Apart from the Bayles shipyard, there were four other yards building ships in Port Jefferson when the Civil War ended in 1865: the output of these yards is summarized here. All four were on the waterfront in downtown Port Jefferson: the Mather shipyard was in the center of the harbor, immediately west of the ferry terminal; the Jones shipyard was on the pond, on the west side of Jones Street (now Main Street); the Harris shipyard was on the west side of the harbor, where Miller Marine and the northern end of the public dock are today; and the Darling shipyard was in the northwest corner of the harbor. The table below lists the ships that were built by these four yards during and after the Civil War. In addition, a supplementary section lists ships from this period for which the builder is not known. If anyone can provide any additional data, please e-mail it to me at timcolton@aol.com.
THE DARLING SHIPYARD The Darling shipyard was at the extreme north end of the west side of the harbor: it was started in about 1832 by Sylvester Smith and Matthew Darling. Shipbuilder Hull O.N. Original Name Original Owner Ship Type GT Ft. Built Disposition Smith and Darling Florida Brig 1832 Smith and Darling Emeline Sloop 1833 Smith and Darling Amelia Strong Brig 1833 Smith and Darling Empire Sloop 1834 Smith and Darling S. B. Packet Sloop 1834 Smith and Darling Active Sloop 1834 Smith and Darling Darien Brig 1835 Smith and Darling Congress Sloop 1835 Smith and Darling Volta Schooner 1836 Smith and Darling Unity Sloop 1836 Smith and Darling Sylph Sloop 1837 Smith and Darling Report Sloop 1837 Smith and Darling Gleam Sloop 1837 Smith and Darling Senate Sloop 1838 Smith and Darling Long Island Brig 1839 Smith and Darling Smith & Darling Schooner 1840 Matthew Darling Maria M. Klots Schooner 1842 Matthew Darling Charles Hopkins Schooner 1842 Matthew Darling Mary Eliza Schooner 1842 Matthew Darling Iowa Schooner 1844 Matthew Darling Martha Jane Schooner 1845 Matthew Darling Gen. Marion Schooner 1845 Matthew Darling Corbulo Schooner 1846 Matthew Darling Charles Mills Schooner 1846 Matthew Darling Mary J. Peck Schooner 1846 Matthew Darling Jacob Smith Schooner 1847 Matthew Darling Oregon Schooner 1848 John Darling Pearl Sloop 65 1849 John Darling Rachel Jane Schooner 111 1850 John Darling I. N. Seymour Schooner 71 1853 John Darling Copy Schooner 95 1854 John Darling L. N. Godfrey Schooner 140 1854 John Darling Transit Schooner 297 1855 John Darling Alexander Blue Schooner 131 1856 John Darling 14886 Laura A. Burlingame Schooner 199 1864 Emmett Darling 90181 Mary Alice Schooner 34 59 1870 Emmett Darling 19337 Onward Schooner 52 63 1871 Emmett Darling 80215 West Side Schooner 153 1871 Emmett Darling 95158 Hiram S. Tuthill Schooner 42 1872 Emmett Darling 15837 Lillie Ernestine Schooner 68 79 1872 Emmett Darling 115249 Smith and Darling Schooner 43 64 1873 Emmett Darling 120128 Frances Smith Schooner 48 68 1873 Emmett Darling 125249 Charley Banks Schooner 46 63 1873 Emmett Darling 100113 Ilo Schooner 35 1874 Emmett Darling 135013 E. B. Darling Schooner 183 1874 Emmett Darling 90841 Mary C. Decker Schooner 91 84 1875 Emmett Darling 135300 Emma Southard Schooner 72 77 1877 Emmett Darling 75941 John Eastwood Schooner 47 67 1877 Emmett Darling 140372 L. J. Dayton Sloop 12 36 1879 Emmett Darling 3102 B. H. Hegeman Sloop 12 36 1879 THE HARRIS SHIPYARD The Harris shipyard was on the west side of the harbor, where Miller Marine and the public dock are today. It was originally developed in 1842, by Sylvester Smith, and later acquired by J. J. Harris, who operated it for at least 20 years, before selling it for conversion into the Yacht Basin. Shipbuilder Hull O.N. Original Name Original Owner Ship Type GT Ft. Built Disposition Sylvester Smith Martha Maria Schooner 1843 Sylvester Smith Panama Schooner 1844 Sylvester Smith Alert Schooner 1845 Sylvester Smith J. E. Smith Schooner 1845 Sylvester Smith Aratus Schooner 1846 Sylvester Smith Orianna Schooner 1846 S. Smith and J. Darling Athalia Schooner 1846 C. and J. Darling New Republic Schooner 1848 C. and J. Darling Home Sloop 1848 C. and J. Darling Governor Schooner 1848 C. and J. Darling Aurora Borealis Schooner 1849 C. and J. Darling William Tyson Schooner 1849 C. and J. Darling Galota Schooner 1850 C. Darling Sea Flower Schooner 1851 C. Darling Selah B. Strong Schooner 1852 Joseph J. Harris James M. Holmes Schooner 205 1858 Joseph J. Harris 20548 Quickstep Schooner 97 90 1863 Joseph J. Harris 95172 Halcyon Schooner Yacht 67 80 1866 Foundered 1905 Joseph J. Harris 23719 Silver Spray Schooner 118 1869 Joseph J. Harris 75199 J. J. Harris Schooner 141 1870 Joseph J. Harris 80195 Wm. Young Schooner 71 72 1871 Joseph J. Harris 75419 Jane C. Harris Schooner 43 62 1872 Joseph J. Harris 110131 Robert T. Clark Schooner 189 118 1873 Joseph J. Harris 85273 Game Cock Schooner 72 74 1873 Joseph J. Harris 140273 La Ninfa Schooner 126 86 1877 Joseph J. Harris Mary C. Crowley Schooner 70 1878 THE JONES SHIPYARD The Jones shipyard was on the pond just west of Main Street and south of Broadway. It was developed by William Luther Jones in 1832, at the same time as he developed what would become the Mather & Wood yard, just to the north. Jones was joined by John R. Mather in 1838 and Mather's sons took over after Jones and Mather retired. Shipbuilder Hull O.N. Original Name Original Owner Ship Type GT Ft. Built Disposition William L. Jones Pearl Schooner 1832 William L. Jones Virginius Schooner 1833 William L. Jones Amelia Strong Brig 1833 William L. Jones Empire Sloop 1834 William L. Jones S. B. Packet Sloop 1834 William L. Jones Charles E. Thom Schooner 1834 William L. Jones Active Sloop 1834 William L. Jones Congress Sloop 1835 William L. Jones Darien Brig 1835 William L. Jones Radiant Sloop 85 1836 William L. Jones Volta Schooner 1836 William L. Jones Unity Sloop 1836 William L. Jones Sylph Sloop 1837 William L. Jones Gleam Sloop 1837 William L. Jones Report Sloop 1837 William L. Jones Senate Sloop 1838 William L. Jones Long Island Brig 1839 William L. Jones Smith & Darling Schooner 1840 John R. Mather Caroline E. Thorn Schooner 1838 John R. Mather Alfred F. Thorn Schooner 1839 John R. Mather Excelsior Schooner 1840 John R. Mather William L. Jones Brig 1841 John R. Mather Lady Suffolk Schooner 99 1846 John R. Mather Thomas B. Hawkins Sloop 1849 John R. Mather William H. Sanford Sloop 98 1850 John R. Mather John R. Mather Schooner 156 1851 John R. Mather Magnolia Schooner 139 1852 John R. Mather Neptune's Bride Schooner 206 1853 John R. Mather War Steed Schooner 120 1854 John R. Mather Millard Fillmore Schooner 168 1856 John R. Mather Willow Harp Schooner 172 1858 John R. Mather 2552 B. H. Jones Schooner 215 1865 John R. Mather 80216 William M. Jones Schooner 374 1871 John R. Mather 2836 B. I. Hazard Schooner 392 132 1872 John R. Mather 75627 James Slater Schooner 311 118 1874 John R. Mather 76001 John McDermott Brig 564 138 1878 John R. Mather 85594 George R. Congdon Schooner 458 133 1879 John R. Mather 3187 Bessie Whiting Schooner 559 150 1882 John R. Mather 157102 D. K. Baker Schooner 519 144 1883 John R. Mather 76542 J. H. Parker Schooner 548 144 1884 THE MATHER SHIPYARD The Mather Shipyard was in the center of the port, immediately to the west of the ferry terminal: it was developed by William Luther Jones in 1832. Jones was later joined by John R. Mather, whose sons took over after Jones and Mather retired. Then, in 1879, John T. Mather teamed up with Owen E. Wood, who had been working for Emmett B. Darling. Wood left in 1903 and John T. Mather had sole control until 1909, when he sold the business to the Andrew Radel Oyster Company. Shipbuilder Hull O.N. Original Name Original Owner Ship Type GT Ft. Built Disposition Mather & Wood 3110 Bessie B Schooner 15 56 1879 Mather & Wood 91232 Minnie B Steamer 56 56 1880 Mather & Wood Schooner 1881 Mather & Wood 145295 The Hoyt Bros. Co. Oyster Boat 74 69 1882 Later Amanda Mather & Wood Addie B Steamer 35 1882 Mather & Wood 130274 Nonowantuc Passenger 220 120 1883 Later Henry C. Rowe Mather & Wood 115961 S. S. Brewster Passenger 50 77 1883 Mather & Wood 91678 May Queen Passenger 32 78 1884 Later Mascot Mather & Wood 106578 Albert J. Hoyt Oyster Boat 99 75 1888 Later Etta May Mather & Wood 106586 Active Oyster Boat 77 65 1888 Mather & Wood 100455 Ithiel Oyster Boat 31 50 1889 Abandoned 1940 Mather & Wood 106727 Adele Yawl 42 55 1890 Mather & Wood 126714 Comanche Yacht 87 86 1891 Mather & Wood 150774 Park City B. & P.J. SB Co. Passenger 391 143 1898 Foundered 1951 Mather & Wood 93227 Mary S. Lewis Oyster Boat 138 88 1901 Mather & Wood 93296 Martha E. Wallace Schooner 1,108 201 1902 Stranded 1910 Mather & Wood 200144 Myra Steam Yacht 33 50 1903 John T. Mather 163407 A. B. King Barge 271 1905 John T. Mather 162829 Jerome Lighter 168 1906 John T. Mather 162756 Judge Lighter 162 1906 John T. Mather 203597 Jennie L. Smith Oyster Dredge 30 1906 Abandoned 1840 John T. Mather 163290 Jaxon Barge 175 90 1907 Later Newport John T. Mather 205393 A. C. Frazer Oyster Dredge 30 49 1908 John T. Mather 183558 Jury Lighter 106 1908 OTHER SHIPBUILDERS WHO WERE ACTIVE IN PORT JEFFERSON POST-1865 S. R. Bird 140684 Luella Nickerson Schooner 26 48 1884 Henry Hallock Narragansett Schooner 1855 Henry Hallock 22636 Sarah Mills Schooner 153 98 1855 Henry Hallock Spencer D Schooner 145 1856 Henry Hallock Estelle Schooner 167 1857 Henry Hallock Gen. Gilmore Schooner 33 1863 Henry Hallock 9399 Florence V. Turner Schooner 88 1865 Henry Hallock 15392 Laurel Schooner 71 1868 Henry Hallock 125655 Coral Schooner 34 55 1878 John F. Hawkins 145712 Telka Yacht 35 66 1896 John Marvin 26012 Walter Smith Schooner 30 1866 Andrew Radel 213877 Cable F. L. Johans Freighter 25 47 1915 L. M. Rowland 9873 Flora Temple Schooner 22 58 1861 L. M. Rowland 23479 Starlight Schooner 32 1865 Sylvester T. Wines 13939 J. C. Havens Schooner 43 64 1866 Sylvester T. Wines 15367 Louie A. Van Brunt Schooner 344 1867 Sylvester T. Wines 9732 Florence Shay Schooner 405 127 1867 Stranded 1908 Sylvester T. Wines 11943 Henrietta Hill Schooner 50 1868 Sylvester T. Wines 95022 H. S. Marlor Schooner 340 1869 Sylvester T. Wines 24970 Thomas D. Harrison Schooner 512 1873 SHIPS BUILT BY UNIDENTIFIED BUILDERS IN PORT JEFFERSON POST-1865 19891 Piano Schooner 6 31 1865 8473 Emma L. Tracy Sloop 6 33 1868 1905 Addie Watts Sloop 16 42 1870 8635 Elizabeth Grafton Sloop 8 32 1870 80131 Walter E. Gerard Sloop 5 29 1870 105355 Alonzo E. Smith Oyster Sloop 18 50 1873 6805 Dart Sloop 8 41 1873 125387 Carrie Sloop 7 32 1875 140140 Lottie B Sloop 11 40 1875 120241 Fannie Sloop 6 34 1876 75839 Josie Crowley Schooner 122 98 1876 Later Ruth Decker 125714 Clara Bell Sloop 10 36 1879 120399 Fannie Sloop 7 31 1880 157151 Dude Sloop 5 25 1884 127019 Carrie Sloop 8 33 1885 Later Abeona 96024 Hungarian Schooner 37 56 1889 145557 Trochilus Yacht 15 39 1889 Later Capt. David Champion 28118 Zanth Yacht 8 26 1889 126735 Carrie O Sloop 8 29 1891 126840 Clio Sloop 6 30 1892 150573 Pirate Yacht 7 33 1892 116481 Shrimp Sloop 5 28 1892 116569 Star Fish Steamer 12 38 1892 207379 Laura R Oyster Sloop 30 49 1910 212231 O. E. S. Freighter 14 38 1914 Foundered 1935 226235 Florence E Passenger 14 44 1915 Later Melford Ederd 281677 Sou'Wester Yacht 14 36 1923