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Revision as of 04:54, 3 January 2025 by Telecineguy (talk | contribs) (typo)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) Marine service provider and shipbuilder in Annapolis, Maryland| Industry |
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| Founded | January 1937; 88 years ago (1937-01) |
| Founder | Chris Nelson |
| Defunct | 1947 |
| Fate | Sold |
| Successor | John Trumpy & Sons |
| Headquarters | Annapolis, Maryland, USA |
| Area served | US Navy and Annapolis |
| Products | PT Boats, sub chasers, yachts |
| Services | Boat 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.
Gallery
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Mk 13 torpedo launch from PT boat in 1943
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PT boat in 1943
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PT Boat
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Packard Marine Engine M4 2500 at Battleship Cove in Falls River, Massachusetts use in PT boats
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References
- "The Annapolis Yacht Yard in World War Two". usautoindustryworldwartwo.com.
- "Chance Marine Construction Annapolis Yacht Yard Trumpy".
- "PT-728". www.navsource.org.
- https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/1999/june/sup-ships-annapolis
- "BPT-68". www.navsource.org.
- "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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