New York Yacht, Launch & Engine Company

New York Yacht, Launch & Engine Company was a shipyard located on the Harlem River in the Morris Heights neighborhood of the Bronx.[1]

History

The New York Yacht, Launch & Engine Company was active from 1903 until 1931.[1] They built power boats for private owners and smaller ships for the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard.[1] In 1917 and 1918, they built 30 of the 110-foot SC-1-class submarine chasers for the U.S. Navy (numbered SC-223 through SC-242 and SC-393 through SC-402).[1] In 1919, they built 5 of the 88-foot YT-46-class harbor tugs for the U.S. Navy (numbered YT-77 through YT-81).[1][2] In 1924 and 1925, they built ten 75-foot patrol boats for the U.S. Coast Guard (numbered CG-160 through CG-169) which were used during Prohibition to intercept rumrunners.[1][3]

  • Lexington II (SP-705) photographed during World War I
    Lexington II (SP-705) photographed during World War I
  • USS Absegami (SP-371), photographed (circa 1917)
    USS Absegami (SP-371), photographed (circa 1917)

References
  1. Colton, Tim (November 7, 2015). "New York Yacht, Launch & Engine Company, Morris Heights, New York". shipbuildinghistory.com.
  2. Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, department of the Navy. Government Printing Office. July 1, 1920. pp. 345–347.
  3. Flynn, James T., Jr. (23 June 2014), "Birth of the Six Bitters - The Start of Prohibition Enforcement Afloat in Earnest" (PDF), U. S. Coast Guard Small Cutters and Patrol Boats 1915 – 2012: Vessel of less than 100-feet in Length, U.S. Department of Defense, pp. 3–13{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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