Roamer Boat Company, Holland MI
Most recent update: August 25, 2014.
The Roamer Boat Company was founded by Robert R. Linn in 1946 and built a variety of cruisers in sizes from 32 feet to about 75 feet, in both steel and aluminum, as well as a surprising volume of commercial and military vessels. It was sold to Chris-Craft in 1956 and became their Roamer Steel Boats Division, (later the Roamer Yachts Division), but continued to build boats in Holland. The hulls were assembled in a manufacturing facility at 961 Michigan Avenue, then transported about four miles west along 32nd Street to Jesiek's Boatyard, (now the Eldean Shipyard), at 2223 South Shore Drive, where they were launched and completed. MVUS lists over a thousand yachts that were built in Holland and that were of the size built by Roamer, but it's impossible to determine which were built by Roamer and which by other boatbuilders. Those listed in the table below are known to have been built by Roamer but clearly represent only a small fraction of Roamer's output. If anyone knows of any more boats that should be included in the table, please send your info to me at timcolton@aol.com
Hull # O.N. Original Name Original Owner Type GT Ft. Built Disposition 1 ST 2016 US Army Tug 122d 45 1953 2 ST 2017 US Army Tug 122d 45 1953 3 ST 2018 US Army Tug 122d 45 1953 4 ST 2019 US Army Tug 122d 45 1953 5 ST 2020 US Army Tug 122d 45 1953 6 292438 ST 2021 US Army Tug 122d 45 1953 To USAF as TG8-1924, sold as Allison M, later Miss Lisa, now Miss Hattie 7 ST 2022 US Army Tug 122d 45 1953 8 ST 2023 US Army Tug 122d 45 1953 To USACE as Bayfield, now a museum in Duluth MN 9 ST 2024 US Army Tug 122d 45 1953 To USA 10 608533 ST 2025 US Army Tug 122d 45 1953 Sold 1979 as Michael 11 ST 2157 US Army Tug 122d 45 1953 12 ST 2158 US Army Tug 122d 45 1953 To USACE as Anchor Bay, exploded 1968 but rebuilt, now GLMA training ship 13 ST 2159 US Army Tug 122d 45 1953 14 ST 2160 US Army Tug 122d 45 1953 15 1107311 ST 2161 US Army Tug 122d 45 1953 To USACE as Tawas Bay, now freight barge Sarah B 16 ST 2162 US Army Tug 122d 45 1953 To USACE as Oconto, now preserved at Indiana Harbor IN 17 ST 2163 US Army Tug 122d 45 1953 To USACE as Cleveland, later Fairchild, scrapped 2006 18 ST 2164 US Army Tug 122d 45 1953 To USACE 19 ST 2165 US Army Tug 122d 45 1953 To USACE 20 ST 2166 US Army Tug 122d 45 1953 To USACE 21 967931 ST 2167 US Army Tug 122d 45 1953 To USACE, sold 1990 as Jupiter, deleted 2004 22 ST 2168 US Army Tug 122d 45 1953 To USACE as Thunder Bay, sold 23 603272 ST 2169 US Army Tug 122d 45 1953 To USACE, sold as Rambler, deleted 2003 24 ST 2170 US Army Tug 122d 45 1953 To USACE as Hammond Bay, active 25 600393 ST 2171 US Army Tug 122d 45 1952 To USACE as Sunfish, sold, deleted 2008 26 ST 2172 US Army Tug 122d 45 1953 To USACE as Bass 27 ST 2173 US Army Tug 122d 45 1953 To USACE 28 ST 2174 US Army Tug 122d 45 1953 To USACE as J E Colombe, sold 200x 29 ST 2175 US Army Tug 122d 45 1953 To USACE as Crappie 30 ST 2176 US Army Tug 122d 45 1953 To USACE 31 ST 2177 US Army Tug 122d 45 1953 To USACE as Bluegill [one of above] US Army Tug 21 45 1953 To USACE as Fleming, sold 2005 1159134 [one of above] US Army Tug 21 45 1953 Sold, now Krystal 268950 [one of above] US Army Tug 21 45 1953 Cancelled, completed as W P Coppens, later Capt Art Lapish, now Heather B 269258 [one of above] US Army Tug 21 45 1953 Cancelled, completed as Donald C, later Donald C Mac Donald, Jana, now Resolute 506702 Deep Six Salvage V Deep Six Salvage Tug 17 37 1951 Deleted 1990 1233562 C-15xx US Navy Tug 28 45 1952 Sold as Sea Bear, now Mako III 917023 C-1508 US Navy Tug 28 45 1952 Sold as Sea Horse, deleted 2008 511143 C-1509 US Navy Tug 21 45 1953 Sold, now Andy Jr. 1180001 C-1510 US Navy Tug 28 45 1953 Sold, now Sandra Jeanne 562732 C-1511 US Navy Tug 20 45 1953 Sold, later Sea Jay, Hendricks Head, now Hilton Head 624704 C-1512 US Navy Tug 20 45 1953 Sold 1980 as Cape May, deleted 1990 320 1217455 US Navy Tug 25 45 1953 Sold to Norfolk Dredging, now Palmyra 1174813 C-8194 US Navy Tug 29 45 1944 Sold to Norfolk Dredging, now Captain Billy 1174816 45WB710 US Navy Tug 29 45 1953 Sold to Norfolk Dredging, now Captain Sam 1174815 45WB711 US Navy Tug 27 45 1953 Sold to Norfolk Dredging, now R J Thorne 1155142 45WB831 US Navy Tug 29 45 1953 Sold to Norfolk Dredging, now Duke 1132925 45WB832 US Navy Tug 15 45 1953 Sold to CML Equipment, now Ethel G 1155359 45WB833 US Navy Tug 24 45 1953 Sold to Washburn & Doughty, now Little Toot 268480 Char-Leann II Raymond A. Plaunt Tug 14 41 1954 Deleted 1991 275122 Intrepid Harbor Boating Passenger 11 50 1955 Deleted 2012 274834 Invincible Harbor Boating Passenger 11 50 1955 Deleted 2010 35-0015 286581 The Marlin Ralph M Keeney Yacht 15 33 1955 Deleted 2009 35-0023 276482 Blue Chip Yacht 13 33 1955 Deleted 2003 287032 Our Son Yacht 25 39 1955 35-0081 284266 Harmony Yacht 13 32 1957 Active 35-0107 288206 Riptide Yacht 16 34 1957 Deleted 2009 281540 Cap'n Woody Yacht 23 40 1957 Deleted 1985 292165 Deems I Yacht 27 39 1958 Deleted 2009 282065 Meditation Yacht 40 50 1959 Deleted 2002 35-0296 504506 Initiatives Reward Initiative's Retreat Llc Yacht 15 35 1960 Active 35-0303 500737 Moonlighter III Yacht 13 33 1960 Active 35-0311 291930 Christina Yacht 18 34 1960 Deleted 2006 502733 Shibui Yacht 28 42 1960 Active 282375 Bel Canto Yacht 28 42 1960 Deleted 2006 294083 Sirena Yacht 25 40 1960 Active 292990 Belgian Queen Passenger 22 34 1960 Deleted 2004 31-0220 511595 The Roamers Yacht 10 31 1961 Deleted 2004 286380 Lori Kaye Yacht 15 35 1961 Active 287427 Patriot Unknown 27 42 1961 Deleted 2007 291151 Victory Girl Yacht 51 62 1961 Deleted 2011 288675 Door Diver Passenger 15 35 1961 Deleted 2009 288155 Fourplay Yacht 16 34 1961 Active 36-0214 297334 Dream Catcher Yacht 17 36 1962 Active 291472 Elizabeth S Yacht 46 55 1962 Deleted 2007 507663 November's Lady Passenger 14 32 1962 Deleted 1977 292121 Ashley Yacht 44 55 1963 Deleted 2005 56-0302 291491 Bet-A-Bil Yacht 44 55 1963 Active 293821 Round Two Yacht 10 26 1963 Active 56-0602 505792 Tom Cat Yacht 46 55 1963 Deleted 2005 295107 The Kristin Yacht 32 45 1964 Deleted 2011 296889 Sea Lion Yacht 24 35 1964 Active 37-0109 297860 Even Flow Yacht 17 36 1965 Deleted 2008 502133 Lighten Up Atlas Marine Llc Yacht 50 55 1965 Deleted 2008 500797 Loredi Loredi Cruisers Yacht 33 47 1965 Deleted 2007 299641 Reveler Yacht 45 56 1965 Active 298173 Keo Yacht 33 47 1965 Deleted 2009 48-2404 502086 Scorpio Yacht 31 47 1965 Active 504290 Dolphin Yacht 33 47 1965 Deleted 2001 501799 Sherijen Yacht 13 32 1965 Deleted 2011 48-3501 505276 Carpe Diem Yacht 34 47 1966 Active 506927 Miss Vicky aka KMB Yacht 22 37 1966 Deleted 2005 37-2035 505596 Politically Incorrect Yacht 17 36 1966 Active 37-2039 502846 Margaret E Yacht 17 36 1966 Deleted 2010 57-0504 505179 Bella Nave Yacht 45 56 1966 Active 37-2510 505815 Caledonia Yacht 19 36 1966 Active 37-3501 535986 Halcyon Yacht 17 37 1967 Deleted 1990 48-3001 508547 Charybdis Yacht 33 47 1967 Active 60-0514 562444 Sunsea Sunsea Charters Passenger 58 60 1973 Active 569969 High Tide Yacht 58 60 1975 Now Twice Blessed