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'''1961 Info:'''
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Commando Boats
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National Marine Plastics Co.
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217 N. Detroit
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Tulsa, Oklahoma
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In 1958, Claud Miller of National Marine Plastics visited Greenville, Mississippi to start a local fiberglass boat company to produce the line of Commando Boats. He raised $27,000 in local funds from 21 investors, offering them 49% of the capitol stock. Temporary president of the new corporation was to be R.K. Haxton, management by Jack Miller (Claud's son) and Gene Lansford (Jack's brother-in-law) who would hold 51% of the company stock (March 16, 1958 Greenville Delta Democraft).
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''History by Andreas Jordahl Rhude''
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In March 1958 the son of company owner Claud Miller opened a branch plant at Greenville, Mississippi. They shipped their first boats in April 1958. By August that year they were looking for additional working capital from local investors. A month later lawsuits start flying every which way and that was the end of the Mississippi branch.
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'''Model Information'''
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<gallery>
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File:Commandobb001.JPG | 1957 to 1959 Commando outboard boat models
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File:Commandobb002.JPG | 1960 to 1961 Commando outboard boat models
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File:Commandobb003.jpg | 1963 Commando outboard boat models
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'''1958 Information'''
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<gallery>
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File:Commandob58001.jpg|1958 Commando Ad
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'''1959 Information'''
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<gallery>
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File:Commandoa59001.jpg|1959 Commando Ad
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File:Commandoa59002.jpg|1959 Commando Boats Article
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'''1961 Information'''
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
File:Commandob61001.jpg | 1961 Factory Photo
 
File:Commandob61001.jpg | 1961 Factory Photo
 
File:Commandob61002.jpg | 1961 Factory Photo
 
File:Commandob61002.jpg | 1961 Factory Photo
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File:Commandopatent001.JPG | 1961 Commando U2 Design Patent Filing
 
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'''1961 & 1962 Info from Sweden:'''
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'''1961 & 1962 Information from Sweden:'''
 
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File:Commandos61001.jpg | 1961 Advertisement
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File:Commandos61001.jpg | 1961 Commando Ad
File:Commandos62001.jpg | 1961 Advertisement
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File:Commandos62001.jpg | 1961 Commando Ad
 
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History needed. Please contact us if you would like to edit this page.


Commando Boats

National Marine Plastics Co.

217 N. Detroit

Tulsa, Oklahoma


In 1958, Claud Miller of National Marine Plastics visited Greenville, Mississippi to start a local fiberglass boat company to produce the line of Commando Boats. He raised $27,000 in local funds from 21 investors, offering them 49% of the capitol stock. Temporary president of the new corporation was to be R.K. Haxton, management by Jack Miller (Claud's son) and Gene Lansford (Jack's brother-in-law) who would hold 51% of the company stock (March 16, 1958 Greenville Delta Democraft).


History by Andreas Jordahl Rhude

In March 1958 the son of company owner Claud Miller opened a branch plant at Greenville, Mississippi. They shipped their first boats in April 1958. By August that year they were looking for additional working capital from local investors. A month later lawsuits start flying every which way and that was the end of the Mississippi branch.


Model Information


1958 Information


1959 Information


1961 Information


1961 & 1962 Information from Sweden:


Another in use, unknown year:


Commando Boats in Use


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