The Jakobson Shipyard, Inc. was a shipyard involved in manufacture of tugs, ferries, submarines, minesweepers, yachts, fireboats and other craft, based in Brooklyn, New York from 1926–1938, and Oyster Bay, New York from 1938-1984.

History

Note: Ship names utilized are the Original Names with text in italics. The numbers in parentheses following the Original Name is the Hull Number.

The Jakobson Shipyard, Inc. traces its origins to founder Daniel Jakobson who established the Jakobson & Peterson shipyard in Brooklyn, New York in 1895. Jakobson was a native of Sweden who immigrated to the United States in 1877. His son, Irving Jakobson, succeeded him as President in 1925. The elder Jakobson died November 28, 1931 at his residence on 370 Senator Street in Brooklyn.

The firm operated in Brooklyn until around 1938 when it was decided to move to Oyster Bay, New York. As many as 700 people worked at Jakobson's during the height of production around World War II.

Four diesel-electric tugboats were built and launched for the Lehigh Valley Railroad from 1948 and 1950. These include the Wilkes-Barre (327), Hazelton (328), Cornell (329), and Lehigh (330). Of these the tugboat Cornell is the last in active service. These diesel tugs were meant to replace steam driven tugs used by the railroad in New York Harbor for towing car floats and barges. Among the benefits that came from diesel were eliminating time lost for fueling.

Jakobson's produced and launched three fireboats for the City of Baltimore in 1960. These were the Mayor J. Harold Grady (397), P.W. Wilkinson (398), and August Emrich (399).

The State of New York provided $5 million to buy the shipyard in 1997, from funds in the state's 1972 Environmental Quality Bond Act. The money had been previously designated for a waste incinerator on Long Island that had never been built. Gov. George E. Pataki speaking at that time said, "This cooperative purchase will recapture an important part of Oyster Bay's waterfront and the area's unique maritime character."

Officers and key staff around the time Jakobson's stopped operation were Mr. George J. Hossfeld, President; Mr. John Hossfeld, Shipyard Manager; and Ms. Robin Ritter, Office Manager. The publication Worldwide ship and boat repair facilities published around the time of closing described the firm as follows:

Operates vessel repair, upgrades, yacht and small boat repowering and full service boat marina facility. With 2 marine railways to 235’ and 1,500 LT, 2,000 feet of total berthing, buildingways, and shops.

Register of Ships Produced

Data in these tables is from Tim Colton's
web site.

Built in Brooklyn (by Jakobson & Petersen)

	Original Name	Original Owner	Type	Tons	Delivery	Description
	Meitowax	Long Island Railroad	Tug Tug Tuğ is a village in the Khojavend Rayon of Azerbaijan....			Sunk 1963
	J. Norman Riley	Riley & Kendall	Tanker Tanker (ship) A tanker is a ship designed to transport liquids in bulk. Major types of tankship include the oil tanker, the chemical tanker, and the liquefied natural gas carrier.-Background:...			Designed to carry 100,000 gallons of petroleum, 128 feet long, two 180-horsepower Fairbanks-Morse engines.
	(Unknown)	United States Public Health Service United States Public Health Service The Public Health Service Act of 1944 structured the United States Public Health Service as the primary division of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare , which later became the United States Department of Health and Human Services. The PHS comprises all Agency Divisions of Health and...	Launch Launch (boat) A launch in contemporary usage refers to a large motorboat. The name originally referred to the largest boat carried by a warship. The etymology of the word is given as Portuguese lancha "barge", from Malay lancha, lancharan, "boat," from lanchar "velocity without effort," "action of gliding...  (1 of 2)		ca.	Design by P.W. Clark, Naval Architect. 41 foot launch powered by a Fairbanks-Morse 4-Cylinder 45-Horsepower Full Diesel Motor.
	(Unknown)	United States Public Health Service	Launch (2 of 2)		ca.	Design by P.W. Clark, Naval Architect. 41 foot launch powered by a Fairbanks-Morse 4-Cylinder 45-Horsepower Full Diesel Motor.
	Alsumar	Dave Hennen Morris Jr.	Yawl Yawl A yawl is a two-masted sailing craft similar to a sloop or cutter but with an additional mast located well aft of the main mast, often right on the transom, specifically aft of the rudder post. A yawl (from Dutch Jol) is a two-masted sailing craft similar to a sloop or cutter but with an...			Design by Sparkman & Stephens Sparkman & Stephens Sparkman & Stephens is a naval architecture and yacht brokerage firm with main offices on 5th Avenue in New York City, USA and offices in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and Newport, Rhode Island, USA. The firm performs design and engineering of new vessels for pleasure, commercial, and military use.... , 72 feet overall.
	Kinawan	Robert Baruch	Cutter Yacht	25		Active. Design by Cox & Stevens Cox & Stevens Cox & Stevens began in 1905 as a yacht design and commercial brokerage in New York City. The original principal partners were Daniel H. Cox, Irving Cox, and marine engineer Colonel Edwin Augustus Stevens Jr., son of renowned designer Edwin Augustus Stevens.... , 53 feet overall.
259	Dauntless No. 11	Dauntless Towing Co.	Tug	146		Later Martha Moran 1955, now Dauntless
	Wakiva	Harkness Edwards	Yawl			Design by Sparkman & Stephen, 72 feet on deck, diesel powered engines.
276	Dauntless No. 12	Dauntless Towing Co.	Tug Tug Tuğ is a village in the Khojavend Rayon of Azerbaijan....	140		Later Dauntless No. 2, Helen B Moran, West Point, Easton, Will Colonna. Withdrawn 1992
	Petrel (yacht)		Yacht Yacht A yacht is a recreational boat or ship. The term originated from the Dutch Jacht meaning "hunt". It was originally defined as a light fast sailing vessel used by the Dutch navy to pursue pirates and other transgressors around and into the shallow waters of the Low Countries...	31		Active

Built in Oyster Bay (by Jakobson Shipyard)

	Original Name	Original Owner	Type	Tons	Delivery	Description
274	Otco	Oil Transport Co.	Tug	142		Later Eugenia Moran, Vegco, Norwich and Seagull, sank 1998
	Bluejacket		Yacht	56		Now Westerly.
282	Dauntless No. 14	Dauntless Towing Co	Tug	249		Later Yaquima (YT 171) 1941, Dauntless No. 14 1946, M. Moran 1955, Lambert Point 1960, Claire Moran 1970. Withdrawn 1990.
	Lt Col Paul W. Evans	US Army	Tug			Later Yaquima (YT 171) 1941, Dauntless No. 14 1946, M. Moran 1955, Lambert Point 1960, Claire Moran 1970. Withdrawn 1990.
285	Gotham	Electric Ferry Co.	Ferry Ferry A ferry is a form of transportation, usually a boat, but sometimes a ship, used to carry primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services...	569		To US Navy 1942 as Asquith (YFB 42), later Gotham 1946, Delaware 1965, scrapped 1979.
287	Dauntless No. 15	Dauntless Towing Co.	Tug	192		Later US Army Col Albert H. Barkley, then Andrew Foss, Pachena, now yacht Lumberman.
288	Anna L. Connors	Standard Towing Corp.	Tug	106		Later Theresa M. Coyne, now Mid-State I.
289	Excel (AM 94)	US Navy	Minesweeper Minesweeper (ship) A minesweeper is a small naval warship designed to counter the threat posed by naval mines. Minesweepers generally detect then neutralize mines in advance of other naval operations.-History:...	1250		Later PC 1598, sold 1947
290	Exploit (AM 95)	US Navy	Minesweeper	1250		Later PC 1599, sold 1949, reold 1991 as Exploit
291	ATR 15	US Navy	Rescue Tug	850		Lost off Normandy 1944
292	ATR 16	US Navy	Rescue Tug	850		Disposed of 1948
293	Fred A. Cassidy	Jersey City Stockyards	Tug	101		Later Elizabeth
294	Maj Ethel A. Robbins	US Army	Tug (LT 1)	249		Sold Hong Kong 1946 as Silverside, then HKT Silverside, Silver Side (existence in doubt 2001)
295	Maj Randolph J. Hermandez (Maj Randolf J. Hernandez?)	US Army	Tug (LT 2)	249		Later Dauntless No 15, then Julia C Moran, Sparrows Point, Accomac, Doris Moran, now Sparta
296	Maj Ralph Bogle	US Army	Tug (LT 3)	249		Later Pacific Titan, then fishing Pacific Trader. Foundered 1980.
297	Maj Wilbur F. Browder	US Army	Tug (LT 4)	249		To USACE as Ludington. 1998 museum at Kewaunee.
298	Maj Elisha K. Henson Nash (tugboat) -External links:*...	US Army	Tug (LT 5)	249		To USACE as John F. Nash Nash (tugboat) -External links:*... . 1991 H. Lee White Marine Museum at Oswego, NY.
299	Maj Ocea L. Ferris	US Army	Tug (LT 6)	249		Later Capt Eric J Newman, then Falcon, Pat B, Mary St Philip. Reefed 1993.
300	Maj George W. Hovey	US Army	Tug (LT 7)	249		Later San Luis II, then Terence J Smith.
301	Maj Charles A. Radcliffe	US Army	Tug (LT 8)	249		Later Kathleen C Tracy, then Sea Lion. Sank 1964 .
302	Oiltransco	Oil Transfer Corp	Tug	175		Later Doris Moran, now Harbor Star (2008 for sale, no engine)
	ATR 66	US Navy	Rescue Tug	850		Sold Norway 1946 as Storebror, then Lenaship II
	ATR 67	US Navy	Rescue Tug	850		Later Dorothy Ann Meseck, scrapped 1954.
307	LT 643	US Army	Tug	394		Later Taurus, then Gaelic Challenge, Frankie D, Dawson B, Doug McKeil, now Western Tugger.
308	LT 644	US Army	Tug	394		To UNRRA China 1946.
309	LT 645	US Army	Tug	394		To UNRRA 1946.
310	LT 646	US Army	Tug	394		To US Navy 1946 as ATA 243. Stricken 1962.
311	Turecamo Boys	Turecamo Towing	Tug	113		Later Blue Star. Existence in doubt 1991.
314	The Narrows (ferry)	Electric Ferry Co.	Ferry	545		Ferry closed 1950.
315	The Tides (ferry)	Electric Ferry Co.	Ferry	545		Ferry closed 1950. Restaurant 1971.
	(Unknown)		Sloop Sloop A sloop is a sail boat with a fore-and-aft rig and a single mast farther forward than the mast of a cutter....  yacht		ca.
	Kongaree		Yawl yacht		ca.
	Kewamee	Zechariah Olsen ?	Yacht	47		Now Antares.
	Nimrod IV		Sloop yacht		ca.
327	Wilkes-Barre	Lehigh Valley Railroad	Tug	239		Later Julia C. Moran. Existence in doubt 2001.
328	Hazleton	Lehigh Valley Railroad	Tug	239		Later Marie Moran, then Marie Casho, Captain Bill. Reefed 2004 as Veronica M.
329	Cornell	Lehigh Valley Railroad	Tug	196		Active.
330	Lehigh	Lehigh Valley Railroad	Tug	236		Later Swan Point. Reefed 2002 as J B Eskridge.
	Laughing Gull (yacht)		Yawl yacht			Later Swan Point. Reefed 2002 as J B Eskridge.
	Paterson	Erie Railroad Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie...	Tug			Later Steven McAllister. Reefed 2000 as HRFA.
336	Eugene F. Moran	Moran Towing	Tug	219		Scrapped 2002.
337	Julia C. Moran	Moran Towing	Tug	270		Now Puerto Ordaz.
	Neptune	R.J. Casho	Tug	83		Later Bali Sea, now Charleston.
339	Capmoore	Lehigh Valley Railroad	Tug	236		Later Hawkins Point. Dismantled 2002.
340	Marie J. Turecamo	Turecamo Towing	Tug	144		Later Marie J, now William E.
	Hornell	Erie Lackawanna RR	Tug	222		Now Virginia.
	Marion	Erie Lackawanna RR	Tug	192		Later Marion Smith 1978, Brooklyn III 1979, New York 1979, Pleon 1989.
	(Unknown)		Tug
344	Brooklyn III	Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal	Tug	262		Scrapped 1996.
345	Cross Harbor I	Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal	Tug	262		Later New Jersey. Sunk 2007.
346	Bethlehem		Tug	241		Later Shannon Smith, now Christopher B. Turecamo.
347	Kpo	Denco Shipping Lines (Lib)	Cargo	366		Sunk in hostilities 1990.
	X-1 X-1 Submarine X-1 was the United States Navy's only midget submarine , laid down on 8 June 1954, at Deer Park, Long Island, New York, by the Engine Division of Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation, launched on 7 September 1955, at Oyster Bay, Long Island, by Jakobson Shipyard; delivered to the Navy on 6...	US Navy	Midget Submarine Midget submarine A midget submarine is any submarine under 150 tons, typically operated by a crew of one or two but sometimes up to 6 or 8, with little or no on-board living accommodation...			Built by Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation, struck 1973, now museum at Groton CT.
	Cherry Point		Tug
362	Barney Turecamo	Turecamo Towing	Tug	167		Later Ocean Princess, now G. R. Gainer.
365	Lofa	Denco Shipping Lines (Lib)	Cargo	344		Sunk in hostilities 1990.
367	Diana L. Moran	Moran Towing	Tug	239		Scrapped 2006.
368	Cynthia Moran	Moran Towing	Tug	239		Now Cynthia Nicole.
372	W R Coe	Virginian Railway Co	Tug	259		Later R B Claytor, Karen Tibbetts, now Ethel Tibbetts.
	Oil Transco No. ?	Oil Transco	Tug	146		Later Morania No. 8, now Tortuga.
375	Neill McAllister	McAllister Towing	Tug	167		Active.
376	Frances Turecamo	Turecamo Towing	Tug	146		Active. (at North River Tugboat Museum; yacht?)
377	Hustler II	Oil Transfer Corp	Tug	141		Later Margot Moran, Jolene Rose, now Margot.
	Irving T. Bush	New York Dock Railroad	Tug	252		Now Texas.
383	Russell 10		Tug	146		Later Judith McAllister, then Celtic, sank 1984.
384	Nancy Moran	Moran Towing	Tug	228		Active.
386	Dalzelleagle	Moran Towing	Tug	231		Now McAllister Bros.
387	Flo W	Mar-K Towing ?	Tug	194		Later Karl E Martersteck, now E. L. Jones.
	Cyane	Cyane Partnership	Yacht	15		Active.
	Ondine	Sumner A. Long	Yacht		ca.	Wrecked on Virgin Gorda BVI?
397	Mayor J. Harold Grady	City of Baltimore	Fireboat Fireboat A fireboat is a specialized watercraft and with pumps and nozzles designed for fighting shoreline and shipboard fires. The first fireboats, dating to the late 18th century, were tugboats, retrofitted with firefighting equipment....	93		Sold 2008.
398	P. W. Wilkinson	City of Baltimore	Fireboat	93		Sold 2002, now Caitlin.
399	August Emrich	City of Baltimore	Fireboat	93		Sold 2002 as yacht Eileen Francis, now Nancy B.
	Louise	Const'n. & Marine Eqpmt.	Tug	17		Active.
	Buchanan 3	A. P. Franz	Tug	112		Active.
	Brooklyn	NYD Properties	Tug	251		Now Florida.
	Loon	Gifford Pinchot III Gifford Pinchot III Gifford Pinchot III is the grandson of Gifford Pinchot. He has carried on his grandfather's work in conservationism.In 1985 he wrote the best-selling book "Intrapreneuring" on the topic of Intrapreneurship; a revised edition, entitled "Intrapreneuring in Action" is currently published.In 2002, Mr...	Yacht	15		Active.
	USS Natick (YTB-760) USS Natick (YTB-760) USS Natick was the lead ship of United States Navy large district harbor tugs. The second U.S. Navy ship to carry that name, she is named for Natick, Massachusetts.-Construction and commissioning:...	US Navy	Tug	356		Sold 2001 as Natick.
	USS Ottumwa (YTB-761) USS Ottumwa (YTB-761) USS Ottumwa was a United States Navy large district harbor tug named for Ottumwa, Iowa.-Construction and commissioning:Ottumwa was laid down in December 1960 at Jakobson Shipyard, Oyster Bay, New York; designated 25 April 1961; launched the following month; and completed in October...	US Navy	Tug	356		Stricken 2002.
406	Esso Maryland	Esso Shipping	Tug	281		Later Exxon Maryland, now Maryland.
	Edward T	Costello Marine	Barge Barge A barge is a flat-bottomed boat, built mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods. Some barges are not self-propelled and need to be towed by tugboats or pushed by towboats...	68		Active.
408	Patricia Moran	Moran Towing	Tug	288		Active.
409	Kerry Moran	Moran Towing	Tug	289		Active.
417	Esther Moran	Moran Towing	Tug	426		Now Salvor.
420?	USS Mascoutah (YTB-772) USS Mascoutah (YTB-772) is a United States Navy large district harbor tug named for Mascoutah, Illinois.-Construction and commissioning:Mascoutah was launched by Jakobson Shipyard, Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York, 22 July 1964, sponsored by Mrs. E. D. Kimball...	US Navy	Tug	356		Later Makah (YTM 760). To NDRF 1986. Sold as Eddie Mac I, now Atlantic Aspen.
421	USS Menasha (YTB-773) USS Menasha (YTB-773) is a United States Navy large district harbor tug named for Menasha, Wisconsin.-Construction and commissioning:The contract for Menasha was awarded 25 June 1963. Built by Jakoson Shpyard, she was launched 4 November 1964 and placed in service 6 January 1965.-Operational history:Menasha was...	US Navy	Tug	356		Later Chilkat (YTM 761). To NDRF 1986. Sold 1995 as Escorte.
424	Texaco Bahamas	Texaco Marine	Landing Craft Landing craft Landing craft are boats and seagoing vessels used to convey a landing force from the sea to the shore during an amphibious assault. Most renowned are those used to storm the beaches of Normandy, the Mediterranean, and many Pacific islands during WWII...	248		Later Bahamas Transporter, now Dina I.
	Parranda (yacht)		Yacht-cruise	211		Active.
428	Rude (S 590)	N.O.A.A.	Survey Ship	150		Active.
429	Heck (S 591)	N.O.A.A.	Survey Ship	150		Deactivated 1995. Sold 2001 as Heck.
430	Eugenia Moran	Moran Towing	Tug	261		Active.
431	Grace Moran	Moran Towing	Tug	261		Active.
432	Menasha		Tug	120		Now Escorte – same as Yd 421?
433	Texaco Fire Chief	Texaco Marine	Tug	207		Now Ruby M.
434	Town Point	Moran Towing	Tug	258		Active.
435	Drum Point	Moran Towing	Tug	258		Active.
436	Texaco Marfak	Texaco Marine	Tug	180		Later Texaco Plein Palais, Trintoc Plein Palais, now Petrotrin Plein Palais.
437	Texaco Concord	Texaco Marine	Tug	145		Now Petrotrin Concord.
438	Gillen Brothers	Salem Tugboat	Tug	242		Later Texaco Marfax II, now High Roller.
445	Dona Cecilia	Terminales Maracaibo	Tug	250		Active.
446	Texaco Houma II	Texaco Marine	Tug	197		Now Houma.
447	Creole Ojeda		Tug	120		Existence in doubt 2001.
449	J. Bradley O'Hara		Fishing Vessel Fishing vessel A fishing vessel is a boat or ship used to catch fish in the sea, or on a lake or river. Many different kinds of vessels are used in commercial, artisanal and recreational fishing....	199		Later Distant Water, now Popado II.
450	Shaddad	Bahrain Petroleum	Tug	298		Active.
451	Texaco Diesel Chief	Texaco Marine	Tug	197		Later Star Diesel Chief, Morania No 5, May McGuirl, now Lucy Reinauer.
452	Texaco Fuel Chief	Texaco Marine	Tug	296		Later Star Fuel Chief, Colonel, now Navigator.
453	Reliance	Providence Steamboat	Tug	231		Active.
454	Resolute	Providence Steamboat	Tug	231		Active.
456	Cape Cod	Moran Towing	Tug	293		Later Joan Moran, now Cape Ann.
457	Sewells Point	Moran Towing	Tug	237		Active.
458	Harriet Moran	Moran Towing	Tug	238		Active.
459	Limpia Mar	PDV Marina	Pollution Control Vessel	150		Active.
461	Rowe		Tug	199		Now H. J. Reinauer.
462	Texaco AvJet	Texaco Marine	Tug	284		Later Star Avjet, Matthew, Heide E. Roehrig, now Siberian Sea.
464	Provincetown II	Bay State LLC	Passenger	96		Active.
465	Freedom	O'Hara Corp.	Fishing Vessel	196		Active.
466	Exxon Maine	Exxon Shipping	Tug	291		Later Exxon Carquinez, S/R Carquinez, Justine, now Justine McAllister.
467	Escort	Express Marine	Tug	198		Active.
468	H. Butler Flower	Flower & Sons	Fishing Vessel	120		Active.
469	Chessie	Chesapeake & Ohio RR	Tug	274		Later Brent J McAllister, now G. M. McAllister.
470	Seaboard	Chesapeake & Ohio RR	Tug	274		Now Nancy McAllister.
471	Consort	Express Marine	Tug	199		Active.