Diamond Manufacturing ~ Shipbuilding History

Diamond Manufacturing

Savannah GA

The Diamond Manufacturing Company, Inc., was set up in 1954 by Bernard F. Diamond, who also owned B. F. Diamond Construction: it closed in 1988. The yard was located just upstream of downtown Savannah, where the port's facilities are today.

	O/N	Name	Customer	Type	GT	LOA	Delivered	Notes
Tugs
	268716	Admiral Charlie	Diamond Construction	tugboat	38		1954	reefed 2004 off Atlantic Beach NC
37	269235	Dover	American Dredging	tugboat	19		1955	later yacht Calico, NLD
	269236	Capt. King	Diamond Construction	tugboat	39		1955	later Jessie Lee, NLD
	269756	Willie Mays	Diamond Construction	tugboat	19		1955	NLD
	269757	Capt. Burt	Diamond Construction	tugboat	39		1955	later Richard Merritt, NLD
	270311	Capt. Roy	Diamond Construction	tugboat	39		1955	NLD
	270607	Johnnie B	Diamond Construction	tugboat	20		1955	NLD
	270711	Geo. Bonney	Diamond Construction	tugboat	20		1955	NLD
	271301	Capt. De Young	Diamond Construction	tugboat	39		1956	later Capt. Bill, Caitlin Rose, NLD
	279709	Frank Jackson	Diamond Mfg.	tugboat	96		1959	later Grays Point, Faith, NLD
	282134	Capt. Lightsey	Diamond Mfg.	tugboat	96		1960	NLD
201		John F. Wallace	Panama Canal	tugboat	230		Oct 1960	later Escort Provider, Maria I, Tony I
202		John F. Stevens	Panama Canal	tugboat	230		1961	later Estella, at Morgan City Rig Museum 2001, sold 2003
203		George W. Goethals	Panama Canal	tugboat	230		1961	later Cristobal I, Nelson E, Northern Tugger (Canada)
209	903816	Anne B	Mobro Marine	tugboat	114		1961
210	903817	Capt Newman	Marine Const. .	tugboat	114		1961	later Capt Darcy, Diane M, Cheetah
213	288578	Jean Turecamo	Turecamo Towing	tugboat	224		1962	later Puma, Deborah Quinn
	292996	Capt. Jim	Diamond Mfg.	tugboat	69		1963	NLD
247	299319	Marion Moran	Moran Towing	tugboat	296		1965	later Cape Henry 1970, Helen Moran 1976
250	500066	Capt. Jan Porel	Diamond Mfg.	tugboat	195		July 1965	later Turecamo Girls
254	501564	Cathleen E. Moran	Moran Towing	tugboat	296		Nov 1965
266	517259	Capt. Brown	Diamond Mfg.	tugboat	179		Jan 1969	later Kathleen Turecamo
311	523746	Capt. Tom	Salt Pond MR	tugboat	64		1969	later Victoria Rose Hunt, Manhasset Bay
325	524874	Hauler II	Biblia Inc.	pushboat	12		1970
	546747	Nathan C	Frank L. Jordan Corp.	tugboat	45		1973	later Connie Ann
	546748	Captain Muller	Holt Marine	tugboat	45		1973	later Ponce Inlet, Miss Michelle
	544748	New Smyrna Inlet		tugboat	45		1973
404A	555709	Capt. Joe Stewart	Biblia Inc.	tugboat	55		1975	later Capt Pat Costanzo, Capt L E, Samson
404B	563269	Capt. Leary	Biblia Inc.	tugboat	55		1975	later Josiah Stephen, Ranger
469	603677	Titan	Intracoastal Towing	tugboat	172		Dec 1979
470	606343	Laura Haden	Bay Houston Towing	tugboat	172		1979	NLD
471	612547	Denia	Suderman & Young	tugboat	172		Nov 1979	later James McAllister
472	617115	Barbara H. Neuhaus	Bay-Houston Towing	tugboat	172		Feb 1980	later Kathryne B. McAllister
473	620584	Mark K	Bay-Houston Towing	tugboat	172		May 1980
478	636207	Belcher Port Everglades	Belcher Towing	tugboat	282		Mar 1981	later Coastal Port Everglades, Unbelievable, Mighty Deliverer, Blue Whale 110, Ocean Pearl, sank 2009
479	645325	Belcher Tampa	Belcher Towing	tugboat	282		1981	sank 1983
	647079	Scuffy	Mobro Marine	tugboat	24		1981
488	1045967	JBC Star	Johnson Bros.	pushboat	8		1981
489	647080	Bridgebuilder 21	Hughes Bros.	pushboat	12		1981	later Barbara Ann, NLD
491	647685	Bridgebuilder 20	Hughes Bros.	pushboat	12		1981	NLD
	691318	Bulldog	The Industrial	pushboat	14		1983
Barges
16	286838	16-9050	Diamond Construction	freight barge	304		1954
20	270954	20-8040	Diamond Construction	freight barge	196		1955	abandoned 1964
38	292997	38-9046	Diamond Construction	freight barge	222		1954
	272074	Raymond Demere	Chatham Towing	freight barge	621		1956
41	273341	41-9830	Diamond Construction	freight barge	199		1956
	274557	Cayuga	Gulf Oil	tank barge	781		1957
48	275203	48-15040	Diamond Construction	freight barge	474		1957
49	275202	49-12034	Diamond Construction	dredge scow	423		1957
50	275201	50-12034	Diamond Construction	dredge scow	423		1957
51	275200	51-13634	Diamond Construction	dredge scow	485		1957
M261	502305	Edgar O. Sikes	Chatham Towing	tank barge	718		1966
	511101	83-15040	Diamond Construction	freight barge	607		1967	later Jax OO
	511425	86-12034	Diamond Construction	freight barge	273		1967	later SEI 20
M299	514095	90-16040	Diamond Construction	freight barge	473		1968	later Weeks 269
	523543	93-12034	Diamond Construction	freight barge	284		1969
	525466	94-12034	Diamond Construction	freight barge	284		1970
	525467	95-12034	Diamond Construction	freight barge	284		1970
3091	1081889	barge Big Red	Gimrock Construction	barge	362		1969	NLD
M337	529265	SMS-1		crane barge	468		1970	later Haig Point Lifter, DB 143
426		U.S. TVA 337500	U.S. TVA	barge	664		1975	later U.S. TVA 82850, NLD
		YC-1517	US Navy	lighter	110		1977	sold 1996
		YC-1518	US Navy	lighter	110		1977	sold 1996
		YC-1519	US Navy	lighter	110		1977	later YFNX-40
		YC-1520	US Navy	lighter	110		1977	sold 1996
		YC-1521	US Navy	lighter	110		1977	sold 1996
		YC-1522	US Navy	lighter	110		1977	sold 1996