M. M. Davis & Son

M. M. Davis & Son, Solomon, MD

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. If anyone can add to the table below, please e-mail info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 1 November 2015.

Hull#	O.N.	Original Name	Original Owner	Type	GT	Ft.	Delivery	Disposition
	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	Fishing Vessel	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	Fishing Vessel	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	Tug	26	59	1897
	92824	M. Mitchell Davis	Y. & O. Coal Co.	Tug	85	81	1897
	111185	Retsilla	Thomas H. Barrington	Motor Yacht	25	56	1898	Later Afjen
	77498	Lady Rae	Rae Phillips	Fishing Vessel	29	66	1901
		Clytie		Bugeye	40	81	1901	Later Albemarle
		Alpha	J Frank Thompson	Tug			1901
	107661	Robert H	Tug Robert H Inc.	Tug	40	58	1901
	81757	William H. Yerkes, Jr.	A J Taylor & Bro	Tug	59	73	1901
	93262	M. Mitchell Davis	Charles H. Harper	Tug	116	92	1902
		Humphrey Toomey		Schooner	167		1902
	201163	Cecil	W. Smithers	Tug	59	76	1904
		Marion Cameron	Angus Cameron	Tug			1904
		Agnes Miller	J Miller	Tug			1904
	201810	Ethel Vail	Clifford T. Kelch	Schooner	18	40	1905
	202052	Edward G. Gummel	Gummel Construction	Tug	59	70	1906	Later Fortuna
		Louisa	Robert Murphy	Lighter	182		1906
	205735	Capt. Toby	A J Taylor & Bro	Tug	20	47	1906	Abandoned 1947
	218687	Gertrude		Motor Yacht	15	46	1907
	205640	Mary P. Riehl	Atlantic Transpt Co	Tug	47	59	1908
	205432	Esther Phillips	Atlantic Transpt Co	Tug	46	60	1908
	212392	Mayflower	Joseph Correls	Barge	14	45	1908
	206270	William Blundon	Hinton Toulson	Fishing Vessel	240	127	1909	Sank 1973
	206062	John Miller	Harbor Towing	Tug	24	55	1909
		Aloha	H W Steele	Yacht			1910
	208045	Dispatch	Chesapeake Light'ge	Tug	46	58	1910
	208402	Advance		Tug	157	107	1911	To USN 1918 as ID 3057, later YT 28, sold 1934
	208438	M. M. Davis		Fishing Vessel	298	136	1911	Sank off Janes Island
	208462	St. Vincent	Tug St. Martin Inc.	Tug	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.	Fishing Vessel	343	143	1912	To USN 1917 as Edwards (SP 315), returned 1919
	210003	Winford S. Cahill	Eubank, Pankard Co.	Fishing Vessel	299	137	1912	To USN 1917 as Cahill (SP 493), sold 1919, later Eraclea
	210455	Clew	John E. La Vock	Motor Yacht	22	60	1912
	210557	Philip K. Bauman	Douglas Co.	Fishing Vessel	304	137	1912	To USN 1917 as Bauman (SP 377), sank 1918
	211348	Kenneth L. McNeal	McNeal-Dodson Co.	Fishing Vessel	331	143	1913	To USN 1917 as McNeal (SP 333), sold 1919
	212519	T. G. Herbert	Smoot S & G	Tug	35	56	1914
	212941	Takana		Tug	172	69	1915	To USN 1918 as ID 3039, returned 1919
	212941	T. J. Sheridan	August Fraenslick	Tug	74	70	1915
	213158	C. W. Hand	Smith Hand	Oyster Sloop	35	61	1915
	213888	Raymond	H. B. Messenger	Tug	61	60	1916
	214081	J. H. Steele	Paul Freeman	Tanker	106	85	1916
	229739	Robert Henjes	J. D. Orrell	Tug	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	Tug	345	125	1918
1206	na	Workman	U.S.S.B.	Oceangoing Tug	358	126		Cancelled
1207	217615	Artisan	U.S.S.B.	Oceangoing Tug	358	126	1919
1208	217939	Craftsman	U.S.S.B.	Oceangoing Tug	358	126	1919	Abandoned 1944
1209	na	Marksman	U.S.S.B.	Oceangoing Tug	358	126		Cancelled
1210	na	Watchman	U.S.S.B.	Oceangoing Tug	358	126		Cancelled
1211	218770	Guardsman	U.S.S.B.	Oceangoing Tug	358	126	1919	Later Julia Howard
1212	218783	Custodian	U.S.S.B.	Oceangoing Tug	358	126	1919
1213	217937	Woodman	U.S.S.B.	Oceangoing Tug	358	126	1919
2456	na	Ringleader	U.S.S.B.	Oceangoing Tug	358	126		Cancelled
2457	na	Cavalier	U.S.S.B.	Oceangoing Tug	358	126		Cancelled
2458	na	Dictator	U.S.S.B.	Oceangoing Tug	358	126		Cancelled
2459	na	Outrider	U.S.S.B.	Oceangoing Tug	358	126		Cancelled
2460	na	Proprietor	U.S.S.B.	Oceangoing Tug	358	126		Cancelled
2461	na	Convoyer	U.S.S.B.	Oceangoing Tug	358	126		Cancelled
2462	na	Courtier	U.S.S.B.	Oceangoing Tug	358	126		Cancelled
2463	na	Herder	U.S.S.B.	Oceangoing Tug	358	126		Cancelled
2464	na	Wayfarer	U.S.S.B.	Oceangoing Tug	358	126		Cancelled
2465	na	Wanderer	U.S.S.B.	Oceangoing Tug	358	126		Cancelled
2466	na	Forerunner	U.S.S.B.	Oceangoing Tug	358	126		Cancelled
2467	na	Manager	U.S.S.B.	Oceangoing Tug	358	126		Cancelled
	217615	Stirling Tomkins	Cornell SS Co.	Tug	357	126	1919
	171421	W. A. Smoot, Jr.	Smoot S. & G.	Tug	196	90	1921
	222490	Josephine	Transfuel Inc.	Tanker	84	70	1922
	223180	Thomas C. McNeal	McNeal Edwards Co.	Fishing Vessel	219	127	1923	To USN 1942 as YP 404, later YDG 1, sold 1945
	223398	William T. Covington	McNeal Dodson Co	Fishing Vessel	250	130	1923	To USCG 1943
	223511	Studwell	W. H. Gahagan	Tug	15	39	1923
	223535	William J	Forrest L. Stewart	Fishing Vessel	15	39	1923
	223842	Ballantrae	Ballantrae, Inc.	Fishing Vessel	34	59	1924
	224698	Colleen	Connors Std. Marine	Tug	73	76	1925
	224711	Donald M. McNeale	Smoot Sand & Gravel	Tug	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.	Tug	262	96	1928
	254097	Betty Jo	Shaw & Hall	Fishing Vessel	30	56	1928
	228792	Bounty	George D. Olds	Fishing Vessel	27	50	1929
	229223	Corthell	W. H. Gahagan	Tug	22	42	1929	Later Chester A. Crosby, C. A. Crosby, now Tenacious
	229570	Orithia	Haliburton Fales	Aux. Ketch	28	51	1930	To USN 1942 as YP 336, later Chesapeake, Pandora III
	230250	Lord Jim	Martin L. Martus	Aux. Schooner	30	55	1930	Later Yankee, Jaguar
	230263	Luna	Boston Towboat Co	Tug	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, later Golden Eagle, Mariah, lost 1981
	230794	James S. Whiteley	Baker Whiteley Coal	Tug	193	94	1931
	231000	Columbia	Smoot Sand & Gravel	Tug	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	Misc.	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	Misc.	8	40	1935
	234745	Diana	Langhorne Gibson	Aux. Ketch	52	60	1936	Later Estelle Dunbar, Shearwater, Pinguino, Lady Gordon, Varuna
	235095	Irene	Charles Jones	Misc.	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	Tug	53	60	1937
	236188	White Cloud	Charles E. Sorensen	Aux. Cutter	21	53	1937
	236284	Mary S	Walter V. Evans	Fishing Vessel	11	41	1937
	236412	Imalone	Frank M. Stephen Jr.	Misc.	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	Fishing Vessel	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	Fishing Vessel	13	38	1939
	239040	Rosa-Lee II	E. Bauernschmidt	Fishing Vessel	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	Boat, Psgr-Cargo	40	65	Aug-42
		T 20	US Army	Boat, Psgr-Cargo	40	65	Aug-42	To USAF
	285571	T 21	US Army	Boat, Psgr-Cargo	40	65	Sep-42	Later Highlander, now Sgt. Jones
		T 22	US Army	Boat, Psgr-Cargo	40	65	Sep-42	Later Howard
	273300	T 39	US Army	Boat, Psgr-Cargo	40	65	Nov-42	Later J. Howard, Hemco I, scrapped 1975
		T 40	US Army	Boat, Psgr-Cargo	40	65	Nov-42
	272556	T 41	US Army	Boat, Psgr-Cargo	40	65	Dec-42	Later Diane-Louise, Jean Selma, scrapped 1976
		T 42	US Army	Boat, Psgr-Cargo	40	65	Dec-42	To Corps of Engineers
	279960	T 56	US Army	Boat, Psgr-Cargo	40	65	Mar-43	To USAF, later Hammet
	254881	T 57	US Army	Boat, Psgr-Cargo	40	65	Mar-43	Now Laura B
		T 84	US Army	Boat, Psgr-Cargo	40	65	Apr-43
	271792	T 85	US Army	Boat, Psgr-Cargo	40	65	Apr-43	Later Vega
		T 86	US Army	Boat, Psgr-Cargo	40	65	May-43	To DoJ
		T 87	US Army	Boat, Psgr-Cargo	40	65	May-43	To Corps of Engineers
	251498	FS 42	US Army	Coastal Freighter	270	114	Jun-43	Later Rowe
		FS 43	US Army	Coastal Freighter	270	114	Jun-43
		FS 44	US Army	Coastal Freighter	270	114	Jul-43
		FS 45	US Army	Coastal Freighter	270	114	Jul-43
	253993	Betty and David		Fishing Vessel	47	61	1943
	270224	T 161	US Army	Boat, Psgr-Cargo	40	65	Jan-44	Later Nancy Gale, Mary II, now Rex II
	277349	T 162	US Army	Boat, Psgr-Cargo	40	65	Jan-44	Now SES Propeller
		T 163	US Army	Boat, Psgr-Cargo	40	65	Jan-44	Sank at Le Havre 1945
		T 164	US Army	Boat, Psgr-Cargo	40	65	Jan-44	To France 1947
	272868	T 165	US Army	Boat, Psgr-Cargo	40	65	Feb-44	Later Linda Snow, now Little Joe
	296538	T 166	US Army	Boat, Psgr-Cargo	40	65	Feb-44	Later Esther Joy
	278071	T 167	US Army	Boat, Psgr-Cargo	40	65	Feb-44	Later Alanita
	270936	T 168	US Army	Boat, Psgr-Cargo	40	65	Feb-44	Later Gail Snow, Viking Star II, Capt. Bill Van, Viking Star, now Seven Seas
	269448	T 169	US Army	Boat, Psgr-Cargo	40	65	Mar-44	Later Wayzoff
		T 170	US Army	Boat, Psgr-Cargo	40	65	Mar-44
		T 171	US Army	Boat, Psgr-Cargo	40	65	Mar-44	To USAF
		T 172	US Army	Boat, Psgr-Cargo	40	65	Mar-44
		T 173	US Army	Boat, Psgr-Cargo	40	65	Apr-44	To France 1947
	293029	T 174	US Army	Boat, Psgr-Cargo	40	65	Apr-44	Later Gulf Researcher, Yankee Lady
		T 175	US Army	Boat, Psgr-Cargo	40	65	Apr-44	To France 1947
		T 176	US Army	Boat, Psgr-Cargo	40	65	Apr-44	To France 1947
		T 177	US Army	Boat, Psgr-Cargo	40	65	May-44	To France 1947
		T 178	US Army	Boat, Psgr-Cargo	40	65	May-44	To France 1947
		T 179	US Army	Boat, Psgr-Cargo	40	65	May-44	To France 1947
	261116	T 180	US Army	Boat, Psgr-Cargo	40	65	May-44	Later Rex, Chappie IV
		T 181	US Army	Boat, Psgr-Cargo	40	65	May-44
	269548	T 182	US Army	Boat, Psgr-Cargo	40	65	Jun-44	Later Beverly Snow, Two Brothers
	278561	T 183	US Army	Boat, Psgr-Cargo	40	65	Jun-44	Later Tropic Star
	254597	T 184	US Army	Boat, Psgr-Cargo	40	65	Jun-44	Later Clay
		T 185	US Army	Boat, Psgr-Cargo	40	65	Jun-44	To Corps of Engineers
		T 186	US Army	Boat, Psgr-Cargo	40	65	Jul-44
		T 187	US Army	Boat, Psgr-Cargo	40	65	Jul-44	To USCG
		T 188	US Army	Boat, Psgr-Cargo	40	65	Jul-44
		T 189	US Army	Boat, Psgr-Cargo	40	65	Jul-44
	295611	T 190	US Army	Boat, Psgr-Cargo	40	65	Aug-44	Later Aquanaut II
	255010	T 191	US Army	Boat, Psgr-Cargo	40	65	Aug-44	Later Mary Lynn, Hackberry, Penny Lynne
		T 192	US Army	Boat, Psgr-Cargo	40	65	Aug-44
		T 193	US Army	Boat, Psgr-Cargo	40	65	Aug-44	To USCG
	268256	T ???	US Army	Boat, Psgr-Cargo	43	61	1942	Later Maryland
	252448	T ???	US Army	Boat, Psgr-Cargo	40	65	1942	Later Alan
	259972	T ???	US Army	Boat, Psgr-Cargo	40	65	1942	Later Medora, Beryl
	249828	T ???	US Army	Boat, Psgr-Cargo	40	65	1943	Later Elsie Jane
	276987	T ???	US Army	Boat, Psgr-Cargo	56	62	1944	Later Antigua
	246899	North Wind	Euclid W. Lewis	Fishing Vessel	33	45	1944	Later Ann Bryan
	246929	Bessie Ann	C. W. Lang	Fishing Vessel	33	45	1944	Stranded 1965
	247090	Judith Fay	E. C. Canal Fisheries	Fishing Vessel	33	45	1944
	272799	Carite	U. of Puerto Rico	Misc.	53	60	1944
		J 2196	US Army	Boat, Utility		27	Nov-44
		J 2197	US Army	Boat, Utility		27	Nov-44
		J 2198	US Army	Boat, Utility		27	Nov-44
		J 2199	US Army	Boat, Utility		27	Nov-44
		J 2200	US Army	Boat, Utility		27	Dec-44
		J 2201	US Army	Boat, Utility		27	Dec-44
		J 2202	US Army	Boat, Utility		27	Dec-44
		J 2203	US Army	Boat, Utility		27	Dec-44
		J 2204	US Army	Boat, Utility		27	Jan-45
		J 2205	US Army	Boat, Utility		27	Jan-45
		J 2206	US Army	Boat, Utility		27	Jan-45
		J 2207	US Army	Boat, Utility		27	Jan-45
		J 2208	US Army	Boat, Utility		27	Feb-45
		J 2209	US Army	Boat, Utility		27	Feb-45
		J 2210	US Army	Boat, Utility		27	Feb-45
		J 2211	US Army	Boat, Utility		27	Feb-45
		J 2212	US Army	Boat, Utility		27	Mar-45
		J 2213	US Army	Boat, Utility		27	Mar-45
		J 2214	US Army	Boat, Utility		27	Mar-45
		J 2215	US Army	Boat, Utility		27	Mar-45
	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	Fishing Vessel	33	45	1945
	247549	Gannet	Hilliard Hiller	Fishing Vessel	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-53	Scrapped 1976
	MSC 92	Santa Cruz (M 409)	Portuguese Navy	Minesweeper	390		13-Feb-54	Scrapped 1973
		Candy Lynn		Power Boat		19	1956	Later Punki, Spunky

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