Mathis Yacht Building Company, Camden and Gloucester City NJ

(later John Trumpy & Sons)

John H. Mathis Company and Mathis Yacht Building Company operated in adjacent facilities at Cooper Point in Camden, just upstream of the Ben Franklin Bridge.  The former built work boats and the latter yachts.  Mathis Yacht Building Company moved from Cooper Point to Gloucester City in mid-1942, where it was acquired by John Trumpy and renamed John Trumpy & Sons in 1943.  After the war Trumpy relocated again, to Annapolis MD, where he took over the Annapolis Yacht Yard.  If anyone has any more information about this yard and the boats it built, please e-mail timcolton@aol.com.

Hull # Original Name Original Owner Type Navy Type Pennant # Ft. Delivery Disposition
Built by Mathis Yacht Building
1 Caliph   Yacht     60’    
2 Dielta   Yacht     94’ 1910  
3 Ocoloqua   Yacht     65’ 1909  
4 Cocopomelo   Yacht     70’ 1910  
5 Gleam   Yacht     36’ 1910  
6 Mascot   Yacht     36’ 1910  
7 Sybill II   Yacht     82’ 1910  
8 Viola   Yacht     17’ 1910  
9 Chelwood   Yacht     40’ 1911  
10                
11 Lodona   Yacht     77’ 1911  
12 Ednada III   Yacht     90’ 1911  
13                
14 Pauline   Yacht     57’ 1911  
15 Lunaria   Yacht     70’ 1911  
16 Lanai   Yacht     70’ 1912  
17 Nehmeoka   Yacht     95’ 1911  
18     Tender       1911  
19     Tender       1911  
20 Mary C   Yacht       1912  
21 Black Duck   Yacht     50’ 1912  
22 Vipi   Yacht     51’ 1912  
23 Inspector           1912  
24 Calabash   Yacht     70’ 1912  
25             1912  
26             1912  
27 Ibis   Yacht     70’ 1912  
28 Georgena   Yacht       1912  
29 Content   Yacht     60’ 1912  
30 Ruffled Grouse   Yacht     63’ 1912  
31 Alela   Yacht       1913  
32 Gondola   Yacht       1913  
33 Margo II   CRSR     45’ 1913  
34 Trinitaria   Yacht     40’ 1913  
35 Passyunk   Tug deckhouse       1913  
36   City of Philadelphia Dredge hull       1913  
37     Pump houses       1913  
38 Nahmeoka   Yacht     68’ 1913  
39 Bethel   Tug deckhouse       1913  
40 Fred Nathan   Tug deckhouse       1913  
41 Perry U.S.E.D. Tug       1914  
42 Skycoak U.S.E.D. Tug       1914  
43 Alice   Yacht     43’ 1914  
44 Okisko U.S.E.D. Tug       1914  
45 Young America Boy Scouts       46’ 1914  
46 Abeona   Yacht       1914  
47 Miakka   Yacht     42’ 1914  
48 Vira   Yacht     38’ 1914  
49 Akbar   Yacht     72’ 1915  
50 Enchantress II   Yacht     74’ 1915  
51 Lady Baltimore   Yacht     77’ 1915  
52 Ace   Yacht     49’ 1914  
53     8 small boats       1914  
54 Mifflin U.S.E.D.         1915  
55 Dorinda   Yacht     77’ 1915  
56 Palisades   Yacht     120’ 1915  
57 Adios   Yacht       1915  
58     Stock boat          
59     Stock boat          
60 Marpessa   Yacht     50’ 1915 Later SP-787
61 Vigilant   Yacht     65’ 1915  
62 Inquirer   Yacht     62’ 1915  
63 Ameera   Yacht     71’ 1915  
64 Agnes B   Yacht     57’ 1916 .
65 Zenith   Yacht     73’ 1916 Later SP-61
66 Jane Vi   Yacht     72’ 1916  
67 Nepenthe   Yacht     90’ 1916 Later SP-112
68 Chieftain   Yacht     106’ 1916  
69 Leonie   Yacht     106’ 1916 Later YHB-19
70   U.S. Navy Sub Chaser SC 65

110'

 1-Nov-17 To France as C-13
71   U.S. Navy Sub Chaser SC 66 110' 1-Nov-17 To France as C-14
72   U.S. Navy Sub Chaser SC 67 110' 22-Dec-17 To France as C-22
73   U.S. Navy Sub Chaser SC 68 110' 15-Mar-18 To USCG 1920
74   U.S. Navy Sub Chaser SC 69

110'

 16-Feb-18 Sold 1922
75   U.S. Navy Sub Chaser SC 70 110' 16-Feb-18 To USCG 1920
76   U.S. Navy Sub Chaser SC 71 110' 28-Mar-18 Sold 1921
77   U.S. Navy Sub Chaser SC 72 110' 21-Mar-18 Sold 1921
78   U.S. Navy Sub Chaser SC 73

110'

 20-Mar-18 Sold 1921
79   U.S. Navy Sub Chaser SC 74 110' 20-Mar-18 Sold 1921
80   U.S. Navy Sub Chaser SC 209 110' 18-Mar-18 Lost 1918
81   U.S. Navy Sub Chaser SC 210

110'

 18-Mar-18 Sold 1930
82   U.S. Navy Sub Chaser SC 211 110' 28-Nov-18 Sold 1921
83   U.S. Navy Sub Chaser SC 212 110' 5-Mar-18 Sold 1921
84   U.S. Navy Sub Chaser SC 213 110' 18-Mar-18 Sold 1921
85   Standard Aircraft 75 Airplane Hulls          
86   U.S. Navy Sub Chaser SC 381

110'

 9-Jun-18 To France as C-64
87   U.S. Navy Sub Chaser SC 382

110'

 9-Jun-18 To France as C-69
88   U.S. Navy Sub Chaser SC 383 110' 27-Sep-18 To France as C-76
89   U.S. Navy Sub Chaser SC 384 110' 27-Sep-18 To France as C-77
90   U.S. Navy Sub Chaser SC 385 110' 24-Oct-18 To France as C-80
91   U.S. Navy 10 Airplane Hulls          
92   U.S. Navy Yard Tug YT 75   1918 Disposed of prior to WWII
93   U.S. Navy Yard Tug YT 76   1918 Disposed of prior to WWII
94   U.S. Navy Airplane Hulls          
95   U.S. Navy Sub Chaser SC 426

110'

 8-Jan-19 Sold 1922
96   U.S. Navy Sub Chaser SC 427

110'

 8-Jan-19 Sold 1921
97   U.S. Navy Sub Chaser SC 428 110' 8-Jan-19 To City of Baltimore 1921 as fireboat Cascade
98   U.S. Navy Sub Chaser SC 429 110' 28-Dec-18 Sold 1921
99   U.S. Navy Sub Chaser SC 430 110' 15-Jan-19 Sold 1921
100 Bilma II   Yacht     52’ 1919  
101 Loaf Along   Yacht     52’ 1919  
102 Riette II   Yacht     52’ 1919  
103 Scarus   Yacht     54’ 1919  
104 Zigan   Yacht     52’ 1919  
105 Helen Louise   Yacht     52’ 1919  
106 Buzzer   Cruiser     38’ 1919  
107 Palisades    Rebuild     120’ 1919  
108 Nadesah   Yacht     80’ 1919  
109 Osana   Yacht     80’ 1919  
110 Kingfisher   Yacht     80’ 1919  
111 Tosca   Yacht     52’ 1919  
112 Riposo II   Yacht     52’ 1919  
113 Donaldo   Yacht     52’ 1920  
114 Reverie   Yacht     60’ 1920  
115 Nahmeoka   Yacht       1921  
116 Cyrene   Yacht     61’ 1921  
117 Equitorial   Yacht       1921  
118 Luneta   Yacht     85’ 1921  
119 Scarus   Yacht     85’ 1921  
120 Miramar   Yacht     73’ 1921  
121 Enchantress III   Yacht     85’ 1921  
122 Pilgrim   Yacht     87’ 1921  
123 Seaway   Yacht     30’ 1921