Garbutt-Walsh Inc.
33°44′53″N 118°15′10″W / 33.748122°N 118.252902°W
Garbutt-Walsh Inc. was started in 1907 by Matt J. Walsh (1866 - 1960) and Frank Garbutt (financier) as a
Matthew Joseph Walsh was born in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1866. He came to California in 1899. His first job in California was working for the Los Angeles Railway Company, In 1906 was hired by Frank A. Garbutt as crewmen of his schooner Skidbladnir. One of Walsh first boat building projects was Harry Pidgeon's Inlander, which sailed around the world. Other noted boats: 53-ffor cutter Otter in 1914, 45-ffot sloop Thorobred in 1928, 43-foot sloop Margaret, 27-foot Common Sense in 1933 (built 6 of this 27-footer) and his own 55-foot cruiser Mardo in 1930 for himself, 53-foot ferry M.J.W. for Matthew J. Walsh in 1918, which ferried from LA harbor to dan Pedro and the west end of Terminal Island. Th M.J.W. sank in 1946. Common Sense III 25-foot sailboat built by Garbutt-Walsh Inc. was the smallest bat to sail the Los Angeles to Honolulu, Transpacific Yacht Race. Common Sense III sail in the 1934 race with a Hawaii crew. Halfway in the race her mast was damaged, but she still finished the race. After the race rules were changed and 30-foot min. limit was placed on the boats. Walsh raced his own boats. Walsh's had two big wins: The San Francisco Perpetual Challenge Cup in 1923 with the R-boat California. and the Universal rule R-Class National Championship with Pirate in 1929 during the Larchmont Race Week. Walsh Walsh in 1960 at age 94 in his home at near the Point Fermin Lighthouse.[6][7]
Bult for World War 2
Built for the
Hull Type | Hull # | Notes |
---|---|---|
YFN | 402 | Later renamed YRB 17[10] |
YFN | 403 | To MARAD in 1947 |
YFN | 404 | To MARAD in 1947 |
YFN | 405 | To MARAD in 1947 |
YFN | 406 | |
YFN | 407 | To MARAD in 1947 |
YFN | 408 | |
YFN | 409 | Later renamed YRB 18 |
YFN | 506 | To MARAD in 1947 |
YFN | 507 | To MARAD in 1947 |
YFN | 508 | Later renamed YC 1355 |
YFN | 509 | To MARAD in 1947 |
YFN | 510 | To MARAD in 1947 |
YFN | 511 | Later renamed YRB 13 |
YFN | 512 | Sold 1948 |
YFN | 513 | To MARAD in 1947 |
YFN | 514 | To MARAD in 1947 |
YFN | 515 | To MARAD in 1947[11] |
YFN | 550 | To MARAD in 1947 |
YFN | 551 | To MARAD in 1947 |
YFN | 552 | To MARAD in 1947 |
YFN | 553 | To MARAD in 1947 |
YFN | 554 | To MARAD in 1947 |
YFN | 555 | To MARAD in 1947 |
YFN | 556 | To MARAD in 1947 |
YFN | 557 | To MARAD in 1947 |
YFN | 558 | To MARAD in 1947 |
YFN | 559 | Transferred 1947 |
YFN | 560 | To MARAD in 1947 |
YFN | 561 | |
YFN | 562 | |
YFN | 563 | |
YFN | 564 | To MARAD in 1947 |
YFN | 565 | To MARAD in 1947 |
YFN | 566 | To MARAD in 1947 |
YFN | 567 | To MARAD in 1947 |
YGN | 44 | 45 tons and 66-foot, Lost in 1944 |
See also
References
- ^ Ship's Data U.S. Naval Vessels, By United States Ships Bureau, page 533, 1945
- ^ Garbutt-Walsh page 56
- ^ Garbutt-Walsh Inc. alternatewars.com
- ^ Pacific marine
- ^ Frank Garbutt (financier)
- ^ Matthew Joseph Walsh
- ^ R-Class National Championship
- ^ Frank Alderman Garbutt
- ^ Cecilia Rasmussen (1996-07-08). "Garbutt's Legacy Lives on in Landmarks". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ YRB 17, navsource
- ^ YFN 515 navsource