Chickasaw Shipbuilding ~ Shipbuilding History

Chickasaw Shipbuilding

Chickasaw AL

Most recent update: December 24, 2021.

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. See the site of the shipyard from the air on Google here.

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	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