page_title: George Lawley & Son
section_title: Ships
hierarchical_section_title: George Lawley & Son / Ships
caption_attribution_description: Photo #: NH 102013. Lynx (U.S. motor boat, 1916). Built by George Lawley &amp; Son. Photographed at the Boston Navy Yard on 13 March 1917, with Navy personnel on board and a gun mounted. She was formally acquired by the Navy on 21 April 1917 and commissioned on 9 July 1917 as USS Lynx (SP-2). Stricken on 24 August 1919, she was disposed of by burning on 4 September 1919. Several battleships are in the distance. The bow of USS Constitution is at right. The original print is in National Archives' Record Group 19-LCM. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
context_page_description: George Lawley & Son was a shipbuilding firm operating in Massachusetts from 1866 to 1945. It began in Scituate, then moved to Boston. After founder George Lawley retired in 1890, his son, grandson and great-grandson upheld the business, which continued until 1945. Of the hundreds of ships built by the Lawleys, highlights include the yachts Puritan and Mayflower, respective winners of the 1885 and 1886 America's Cup.
context_section_description: South Boston, 1874-ca.1909
  Endymion
  Merlin
  Sachem
  Marguerite
  Puritan, America's Cup defender designed by Edward Burgess and launched on May 26, 1885.
  Mayflower, America's Cup defender designed by Edward Burgess, and built and launched in 1886.
  Elf, built as a racing boat in 1888.
  USS Inca, a screw steamer, was built in 1898.
  USS Blakely (TB-27), laid down on 12 January 1899, and launched on 22 November 1900.
  USS DeLong (TB-28), launched 23 November 1900.
  USS Pawnee (SP-699), a wooden-hulled yacht, was built in 1904.
  USS Lady Mary (SP-212), built as the civilian yacht Glenda in 1905. Eventually renamed Lady Mary.
  USS Cigarette (SP-1234), built as a private motorboat in 1905
  USS Wanderlust (SP-923), designed by F. D. Lawley and built for George G. Peters of Boston, Massachusetts. Completed in 1907 with the name Faalua, she was subsequently owned in turn by Sherburn M. Becker and E. J. Steiner, both of New York City. Apparently Steiner purchased her in 1913 and renamed her Wanderlust.
  USS Zipalong (SP-3), a wooden-hulled motorboat built in 1907 with the name Gansetta. Subsequently, Gansetta was renamed Zipalong.
  Dorchester, c. 1909 – 1946
  USS Eaglet (SP-909), a motorboat built in either 1909 or 1911[2].
  USS Taniwha (SP-129), built as a civilian yacht in 1909.
  USS Shrewsbury (SP-70), built in 1910, as the private motorboat Mona.
  USS Zenda (SP-688), a wooden-hulled motorboat built in 1912.
  USS Gem (SP-41), built in 1913 as a private steam-powered yacht.
  USS Hiawatha (SP-183), built as the civilian steam yacht Donaire in 1914.
  DN-1, the United States Navy's first airship, for which George Lawley & Son built the gondola control car, ca.1916.
  USS Edamena II (SP-14), built in 1916.
  USS Kingfisher (SP-76), motor launch, built in 1916.
  USS Lynx (SP-2), motorboat built in 1916.
  USS Scoter (SP-20), built in 1916.
  USS Venture (SP-616), wooden-hulled, screw steam yacht designed by F. D. Lawley and completed as Shadow in 1916.
  USS Orca (SP-726), built prior to 1917, as the steam yacht Monaloa. Later renamed Orca.
  USS Rivalen (SP-63), a wooden motorboat built in 1917.
  USS Guinevere (IX-67), built as an auxiliary schooner in 1921.
  HMCS Oriole (KC-480), built in 1921 for the Royal Canadian Yacht Club and commissioned into the Canadian Navy in 1952.
  USS Aide De Camp (IX-21), built in 1922 as the yacht Coleen.
  MV Camargo, built in 1928 as a yacht.
  USS Sapphire (PYc-2), a private yacht and later a United States Navy training vessel, built in 1929. Originally named Buccaneer.
caption: USS Lynx, Boston, 1917
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