Jakobson Shipyard
Introduction The '''Jakobson Shipyard, Inc.''' was a shipyard involved in manufacture of tugs, ferries, submarines, minesweepers, yachts, fireboats and other craft, based in Brooklyn, New York, from 1926 to 1938, and Oyster Bay, New York, from 1938 to 1984.
History ''Note: Ship names utilized are the Original Names with text in italics. The numbers in parentheses following the Original Name is the Hull Number. ''The Jakobson Shipyard, Inc. traces its origins to founder Daniel Jakobson, who established the Jakobson & Peterson shipyard in Brooklyn, New York, in 1895.Jakobson was a native of Sweden who immigrated to the United States in 1877.His son, Irving Jakobson, succeeded him as President in 1925.The elder Jakobson died November 28, 1931, at his residence on 370 Senator Street in Brooklyn.The firm operated in Brooklyn until around 1938 when it was decided to move to Oyster Bay, New York. As many as 700 people worked at Jakobson's during the height of production around World War II.Four diesel-electric tugboats were built and launched for the Lehigh Valley Railroad from 1948 and 1950.These include the ''Wilkes-Barre'' (327), ''Hazelton'' (328), ''Cornell'' (329), and ''Lehigh'' (330). Of these, the tugboat Cornell is the last in service. These diesel tugs were meant to replace steam driven tugs used by the railroad in New York Harbor for towing car floats and barges. Among the benefits that came from diesel were eliminating time lost for fueling.Jakobson's produced and launched three fireboats for the City of Baltimore in 1960.These were the ''Mayor J. Harold Grady'' (397), ''P.W. Wilkinson'' (398), and ''August Emrich'' (399).The State of New York provided $5 million to buy the shipyard in 1997, from funds in the state's 1972 Environmental Quality Bond Act. The money had been previously designated for a waste incinerator on Long Island that had never been built. Gov. George E. Pataki speaking at that time said, "This cooperative purchase will recapture an important part of Oyster Bay's waterfront and the area's unique maritime character. "Officers and key staff around the time Jakobson's stopped operation were Mr. George J. Hossfeld, President; Mr. John Hossfeld, Shipyard Manager; Mr. William R. Gordon, Vice President; and Ms. Robin Ritter, Office Manager. The publication ''Worldwide ship and boat repair facilities'' published around the time of closing described the firm as follows:Operates vessel repair, upgrades, yacht and small boat repowering and full service boat marina facility. With 2 marine railways to 235’ and 1,500 LT, 2,000 feet of total berthing, buildingways, and shops.
Register of Ships Produced Data in these tables is from Tim Colton's web site.===Built in Brooklyn (by Jakobson & Petersen)===  '''Original Name'''  '''Original Owner''' '''Type''''''Tons''' '''Delivery''' '''Description'''    ''Meitowax''  Long Island Rail Road Tug    Sunk 1963   ''J. Norman Riley'' Riley & Kendall Tanker   Designed to carry 100,000 gallons of petroleum, 128 feet long, two 180-horsepower Fairbanks-Morse engines. (Unknown)  United States Public Health Service Launch (1 of 2)  ca. Design by P.W. Clark, Naval Architect. 41 foot launch powered by a Fairbanks-Morse 4-Cylinder 45-Horsepower Full Diesel Motor. (Unknown)  United States Public Health Service Launch (2 of 2)  ca. Design by P.W. Clark, Naval Architect. 41 foot launch powered by a Fairbanks-Morse 4-Cylinder 45-Horsepower Full Diesel Motor. ''Alsumar''  Dave Hennen Morris Jr. Yawl    Design by Sparkman & Stephens, 72 feet overall. ''Kinawan''  Robert Baruch Cutter Yacht  25  Active. Design by Cox & Stevens, 53 feet overall. 259  ''Dauntless No. 11''  Dauntless Towing Co.   Tug 146  Later Martha Moran 1955, now Dauntless   ''Wakiva''  Harkness Edwards   Yawl   Design by Sparkman & Stephen, 72 feet on deck, diesel powered engines. 276  ''Dauntless No. 12''  Dauntless Towing Co.   Tug 140  Later Dauntless No. 2, Helen B Moran, West Point, Easton, Will Colonna. Withdrawn 1992   ''Petrel (yacht)''   Yacht 31  Active===Built in Oyster Bay (by Jakobson Shipyard)===  '''Original Name'''  '''Original Owner''' '''Type''''''Tons''' '''Delivery''' '''Description'''  274  ''Otco''  Oil Transport Co. Tug	  142	   Later Eugenia Moran, Vegco, Norwich and Seagull, sank 1998   ''Bluejacket''  Yacht		  56	   Now Westerly. 282  ''Dauntless No. 14''  Dauntless Towing Co Tug 249	   Later Yaquima (YT 171) 1941, Dauntless No. 14 1946, M. Moran 1955, Lambert Point 1960, Claire Moran 1970.Withdrawn 1990. ''Lt Col Paul W. Evans''  US Army Tug 	   Later Yaquima (YT 171) 1941, Dauntless No. 14 1946, M. Moran 1955, Lambert Point 1960, Claire Moran 1970.Withdrawn 1990.285  ''Gotham'' Electric Ferry Co. Ferry	  569  To US Navy 1942 as Asquith (YFB 42), later Gotham 1946, Delaware 1965, scrapped 1979.287  ''Dauntless No. 15''  Dauntless Towing Co. Tug 192  Later US Army Col Albert H. Barkley, then Andrew Foss, Pachena, now yacht Lumberman. 288  ''Anna L. Connors'' Standard Towing Corp. Tug 106  Later Theresa M. Coyne, now Mid-State I. 289  ''Excel (AM 94)''  US Navy Minesweeper 1250  Later PC 1598, sold 1947 290  ''Exploit (AM 95)'' US Navy Minesweeper 1250  Later PC 1599, sold 1949, reold 1991 as Exploit 291  ''ATR 15''  US Navy Rescue Tug 850  Lost off Normandy 1944 292  ''ATR 16'' US Navy Rescue Tug 850  Disposed of 1948 293  ''Fred A. Cassidy''  Jersey City Stockyards Tug 101  Later Elizabeth 294  ''Maj Ethel A. Robbins'' US Army Tug (LT 1) 249  Sold Hong Kong 1946 as Silverside, then HKT Silverside, Silver Side (existence in doubt 2001) 295  ''Maj Randolph J. Hermandez'' (Maj Randolf J. Hernandez?) US Army Tug (LT 2) 249  Later Dauntless No 15, then Julia C Moran, Sparrows Point, Accomac, Doris Moran, now Sparta 296  ''Maj Ralph Bogle'' US Army Tug (LT 3) 249  Later Pacific Titan, then fishing Pacific Trader. Foundered 1980.297  ''Maj Wilbur F. Browder'' US Army Tug (LT 4) 249  To USACE as Ludington. 1998 museum at Kewaunee. 298  ''Maj Elisha K. Henson'' US Army Tug (LT 5) 249  To USACE as John F. Nash. 1991 H. Lee White Marine Museum at Oswego, NY. 299  ''Maj Ocea L. Ferris'' US Army Tug (LT 6) 249  Later Capt Eric J Newman, then Falcon, Pat B, Mary St Philip. Reefed 1993.300  ''Maj George W. Hovey''  US Army Tug (LT 7) 249  Later San Luis II, then Terence J Smith. 301  ''Maj Charles A. Radcliffe''  US Army Tug (LT 8) 249  Later Kathleen C Tracy, then Sea Lion. Sank 1964 . 302  ''Oiltransco'' Oil Transfer Corp Tug 175  Later Doris Moran, now Harbor Star (2008 for sale, no engine)   ''ATR 66'' US Navy Rescue Tug 850  Sold Norway 1946 as Storebror, then Lenaship II   ''ATR 67''  US Navy Rescue Tug 850  Later Dorothy Ann Meseck, scrapped 1954.307  ''LT 643''  US Army Tug 394  Later Taurus, then Gaelic Challenge, Frankie D, Dawson B, Doug McKeil, now Western Tugger. 308  ''LT 644''  US Army Tug 394  To UNRRA China 1946.309  ''LT 645''  US Army Tug 394  To UNRRA 1946.310  ''LT 646'' US Army Tug 394  To US Navy 1946 as ATA 243.Stricken 1962.311  ''Turecamo Boys'' Turecamo Towing Tug 113  Later Blue Star. Existence in doubt 1991.314  ''The Narrows (ferry)'' Electric Ferry Co. Ferry 545  Ferry closed 1950.315  ''The Tides (ferry)'' Electric Ferry Co. Ferry 545  Ferry closed 1950.Restaurant 1971. (Unknown)  Sloop yacht  ca. ''Kongaree''  Yawl yacht  ca. ''Kewamee''	  Zechariah Olsen ? Yacht 47  Now Antares. ''Nimrod IV''  Sloop yacht  ca. 327  ''Wilkes-Barre'' Lehigh Valley Railroad Tug 239  Later Julia C. Moran. Existence in doubt 2001.328  ''Hazleton'' Lehigh Valley Railroad Tug 239  Later Marie Moran, then Marie Casho, Captain Bill. Reefed 2004 as Veronica M. 329  ''Cornell''	  Lehigh Valley Railroad Tug 196  Active. 330  ''Lehigh'' 	  Lehigh Valley Railroad Tug 236  Later Swan Point. Reefed 2002 as J B Eskridge. ''Laughing Gull (yacht)'' 	   Yawl yacht   Later Swan Point. Reefed 2002 as J B Eskridge. ''Paterson'' 	  Erie Railroad Tug   Later Steven McAllister. Reefed 2000 as HRFA. 336  ''Eugene F. Moran''	  Moran Towing Tug 219  Scrapped 2002.337  ''Julia C. Moran''	  Moran Towing Tug 270  Now Puerto Ordaz. ''Neptune''	  R.J. Casho Tug 83  Later Bali Sea, now Charleston. 339  ''Capmoore''	  Lehigh Valley Railroad Tug 236  Later Hawkins Point. Dismantled 2002.340  ''Marie J. Turecamo'' Turecamo Towing Tug 144  Later Marie J, now William E.   ''Hornell'' Erie Lackawanna RR Tug 222  Now Virginia. ''Marion'' Erie Lackawanna RR Tug 192  Later Marion Smith 1978, Brooklyn III 1979, New York 1979, Pleon 1989. (Unknown)  Tug    344  ''Brooklyn III'' Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal Tug 262  Scrapped 1996.345  ''Cross Harbor I'' Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal Tug 262  Later New Jersey. Sunk 2007.346  ''Bethlehem''  Tug 241  Later Shannon Smith, now Christopher B. Turecamo. 347  ''Kpo'' Denco Shipping Lines (Lib) Cargo 366  Sunk in hostilities 1990. ''X-1'' US Navy Midget Submarine   Built by Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation, struck 1973, now museum at Groton CT.   ''Cherry Point''  Tug    362  ''Barney Turecamo'' Turecamo Towing Tug 167  Later Ocean Princess, now G. R. Gainer. 365  ''Lofa'' Denco Shipping Lines (Lib) Cargo 344  Sunk in hostilities 1990.367  ''Diana L. Moran'' Moran Towing Tug 239  Scrapped 2006.368  ''Cynthia Moran'' Moran Towing Tug 239  Now Cynthia Nicole. 372  ''W R Coe'' Virginian Railway Co Tug 259  Later R B Claytor, Karen Tibbetts, now Ethel Tibbetts. ''Oil Transco No. ?'' Oil Transco Tug 146  Later Morania No. 8, now Tortuga. 375  ''Neill McAllister'' McAllister Towing Tug 167  Active. 376  ''Frances Turecamo'' Turecamo Towing Tug 146  Active. (at North River Tugboat Museum; yacht?) 377  ''Hustler II'' Oil Transfer Corp Tug 141  Later Margot Moran, Jolene Rose, now Margot. ''Irving T. Bush'' New York Dock Railroad Tug 252  Now Texas. 383  ''Russell 10''  Tug 146  Later Judith McAllister, then Celtic, sank 1984.384  ''Nancy Moran'' Moran Towing Tug 228  Active. 386  ''Dalzelleagle'' Moran Towing Tug 231  Now McAllister Bros. 387  ''Flo W'' Mar-K Towing ? Tug 194  Later Karl E Martersteck, now E. L. Jones. ''Cyane'' Cyane Partnership Yacht 15  Active. ''Ondine'' Sumner A. Long Yacht  ca. Wrecked on Virgin Gorda BVI? 397  ''Mayor J. Harold Grady'' City of Baltimore Fireboat 93  Sold 2008.398  ''P. W. Wilkinson'' City of Baltimore Fireboat 93  Sold 2002, now Caitlin. 399  ''August Emrich'' City of Baltimore Fireboat 93  Sold 2002 as yacht Eileen Francis, now Nancy B. ''Louise'' Const'n. & Marine Eqpmt. Tug 17  Active. ''Buchanan 3'' A. P. Franz Tug 112  Active. ''Brooklyn'' NYD Properties Tug 251  Now Florida. ''Loon'' Gifford Pinchot III Yacht 15  Active. 406  ''Esso Maryland'' Esso Shipping Tug 281  Later Exxon Maryland, now Maryland. ''Edward T'' Costello Marine Barge 68  Active. 408  ''Patricia Moran'' Moran Towing Tug 288  Active. 409  ''Kerry Moran'' Moran Towing Tug 289  Active. 417  ''Esther Moran'' Moran Towing Tug 426  Now Salvor. 420   US Navy Tug 356  Later (YTM-760). To NDRF 1986.Sold as ''Eddie Mac I'', now ''Atlantic Aspen''. 421   US Navy Tug 356  Later (YTM-761). To NDRF 1986.Sold 1995 as ''Escorte''. 424  ''Texaco Bahamas'' Texaco Marine Landing Craft 248  Later Bahamas Transporter, now Dina I. ''Parranda (yacht)''  Yacht-cruise 211  Active. 428  ''Rude (S 590)'' N.O.A.A. Survey Ship 150  Active. 429  ''Heck (S 591)'' N.O.A.A. Survey Ship 150  Deactivated 1995.Sold 2001 as Heck. 430  ''Eugenia Moran'' Moran Towing Tug 261  Active. 431  ''Grace Moran'' Moran Towing Tug 261  Active. 432  ''Menasha''  Tug 120  Now Escorte – same as Yd 421? 433  ''Texaco Fire Chief'' Texaco Marine Tug 207  Now Ruby M. 434  ''Town Point'' Moran Towing Tug 258  Active. 435  ''Drum Point'' Moran Towing Tug 258  Active. 436  ''Texaco Marfak'' Texaco Marine Tug 180  Later Texaco Plein Palais, Trintoc Plein Palais, now Petrotrin Plein Palais. 437  ''Texaco Concord'' Texaco Marine Tug 145  Now Petrotrin Concord. 438  ''Gillen Brothers'' Salem Tugboat Tug 242  Later Texaco Marfax II, now High Roller. 445  ''Dona Cecilia'' Terminales Maracaibo Tug 250  Active. 446  ''Texaco Houma II'' Texaco Marine Tug 197  Now Houma. 447  ''Creole Ojeda''  Tug 120  Existence in doubt 2001.449  ''J. Bradley O'Hara''  Fishing Vessel 199  Later Distant Water, now Popado II. 450  ''Shaddad'' Bahrain Petroleum Tug 298  Active. 451  ''Texaco Diesel Chief'' Texaco Marine Tug 197  Later Star Diesel Chief, Morania No 5, May McGuirl, now Lucy Reinauer. 452  ''Texaco Fuel Chief'' Texaco Marine Tug 296  Later Star Fuel Chief, Colonel, now Navigator. 453  ''Reliance'' Providence Steamboat Tug 231  Active. 454  ''Resolute'' Providence Steamboat Tug 231  Active. 456  ''Cape Cod'' Moran Towing Tug 293  Later Joan Moran, now Cape Ann. 457  ''Sewells Point'' Moran Towing Tug 237  Active. 458  ''Harriet Moran'' Moran Towing Tug 238  Active. 459  ''Limpia Mar'' PDV Marina Pollution Control Vessel 150  Active. 461  ''Rowe''  Tug 199  Now H. J. Reinauer. 462  ''Texaco AvJet'' Texaco Marine Tug 284  Later Star Avjet, Matthew, Heide E. Roehrig, now Siberian Sea. 464  ''Provincetown II'' Bay State LLC Passenger 96  Active. 465  ''Freedom'' O'Hara Corp. Fishing Vessel 196  Active. 466  ''Exxon Maine'' Exxon Shipping Tug 291  Later Exxon Carquinez, S/R Carquinez, Justine, now Justine McAllister. 467  ''Escort'' Express Marine Tug 198  Active. 468  ''H. Butler Flower'' Flower & Sons Fishing Vessel 120  Active. 469  ''Chessie'' Chesapeake & Ohio RR Tug 274  Later Brent J McAllister, now G. M. McAllister. 470  ''Seaboard'' Chesapeake & Ohio RR Tug 274  Now Nancy McAllister. 471  ''Consort'' Express Marine Tug 199  Active.
See also * List of sailboat designers and manufacturers
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