Chantiers Aéro-Maritimes de la Seine
| Industry | Aeronautics, defence |
|---|---|
| Fate | Merged |
| Successor | SNCASE |
| Founded | 1920 |
| Founder | Lawrence Santoni |
| Defunct | 1 February 1937 |
| Headquarters | France |
| Products | Aircraft |
Chantiers Aéro-Maritimes de la Seine, mostly known as CAMS, was a French manufacturer of flying boats, founded in Saint-Ouen in November 1920 by Lawrence Santoni.
Initially the company built Società Idrovolanti Alta Italia (SIAI) designs under licence, but in 1922 it lured Raffaele Conflenti away from SIAI to become head designer, after which it generated its own aircraft designs. CAMS' most noteworthy products were flying boat designs that saw widespread long-term use in the French Navy.
The company was nationalized in 1936, following which it was merged with Chantiers aéronavals Étienne Romano, Lioré et Olivier, Potez and SPCA in order to form the Société nationale des constructions aéronautiques du Sud-Est (SNCASE) on 1 February 1937.
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