DESCO Marine - FRP Hulls ~ Shipbuilding History

DESCO Marine - FRP Hulls

St. Augustine FL

Most recent update: March 22, 2020.

Diesel Engine Sales Company, or DESCO, was one of the most prolific builders of wooden shrimp trawlers. The yard, which was on the San Sebastian River, was started in 1944 and closed in 1985. See it from the air on Google here. In 1970, they started a separate production line for FRP hulls, with a separate series of hull numbers. Because of the company's huge output, I have divided it into four tables - three for wooden hulls and one for FRP hulls. This table covers the FRP hulls; see the table for wooden hulls 1 through 800 here, the table for wooden hulls 801 through 1600 here and the table for wooden hulls 1601 through 2272 here.

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	O/N	Name	Customer	Type	GT	LOA	Built	Notes
The standard FRP boat was 127 GT, 75 feet overall, 68 feet in registered length and 22 feet broad
101F	Guyana	Tica	Versaggi Shrimp Co.	trawler	127	68	1971
102F	535614	Rambler		trawler	125	68	1971	later Dreamer, T Brothers, Gods Grace
103F	Trinidad	National VI	National Fisheries	trawler	127	68	1972
104F	Guatemala	Don Jose	Pesca	trawler	125	68	1972
105F	Guatemala	Don Francisco	Pesca	trawler	125	68	1972
106F	539155	Triton II	Ponce D	trawler	125	68	1972	lost in fire 2019
107F ?	Guyana	Captain Leslie IV		trawler	127	68	1972
108F	537915	Rio Panuco		trawler	125	68	1972	later Capt Conrad
109F	538544	Mr. Tom		trawler	125	68	1972	later Tara Darlene
110F	538494	Helgi	Helgi	trawler	125	68	1972	(Dom. Rep.)
111F				trawler	125	68	1972
112F		Gemini I		trawler	125	68	1972	later Sea Jade
113F	Trinidad	National VII	National Fisheries	trawler	127	68	1972
114F	Trinidad	National VIII	National Fisheries	trawler	127	68	1972	later Hannah
115F	Trinidad	National IX	National Fisheries	trawler	127	68	1972	later Miss Betty
116F	Trinidad	National X	National Fisheries	trawler	127	68	1972
117F	541403	Baltic		trawler	125	68	1972	later Princess Melissa, NLD
118F	Barbados	Ocean carrier		trawler	117	68	1972
119F	543938	Papa Charlie		trawler	125	68	1972	later Capt. Woody, Miss Ginger
120F	543302	Resolute		trawler	125	68	1972	later Hippy Boy
121F		Lori L		trawler	140	68	1973	later Spanish Queen II
122F	544803	Stranger	Nguyen HV	trawler	125	68	1973	inactive
123F	544804	Prowler	Nguyen KCT	trawler	125	68	1973	later Jacklyn
124F	549225	Barbara McGinn	Nguyen TV	trawler	125	68	1973	inactive
125F		Miss Maryellen		trawler	125	68	1973	later Tasha Marie
126F	Barbados	Ocean Carib V	Ocean Trawlers	trawler	118	68	1973	inactive
127F	545642	Cheyenne	Jackson A	trawler	127	68	1973	inactive
128F	550833	Retriever	R & R Seafood	trawler	127	68	1973	inactive
129F		Triton V		trawler	142	68	1973	later Lollypop (Bahamas)
130F	546942	St. Joe Pride		trawler	125	68	1973	later Chip and Catherine
131F		Gulf Net		trawler	92	68	1973	later Don Cefe (Mexico)
132F		Treasure Chest	Ralbo	trawler	125	68	1973	inactive
133F	Barbados	Barbados 1	International Seafoods	trawler	127	68	1973
134F	Barbados	Barbados 2	International Seafoods	trawler	127	68	1973	later Tara Lee
135F	Barbados	Barbados 3	International Seafoods	trawler	127	68	1973
136F	Barbados	Barbados 4	International Seafoods	trawler	127	68	1973
137F		Don Firpo	Apache Shrimp	trawler	125	68	1973
138F	Barbados	Barbados 5	International Seafoods	trawler	127	68	1973
139F		Carnival Queen		trawler	127	68	1973
140F	Barbados	Barbados 6	International Seafoods	trawler	127	68	1973
141F	Barbados	Barbados 7	International Seafoods	trawler	127	68	1973
142F	Barbados	Barbados 8	International Seafoods	trawler	127	68	1973
143F	Barbados	Barbados 9	International Seafoods	trawler	127	68	1973
144F	Barbados	Barbados 10	International Seafoods	trawler	127	68	1973
145F	Barbados	Barbados 11	International Seafoods	trawler	127	68	1973
146F	Barbados	Barbados 12	International Seafoods	trawler	127	68	1973	later Miss Nina, Calypso Queen
147F	Barbados	Barbados 14	International Seafoods	trawler	127	68	1973
148F	Barbados	Barbados 15	International Seafoods	trawler	127	68	1973
149F	Barbados	Barbados 16	International Seafoods	trawler	127	68	1973
150F	Barbados	Barbados 17	International Seafoods	trawler	127	68	1973	later Miss Suzanne
151F	Barbados	Barbados 18	International Seafoods	trawler	127	68	1973	later Captain Jonathan
152F	Barbados	Barbados 19	International Seafoods	trawler	127	68	1974
153F	Barbados	Barbados 20	International Seafoods	trawler	127	68	1974
154F	Barbados	Barbados 21	International Seafoods	trawler	127	68	1974
155F	Barbados	Barbados 22	International Seafoods	trawler	127	68	1974	later Capt. Fernando, Anya Marie
156F	550468	Miss Martha	Miss Martha	trawler	125	68	1973
157F ?		Two Brothers II		trawler	127	68	1973
158F	Honduras	Carib 601		trawler	126	68	1974	later Highly No. 601
159F	553028	Cyclone		trawler	127	68	1973
160F	Honduras	Carib 602		trawler	126	68	1974	later Highly No. 602
161F	Trinidad	Golden Triumph	Georgell Investment	trawler	127	68	1973
162F	555462	Highliner	Modern Products	trawler	127	68	1974
163F	555743	Astronaut	Modern Products	trawler	127	68	1974
164F		Gulf Wave II	trawler Gulf Wave	trawler	127	68	1974
165F	Honduras	Tropics	M. R. Borden	trawler	127	68	1974
166F	554883	Ebb Tide II		trawler	127	68	1974	later Lady Kim T, Anthony
167F	554884	Swift Water II	trawler Miss Sylvia	trawler	127	68	1974	Total Loss
168F	555605	First Mate	Brazosport First Mate	trawler	127	68	1974	inactive
169F	555705	Gulf Sun II		trawler	127	68	1974	later Sea Byrd
170F	555753	West Wind III	trawler Miss Sylvia	trawler	127	68	1974
171F	556222	Tidal Wave II		trawler	127	68	1974
172F	556428	Gulf Surf II	Tran DH	trawler	127	68	1974	later Lucky L & V
173F	556351	Faith		trawler	127	68	1974
174F	557403	Northeaster III	Noreasco	trawler	127	68	1974
175F	557404	Sou'Wester III	Tran TV	trawler	127	68	1974	later Capt Tammy, Capt Kevin
176F	557844	Gulf Haze II	trawler Gulf Wave	trawler	127	68	1974	later Captain Eric
177F	557979	Mr. Dee	Olympic Trawler	trawler	127	68	1974
178F	558579	Hurricane IV	Rukin JB	trawler	100	68	1974	(Honduras)
179F	558581	North Star II	Jackson/Williams	trawler	127	68	1974
180F	559958	Gulf Wind III		trawler	127	68	1974	later Cachalot
181F	559957	Miss Patsy	Borden MR	trawler	125	68	1974
182F	556947	Falcon	Modern Products	trawler	127	68	1974
183F	556972	Crusader	Modern Products	trawler	127	68	1974
184F	558580	Matador	Modern Products	trawler	127	68	1974
185F	Guyana	Captain Leslie VI		trawler	128	68	1974	later Nigel S
186F ?	556247	Kaysana		trawler	127	68	1974	later Gulf Star
187F ?		Liberty		trawler	127	68	1974
188F	Guyana	Captain Leslie VII		trawler	128	68	1974	later Miss Shawnette
189F	560264	Streaker		trawler	127	68	1974	later Janice
190F	Honduras	Highly No. 603		trawler	126	68	1974
191F	594888	Fei Long No. 1		trawler	128	68	1974	later Carib 1
192F	594889	Fei Long No. 2		trawler	128	68	1974	later Carib 2
193F	594890	Fei Long No. 3		trawler	128	68	1974	later Carib 3
194F	Mexico	Sanataria IX	Sanataria Pesqueria	trawler	125	68	1975	inactive
195F	Mexico	Sanataria XI	Sanataria Pesqueria	trawler	125	68	1975	scuttled
	579245	Alene K		trawler	127	68	1976
	1116393	Julia Victoria	Pursuer, Inc.	trawler	99	68	1976
		Carnival IV		trawler	127	68	1976	later Stiward Ariel (Honduras)
		Lady Everil		trawler	127	68	1976
		Lucky Dame		trawler	127	68	1976
	Honduras	Lucky Girl	Borden J	trawler	127	68	1976
		Mister G		trawler	127	68	1976	later Carnival X
		Senor G		trawler	127	68	1976	later Miss Yeimi
		Senora G		trawler	127	68	1976	later Capt. B. J. Jr.
		Joven G		trawler	127	68	1976
		Sky Wave		trawler	127	68	1976	later Caribbean Wave
		Rene B	Mariscos Hybur	trawler	127	68	1977
	Honduras	Lady Rhona		trawler	127	68	1977	later Sonia Esperanza
	582990	Gulf Trawler	Noel JH	trawler	127	68	1977
	584170	St. Joe Pride II		trawler	127	68	1977	later Hailey Marie
	584954	Joyce & Rose		trawler	127	68	1977	later Christopher & Kenneth
	584975	Miss Donna J	Miss Donna J	trawler	127	68	1977
	585092	Mercedes		trawler	127	68	1977	later Mercedes II
	587328	Miss Selina B		trawler	127	68	1977	later Miss Sabrina
	587748	Alabama Raider	trawler Alabama Raider	trawler	127	68	1977	(Guatemala)
	588777	Capt. Ari D.	Canaveral Fleet	trawler	127	68	1977	(Mexico)
	589673	Sapelo Gal	D'Antignac J	trawler	127	68	1977
	595390	Perseverance I	Erickson Jensen Seafood	trawler	127	68	1977
213F	581757	Lady Margaret II	Metcalf JH	trawler	127	68	1977	later Kathleen Chance
214F				trawler	127	68	1977
215F	581758	Lady Margaret III	Metcalf JH	trawler	127	68	1977
216F				trawler	127	68	1977
217F				trawler	127	68	1977
218F	582447	Hustler		trawler	127	68	1977	later Heather Marie
219F				trawler	127	68	1977
220F				trawler	127	68	1977
221F	582919	John & Kossie		trawler	127	68	1977	later Vilco 17 (Trinidad)
222F				trawler	127	68	1977
223F	586504	Sea Wife		trawler	127	68	1977	later Capt. Stephen, T-One
224F	587472	Lady Margaret IV	Metcalf JH	trawler	127	68	1977	broken Up
225F	586044	Sleeping Beauty	Sleeping Beauty	trawler	127	68	1977	later Dragon Tails
226F	586485	Tony & Rab	Bruce G	trawler	127	68	1977
227F				trawler	127	68	1977
228F				trawler	127	68	1977
229F	590337	Cirrus		trawler	127	68	1977	later Amy J, Fisherman's Pride
230F				trawler	127	68	1977
231F	588240	Sea Blazer	Smotherman SR	trawler	127	68	1977
232F				trawler	127	68	1977
233F	587686	Lady Lou		trawler	127	68	1977	later Double D
234F				trawler	127	68	1977
235F				trawler	127	68	1977
236F				trawler	127	68	1977
237F	590263	Olympic	Olympic Fisheries	trawler	127	68	1977
238F	592481	Miss Carlie	Carl E. Nelson	trawler	129	68	1978	later Sentosa I, Miss Alice
239F				trawler	127	68	1977
240F	592024	Gulf King 14	Herndon Marine	trawler	127	68	1977	inactive
241F				trawler	127	68	1977
242F	594440	Miss Mary Ellie		trawler	127	68	1977	later Nuestra Cruz
243F	594110	Stephanie Len	Casterline LE	trawler	127	68	1977	inactive
244F	592151	Gulf King 15	Herndon Marine	trawler	127	68	1977	inactive
245F				trawler	127	68	1977
246F	594755	Stephanie Ann		trawler	127	68	1977	later Nautilus
247F				trawler	127	68	1977
248F				trawler	127	68	1977
249F				trawler	127	68	1977
250F				trawler	127	68	1977
251F		Singleton Fleets 62	Singleton Shrimp	trawler	127	68	1977	later Starfish VIII
252F				trawler	127	68	1977
253F				trawler	127	68	1977
254F				trawler	127	68	1977
255F				trawler	127	68	1977
256F	596455	Raindear	Kiesel EC	trawler	127	68	1978	inactive
257F	598166	Gulf King 16	Herndon Marine	trawler	127	68	1978	inactive
258F				trawler	127	68	1978
259F				trawler	127	68	1978
260F				trawler	127	68	1978
	590636	Wild Mary	Norbird Fisheries	trawler	128	68	1978
	592747	Poor Boy		trawler	131	68	1978	later Geronimo III (Bahamas)
	595391	Perseverance II		trawler	126	68	1978	later Vilco 16, Anna
	595508	Gilbert E. Miller		trawler	128	68	1978	later Night Wind
	596943	Pamela Lee		trawler	129	68	1978	later Capt. J. W. (Mexico)
	597113	Mandy Lynne		trawler	129	68	1978	inactive
	598138	Johnnie Junior		trawler	100	68	1978	later Captain David (El Salvador)
261F	600647	Patricia Denise		trawler	127	68	1978	later Miranda Lynn, Billy's Girls, Galaxy
262F	600201	Lil Vicki	Nguyen NH	trawler	127	68	1978	inactive
263F				trawler	127	68	1978
264F		Mako	Brown CM	trawler	127	68	1978
265F				trawler	127	68	1978
266F				trawler	127	68	1978
267F				trawler	127	68	1978
268F				trawler	127	68	1978
269F				trawler	127	68	1978
		Miss Anita Lynn		trawler	129	68	1978	later Ashley Jaunelle
		Texas Lady	Yardley JE	trawler	129	68	1978
	600522	Thumper	Thumper Enterprises	trawler	128	68	1978
	601526	Sandra Anita	Sandra Anita	trawler	131	68	1978	(Guatemala)
	603897	Pioneer	Pioneer Fisheries	trawler	141	68	1979
		Lady Viola		trawler	128	68	1979	later Salty Dog, Charms I
270F	604760	Odin	E J Partnership	trawler	128	68	1979
271F	617969	Mariner		trawler	127	68	1979	inactive
272F		Amerger I	Casamance A	trawler	110	68	1979
273F	608197	Taylour Day		trawler	141	68	1979	later Galapagos Queen
274F				trawler		68	1979
	606060	Malolo	E J & E Partnership	trawler	126	68	1979
275F	606807	Brigadoon	Stanley R	trawler	141	68	1979
276F	605147	Haida	Pacific Winds	trawler	141	68	1979
277F	608668	Petite One	CKM	trawler	141	68	1979	later Alaskan Harvest
278F				trawler		68	1979
279F	605337	Lady Lee		trawler	127	68	1979	later X. L., A-1
280F	610487	Mark J		trawler	126	68	1979	later Capt. Bernard, Miss Amy J
281F	610488	Mike H		trawler	126	68	1979	later Capt. A.C., Baby Girl
282F	612022	Mr Rufus		trawler	123	68	1979
283F	614967	Miss Vickie Lynn		trawler	132	68	1979	later Capt. Lyman, Dana Brook, Ariel, Captain Andrew
284F	613346	Gulf King 79	McHenry ML	trawler	130	68	1979
285F	613347	Gulf King 80	McHenry ML	trawler	130	68	1979	later Aqua-Con, Tar Heel
286F	615434	Traci-C	Buckmaster CL	trawler	141	68	1979	later Windham Bay
287F	615435	Shawna C		trawler	141	68	1979	later Nicky Lou
288F	615677	Trans-Gulf XI		trawler	92	68	1979	(Mexico)
289F	China	Bei Hai 5021	Beihai United Fisheries	trawler	131	68	1979
290F	China	Bei Hai 5022	Beihai United Fisheries	trawler	131	68	1979
291F	China	Bei Hai 5020	Beihai United Fisheries	trawler	131	68	1979
292F				trawler
293F		Amerger II	Casamance A	trawler	110	68	1980
294F		Amerger III	Casamance A	trawler	110	68	1980
295F	617265	Tornado	Canaveral Fleet	trawler	131	68	1980	(Mexico)
	617266	Stormy Weather	Sahlman Shrimp	trawler	127	68	1980	later Ginny Alejandro, Captain Pito
296F	617968	Calm Seas	Norman/Mcnab-Tatum	trawler	127	68	1980
297F		Gulf Tide		trawler	128	68	1980	later Cancun Bay II
298F				trawler
	619949	Backman Enterprise	Backman's Seafood	trawler	131	68	1980
299F				trawler
300F	623752	Miss Bee Gee		trawler	131	68	1980
301F				trawler
302F				trawler
303F	626766	Desco Mariner		trawler	138	68	1980	later Jamie Leigh, Two Megs
		Miss Caribbean		trawler	127	68	1980
		Alejandro I		trawler	188	68	1981	later Jacmel
		Lady Anne	Inter Continental Fishing	trawler	129	68	1981
		Jeanette		trawler	148	68	1982	later Miss Emelina
314F	Colombia	Iluminada	Vikingos de Colombia	trawler	165	75	1982
315F	Colombia	Capurgana	Vikingos de Colombia	trawler	165	75	1982
316F	Colombia	Cristo Rey	Vikingos de Colombia	trawler	165	75	1982
317F	Colombia	Islote	Vikingos de Colombia	trawler	165	75	1982
318F	Colombia	Portete	Vikingos de Colombia	trawler	165	75	1982
319F	Colombia	San Juan	Vikingos de Colombia	trawler	165	75	1982
320F	Colombia	Tolu	Vikingos de Colombia	trawler	165	75	1982
321F	Colombia	Tigua	Vikingos de Colombia	trawler	165	75	1982
322F	Colombia	Castillette	Vikingos de Colombia	trawler	165	75	1982	later Capt Trey (ON 1022399)
323F	647557	Trans-Gulf XII	Deep Trawl	trawler	130	68	1982	(Mexico)
324F	648460	Gulf King 17	Gulf King 17 Inc	trawler	130	68	1982
325F	648461	Gulf King 18	Gulf King 18 Inc	trawler	130	68	1982	inactive
326F	648828	Trans-Gulf XIV	Enterprise Shrimp	trawler	130	68	1982	(Mexico)
327F	649499	Sea King II		trawler	92	68	1982	(Mexico)
328F	India	Sanfood I	Sancheti Food Products	trawler	130	68	1982	(India)
329F	India	Sanfood II	Sancheti Food Products	trawler	130	68	1982	(India)
330F	658429	Sea King III		trawler	130	68	1983	later Caribbean King I (Mexico)
331F	659444	Sea King IV		trawler	130	68	1983	later Caribbean King II (Mexico)
332F				trawler
333F				trawler
334F	950724	Predator	Virginia Lady Fishing, LLC	trawler	92	68	1989
The 68-series FRP boats were 83 GT, 68 feet overall, 63 feet in registered length and 20 feet broad
	574145	Madam Becky	Rebecca Gilchrist	trawler	83	63	1976	later Star Catcher
68-33	579279	Townsend	Robert P. Landis	trawler	83	63	1977
	584446	Miss Shirley		trawler	83	63	1977
68-36	585131	Eliminator	Eliminator Inc	trawler	83	63	1977	later San Diego
68-37	582907	Pleiades	Ellerbee Seafoods LLC	trawler	83	63	1977
68-41	657172	Chuckwagon	Wendy & Eric Inc	trawler	84	63	1977	later Jacob
68-42	583241	Olivia Joan	Springville Fisheries Inc	trawler	83	63	1977
68-44	580827	Renee Lynn	Ricks Seafood Inc	trawler	83	63	1977
68-46	587508	Jonathan		recreational	83	63	1977
68-47	585111	Provider		trawler	83	63	1977	inactive
	588054	Ashlee Michelle	Ashlee Michelle Inc	trawler	83	63	1977
68-64	589670	Anona Kay	Anona Kay Fisheries Inc	trawler	85	63	1977
68-66	589552	Sea Toi	Sea Bird Fisheries Inc	trawler	84	63	1977
68-67	590035	Jo Marie	Jo Marie LLC	trawler	85	63	1977
68-68 ?	590107	Christina Rose		trawler	85	63	1978	inactive
68-69	588082	Babe		trawler	83	63	1977	later Happy Jack
68-70	598069	Tickler Chain		trawler	100	63	1978	later Quest
68-76	595056	Babe	Bonnie Lass Inc	trawler	85	63	1978
68-77	597231	Angelina	Blain & Melissa Inc	trawler	85	63	1978	later My Little Margie
68-79	592890	Vilco 21	Vilco 21 Inc	trawler	85	63	1978	inactive
	593088	Green Flash	Green Flash LLC	trawler	85	63	1978
68-81	594076	Miss Janon	Miss Christine LLC	trawler	85	63	1978	later Miss Maddie
68-83	594191	Draggin' Wagon	M/V Angelina Inc	trawler	85	63	1978
68-84	594192	Jenna Dawn	Jenna Dawn, LLC	trawler	85	63	1978
	595793	Breadwinner	Fazio Fish Docks	trawler	63	63	1978
68-90	597390	Anna Grace	Anna Grace LLC	trawler	83	63	1978	inactive
68-98	598880	Patience	Foray Fisheries Inc	trawler	85	63	1978
68-101	598900	Wendy		trawler	85	63	1978	inactive
	602419	June Rose	June Rose Inc	trawler	76	63	1979
68-111	603947	Provider	Blain & Melissa Inc	trawler	85	63	1979	inactive
	606059	Deesie	E J & E Partnership	trawler	85	63	1979	inactive
68-115	608920	Daddy'S Boys		trawler	86	63	1979	inactive
68-118	613901	Penny V	Penny V LLC	trawler	86	63	1979
	606638	Melissa Lynn	Blain & Melissa Inc	trawler	85	63	1979	inactive
	606639	Vilco 18		trawler	85	63	1979	later Palmetto Pride
	606640	Vilco 5		trawler	85	63	1979	inactive
68-125	606641	Just Draggin		trawler	85	63	1979	later Warren H. Rector
68-126	608497	Miss Paulette		passenger	85	63	1979	inactive
	608947	Loverboy		trawler	84	63	1979
	609858	Breakaway	M/V Breakaway Inc	trawler	84	63	1979	inactive
68-132	610397	Judson Daniel		trawler	84	63	1979
	611942	Miss Joan	Dominic Tringali	trawler	84	63	1979	(Bahamas)
68-141	617269	Sara Lynn	Sara Lynn Inc	trawler	87	63	1980	destroyed by fire in Trinidad 2013
68-147	615774	Tabitha		trawler	82	63	1979
68-150	618476	Blackbeard		trawler	73	63	1980
68-153	620025	Blue Sea	Barbara Joan Fisheries Inc	trawler	85	63	1980	inactive
	621062	King Julian		trawler	85	63	1980
68-158	621954	Tommy Pham		trawler	85	63	1980	later Hang Tite
68-162	624895	Atlantic Queen	Atlantic Queen Inc.	trawler	82	63	1980
68-163	627463	Vilco 20	Vilco 20 Inc	trawler	85	63	1980	inactive
68-164	628340	Mermaid	Andrews Equipment Inc	trawler	84	63	1980	inactive
		Capt Zoey		trawler	85	63	1980
	628970	Vilco 19	Vilco 19 Inc	trawler	84	63	1980	inactive
	Fr. Guiana	Cayenne Suzon	A. & M. de Guyana	trawler	84	63	1982
68-173	647211	Jonathan T		trawler	99	63	1982
The 46-series FRP boats were 18 GT, 46 feet in registered length and 15 feet broad
46-005	696410	First Coast I	McAuliffe Fishing Inc	trawler	18	46	1986	inactive
46-006	696411	Last Time		trawler	18	46	1986