Matton Shipyard

John E. Matton started his original shipyard in 1899, on the Champlain Canal, about three miles north of the Waterford side-cut: he moved to Cohoes in 1916. His son Ralph joined him in 1922 and the company became, first, John E. Matton & Son, and, later, John E. Matton & Sons. The yard closed in 1966 and was sold to Bart Turecamo, who kept the Matton name, operating it as Matton Shipyard Company, until it closed again in 1983. The Cohoes yard was at the northern tip of Van Schaick Island, between Cohoes and Waterford, at the eastern end of the Erie Canal: see the site from the air on Google here. If anyone can fill any of the gaps in the table below, please e-mail me at timcolton@aol.com.

Hull #	Original Name	Original Owner	Ship Type	GT	Delivery	Disposition
Built by John E. Matton
	Unnamed	John E. Matton	Dry Dock		1916
Built by John E. Matton & Sons
276	John E. Matton	John E. Matton	Tug	119	Jul-39	To USN 1940 as Tamaque (YN 52, YNT 20, YTM 741), sold 1947 as Athena, later Jesse D, now Atlantic 7
277	Tigre	Peruvian Govt.	Tug	144	Dec-41	Now Franco
278	Curaray	Peruvian Govt.	Tug	144	Dec-42	Active
	SC 985	US Navy	Sub Chaser	136	19-Dec-42	To US Coast Guard 1945 as Air Merlin (WAVR 439)
	SC 986	US Navy	Sub Chaser	136	29-Apr-43	To USSR 1945 as BO 305
	SC 987	US Navy	Sub Chaser	136	7-Jun-43	To US Coast Guard 1945 as Air Oriole (WAVR 440), later fishing vessel Empress, Lillian B, CTL 1976
	SC 988	US Navy	Sub Chaser	136	14-Jul-43	To US Coast Guard 1945 as Air Owl (WAVR 441)
	SC 989	US Navy	Sub Chaser	136	2-Aug-43	To US Coast Guard 1945 as Air Parakeet (WAVR 442)
			Tug	49	1943	Now Norene II
286	ST 87	US Army	Tug	106	Feb-44	To Finland 1946 as No.10, later DR-10, No.10, Halli, Mistral 3, Jean Luc, Jason, scrapped 1986
287	ST 88	US Army	Tug	106	Mar-44	To Finland 1946 as No.1, later DR-1, No.1, Fulgor, Furius, Furia, now Furius
288	ST 89	US Army	Tug	106	Apr-44	To Finland 1946 as No.4, later Star, Rauma II, Mars II, Fakir, scrapped 1984
289	ST 90	US Army	Tug	106	Jun-44	To Finland 1946 as No.17, later DR-17, No.17, Poitsila, Partner, Nina H, now yacht Poitsila
290	YTL 452	US Navy	Tug	70d	1944	To Vietnam 1969 as HQ 9508., scrapped 1980s
291	YTL 453	US Navy	Tug	70d	1944	Destroyed 1947
292	YTL 454	US Navy	Tug	70d	1944	To Taiwan 1963 as YTL 11, scrapped 1980s
293	YTL 455	US Navy	Tug	70d	1944	To Venezuela 1963 as “3”, scrapped 1990s?
294	YTL 456	US Navy	Tug	70d	1945	To Vietnam 1969 as HQ 9509, scrapped 1980s
295	YTL 457	US Navy	Tug	70d	1945	To Vietnam 1971 as HQ 9511, scrapped 1980s
296	John E. Matton	Matton Shipyard	Tug	138	Sep-45	Later Hollywood, Brevard, existence in doubt 2010
297	Margaret Matton	Matton Shipyard	Tug	138	1946	Later Fort Lauderdale, Evening Light, Hudson, foundered 2005
299	Edna M. Matton	Matton Shipyard	Tug	142	1947	Later Cree II, K-1, existence in doubt 2001
300	Oil Transfer No. 31		Tank Barge	1,194	Nov-49	Now Trader II
	Edward Matton	Matton Shipyard	Tug	141	1951	Reefed 2000
	BC 6212	U. S. Army	Lighter		1951	To USN as YC 1443
	BC 6449	U. S. Army	Lighter		1953	To USN as YON 269, sold 1995
	BC 6560	U. S. Army	Lighter		1953	To USN as YC 1445, sold 1976
307	LT 2095	U. S. Army	Tug	141	Jul-54	Later named Shamokin, to USN 1964 as Kewaunee (YTM 752), scrapped 1976
308	LT 2096	U. S. Army	Tug	141	Jul-54	Later named Valley Forge, retired 2011
Matton took over this 15-boat contract from American Boiler Works, of Erie PA
	ST 2116	U. S. Army	Tug	122d	1954	Later named King's Mountain, sold 1997, now Orion
	ST 2117	U. S. Army	Tug	122d	1954	Retired 1988
	ST 2118	U. S. Army	Tug	122d	1954	Later named Guilford Courthouse, sold 2001
	ST 2119	U. S. Army	Tug	122d	1954	Later named Bennington, retired 1994
	ST 2120	U. S. Army	Tug	122d	1954	Retired
	ST 2121	U. S. Army	Tug	122d	1954	Retired
	ST 2122	U. S. Army	Tug	122d	1954	Retired
	ST 2123	U. S. Army	Tug	122d	1954	Later named Ninety-Six, retired
	ST 2124	U. S. Army	Tug	122d	1954	Later named Quaker Hill, sold 2002, now Betsy
	ST 2125	U. S. Army	Tug	122d	1954	Later named Sag Harbor, retired 1988
	ST 2126	U. S. Army	Tug	122d	1954	Later named Stony Point, sold 2004, now yacht Stony Point
	ST 2127	U. S. Army	Tug	122d	1954	Later named Appomattox, retired 1988
	ST 2128	U. S. Army	Tug	122d	1954	Later named Dorchester Heights, retired 1987
	ST 2129	U. S. Army	Tug	122d	1954	Later named Bunker Hill, retired 1991
	ST 2130	U. S. Army	Tug	122d	1954	Later named Fort Mifflin, sold 2001, now yacht ST 2130
	ST 2198	U. S. Army	Tug	122d	1954	Retired
	Marine Discoverer		Tug	147	1954	Later Joseph R, Seana C, now Henry Brusco
322	Matton	Matton Shipyard	Tug	141	1954	Later Kathleen Turecamo, Troy, reefed 1990
323	Matton 25	Matton Shipyard	Tug	141	1956	Later Joan Turecamo, Everglades
324	Ralph E. Matton	Matton Shipyard	Tug	151	1957	Later Mary Turecamo, Albany, scrapped 2007
325	John E. Matton	Matton Shipyard	Tug	151	1958	Later Morania No. 12, Cissy Reinauer, Cissi, Thornton Bros., Mischief, now Thornton Bros.
327	Everglades		Tug	166	Oct-59	Later Captain Nelson, now Manatee
328	Challenger		Tug	166	1960	Later Captain Brinn, now Captain Bim
329	Margaret Matton	Matton Shipyard	Tug	158	1962	Now Margaret Turecamo
331	John E. Matton	Matton Shipyard	Tug	162	1964	Later Helen J. Turecamo, sank 1988
Built by Matton Shipyard Company
332	Bart J. Turecamo	Turecamo Towing	Tug	266	Aug-68	Now Bart Turecamo
	Launch No. 1	N.Y.P.D.	Launch	25d	1966	Active
	Launch No. 5	N.Y.P.D.	Launch	25d	1966	Sold c1996, sank, restored to service 1998
	Launch No. 9	N.Y.P.D.	Launch	25d	1967	Active
	Launch No. 13	N.Y.P.D.	Launch	25d	1967	Sold pre-1998, active
338	James Turecamo	Turecamo Towing	Tug	225	Dec-69	Active
339	Mobil 1	Mobil Shipping	Tug	271	Jul-71	Later Tioga, now Zachary Reinauer
340	Mary Turecamo	Turecamo Towing	Tug	263	Dec-72	Later Texaco Capella, now John Turecamo
341	Jean Turecamo	Turecamo Towing	Tug	289	1975	Hull built by Wiley Mfg., later Texaco Tampa, Star Tampa, Dolphin, now Jean Turecamo
342	Largo Remo	Refineria Panama	Tug	279	Sep-76	Later Tridente, now Vesca R-18
343	Michael Turecamo	Turecamo Towing	Tug	196	May-78	Active
344	Joan Turecamo	Turecamo Towing	Tug	192	Mar-81	Active
345	Mary Turecamo	Turecamo Towing	Tug	193	Mar-83	Active