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Chesapeake Shipbuilding

Salisbury MD

Most recent update: January 13, 2022.

Chesapeake Shipbuilding was started in 1980, on the site of the former Roberts Shipyard. It specializes in small passenger vessels, most of which it builds for its sister company, American Cruises. See it from the air on Google here.

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O/N Name Customer Type GT LOA Delivered Notes
28 644279 America American Cruises coastal cruiser 94 146 1982 (Costa Rica)
29 654894 Niagara Clipper Niagara Clipper tour boat 89 99 1983 later Expo Clipper
30 663354 Star of Chicago II Jarvis & Sons tour boat 42 109 Nov 1983 later Grand Duchess
America American Cruises coastal cruiser 1,195 174 1982 later Sea Voyager, Safari Voyager (St Kitts)
32 666874 Savannah American Cruises coastal cruiser 77 190 1983 later Terra Australis, burned 2002
671576 Star of Cincinnati Vessel Holdings coastal cruiser 88 137 1984 later Leisure Lady, yacht H2O
684189 New Orleans American Cruises coastal cruiser 90 190 1985 (Panama)
39 696422 Duchess of New York World Yachts charter boat 99 137 Mar 1986 later World Yachts Duchess
40 696423 Princess of New York World Yachts charter boat 99 137 Mar 1986 later World Yachts Princess
48 901026 Entertainer JAB America casino boat 76 127 Mar 1986 later Crown Empress, Suncruz XI
53 903414 Star Dancer casino boat 72 128 Aug 1986 later Spirit of Portland, Portland Spirit
54 916646 Yankee Clipper JAB America casino boat 81 128 1987 later Suncruz III, Statue of Liberty IV
909075 Charleston American Cruises coastal cruiser 89 190 1987 later Charleston I (Indonesia)
63 924785 Cap Streeter Shoreline Marine passenger 28 64 1987
64 933237 Canterbury Harbor Cruises riverboat 35 72 1988 later Belle Island, Carolina Belle
65 943281 Camelot Star Sun Dream Charters riverboat 92 94 Aug 1989 later Catalina
70 1039137 Suncruz V JAB America casino boat 98 146 Mar 1996 later Statue of Liberty VI, Hornblower Hybrid
71 1051573 Spirit of Ethan Allen III Mesa Leasing coastal cruiser 94 121 1997
73 1054537 Majesty JAM Cruises coastal cruiser 93 146 1997 later The Golden Goddess, Majesty (India)
74 1064928 The Duck Odyssey Cruises coastal cruiser 97 139 Apr 1998 later Ugly Duck, Mystic Blue
75 1061895 Southern Cross South Ferry Co. ferry 72 90 Apr 1998 later LT Joe Theinert
76 1072419 Lone Star State Great Lakes Dredge tugboat 39 46 1998
77 1079190 Crystal Electra Cruises cruise boat 87 120 1999 later Eternity
78 1088888 American Eagle American Cruises coastal cruiser 86 143 Mar 2000
80 1123509 American Glory American Cruises coastal cruiser 87 143 June 2002 reefed off DE 2019
82 1167737 American Spirit American Cruises coastal cruiser 93 199 Sep 2004
85 1177289 Launch 5 American Cruises launch 7 31 2005
86 1194882 American Star American Cruises coastal cruiser 82 187 1 May 2007
87 1199343 Launch 6 American Cruises launch 7 31 2007
89 1206170 Tina Fallon Delaware DoT ferry 49 65 7 Aug 2008
90 1223608 Independence American Cruises coastal cruiser 96 195 30 Jun 2009
91 1205658 Sassafras Vane Brothers tugboat 99 90 6 Nov 2008
92 1211816 Elk River Vane Brothers tugboat 99 90 30 Jun 2009
93 1214238 Launch 7 American Cruises launch 7 31 2008
94 1220307 Charles Burton Vane Brothers tugboat 99 90 22 Feb 2010
95 1228205 Quantico Creek Vane Brothers tugboat 99 90 5 Oct 2010
96 1226839 Launch 8 American Cruises launch 7 31 2009
98 1228204 Oyster Creek Vane Brothers tugboat 99 90 6 Apr 2011
99 1231646 Hunting Creek Vane Brothers tugboat 99 90 9 Jan 2012
100 1236505 Queen of the Mississippi American Cruises riverboat 77 230 4 Jan 2012 later American Pride
101 American Cruises riverboat 77 230
102 American Cruises riverboat 77 230
103 Pearl Mist Pearl Seas Cruises coastal cruiser 5,109 335 20 Jun 2014 completion of Halifax hull 6092, (Marshall I.)
104 1257187 American Eagle American Cruises riverboat 77 230 23 Jan 2015 later Queen of the Mississippi
105 1242683 Red Hook Vane Brothers tugboat 99 90 19 Feb 2013
106 1248549 Tangier Island Vane Brothers tugboat 99 90 2 Dec 2013
115 1250460 Fells Point Vane Brothers tugboat 99 90 26 Jun 2014
116 1253729 Kings Point Vane Brothers tugboat 99 90 2 Mar 2015
118 1263601 America American Cruises riverboat 98 266 10 Feb 2016
119 1273676 American Constellation American Cruises riverboat 99 239 28 Feb 2017
120 1279981 American Constitution American Cruises riverboat 99 239 4 Apr 2018
121 1257138 Fort Schuyler Vane Brothers tugboat 99 90 24 Sep 2015
122 1258328 Fort McHenry Vane Brothers tugboat 99 90 28 Jun 2016
123 1268772 Fishing Creek Vane Brothers tugboat 99 90 26 Jan 2017
124 1273097 Cape May Vane Brothers tugboat 99 90 10 Dec 2018
125 1290818 Cape Fear Vane Brothers tugboat 99 90 20 Nov 2020
126 1301031 Cape Henry Vane Brothers tugboat 99 90 18 Mar 2021
127 1294620 Salisbury Vane Brothers tugboat 99 90 5 Dec 2019
128 1276148 Launch 9 American Cruises launch 9 36 16 Jan 2018
129 1285257 Launch 10 American Cruises launch 9 36 16 Jan 2018
130 1282656 American Song American Cruises riverboat 96 302 16 Aug 2018
131 1294621 Annapolis Vane Brothers tugboat 99 90 12 Dec 2019
132 1294623 Rock Hall Vane Brothers tugboat 99 90 17 Jun 2021
133 1294624 Charles Hughes Vane Brothers tugboat 99 90 29 Dec 2021
134 1288191 American Harmony American Cruises riverboat 99 302 2 Jul 2019
135 1284297 Launch 11 American Cruises launch 9 36 17 Aug 2018
136 1290210 Launch 12 American Cruises launch 15 44
138 1295690 American Jazz American Cruises riverboat 96 302 24 Jun 2020
140 1301032 American Melody American Cruises riverboat 99 302 5 Jan 2022

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