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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 Annapolis 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.

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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.
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Preceded by US patrol boats - Followed by Nasty-type patrol boat

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