Blount Boats Inc.

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Design, construction and repair of workboats, cruise vessels, dinner boats, etc. to a maximum length of 250 ft.(80 m.)

Blount Boats Inc. (formerly Blount Barker Shipbuilding) is a full-service shipyard specializing in innovative boat design, engineering, craftsmanship, and repair. Originally founded as Blount Marine Corporation in 1949 by Luther H. Blount, a leading innovator in the shipbuilding industry, Blount Boats Inc. designs and builds steel, aluminum and HITECH composite vessels utilizing both proven and new naval architect designs and thorough engineering services. Its clients are among the most successful businesses in the industry. The Blount Boats Inc. shipyard has the capacity to build any vessel up to 250 ft (80m). The firm employs 50 people and is located on six acres of land along the Warren River in Warren, Rhode Island, 15 miles south of Providence, the state capital. Its shipyard has various facilities including a lift dock, which services vessels up to 300 tons; a main construction shop; fabricating and machine shops; and a second construction shed. "Service lives of our vessels are measured in decades, not years" is the company motto. The company builds sound, long-lasting, and cost-effective boats for customers around the world. Each is designed with the operator’s needs held in first consideration. Over 300 boats have been built on the premises since the company was first founded, including fast commuter boats, dinner excursion boats, passenger and passenger/vehicle ferries, small ship cruise vessels, tugs, bunkering tankers, oil supply boats, commercial fishing boats, and glass- bottom boats. One of the most famous vessels built on the Water Street shipyard was the 130-foot, 600-passenger Miss Liberty (seen right). The boat, built in 1952, has carried more than 60,000,000 passengers from Manhattan to the Statue of Liberty for the Circle Line. She is believed to have carried more total passengers than any other vessel in the world. Over the last 28 years, the shipyard has built a total of 20 dinner cruise ships with the most rec- ent vessel, the Horizon, completed in March of 2000. The horizon is cons- idered by many to be the most modern and elegant vessels operating in New York Harbor. Blount Boats Inc. offers top quality workmanship and delivery at competitive prices. Its loyal workforce has the most years of experience and technical know-how of any other shipyard on the East Coast. The company has expanded its in-house design capability and is now actively bidding on designs from other naval architects and firms.

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