M. M. Davis & Son
Solomons MD
Most recent update: November 1, 2015.
Marcellus Mitchell Davis started this shipyard in about 1883 and ran it until 1924, when he turned it over to his son, Clarence E. Davis, who ran it until his death in 1936, when it was bought by George Townsend, of Greenwich, Connecticut in 1954, Townsend sold the yard to its employees and in 1957, they changed the name to Cruis Along Boats in 1962 it was acquired by Century Boats and became the Century Cruiser Division. Century closed it in 1965 and the yard was leased to Ventnor Boats until 1970. It was briefly revived again in 1971 but closed for good in 1975. The shipyard was located at the foot of Rousby Hall Road, near Ship Point, and is now occupied by Chesapeake Plastics Manufacturing. See it from the air on Google here.
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O/N | Name | Customer | Type | GT | LOA | Delivered | Notes | |
81015 | Willie H. White | Norman L. Jeffries | bugeye | 34 | 66 | 1883 | later Agnes C. Leonard, North State, to USCG as CGR 2007, scrapped 1994 | |
120639 | Freddie Hayward | Thomas Moore | bugeye | 25 | 60 | 1883 | ||
126328 | Carrie P. Gambrill | Thomas Moore et al. | sloop | 9 | 43 | 1884 | ||
130301 | Nettie May | Eugene Hall | freighter | 23 | 64 | 1884 | ||
126410 | Col. R. Johnson Colton | John H. Long | aux. bugeye | 29 | 55 | 1886 | burned 1973 | |
136042 | Elenora Russell | J. Steward Russell | bugeye | 60 | 60 | 1889 | abandoned 1935 | |
76892 | J. C. Armiger | Harry M. Cook | trawler | 22 | 61 | 1890 | ||
120803 | Florence Northam | James W. Northam | bugeye | 26 | 65 | 1890 | scrapped 1959 | |
106831 | Annie C. Johnson | Webster & Co. | schooner | 32 | 59 | 1891 | ||
116454 | Sanxton Hubbard | Clarence B. Kugler | trawler | 11 | 58 | 1891 | ||
81365 | William H. Berry | Carl W. Reed | bugeye | 30 | 56 | 1892 | later John Reed | |
136497 | Edith Marcy | William L. Marcy | bugeye | 67 | 69 | 1895 | foundered 1969 | |
141452 | Lottie M. Leach | George S. Tull | freighter | 29 | 65 | 1895 | ||
141457 | Louise Travers | Mallory S. Sant | freighter | 36 | 69 | 1897 | ||
77213 | James O. Carter | A J Taylor & Bro | tugboat | 26 | 59 | 1897 | ||
92824 | M. Mitchell Davis | Y. & O. Coal Co. | tugboat | 85 | 81 | 1897 | ||
111185 | Retsilla | Thomas H. Barrington | motor yacht | 25 | 56 | 1898 | later Afjen | |
77498 | Lady Rae | Rae Phillips | trawler | 29 | 66 | 1901 | ||
Clytie | bugeye | 40 | 81 | 1901 | later Albemarle | |||
Alpha | J-Frank Thompson | tugboat | 1901 | |||||
107661 | Robert H | Tug Robert H Inc. | tugboat | 40 | 58 | 1901 | ||
81757 | William H. Yerkes, Jr. | A J Taylor & Bro | tugboat | 59 | 73 | 1901 | ||
93262 | M. Mitchell Davis | Charles H. Harper | tugboat | 116 | 92 | 1902 | ||
Humphrey Toomey | schooner | 167 | 1902 | |||||
201163 | Cecil | W. Smithers | tugboat | 59 | 76 | 1904 | ||
Marion Cameron | Angus Cameron | tugboat | 1904 | |||||
Agnes Miller | J-Miller | tugboat | 1904 | |||||
201810 | Ethel Vail | Clifford T. Kelch | schooner | 18 | 40 | 1905 | ||
202052 | Edward G. Gummel | Gummel Construction | tugboat | 59 | 70 | 1906 | later Fortuna | |
Louisa | Robert Murphy | lighter | 182 | 1906 | ||||
205735 | Capt. Toby | A J Taylor & Bro | tugboat | 20 | 47 | 1906 | abandoned 1947 | |
218687 | Gertrude | motor yacht | 15 | 46 | 1907 | |||
205640 | Mary P. Riehl | Atlantic Transpt Co | tugboat | 47 | 59 | 1908 | ||
205432 | Esther Phillips | Atlantic Transpt Co | tugboat | 46 | 60 | 1908 | ||
212392 | Mayflower | Joseph Correls | barge | 14 | 45 | 1908 | ||
206270 | William Blundon | Hinton Toulson | trawler | 240 | 127 | 1909 | sank 1973 | |
206062 | John Miller | Harbor Towing | tugboat | 24 | 55 | 1909 | ||
Aloha | H W Steele | yacht | 1910 | |||||
208045 | Dispatch | Chesapeake Light'ge | tugboat | 46 | 58 | 1910 | ||
208402 | Advance | tugboat | 157 | 107 | 1911 | to USN 1918 as ID-3057, YT-28, sold 1934 | ||
208438 | M. M. Davis | trawler | 298 | 136 | 1911 | sank off Janes Island | ||
208462 | St. Vincent | Tug St. Martin Inc. | tugboat | 167 | 107 | 1911 | ||
208729 | Mildred | Herbert Bryant Inc. | freighter | 90 | 82 | 1911 | ||
209260 | Catherine | Webster & Bro. | bugeye | 51 | 65 | 1911 | abandoned 1956 | |
209911 | Wilbert A. Edwards | W. A. Edwards Co. | trawler | 343 | 143 | 1912 | to USN 1917 as Edwards (SP-315), returned 1919 | |
210003 | Winford S. Cahill | Eubank, Pankard Co. | trawler | 299 | 137 | 1912 | to USN 1917 as Cahill (SP-493), sold 1919, Eraclea | |
210455 | Clew | John E. La Vock | motor yacht | 22 | 60 | 1912 | ||
210557 | Philip K. Bauman | Douglas Co. | trawler | 304 | 137 | 1912 | to USN 1917 as Bauman (SP-377), sank 1918 | |
211348 | Kenneth L. McNeal | McNeal-Dodson Co. | trawler | 331 | 143 | 1913 | to USN 1917 as McNeal (SP-333), sold 1919 | |
212519 | T. G. Herbert | Smoot S & G | tugboat | 35 | 56 | 1914 | ||
212941 | Takana | tugboat | 172 | 69 | 1915 | to USN 1918 as ID-3039, returned 1919 | ||
212941 | T. J. Sheridan | August Fraenslick | tugboat | 74 | 70 | 1915 | ||
213158 | C. W. Hand | Smith Hand | oyster sloop | 35 | 61 | 1915 | ||
213888 | Raymond | H. B. Messenger | tugboat | 61 | 60 | 1916 | ||
214081 | J. H. Steele | Paul Freeman | tanker | 106 | 85 | 1916 | ||
229739 | Robert Henjes | J. D. Orrell | tugboat | 76 | 75 | 1916 | ||
168429 | Algora | Nicholas Petterson | freight barge | 254 | 114 | 1917 | ||
215839 | Sarah Weems | Balto & Carolina SS | freighter | 1,521 | 206 | 1917 | ||
216839 | Progress | Bethlehem Steel Co | tugboat | 345 | 125 | 1918 | ||
1207 | 217615 | Artisan | USSB | tugboat | 358 | 126 | 1919 | |
1208 | 217939 | Craftsman | USSB | tugboat | 358 | 126 | 1919 | abandoned 1944 |
1211 | 218770 | Guardsman | USSB | tugboat | 358 | 126 | 1919 | later Julia Howard |
1212 | 218783 | Custodian | USSB | tugboat | 358 | 126 | 1919 | |
1213 | 217937 | Woodman | USSB | tugboat | 358 | 126 | 1919 | |
217615 | Stirling Tomkins | Cornell SS Co. | tugboat | 357 | 126 | 1919 | ||
171421 | W. A. Smoot, Jr. | Smoot S. & G. | tugboat | 196 | 90 | 1921 | ||
222490 | Josephine | Transfuel Inc. | tanker | 84 | 70 | 1922 | ||
223180 | Thomas C. McNeal | McNeal Edwards Co. | trawler | 219 | 127 | 1923 | to USN 1942 as YP-404, YDG-1, sold 1945 | |
223398 | William T. Covington | McNeal Dodson Co | trawler | 250 | 130 | 1923 | to USCG 1943 | |
223511 | Studwell | W. H. Gahagan | tugboat | 15 | 39 | 1923 | ||
223535 | William J | Forrest L. Stewart | trawler | 15 | 39 | 1923 | ||
223842 | Ballantrae | Ballantrae, Inc. | trawler | 34 | 59 | 1924 | ||
224698 | Colleen | Connors Std. Marine | tugboat | 73 | 76 | 1925 | ||
224711 | Donald M. McNeale | Smoot Sand & Gravel | tugboat | 37 | 56 | 1925 | scrapped 1965 | |
225103 | James Aubry | James B. Bradshaw | passenger | 11 | 44 | 1925 | ||
Gadfly | aux. ketch | 34 | 1926 | later Miss Patsy | ||||
Seawitch | L. E. Holt | aux. yawl | 27 | 1927 | ||||
226638 | Bonhomie | Robert C. Roebling | power yacht | 84 | 80 | 1927 | to US Army 1941 as Q 103, scrapped 1968 | |
171423 | W. A. Smoot No. 5 | Smoot S. & G. | tugboat | 262 | 96 | 1928 | ||
254097 | Betty Jo | Shaw & Hall | trawler | 30 | 56 | 1928 | ||
228792 | Bounty | George D. Olds | trawler | 27 | 50 | 1929 | ||
229223 | Corthell | W. H. Gahagan | tugboat | 22 | 42 | 1929 | later Chester A. Crosby, C. A. Crosby, Tenacious | |
229570 | Orithia | Haliburton Fales | aux. ketch | 28 | 51 | 1930 | to USN 1942 as YP-336, Chesapeake, Pandora III | |
230250 | Lord Jim | Martin L. Martus | aux. schooner | 30 | 55 | 1930 | later Yankee, Jaguar | |
230263 | Luna | Boston Towboat Co | tugboat | 165 | 90 | 1930 | ||
230793 | Madeira | August C. Boll | motor yacht | 19 | 43 | 1930 | later Aland | |
230608 | High Tide | Eugene E duPont | aux. schooner | 34 | 61 | 1931 | to USCG Acad. 1946, Golden Eagle, Mariah, lost 1981 | |
230794 | James S. Whiteley | Baker Whiteley Coal | tugboat | 193 | 94 | 1931 | ||
231000 | Columbia | Smoot Sand & Gravel | tugboat | 48 | 59 | 1931 | ||
231113 | Condorth II | Clarence E. Davis | power boat | 19 | 43 | 1931 | ||
Dog Star | William E. Baker | aux. ketch | 31 | 1931 | ||||
231501 | State Port | North Carolina Line | freighter | 328 | 143 | 1932 | ||
232634 | Ken-Line | Clifton H. Ralph | miscellaneous | 10 | 40 | 1933 | ||
233021 | Manana | George A. Humphries | yacht | 75 | 80 | 1934 | ||
233366 | Shirley Ann | Theodore Friedmann | yacht | 17 | 43 | 1933 | ||
Aweigh | Lawrence M. Bailliere | cutter | 47 | 1934 | ||||
233412 | Kiboko | Harry Weinberg | yacht | 44 | 55 | 1934 | later Magnum II | |
234485 | Lady Patty | J. W. Crawford, Jr. | aux. ketch | 10 | 36 | 1935 | ||
Trivet | F. G. Swink | aux. sloop | 22 | 1935 | ||||
Cheerio Too | yacht | 48 | 1935 | |||||
234185 | Zog | James Curtis | miscellaneous | 8 | 40 | 1935 | ||
234745 | Diana | Langhorne Gibson | aux. ketch | 52 | 60 | 1936 | later Estelle Dunbar, Shearwater, Pinguino, Lady Gordon, Varuna | |
235095 | Irene | Charles Jones | miscellaneous | 10 | 43 | 1936 | ||
Puffin | M. S. Galloway | aux. ketch | 33 | 1936 | ||||
235629 | Ko-Asa | E. E. Bishop | aux. bugeye | 68 | 73 | 1936 | ||
287504 | Tejeria | Theodore G. Hoster | aux. cutter | 14 | 42 | 1936 | later Taneek | |
279645 | Edmar | aux. cutter | 28 | 1937 | later Adventure | |||
235904 | Virginia | Smoot Sand & Gravel | tugboat | 53 | 60 | 1937 | ||
236188 | White Cloud | Charles E. Sorensen | aux. cutter | 21 | 53 | 1937 | ||
236284 | Mary S | Walter V. Evans | trawler | 11 | 41 | 1937 | ||
236412 | Imalone | Frank M. Stephen Jr. | miscellaneous | 11 | 40 | 1937 | ||
236528 | Manitou | Kenneth Kroehler | yawl | 24 | 53 | 1937 | ||
237090 | Gray Ghost | David N. Crofoot | Crusailer | 17 | 41 | 1938 | later Lydia | |
237178 | Whitecap | J. B. White | aux. sloop | 32 | 43 | 1938 | later Southwynd IV, Shark's Tooth | |
237359 | Awab | Crusailer | 17 | 41 | 1938 | later Irish Mist | ||
237690 | Cygnet | Walter J. Goetsch | aux. ketch | 17 | 41 | 1938 | later Ariadne, Dominion, Polaris, Antares, Phoenix | |
237700 | Rosa-Lee | Henry F. Strobach | trawler | 7 | 38 | 1938 | ||
237708 | Tui-Hana | Kenneth Kelley | aux. ketch | 17 | 41 | 1938 | later Tiki, Limbas III, Milky Way, Dyna, Witch of the Wave, Island Woman | |
237723 | Moon Maid | H. Boone Porter | Crusailer | 17 | 41 | 1938 | later Grey Mist, Snow Shoe | |
238712 | Crusailer | George B. Morell, Jr. | aux. ketch | 17 | 36 | 1939 | later Down Wind | |
238824 | Miss Uniontown | John Johnston | trawler | 13 | 38 | 1939 | ||
239040 | Rosa-Lee II | E. Bauernschmidt | trawler | 13 | 38 | 1939 | ||
Valmer | yacht | 27 | 1940 | |||||
Pinard | aux. sloop | 22 | 1939 | later Pretty Little, Ciribiribin | ||||
239382 | Cheerio Tree | George H. Townsend | aux. ketch | 29 | 47 | 1940 | later Whitecap, Jolly Belle, Astrea II | |
240489 | Patrol IV | Con. Edison | patrol boat | 9 | 33 | 1941 | ||
Co-Ed | power boat | 41 | 1941 | later Dolphin II | ||||
287330 | Mike | G. M. Jones, Jr. | aux. ketch | 17 | 41 | 1941 | later Kim, Vision II, Watcha, Compass Rose, Axia | |
T-19 | US Army | utility boat | 40 | 65 | Aug 1942 | |||
T-20 | US Army | utility boat | 40 | 65 | Aug 1942 | to USAF | ||
285571 | T-21 | US Army | utility boat | 40 | 65 | Sep 1942 | later Highlander, Sgt. Jones | |
T-22 | US Army | utility boat | 40 | 65 | Sep 1942 | later Howard | ||
273300 | T-39 | US Army | utility boat | 40 | 65 | Nov 1942 | later J. Howard, Hemco I, scrapped 1975 | |
T-40 | US Army | utility boat | 40 | 65 | Nov 1942 | |||
272556 | T-41 | US Army | utility boat | 40 | 65 | Dec 1942 | later Diane-Louise, Jean Selma, scrapped 1976 | |
T-42 | US Army | utility boat | 40 | 65 | Dec 1942 | to USACE | ||
279960 | T-56 | US Army | utility boat | 40 | 65 | Mar 1943 | to USAF, Hammet | |
254881 | T-57 | US Army | utility boat | 40 | 65 | Mar 1943 | later Laura B | |
T-84 | US Army | utility boat | 40 | 65 | Apr 1943 | |||
271792 | T-85 | US Army | utility boat | 40 | 65 | Apr 1943 | later Vega | |
T-86 | US Army | utility boat | 40 | 65 | May 1943 | to DoJ | ||
T-87 | US Army | utility boat | 40 | 65 | May 1943 | to USACE | ||
251498 | FS-42 | US Army | freighter | 270 | 114 | June 1943 | later Rowe | |
FS-43 | US Army | freighter | 270 | 114 | June 1943 | |||
FS-44 | US Army | freighter | 270 | 114 | July 1943 | |||
FS-45 | US Army | freighter | 270 | 114 | July 1943 | |||
253993 | Betty and David | trawler | 47 | 61 | 1943 | |||
270224 | T-161 | US Army | utility boat | 40 | 65 | Jan 1944 | later Nancy Gale, Mary II, Rex II | |
277349 | T-162 | US Army | utility boat | 40 | 65 | Jan 1944 | later SES Propeller | |
T-163 | US Army | utility boat | 40 | 65 | Jan 1944 | sank at Le Havre 1945 | ||
T-164 | US Army | utility boat | 40 | 65 | Jan 1944 | to France 1947 | ||
272868 | T-165 | US Army | utility boat | 40 | 65 | Feb 1944 | later Linda Snow, Little Joe | |
296538 | T-166 | US Army | utility boat | 40 | 65 | Feb 1944 | later Esther Joy | |
278071 | T-167 | US Army | utility boat | 40 | 65 | Feb 1944 | later Alanita | |
270936 | T-168 | US Army | utility boat | 40 | 65 | Feb 1944 | later Gail Snow, Viking Star II, Capt. Bill Van, Viking Star, Seven Seas | |
269448 | T-169 | US Army | utility boat | 40 | 65 | Mar 1944 | later Wayzoff | |
T-170 | US Army | utility boat | 40 | 65 | Mar 1944 | |||
T-171 | US Army | utility boat | 40 | 65 | Mar 1944 | to USAF | ||
T-172 | US Army | utility boat | 40 | 65 | Mar 1944 | |||
T-173 | US Army | utility boat | 40 | 65 | Apr 1944 | to France 1947 | ||
293029 | T-174 | US Army | utility boat | 40 | 65 | Apr 1944 | later Gulf Researcher, Yankee Lady | |
T-175 | US Army | utility boat | 40 | 65 | Apr 1944 | to France 1947 | ||
T-176 | US Army | utility boat | 40 | 65 | Apr 1944 | to France 1947 | ||
T-177 | US Army | utility boat | 40 | 65 | May 1944 | to France 1947 | ||
T-178 | US Army | utility boat | 40 | 65 | May 1944 | to France 1947 | ||
T-179 | US Army | utility boat | 40 | 65 | May 1944 | to France 1947 | ||
261116 | T-180 | US Army | utility boat | 40 | 65 | May 1944 | later Rex, Chappie IV | |
T-181 | US Army | utility boat | 40 | 65 | May 1944 | |||
269548 | T-182 | US Army | utility boat | 40 | 65 | June 1944 | later Beverly Snow, Two Brothers | |
278561 | T-183 | US Army | utility boat | 40 | 65 | June 1944 | later Tropic Star | |
254597 | T-184 | US Army | utility boat | 40 | 65 | June 1944 | later Clay | |
T-185 | US Army | utility boat | 40 | 65 | June 1944 | to USACE | ||
T-186 | US Army | utility boat | 40 | 65 | July 1944 | |||
T-187 | US Army | utility boat | 40 | 65 | July 1944 | to USCG | ||
T-188 | US Army | utility boat | 40 | 65 | July 1944 | |||
T-189 | US Army | utility boat | 40 | 65 | July 1944 | |||
295611 | T-190 | US Army | utility boat | 40 | 65 | Aug 1944 | later Aquanaut II | |
255010 | T-191 | US Army | utility boat | 40 | 65 | Aug 1944 | later Mary Lynn, Hackberry, Penny Lynne | |
T-192 | US Army | utility boat | 40 | 65 | Aug 1944 | |||
T-193 | US Army | utility boat | 40 | 65 | Aug 1944 | to USCG | ||
268256 | T-??? | US Army | utility boat | 43 | 61 | 1942 | later Maryland | |
252448 | T-??? | US Army | utility boat | 40 | 65 | 1942 | later Alan | |
259972 | T-??? | US Army | utility boat | 40 | 65 | 1942 | later Medora, Beryl | |
249828 | T-??? | US Army | utility boat | 40 | 65 | 1943 | later Elsie Jane | |
276987 | T-??? | US Army | utility boat | 56 | 62 | 1944 | later Antigua | |
246899 | North Wind | Euclid W. Lewis | trawler | 33 | 45 | 1944 | later Ann Bryan | |
246929 | Bessie Ann | C. W. Lang | trawler | 33 | 45 | 1944 | stranded 1965 | |
247090 | Judith Fay | E. C. Canal Fisheries | trawler | 33 | 45 | 1944 | ||
272799 | Carite | U. of Puerto Rico | miscellaneous | 53 | 60 | 1944 | ||
J-2196 | US Army | utility boat | 27 | Nov 1944 | ||||
J-2197 | US Army | utility boat | 27 | Nov 1944 | ||||
J-2198 | US Army | utility boat | 27 | Nov 1944 | ||||
J-2199 | US Army | utility boat | 27 | Nov 1944 | ||||
J-2200 | US Army | utility boat | 27 | Dec 1944 | ||||
J-2201 | US Army | utility boat | 27 | Dec 1944 | ||||
J-2202 | US Army | utility boat | 27 | Dec 1944 | ||||
J-2203 | US Army | utility boat | 27 | Dec 1944 | ||||
J-2204 | US Army | utility boat | 27 | Jan 1945 | ||||
J-2205 | US Army | utility boat | 27 | Jan 1945 | ||||
J-2206 | US Army | utility boat | 27 | Jan 1945 | ||||
J-2207 | US Army | utility boat | 27 | Jan 1945 | ||||
J-2208 | US Army | utility boat | 27 | Feb 1945 | ||||
J-2209 | US Army | utility boat | 27 | Feb 1945 | ||||
J-2210 | US Army | utility boat | 27 | Feb 1945 | ||||
J-2211 | US Army | utility boat | 27 | Feb 1945 | ||||
J-2212 | US Army | utility boat | 27 | Mar 1945 | ||||
J-2213 | US Army | utility boat | 27 | Mar 1945 | ||||
J-2214 | US Army | utility boat | 27 | Mar 1945 | ||||
J-2215 | US Army | utility boat | 27 | Mar 1945 | ||||
247297 | McClain's Pride No. 1 | William M. McClain | shrimp boat | 49 | 57 | 1945 | later Wanda Ginger | |
247298 | McClain's Pride No. 2 | William M. McClain | shrimp boat | 49 | 57 | 1945 | later Barbara Lynn | |
247399 | Choctaw | Thorvald Andersen | trawler | 33 | 45 | 1945 | ||
247549 | Gannet | Hilliard Hiller | trawler | 48 | 57 | 1945 | ||
Fiesta | aux. cutter | 28 | 1946 | later Nualana, Axacon | ||||
Andiamo | Morton R. Miller | aux. cutter | 28 | 1947 | ||||
Geronimo | power boat | 22 | 1948 | later Rip Tide | ||||
254886 | Mateka III | power boat | 21 | 46 | 1948 | later Darmy | ||
257469 | Jupiter | George M. Jones, Jr. | power boat | 45 | 54 | 1948 | later Wololi, Double Eagle | |
MSC-91 | Vila do Porto (M-408) | Portuguese Navy | minesweeper | 390 | 20 Sep 1953 | scrapped 1976 | ||
MSC-92 | Santa Cruz (M-409) | Portuguese Navy | minesweeper | 390 | 13 Feb 1954 | scrapped 1973 | ||
Candy Lynn | power boat | 19 | 1956 | later Punki, Spunky |