamo Grillo	Dragger	67	65	1959	Active
209	279005	Neptune		Scallop Dragger	91	70	1959
210	280066	Ike and Jens		Scallop Dragger	112	76	1959	Later Elisa and Gina
211	282170	Pelican	Northern Atlantic Seafood	Dragger	18	38	1960	Later Eagle 3
212	280462	Prowler		Scallop Dragger	90	70	1960
213	281000	Midnight Sun	Risdal & Anderson Inc	Scallop Dragger	67	65	1960	Lost on Georges Bank 1962
214	282575	Santa Cruz		Scallop Dragger	90	70	1960	Later Michele & Joyce
215				Lobster Boat		26	1960
216	283560	Kim		Dragger	65	64	1960	Later Ocean Clipper
217	284313	Ellen Marie	Joseph Perry	Dragger	92	70	1961	Later Three V's
218	284732	Four Brothers		Dragger	65	64	1961	Active
219	285810	Antonina		Dragger	92	70	1961
220	286962	Angela W.		Dragger	65	64	1961
221	288714	Mary Day	Camden Navigation Co	Schooner	86	80	1962	Active
222	287839	Moby Dick		Scallop Dragger	101	70	1962	Later Lynn Ellen, Moby Dick
223	288659	Sylvia Mae		Scallop Dragger	110	73	1962	Later Medkin
224	289368	Venus		Dragger	80	73	1962	Now Hope
225	290141	Explorer		Scallop Dragger	110	73	1962
226	291257	Francis J. O'Hara		Dragger	160	88	1963
227	292333	Mariner	Wayne E Frye Jr.	Scallop Dragger	103	73	1963	Active
228	295248	Shenandoah	Coastwise Packet Company	Passenger Vessel	85	100	1964	Active
229	295004	Jane and Ursula		Scallop Dragger	188	86	1964
230	296778	Navigator		Dragger	105	73	1964
231	297677	Barnacle Bill		Dragger	114	73	1965
232	299612	Araho		Scallop Dragger	193	98	1965	Now Catalina
233	501190	Santa Maria		Dragger	121	76	1965	Later Santa Maria
234	502201	Harvey F. Gamage	Harvey F. Gamage	Scallop Dragger	141	79	1966
235	503516	Commodore	Boat Commodore of N B	Scallop Dragger	138	78	1966	Active
236		Luzitano		Dragger		75	1966
237		Hunter		Scallop Dragger		105	1967
238	684718	Hero	National Science Foundation	Research	238	113	1968	Museum in Newport OR
239		Pioneer		Scalloper		89	1968
240		Oceanic		Scalloper		84	1969
241	521160	Clearwater	Sloop Clearwater	Sloop	69	76	1969	Active
242		Crystal S		Seiner (steel)		96	1970
243		Amy Jo		Dragger		63	1969
244		Vast Explorer II		Research		65	1970
245		Elizabeth		Dragger		71	1970
246	533074	Bill of Rights	Los Angeles Maritime Inst	Schooner	95	90	1971	Active
247	535588	Robert F. O'Hara		Dragger	198	101	1971	Now Harvester
248	592522	Bonnie Jane	Earl Robichaud	Lobster Boat	8	27	1971	Active
249		Prime Ribs		Lobster Boat		43	1971
250	537017	Acme	Michael O Harriman	Dragger	56	60	1972	Active
251		Four Girls		Seiner (steel)		46	1972
252		Gold Star		Work Boat		35	1972
253	539858	Moloch	Blair Pyne	Barge (steel)	16	44	1972
254	547822	Provincetown	Bay State & P'town SS Co.	Ferry (steel)	95	123	1973	Now Fantasea
255	552082	Harvey Gamage	Dirigo Cruises	Aux. Schooner	94	95	1973	Active
256	554626	Act I	Alvin Stettbacher	Dragger (steel)	51	55	1974	Now Chris Ann
257	554354	Odessa	Odessa Fishing Corp.	Long Liner	26	40	1974	Active
258		Zeke		Tug Boat		35	1974
259				Lobster Boat		32	1974
260	566420	Fram	Boat Solveig J , Inc	Dragger (steel)	122	70	1975	Active
261	591812	Lady	Myrna G Snider	Sloop	6	28	1975	Now Lady M
262		Sou'Wester		Long Liner		42	1974
263		American Eagle	American Cruise Line	Passenger	94	151	1977	Now Fantasia del Mar (Panama)
264	569775	Carrie Ann	Riptide Inc	Dragger	22	38	1975	Active
265	572968	Bay State	Harbor Cruises L L C	Passenger	98	98	1976	Active
266	578768	E. G. Winters	George J Schneider	Dragger	37	47	1976	Active
267		La Regina		Dragger		110	1977
268		Miss Shirley		Dragger		60	1977
269	583663	Pictor	Anton Graf Jr.	Work Boat	25	36	1977	Now Virginia
270		Brenda Jeanne		Lobster Boat		36	1977
271	606424	Araho	F. J. O'Hara	Dragger	198	106	1978	Active
272	599044	Appledore	Schooner Exploration Assoc	Aux. Schooner	40	65	1978	Active
273				Wooden Hull		31
274	623188	Friendship	Eastern Fisheries	Dragger	173	99	1980	Active
275				Sloop		104
276	637736	Windsong	Windsong Corp	Dragger	47	50	1981	Active

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