Savannah Machine & Foundry

Savannah GA

Most recent update: July 27, 2014.

Savannah Machine & Foundry was founded in 1912 by Walter Lee Mingledorff, who sold it to Aegis Corp. In 1968, who sold it to Saylor Marine in 1984, who sold it to Intermarine USA in 1987, who sold it to Bernie Ebbers in 1999, who forfeited it to WorldCom when he went to jail in 2002, who then sold it to Palmer Johnson, who sold it to Global Ship Systems in 2004, who failed in 2007. It was finally sold in the bankruptcy court in 2010, for $10 million, to neighboring Colonial Terminals. See it from the air on Google here.

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O/N Name Customer Type Tons Delivered Notes
Built by Savannah Machine & Foundry
AM-123 Symbol US Navy minesweeper 1,250d 10 Dec 1942 to Mexico 1972 as Guillermo Prieto (C-71)
AM-124 Threat US Navy minesweeper 1,250d 14 Mar 1943 to Mexico 1973 as Francisco Zarca (C-81)
AM-125 Tide US Navy minesweeper 1,250d 9 Mar 1943 mined off Normandy and lost 1944
AM-17 Gazelle US Navy minesweeper 1,250d 27 Jul 1943 to Britain 1943 as J-342, returned 1946
AM-18 Gorgon US Navy minesweeper 1,250d 28 Aug 1943 to Britain 1943 as J-346, returned 1946
AM-19 Grecian US Navy minesweeper 1,250d 22 Sep 1943 to Britain 1943 as J-352, returned 1946, to Turkey 1947 as Edincik (M-509), struck 1974
AM-20 Magic US Navy minesweeper 1,250d 25 Oct 1943 to Britain 1943 as J-400, hit by a human torpedo and lost off Normandy 1944
AM-21 Pylades US Navy minesweeper 1,250d 24 Nov 1943 to Britain 1943 as J-401, sunk by a midget submarine and lost off Normandy 1944
AM-246 Implicit US Navy minesweeper 850d 20 Jan 1944 to China 1948 as Yung Chia, to Taiwan 1949, struck 1986
AM-247 Improve US Navy minesweeper 850d 29 Feb 1944 sold private 1949, sunk 1953
AM-248 Incessant US Navy minesweeper 850d 25 Mar 1944 sold private 1948, sunk in Mayville KY in 1995
AM-249 Incredible US Navy minesweeper 850d 17 Apr 1944 scrapped 1960
AM-250 Indicative US Navy minesweeper 850d 26 Jun 1944 to USSR 1945 as T-278, sunk off North Korea 1945
AM-251 Inflict US Navy minesweeper 850d 28 Aug 1944 sold private 1948, sunk 1953
AM-252 Instill US Navy minesweeper 850d 22 May 1944 to Mexico 1962 as DM 10, struck 1986
AM-253 Intrigue US Navy minesweeper 850d 31 Jul 1944 to Mexico 1962 as Cadete Vicente Suarez (C-61)
AM-254 Invade US Navy minesweeper 850d 18 Sep 1944 to Mexico 1962 as General Ignacio Zaragoza (C-60)
AM-371 Minivet US Navy minesweeper 1,250d 29 May 1945 mined in Japan and lost 1945
AM-372 Murrelet US Navy minesweeper 1,250d 21 Aug 1945 to the Philippines 1965 as Rizal (PS-74)
AM-373 Peregrine US Navy minesweeper 1,250d 27 Sep 1945 reclassified as AG-176 1964, struck 1969
AM-374 Pigeon US Navy minesweeper 1,250d 30 Oct 1945 scrapped 1967
AM-375 Pochard US Navy minesweeper 1,250d 27 Nov 1944 scrapped 1967
AM-376 Ptarmigan US Navy minesweeper 1,250d 15 Jan 1945 to Korea 1963 as Shin Song (PCE-711), struck 1984
AM-377 Quail US Navy minesweeper 1,250d 5 Mar 1945 scrapped 1967
AM-378 Redstart US Navy minesweeper 1,250d 4 Apr 1945 to Taiwan 1965 as Wu Sheng (PCE-884), struck 1998
AM-13 Kittiwake US Navy salvage ship 1,780d 10 Jul 1945 reefed in the Caymans 2010
AM-14 Petrel US Navy salvage ship 1,780d 26 Sep 1945 scrapped 2003
AM-15 Sunbird US Navy salvage ship 1,780d 3 Apr 1946 scrapped 2005
AM-16 Tringa US Navy salvage ship 1,780d 25 Jun 1946 struck 1977, to be sunk as target
Socony 32 Socony Oil tank barge 1957 later Mobil 32, Mobil Mount Vernon
Built by Intermarine USA
MHC-51 Osprey US Navy Mine Hunter 800d 23 Aug 1993 struck 2007, to be transferred to Taiwan but still in the NDRF-2013
MHC-52 Heron US Navy Mine Hunter 800d 15 Jun 1994 to Greece 2007 as Calypso (M-64)
MHC-55 Oriole US Navy Mine Hunter 800d 15 Dec 1994 to Taiwan 2006
MHC-58 Blackhawk US Navy Mine Hunter 800d 15 Jun 1995 struck 2007, to be transferred to Turkey but still in the NDRF-2013
MHC-59 Falcon US Navy Mine Hunter 800d 31 Oct 1996 to Taiwan 2006
MHC-60 Cardinal US Navy Mine Hunter 800d 31 Jul 1997 to Egypt 2007 as El Sadeeq (521)
MHC-61 Raven US Navy Mine Hunter 800d 30 Apr 1998 to Egypt 2007 as El Farouk (524)
MHC-62 Shrike US Navy Mine Hunter 800d 11 Jan 1999 struck 2007, to be transferred to Turkey but still in the NDRF-2013
Lady A mega-yacht 111 1998
2407 Grand Diane Grand Diane, Inc. mega-yacht 105 1 Jan 2002
2409 732399 Bossy Boots II Bossy LDC mega-yacht 136 12 Nov 1999 (Cayman I.)
2411 Chosen One Swingman, Ltd. mega-yacht 120 31 Dec 2002
2412 1102991 Savannah Commander Prop. mega-yacht 118 27 Feb 2001
2413 Portofino mega-yacht 118 2001
2414 C-Angel First South Dvlpt. mega-yacht 97 23 Oct 2001 later Carpe Diem
2415 Christine First South Dvlpt. mega-yacht 81 25 Oct 2001 later Krishelle
2417 Lady M of St. Vincent mega-yacht 145 10 Jun 2003 later Aquasition
2419 Maribella mega-yacht 118 2001
Built by Palmer Johnson Savannah
PJ 101 mega-yacht 145 2004
PJ 102 mega-yacht 145 2004
PJ 103 mega-yacht 123 2005

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