Dawn Cruisers, Classon Point NY

Not much is known about this company.  The yard was at the east end of Patterson Avenue, where Pugsley Creek Park is today, but there's absolutely no sign of it in the satellite photos.  In addition to the army boats listed below, they built small craft for the Navy, but the Navy's wartime construction of small craft is one of the black holes in this database.  It was acquired by the Wheeler family in 1948 and renamed Wheeler Yachts, but was destroyed by fire in 1963.  If anyone has any additional information either about the yard itself or about the boats it built, please send it to me at tim@coltoncompany.com

Hull # Customer Type Navy Type Pennant # Feet Delivery  
US Army Tug MTL 266 46 4/43-5/43  
US Army Tug MTL 267 46 4/43-5/43  
US Army Tug MTL 268 46 4/43-5/43  
US Army Tug MTL 269 46 4/43-5/43  
US Army Tug MTL 270 46 4/43-5/43  
US Army Tug MTL 620 47 9/43-12/43  
US Army Tug MTL 621 47 9/43-12/43  
US Army Tug MTL 622 47 9/43-12/43  
US Army Tug MTL 623 47 9/43-12/43  
US Army Tug MTL 624 47 9/43-12/43  
US Army Tug MTL 625 47 9/43-12/43  
US Army Tug MTL 626 47 9/43-12/43  
US Army Tug MTL 627 47 9/43-12/43  
US Army Tug MTL 628 47 9/43-12/43  
US Army Tug MTL 629 47 9/43-12/43  
US Army Psgr. Boat J 1163 36 10/43-4/44  
US Army Psgr. Boat J 1164 36 10/43-4/44  
US Army Psgr. Boat J 1165 36 10/43-4/44  
US Army Psgr. Boat J 1166 36 10/43-4/44  
US Army Psgr. Boat J 1167 36 10/43-4/44  
US Army Psgr. Boat J 1168 36 10/43-4/44  
US Army Psgr. Boat J 1169 36 10/43-4/44  
US Army Psgr. Boat J 1170 36 10/43-4/44  
US Army Psgr. Boat J 1171 36 10/43-4/44  
US Army Psgr. Boat J 1172 36 10/43-4/44  
US Army Psgr. Boat J 1173 36 10/43-4/44  
US Army Psgr. Boat J 1174 36 10/43-4/44  
US Army Psgr. Boat J 1175 36 10/43-4/44  
US Army Psgr. Boat J 1176 36 10/43-4/44  
US Army Psgr. Boat J 1177 36 10/43-4/44  
US Army Psgr. Boat J 1178 36 10/43-4/44  
US Army Psgr. Boat J 1179 36 10/43-4/44  
US Army Psgr. Boat J 1180 36 10/43-4/44  
US Army Tug MTL