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Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Somerset MA

Most recent update: January 30, 2013.

Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding was established in 1955 as a builder of tugs and fishing vessels but has now become one of the industry's leaders in the construction of fast ferries and pilot boats.  Visit the shipyard at www.gladding-hearn.com and see it from the air on Google here.  This table is now close to complete but there are still a few duplications and other oddities: would anyone who can straighten them out, please send your info to timcolton@aol.com

Hull # Original Name Original Owner Ship Type GT Ft. Delivery Disposition
1 North Star Richard A Balzano Fishing Vessel 23 42 1955 Active
2 Paam   Tanker     1955  
3     Seine Boat     1955  
4 Dave White Superior Equipment Tug 27 40 1956 Later Eastern Point II, now Brian
5 Mike   Dredge     1956  
6 Onoribo   Tug     1956  
7 Noelle   Tug     1956  
8   Gahagan Punts     1956  
9 Mikes Helper   Tug     1956  
10   Caltex Lighters     1956  
11 Dick Perini Perini Corporation Tug 21 40 1957 Now Heidi
12 Chas. E. Tirrell Perini Corporation Tug 21 40 1956  
13 Ike Tilcon New York Tug 15 33 1957 Active
14 Karen L.   Tug     1957  
15 Cap. Leffie Hydro-Dredge Corp. Tug 21 40 1957  
16   Essex Scow     1957  
17   Spangle Work Skiff     1957  
18 Hawk Edward M. Conlon Fishing Vessel 13 34 1957 Active
19 Morania No. 4 Morania Oil Tug 32 47 1957 Later Capt. Lewis, Kaye C. Green
20   Perkins Float     1957  
21 W-5   Water Barge     1957  
22   Perini Corporation Rowboats     1957  
23   Spangle Pontoons     1957  
24 Brandywine Stratus Fisheries Fishing Vessel 14 45 1957 Later Interport II, now Miss Samantha
25   Caltex Lighters     1958  
26   Perini Corporation Rowboats     1958  
27 Floyd Reid   Tug     1958  
28 Mary W.   Tug     1958  
29 Duchess Rabbit Run Towing Tug 23 41 1958 Active
30   N. A. D. Sounding Boat     1958  
31 Helen II   Charter Boat     1959  
32 Joe M New England Dredge Dredge Tender     1958  
33 Cape Henlopen Delaware Bay Pilots Pilot Boat 36 44 1958 Active
34 Pilgrim Gregory M. Light Yacht 22 39 1958 Now Redoubt
35 City of Portland City of Portland ME Fire Boat 87 63 1959 Sold 2010
36 Chester K. New England Dredge Dredge Tender     1958  
37 Capt. Dick Ercon Construction Dredge Tender     1959  
38 Poochie   Tug     1959  
39 Susan E New England Dredge Dredge Tender     1958  
40 Hammonton   Barge     1959 Conversion
41 Jebco No. 3 J. E. Brenneman Co. Passenger 17 37 1959 Now Colleen
42 Tide   Tug     1959  
43 Duke Rabbit Run Towing Tug 21 42 1959 Active
44 Narrows Sandy Hook Pilots Pilot Boat 28 46 1959 Now Sea Bear
45   Spangle Barge     1960  
46   Akers, Edwin R. Tug     1960  
47 Amboy   Ferry     1960  
48   National Bulk Crew Boat     1960  
49 G. W. Ward Gibson & Cushman Tug 17 40 1960 Now Theodore
50 Charleston Pilot II Charleston Pilots Pilot Boat     1959  
51 Hilton John C Palfrey Yacht 33 45 1960 Now Meander
52 Tucu Tucu   Tug     1960  
53   Packer Fuel Barge     1960  
54 Globe II   Barge     1960 House only
55 El-Jean Troy Town Dock Tug 27 47 1960 Now Benjamin Elliot
56   Beebe Quahog Skiff     1960  
57   Malloy Dredge     1960 Rebuild
58 Shelter Island   Ferry     1960  
  Regal 100 Tisbury Towing Tank Barge 15 36 1960 Active
  Jerry C Caldwell Marine Tug 20 36 1960 Later Brian C, now C Fox
59 Carolyn Marinucci Bros. Dredge Tender     1961  
60 No. 153 Frederick Snare Co. Dredge Tender 27 47 1961 Later Capt. Lawrence, now Admiral Tommy
61 No. 154 Frederick Snare Co. Dredge Tender 27 47 1961  
62 Starr   Tug     1961  
63 Mattituck Suffolk County Tug 17 38 1961  
64   Thomas Dredging Dredge     1962  
65 Amelia   Yacht     1962  
66 Matituck (M.L.B.C. No. 1) MLBC Tug     26-Aug-64  
67 Cimare II   Tug     1961  
68 Lark   Fishing Vessel     1961  
69 Reggie B Rabbit Run Towing Tug 26 47 1962 Now Baron
70 Jax Pilot Jacksonville Pilots Pilot Boat     1962  
71 Maria Amlia   Fishing Vessel     1962  
72   Leone Work Boat     1962  
73 Cape May Delaware Bay Pilots Pilot Boat 36 44 1963 Active
74 Eagle Point Trap Company Fishing Vessel 27 45 15-Apr-63 Active
75 Thomas J. Brown Thomas J. Brown Towing Tug 61 60 11-Dec-62 Active
  Annapolis Pilot Maryland Pilots Pilot Boat 35 44 1962 Active
76 SK-1   Rescue Boat     1963  
77   Perini Corporation Rowboats     1963  
78 Ursa   Tug     17-Jun-63  
79   Cape Cod Canal Floats     17-Jun-63  
80 West Bank Sandy Hook Pilots Tug 29 45 1963 Active
81 Atlantis II   Tender     28-Jun-63  
82 Chesapeake   Research Vessel     21-Nov-63  
  Big Whizzer Sterling Equipment Inc Tug 7 28 1963 Active
83 Nancy & Gary   Fishing Vessel     1964  
84   Dravo Punts     3-Mar-65  
85     Seine Boat     1964  
86 John F. Kennedy   Fire Boat     2-Jun-64  
87 Joseph & Lucia II Gallant Fisheries Inc. Fishing Vessel 179 88 21-Nov-64 Now Christine & Julie
88 Charleston Pilot Charleston Pilots Pilot Boat     1-May-65  
89 H. N. Wilcox H. N. Wilcox Fishing Fishing Vessel 19 43 22-Mar-65 Active
90     Seine Boat     1-Apr-65  
91 Hall Brothers   Tug     12-Aug-65  
92 Griswold Queen   Tour Boat 7 28 16-Jun-65 Now Mystic Belle
93   Ellicott Machine Dredge Tender     28-Jun-65  
94   Ellicott Machine Dredge Tender     14-Jul-65  
95 ND-5   Dredge Tender     1966  
96   Dravo Punts     1965  
97   Perini Corporation Rowboats     16-Aug-65  
98   Ellicott Machine Dredge Tender     7-Oct-65  
  CW-11 Suffolk County Tug   40 1965  
99 Chris Wilmington Tug Tug 11 33 22-Nov-65  
100 Amelia Bucolo Black Point Fish Trap Co Fishing Vessel 45 67 10-Feb-66 Active
101 Ellicott 30' Ellicott Machine Tug     22-Nov-65  
    Harbor Construction Barge     12-Jan-66  
102 Mt. Sunapee II   Ferry     20-Apr-66  
103 Ichabod   Barge     5-Apr-66  
104 Capt. Scotty   Charter Boat     9-Sep-66  
105 Prospect   Fishing Vessel     18-Nov-66 Conversion
106 NB No. 3   Barge     6-Jun-66  
107 City of Fall River   Ferry     30-Jun-66  
108 Caroline   Yacht     29-Dec-66  
  Steamboat Willy Viking Princess Cruises Fishing Vessel 14 36 1966 Now Viking Princess
  Pioneer   Sailing Vessel     1966 Rebuild
  Woods Hole House   Research Vessel     11-Jan-66  
109 Gloucester Police   Police Boat     17-Apr-67  
110 P-1 American Dredge Dredge Tender     15-Feb-67  
111 Sailor   Fishing Vessel     18-Sep-67  
112 Pete   Ferry     31-May-67  
113 Miss Ginny   Fishing Vessel     21-Nov-67  
114 Vigilant Dale C. Lynch Fishing Vessel 16 34 26-Oct-67 Now Cove Island
  Karen Louise Donald L Myers Fishing Vessel 50 56 1967 Now Cassiar
115 Newark Bay   Pilot Boat     6-Feb-68  
116   Ellicott Machine Punts     1968  
117 Islander North Ferry Co. Ferry 90 81 11-Jan-69 Active
118 Sherry Dale   Fishing Vessel     22-Mar-68  
119 Egmont   Pilot Boat     7-Oct-68  
120 Potpourri II   Barge     22-Jul-68  
121 CW 11   Tug     24-Feb-69  
122 Portland Pilot Portland Pilots Pilot Boat 71 60 19-Jun-69 Active
122? Tusitala   Recreational 20 49 1971 Active
123 Pinki Aurora   Sailing Vessel     23-Sep-71  
124 Vega   Tug     9-Sep-69  
125 Renier Cape Cod Canal Patrol Boat     10-Nov-69  
126 Resolute Hodges and Hodges Tour Boat 7 30 25-Sep-69 Active
127 Jeannie   Barge     25-Nov-69  
128 Tampa Tampa Pilots Pilot Boat     18-Feb-70  
129     Seine Boat     26-Feb-70  
130 Susan Y.   Fishing Vessel     6-Jun-70  
131 Davisville   Tug     27-May-70  
132 Jellice Swan   Pilot Boat     6-Jul-70  
133 Success II Concavage Marine Tug 17 34 1-Sep-70 Active
134 John E. Flynn Hudson River Pilots Pilot Boat 21 38 13-Feb-71 Active
135 Boston Pilot Boston Pilots Pilot Boat 91 66 14-Dec-70 Active
136     Dredge Tender   30 11-Aug-70  
137     Dredge Tender   30 14-Sep-70  
138 Dravo   Ferry     30-Sep-70  
  Guido Fleet Sound Corp. Tug 16 34 1970 Later Jaclyn, now Wrestler
139 Overfalls Overfalls Leasing Pilot Boat 33 49 8-Mar-71 Active
140   Corps of Engineers Barges     1-Apr-71  
141   Barngate Dredge Tender     20-Apr-71  
142 Harvaes Y.C.   Barge     15-Jul-71  
143 Marinus T. Slager   Fishing Vessel     21-Jul-71  
144     Dredge Tender     20-Mar-72 For stock
145 Hero Bradford Marine Tug 9 29 28-Sep-71 Active
146 Carey Wilmington Tug Inc Ferry 29 44 11-Aug-71 Active
147 Director Portland Pilots Pilot Boat 31 46 6-Jan-72 Active
148 Chabro   Fishing Vessel     22-Apr-72  
149 Wal-Rus Associated Dock Builders Freight Barge 38 56 29-Mar-72 Active
150 Thomas Knox Boston Pilots Pilot Boat 41 50 27-Sep-72 Now Ranger
151 Bosun   Yacht     27-Sep-72  
152 Jennie & Jackie   Fishing Vessel     10-Nov-72  
153 Debris Collector   Tug     7-Dec-72  
154 National Lead   Tug     6-Nov-72  
    Perini Corporation Work Skiffs     Oct-72  
155 Protector   Police Boat     1-Mar-73  
156 J. A. Laporte    Tug     7-Mar-73  
157 Fair Wind   Fishing Vessel     7-Apr-73  
158 Kristen & Michael   Fishing Vessel     19-May-73  
159 Dragon Melrose Marine Service Tug 23 42 9-Oct-73 Active
160 Canaveral   Pilot Boat     26-Jun-73  
161     Dredge Tender 9 30 31-Aug-73 Now Maggie
162 Tysor Corps of Engineers Tug   34 24-Sep-73 Active
163 Cape Fear Pilot III Cape Fear Pilots Pilot Boat 34 48 2-Jan-74 Now Ann Rose
164 Taurus Tisbury Towing Tug 26 43 17-Feb-74 Active
165   Mitchell Towing Tug     30-Nov-76  
166 Orca   Ferry     4-Apr-74  
167 Sunapee Belle   Ferry     2-May-74  
168 Greenport North Ferry Co. Ferry 95 84 16-Oct-74 Active
169   New England Power Tug     1974  
170 Sherry Ann Dale   Fishing Vessel     5-Sep-74 Sank 1987
171 Pasascondola   Work Boat     1974  
172     Seine Boat     1974  
173 Dorado   Pilot Boat     13-Jan-75  
174   Corps of Engineers Barges     25-Mar-75  
175 Northeast Pilot Providence Pilots Pilot Boat 19 35 29-Jul-75 Active
176 Seacom 1, 2 & 3   Barges        
177 Butler Corps of Engineers Tug     27-Apr-76 Active
178   Dixie Dredge Dredge Tender     26-Apr-76  
  Bobcat Forman Equipment Tug 8 24 1976 Now Easy
179 Ted W. Jones A. P. Franz, Jr. Tug 11 32 1976 Active
180 Tina Wilmington Tug Tug 109 65 24-Feb-77 Active
181   Ellicott Machine Dredge Tender     1976  
182   Ellicott Machine Dredge Tender     1976  
183   Ellicott Machine Dredge Tender     1976  
184   Ellicott Machine Dredge Tender     1976  
185   Ellicott Machine Dredge Tender     1976  
186   Ellicott Machine Dredge Tender     1976  
187   Ellicott Machine Dredge Tender     1-May-77  
188   Ellicott Machine Dredge Tender     1-May-77  
189   Ellicott Machine Dredge Tender     26-May-77  
190 Cap'n Don   Fishing Vessel     26-May-77  
191   Ellicott Machine Dredge Tender     1-May-77  
192   Ellicott Machine Dredge Tender     1-May-77  
193 Laport   Tug     25-Feb-77  
194 Manchester   Work Boat     22-Mar-77  
195 Viking Queen Viking Boat Tours Tour Boat 40 57 24-Jun-77 Active
196 Winstead   Barge     1-Jul-77  
197 Tetra   Pilot Boat     5-Oct-77  
198 Tappan Zee II Tappan Zee Bridge Auth Tug 30 43 18-Oct-77 Active
199 Jaguar Charles G. Mitchell Tug 64 58 2-May-78 Active
200 Patriot Too   Ferry     31-May-78  
201   Ellicott Philippines Dredge Tender     1978  
202   Ellicott Philippines Dredge Tender     1978  
203   Ellicott Philippines Dredge Tender     1978  
204   Ellicott Philippines Dredge Tender     1978  
205 Lion Oil California   Tug     1977  
206     Dredge Tender     16-May-78  
207     Dredge Tender     16-May-78  
208 Guemes   Ferry        
209 Paras.   Work Boat     5-May-78  
210 Dolomite II A. P. Franz, Jr. Tug 29 37 21-Sep-78 Now Johannsen Girls
211 Delaware Overfalls Leasing Llc Pilot Boat 35 46 1979 Active
212 Ambrose Sandy Hook Pilots Pilot Boat 28 43 26-Apr-79 Now Jessica Marie
213 Jekyll Isle Jekyll Towing School Ship 99 70 10-May-80 Now Pentagoet
214 Cormorant   Ferry     23-Jul-79  
  Coconut William C. Harrison Fast Ferry 9 31 1979 Active
215 Huron Belle Lakes Pilots Assoc. Freight Barge 38 48 1979 Active
216 Tender   Tug     1-Oct-79  
217 Manchester   Work Boat        
218 Carolina Georgetown Nav. Pilot Boat 43 52 11-Oct-80 Active
219 Palmetto State   Pilot Boat     18-Dec-80  
220 Wilmington Overfalls Leasing Llc Pilot Boat 38 48 14-Aug-80 Active
221 Broadbill D S S Fishing Inc Fishing Vessel 55 58 26-Sep-80 Active
222 St. George   Pilot Boat     26-Nov-80  
223 Janie Concavage Marine   85 65 10-Sep-80 Active
224 Michael & Kristen Fairwind Fishing Fishing Vessel 118 77 5-Jun-81 Active
225 80A Dixie Dredge Dredge Tender     22-Dec-80  
226   Melrose Marine Dredge Tender     2-Mar-81  
227 Billy White Melrose Marine Dredge Tender 7 24 23-Apr-81 Active
228 Kenneth G. Kaner   Police Boat     30-Mar-82  
229 Robert V. Strugala   Police Boat     30-Mar-82  
230 Dragon   Tug     30-Oct-81  
231 L. C. McKay Tosco Tug 53 57 3-Dec-81 Active
232 Snowflower Maranon Corporation Fishing Vessel 12 34 30-May-82 Active
233 St. Rogue   Yacht 58 65 26-Mar-83 Now Top Secret
234 P.O. Stephen Gilroy   Police Boat     21-Jun-83  
235 Det. Joseph Taylor   Police Boat     21-Jun-83  
236 P.O. Robert J. Bilodeau   Police Boat     21-Jun-83  
237 P.O. John Scarangella   Police Boat     21-Jun-83  
238 North Sounder Clean Sound Cooperative Oil Recovery 85 73 13-Nov-82 Now Western Gull
239   Ellicott Machine Tug     14-Mar-83  
240 Trenton Sandy Hook Pilots Pilot Boat 31 47 4-Mar-83 Active
241 Virginia Virginia Pilots Pilot Boat 45 51 17-Jun-83 Now Pilot VII
242 Old Dominion   Pilot Boat     17-Jun-83  
243 Miss Julie Trebloc Seafood Inc Fishing Vessel 64 72 16-Dec-83 Active
244 Rhode Island Mystic Lake Corp. Fishing Vessel 65 61 12-Feb-83 Later Glenna & Jacon, now James & Matthew
245 Endeavour Seacrest Corp. Fishing Vessel 121 76 5-Jul-84 Active
246 Tony Parascandolo   Work Boat     1-Mar-84  
247 John M. Kingsbury Cornell University Research Vessel 34 47 2-Jun-84 Active
248 Philadelphia Overfalls Leasing Llc Pilot Boat 45 51 4-Oct-84 Active
249 Brazen   Yacht     24-Nov-84  
250 Sandy Hook Sandy Hook Pilots Pilot Boat 71 64 9-Jul-85 Active
251   MassPort Barge     11-Feb-85  
252   MassPort Barge     11-Feb-85  
253 Capt. H H. Hickman Rowland Jr Tank Barge 176 100 11-Jun-85 Active
254 Silver Ghost   Yacht