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T94-1368.7Description
Black and white photograph showing the Roamer Boat Company plant at 961 Washington Ave in Holland, MI ca. 1948.History
The first Roamer Boat was completed in 1947 in Holland, MI by Robert Linn (1910-1994) and the Campbell Boat Co. crew. In 1948 Linn moved production from the Campbell Boat plant to a new building at 961 Washington Ave, Holland, MI.In 1951 the Roamer Boat Co. contracted with the US Navy to produce forty-five foot long steel tugs for use by the Army Transportation Corp.
In March of 1955 the Chris-Craft Corporation purchased the Roamer Boat Corp. for $117,000. Roamer was now known as Roamer Steel Boats.