The Greenport Basin and Construction Company, known by various names throughout its history, but most recently named the Greenport Yacht & Shipbuilding Company, is a shipbuilder in Greenport, Suffolk County, New York. It was established in the 19th century by brothers Pliny C. Brigham and Theodore W. Brigham.[1] [2] One local history relates:
The company built dozens of ships for the United States Navy during World War I and World War II, as well as building yachts for private customers.[2] In 1917 the company became involved in a tax case against the United States, in which it protested the assessment of an "excess profits" tax.[1] The case made its way to the U.S. Supreme Court, where the company finally lost the decision in 1923.[1] [3] In 1970, the company was acquired by Stephen Clarke, and thereafter turned its attention from ship construction to ship maintenance and repairs, and historic preservation of ships.[1]
Notable ships built by the company include:
| Ship ! | Type | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| USS Acme (AMc-61) | 1941 | ||
| USS Adamant (AMc-62) | minesweeper | 1941 | |
| USS Advance (AMc-63) | minesweeper | 1941 | |
| USS Aggressor (AMc-64) | minesweeper | 1941 | |
| USS Alarka (YTB-229) | 1944 | ||
| USS Ardent (SP-680) | minesweeper | 1902 | |
| USS Atlantis (SP-40) | 1911 | ||
| USS Avalon (1908) | 1908 | ||
| USS Beluga (SP-536) | patrol vessel | 1911 | |
| USS Chingachgook (SP-35) | motorboat | 1916 | |
| USS Condor (AMS-5) | minesweeper | 1942 | |
| USS Fulmar (AMc-46) | minesweeper | 1941 | |
| USS Hatak (YTB-219) | tugboat | 1944 | |
| USS Iona (YTB-220) | tugboat | 1944 | |
| USS Jacamar (AMc-47) | tugboat | 1941 | |
| USS Lark (AMS-23) | minesweeper | 1943 | |
| USS Limpkin (AMc-48) | minesweeper | 1941 | |
| USS Lorikeet (AMc-49) | minesweeper | 1941 | |
| USS Patrol No. 10 (SP-85) | motorboat | 1917 | |
| USS Perfecto (SP-86) | motorboat | 1917 | |
| USS Quest (SP-171) | patrol vessel | 1916 | |
| USS Sea Gull (SP-544) | 1902 | ||
| USS Uncas (SP-689) | motorboat | 1917 | |
| USS Vitesse (SP-1192) | patrol vessel | 1917 | |
| USS Vamanos | ketch | 1968 | |
| USS Whippet (SP-89) | motorboat | 1917 |
In addition, the USS Patriot (PYc-47), built in 1930 by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company in Bristol, Rhode Island, was converted for Navy service as a submarine chaser by Greenport Basin and Construction Company, in 1940.