Peyton Company

33°36′48″N 117°53′31″W / 33.613271°N 117.891901°W / 33.613271; -117.891901

Peyton Company also called Peyton Marine Service and Supplies was a wooden shipbuilding and dry dock company in Newport Beach, California. Peyton Company built civilian boats, yachts and fishing boats, in Newport Harbor. To support the World War 2 demand for ships Peyton Company shipyard switched over to military construction and built: US Army Harbor Tugboats and US Navy Sub chasers. Peyton Company leased Newport Harbor waterfront land to build the Navy and Army ships. 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. Peyton Company purchased the shipyard from Balboa Marina Hardware Company owned by Westin T. Jay. 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 2, Peyton Company built 4 of them. ^[11]^[12]

Ship ID	Original Name	Original Owner	Ship Type	Tons	Feet Long	Delivered	Nots
	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 WW2. 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

References

^ Peyton Company shipbuildinghistory.com
^ Orange County’s World War II Military Bases
^ Motor Boating Magazine, Nov. 1944, page 60, Vol. 74, No. 5
^ Motor Boating Magazine, Oct 1942, Page 60, Vol. 70, No. 4, page 60
^ Motor Boating Magazine, Sep 1942, Page 64, Vol. 70, No. 3
^ Pacific Marine Review, 1944, Page 137
^ Santa Ana Register from Santa Ana, California, Page 3, February 15, 1940
^ 1940 U.S. Census, Newport Beach, Orange, California
^ USS Sub Chaser SC-772
^ USS Sub Chaser SC-772 navsource
^ USAV TP-123 navsource.org
^ U.S. Army Tug-Transports (T, TP) shipbuildinghistory.com

[1] Peyton Company shipbuildinghistory.com

[2] 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] USS Sub Chaser SC-772

[10] USS Sub Chaser SC-772 navsource

[11] USAV TP-123 navsource.org

[12] U.S. Army Tug-Transports (T, TP) shipbuildinghistory.com

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v t e World War II Maritime Commission ship designs
Cargo designs	Type C1 Type C2 Type C3 Type C4 Type C5 (Type C6) (Type C7) (Type C8) (Type C9) Type N3
Emergency cargo	Liberty ship ("EC2-S-C1") Victory ship ("VC2-S-AP1")
Tanker	T1 tanker T2 tanker T3 tanker Liberty ship ("Z-ET1-S-C3")
Special-purpose	Type S2 ("Tacoma-class frigate") Type S3-S2-BP ("Landing Ship, Tank") Type S3-S2-BP1 ("Neptune-class cable layer") Type S4-S2-BB3 ("Casablanca-class escort carrier") Type S4-SE2-BD1 ("Gilliam-class attack transport") Type S4-SE2-BE1 ("Artemis-class attack cargo ship") "Crane vessel-Derrick Barge"
Miscellaneous-cargo	Type L6 ("Lakers") Type N ("Coastal Cargo") Type P1 ("Passenger") Type P2 ("Passenger") Type R ("Refrigerated") Type B ("Barge")
Tugs	Type V ("Tugs")
See also:- Empire ship, Fort ship, Park ship, Ocean ship.

v t e United States naval ship classes of World War II
Aircraft carriers	Lexington Ranger^S Yorktown Wasp^S Essex Midway^C
Light aircraft carriers	Independence Saipan^C
Escort carriers	Long Island Charger Bogue Sangamon Casablanca Commencement Bay
Battleships	Wyoming New York Nevada Pennsylvania New Mexico Tennessee Colorado North Carolina South Dakota Iowa Montana^X
Large cruisers	Alaska
Heavy cruisers	Pensacola Northampton Portland New Orleans Wichita^S Baltimore Oregon City^C Des Moines^C
Light cruisers	Omaha Brooklyn Atlanta Cleveland Fargo^C Juneau^C Worcester^C CL-154^X
Gunboats	Dubuque Sacramento^S Asheville Plymouth^S Williamsburg^S St. Augustine^S Vixen^S Erie PGM-1 PGM-9
Destroyers	Sampson Caldwell Wickes Clemson Farragut Porter Mahan Gridley Bagley Somers Benham Sims Benson Stevenson^X Gleaves Fletcher Allen M. Sumner Robert H. Smith Gearing
Destroyer escorts	Evarts Buckley Cannon Edsall Rudderow John C. Butler
Patrol frigates	Asheville Tacoma
Patrol boats	Action PT boat
Minelayers	Oglala^S Wassuc^S Monadnock^S Miantonomah^S Terror^S Keokuk^S Salem^S Weehawken^S Camanche Chimo
Minesweepers	Lapwing Raven Auk Eagle^S Hawk Admirable
Submarines	O R S Barracuda Argonaut^S Narwhal Dolphin^S Cachalot Porpoise Salmon Sargo Tambor Mackerel Gato Balao Tench
Tankers	T1 tanker T2 tanker T3 tanker
Cargo ships	Liberty Victory Haskell Andromeda Arcturus Artemis Tolland Alstede Aldebaran Adria Acubens Arctic Denebola Hyades Mizar
Auxiliary ships	Ammunition Floating drydock Repair dock Barracks Collier Combat stores Destroyer tender Depot High-speed transport Hospital Ice cream barge Net laying Motor torpedo boat tender Reefer Oiler Repair Seaplane tender Submarine tender Underway replenishment
C Completed after the war S Single ship of class X Cancelled

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