Chance Marine Construction, Annapolis MD

(later Annapolis Yacht Yard and Trumpy & Sons)

Chance Marine Construction was established in 1913 as a yacht builder and marine service center in the Eastport section of Annapolis, located on Spa Creek between Second and Third Streets, in what is still referred to in Annapolis as the Yacht Yard.  It was sold in 1937, renamed the Annapolis Yacht Yard and built sub chasers and patrol craft in WWII.  It was sold again in 1947, to Trumpy & Sons, who relocated there from Gloucester City NJ.   (If you eat dinner in the Chart House restaurant in Annapolis, you are in Trumpy's building dock.) If anyone can provide any additional information about this shipyard, or about the boats they built, please e-mail timcolton@aol.com . See the shipyard site from the air on Google here.

Hull # Original Name Original Owner Type Navy Type Pennant # Tons Feet Delivery Disposition

Built by Chance Marine Construction
   Music Conservation Comm. of Md. Launch     18   1914 To USN 1917 as SP 1288, returned to owner 1918
   Murray Conservation Comm. of Md. Launch         1915 To USN 1917 as SP 1438, returned to owner 1918
   Charmian II J. E. Stanton. Jr. Speed Boat         1916 To USN 1917 as SP 696, returned to owner 1918
    U.S. Navy Sub Chaser SC 249 85   18-May-18 To France as C-47
    U.S. Navy Sub Chaser SC 250 85   17-May-18 Sold 1921
    U.S. Navy Sub Chaser SC 409 99   3-Feb-19 Sold 1921
    U.S. Navy Sub Chaser SC 410 99     Cancelled
  Reindeer  U.S. Shipping Board Tug     270   1920 To USN 1929 as YT 115, later YTM 115, sold 1945
  Racehorse U.S. Shipping Board Tug     270   1920  
  Stallion  U.S. Shipping Board Tug     270   1920 To USN 1931 as YT 120, later YTM 120, sold 1945
  Palfrey U.S. Shipping Board Tug     270     Cancelled
  Gelding  U.S. Shipping Board Tug     270     Cancelled
  Sweepstake U.S. Shipping Board Tug     270     Cancelled
    U.S. Coast Guard Patrol Craft PC 193     1924  
    U.S. Coast Guard Patrol Craft PC 194     1924  
    U.S. Coast Guard Patrol Craft PC 195     1925  
    U.S. Coast Guard Patrol Craft PC 196     1925  
    U.S. Coast Guard Patrol Craft PC 197     1925  
  Bomber U.S. Coast Guard Patrol Craft PC 198     1925 To C&GS 1933 as "Miller", returned 1935
    U.S. Coast Guard Patrol Craft PC 199     1925  
    U.S. Coast Guard Patrol Craft PC 200     1925  
    U.S. Coast Guard Patrol Craft PC 201     1925  
    U.S. Coast Guard Patrol Craft PC 202     1925  
  Evelyn V   Motor Cruiser         1927  
  Korana   Motor Boat         1928  
    U.S. Coast Guard Patrol Craft PC 440     1937 Later 72300, sold 1945
    U.S. Coast Guard Patrol Craft PC 441     1937 Later 72301, sold 1947

Built by Annapolis Yacht Yard
    US Navy Sub Chaser SC 521 136   15-Apr-42 Foundered in the Solomons and lost Oct-45
    US Navy Sub Chaser SC 522 136   15-Apr-42 To France 1944 as CH-111
    US Navy Sub Chaser SC 688 136   28-Nov-42 Sold 1946
    US Navy Sub Chaser SC 689 136   2-Nov-42 Sold 1946
    US Navy Sub Chaser SC 690 136   16-Dec-42 To France 1944 as CH-106
    US Navy Sub Chaser SC 691 136   30-Dec-42 To France 1944 as CH-132
    US Navy Torpedo Boat