Wilmington Boat Works

Wilmington Boat Works built tugboats for the US Army in 1943 and 1944. The small tugs had a length of {{convert|63|ft}}, a depth of {{convert|8.3|ft}}, a beam of {{convert|17.8|ft}}, a {{GRT|56|disp=long}}, and a {{NRT|23|disp=long}}. They were wooden-hulled and diesel-powered. After the war they were sold for commercial use.[http://www.tugboatinformation.com/tug.cfm?id=7694 ugboatinformation.com Victory Shipbuilding Tug, DUNCAN FOSS] The tugs were numbered TP 126 to TP 131, TP for "Tug/Passenger".[http://media.ktoo.org/2016/02/Encl-12-SHPO-support-documentation.pdf HISTORICAL EVALUATION OF THE TUGBOAT CHALLENGER(JUN-01257),JUNEAU,ALASKA]

Wilmington Boat Works Company built two submarine chasers for the United States Navy that were of the {{sclass|SC-497|submarine chaser|1}} design with a displacement of 94 tons, a length of {{convert|110|ft}}, a beam of {{convert|17|ft}}, a draft of {{convert|6|ft}}, and a top speed of {{convert|21|kn|lk=in}}. They had a crew of 28. Power was provided by two {{convert|1,540|bhp|lk=on|adj=on}} General Motors, Electro-Motive Division, 16-184A diesel engines, and two propellers. They were armed with one Bofors 40 mm gun, two Browning M2 .50 cal. machine gun, two depth charge projector "Y guns", and two depth charge tracks. Some of the submarine chasers were lent to Allies of the United States as part of the Lend-Lease program.[http://www.navsource.net/archives/12/150723.htm NavSource Submarine Chaser, SC-723]{{citation|url=http://www.navsource.net/archives/12/15idx.htm|title=Submarine Chaser (SC) Index|access-date=21 March 2009}}{{citation|url=http://www.splinterfleet.org/sfhome.php|title=Splinter Fleet|access-date=16 January 2019}}

The submarine chasers were converted to PGM-1-class motor gunboats six months after completion in 1943.

• {{USS|PGM-5}}
• {{USS|PGM-8}}

For the US Army built 85 foot Crash boats

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Wilmington Boat Works in 1954 built {{sclass|Agile|minesweeper}}s for the United States Navy with a displacement of 853 tons full, a length of {{convert|172|ft|m|abbr=on}}, a beam of {{convert|35|ft|m|abbr=on}}, a draft of {{convert|10|ft|m|abbr=on}}. They were powered by four Packard ID1700 diesel engines, with {{cvt|2,280|bhp}} and two controllable pitch propellers. The ships had a top speed of {{convert|14|kn}}. The ship crew was 7 officers and 70 enlisted men. They were armed with one Bofors 40 mm gun and two .50 cal (12.7 mm) twin machine gun. Notable ships include {{USS|Conflict|AM-426|6}} and {{USS|Constant|AM-427|6}}.[http://www.navsource.net/archives/11/02idx.htm NavSource minesweeper class][http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/mso-422.htm FAS - MSO-422 class][http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/mso-422.htm GlobalSecurity - MSO-422 class]

• {{USS|Implicit|AM-455}}
• {{USS|Prime|AM-466}}
• {{USS|Reaper|MSO-467}}
• {{USS|Pluck|MSO-464}}
• {{USS|Prestige|MSO-465}}
• {{USS|Pivot|MSO-463}}
• {{USS|Inflict|AM-456}}
• {{USS|Loyalty|AM-457}}

• The Sobre Las Olas, a {{convert|105|ft|adj=on}} yacht built in 1929 was used by the US Navy in 1941 as YP-131. In 1945 it was sold to J. Paul Getty. Getty sold the boat in 1932. She has a beam of {{convert|23|ft}} and a draft of {{convert|8|ft}}. Sobre Las Olas was the setting of the 1957 movie Pal Joey with Frank Sinatra and Rita Hayworth. The vessel was also used in the 2012 movie Liz & Dick with Lindsay Lohan playing Elizabeth Taylor.[https://www.thelog.com/local/socal-classic-sobre-las-olas/ helog.com Sobre Las Olas]
• Chubasco is a {{convert|46|ft|adj=on}} sailboat built in 1939, that won the 2016 Show Awards for Best of Show at the Marina in Newport.[https://newportbeachwoodenboatfestival.com/category/sail-50/ newportbeachwoodenboatfestival.com, Chubasco, WINNER – 2016 Show Awards Best of Show – Rodheim Perpetual Award]

• {{MV|Joyita}} a {{convert|69|ft|m|adj=on|1}} wooden luxury yacht built in 1931 was found wrecked off Vanua Levu and 25 passengers and crew mysteriously disappeared in October 1955. Life rafts were missing, but no one was found. She was repaired and sold.

• California during World War II
• Maritime history of California

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