New York Yacht, Launch & Engine Company

The New York Yacht, Launch & Engine Company was active from 1903 until 1931.^[1] They built power boats for private owners and smaller ships for the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard.^[1] In 1917 and 1918, they built 30 of the 110-foot SC-1-class submarine chasers for the U.S. Navy (numbered SC-223 through SC-242 and SC-393 through SC-402).^[1] In 1919, they built 5 of the 88-foot YT-46-class harbor tugs for the U.S. Navy (numbered YT-77 through YT-81).^[1][2] In 1924 and 1925, they built ten 75-foot patrol boats for the U.S. Coast Guard (numbered CG-160 through CG-169) which were used during Prohibition to intercept rumrunners.^[1][3]

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  Lexington II (SP-705) photographed during World War I
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  USS Absegami (SP-371), photographed (circa 1917)