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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'''
 
'''Model Information'''
 
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File:Commandobb001.JPG | 1957 to 1959 Commando Models
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File:Commandobb001.JPG | 1957 to 1959 Commando outboard boat models
File:Commandobb002.JPG | 1960 to 1961 Commando 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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File:Commandoa59001.jpg|1959 Commando Ad
 
File:Commandoa59001.jpg|1959 Commando Ad
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File:Commandoa59002.jpg|1959 Commando Boats Article
 
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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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