John Bludworth Shipyard
Corpus Christi TX
Most recent update: February 7, 2022.
John Bludworth has operated several shipyards in the Houston area and is now in Corpus Christi. Visit the company at jbludshipyard.com. The shipyard is on the north side of the navigation channel, just west of the Port of Corpus Christi. See it from the air on Google here.
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O/N | Name | Customer | Type | Tons | LOA | Delivered | Notes | |
Built in Houston TX | ||||||||
W. C. Harms | H. W. A. Harms | tugboat | 147 | 1949 | later Hamilton 1954, Ruby Casho 1986, W. C. Harms 1988, Menasha 1995 | |||
258497 | Allison F | Onton Dock Co. | towboat | 67 | 51 | 1949 | NLD | |
6 | 261328 | Kishwaukee | Smith Oil | towboat | 159 | 79 | 1951 | later Ty Chibb, inactive |
262510 | Alliance King | Alliance Marine | towboat | 290 | 106 | 1951 | inactive | |
262726 | Lydia H | tugboat | 125 | 66 | 1951 | later Myra Patton | ||
266962 | Ox | Bludworth Const. | towboat | 60 | 56 | 1954 | later Driller, inactive | |
37 | 271378 | Lady Alice | J. Richard Peck | OSV | 79 | 62 | 1956 | later Super Scooper, NLD |
38 | 271873 | Julia D | Tenn River Towing | towboat | 159 | 70 | 1956 | later Sylvia M. LeBoeuf, Michael T |
273376 | Inland Pilot | Inland River Co. | towboat | 159 | 70 | 1957 | later Q Talen, Helen Laraway | |
275270 | Sipsey | Coyle Lines | towboat | 162 | 77 | 1957 | later James Garrett | |
279985 | Miss Robin | Michael Hillyer | towboat | 30 | 38 | 1959 | later Miss BB | |
57 | 289851 | Laura C | Inter-Bay Towing | tugboat | 171 | 70 | 1962 | later Betty G, inactive |
58 | 290278 | Javelina | Bacon Towing | towboat | 72 | 52 | 1963 | later Miss Faye, inactive |
290247 | Shelby Rose | Island Towing | towboat | 26 | 42 | 1963 | ||
60 | 296909 | Shoat | KC Towing | towboat | 40 | 42 | 1964 | NLD |
297521 | Paragon | Port Everglades Towing | tugboat | 97 | 92 | 1965 | later Angus R. Cooper | |
62 | 299106 | State Wave | OSV | 306 | 118 | 1965 | later Caribbean Star I (Honduras) | |
500240 | Duroc | Megafleet Towing | towboat | 40 | 42 | 1965 | later Crow | |
501183 | Fort Pierre | Jantran | towboat | 375 | 183 | 1965 | later Concordia | |
502066 | Purple Hays | Purple Hays tugboat | tugboat | 369 | 108 | 1966 | ||
66 | 509067 | Francis E. Haden | M. E. Kuebler | tugboat | 138 | 82 | 1967 | |
67 | 510374 | Mars | Suderman & Young | tugboat | 138 | 82 | 1967 | |
68 | 511249 | Gretchen | G. & H. Towing | tugboat | 138 | 82 | 1967 | later Boca del Drago |
69 | 511829 | W. Douglas Masterson | M. E. Kuebler | tugboat | 138 | 82 | 1967 | later Helen H |
521655 | B. W. Warren | Temple Towing | towboat | 136 | 74 | 1969 | later Miss Nancy | |
71 | 525828 | Mr. Richard | Jackson Marine | tugboat | 196 | 113 | 1970 | later Ashley Hale, Falcon, Carolina Coast |
72 | 530647 | Fort Lauderdale | Seabulk Towing | tugboat | 147 | 82 | 1971 | NLD |
534207 | Suzanne Smith | tugboat | 413 | 117 | 1971 | |||
75 | 934069 | Highland Moon | OSV | 607 | 157 | 1973 | later Oficina Progreso (Panama) | |
76 | 934068 | Oceanic Moon | OSV | 607 | 157 | 1973 | later Zonace I (Chile) | |
560454 | Marlin | Penn Maritime | tugboat | 164 | 96 | 1974 | ||
79 | 562454 | Paragon | Newport News SB | tugboat | 183 | 82 | 1974 | later Huntington |
80 | 567392 | Exxon Barge No. 301 | Exxon Shipping | tank barge | 1,661 | 295 | 1975 | later MOC VII |
81 | 566923 | Exxon Barge No. 302 | Exxon Shipping | tank barge | 1,720 | 295 | 1975 | later MOC VIII |
82 | 569601 | Exxon Barge No. 313 | Exxon Shipping | tank barge | 1,661 | 295 | 1975 | later Kirby 26400T |
83 | 569602 | Exxon Barge No. 314 | Exxon Shipping | tank barge | 1,720 | 295 | 1975 | later Kirby 27400T |
84 | 572915 | Exxon Barge No. 315 | Exxon Shipping | tank barge | 1,693 | 295 | 1975 | later Kirby 28500T |
85 | 572916 | Exxon Barge No. 316 | Exxon Shipping | tank barge | 942 | 170 | 1976 | later Kirby 16500B |
88 | 577987 | Nu'uanu | Hawaiian Inter-Is. | tank barge | 2,551 | 260 | 1976 | |
586781 | Kirby 13801 | Kirby Marine | tank barge | 1,329 | 203 | 1977 | ||
100 | 919664 | Hollywood 2023 | Kirby Marine | tank barge | 1,181 | 246 | 1980 | |
101 | 919665 | Kirby 20906 | Kirby Marine | tank barge | 1,181 | 246 | 1981 | |
Built in Pasadena TX | ||||||||
100 | 965687 | San Gabriel | Buffalo Marine | towboat | 158 | 75 | 1990 | |
102 | 1026242 | Miss Bettye | Kirby Marine | towboat | 131 | 70 | 1995 | |
104 | 1041548 | San Leandro | Buffalo Marine | towboat | 163 | 74 | 1996 | |
105 | 1041549 | San Rafael | Buffalo Marine | towboat | 163 | 74 | 1996 | |
106 | 1049747 | San Jose | Buffalo Marine | towboat | 102 | 62 | 1996 | |
107 | 1056945 | San Patricio | Buffalo Marine | towboat | 102 | 62 | 1997 | |
Built in Corpus Christi TX | ||||||||
101 | 976493 | Bludworth SY | drydock | 1,208 | 222 | 1999 | ||
102 | 1088381 | William G. Burnett | State of Texas | ferry | 94 | 91 | 2000 | |
103 | 1106631 | San Joaquin | Buffalo Marine | towboat | 163 | 74 | 2001 | |
104 | 1114162 | Scott R. Wilson | Blessey Marine | towboat | 163 | 74 | 2001 | |
105 | 1149797 | Eula B. Devall | Devall Towing | towboat | 163 | 74 | 2003 | |
106 | 1141127 | Dane F. Morgan | Blessey Marine | towboat | 163 | 74 | 2003 | |
107 | 1131647 | Walter E. Blessey Jr. | Blessey Marine | towboat | 345 | 106 | 2002 | |
108 | 1126162 | Karla Bludworth | Republic barge | towboat | 735 | 200 | 2002 | later M/V Cincinnati |
109 | 1126161 | Jay Bludworth | Republic barge | towboat | 735 | 200 | 2002 | later M/V Louisville |
110 | ||||||||
112 | 1186674 | Melvin R. Todd | Blessey Marine | towboat | 357 | 106 | June 2006 | |
113 | 1189892 | Joe Collins | Republic barge | towboat | 266 | 81 | Sep 2006 | later M/V Texas City |
114 | 1189925 | W. W. Monson | Republic barge | towboat | 266 | 81 | Oct 2006 | later M/V Garyville |
115 | 1195049 | San Blas | Buffalo Marine | towboat | 266 | 81 | 16 Feb 2007 | |
116 | 1195054 | San Luis | Buffalo Marine | towboat | 266 | 81 | 30 Apr 2007 | |
117 | 1199048 | Signet Columbia | Signet Maritime | towboat | 102 | 62 | 7 Jun 2007 | |
118 | 1204819 | CCC 2 | CCC Group | industrial vessel | 388 | 120 | 10 Oct 2007 | |
119 | 1207481 | San Kennedy | Buffalo Marine | towboat | 266 | 81 | 6 Dec 2007 | |
120 | 1204902 | Jack R. Binion | Horizon Maritime | towboat | 266 | 81 | 10 Apr 2008 | later Binion Cenac |
121 | 1212161 | San Austin | Buffalo Marine | towboat | 102 | 62 | 21 May 2008 | |
122 | 1213534 | Rena Marie | Florida Marine | towboat | 218 | 81 | 17 Oct 2008 | later Capt. Kirk Colletti |
123 | 1215931 | Grace Nicole | Florida Marine | towboat | 218 | 81 | 22 Dec 2008 | later Bob Deere |
124 | 1219053 | San Brendan | Buffalo Marine | towboat | 266 | 81 | 6 May 2009 | |
125 | 1220858 | Capt. Norm Antrainer | Florida Marine | towboat | 358 | 106 | 24 Aug 2009 | later Findlay |
126 | 1222185 | John Cox | Florida Marine | towboat | 218 | 81 | 6 Nov 2009 | later Red River Express |
127 | 1224197 | A. B. York | Florida Marine | towboat | 358 | 106 | 27 May 2010 | later Canton |
128 | 1225576 | Ty Dolese | Florida Marine | towboat | 358 | 106 | 15 Jul 2010 | later Galveston Bay |
129 | 1234404 | Mary Ruth L | Laquay Dredging | tender | 20 | 35 | 25 Aug 2010 | |
130 | 1234402 | Wyatt C | Laquay Dredging | tender | 20 | 35 | 25 Aug 2010 | |
131 | Laquay Dredging | anchor barge | 2010 | |||||
132 | 1232349 | Endurance | Enterprise Marine | towboat | 230 | 81 | 6 Jun 2011 | |
133 | 1233341 | Justin D. Sbisa | Florida Marine | towboat | 202 | 71 | 12 Aug 2011 | |
134 | 1233051 | Sybil L. Laquay | Laquay Marine | towboat | 262 | 81 | 29 Nov 2011 | |
135 | 1233052 | Amy L. Laquay | Laquay Marine | towboat | 262 | 81 | 9 Feb 2012 | |
136 | 1240164 | Dan L | Laquay Marine | towboat | 361 | 106 | 7 Jun 2012 | |
137 | 1240165 | Legacy | Enterprise Marine | towboat | 223 | 81 | 26 Jul 2012 | |
138 | 1238759 | Jason W. Laquay | Laquay Marine | towboat | 262 | 81 | 15 Nov 2012 | |
139 | 1238760 | Timothy W. Laquay | Laquay Marine | towboat | 262 | 81 | 4 Jan 2013 | |
140 | 1245859 | John M. Wike | CGBM Inc. | towboat | 262 | 81 | 16 May 2013 | |
141 | 1249555 | Freedom | Enterprise Marine | towboat | 283 | 83 | 22 Oct 2013 | |
142 | 1249556 | Valor | Enterprise Marine | towboat | 262 | 81 | 22 Oct 2013 | |
143 | 1251937 | Nolan Rhodes | Enterprise Marine | towboat | 266 | 81 | 2 Apr 2014 | |
144 | 1252182 | Jeris Authement | Enterprise Marine | towboat | 266 | 81 | 10 Apr 2014 | |
145 | 1255674 | Shannon Mary | Genesis Marine | towboat | 266 | 81 | 26 Sep 2014 | |
146 | 1256311 | Robert Anthony | Genesis Marine | towboat | 372 | 106 | 11 Dec 2014 | |
147 | 1257752 | Elizabeth M. Robinson | Genesis Marine | towboat | 372 | 106 | 20 Jan 2015 | |
148 | 1258192 | Ashley M. Danielson | Genesis Marine | towboat | 372 | 106 | 18 Mar 2015 | |
149 | 1259080 | Lindsay M. Nobles | Genesis Marine | towboat | 354 | 106 | 8 Jun 2015 | |
150 | 1261273 | Capt. George Brumley | Genesis Marine | towboat | 279 | 81 | 2 Sep 2015 | |
151 | 1262523 | Callie M. Etheridge | Genesis Marine | towboat | 279 | 81 | 18 Nov 2015 | |
152 | 1265643 | Christopher Scott | Genesis Marine | towboat | 281 | 88 | 1 Apr 2016 | |
153 | 1267551 | Caroline Frances | Genesis Marine | towboat | 279 | 81 | 5 May 2016 | |
154 | 1269178 | Eleanor Hadley | Genesis Marine | towboat | 279 | 81 | 18 Jul 2016 | |
155 | 1271719 | Kaylin Nicole | Genesis Marine | towboat | 279 | 81 | 7 Sep 2016 | |
156 | 1272328 | McKenzie Hope | Genesis Marine | towboat | 279 | 81 | 20 Oct 2016 | |
157 | 1275151 | Margaret Ann | Genesis Marine | towboat | 279 | 81 | 15 Feb 2017 | |
158 | 1276158 | Garland Gaspard | Genesis Marine | towboat | 279 | 81 | 23 Mar 2017 | |
159 | 1276194 | Kylie Brown | Genesis Marine | towboat | 279 | 81 | 6 Jun 2017 | |
160 | 1278230 | E;izabeth Prince | Genesis Marine | towboat | 279 | 81 | 12 Jul 2017 | |
161 | 1278758 | Lester Fulfer | Martin Operating | towboat | 279 | 81 | 5 Apr 2018 | |
162 | 1278760 | RBT-2/Larry C | Republic barge | towboat | 279 | 81 | 18 Jul 2018 | |
163 | 1294860 | G. Brooks Sperry | Maritime Partners | towboat | 288 | 81 | 21 Oct 2019 | |
164 | 1295866 | Andrew B. McDonald | Maritime Partners | towboat | 288 | 81 | 9 Jan 2020 | later Ouizee |
166 | 1301259 | Signet Freedom | Signet Maritime | towboat | 279 | 81 | 1 Jun 2020 | |
167 | 1301258 | Signet Puritan | Signet Maritime | towboat | 279 | 81 | 1 Jun 2020 | |
168 | 1301448 | Signet Volunteer | Signet Maritime | towboat | 279 | 81 | 10 Jun 2020 | |
169 | 1313065 | Dave B. Fate | Maritime Partners | towboat | 419 | 106 | 5 May 2021 | |
170 | 1317193 | Shailesh D | Maritime Partners | towboat | 419 | 106 | 14 Sep 2021 |