Taken over now by Global Ship Systems, Inc., Savannah GA (formerly Intermarine USA and Savannah Machine & Foundry)
Global Ship Systems was established in 2004, when it acquired this shipyard:
- Global Ship Systems bought it from Palmer Johnson, who had bought it from WorldCom in 2002.
- From 1999 to 2002, it was owned by Bernie Ebbers, the Chairman of WorldCom.
- Ebbers had bought from Intermarine USA in 1999 and operated it as Intermarine Inc.
- Intermarine USA had bought it from Saylor Marine in 1987, for the purpose of building minehunters for the U.S. Navy.
- Saylor Marine had bought it from Aegis Corp. in 1984.
- Aegis Corp. had bought it from Walter Lee Mingledorff in 1968.
- Walter Lee Mingledorff founded the shipyard in 1912 as Savannah Machine & Foundry.
The yard is now primarily a megayacht refit yard but retains the ability to build yachts. Visit it at www.globalshipsystems.com.
