Big River Shipbuilding
Vicksburg MS
Most recent update: July 5, 2018.
Thomas Golding started Big River Shipbuilding in 1965, on Port Terminal Circle, but sold it to Marathon in 1971, in order to concentrate on being an operating company.
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O/N | Name | Customer | Type | GT | LOA | Built | Notes | |
1 | 506069 | Guernsey | Twenty Grand Marine | tugboat | 123 | 62 | 1966 | later Marine Diamond |
506969 | George H. Martin | Vicksburg Mid-River | towboat | 104 | 67 | 1967 | later Dotty Fredeman, Phyllis, Christy Talen, Rachel Shannon | |
506973 | Belzoni | Mo. River Barge Lines | towboat | 360 | 104 | 1967 | NLD | |
4 | 508658 | Richland | Tidewater Venice Inc. | tugboat | 190 | 142 | 1967 | later Legend, NLD |
5 | 509856 | Ayrshire | Twenty Grand Marine | tugboat | 123 | 62 | 1967 | later Mr. Bryan, Delta Ruler |
511344 | Rosa | Odis Lowery Sr. | towboat | 15 | 37 | 1967 | ||
7 | 511615 | Silver City | Drake Towing | towboat | 183 | 76 | 1967 | later J. O. Bradford |
512192 | Lincoln | Tidewater Venice Inc. | tugboat | 285 | 146 | 1968 | ||
516188 | Larrayne Andress | Big Valley Towing | towboat | 298 | 92 | 1968 | later Jennie Dehmer, Kristi P. Smith | |
516988 | Vicki Jane | Big Valley Towing | towboat | 57 | 47 | 1968 | later Michael L, Jared C, Mystery Lady, Lindsey K, Lucky Pal | |
18 | 522027 | Dexter | Tidewater Venice Inc. | tugboat | 114 | 62 | 1969 | later Farrel L, Capt Ken, NLD |
19 | 522028 | Normande | Tidewater Venice Inc. | tugboat | 114 | 62 | 1969 | later Uncle Albert, NLD |
20 | 522044 | barge BR-4 | freight barge | 209 | 120 | 1969 | NLD | |
522045 | barge BR-5 | freight barge | 209 | 120 | 1969 | NLD | ||
21 | 526874 | Martha May | Ole Man River Towing | towboat | 375 | 103 | 1970 | later Louie Leone |
22 | 524541 | Levi | Ole Man River Towing | tank barge | 846 | 150 | 1970 | later OMR 1570B, NLD |
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USACE | barge | 1969 | NLD | |||||
USACE | barge | 1969 | NLD | |||||
USACE | barge | 1969 | NLD | |||||
USACE | barge | 1969 | NLD | |||||
528727 | Miss Bissy | Clay Carter | towboat | 29 | 40 | 1970 | later Ellie | |
29 | 528928 | Galloway | Tidewater Marine | tugboat | 114 | 65 | 1970 | later Copasaw, Proud Eagle, Delta Buck |
30 | 528929 | Garonne | Tidewater Marine | tugboat | 114 | 65 | 1970 | NLD |
32 | 530656 | MM 3 | Magnolia Marine | tank barge | 1,054 | 196 | 1971 | later Creole 3, NLD |
531689 | Hal D. Miller | Magnolia Marine | towboat | 375 | 103 | 1971 | later Linda Taylor | |
531994 | Steve Golding | River Barges, Inc. | towboat | 144 | 61 | 1971 | later Nancy Jean, Neva Belle, Charles Hudson | |
534982 | Redwood | Vicksburg Towing | towboat | 439 | 116 | 1971 | NLD | |
Built by Marathon Shipbuilding | ||||||||
37 | 541599 | Ste. Genevieve | Norman Bros. | tugboat | 167 | 70 | 1971 | later Daphne, Landon York, ACCU VIII, Ste. Genevieve |
536392 | BND Barge No. 1 | Brownsville Nav. Dist. | freight barge | 221 | 120 | 1971 | NLD | |
536393 | BND Barge No. 2 | Brownsville Nav. Dist. | freight barge | 221 | 120 | 1971 | NLD | |
40 | 537097 | BND Tug No. 1 | Brownsville Nav. Dist. | tugboat | 36 | 43 | 1972 | NLD |
538810 | BND DB No. 1 | Brownsville Nav. Dist. | freight barge | 543 | 140 | 1972 | NLD | |
42 | 543039 | BND Tug No. 2 | Brownsville Nav. Dist. | tugboat | 91 | 60 | 1972 | |
543319 | BND DB No. 2 | Brownsville Nav. Dist. | freight barge | 906 | 140 | 1972 | NLD | |
544472 | BND Barge No. 3 | Brownsville Nav. Dist. | freight barge | 526 | 150 | 1972 | NLD | |
45 | 548851 | John C. Byrd | Ole Man River Inv. | tugboat | 486 | 126 | 1973 | later Thomas Golding, Earl Jones |
551590 | BND Barge No. 4 | Brownsville Nav. Dist. | freight barge | 524 | 150 | 1973 | NLD | |
49 | 557953 | Joyce O | River Barges, Inc. | tank barge | 1,296 | 200 | 1974 | NLD |
558719 | Tallahatchie | Luhr Bros. | tugboat | 549 | 114 | 1974 | later Bethany Dawn |