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Large Deck Barges Built in the U.S. Since WWII

This table attempts to list all the large deck barges - 154 of them - built in U.S. shipyards since WWII, listed by shipbuilder and hull number, "large" being defined as longer than about 300 feet. There are three basic types: container barges (C in the "Type" column), most of which are designed to carry containers above deck; roll-on/roll-off barges (R), most of which have a ramp to allow trailers to be carried either on deck or in a superstructure; and basic deck barges (D), most of which are single-deck barges strengthened to carry construction equipment, heavy lifts or project cargoes. The table may be missing some of the older barges and at the same time it may include some older barges that are now out of service: its reliability is also complicated by conversion and/or jumboization.

Builder Location O/N Name Customer GT LOA Delivered Type Notes
Avondale SY New Orleans LA 1107 504809 BAR-267 Brown & Root 8,581 380 1966 D later OPI 2500, NLD
Bethlehem Steel San Francisco CA 5502 Kodiak Crowley Marine 5,050 400 1965 D later Seaspan 940 (Canada)
Bethlehem Steel San Francisco CA 5503 Valdez Crowley Marine 5,050 400 1966 D lost 1967
Bethlehem Steel San Francisco CA 4100 512309 Kenai Crowley Marine 5,050 400 Feb 1968 D NLD
Bethlehem Steel San Francisco CA 4101 514296 Fairbanks Crowley Marine 5,050 400 May 1968 D later Malolo, NLD
Bethlehem Steel San Francisco CA 4102 516339 Palmer Crowley Marine 5,050 400 Sep 1968 D later Fraser Link (Canada)
Bethlehem Steel San Francisco CA 4103 517734 Nikiski Crowley Marine 5,050 400 Feb 1969 C later Brusco 401
Bethlehem Steel San Francisco CA 4104 520977 McKinley Crowley Marine 5,050 400 July 1969 C later Log On, State of California's M-580 A
Bethlehem Steel San Francisco CA 4105 522842 Cordova Crowley Marine 5,050 400 Oct 1969 D NLD
Bethlehem Steel San Francisco CA 4106 Homer Crowley Marine 5,050 400 Jan 1970 D later Brinkerhoff I, Baruna I (Indonesia)
Bethlehem Steel San Francisco CA 4107 524833 Juneau Crowley Marine 5,050 400 Mar 1970 C later Paul Bunyan, Captain Vancouver (Canada)
Bethlehem Steel San Francisco CA 4108 526660 Ketchikan Crowley Marine 5,050 400 June 1970 C later Brusco 400, NLD
Bethlehem Steel San Francisco CA 4109 552631 Atka Crowley Marine 6,600 400 Nov 1973 D
Bethlehem Steel San Francisco CA 4110 553915 barge 406 Crowley Marine 6,600 400 Jan 1974 D NLD
Bethlehem Steel San Francisco CA 4111 555149 barge 407 Crowley Marine 6,600 400 Mar 1974 D NLD
Bethlehem Steel San Francisco CA 4112 555649 barge 408 Crowley Marine 6,600 400 Apr 1974 D Flagged out (Gibraltar)
Bethlehem Steel San Francisco CA 4113 557597 barge 409 Crowley Marine 6,600 400 June 1974 D Flagged out
Bethlehem Steel San Francisco CA 4114 558920 barge 410 Crowley Marine 6,600 400 July 1974 D Flagged out (Haiti)
Bethlehem Steel San Francisco CA 4115 559921 barge 411 Crowley Marine 6,600 400 Sep 1974 D
Bethlehem Steel San Francisco CA 4116 561028 barge 412 Crowley Marine 6,600 400 Nov 1974 D later Isla del Sol, NLD
Bethlehem Steel San Francisco CA 4117 561603 barge 413 Crowley Marine 6,600 400 Dec 1974 D later Isla Bonita, NLD
Bethlehem Steel San Francisco CA 4118 562544 barge 414 Crowley Marine 6,600 400 Feb 1975 D Flagged out
Bethlehem Steel San Francisco CA 4119 563470 barge 415 Crowley Marine 6,600 400 Mar 1975 D later Weeks 533
Bethlehem Steel San Francisco CA 4120 565316 barge 416 Crowley Marine 6,600 400 May 1975 D NLD
Bethlehem Steel San Francisco CA 4121 566178 barge 417 Crowley Marine 6,600 400 June 1975 D NLD
Bethlehem Steel San Francisco CA 4122 566952 barge 418 Crowley Marine 6,600 400 July 1975 C later Ponce, scrapped 2010
Bethlehem Steel San Francisco CA 4123 568660 barge 419 Crowley Marine 6,600 400 Oct 1975 D scrapped 2005
Bethlehem Steel San Francisco CA 4124 569283 barge 420 Crowley Marine 6,600 400 Nov 1975 D NLD
Bethlehem Steel San Francisco CA 4130 577473 San Juan Crowley Marine 9,700 730 Oct 1976 R NLD
Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point MD 4669 694869 Baltimore Trader Hale Transport 4,209 310 Feb 1986 C later Columbia Houston
Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point MD 4670 900643 Boston Trader Hale Transport 2,327 236 June 1986 C later City of New York's New York
Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point MD 4671 1033082 Orient Trader Hale Transport 2,409 249 June 1995 C later City of New York's New Jersey
Bethlehem Steel Beaumont TX 4946 933804 Islander Matson Navigation 2,473 380 July 1988 C later Mauna Kea
Gretna Machine Gretna LA 252 978516 Waialeale Matson Navigation 7,700 326 Sep 1991 R
Gulf Coast Fab. Pearlington MS 132 671621 Alaska Enterprise Alaska Marine Lines 3,731 287 Feb 1984 C later Bristol Bay Trader
Gulf Coast Fab. Pearlington MS 224 977386 Sea-Barge Trader Sea-Barge Inc. 4,271 324 Feb 1992 C later Columbia Newark
Gulf Coast Fab. Pearlington MS 243 992086 Columbia Miami Columbia Coastal Tpt. 2,349 240 Apr 1993 C later deck barge CBC Miami
Gulf Coast Fab. Pearlington MS 253 1020768 Tongass Provider Alaska Marine Lines 3,537 309 May 1994 C
Gulf Coast Fab. Pearlington MS 260 1023468 Columbia Savannah Columbia Coastal Tpt. 2,395 249 Sep 1994 C later deck barge CBC Savannah
Gulf Coast Fab. Pearlington MS 262 1020767 Taku Provider Alaska Marine Lines 3,537 309 Jan 1995 C
Gulf Coast Fab. Pearlington MS 263 1023470 Columbia Charleston Columbia Coastal Tpt. 2,395 249 Feb 1995 C
Gulf Coast Fab. Pearlington MS 277 1049400 Columbia Baltimore Columbia Coastal Tpt. 4,271 324 Jan 1997 C
Gulf Coast Fab. Pearlington MS 287 1059124 Chicago Bridge Trailer Bridge, Inc. 5,860 380 Oct 1997 C
Gulf Coast Fab. Pearlington MS 288 1059125 Charlotte Bridge Trailer Bridge, Inc. 5,860 380 Jan 1998 C
Gulf Coast Fab. Pearlington MS 294 1067457 Atlanta Bridge Trailer Bridge, Inc. 5,860 380 June 1998 C
Gulf Coast Fab. Pearlington MS 295 1067458 Memphis Bridge Trailer Bridge, Inc. 5,860 380 Sep 1998 C
Gulf Coast Fab. Pearlington MS 296 1067459 Brooklyn Bridge Trailer Bridge, Inc. 5,860 380 Sep 1998 C
Gunderson Bros. Portland OR 292360 PAC-312-3 Island Tug & barge 4,452 312 1963 D later ITB 312, CCI401
Gunderson Bros. Portland OR 15165 285456 Steelhead 3,760 259 Jan 1966 D later Lone Star Horizon (Vanuatu)
Gunderson Bros. Portland OR 506206 barge 8 3,964 259 1966 D
Gunderson Bros. Portland OR 16590-1 519873 PAC-312-1 3,272 312 Mar 1969 D later W. J. Carbon (Canada)
Gunderson Bros. Portland OR 16590-2 PAC-312-2 3,272 312 Mar 1969 D later Texada BC (Canada 814139)
Gunderson Bros. Portland OR 16850-1 PAC-336-1 5,825 336 Feb 1970 D NLD
Gunderson Bros. Portland OR 16850-2 524615 PAC-336-2 5,825 336 Feb 1970 D later Oahu, flagged out
Gunderson Bros. Portland OR 16884-2 526147 Kiska 9,857 699 May 1970 R later TMT Fortaleza
Gunderson Marine Portland OR 8 591449 La Reina Crowley Marine 7,800 571 Apr 1978 R
Gunderson Marine Portland OR 9 597404 El Conquistador Crowley Marine 7,800 571 Sep 1978 R
Gunderson Marine Portland OR 10 607364 La Princesa Crowley Marine 7,800 571 June 1979 R
Gunderson Marine Portland OR 11 614512 El Rey Crowley Marine 7,800 571 Dec 1979 R
Gunderson Marine Portland OR 14 624235 Cape Flattery Calista, LLC 4,400 238 July 1980 D later Harken Logger (Canada 835997)
Gunderson Marine Portland OR 22 645500 Shark 2,900 271 Mar 1982 D later Kenai Trader
Gunderson Marine Portland OR 23 645499 Coho 3,500 287 Mar 1982 D later Ka-Maluhia, KRS-285-5
Gunderson Marine Portland OR 24 647441 Dog Salmon 2,900 271 May 1982 D later Naknek Trader
Gunderson Marine Portland OR 34 664805 Arctic Provider Alaska Marine Lines 4,200 340 Dec 1983 D later Nana Provider, Weeks 2701
Gunderson Marine Portland OR 35 666611 Alaska Trader Northland Services 4,200 340 Mar 1984 D later Timberjack, Niagara Spirit (Canada 832945)
Gunderson Marine Portland OR 45 1052878 Western Service Alaska Marine Lines 2,418 256 June 1997 D
Gunderson Marine Portland OR 46 1140865 ITB 312 Island Tug & barge 3,492 300 Apr 1998 D later Inland Conveyor
Gunderson Marine Portland OR 49 1073518 Western carrier Alaska Marine Lines 2,418 286 Sep 1999 D
Gunderson Marine Portland OR 50 1077951 Bering Trader Alaska Marine Lines 4,649 324 Apr 1999 C
Gunderson Marine Portland OR 51 1082242 Signet Ulysses Signet Marine 4,280 289 Aug 1999 C later deck barge Ulysses
Gunderson Marine Portland OR 52 1086579 Columbia Elizabeth Columbia Coastal Tpt. 4,649 343 Nov 1999 C
Gunderson Marine Portland OR 53 1088188 Alaska Trader Alaska Marine Lines 4,649 324 Apr 2000 C
Gunderson Marine Portland OR 55 1104942 Anchorage Provider Alaska Marine Lines 6,092 398 Dec 2000 CR
Gunderson Marine Portland OR 56 1107636 Fairbanks Provider Alaska Marine Lines 6,092 398 Feb 2001 CR
Gunderson Marine Portland OR 57 1112117 Whittier Provider Alaska Marine Lines 6,092 398 Sep 2001 CR
Gunderson Marine Portland OR 58 1116897 Western Venture Alaska Marine Lines 2,390 286 Sep 2001 C
Gunderson Marine Portland OR 59 1120715 SEATAC-300 Seatac Marine Services 3,666 288 Jan 2002 D
Gunderson Marine Portland OR 60 1123569 Southeast Provider Alaska Marine Lines 5,524 345 Apr 2002 CR
Gunderson Marine Portland OR 63 1139983 Stikine Provider Alaska Marine Lines 5,524 345 Apr 2004 C
Gunderson Marine Portland OR 66 1154540 Sitka Provider Alaska Marine Lines 5,527 345 June 2004 C
Gunderson Marine Portland OR 67 1163234 Hawaii Trader Alaska Marine Lines 5,862 359 Nov 2004 C
Gunderson Marine Portland OR 68 1167137 Pacific Trader Alaska Marine Lines 5,862 359 Mar 2005 C
Gunderson Marine Portland OR 70 1180000 Westward Trader Alaska Marine Lines 5,862 359 Jan 2006 C
Gunderson Marine Portland OR 73 1193074 barge 455-1 Crowley Marine 7,913 384 Jan 2007 C later Marty J
Gunderson Marine Portland OR 74 1197833 Nana Provider Alaska Marine Lines 6,927 398 Apr 2007 CR
Gunderson Marine Portland OR 75 1201653 barge 455-2 Crowley Marine 7,913 384 July 2007 D later Julie B
Gunderson Marine Portland OR 76 1204668 barge 455-3 Crowley Marine 7,913 384 Jan 2008 C
Gunderson Marine Portland OR 77 1215256 Kamakani Sause Bros. 14,215 411 Sep 2008 C
Gunderson Marine Portland OR 80 1210589 Aleutian Trader Alaska Marine Lines 5,862 359 May 2008 C
Gunderson Marine Portland OR 84 1211701 Maximus Ulysses Inc. 4,280 289 June 2008 D
Gunderson Marine Portland OR 85 1216403 E. P. Paup Manson Gulf, LLC 10,667 365 Nov 2008 D
Gunderson Marine Portland OR 87 1218567 barge 455-4 Crowley Marine 7,913 384 Mar 2009 C
Gunderson Marine Portland OR 88 1218997 barge 455-5 Crowley Marine 7,913 384 May 2009 C
Gunderson Marine Portland OR 89 1220095 barge 455-6 Crowley Marine 7,913 384 July 2009 D
Gunderson Marine Portland OR 90 1221895 barge 455-7 Crowley Marine 7,913 384 Aug 2009 D
Gunderson Marine Portland OR 91 1225722 barge 455-8 Crowley Marine 7,913 384 Apr 2010 D
Gunderson Marine Portland OR 92 1227728 barge 455-9 Crowley Marine 7,913 384 July 2010 D
Gunderson Marine Portland OR 93 1233982 Oceanus CBC Marine 7,913 384 June 2010 D
Gunderson Marine Portland OR 96 1247426 Columbia Sause Bros. 7,353 341 June 2013 D
Gunderson Marine Portland OR 97 1229871 Anchorage Trader Alaska Marine Lines 4,889 324 Nov 2010 C
Gunderson Marine Portland OR 99 1244212 Polar Trader Alaska Marine Lines 6,054 359 Feb 2013 C
Gunderson Marine Portland OR 104 1251264 Prometheus CBC Marine 4,280 289 Apr 2014 D
Gunderson Marine Portland OR 108 1255436 Foss 3612 Foss Maritime 6,380 345 Dec 2014 D
Gunderson Marine Portland OR 111 1269153 Namakani Sause Bros. 9,657 411 Apr 2016 CR
Gunderson Marine Portland OR 112 1268891 Skagway Provider Alaska Marine Lines 6,380 345 July 2016 CR
Jeffboat Jeffersonville IN 84-2647 677990 Alaska Provider Alaska Marine Lines 2,440 239 Dec 1984 D
Kaiser Corp. Napa CA 628 548003 Bering Provider Alaska Marine Lines 2,985 275 June 1973 D later Chatham Provider
Kaiser Corp. Napa CA 629 548742 Western Provider Alaska Marine Lines 2,985 275 June 1973 D later Chichagof Provider
Marine Power Seattle WA 337 587884 MLC-280 Marine Logistics Corp. 3,382 282 Nov 1977 D later SCT 280
Marine Power Seattle WA 339 590980 MLC-281 Marine Logistics Corp. 3,382 282 June 1978 D later JI 281, KR 1, AAC Millenium
Marine Power Seattle WA 340 596502 MLC-282 Marine Logistics Corp. 3,382 282 Aug 1978 D later SCT-282, ITB 282
Marine Power Seattle WA 349 645770 MLC-330 Marine Logistics Corp. 4,564 331 Apr 1982 D later Pacific Trader, Chetco
Marine Power Seattle WA 350 646673 MLC-331 Marine Logistics Corp. 4,564 331 Apr 1982 D later Ponce Trader, Columbia Norfolk, Norfolk, CMT Y Not 2
Marine Power Seattle WA 351 648909 MLC-332 Marine Logistics Corp. 4,564 331 July 1982 D later Hana
Marine Power Seattle WA 352 653764 MLC-333 Marine Logistics Corp. 4,564 331 Feb 1983 D later Haleiwa
Marine Power Seattle WA 354 649722 Ha'aheo Hawaiian Inter-Island 4,185 325 June 1982 D later Noho Hele, Weeks 2702
Marine Power Seattle WA 359 657024 MLC-340-1 Marine Logistics Corp. 5,214 331 July 1983 D later 340, KRS-330-11
Marine Power Seattle WA 360 659272 MLC-340-2 Marine Logistics Corp. 5,214 331 Aug 1984 D later Aleutian Trader, Kaholo
Marine Power Seattle WA 361 676534 MLC-340-3 Marine Logistics Corp. 5,214 331 Oct 1984 D later Columbia New York, Siuslaw
Marine Power Seattle WA 362 674179 MLC-340-4 Marine Logistics Corp. 5,214 331 Aug 1984 D later 344
Marine Power Seattle WA 363 667317 City of Seward McAllister Lines 12,078 699 1984 R later San Juan-Jax Bridge
Marine Power Seattle WA 364 667879 Resurrection Bay McAllister Lines 12,078 699 1984 R later Jax-San Juan Bridge
McDermott New Iberia LA 165 676973 Mauna Loa Matson Navigation 3,562 327 Dec 1984 C
McDermott New Iberia LA 275 676972 Haleakala Matson Navigation 3,562 327 Nov 1984 C
Misener Industries Tampa FL 161 632371 G.I. 251 Island Barges 3,414 300 May 1981 C later Philadelphia Trader, GL 177
Misener Industries Tampa FL 162 633185 G.I. 252 Island Barges 3,414 300 May 1981 C later Norfolk Trader, Rebekah
Misener Industries Tampa FL 163 636059 PC-301 McAllister Lines 3,414 300 May 1981 C later McAllister Express, Chester Trader
Misener Industries Tampa FL 164 636315 PC-302 McAllister Lines 3,414 300 Oct 1981 C later Boston Patriot, Pictou Trader
Misener Industries Tampa FL 165 646688 PC-315L Fuel Transport Co. 4,170 325 1982 D later Tesoro Energizer, Foss Energizer, Brusco 402
Misener Industries Tampa FL 178 653702 TB-301 McAllister Lines 4,193 288 Oct 1982 C later Delaware Trader, IOS 800, Bisso 800
Misener Industries Tampa FL 189 651327 TB-301 McAllister Lines 4,248 288 Oct 1982 C later Chesapeake Trader
Paceco Alameda CA 202 293495 Kenai Harbor Tug & barge 3,770 342 Dec 1963 D later Midway, SBB XVIII, KRS-350-12
Paceco Alameda CA 203 294228 Palmer Harbor Tug & barge 3,770 342 Mar 1964 D NLD
Paceco Alameda CA 205 295826 Fairbanks Harbor Tug & barge 3,770 342 July 1964 D later Shiloh, NLD
Paceco Alameda CA 252 562810 Foss 343 Foss Maritime 3,335 329 Feb 1975 D later Marilyn Monroe
Seatrain SB Brooklyn NY 23 569653 Cindy F Bulk Food Carriers 5,377 303 1976 D later ATC 781, BB-110, Elvis
Seatrain SB Brooklyn NY 25 569655 Susan F Bulk Food Carriers 5,377 303 1976 D later Morris J. Berman, scuttled 1994
Seatrain SB Brooklyn NY 26 569656 Burke F Bulk Food Carriers 5,377 303 1976 D later BAR-396, Nehalem, Sea-Tac 301
Seatrain SB Brooklyn NY 28 569658 Antone F Bulk Food Carriers 5,339 303 1977 D later Nestucca, YR-95
Seatrain SB Brooklyn NY 29 574046 Arctic Challenger Engineering Systems 4,717 295 1977 D later Poseidon
Seatrain SB Brooklyn NY 33 578526 McAllister Transporter McAllister Lines 3,397 287 1977 C later Atlantic Trader
Seatrain SB Brooklyn NY 34 678752 American Foss Maritime 13,374 551 1982 R completed by Norshipco, ATB Strong/Mariner
Seatrain SB Brooklyn NY 37 606665 Mary Cecilia Salmon Bay Barge Line 9,259 427 1979 D later Katy-B, laid up
Todd Shipyards Houston TX 556 524658 Attu Crowley Marine 9,923 730 Mar 1970 R later TMT Jacksonville
Todd Shipyards Houston TX 557 526157 Adak Crowley Marine 9,923 730 June 1970 R later Isla Grande, St. Thomas
Todd Shipyards Houston TX 613 574568 Miami Crowley Marine 9,865 730 July 1976 R
US barge Portland OR 1 1205188 Ho'omaka Hou Young Bros. 4,511 326 Sep 2007 C
US barge Portland OR 3 1208635 Maka'ala Young Bros. 4,511 326 June 2008 C
US barge Portland OR 4 1214969 Kala'enalu Young Bros. 4,511 326 Dec 2008 C
US barge Portland OR 5 1219456 Ha'aheo Young Bros. 4,511 326 Sep 2009 C
VT Halter Pascagoula MS 1955 1156429 Columbia Boston Columbia Coastal Tpt. 4,628 324 July 2004 C
VT Halter Pascagoula MS 2026 1264503 Columbia Freedom Columbia Coastal Tpt. 4,885 324 Oct 2016 C
Zidell Marine Portland OR 647 993568 St Elias Zidell Marine 3,674 322 June 1993 C
Zidell Marine Portland OR 650 1024358 ZB 335 Zidell Marine 3,674 318 Oct 1994 C

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