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B. F. Wood, Inc., City Island NY

(later Elscot Boat and Consolidated Shipbuilding)

Most recent update: April 23, 2008.


The Wood shipyard at City Island was established by A. B. Wood in 1860 and carried on by his son, B. F. Wood, until it closed in 1930.  It had numerous owners over the next ten years until it was bought by Elscot Boat in 1941.   After  the war it was merged with the adjoining Robert Jacob yard and sold to Consolidated Shipbuilding.  If anyone can provide any additional information about this yard and the boats it built, please e-mail timcolton@aol.com.

Hull #

Original Name Original Owner Type Feet Delivery Disposition
Built by B. F. Wood, Inc.
  Cyrus F. Pell Elbert Lockwood Oyster Boat 38 1875  
  Naid McLaughlin Bros. Launch 44 1882  
  Lizzie D. Bell   Oyster Boat 46 1883  
  Katie G Elisha Saxton Oyster Sloop 36 1884  
  Imo   Catboat 29 1885  
  Sylvie   Oyster Sloop 32 1885  
  Alice C   Oyster Sloop 35 1890  
  Seminole G. Barrie, Jr. Sloop 32 1890  
  Alice G. Gardner Fry Yawl 26 1891  
  Nan A. G. Davis Catboat 27 1891  
  Nameless C. W. Wetmore Cutter 35 1891  
  Pachita Unnamed Russian Cutter 35 1891  
  Manito Charles T. Lowndes Cutter 42 1891  
  Pyxie Oswald Sanderson Sloop 36 1892  
  Feiseen W. B. Cogswell Cruiser 79 1893  
  Nada Hugh Baxter Cruiser 94 1893  
  Clitie Anson Phelps Stokes Catboat 18 1894  
  Regina Anson Phelps Stokes Catboat 18 1894  
    G. Work Gig 27 1894  
  Mirth II G. & J. W. Beekman Sloop 50 1894  
  Trilby Charles Olmstead Sloop 23 1895  
  Narita Frederick M. Hoyt Cutter 55 1895  
  Olive James McLaughlin Launch 65 1895  
    W. Gould Brokaw Gig 30 1896  
  Nemadji Henry W. Forrest Cutter 39 1896  
  Syce Frederick M. Hoyt Cutter 70 1897  
  Kestrel J. B. Mills Sloop 63 1897  
  Cartoon Howard Parker Scow 45 1898  
  Saunterer John D. Parker Cutter 46 1898  
  Flosshilde Oscar J. Weber Sloop 39 1899  
  Trionyx C. & J. McLaughlin Schooner 76 1899  
  Mira Charles Lane Poor Cutter 54 1899  
  Enpronzi James Weir, Jr. Sloop 41 1900  
  Narcissus Francis H. Page Sloop 62 1900  
  Bantam   Catboat 20 1900  
  Uncle Sam Robert Lee Water Boat 41 1901  
  Challenge W. T. Foote Cutter 57 1901  
  Dorwina W. H. Ward Sloop 60 1901  
  Raider P. L. Senat Sloop 31 1901  
  Merrywing Henry M. Crane Sloop 32 1901  
  Mermaid Anson Phelps Stokes Yawl 66 1901  
  Columbia C. H. Pope Schooner 50 1902  
  Cleona H. W. Howe Yawl 74 1902  
  Whistlewing Gordon Pirie Sloop 32 1902  
  Tito Colgate Hoyt Sloop 46 1902  
  Santere   Sloop 65 1902  
  Phantom H. G. S. Noble Yawl 58 1903  
  Aspirant Addison G. Hanan Cutter 64 1903  
  Irondequoit New York Yacht Club Sloop 65 1903  
  Lanai Arthur James Curtis Sloop 35 1903  
  Arrow J. R. Snydam Sloop 44 1903  
  Bagheera   Sloop 45 1903  
  Galatea Anson Phelps Stokes Sloop 30 1903  
  Regina F. G. Stewart Sloop 45 1903  
  Pohatuck Henry Gibson Yawl 51 1904  
  Weent John T. Pratt Launch 67 1904  
  Dodger H. Irving Pratt Yacht 93 1904  
  St. Claire C. H. Walker Sloop 36 1904  
  Tom Boy Paul Barnes Sloop 36 1904  
    Clifford V. Brokaw Launch 50 1904  
  Rapido Smith & Mabley Mfg. Launch 50 1904  
  Dixie E. J. Schroeder Speedboat 40 1905  
  Aileen John Turner Sloop 36 1905  
  Damosel W. T. Kissell Sloop 36 1905  
  Daphne Roland Jones Sloop 36 1905  
  Invader R. A. Rainey Sloop 36 1905  
  Circe E. T. Irvin Sloop 36 1905  
  Mystral II A. C. Bostwick Sloop 36 1905 Later "Ellanor"
  Nora Adrian Iselin II Sloop 36 1905 Later "Sand Dab"
  Nora I Adrian Iselin II Sloop 35 1905 Later "Dunie"
  Pretty Quick A. Bryan Alley Sloop 36 1905  
  Iseulo   Sloop 36 1906  
  Soya William A. Barstow Sloop 36 1906  
  Spider Hendon Chubb Sloop 36 1906 Later "Tom Boy II"
  Gardenia A. H. Morris Sloop 60 1906  
  Dixie II E. J. Schroeder Launch 39 1907  
  Spokane F. Lewis Clark Sloop 34 1907  
  Sea Wolf James A. Blair Launch 49 1907  
  Grayling C. K. G. Billings Yacht 90 1907  
  Princess F. G. Stewart Sloop 42 1907  
  Wyandance James B. Baker Yacht 61 1908  
  Asor II Mulford Martin Yacht 120 1908  
  Standard Price McKinney Launch 49 1909  
  Skeezix Frederick M. Hoyt Sloop 35 1909  
  Wag R. L. Agassiz Sloop 35 1909  
  Windward R. A. Corbet Sloop 51 1909  
  Cima Guy Lowell Sloop 36 1910  
  Spider Hendon Chubb Sloop 41 1910  
  Soya II William A. Barstow Sloop 41 1910  
  Grayjacket Floyd C. Noble Sloop 43 1910  
  Wanderer Addison G. Hanan Sloop 40 1911  
  Alice Gerald Davis Sloop 43 1911  
  Cyric E. H. Trimingham Sloop 32 1911  
  Restless II T. F. Chesbrough Launch 40 1912  
  Michicago Frederic Price Sloop 54 1912  
  Medora H. G. S. Noble Sloop 74 1912  
  Josephine Addison G. Hanan Sloop 55 1913  
  Pal o' Mine   Sloop 26 1913  
  Ankle Deep Too C. S. Mankowski Speedboat 26 1913  
  Psammaid II A. J. Prentice Sloop 36 1913  
  Arvia George Malloy Sloop 43 1913  
  Virginia J. Stuart Blackton Sloop 43 1913  
  Olympian J. O. Heyworth Sloop 53 1913  
  Joyetta William H. Childs Sloop 36 1914  
  Margaret Clifford Mallory Sloop 36 1914  
  Lisbeth Seymour W. Runk Sloop 37 1914  
  Katherine H. F. Kean Cruiser 38 1914  
  Valiant Fred Price Sloop 55 1914  
  Ilderiam Henry Morse Sloop 36 1915  
  Nahma Addison G. Hanan Sloop 56 1916  
  Jacktar David Rockefeller Sloop 36 1916  
  Get There Jules Bache Yacht 58 1916  
  Indianaba Addison G. Hanan Sloop 56 1916  
  Georgia Charles Lane Poor Sloop 60 1917  
  Varuna James B. Ford Sloop 60 1917  
  Nimbus E. P. Alker Sloop 60 1917  
  Grey Dawn Philip H. Johnson Sloop 60 1917  
  Maisie A. Brian Alley Sloop 60 1917  
  Betty Harold L. Foss Sloop 60 1917  
  YCV 48 U.S. Navy Seaplane Barge 66 1918  
  YCV 49 U.S. Navy Seaplane Barge 66 1918  
  YCV 50 U.S. Navy Seaplane Barge 66 1918  
  YCV 51 U.S. Navy Seaplane Barge 66 1918  
  YCV 52 U.S. Navy Seaplane Barge 66 1918 Later YF 137
  YCV 53 U.S. Navy Seaplane Barge 66 1918 Later YF 138
  Hylda J. K. L. Ross Yacht 48 1918  
  Inkosi Philip DeRonde Yacht 66 1918  
  Conejo II Roy Rainey Yacht 45 1919  
  Lark M. C. Martus Yacht 48 1919  
  Ruth   Yacht 44 1919  
  Brickton III   Yacht 38 1920  
  Ariel Addison G. Hanan Sloop 36 1920  
  Montauk W. J. Aldrich Sloop 33 1921  
  Peggy Clinton H. Crane Sloop 30 1922  
  Bally-Hoo Arthur Bunnell Sloop 30 1922  
  L'Esprit William Childs Sloop 30 1922  
  Graduate Columbia University Launch 30 1923  
  Alert III C. D. Wiman Sloop 37 1924  
  Squaw Duck   Sloop 35 1924  
  Aloha Bertram S. Allen Cruiser 30 1924  
  Manhasset II Manhasset Bay YC Sloop 37 1925  
  Astrild Addison G. Hanan Sloop 39 1925  
  Coronet II Charles V. Bossert Yacht 88 1926  
  Rellim W. R. Prosser Cruiser 28 1926  
  Ranorah   Cruiser 28 1926  
  Eryholme Robert C. Ream Yacht 48 1929  
Built by Elscot Boat
  YP 80 U.S. Navy Yard Patrol Craft 75 1941  
  YP 81 U.S. Navy Yard Patrol Craft 75 1941  
  YP 82 U.S. Navy Yard Patrol Craft 75 1941  
  YP 99 U.S. Navy Yard Patrol Craft 75 1942 To Peru 1958
  YP 100 U.S. Navy Yard Patrol Craft 75   Cancelled
  YP 101 U.S. Navy Yard Patrol Craft 75   Cancelled
  YF 342 U.S. Navy Covered Lighter 110 1942  
  YF 343 U.S. Navy Covered Lighter 110 1942  
  YF 344 U.S. Navy Covered Lighter 110 1942  
  YF 345 U.S. Navy Covered Lighter 110 1942  
  YF 346 U.S. Navy Covered Lighter 110 1942  
  YF 347 U.S. Navy Covered Lighter 110 1942  
  YF 348 U.S. Navy Covered Lighter 110 1942  
  YF 455 U.S. Navy Covered Lighter 110 1943  
  YF 456 U.S. Navy Covered Lighter 110 1943  
  YF 457 U.S. Navy Covered Lighter 110 1943  
  YF 458 U.S. Navy Covered Lighter 110 1943  
  YF 459 U.S. Navy Covered Lighter 110 1943  
  YF 460 U.S. Navy Covered Lighter 110 1943  
  MTL 731 U.S. Army Towboat 47 Sep-43  
  MTL 732 U.S. Army Towboat 47 Sep-43  
  MTL 733 U.S. Army Towboat 47 Oct-43  
  MTL 734 U.S. Army Towboat 47 Oct-43  
  MTL 735 U.S. Army Towboat 47 Oct-43  
  MTL 736 U.S. Army Towboat 47 Nov-43  
  MTL 737 U.S. Army Towboat 47 Nov-43  
  MTL 738 U.S. Army Towboat 47 Nov-43  
  MTL 739 U.S. Army Towboat 46 Nov-43  
  MTL 740 U.S. Army Towboat 46 Dec-43  
  MTL 741 U.S. Army Towboat 46 Dec-43  
  MTL 742 U.S. Army Towboat 46 Dec-43  
  MTL 743 U.S. Army Towboat 46 Jan-44  
  MTL 744 U.S. Army Towboat 46 Jan-44  
  MTL 745 U.S. Army Towboat 46 Jan-44  
  MTL 746 U.S. Army Towboat 46 Feb-44  
  MTL 747 U.S. Army Towboat 46 Feb-44  
  MTL 748 U.S. Army Towboat 46 Feb-44  
  HDML 1356 U.S. Army Launch 72    
  HDML 1357 U.S. Army Launch 72    
  HDML 1358 U.S. Army Launch 72    
  HDML 1359 U.S. Army Launch 72    
  CG 64306 U.S. Coast Guard Boarding Tug 64 1944  
  CG 64307 U.S. Coast Guard Boarding Tug 64 1944  
  CG 64308 U.S. Coast Guard Boarding Tug 64 1944  
  CG 64309 U.S. Coast Guard Boarding Tug 64 1944  
  CG 64310 U.S. Coast Guard Boarding Tug 64 1944  
  CG 64311 U.S. Coast Guard Boarding Tug 64 1944