Richardson and Son Boat Building

Richardson and Son Boat Building was a historic shipbuilding company located on Deer Island, New Brunswick that spanned 4-5 generations of the Richardson family and was "the best known boat building firm in the Maritime Provinces for many decades".[1][2][3][4][5]

Formed in the 1850s by Thomas Richardson, the company built pinkies (a type of schooner) and other fishing boats, as well as yachts and pleasurecraft.[1] It passed into the ownership of Thomas' son, George Everett Richardson, who oversaw the construction of more than a thousand ships.[1] By 1875 it was noted Richardson & Son kept 5-6 steady jobs in their shipbuilding, and were noted for their 15' "net boats".[6]

By 1908, it was remarked that in addition to building yachts, several tenders belonging to "famous yachts" had been built by Richardson and Son.[7] By 1931, they were noted to have built a portion of Connors Brothers Limited's fishing fleet.[8]

Falling under the leadership of George E. Richardson for more than forty years with a focus on the fishing fleet for Deer Island,[9] in 1961 they built the yacht Ardesaand in 1962 the Lady K II, both of which continued in service through 1980.[10]

In 1999, the former shipbuilding site was declared a provincial historic site, and is the only known surviving shipbuilding site from the 19th century.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Department of Wellness, Culture and Sport, Heritage Branch - Site File #87, quoted at https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=8685
  2. ↑ https://www1.gnb.ca/0007/culture/heritage/desighist-e.asp?pageNumber=17
  3. ↑ https://archiveatlantic.wordpress.com/2023/08/18/looking-back-the-viking-at-richardson-boat-shop-deer-island-nb/
  4. ↑ SPICER, Stanley, “Heber Richardson, The Master Builder of Deer Island, New Brunswick”, Atlantic Advocate, vol. 50 (May 1960), pp. 66 [69]
  5. ↑ https://heritageguide.ca/richardson-and-son-boat-building-west-isles-new-brunswick
  6. ↑ s:Page:St Andrews Standard Nov 3 1875.pdf/1
  7. ↑ s:The Smiling Isle of Passamaquoddy
  8. ↑ "Motorship and Diesel Boating". 1931.
  9. ↑ "Canada Lumberman and Woodworker". 1930.
  10. ↑ "Lloyd's Register of Yachts 1980". January 1980.
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