Barbour Boatworks ~ Shipbuilding History

Barbour Boatworks

New Bern NC

Most recent update: September 6, 2020.

Barbour Boatworks was founded by Herbert W. Barbour in 1933 and closed in 2001. The yard was on the Trent River, at the foot of Metcalf Street, and is now the site of the North Carolina History Education Center. See it from the air on Google here.

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	O/N	Name	Customer	Type		Tons	LOA	Delivered	Notes
	233603	Pocket Change		fishing boat		8		1934
		American Salvor	US Navy	rescue ship	BARS-5	1,089		27 Dec 1942	to RN 1942, returned 1946
		Boston Salvor	US Navy	rescue ship	BARS-6	1,089		20 Feb 1943	to RN 1943, CTL-1945, scrapped
			US Navy	minesweeper	BYMS-29	278		8 Jun 1942	to RN 1942, returned and sold 1948
			US Navy	minesweeper	BYMS-30	278		29 Jul 1942	to RN 1942, mined off Le Havre and lost 1944
			US Navy	minesweeper	BYMS-37	278		14 Mar 1943	to RN 1943, to Italy 1947 as Orchidea (M-5412)
			US Navy	minesweeper	BYMS-38	278		14 Apr 1943	to RN 1943, to the Netherlands 1946 as Marsdiep (M834), withdrawn 1962
			US Navy	minesweeper	BYMS-39	278		14 Jun 1943	to RN 1943, returned and sold 1948
			US Navy	minesweeper	BYMS-40	278		12 Aug 1943	to RN 1943, returned and sold 1947
			US Navy	minesweeper	BYMS-41	278		7 Oct 1943	to RN 1943, to Egypt 1949 as Darfur (M-107), to Algeria 1962 as Sidi Fradj
			US Navy	minesweeper	BYMS-42	278		11 Nov 1943	to RN 1943, to Italy 1947 as Gladiolo (M5416), struck 1966
		Abele	US Navy	net layer	YN-77	1,100		6 Feb 1944	completed as Abele (AN-58), sold 1947
		Balm	US Navy	net layer	YN-78	1,100		5 Aug 1944	completed as Terebinth (AN-59), sold 1946
		Precept	US Navy	net layer	YN-79	1,100		11 Apr 1944	completed as Precept (AN-73), to RN 1944 as Precept (Z-266), returned 1945, sold 1947
		Boxelder	US Navy	net layer	YN-80	1,100		20 Jul 1944	completed as Boxelder (AN-74), to RN 1944 as Precise (Z-285), returned 1945, sold 1947
	252800	Deborah Ann		tugboat		18		1947	later BK Too
777	274403	Sandy Graham	State of North Carolina	ferry		194		1957	to Canada (ON 821232)
778	274402	Emmett Winslow	State of North Carolina	ferry		194		1957	to USVI as Capt. Vic
779	274736	Governor Cherry	State of North Carolina	ferry		194		1957	to USVI, laid up 1993
	903316		City of Wilmington	tugboat		52		1961	later Atlantic V
	289683	John Warren	State of North Carolina	tugboat		13		1962	later Lawson C
		Bridle	USCG	harbor tugboat	WYTL-65607	72		3 Apr 1963
		Pendant	USCG	harbor tugboat	WYTL-65608	72		Aug 1963
		Shackle	USCG	harbor tugboat	WYTL-65609	72		7 May 1963
		Hawser	USCG	harbor tugboat	WYTL-65610	72		17 Jan 1963
		Line	USCG	harbor tugboat	WYTL-65611	72		21 Feb 1963
		Wire	USCG	harbor tugboat	WYTL-65612	72		19 Mar 1963
	508757	Arara II	Illinois Tool Works	yacht		137		1967	to Saudi owners 1978
118	645511	AB-3	Bertucci Contracting	freight barge		653		1968
122	517139	Carolina	State of North Carolina	unclassified		175		1968
123	515338	Oil Barge NC2	State of North Carolina	tank barge		23		1968
124	515339	derrick Barge NC3	State of North Carolina	crane barge		26		1968
		MTC-150		freight barge		132		1968
		MTC-151		freight barge		132		1968
		MTC-152		freight barge		132		1968
		MTC-153		freight barge		132		1968
		MTC-154		freight barge		132		1968
		MTC-250		freight barge		180		1968
	518181	Ruth M		fishing boat		121		1969	later Donna, Debbie Lynn, Vigorous
	518180	Sheela L		fishing boat		121		1969	later Kathleen & Mary, Ocean Reign
4000		Esso Islander	Esso Shipping (Bahamas)	tanker		435		July 1970	later Texaco Trader, Tropic Trader, scrapped 2005
4002		Esso Centam	Esso Shipping (Colombia)	tanker		1,125		Apr 1972	later Captain John, Don Gustavo (Colombia)
8888	541033	Fairway	William H Bruce	yacht		64		1972	later Bobalong
	554607	Western Wave	Stinson Marine	fishing boat		121		1974
4411	563125	Marian Leigh		fishing boat		67		1974	later Capt Ellery
4005	578527	Buxton II	City of Wilmington	freight barge		147		1976
4006	582711	Albemarle	State of North Carolina	tugboat		68		1977