Rice Brothers Corporation was a shipyard located in East Boothbay, Maine that operated from 1892 until 1956. [1]
The Rice Brothers Company was founded in 1892 by brothers Frank, William, and Henry Rice. In 1921, it organized as Rice Brothers Corporation. [1] They built numerous types of small ships ( schooners, catboats, yachts, yawls, sloops, ketches, fishing trawlers, motorboats) for private owners as well as ships for the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Navy. [1] In 1924 and 1925, they built ten 75-foot patrol boats for the U.S. Coast Guard (numbered CG-170 through CG-179) which were used during Prohibition to intercept rumrunners. [1] [2] In 1942, they built 2 SC-497-class submarine chasers (SC-503 and SC-504). [1] In 1943, they built 11 YMS-1-class minesweepers (numbered YMS-12 through YMS-17 and YMS-303 through YMS-307). [1] Between 1921 and 1950, they built four lightships: Poe (LV-99) in 1921; Cornfield (LV-118) in 1938; and Columbia (WAL-604) and Overfalls (WAL-605) in 1950. [3] The shipyard closed in 1956. [3] The site is now part of the Washburn & Doughty shipyard. [3]
- ^ a b c d e f Colton, Tim (July 28, 2016). "Rice Brothers - East Boothbay, Maine". shipbuildinghistory.com.
- ^ 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
- ^ a b c Moody, Roger. "Rice Brothers' Legacy of Lightships". maineboats.com.
Rice Brothers Corporation was a shipyard located in East Boothbay, Maine that operated from 1892 until 1956. [1]
The Rice Brothers Company was founded in 1892 by brothers Frank, William, and Henry Rice. In 1921, it organized as Rice Brothers Corporation. [1] They built numerous types of small ships ( schooners, catboats, yachts, yawls, sloops, ketches, fishing trawlers, motorboats) for private owners as well as ships for the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Navy. [1] In 1924 and 1925, they built ten 75-foot patrol boats for the U.S. Coast Guard (numbered CG-170 through CG-179) which were used during Prohibition to intercept rumrunners. [1] [2] In 1942, they built 2 SC-497-class submarine chasers (SC-503 and SC-504). [1] In 1943, they built 11 YMS-1-class minesweepers (numbered YMS-12 through YMS-17 and YMS-303 through YMS-307). [1] Between 1921 and 1950, they built four lightships: Poe (LV-99) in 1921; Cornfield (LV-118) in 1938; and Columbia (WAL-604) and Overfalls (WAL-605) in 1950. [3] The shipyard closed in 1956. [3] The site is now part of the Washburn & Doughty shipyard. [3]
- ^ a b c d e f Colton, Tim (July 28, 2016). "Rice Brothers - East Boothbay, Maine". shipbuildinghistory.com.
- ^ 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
- ^ a b c Moody, Roger. "Rice Brothers' Legacy of Lightships". maineboats.com.