RICHARDSON BOAT COMPANY North Tonawanda NY |
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Most recent update: January 4, 2016. |
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G. Reid Richardson established Richardson Boat Co., Inc., in 1909 as a cruiser builder: Some time around 1959 it was acquired by United Marine, Inc., and became their Richardson Boats Division, but closed in 1962. Visit the Richardson Boat Owners Association here. The yard was on the Erie Canal, on Sweeney Street, between Payne and Bryant: see it from the air on Google here. If anyone can add to the table below, please send your info to timcolton@aol.com | ||||||||
Hull # | O.N. | Original Name | Original Owner | Type | GT | Ft. | Del'y | Disposition |
Pre-War Construction | ||||||||
216151 | Apache | Motor Yacht | 42 | 63 | 1911 | Later Latona, Corsair, Student Prince | ||
216143 | Calypso | Misc. | 8 | 30 | 1912 | |||
Delafield | US Army CoE | Launch | 39 | 1913 | ||||
MAJ Wm. Whistler | US Army CoE | Launch | 35 | 1913 | ||||
214213 | Dixie | Yacht | 27 | 51 | 1914 | |||
Lucy T | Yacht | 11 | 50 | 1917 | To USCG 1919 as Advance (AB 1), discarded 1939 | |||
Robert Morris | Yacht | 12 | 45 | 1918 | To USCG 1919 as Sentinel (AB 13), discarded 1923 | |||
LT Frederick K. Hirth | US Army CoE | Tender | 64 | 1918 | ||||
252243 | LT Howard T. Baker | US Army QMC | Misc. | 28 | 54 | 1919 | Later Baker | |
LT Harry E. Crosby | US Army QMC | Misc. | 28 | 54 | 1919 | |||
LT Lawrence Dwight | US Army QMC | Misc. | 28 | 54 | 1919 | |||
CAPT Theo. Gaines | US Army QMC | Misc. | 28 | 54 | 1919 | |||
LT Wilson B. Gaither | US Army QMC | Misc. | 28 | 54 | 1919 | |||
Caprice II | US Army QMC | Launch | 15 | 44 | 1920 | |||
257012 | Virginia | Victor W. Wheeler | Yacht | 12 | 43 | 1923 | ||
E. S. Wheeler | US Army CoE | Tender | 45 | 1924 | ||||
224612 | Stroller II | Philip B. Palmer | Passenger | 8 | 48 | 1925 | ||
232820 | Commodore | Kenneth Hedley | Passenger | 14 | 39 | 1926 | ||
Seaward | Joseph A. Copp | Yacht | 29 | 1926 | ||||
Tern | Jack E. Fogg | Yacht | 27 | 1927 | ||||
251039 | Beverly L II | James D. Bujold | Yacht | 6 | 27 | 1928 | ||
285056 | Siesta | Michael Caprio | Yacht | 6 | 26 | 1929 | ||
290495 | Marion | Albert D. Stuart | Yacht | 8 | 28 | 1929 | ||
278752 | Ebb-Tide | Eric Schein | Yacht | 8 | 27 | 1930 | ||
Laze Daze | Gerald Wardell | Yacht | 29 | 1930 | ||||
Puffin | James L. Gamble | Yacht | 29 | 1930 | ||||
257757 | Clarita II | Yacht | 6 | 28 | 1931 | Later Keoki's Kuuipu | ||
289266 | Bett-C | Charles E. Conklin | Yacht | 19 | 31 | 1932 | ||
282866 | Hoot Mon | James F. Leith | Yacht | 8 | 30 | 1933 | ||
282028 | Hope II | Frank A. Kabala | Yacht | 7 | 28 | 1934 | ||
Riffle | W. J. B. Stokes | Power Boat | 32 | 1934 | ||||
263373 | Wissota | Charles R. Askey | Yacht | 9 | 30 | 1935 | ||
279923 | Gypsy | Warren Phillips | Yacht | 10 | 32 | 1935 | ||
279663 | Ethel-Ray | Raymond E. Suter | Yacht | 8 | 29 | 1936 | ||
281874 | Caroline | Yacht | 12 | 30 | 1936 | |||
283068 | Win-D II | Yacht | 19 | 35 | 1936 | Later Roma | ||
284594 | Rebelle | Albert J. Josselin | Passenger | 7 | 28 | 1936 | ||
292889 | Bob-N-Tod | John I. Gerdon | Yacht | 11 | 30 | 1936 | ||
295423 | Stinky III | James W. Martin | Yacht | 10 | 30 | 1936 | ||
239480 | Moby Dick | Carl E. Tidwell | Yacht | 9 | 33 | 1937 | ||
282592 | Lipalu | Lillian P. Luke | Yacht | 12 | 30 | 1937 | ||
282694 | Ripple | Royce D. Pickering | Yacht | 12 | 30 | 1937 | ||
247879 | Seminole | Raymond A. Arrigo | Yacht | 13 | 30 | 1938 | ||
260115 | Lady Luck II | Yacht | 11 | 31 | 1938 | Later Miss Behavin | ||
267374 | Fu-Lin-Yu | Laymond Crump | Passenger | 7 | 29 | 1938 | ||
279341 | Cuddles II | Yacht | 10 | 32 | 1938 | Later Miss Florence | ||
284156 | Andalee | Andrew Carr | Yacht | 13 | 31 | 1938 | ||
288394 | Elcie | Robert W. Greaves | Yacht | 16 | 34 | 1938 | ||
Roamer | Power Boat | 36 | 1938 | Later Deuteron, Penny | ||||
275387 | Sport | Theo. Overton | Yacht | 9 | 31 | 1939 | ||
285263 | Little Gem | Yacht | 17 | 36 | 1939 | Later Chamois | ||
285513 | Captain Jim | Charles White | Yacht | 14 | 31 | 1939 | ||
296393 | Bluebird | W. Lewis Evenden | Yacht | 12 | 31 | 1939 | ||
271401 | Katherine | Joseph V. Wuestman | Passenger | 10 | 31 | 1939 | ||
Mary-A | Fred L. Hofmeister | Power Boat | 33 | 1939 | Later Her-Bet, Captain Jim | |||
260574 | Sea Venture | William F. Connors | Yacht | 12 | 32 | 1940 | ||
263063 | Day Dream I | E. R. Delk | Passenger | 10 | 31 | 1940 | ||
265815 | Sea Breeze | Bert C. Reffield | Passenger | 10 | 31 | 1940 | ||
268320 | Rebound | Joseph Hample | Passenger | 12 | 31 | 1940 | ||
276767 | Lomac | David McDonald | Yacht | 11 | 31 | 1940 | ||
280858 | Jamaji | John G. Schuright | Yacht | 12 | 31 | 1940 | ||
281230 | Miss Novocain | Yacht | 12 | 30 | 1940 | Later Tontine | ||
281741 | Adventuress | Yacht | 13 | 34 | 1940 | Later Lil and Bill | ||
282154 | Sammy K | John F. Little | Yacht | 14 | 34 | 1940 | Later Escapade III, Escapade | |
Spray IV | Power Boat | 33 | 1940 | Later Duchess | ||||
Flowalong II | Power Boat | 33 | 1940 | Later Jo-Ann III | ||||
Miss Lucy | Carleton B. Adams | Power Boat | 33 | 1940 | ||||
Naomi II | C. E. Weitz | Power Boat | 33 | 1940 | ||||
266249 | Sea Foam | Passenger | 10 | 31 | 1941 | Later Atlanta | ||
271040 | The Sportsman | John B. Carey | Yacht | 12 | 29 | 1941 | ||
281587 | Betty Ann | James D. Slaton | Yacht | 12 | 29 | 1941 | ||
282159 | Evelyn II | Harold D. Wilkins | Yacht | 12 | 29 | 1941 | ||
283925 | Dip-C | Delbert G. Schubauer | Yacht | 14 | 31 | 1941 | ||
284264 | Spindra | John S. Bogen | Yacht | 12 | 30 | 1941 | ||
285246 | Lorena II | Leroy J. Porter | Yacht | 19 | 31 | 1941 | ||
287377 | Em-Lu II | Sumner Powers | Yacht | 18 | 31 | 1941 | ||
287500 | Revelry | Warren H. Peterson | Yacht | 14 | 32 | 1941 | ||
Molly S III | William Ruple | Yacht | 35 | 1941 | ||||
Sea Fever II | Arnold O. Held | Yacht | 33 | 1941 | ||||
Triple Ess | Yacht | 37 | 1941 | Later Ticker Tape, Lady Mac, Seavonne | ||||
War-Time Construction for the Coast Guard - 117 boats | ||||||||
CG-38387-38433 | US Coast Guard | Picket Boat | 12 | 36 | 1942 | 47 boats | ||
CG-38537-38606 | US Coast Guard | Picket Boat | 12 | 36 | 1942 | 70 boats | ||
271209 | CG-38391 | US Coast Guard | Picket Boat | 12 | 36 | 1942 | Later Avilda | |
291123 | CG-38395 | US Coast Guard | Picket Boat | 12 | 36 | 1942 | Later Explorer | |
291306 | CG-38398 | US Coast Guard | Picket Boat | 12 | 36 | 1942 | Later Capella | |
277296 | CG-38-----/C-105157 | US Coast Guard | Picket Boat | 12 | 36 | 1942 | Later Nancy J | |
268750 | CG-38-----/C-105239 | US Coast Guard | Picket Boat | 12 | 36 | 1942 | Later Dale, Carol Ann | |
258801 | CG-38409 | US Coast Guard | Picket Boat | 12 | 36 | 1942 | Later The Provisioner | |
268137 | CG-38543 | US Coast Guard | Picket Boat | 12 | 36 | 1942 | Later Peg | |
255004 | CG-38545 | US Coast Guard | Picket Boat | 12 | 36 | 1942 | Later Boanne | |
270573 | CG-38567 | US Coast Guard | Picket Boat | 12 | 36 | 1942 | Later Judy | |
258800 | CG-38577 | US Coast Guard | Picket Boat | 12 | 36 | 1942 | Later The Provider | |
264656 | CG-38606 | US Coast Guard | Picket Boat | 12 | 36 | 1942 | Later Drydock | |
262155 | CG-38----- | US Coast Guard | Picket Boat | 12 | 36 | 1942 | Later Escapade | |
262731 | CG-38----- | US Coast Guard | Picket Boat | 12 | 36 | 1942 | Later Ina V | |
268460 | CG-38----- | US Coast Guard | Picket Boat | 12 | 36 | 1942 | Later Lady Maggie | |
278690 | CG-38----- | US Coast Guard | Picket Boat | 12 | 36 | 1942 | Later Mary Jane | |
285703 | CG-38----- | US Coast Guard | Picket Boat | 12 | 36 | 1942 | Later Memory | |
War-Time Construction for the Army - 131 boats | ||||||||
M 357-373 | US Army | Cable Boat | 26 | 1941 | 17 boats | |||
M 374-392 | US Army | Cable Boat | 26 | 1942 | 19 boats | |||
MT 137-177 | US Army | Tug | 26 | 1943 | 41 boats | |||
J 1109-1162 | US Army | Passenger | 40 | 1944 | 54 boats | |||
P 326-354 | US Army | Passenger | 40 | 1945 | 29 boats | |||
253348 | J 1111 | US Army | Passenger | 40 | 1944 | Later Cheryl | ||
258444 | J 1113 | US Army | Passenger | 40 | 1944 | Later High Seas | ||
255676 | J 1123 | US Army | Passenger | 40 | 1944 | Later Helen | ||
257448 | J 1124 | US Army | Passenger | 40 | 1944 | Later Lucky Lou, Skipper | ||
256855 | J 1138 | US Army | Passenger | 40 | 1944 | Later Kaipo | ||
269066 | J 1151 | US Army | Passenger | 40 | 1944 | Later Miss Lena | ||
265595 | J ???? | US Army | Passenger | 40 | 1945 | Later Doneda, Sandra Fay | ||
War-Time Construction for the Navy - ??? boats | ||||||||
LCP(L) | US Navy | Landing Craft | 6 | 37 | 1943-45 | |||
257475 | LCP(L) 6515 | US Navy | Landing Craft | 9 | 37 | 1945 | Later Only | |
LCP(R) | US Navy | Landing Craft | 6 | 36 | 1943-45 | |||
259711 | LCP(R) 8660 | US Navy | Landing Craft | 9 | 36 | 1945 | Later Goose | |
260699 | LCP(R) 8672 | US Navy | Landing Craft | 9 | 36 | 1945 | Later Korea | |
LCVP | US Navy | Landing Craft | 9 | 36 | 1943-45 | |||
255806 | LCVP 20838 | US Navy | Landing Craft | 9 | 36 | 1945 | Later Fanny E, Wenby | |
259800 | LCVP 43486 | US Navy | Landing Craft | 9 | 36 | 1945 | Later Margie, W. C. Fields | |
261796 | LCVP 70789 | US Navy | Landing Craft | 9 | 36 | 1945 | Later Jana Lynn | |
255997 | LCVP 77879 | US Navy | Landing Craft | 9 | 36 | 1944 | Later Janeimmie | |
279811 | LCVP 80159 | US Navy | Landing Craft | 9 | 36 | 1945 | Later Ariel | |
277857 | LCVP 80236 | US Navy | Landing Craft | 9 | 36 | 1945 | Later Rasp | |
Post-War Construction | ||||||||
251849 | Seal | Earl H. Raines | Tug | 11 | 36 | 1945 | ||
257392 | Ethan Allen | Shorewell Ferries | Tug | 10 | 33 | 1945 | ||
283066 | Freyja | Yacht | 12 | 29 | 1948 | Later Sandy C | ||
Flying Ensign | Power Boat | 32 | 1948 | Later Daybreak III | ||||
281920 | Dotty Jane III | David A. Bennis | Passenger | 13 | 29 | 1949 | ||
284363 | Dorado | George R. Harrington | Yacht | 13 | 29 | 1949 | ||
284555 | U-Can-II | Yacht | 11 | 30 | 1949 | Later Lindy-Boo | ||
285724 | Co-Ed | Edward J. Wegman | Yacht | 16 | 34 | 1949 | ||
260035 | Lula E II | Jesse L. Flynn | Power Boat | 16 | 36 | 1950 | ||
274590 | Hornet | W. Thayer Martin | Yacht | 6 | 25 | 1950 | ||
278069 | Four Jays | John W. Knox | Passenger | 16 | 33 | 1950 | ||
284610 | Bali H'ai | Joseph B. Filger | Yacht | 15 | 32 | 1950 | ||
285057 | Caribe III | Stacey Simpson | Yacht | 17 | 33 | 1950 | ||
285985 | Revelry II | Gale F. Nadeau | Yacht | 15 | 34 | 1950 | ||
287399 | Sundowner | James M. Heritage | Yacht | 7 | 25 | 1950 | ||
288105 | Cindy | Herbert A. Hyns | Yacht | 7 | 25 | 1950 | ||
291799 | Lorilin | Roger C. Zimmerman | Yacht | 16 | 33 | 1950 | ||
292056 | Trienin IV | Frederick W. Marklin | Yacht | 15 | 32 | 1950 | ||
Alexandra | Power Boat | 15 | 32 | 1950 | Later Katie K, Alge II | |||
Driftwood | Power Boat | 25 | 1950 | |||||
262848 | Sales Appeal | Yacht | 13 | 33 | 1951 | Later Gary Russell, Pat-C, Miss Shirley, Tired Tiger | ||
273389 | Good News | James J. Dwyer | Yacht | 11 | 30 | 1951 | ||
280802 | Crusader | John J. Sader | Yacht | 16 | 33 | 1951 | ||
283385 | Gypsy Girl V | Walter R. Wolfgram | Yacht | 17 | 34 | 1951 | ||
284925 | Admira | Sidney Pepper | Yacht | 20 | 38 | 1951 | Later Sidmir | |
286219 | Dream's End | Louis L. Johnson | Passenger | 13 | 33 | 1951 | ||
289659 | Mina-T | Orville H. Tenhunfeld | Yacht | 7 | 26 | 1951 | ||
269609 | Dina-Mo | Yacht | 11 | 31 | 1952 | Later Marauder | ||
278270 | Barnacle III | George A. Edwards | Passenger | 7 | 27 | 1952 | ||
278632 | Ricabil | William Arbocus | Yacht | 11 | 32 | 1952 | ||
281303 | Esther's Mink | Charles C. Morris | Yacht | 20 | 39 | 1952 | ||
282938 | Ismoll | Isadore Bromfield | Yacht | 14 | 31 | 1952 | ||
282975 | Miss Inez | Yacht | 21 | 38 | 1952 | Later Spray III, Gypsy Queen, Skipper II | ||
283846 | Madeline W | Yacht | 17 | 34 | 1952 | Later Livin End | ||
285095 | Popcorn | Yacht | 12 | 32 | 1952 | Later Shrew, Ariey Miss | ||
285438 | Marie | Edward H. Benedict | Yacht | 20 | 38 | 1952 | Later Commander II | |
285568 | Holiday II | Howard J. Kruse | Yacht | 15 | 31 | 1952 | ||
287854 | Terry Boo III | T. LeRoy Tuttle | Yacht | 16 | 33 | 1952 | ||
289235 | Nube-Nuevo | Yacht | 11 | 31 | 1952 | Later Lil-Nip | ||
291284 | Sea Lark II | Harry Kent | Yacht | 14 | 31 | 1952 | ||
295476 | Albacore | John A. Schafer Jr. | Yacht | 20 | 38 | 1952 | ||
Galley Slave | Power Boat | 38 | 1952 | Later Black Swan | ||||
Jangwen VI | Samuel H. Wilde | Power Boat | 40 | 1952 | ||||
Frandertim II | Power Boat | 33 | 1952 | Later Deborah T, Junonia II | ||||
Nancy III | Power Boat | 33 | 1952 | Later Sally L, Kai-Na'i | ||||
Nancy-Alice II | Power Boat | 33 | 1952 | Later Revelry VI | ||||
Satilla IV | Edward Hanna | Power Boat | 40 | 1952 | ||||
Sea Bee IV | George O. Tamblyn | Power Boat | 40 | 1952 | ||||
Allou II | Power Boat | 40 | 1952 | Later Siempre | ||||
Romar III | Power Boat | 40 | 1952 | Later Signal II | ||||
265669 | Tooetwo | Silver Springs, Inc. | Yacht | 13 | 37 | 1953 | ||
282007 | Steph III | Yacht | 15 | 34 | 1953 | Later Mama | ||
282341 | Bobcat | Richard F. Moser | Yacht | 17 | 34 | 1953 | ||
282371 | Jac-Lee | Leon E. Monnier | Yacht | 20 | 39 | 1953 | ||
283411 | Ervina | Knut E. Hansen | Yacht | 11 | 32 | 1953 | ||
283501 | Camper | Stuart W. Korkow | Yacht | 17 | 34 | 1953 | ||
284505 | Francis R II | Wilfred D. Sanford | Yacht | 20 | 38 | 1953 | ||
285159 | Susan Jane | Robert C. Gerhard | Yacht | 20 | 37 | 1953 | ||
286621 | C'est Si Bon | Jack Macklin | Yacht | 20 | 37 | 1953 | ||
286659 | Selom II | William G. Moles | Yacht | 17 | 34 | 1953 | ||
287169 | Barsubon | Yacht | 15 | 32 | 1953 | Later Ruthben Et V | ||
289965 | Who Cares | H. P. Bateman | Yacht | 12 | 31 | 1953 | ||
293055 | Pollyanna | Neil E. Andersen | Yacht | 6 | 27 | 1953 | ||
Lady Gaines | Yacht | 27 | 1953 | Later Rebel III | ||||
Satilla V | Alfred Hilton | Power Boat | 40 | 1953 | ||||
267581 | Angus-A | Power Boat | 40 | 1954 | Later Via | |||
268624 | Markay II | James D. Moffat | Yacht | 17 | 39 | 1954 | ||
270577 | Don's Ark II | Yacht | 22 | 39 | 1954 | Later Liebeshun Terra | ||
280607 | Big Daddy | Mary Jane DiCosola | Yacht | 13 | 34 | 1954 | ||
281153 | Kathy-Too | McLean S. Welch | Yacht | 12 | 31 | 1954 | ||
282875 | Virapol II | Louis A. Truche | Yacht | 12 | 34 | 1954 | ||
283832 | Neva-B-Four | Yacht | 14 | 34 | 1954 | Later Amphitrite | ||
284400 | Ev-Bi II | Yacht | 12 | 31 | 1954 | Later Judy Lee | ||
286825 | Shadroe | Armand A. Hofstetter | Yacht | 20 | 37 | 1954 | ||
288472 | Poke | E. M. Hilty | Yacht | 14 | 34 | 1954 | ||
292278 | Spector | Arthur J. Finlay | Yacht | 14 | 31 | 1954 | ||
292926 | Sea Toy | James E. Hupp | Yacht | 12 | 32 | 1954 | ||
294709 | Sundial | Charles O. Duke | Yacht | 12 | 31 | 1954 | ||
297002 | Rainbow IV | George W. Rainbow | Yacht | 13 |