Big River Shipbuilding

Vicksburg MS

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.

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
USACE barge 1969 NLD
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

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