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==Chance Boatyard==
{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Chance Boatyard
<br>(Annapolis Yacht Yard in 1937)
| nrhp_type =
| image = CHANCE BOATYARD, ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MD.jpg
| caption = Main building
| location = 222 Severn Ave., ]
| coordinates = {{coord|38|58|22|N|76|28|54|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Maryland#USA
| area =
| built = 1913
| architect = Harold M. Simmons
| architecture =
| added = April 14, 1999
| refnum = 99000421<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2008a}}</ref>
}}
{{main|Chance Boatyard}}
The site of Annapolis Yacht Yard was the ] when Chris Nelson acquired the Chance Boatyard for the Annapolis Yacht Yard. The site has become a .<ref></ref>


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Marine service provider and shipbuilder in Annapolis, Maryland
Annapolis Yacht Yard
Industry
FoundedJanuary 1937; 88 years ago (1937-01)
FounderChris Nelson
Defunct1947
FateSold
SuccessorJohn Trumpy & Sons
HeadquartersAnnapolis, Maryland, USA
Area servedUS Navy and Annapolis
ProductsPT Boats, sub chasers, yachts
ServicesBoat building and repair

Annapolis Yacht Yard was founded in 1937 by Nelson-Reid, Inc, naval architects and yacht brokers in New York City. Annapolis Yacht Yard was across the Severn River from the Annapolis Naval Academy. Annapolis Yacht Yard was major builder of sub chasers and PT boats during World War II. In 1947, after the death of Chris Nelson, Annapolis Yacht Yard sold to John Trumpy & Sons. Annapolis Yacht Yard built PT boats BPT-2 to BPT-68, 1PT-400 to PT-429, PT-661 to PT-730. Annapolis Yacht Yard built Submarine chaser SC-521 to SC-691 and SC-1309 to SC 1314. The site today is called the Yacht Yard. Patrol torpedo boat PT-728 built by Annapolis Yacht Yard is a rare surviving PT boats at the Liberty Aviation Museum. On 1 April 1941, Annapolis Yacht Yard and Chris Nelson, its president, was give its first contract to build two 110-foot submarine chasers. BPT are Motor Torpedo Boat built for Great Britain, renamed HM MTB boats. In 1962, Annapolis yard was destroyed in a fire, in 1974 John Trumpy & Sons closed. Nelson, graduated from MIT in 1918 with a degree in naval architecture. Nelson designed the yachts that Reid and Almen sold to wealthy New York businessmen during the 1920s and 1930s.

Chance Boatyard

United States historic place
Chance Boatyard
(Annapolis Yacht Yard in 1937)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Main building
Annapolis Yacht Yard is located in MarylandAnnapolis Yacht YardShow map of MarylandAnnapolis Yacht Yard is located in the United StatesAnnapolis Yacht YardShow map of the United States
Location222 Severn Ave., Annapolis, Maryland
Coordinates38°58′22″N 76°28′54″W / 38.97278°N 76.48167°W / 38.97278; -76.48167
Built1913
ArchitectHarold M. Simmons
NRHP reference No.99000421
Added to NRHPApril 14, 1999
Main article: Chance Boatyard

The site of Annapolis Yacht Yard was the Chance Boatyard when Chris Nelson acquired the Chance Boatyard for the Annapolis Yacht Yard. The site has become a U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

Gallery

References

  1. "The Annapolis Yacht Yard in World War Two". usautoindustryworldwartwo.com.
  2. "Chance Marine Construction Annapolis Yacht Yard Trumpy".
  3. "PT-728". www.navsource.org.
  4. https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/1999/june/sup-ships-annapolis
  5. "BPT-68". www.navsource.org.
  6. "John Trumpy & Sons, Inc. by Mike Miron". acbs.org. Archived from the original on 25 October 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
  7. https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/b060feb6-e029-4d67-884a-78d107ae3bac
  8. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  9. Chance Boatyard, npgallery.nps.gov
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