Peyton Company Explained

33.6133°N -117.8919°WThe Peyton Company, also called Peyton Marine Service and Supplies, was a wooden shipbuilding and dry dock company in Newport Beach, California.

The shipyard was started by J. W. Peyton (1875-?), born in Texas, and his wife Anabel Peyton (1886-?). The shipyard was later owned by his sons, C. R. Peyton (1911-?) and R. P. Peyton (1919-?), a naval architect. The Peyton Company purchased the shipyard from the Balboa Marina Hardware Company, owned by Westin T. Jay.

The Peyton Company built civilian boats, yachts and fishing boats, in Newport Harbor. To support the World War II demand for ships, the Peyton Company shipyard switched over to military construction and built Army harbor tugboats and Navy sub chasers. The Peyton Company leased Newport Harbor waterfront land to build these ships. After the war, in 1945 the shipyard closed, partly due to the two deaths in the family. The shipyard office was at 901 Pacific Coast Hwy, Newport Beach.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]}

Notable ships

• US Navy submarine chaser that had a displacement of 148 tons, a length of 110 feet, a beam 17 feet, a draft of 6 feet top speed of 21 knots. A crew of 28. Armed with: one 40mm gun, two .50 cal. machine guns, two depth charge projector "K Gun," and two depth charge tracks. Powered with two 1,540bhp General Motors (Electro-Motive Div.) 16-184A diesel engines to two shafts.^{[9] [10]}
• US Army TP harbor tug with displacement 185 tons gross, a length of 97 feet, a beam 25 feet, a draft of 11 feet, Power one Fairbanks–Morse six cylinder diesel engine to a single propeller with 450 shp. The TP is for "Tug/Passenger". The US Army had 43 of this 96-foot tugs built for World War II, Peyton Company built 4 of them. ^{[11] [12]}

Ship ID	Original name	Original owner	Ship type	Tons	Length (feet)	Delivered	Notes
	SC 772	US Navy	Sub chaser	95d	110	15-April-1943	To USCG 1945 renamed to Air Mallard (WAVR 437), sold 1948 renamed to Lady Goodiver, now B-and-B SC-772 (Canada)
261514	SC 773	US Navy	Sub chaser	95d	110	12-May-1943	Sold 1948 renamed to Larry
	SC 774	US Navy	Sub chaser	95d	110	28-June-43	To the USSR 1945 renamed to BO-323
258943	SC 775	US Navy	Sub chaser	95d	110	30-July-1943	To USCG 1945 renamed to Air Martin (WAVR 438), sold 1948 renamed to Milmar
	SC 1362	US Navy	Sub chaser	95d	110	6-Sep-1943	To USCG 1945 renamed to Air Warbler (WAVR 477), sold 1948 renamed to Warbler
	SC 1363	US Navy	Sub chaser	95d	110	29-Sep-1943	Disposed of 1946
	SC 1364	US Navy	Sub chaser	95d	110	13-Nov-1943	To the USSR 1945 renamed to BO-331
	SC 1365	US Navy	Sub chaser	95d	110	10-Jan-1944	To the USSR 1945 renamed to BO-329
	TP 122	US Army	Tug, harbor		96	July 1944
	TP 123	US Army	Tug, harbor		96	July 1944	Worked in Alaskan waters in World War II. Sold and renamed to Outlaw V (Canada O.N. 320295) (New engine in 1960 and 2011)
	TP 124	US Army	Tug, harbor		96	August 1944
	TP 125	US Army	Tug, harbor		96	August 1944

See also

• California during World War II
• Maritime history of California
• Ackerman Boat Company
• South Coast Shipyard
• Victory Shipbuilding
• Wooden boats of World War 2

Notes and References

1. http://shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/emergencysmall/peyton.htm Peyton Company shipbuildinghistory.com
2. https://www.ochistoryland.com/wwiibases Orange County’s World War II Military Bases
3. Motor Boating Magazine, Nov. 1944, page 60, Vol. 74, No. 5
4. Motor Boating Magazine, Oct 1942, Page 60, Vol. 70, No. 4, page 60
5. Motor Boating Magazine, Sep 1942, Page 64, Vol. 70, No. 3
6. Pacific Marine Review, 1944, Page 137
7. Santa Ana Register from Santa Ana, California, Page 3, February 15, 1940
8. 1940 U.S. Census, Newport Beach, Orange, California
9. http://sc772.com/id2.html USS Sub Chaser SC-772
10. http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/150772.htm USS Sub Chaser SC-772 navsource
11. http://www.navsource.org/archives/30/29/29123.htm USAV TP-123 navsource.org
12. http://shipbuildinghistory.com/smallships/armytboats1.htm U.S. Army Tug-Transports (T, TP) shipbuildinghistory.com