Sturgeon Bay Boat Works Palmer Johnson

Sturgeon Bay Boat Works was established in 1918 as Johnson and Gmack, to build fishing vessels. Hans Johnson's son Palmer took over after World War One and changed the name to Sturgeon Bay Boat Works. Palmer Johnson retired in 1959 and sold the business: the new owners renamed it Palmer Johnson and it continues today as a well-known builder of megayachts. Visit the company at www.palmerjohnson.com. The yard is located on Kentucky Street, between 1st and 2nd Avenues: you can see it from the air on Google here. The table below is a work in progress: if anyone can fill any of the gaps, please e-mail me at timcolton@aol.com.

Hull #	Original Name	Customer	Type	Feet	Delivery	Disposition
Built by Sturgeon Bay Boat Works
	Bluebell		Yacht		1927	First yacht built
	Copperhead		Yacht
	Northern Light		Yacht
	Bess Emily		Yacht
	T 8	US Army	Psgr.-Cargo Boat	65	8/42-10/42
	T 9	US Army	Psgr.-Cargo Boat	65	8/42-10/42
	T 10	US Army	Psgr.-Cargo Boat	65	8/42-10/42
	T 60	US Army	Psgr.-Cargo Boat	65	12/42-7/43
	T 61	US Army	Psgr.-Cargo Boat	65	12/42-7/43
	T 62	US Army	Psgr.-Cargo Boat	65	12/42-7/43
	P 296	US Army	Rescue Boat	42	6/43-12/43
	P 297	US Army	Rescue Boat	42	6/43-12/43
	P 298	US Army	Rescue Boat	42	6/43-12/43
	P 299	US Army	Rescue Boat	42	6/43-12/43
	P 300	US Army	Rescue Boat	42	6/43-12/43
	P 301	US Army	Rescue Boat	42	6/43-12/43
	P 302	US Army	Rescue Boat	42	6/43-12/43
	P 303	US Army	Rescue Boat	42	6/43-12/43
	P 304	US Army	Rescue Boat	42	6/43-12/43
	P 305	US Army	Rescue Boat	42	6/43-12/43
	P 306	US Army	Rescue Boat	42	6/43-12/43
	P 307	US Army	Rescue Boat	42	6/43-12/43
	P 308	US Army	Rescue Boat	42	6/43-12/43
	P 309	US Army	Rescue Boat	42	6/43-12/43
	P 300	US Army	Rescue Boat	42	6/43-12/43
	P 452	US Army	Rescue Boat	45	2/44-1/45
	P 453	US Army	Rescue Boat	45	2/44-1/45
	P 454	US Army	Rescue Boat	45	2/44-1/45
	P 455	US Army	Rescue Boat	45	2/44-1/45
	P 456	US Army	Rescue Boat	45	2/44-1/45
	P 457	US Army	Rescue Boat	45	2/44-1/45
	P 458	US Army	Rescue Boat	45	2/44-1/45
	P 459	US Army	Rescue Boat	45	2/44-1/45
	P 460	US Army	Rescue Boat	45	2/44-1/45
	P 461	US Army	Rescue Boat	45	2/44-1/45
	P 462	US Army	Rescue Boat	45	2/44-1/45
	P 463	US Army	Rescue Boat	45	2/44-1/45
	P 464	US Army	Rescue Boat	45	2/44-1/45
	P 465	US Army	Rescue Boat	45	2/44-1/45
	P 466	US Army	Rescue Boat	45	2/44-1/45
	P 467	US Army	Rescue Boat	45	2/44-1/45
	P 468	US Army	Rescue Boat	45	2/44-1/45
	P 469	US Army	Rescue Boat	45	2/44-1/45
	P 488	US Army	Rescue Boat	45	2/44-1/45
	P 489	US Army	Rescue Boat	45	2/44-1/45
	P 490	US Army	Rescue Boat	45	2/44-1/45
	P 491	US Army	Rescue Boat	45	2/44-1/45
	Pique		Yacht		1959	Last wooden boat built
	Victory	Richard P. Wagner	Yacht	38	1960	Active
Built by Palmer Johnson
4	Deb-Al	Christopher D. Guyette	Yacht	41	1961	Now "Southern Cross"
	Reverie	Peter R. Veit	Yacht	34	1962	Now "Theiris"
	Isanti	Richard E. Barton	Yacht	49	1963	Active
	Bay Bear	Navy Sailing Fndn.	Yacht	33	1964	Active
	Missi	New Orleans Y.C.	Passenger	31	1966	Active
	Marquis	Robert A. Miller	Fishing Vessel	34	1966	Active
	Firebird	Ben M. Carter, Jr.	Passenger	74	1967	Active
	Nomad	Carl Kettler	Yacht	48	1967	Active
	Marguerite	Jerico Towing	Passenger	57	1968	Now "Hobbit"
	Dyna	Clayton Ewing	Yacht	51	1968
	Falcon	Benjamin Heineman, Sr.	Yacht	51	1969	Active
	Bandit	Albert Van Meter	Yacht	51	1969
	Locura	Carr McCormack, III	Yacht	55	1970	Now "Dora"
	Yankee Girl	Paul Quinn	Yacht	56	1970	Active
	Cygnus	Peter J. Lange	Yacht	40	1971	Active
	Bay Bea II	Pat Haggerty	Yacht	49
	Aura		Yacht	49	1971
	Scaramouche		Yacht	49
	Akka	Axel E. Rosenblad	Yacht	61	1972	Active
	Tenacious		Yacht	62
	Kahili		Yacht
	Blizzard		Yacht
	Charisma		Yacht
123	Twilight	Salem Marine	Yacht	84	1973	Now "Le Club Tarpon"
	Kialoa III	Trade Wind Navigation	Yacht	78	1974	Active
132	Hawkeye	Orange Coast Coll. Fndn.	Passenger	53	1974	Now "Bumble Bee"
141	Jabula	Bruce A. Ross	Yacht	41	1975	Active
	Damn Yankee	Arthur L. Doering	Yacht	35	1975	Active
	Way Point	Marian S. Breslar	Yacht	41	1975	Active
	Love Machine 2	John W. Hoskins	Yacht	36	1975	Now "Intention 2"
	Ocean Star	Mark A. Wargelin	Yacht	46	1976	Now "Ocean Phoenix"
144	Susan B Anthony	Du-Pol Enterprises	Yacht	41	1976	Now "Rubicon"
145	Encounter	Gerald Simonis	Yacht	53	1977	Active
	Siren Song	Thomas A. Merlin	Yacht	41	1976	Active
147	Patriot	Steven J. Foley	Yacht	46	1976	Now "Sentient"
148	Donnybrook	Charles L. Reed, III	Yacht	46	1976	Now "Puffin"
149	Eighty Six	Ketch Veritas, Inc.	Yacht	46	1976	Now "Veritas"
150	Falcon	Thomas H. Tanner, Jr.	Yacht	62	1977	Active
151	Spitfire	Carmeroto Painter, Inc.	Yacht	46	1976	Active
	Scaramouche II	Chuck Kirsch	Yacht	48	1977	Active
	Chiron	David A. Porter	Yacht	47	1977	Active
157	Woodstock	Bay Bea Corp.	Yacht	45	1977	Now "Bay Bea"
158	Coral Sea	Octopus Inc.	Yacht	56	1977	Active
164	Spring Fever	David W. Bonner	Yacht	41	1977	Now "Majic"
	Amneris	Amneris Ltd.	Passenger	75	1978	Active
	Fortuna	King Juan Carlos	Megayacht	100	1979	Active
40-?	Finesse	Richard V. Main	Yacht	40	1978	Active
40-4	Tatiana	Charles T. Parrott	Yacht	40	1978	Active
40-8	Albemarle Pippin	Robert B. Schulz	Yacht	40	1978	Now "Altair"
40-9	Resistance	Robert L. Burr	Yacht	40	1978	Now "Jubilation"
40-15	Daybreak	James N. Bendelius	Yacht	40	1979	Now "Islay"
40-?	Rage Rage	Paul M. Bloom	Yacht	40	1979	Now "Quickening"
40-?	Zephyros	Larry E. Snoddon	Yacht	40	1979	Active
40-18	Relentless	Michael L. Stone	Yacht	40	1980	Active
	Cabaret	Stephen N. Barnard	Yacht	52	1980	Now "Retriever"
168	Aries	Jimmy Shahinian	Yacht	46	1978	Active
169	Lovesong	Bellflower LLC	Passenger	78	1980	Now "Bellflower"
171	Lunatic	Charles Hinz	Yacht	45	1979	Now "Hinzite"
175	Bambi	Carl M. Berman	Yacht	55	1981	Active
180	Javelin	Assoc. Marine Inst.	Yacht	77	1981	Active
181	Ondine VI		Megayacht	108	1983	Now "Toto"
182	Nirvana	Charles F. Kiefer, III	Yacht	72	1982	Active
186	Centurion	Atlantic Star Lines	Megayacht	121	1983	Now "Arabella"
187	Congere	Andrew R. Martin	Yacht	62	1983	Now "Merrythought"
188	Patsea VI	Martha R. Ingram	Yacht	72	1986	Active
189	Jullianna	Sassy Marina LLC	Yacht	78	1984	Active
190	Tina E	W. Andrew Wright	Yacht	76	1984	Now "Captivator"
191	Sirocco	Raymond J. Villanova	Yacht	78	1984	Active
192	Karyatis	Am. Inst. of Mar. Studies	Yacht	71	1984	Now "Pua Lani"
195	Time		Megayacht	126	1987	Active
	Teamwork	U-Haul Leasing	Yacht	73	1988	Active
198	Conquest	Global Yachting	Yacht	76	1993	Now "Prime Time"
199	Galileo	S/Y Galileo Inc.	Megayacht	110	1989	Active
202	Astral		Megayacht	114	1990	Now "Sirma III"
204	Maysylph		Megayacht	123	1991	Now 'Axia"
205	Mandalay		Megayacht	125	1992	Now "Kaori"
206	Shanakee		Megayacht	107	1992	Now "Dance Smartly"
207	Benjamin F. Bates	Alden F. Bates, Jr.	Yacht	60	1991	Active
208	Ma Mu VI	Weber-Stephen Products	Yacht	80	1992	Active
210	Ghost Dancer	JD Sailing	Megayacht	117	1992	Now "Knickerbocker"
211	Andale	Aaction Yacht Sales	Megayacht	75	1992	Now "Clueless"
212	Lady Jenn		Megayacht	137	1994	Active
214	Carolina		Megayacht	121	1995	Now "Costa Brava III"
215	Nazenin III		Megayacht	108	1995	Now "Keewaydin"
216	Paraffin		Megayacht	141	1997	Now "Pure Bliss"
218	La Baronesse		Megayacht	150	1994	Now "Amor Azur II"
221	Excel	Grant Enterprises	Megayacht	100	1997	Now "Moon River"
222	Our Way		Megayacht	127	1998	Active
224	Twisted Pair	Henry T. Hillman	Yacht	86	1999	Now "Madcap"
225	Mostro.com		Megayacht	115	1999	Now "Mostro"
226	Anson Bell		Megayacht	161	2002	Now "Helios 2"
227	Cover Drive		Megayacht	117	2003	Active
228	La Baronessa		Megayacht	195	1998	Now "Beluga"
229	Alexis		Megayacht	123	2000	Now "Big City"
230	Inevitable		Megayacht	131	2000	Now "Second Chance"
231	My Weigh		Megayacht	121	2001	Now "Mia Elise"
232	Turmoil		Megayacht	152	1996	Now "Putty VI"
233	Arrowhead	PJ Pacific LLC	Megayacht	107	2002	Active
234	Regency		Megayacht	142	2004	Now "Incentive"
235	Unity	Project Blue, LLC	Megayacht	120	2004	Active
236	Milk and Honey II		Megayacht	125	2003	Active
237	Four Wishes		Megayacht	144	2004	Active
238	Blacksheep		Megayacht	151	2004	Active
249	Four Jacks		Megayacht	148	2008	Active
120-1	Cover Drive		Megayacht	120	2003	Now "Birgitta"
120-2	Stanley		Megayacht	120	2005	Active
120-3	DB9		Megayacht	120	2005	Active
120-4	Vanquish		Megayacht	120	2006	Active
120-5	Hush		Megayacht	120	2005	Active
120-6	Izumi		Megayacht	120	2008	Active
120-7	Vitamin		Megayacht	120	2009	Active
120-8			Megayacht	120	2010	Building
120-9			Megayacht	120	2010	Building
123-1	Temptation		Megayacht	123	2005	Active
123-2	Muse	Muse Yachting, LLC	Megayacht	123	2006	Active
123-3	Clifford II		Megayacht	123	2008	Now "Ocean Drive"
135-1	Dragon		Megayacht	135	2006	Active
135-2	Waverunner		Megayacht	135	2007	Active
135-3	Plus Too		Megayacht	135	2008	Active
135-4	Coverdrive 2		Megayacht	135	2009	Active
135-5			Megayacht	135	2009	Building
135-6			Megayacht	135	2009	Building
135-7			Megayacht	135	2011	Building
135-8			Megayacht	135	2011	Building
135-9			Megayacht	135	2011	Building
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