Paasch Marine Services, Erie PA
Most recent update: March 26, 2015.
John D. Paasch, the son of a shipbuilder from Kiel, started this business in 1866 and was followed in 1893 by his sons, William, Fred and John, who named the enterprise Paasch Bros. Boat Works. In 1947, Harold Paassch took over and changed the name to Paasch Marine Services: it closed in 1980, after his death. The yard was in the east canal basin, at the foot of State Street, right in the center of downtown Erie. 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. Built Disposition Built by Paasch Bros. Boat Works
204350 Presque Isle Passenger 41 61 1907 Abandoned 1933 205389 Mars Tug 29 62 1911 Abandoned 1938 208838 Atlas Fish Tug 33 60 1911 Abandoned 1936 213162 Edward K Tug 44 65 1915 Abandoned 1942 214319 Despatch Fish Tug 16 47 1916 Later Atlantis, destroyed by storm 1958 Built by Paasch Marine Services
251939 Robert & Richard J. J. Parris Fish Tug 66 56 1947 Now Susie Q 252010 Judy Meigs J. Grow Fish Tug 13 36 1947 Active 253549 Flying Duck Passenger 7 38 1947 Active G-4 Goff & Sons Fish Tug 57 1947 Active 255805 Joetta Fish Tug 13 37 1948 NLD 255827 Betty Mae Buckeye Fisheries Fish Tug 15 40 1948 Now Rae Ann 256582 Favorite Fish Tug 17 37 1948 NLD 256657 Ronnie - S. Fish Tug 14 36 1948 Active 257367 Big Bertha Steve Horvath Fish Tug 14 38 1949 NLD 257809 Esther A Fish Tug 13 37 1949 NLD 258117 Widgeon Genesee Marina Inc Tug 13 37 1949 Later Helix, now Aquatic I 258486 Rose Fish Tug 13 37 1949 Active 258721 Sea King Dissen & Juhn Corp. Tug 14 36 1949 Active 258859 J. W. Westcott II J. W. Westcott Co. Passenger 14 44 1949 Sank off River Rouge 2001 but recovered and reactivated 258953 Favorite Too Fish Tug 17 37 1949 Active 259462 Brenda T Circle Fish Co. Cargo 9 45 1950 Later Shannon, NLD 259463 Avis J Barcelona Fish Co. Fish Tug 12 50 1950 NLD 31 259635 Ada John Skrovan Oil Recovery 19 45 1950 Later Sancho, now Sancho Diver 260415 Nellie III John D. Ross Research 18 48 1950 Later Buffalo Port, Little Toot, now Environaut 260603 Captain Jim II Stephen Milewski Fish Tug 8 44 1950 Later Hunter R.V., now See Diver 261453 Dorothy B John J. Brice Fish Tug 18 40 1951 Later Betty J. III, St. Paul, Judy, Pam Marie, now Sally Jo Irwin 261489 Ethel S Fish Tug 17 37 1951 Active 262642 Big Ben Fish Tug 17 37 1951 NLD 262768 Favorite Won Kfloe Ltd Yacht 17 39 1951 Active 263286 Reliance II Tug 17 37 1951 NLD 263288 Whip Fish Tug 17 37 1952 Active 264006 Cedar Point G. A. Boeckling Co. Passenger 11 59 1952 Later Arrow, Pocahontas II, now Nightingale 265733 James Morick Unclassified 28 48 1952 Active 55 265221 Nip Fish Tug 17 38 1953 Active 265732 Cedar Point II G. A. Boeckling Co. Passenger 12 59 1953 Later Dispatch, now Sawmill Explorer 266890 Paul A. Schoellkopf Niagara Mohawk Power Tug 50 54 1953 Later Tug No. 2, now Mell C 267220 Ship Fish Tug 14 36 1954 Active 268238 Wan-El Wan-El Marine Services Passenger 7 45 1954 Now Edward John 268373 The Clevelander City of Cleveland Fire Tug 28 58 1954 Active 268635 My-Favorite Favorite Fisheries Fish Tug 17 37 1954 Later yacht Felia F, now Lady of Commerce 269845 Three Sons John E. Lampe Tug 10 37 1955 Now Pilot 269888 Huron Arnold Transit Company Passenger 99 86 1955 Active 660323 K. Sea Underwater Construction Corp Unclassified 18 51 1957 Active 276850 Portlaw Yacht 14 42 1958 Later Masker, NLD Perca Penna. Fish & Boat Comm. Police Boat 20 50 1959 Active (PAFBC research vessel on Lake Erie) 278860 Ottawa Arnold Transit Company Passenger 81 91 1959 Now Diamond Queen 279864 Tonne Henry W. Luetkemeyer Yacht 55 51 1959 Later Mesoma III, NLD 1977 132 281386 Good Time II Goodtime Transit Recreational 81 85 1960 Later Liberty Belle II, Vegas in Venice, Pair-o-Dice 281864 American Venus International Boat Tours Inc. Passenger 93 65 1960 Now Miss Christin 569528 Capn Nelson Smith Brothers Inc Tug 31 50 1960 NLD 137 290776 Anthony J Celebrezze City of Cleveland Fire Boat 42 61 1961 Active Caltex Lumba Lumba Caltex Passenger 101 75 1961 Later Canadian II, now Bella Bella 139 286075 Algomah Arnold Transit Company Passenger 81 85 1961 Active 140 287494 Island Beach Town of Greenwich CT Passenger 87 66 1961 Active 141 288825 Chippewa Arnold Transit Company Passenger 81 84 1962 Active 289133 Courthouse Yacht 56 54 1962 NLD 294407 Calypso II Caneel Bay Plantation Passenger 72 62 1963 NLD 150 na Sentinel I (?) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Patrol Boat na 54 1964 Active ? 151 na Sentinel II U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Patrol Boat na 54 1964 Later Dakota, now active in Galena KS 153 295280 American Neptune International Boat Tours Inc. Passenger 82 65 1964 Later Island Hopper, Miss Clayton III, now Express Shuttle 297174 Grey Ghost Vanderburgh Johnstone Yacht 62 64 1964 Now Randy VI 156 na Laidly U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Survey Boat na 54 1967 Active 157 502757 Peggity Yacht 19 40 1965 To NZ registry 1988, now Pegasus III 158 Nanticoke II Passenger 1965 159 1136729 Haendel U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Survey Boat 22 45 1965 Active 161 W. J. Williams Cruiser 1967 298405 Capt Esco Dredge & Fill Tug 26 47 1965 Later Anna, now Jeanne G 1091846 Frank Dunham Albany Port District Commission Police Boat 32 65 1966 Now Spirit of Albany 523525 Big Lou Maryland Dept. of Chesapeake Affairs Tug 26 50 1967 Active 517294 Capt Erie Navigation Tug 27 47 1968 Later Big Toot, Gene, now Robert Steers 517409 Jacksonville St. Johns Bar Pilots Pilot Boat 38 53 1968 Now Tampa 1072285 Northwestern Northwestern Michigan College Unknown 36 56 1969 Active 169 527751 H. J. Elser Maryland Dept. of Chesapeake Affairs Tug 32 49 1969 Active 170 na North Central U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Survey Boat na 54 1969 Active 529121 Mayjac Yacht 56 63 1970 Active 1092215 Knight Life Dependable Marine Services Passenger 19 42 1971 NLD 532245 Legend Yacht 28 46 1971 NLD 536306 Georgetta George E. Sarant Yacht 99 62 1971 Now St. Gennaro 179 536942 Ursa Treasure Coast Yacht Charters Passenger 58 63 1971 Active 181 541389 American Adonis II International Boat Tours Inc. Passenger 82 65 1972 Island Princess, NLD 549596 Tortue Marion Osborne Black Yacht 17 44 1973 Active (U.K.) 550877 Cecil II Maryland Dept. of ? Police Boat 13 31 1973 Retired in 1980s Frances Bellamy Port of Tampa Fire Boat 68 1974 188 560341 Port Endeavor Maryland Dept. of Transportation Passenger 43 44 1974 Active 189 566192 Port Reliance Maryland Dept. of Transportation Tug 13 34 1975 Active 570754 Northern Exposure Yacht 113 80 1975 Later Indiscretion, Seaquel, now Sur 577015 Magothy River Maryland Dept. of Nat. Res. Police Boat 15 31 1975 Active 577016 Anne Arundel Maryland Dept. of Nat. Res. Police Boat 15 31 1976 Active 577959 Wicomico Maryland Dept. of Nat. Res. Police Boat 15 31 1976 Retired in 1980s 611119 Joann M Munch Fisheries Fish Tug 18 50 1980 NLD