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Bellinger Shipbuilding

Jacksonville FL

Bellinger Shipbuilding was started by James F. Bellinger in 1946 at a landlocked site on Bartram Road in Jacksonville, where they built 21 boats before moving in 1950 to a site on Pablo Creek, a tributary to the Intracoastal Waterway. Here they built another 17 boats before closing at the end of 1952. Bellinger returned to operations in 1956 at a third site, at 13911 Atlantic Boulevard, on the north side of the bridge carrying Atlantic Boulevard over the Intracoastal Waterway. The company was sold to Jacksonville Shipyards Inc. In 1973 and operated as the Bellinger Division of that company until 1992, when Jacksonville Shipyards was closed and later liquidated.

O/N Name Customer Type GT LOA Delivered Notes
Built by Bellinger Shipbuilding at Bartram Road
1 Scotty Lockhart
2 249536 Evelyn Standard Dredging Co. towing vessel 23 42 Apr 1946 hull only, completion by Gibbs Gas Engine
3 247888 Tascozette Tampa Shipbuilding Co. towing vessel 14 42 May 1945 hull only, completion by Gibbs Gas Engine, Timmie 1949, Misty 1977
4 248984 Rocky Gulf Atlantic Towing Co. towing vessel 21 44 Nov 1945 hull only, completion by Auto Salvage & Parts Co., scrapped 1967
5 Gingras Gulf Refining Co. work boat no trace
6 250411 Sea Hawk Edwin Bunk trawler 15 34 Aug 1946 hull only, completion by Auto Salvage & Parts Co., scrapped 1969
7 252252 Little Tom Thomas A. Smirch trawler 15 36 Dec 1946 sank Sep-49
8 251757 Assault L.M. Lockwood trawler 39 47 Feb 1947 to Thailand 1952
9 254075 Cathie J.C. Fergouson trawler 36 52 Nov 1947 foundered near Dry Tortugas Dec-58
10 254282 Ella Mae Vona John Vona trawler 36 52 Dec 1947 later Mattie Jean 1953
11 254538 Gypsy Peyton T. Mize trawler 36 52 1947 abandoned 1953
12 254794 Barbara Diesel Corporation towing vessel 20 44 Mar 1948 later Nautilus 1952
13 255496 Helena Florence II Tom Smirch trawler 40 53 June 1948 later Southern Cross 1953, fueling vessel Gulf Fueler III 1959, Mobil Diesel Fueler 1960, Gulf Diesel Fueler 1960, Humble Fueler 71
14 256210 Rosa Mae H.A. Stanland trawler 40 53 Aug 1948 lost off Brazil 1960
15 256064 Sea Lady Land & Williams trawler 41 53 July 1948 later Miss Cyndi, NLD
16 256640 Sportsman Robert A. (Bob) Wilson trawler 40 53 Oct 1948 lost near Fort Myers, Gulf of Mexico, 1954
17 258873 Miss Rita Maurice Moody trawler 40 53 Oct 1949
18 259308 Elinor J. J.J. & Elinor J. Smirch trawler 40 53 1949 lost south of Port Isabel TX Aug-59
19 529365 Weather Gibbs & Cox passenger 44 53 1948 later NY2662AV, then m/b 10V1777, Capt. Sandy 1970, Snoopy Gus
20 258741 Danny Boy Dwight T. Hay trawler 40 53 Sep 1949 scrapped 1970
21 259327 Sandra Karl. B. Anderson trawler 40 53 1949 lost off Brownsville TX-1963
Built by Bellinger Shipbuilding at Pablo Creek
22 260219 HCT 5 F.M. Hendry towing vessel 25 43 June 1950 later W. D. Jones 1969
23 260220 HCT 6 F.M. Hendry towing vessel 25 43 June 1950 later C. L. Anslow 1969, Andrew J.
24 Diesel Engine Sales Suction Dredge 1950
25 262165 Atalanta Gulf-Pak Co. trawler 49 61 June 1950 lost off Corpus Christi TX Dec-57
26 262526 Pablo Gulf Atlantic Tranportation Corp. towing vessel 29 49 Aug 1951 to RFR 1975
27 263221 Miss Florida Eunice L. Varnum trawler 49 61 Feb 1952 burned at Corinto, Nicaragua, Jun-64
28 263326 Barbara Christobal Inc. trawler 49 61 July 1952 foundered in Gulf of Mexico Jan-53
29 264149 Gulf Lady Land & Williams trawler 49 61 July 1952 later Three Girls 1967
30 Lone Star Cement Company barge 74 Aug 1952
31 J.H. Coppedge & Co. barge 74 1952
32 263248 Elizabeth Ann Bronx Towing Line towing vessel 29 48 Feb 1952 later Ingrid Ann 1981
33 263833 A.J. Frederick Frederick Marine Service towing vessel 29 48 May 1952 to Bahamas 1961
34 264464 Jocharanne Valentine Towboat Corp. towing vessel 30 48 Oct 1952 later Edward T. Buchanan 1955, Atlantis 1979, Little Bear 1980, Nicol Mairead
35 264150 Ocean Lady Land & Williams trawler 49 61 Apr 1952
36 264597 Mike King St. Georges Seafood Co. trawler 49 61 Dec 1952 to RFR 1959
37 264475 Carolyn Foley St. Georges Seafood Co. trawler 49 61 Dec 1952 NLD 1959
38 264675 Lee James F. Wilson towing vessel 30 61 Nov 1952 NLD
Built by Bellinger Shipbuilding at Atlantic Avenue
39 271491 Shoal Harbor Fish Meal Co. (Miss.) trawler 171 123 May 1956 NLD
40 271803 West Beaufort Fish Meal Co. (Miss.) trawler 171 123 1956 NLD
41 274255 Tiny Tim J. Howard Smith, Inc. trawler 613 195 1957
42 276175 Anna Jackman Presbyterian Church in the USA passenger 59 57 1958 later Discovery
45 276926 Frosty Morn J. Howard Smith, Inc. (N.J.) trawler 648 195 June 1958
46 276927 Sandy Hook Harvey W. Smith (NY) trawler 193 148 June 1958
47 Export San Miguel Comp. de Inversiones, S.A. trawler 62 1959
48 Export Usulutan Comp. de Inversiones, S.A. trawler 62 1959
49 Export Lempa Comp. de Inversiones, S.A. trawler 62 1959
50 Export Jiboa Comp. de Inversiones, S.A. trawler 62 1959
51 Export Rio Grande Comp. de Inversiones, S.A. trawler 62 1959
52 San Salvador Aida Pesca, S.A. trawler 68 1959
53 San Salvador Dolly Pesca, S.A. trawler 68 1959
54 San Salvador Rosali Pesca, S.A. trawler 68 1959
55 San Salvador Sonia Pesca, S.A. trawler 62 1959
56 San Salvador Malle Pesca, S.A. trawler 62 1959
57 San Salvador Dora Pesca, S.A. trawler 62 1959
58 San Salvador trawler 1960
59 San Salvador trawler 1960
60 San Salvador trawler 1960
61 San Salvador trawler 1960
62 San Salvador trawler 1960
63 San Salvador trawler 1960
64 San Salvador trawler 1960
65 San Salvador trawler 1960
66 279275 Pablo I J.F. Bellinger & Son towing vessel 14 36 July 1959 later Gil Rocke 1959, Hydro-Ensign 1969, Centennial State, NLD
67 282002 Arthur J. Minners Pochantas, Inc. trawler 187 147 June 1960 NLD
68 287286 St. Johns Revilo Corporation (Frank Oliver) towing vessel 61 58 Dec 1961 later Sun St. Johns 1979, NLD
69 287916 Jim Guess Nassau Fertilizer & Oil. Co. trawler 111 69 Apr 1962 later lengthened to 99' & 147gt, NLD
70 289669 Donna Standard Dredging Int'l Corp. (N.J.) towing vessel 15 36 1961 later Grand Island 1978, NLD
71 290516 Capella Texas Menhaden Co. (Tex.) trawler 144 73 1963
72 290517 Sirius Texas Menhaden Co. (Tex.) trawler 144 73 1963 NLD
73 290518 Canopus Texas Menhaden Co. (Tex.) trawler 144 73 1963 later Gabriella, NLD
74 290519 Rigel Texas Menhaden Co. (Tex.) trawler 144 73 1963
75 291566 Southampton A. Brooke Taylor, Inc. trawler 298 147 1963 later Southampton Canadian, returned to US Flag and renamed Southampton
76 J.F. Bellinger & Sons floating drydock 200 1964a
77 294090 Stuart Trans-State Dredging Co. dredge 343 136 Feb 1964
79 296345 Bert Trans-State Dredging Co. tender 25 47 1964 scrapped 1977
80 296745 Robert M. Cason Layne Dredging Company dredge 389 142 Oct 1964 later Genesis, NLD
81 296743 Lester K Layne Dredging Company lighter 65 50 Oct 1964 NLD
82 Panama Inagua Gull West Indies Shipping Co. Ro-Ro freighter 837 224 Apr 1965 later Caribe Star I (Panama)
83 298259 Bob Trans-State Dredging Co. towing vessel 8 30 1964
? Export ? Jan trawler 100 72 1966
87 501454 Southland Menhaden Products Co. trawler 589 220 Nov 1965 to Liberia 1967, converted to survey vessel, Gulfrex, C.Brac, Western African
88 503625 Aries Wilbert A. Edwards trawler 101 66 May 1966 later Corsair Canyon 1973, Jaguar 1975, Padre Pio II 1976
89 Panama Inagua Spray West Indies Shipping Co. Ro-Ro freighter 632 Feb 1966 later Caribe Sun (Panama)
90 Liberia Tropicgas Islander Tropicgas Tankers Inc. LPG Tanker 287 152 Jan 1967
93 514561 Pablo 4 Bellinger Shipyards Inc. towing vessel 16 37 1968
94 515632 Pablo 5 Bellinger Shipyards Inc. towing vessel 16 37 1968 NLD
95 515542 Lady Pearl International Oceanographic Corp. trawler 96 65 July 1968
96 Panama Inagua Bay West Indies Shipping Co. Ro-Ro freighter 1,409 Oct 1967 later Dona Anneke (Paraguay)
97 Panama Inagua Pilot West Indies Shipping Co. Ro-Ro freighter 3,085 Apr 1969 later Guanta Margarita (Italy)
98 517377 Rachael Marvin R. Lane towing vessel 86 64 Nov 1968 Possibly built as hull only, outfitted and documented as built by owner
100 Panama Tropic Day Birdsall Shipping Co. Ltd. Ro-Ro freighter 763 July 1969 later Ocean Express I (Panama)
101 Liberia Inagua Beaver West Indies Shipping Co. Ro-Ro freighter 299 Aug 1970 later G.S.I. Alaskan (ON 656633), as research vessel, Bin Hai 516 (China)
102 538911 Dayliner Circle Line Sightseeing Yachts, Inc. tour boat 2,136 280 Jan 1972 later Victory I
103 Ellicott Machine Corporation Hydraulic Dredge 1972 hull only
104 542489 Tortuga Indian River Construction Co. S.P.barge 76 58 Aug 1972 hull only a, completed by owner who is identified by USCG as the builder
105 Columbus Iselin University of Miami research 281 160 June 1972 later Genesis (Belize)
106 Liberia Tropic Flyer Birdsall Shipping Co. Ltd. Ro-Ro freighter 763 July 1973 later Gulfstream Express (Panama)
107 556196 Nantucket Woods Hole Steamship Company ferry 1,148 219 1974
108 561338 Dearborn 203 Dearborn 203 Inc. AHTS 293 Dec 1974 later Banda Seahorse, Ocean Prince (Dubai)
109 565426 Dearborn 204 Dearborn 204 Inc. AHTS 289 May 1975 later Green Fleet I (Panama)
110 Panama Inagua Surf West Indies Shipping Co. Ro-Ro freighter 1,281 Aug 1975 later Oceanic I (Mexico)
111 Panama Inagua Island West Indies Shipping Co. Ro-Ro freighter 1,561 Dec 1976 later Tropic Night (St Vincent)
112 570077 Dearborn 205 Dearborn 205 Inc. AHTS 300 Feb 1976 completed as Alaskan Seahorse, Sea Puma, registered in Nigeria
113 576963 Dearborn 206 Dearborn 206 Inc. AHTS 299 Sep 1976 later Leon Tide 1989, AMS Project (St Kitts)
114 Panama Inagua Tide West Indies Shipping Co. Ro-Ro freighter 2,944 Sep 1978 later Tropic Palm (St Vincent)
115 615165 Calvin L. Stinson offshore Trawler Company trawler 184 1979 later Westward I
aa 261673 Mark Twain Gulf Atlantic Tranportation Corp. towing vessel 40 31 Apr 1951 lost in collision 1968

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