Kretzer Boat Works, City Island NY


Kretzer Boat Works was started in 1906 and was best known as a yacht finisher, i.e. for outfitting bare hulls built elsewhere.  It was sold in 1977 as a marina and was destroyed by fire in 1997: its site is now occupied by the Seafood City restaurant.  If anyone can provide any information about the boats it built, please e-mail it to me at tim@coltoncompany.com.

Hull # Original Name Original Owner Type LOA (Feet) Delivery Disposition
  MTL 252 U.S. Army Towboat 47 4/43-7/43  
  MTL 253 U.S. Army Towboat 47 4/43-7/43  
  MTL 254 U.S. Army Towboat 47 4/43-7/43  
  MTL 255 U.S. Army Towboat 47 4/43-7/43  
  MTL 659 U.S. Army Towboat 47 9/43-1/44  
  MTL 660 U.S. Army Towboat 47 9/43-1/44  
  MTL 661 U.S. Army Towboat 47 9/43-1/44  
  MTL 662 U.S. Army Towboat 47 9/43-1/44  
  MTL 663 U.S. Army Towboat 47 9/43-1/44  
  MTL 664 U.S. Army Towboat 47 3/44