Chickasaw Shipbuilding

Chickasaw AL

The shipyard in Chickasaw AL had four lives. It was originally established in 1917, by Chickasaw Shipbuilding & Car Company, a subsidiary of U.S. Steel: it closed in 1925. In the 1930s, the yard was leased by Ingalls Iron Works, but was returned to its owners in 1938 when Ingalls' new yards in Decatur and Pascagoula got started. It was then acquired by Gulf Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of Waterman Steamship Lines, along with a sister yard for naval contracts in Madisonville LA, on the site of the old Baham Shipyard: this company closed after WWII. After sitting idle for a while, it was revived a fourth time in 1979, by Halter Marine, as a builder of large supply boats and tugs: it closed yet again in 1983 and is now a small general cargo terminal.

O/N Name Customer Type GT LOA Delivered Notes
Built by Chickasaw Shipbuilding
1 219875 Chickasaw City U.S. Steel freighter 6,081 395 May 1920 torpedoed and lost 1942
2 220100 Birmingham City U.S. Steel freighter 6,032 395 June 1920 torpedoed and lost 1943
3 220136 Mobile City U.S. Steel freighter 6,157 395 Sep 1920 later Dioni 1947, Capetan Ilias 1955, Elpis 1960, scrapped 1962
4 220275 Ensley City U.S. Steel freighter 6,157 395 July 1920 later Escalante 1946, Susana 1948, scrapped 1963
5 220795 Montgomery City U.S. Steel freighter 5,686 424 Nov 1920 later Henrietta Szold 1950, Tinamar 1955, scrapped 1958
6 220885 Tuscaloosa City U.S. Steel freighter 5,687 424 Dec 1920 torpedoed and lost 1942
7 221032 Bessemer City U.S. Steel freighter 5,687 424 Feb 1921 wrecked 1936
8 221143 Fairfield City U.S. Steel freighter 5,687 424 Mar 1921 bombed and lost 1942
9 221193 Selma City U.S. Steel freighter 5,686 424 Apr 1921 bombed and lost 1942
10 221292 Anniston City U.S. Steel freighter 5,687 424 May 1921 later Doris N 1954, Western Cay 1955, San Nazaro 1955, scrapped 1958
11 221380 Atlanta City U.S. Steel freighter 5,687 424 June 1921 later Meir Dizengoff 1950, Neptune 1956, Marina D 1959, scrapped 1959
12 221511 Memphis City U.S. Steel freighter 5,686 424 July 1921 later Maria 1947, wrecked off Doel, R.Scheldt, 1947
13 221587 Knoxville City U.S. Steel freighter 5,687 424 Aug 1921 torpedoed and lost 1942
14 221643 Chattanooga City U.S. Steel freighter 5,687 424 Sep 1921 torpedoed and lost 1943
168334 Seneca Gulf Oil tank barge 653 175 1921 later Annette C
168335 Pawnee Gulf Oil tank barge 653 175 1921
236217 Virginia A Sam A. McDonald towboat 19 42 1925
Built by Ingalls Iron Works
1 IWC 646 Inland Waterways Corp freight barge 1,800 1931
2 IWC 647 Inland Waterways Corp freight barge 1,800 1931
3 IWC 648 Inland Waterways Corp freight barge 1,800 1931
4 IWC 649 Inland Waterways Corp freight barge 1,800 1931
5 IWC 650 Inland Waterways Corp freight barge 1,800 1931
6 174784 W.H.W. Co. Inc. No. 3 W. Horace Williams Co pile driver 115 65 1932
7 McBride derrick barge 1932
49 174480 W.H.W. Co. Inc. # 201 W. Horace Williams Co. freight barge 195 105 1933
50 174795 W.H.W. Co. Inc. # 202 W. Horace Williams Co. freight barge 197 105 1933
51 174796 W.H.W. Co. Inc. # 203 W. Horace Williams Co. freight barge 198 105 1933
52 250821 A-72 Jahncke Inc. freight barge 186 1933
53 250822 A-78 Jahncke Inc. freight barge 186 1933
54 Southern Sand & Gravel freight barge Oct 1933
55 Southern Sand & Gravel freight barge Oct 1933
56 Jefferson Lake Oil Co drilling barge Oct 1933
57 176587 Allsman DB No. 3 derrick barge 266 100 1933
66 McWilliams Barge 188 McWilliams Dredging tank barge 1933
73 City of Greenville wharf barge Apr 1934
81 McWilliams Dredging dredge 1,093 Feb 1934
82 176543 B. B. L.101 barker Barge Line freight barge 611 1934
83 176544 B. B. L 102 barker Barge Line freight barge 611 1934
134 174916 City of Columbia Petroleum Carrier Corp freight barge 190 110 1935 later HTB No. 60
145 CDA-3 USACE Jacksonville freight barge Mar 1935
146 CDA-4 USACE Jacksonville freight barge Mar 1935
147 CDA-5 USACE Jacksonville freight barge Mar 1935
148 CDA-6 USACE Jacksonville freight barge Mar 1935
149 CDA-7 USACE Jacksonville freight barge Mar 1935
150 CDA-8 USACE Jacksonville freight barge Mar 1935
162 No. 1 USACE Philadelphia freight barge 1935
163 No. 2 USACE Philadelphia freight barge 1935
164 No. 3 USACE Philadelphia freight barge 1935
166 No. 21 USACE Pittsburgh dump scow 1936
167 No. 22 USACE Pittsburgh dump scow 1936
168 No. 23 USACE Pittsburgh dump scow 1936
169 No. 24 USACE Pittsburgh dump scow 1936
171 234569 Transoil American Tankers Corp. tanker 1,571 250 29 Feb 1936 later Oil Transporter, Oil Transport, scrapped 1975
176 172367 Blue Line 103 Blue Line Inc. tank barge 971 208 June 1936
177 Tennessee Valley Auth. crane barge July 1936
178 Tennessee Valley Auth. ferry barge June 1936
179 La Chocoana South American Gold dredge Oct 1936 to Colombia
180 freight barge 1936 for stock
181 S.O. of Kentucky tank barge 1936
182 G 34 Tropical Oil Co tank barge Nov 1936 to Colombia
183 G 35 Tropical Oil Co tank barge Nov 1936 to Colombia
184 G 36 Tropical Oil Co tank barge Nov 1936 to Colombia
185 H 37 Tropical Oil Co tank barge Nov 1936 to Colombia
186 H 38 Tropical Oil Co tank barge Nov 1936 to Colombia
187 H 39 Tropical Oil Co tank barge Nov 1936 to Colombia
188 173689 Warner Co. No. 11 Warner Co freight barge 396 1937
189 173690 Warner Co. No. 12 Warner Co freight barge 396 1937
190 173692 Warner Co. No. 14 Warner Co freight barge 396 1937
191 173693 Warner Co. No. 15 Warner Co freight barge 396 1937
192 173694 Warner Co. No. 16 Warner Co freight barge 396 1937
193 173695 Warner Co. No. 17 Warner Co freight barge 396 1937
196 173567 V-B L No. 1 Valley Barge Line freight barge 510 140 Apr 1937
199 175506 CKC 32 Cornelius Kroll & Co tank barge 243 132 Apr 1937
200 176507 CKC 33 Cornelius Kroll & Co tank barge 243 243 1937
201 176508 CKC 34 Cornelius Kroll & Co tank barge 243 243 1937
202 176509 CKC 35 Cornelius Kroll & Co tank barge 243 243 1937
203 176510 CKC 36 Cornelius Kroll & Co tank barge 243 243 1937
204 176511 CKC 37 Cornelius Kroll & Co tank barge 243 243 1937
205 176512 CKC 38 Cornelius Kroll & Co tank barge 243 243 1937
206 173748 Vegoil No. 6 NY Tank Barge Co tank barge 934 195 Nov 1937
224 273185 I W C 285 Inland Waterways Corp freight barge 1,564 July 1938 later FBL 285
225 273186 I W C 286 Inland Waterways Corp freight barge 1,564 July 1938 later FBL 286, GB 6
226 273187 I W C 287 Inland Waterways Corp freight barge 1,564 July 1938 later FBL 287, GB 7
227 273188 I W C 288 Inland Waterways Corp freight barge 1,564 Sep 1938 later FBL 288, GB 5
228 273189 I W C 289 Inland Waterways Corp freight barge 1,564 Oct 1938 later FBL 289
232 173936 Independent Oil No. 2 Chas. J. King tank barge 267 132 1938
233 174021 Independent Oil No. 3 Chas. J. King tank barge 267 132 1938
237669 Corten Ohio Barge Line towboat 13 1938
Built by Gulf Shipbuilding
1 Fairport MARCOM freighter (C2) 6,165 449 Apr 1942 torpedoed and lost in the North Atlantic 16-Jul-42
2 Fairisle MARCOM freighter (C2) 6,165 449 July 1942 wrecked 1956 but repaired, Sea Isle, Nemea, scrapped 1969
3 242073 Fairland MARCOM freighter (C2) 6,165 449 Aug 1942 containership 1957, scrapped 1975
4 242074 Raphael Semmes MARCOM freighter (C2) 6,165 449 Oct 1942 containership 1957, scrapped 1978
5 251506 Iberville MARCOM freighter (C2) 6,165 449 Apr 1943 Sumter (APA-52), sold 1947 as Gateway City, containership 1957, scrapped 1978
6 251507 Jean Lafitte MARCOM freighter (C2) 6,165 449 Feb 1943 Warren (APA-53), sold 1947 as Arizpa, containership 1965, scrapped 1977
7 251508 Afoundria MARCOM freighter (C2) 6,165 449 May 1943 Wayne (APA-54), sold 1947 as Beauregard, containership 1958, scrapped 1977
8 243436 Azalea City MARCOM freighter (C2) 6,165 449 July 1943 containership 1957, scrapped 1976
9 243438 Bienville MARCOM freighter (C2) 6,165 449 June 1943 containership 1958, scrapped 1976
10 243815 Warrior MARCOM freighter (C2) 6,165 449 July 1943 containership 1966, scrapped 1978
11 243814 Jean Lafitte MARCOM freighter (C2) 6,165 449 Sep 1943 scrapped 1969
12 Iberville MARCOM freighter (C2) 6,165 449 Sep 1943 Hyades (AF-28), scrapped 1984
14 244018 Afoundria MARCOM freighter (C2) 6,165 449 Nov 1943 containership 1966, scrapped 1979
15 Antinous MARCOM freighter (C2) 6,165 449 Nov 1943 Baxter (APA-94), sold 1947 as La Salle, scrapped 1968
16 Maiden Creek MARCOM freighter (C2) 6,165 449 Jan 1944 torpedoed off North Africa 1944, CTL, scrapped 1953
17 251504 Topa Topa MARCOM freighter (C2) 6,165 449 Feb 1944 Graffias (AF-29), scrapped 1974
18 247102 Fra Berlanga MARCOM freighter (R2) 6,165 449 Feb 1945 sold private 1970, scrapped 1971
19 247934 San Jose MARCOM freighter (R2) 6,165 449 June 1945 sold private 1970, scrapped 1976
20 247552 Limon MARCOM freighter (R2) 6,165 449 May 1945 sold private 1970, scrapped 1977
21 248253 Esparta MARCOM freighter (R2) 6,165 449 Sep 1945 sold private 1970, scrapped 1977
22 248767 Junior MARCOM freighter (R2) 6,165 449 Dec 1945 sold private 1969, scrapped 1975
23 249059 Comayagua MARCOM freighter (R2) 6,165 449 Feb 1946 sold private 1969, scrapped 1975
24 245189 Wacosta MARCOM freighter (C2) 6,165 449 Apr 1944 converted to containership 1966, scrapped 1978
25 245398 De Soto MARCOM freighter (C2) 6,165 449 May 1944 scrapped 1973
26 245979 Antinous MARCOM freighter (C2) 6,165 449 July 1944 scrapped 1970
27 246335 Yaka MARCOM freighter (C2) 6,165 449 Sep 1944 scrapped 1972
28 246617 Hastings MARCOM freighter (C2) 6,165 449 Nov 1944 scrapped 1973
29 246992 Madaket MARCOM freighter (C2) 6,165 449 Jan 1945 scrapped 1973
30 247303 Andrew Jackson MARCOM freighter (C2) 6,165 449 Mar 1945 scrapped 1973
31 247592 City of Alma MARCOM freighter (C2) 6,165 449 May 1945 scrapped 1972
32 247906 Topa Topa MARCOM freighter (C2) 6,165 449 July 1945 scrapped 1973
33 248489 Iberville MARCOM freighter (C2) 6,165 449 Aug 1945 scrapped 1972
34 248654 Kyska MARCOM freighter (C2) 6,165 449 Nov 1945 scrapped 1972
35 248998 Maiden Creek MARCOM freighter (C2) 6,165 449 Jan 1946 scrapped 1972
36 249072 Fairport MARCOM freighter (C2) 6,165 449 Feb 1946 scrapped 1970
37 249234 John B. Waterman MARCOM freighter (C2) 6,165 449 Mar 1946 scrapped 1972
DD-550 Capps US Navy DD-550 2,924d 376 23 Jun 1943 to Spain as Lepanto 1957, struck 1985
DD-551 David W. Taylor US Navy DD-551 2,924d 376 18 Sep 1943 to Spain as Almirante Ferrandiz 1957, struck 1987
DD-552 Evans US Navy DD-552 2,924d 376 11 Dec 1943 scrapped 1947
DD-553 John D. Henley US Navy DD-553 2,924d 376 2 Feb 1944 scrapped 1970
DD-554 Bearss US Navy DD-554 2,924d 376 12 Apr 1944 scrapped 1976
DD-555 John Hood US Navy DD-555 2,924d 376 7 Jun 1944 scrapped 1976
DD-556 Van Valkenburgh US Navy DD-556 2,924d 376 2 Aug 1944 to Turkey as Izmir 1967, struck 1987
LSD-22 Fort Marion US Navy LSD-22 4,032d 458 29 Jan 1946 to Taiwan as Chen Hai (L-618) 1974, struck 1999
LSD-23 Fort Snelling US Navy LSD-23 4,032d 458 cancelled 1945, sold 1956 as Caribe Queen, to USN 1959 as Taurus (AK-273), LSV-8, scrapped 1969
LSD-24 Hilton Head US Navy LSD-24 4,032d 458 cancelled 1945, sold 1945
251537 Expediter Warrior & Gulf Nav. towboat 16 1946
265055 106 Fort Myers Shell freight barge 179 1946
265056 107 Fort Myers Shell freight barge 179 1946
265057 108 Fort Myers Shell freight barge 179 1946
265058 109 Fort Myers Shell freight barge 179 1946
265059 110 Fort Myers Shell freight barge 179 1946
265060 111 Fort Myers Shell freight barge 179 1946
265061 112 Fort Myers Shell freight barge 179 1946
265062 113 Radcliff Materials freight barge 212 1948
265063 114 Radcliff Materials freight barge 212 1948
265064 115 Radcliff Materials freight barge 212 1948
265065 116 Radcliff Materials freight barge 212 1948
265066 117 Radcliff Materials freight barge 212 1948
265067 118 Radcliff Materials freight barge 212 1948
265068 119 Radcliff Materials freight barge 212 1948
Built by Halter Marine
799 601973 Maya Cudd Pressure Cont OSV 90 63 1979
800 604101 Toltec Cudd Pressure Cont OSV 90 63 1979
805 613059 Autumn Leaf Don F. Levy, Inc. OSV 233 100 Oct 1979 later E. W. Lutz, Miss Rosie, Mr. Harlan Jr.
806 612997 Winter Wind Don F. Levy, Inc. OSV 233 100 Dec 1979 later Joni Bruce, Ensco Sail, Sail Tide, Caroline Morrison
822 631787 Jacksonville Sheridan Transportation tugboat 1,443 124 May 1982 scrapped 2008
823 647320 Groton Sheridan Transportation tugboat 1,443 124 June 1982 scrapped 2008
851 611003 Mister Briley Briley Marine OSV 233 156 1980 later Gulf Fleet No. 301, Lady Rosalind (Bahamas)
874 622756 Point Au Fer Point Marine OSV 93 118 June 1980 later Red Finch, Willy 4003, Demas Fortune (Nigeria)
875 626141 Point T Point Marine OSV 199 137 Aug 1980 later HOS Secretariat, Secretariat
887 Mooring Service Zapata Marine OSV 122 Feb 1980 (Venezuela)
892 623437 Phyllis Briley Briley Marine OSV 186 156 June 1980 later Force Five, James A. Miers, Gulf Terra I, Enterprise I
893 635879 Al Breaux liftboat 92 63 1980 later Superior Culture, Pike
894 629195 D J Viator liftboat 92 63 1980 later Superior Performance, Seabream
918 629254 Rae Lemoine Briley Marine OSV 233 156 Nov 1980 later Gulf Fleet No. 302
924 648935 New York Sheridan Transportation tugboat 1,443 124 Jan 1983 scrapped 2009
925 654191 Acadia Sheridan Transportation tugboat 1,443 124 May 1983 later Baltimore, scrapped 2009
926 654192 Philadelphia Sheridan Transportation tugboat 1,443 124 June 1984 scrapped 2010
927 654193 Mobile Sheridan Transportation tugboat 1,443 124 Aug 1984 scrapped 2010
943 649569 Moku Pahu Matson Navigation tugboat 1,455 133 Oct 1982
948 638342 Petromar Bravo Petromar OSV 265 174 July 1981 later Quist Tide, Quist Teus (Panama)
949 639679 Petromar Dorado Petromar OSV 265 174 Aug 1981 later Maridive 55 (Egypt)
950 641454 Petromar Explorer Petromar OSV 265 174 Sep 1981 later Nico Rashidya, Lourdes (Sharjah)
951 642161 Petromar Falcon Petromar OSV 265 174 Oct 1981 later fishing vessel Aleutian Falcon
1028 646693 Leam Mississippi Leam Marine OSV 288 166 Jan 1982 later Seabulk Mississippi, GAC Pearl (Abu Dhabi)
1029 645258 Leam Texas Leam Marine OSV 288 166 Jan 1982 later Seabulk Texas, Maad Hunter II, Beverly G
1030 645686 Leam Florida Leam Marine OSV 288 166 Jan 1982 later Seabulk Florida, Imiloa
1031 645964 Leam Alabama Leam Marine OSV 288 166 Feb 1982 later Seabulk Alabama, Maad Hunter III, Lola
1032 644987 Leam California Leam Marine OSV 288 166 Mar 1982 later Seabulk California, Maad Hunter IV, Gertie C
1065 650478 Petromar Odyssey Petromar OSV 265 174 Aug 1982 later Odyssey Tide, scrapped 2006
1079 662081 Petromar ? Petromar OSV 265 174 Dec 1982 later Osco Service II, State Defender, GMMOS Defender, Seabulk Defender, Interocean

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