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 |