Diesel Shipbuilding ~ Shipbuilding History

Diesel Shipbuilding

Jacksonville FL

Diesel Shipbuilding Company was started by the Coppedge family in 1952, at 14030 Atlantic Boulevard, which was on the south side of the bridge carrying Atlantic Boulevard over the Intracoastal Waterway. At about the same time, they acquired the Bellinger shipyard, which had been started by James F. Bellinger in 1946 and was located at 13911 Atlantic Boulevard, which was on the north side of the bridge carrying Atlantic Boulevard over the Intracoastal Waterway. Diesel Shipbuilding instituted a hull numbering system which retroactively assigned hulls 1 through 38 to Bellinger's output and everything after that to Diesel. The company continued at this location until closing in the downturn of the early 1980s.

	O/N	Name	Customer	Type	GT	LOA	Built	Notes
Hulls 1-21 Built By Bellinger Shipbuilding at Bartram Road
Hulls 22-38 Built by Bellinger Shipbuilding at Pablo Creek
Hulls 39-219 Built by Diesel Shipbuilding at Atlantic Boulevard
39		JHC-74	J.H. Coppedge & Co.	barge		75	Nov 1952
41			Arundel Corp	barge		32	Dec 1952
42			C. D. Codrington	Hydraulic Dredge		40	Feb 1953
43	266310	Star	J.H. Coppedge	towing vessel	54	62	July 1953	later Bridgebuilder VIII 1955, to Venezuela 1957
44	266538	Paul B	Duval Engineering & Contracting	towing vessel	22	44	Oct 1953	hull only, completed by owner, St. Lucie 1981, NLD
45	268366	Mars	Bronx Towing Line	towing vessel	18	44	Aug 1954	later Catherine 1954, Mike 1960
46	269635	Betsy H	Gahagan Dredging Co.	towing vessel	18	44	May 1955	NLD
47	267594	Dauntless	Newport News SB & DD Co.	towing vessel	31	48	May 1954
48	269634	Nancy H	Gahagan Construction Corp.	towing vessel	18	44	1954	NLD
49			Cent. & S. Florida Flood Control	barge		40	1954
50	Venezuela	Ponte Vedra	Orinco Mining Co.	towing vessel	100	57	1955
51			Cent. & S. Florida Flood Control	barge		40	1954
52	Nicaragua	Christine	H.K. Ferguson Co.	Hydraulic Dredge			1954
53		JHC-48	J.H. Coppedge & Co.	barge		48	1954
54			Dixie & Gilcrest Counties	barge		40	1954
55			Humphrey's Gold Corp.	work boat		24	1955
56			Humphrey's Gold Corp.	work boat		18	1955
57			Diesel Engine Sales Inc.	barge		40	1955
58			Diesel Engine Sales Inc.	barge		40	1955
59		DES 285	Diesel Engine Sales Inc.	barge		80	1955
60		DES 145	Diesel Engine Sales Inc.	barge		60	1955
61			Putnam County, Fla.	barge		40	1955
62	527834	SC-44 BJ	Wanamaker & Wells, Inc.	work boat	8	26	1955	originally licensed, 16 C 579, documented 1970 as Harbor Light
63			Gahagan Construction Co.	work boat		28
64	270540	Charlotte	Gulf Atlantic Towing Corp.	towing vessel	29	54	Oct 1955	NLD
65	271213	Gatco Georgia	Gulf Atlantic Towing Corp.	towing vessel	29	54	July 1956	NLD
66		Jupiter	Diesel Engine Sales Inc.	work boat		28	1956
67	272324	Gatco Carolina	Gulf Atlantic Towing Corp.	towing vessel	29	54	Sep 1956	later Mo Bro #1 1964, sold Mexico 1982
68	Venezuela	Indio	Orinico Mining Company	towing vessel		57	1956
69			Humphrey's Gold Corp.	work boat		24	1957
70		Harriet	Norfolk Dredging Co	work boat		28	1957
71			Humphrey's Gold Corp.	work boat		24	1957
72	273414	Pecalin	St. Petersburg Towing & Marine	towing vessel	18	44	Feb 1957	NLD
73			Owens-Illinois Glass Co.	barge		40	1957
74	273879	Buchanan Sisters	Buchanan Sisters Inc.	towing vessel	35	54	May 1957	later Martha, Janice
75	274846	Clera	Standard Dredging Co.	towing vessel	18	44	Aug 1957	NLD
76			Diesel Engine Sales Inc.	pontoon		8	1957
77			Diesel Engine Sales Inc.	pontoon		8	1957
78	275040	William L	Owens-Illinois Glass Company	towing vessel	55	60	Sep 1957	later Sun Rebel 1979, Joseph A, NLD
79	276507	Judith Steers	Steers Sand & Gravel Corp.	towing vessel	37		May 1958	later Anne Steers 1965, Catherine M. Brown 1968, Bear, Elizabeth Anna
80	274311	1230	Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corp.	barge	13	40	June 1957	NLD
81	274312	1231	Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corp.	barge	13	40	June 1957	NLD
82	274313	1232	Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corp.	barge	13	40	June 1957	NLD
83	274314	1233	Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corp.	barge	13	40	June 1957	NLD
84			Norfolk Dredging Co	barge		60	Sep 1957
85		JHC-400	J.H. Coppedge & Company	barge		80	Dec 1957
86		18Y1170	Diesel Engine Sales, Inc.	work boat		32	Feb 1958
87	276998	Gatco Texas	Gulf Atlantic Towing Corp.	towing vessel	58	60	June 1958	later Teal, Stephen B, Jeremy Fisher, Barbara Lind, Maggie Hall
88	277412	Gatco New York	Gulf Atlantic Towing Corp.	towing vessel	58	60	Oct 1958	later Swift
89		JHC-300	J.H. Coppedge & Company	barge		80	Mar 1958
90	557684	Revilo 5	F.V. Oliver, Inc.	tank barge	653	180	June 1958	later Sun State 5 1977, VB-10, CMC 642
91	277424	21	Inter-American Shipping Services	barge	230	100	Aug 1958	later MECI 9 1975
92	277825	Bubet	J.H. Coppedge & Company	passenger	14	38	Nov 1958	sold British 1960
93	277590	Contest	Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corp.	Personnel Launch	14	38	Oct 1958	NLD
94	278099	Norfolk	Norfolk Dredging Co.	towing vessel	33	54	Dec 1958
95	277641	Bridgebuilder XI	Diesel Shipbuilding Co.	work boat	14	38	Oct 1958	sold Venezuela 1965
96	278595	J.H.C. 850	J.H. Coppedge & Company	barge	314	120	Dec 1958	later B.H. No. 35
97	278596	J.H.C. 851	J.H. Coppedge & Company	barge	314	120	Mar 1959	later B.H. No. 120
98	278485	Tiny Tim	Diesel Shipbuilding Co.	passenger	14	38	Feb 1959	later Bridgebuilder XII 1960, Fairfax 1962
99		J.H.C. 100	J.H. Coppedge & Company	barge		60	Feb 1959
100	280616	Swiftwind	J.H. Coppedge & Company	Executive Cruiser	44	53	Mar 1960	NLD
101	289983	JHC-301	J.H. Coppedge & Company	barge	117	80	Apr 1959	later Mico No. 1
102	280619	Nomad	J.H. Coppedge & Company	towing vessel	42	54	Mar 1960	later Megan Sue, reefed off NJ 2005
103			Diesel Engine Sales Inc.	pontoon		40	May 1959
104			Diesel Engine Sales Inc.	pontoon		40	May 1959
105			Humphrey Gold Corp.	work boat		24	May 1959
106	280197	J.H.C. 852	J.H. Coppedge & Company	barge	314	120	Sep 1959
107	280385	J.H.C. 853	J.H. Coppedge & Company	barge	314	120	Sep 1959	later S.D. 257
108		J.H.C. 500	J.H. Coppedge & Company	barge		110	July 1960
109			Dupont Co.	work boat		28	July 1960
110		J.H.C. 501	J.H. Coppedge & Company	barge		110	Sep 1960
111		J.H.C. 502	J.H. Coppedge & Company	barge		110	Oct 1960
112	287665	J.H.C. 503	J.H. Coppedge & Company	barge	213	110	Nov 1960	later S.D. 256 1963, scrapped 1971
113	289631	John H. Glenn, Jr.	New York City FD	fireboat	81	65	Aug 1962
114	284631	Judo	R.C. Roebling	work boat	10	30	Feb 1961	NLD
115	285979	Jamaica	Bogan's Basin, NJ	passenger	98	81	June 1961	later Capt. Dave 1971, Jamaica II 1971, Dawn 1977
116		Romeral I	Hughes Bros. Inc./ Beth. Steel Co.	towing vessel		35	Sep 1962
117	526503	Modena	R.C. Roebling	freighter	63	75	1964	NLD
118	289070	Jane M	Morrison-Knudsen of Portugal	towing vessel	18	44	July 1962	to Portugal 1966
119	289071	Neville W.	Morrison-Knudsen of Portugal	towing vessel	18	44	1962
120	289330	Henrietta W.	Morrison-Knudsen of Portugal	towing vessel	18	44	Aug 1962	to Portugal 1966
121	289329	Betty B.	Morrison-Knudsen of Portugal	towing vessel	18	44	Aug 1962	to the Netherlands 1964
122	290980	Ring Power	Seminole Ninety, Inc.	towing vessel	18	44	Apr 1963	later Lauren M, Eileen G, First Light
123	290887	Laured	J.H. Coppedge & Company	towing vessel	20	44	Apr 1963	later Bayou Brute 1966
124	291079	J.H.C. 450	J.H. Coppedge & Company	barge	204	88	Apr 1963	NLD
125	524056	J.H.C. 350	J.H. Coppedge & Company	barge	61	80	May 1963	later MECI No.4, sold British 1977
126	Peru	Jean Baptiste	SCB Peru	towing vessel		44	May 1963
127			Ray Qualmann Marine Cont.	barge		50	May 1963
128	292616	Vincent	J. Rich Steers, Inc.	towing vessel	18	44	Aug 1963	later George Steers 1967, Patricia Steers 1976, Hoboken
129		JHC-150	J.H. Coppedge & Company	barge		50	July 1963
130	297294	Nancy	Atlantic Gulf & Pacific Company	tender	18	44	1964	to Panama 1977
131			Hillsboro Inlet Imp. Dist. Comm.	SP barge		20	Mar 1964
132	296742	Diesel ship	Diesel Shipbuilding Co.	towing vessel	11	30	Oct 1964	Exempt 1965
133		J.H.C. 805	J.H. Coppedge & Company	barge	316	100	1964	later Mobro 805
134		J.H.C. 351	J.H. Coppedge & Company	barge	61	80	June 1964
135			Cardinal Construction Co.	SP barge		20	June 1964
136	297162	JHC-806	J.H. Coppedge & Company	barge	316	100	1964
137			Federation Chemicals, Ltd.	launch		24	1964
138			Sherbro Minerals Ltd	work boat		28	1964
139	500868	Brothers	J.H. Coppedge & Company	towing vessel	72	61	July 1965	later Mako II (Britsh Registry) returned to US Flag as Mako, Heidi
140	Export		Soc. de Construction	towing vessel		44	Apr 1965
141	500867	JHC-550	J.H. Coppedge & Company	barge	237	110	1965
142	502189	JHC-551	J.H. Coppedge & Company	barge	237	110	Jan 1966	later Mobro 551 1972, Mobro II
143	503465	Anne Marie	Dillingham Overseas Corp.	towing vessel	18	44	May 1966
144			Houdaille-Duval Co.	pontoon		8	July 1965
145			Houdaille-Duval Co.	pontoon		8	July 1965
146	502922	Proteus I	Proteus Foods, Inc.	trawler	93	65	Apr 1966	to Venezuela 1971
147	505355	Proteus III	National Equipment Rental	trawler	93	65	Sep 1966	to Venezuela 1971
148		Latex 69	Latex Construction Co.	barge		60	Sep 1965
149	506608	Mr. Lew	John Fernandez	trawler	93	65	Dec 1966	later Nightstalker 1977, Seven Kids
150	507047	Lady Marian	Storter & McRae Shrimp Co.	trawler	93	65	Feb 1967	lost 1969 off Tortugas
151	508073	Donev	Donevco, Inc.	trawler	96	65	Apr 1967
152	508715	White Cloud	Hamilton & White	trawler	96	65	May 1967	NLD
153	509430	Bonnie Bonita Tam	Bonita Shrimp, Inc.	trawler	96	65	July 1967	later Jo-Ann Maria 1979, Ponte Delgado, Kelly & Jennifer, Kelly Marie
154	Export	Columbia	International Caribbean Corp.	trawler	100	72	Sep 1967
155	513047	Lady Selita	H.M. Hutton	trawler	96	65	Nov 1967
156	512995	Oak Ridge Gal	A.A. Adams	trawler	96	65	Feb 1968	to Honduras 1976
157	St. Maarten	Columbia No. 2	International Caribbean Corp.	trawler	96	65	Mar 1968
158	St. Maarten	Columbia No. 3	International Caribbean Corp.	trawler	96	65	Apr 1968
159	St. Maarten	Columbia No. 5	International Caribbean Corp.	trawler	96	65	May 1968
160	515542	Lady Pearl	International Oceanographic Corp.	trawler	96	65	July 1968
161	516021	Jonesville Gal	International Oceanographic Corp.	trawler	96	65	Aug 1968	to Panama 1974
162	516835	Lady Katrina	International Oceanographic Corp.	trawler	96	65	Oct 1968	to Panama 1974
163	St. Maarten	Columbia No. 7	International Caribbean Corp.	trawler	96	65	Dec 1968
164	Guyana	Guysea Darling I	Guyana Seafoods Ltd.	trawler	104		Jan 1969	to British registry 316438
165	517877	Calabash Girl	Calabash Gal, Inc.	trawler	96	65	Dec 1968	to Panama 1974
166	521909	Apollo IX	Dover Trading Co. Inc.	trawler	96		July 1969	to Brazil 1972
167	St. Maarten	Columbia No. 8	International Caribbean Corp.	trawler	96	65	June 1969
168	524527	She-Don-Di	Charles Prior	trawler	96	65	Jan 1970
169	521822	Mobro II	M.D. Moody & Sons	towing vessel	25	44	July 1969
170	520058	Howard W	Backus, Howard Towing Co.	towing vessel	20	44	May 1969	(Jamaica)
171	526931	Miss Lisa	A. & J. Seafood Corp.	trawler	96	65	May 1970	to Honduras 1972
172	Brazil	Saturno	IPECCA, Fortaleza	trawler	96	65	Jan 1971
173	Brazil	Urano	IPECCA, Fortaleza	trawler	96	65	Feb 1971
174	523960	Radrala I	Raymond Dravo Langenfelder	towing vessel	20	44	Aug 1969	later Capt. Mike 1972
175	523961	Radrala II	Raymond Dravo Langenfelder	towing vessel	20	44	Sep 1969	later Karen C
176	524342	Mercurio I	Dover Foods of Texas, Inc	trawler	142	75	Dec 1969	NLD
177	523335	Margery Jane	Ocean Industries Inc.	towing vessel	20	44	Nov 1969	NLD
178	Japan	Flower No. 1	Kyokuyo Co. Ltd.	trawler	96	65	Apr 1971
179	Japan	Flower No. 2	Kyokuyo Co. Ltd.	trawler	96	65	Apr 1971
180	Brazil	Dourado	Norte Pesca, Recife	trawler	96	65	Sep 1971
181	Brazil	Tarpao	Norte Pesca, Recife	trawler	96	65	Oct 1971
182	Brazil	Titanic	IPECCA, Fortaleza	trawler	96	65	Dec 1971
183	Brazil	Dalila	IPECCA, Fortaleza	trawler	96	65	Aug 1972
184	Brazil	Tufao	IPECCA, Fortaleza	trawler	96	65	Sep 1971
185	Brazil	Sansao	IPECCA, Fortaleza	trawler	96	65	Feb 1972
186	Brazil	Apache	IPECCA, Fortaleza	trawler	96	65	June 1972
187	Trinidad	Columbia No. 9	Lucaship, Port of Spain	trawler	96	65	June 1972
188	Trinidad	Columbia No.10	Lucaship, Port of Spain	trawler	96	65	June 1972
189	543326	Ringneck	Johnson & Johnson Processors	trawler	96	65	Oct 1972	later Gypsy Rose
190	545415	Cayenne Lita	H & S Trawlers, Inc.	trawler	96	65	Jan 1973	to France 1978
191	545414	Cayenne Karin	H & S Trawlers, Inc.	trawler	96	65	Jan 1973	later Body Snatcher 1979, to Haiti 1981
192	Brazil	Rasputin	IPECCA, Fortaleza	trawler	142	75	June 1973
193	Brazil	Cossaca	IPECCA, Fortaleza	trawler	142	75	June 1973
194	553748	Columbus Express	H & S Trawlers, Inc.	trawler	142	75	Dec 1973	NLD
195	553749	0277 Park	H & S Trawlers, Inc.	trawler	142	75	Nov 1973	to Colombia
196	554963	Cayenne Julie	Borden Inc.	trawler	96	65	Feb 1974	later Hot Dog 1978, Capt Tommy
197	554964	Cayenne Sarita	Borden Inc.	trawler	96	65	Feb 1974	later Yo-Yo 1978
198	556572	Cayenne Shirley	Borden Inc.	trawler	96	65	May 1974	later Gloria Michelle, (owned by NOAA)
199	556772	Cayenne Laura	Borden Inc.	trawler	96	65	May 1974	to France 1978
200	558405	Cayenne Deanne T	Borden Inc.	trawler	96	65	July 1974	to France 1978
201	559041	Cayenne Gracy M	Borden Inc.	trawler	96	65	Sep 1974	later Little Star 1989
202	Brazil	Espada	Norte Pesca, Recife	trawler	96	65	Oct 1974
203	Brazil	Marlin	Norte Pesca, Recife	trawler	96	65	Dec 1974
204	Brazil	Cayland	Cayman Seafood Supplies	trawler	106	65	1975
205	Honduras	Capt. Zapata	D.R. Zapata, Bay Islands	trawler	96	65	1977
206	Honduras	Capt. Jimmy	Merren & Miller, Bay Islands	trawler	96	65	1978
207	582110	Jean G	Gates Construction Corp.	towing vessel	20	44	May 1977	later Weeks 451, Rick H.
208	608020	Miss Toby	M/V Miss Toby Inc.	trawler	154	75	June 1979	later Mariette
209	590730	Miss Careilou	Johnson & Johnson Processors	trawler	96	65	Mar 1978	later Capt Adam Mikeal
210	596215	Gulf King 55	Herrndon Marine	trawler	98	65	July 1978	to Costa Rica 1981
211	598591	Miss Diane	George W. Huth	trawler	97	65	Oct 1978	later Ruth-Anne
212	604520	Garden State	Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co.	towing vessel	25	43	Apr 1979	NLD
213	Bahamas	Half Moon	Mama Rhoda Investment	trawler			Feb 1979
214	616709	Calypso II	Defiant Trawler Company	trawler	99	65	Jan 1980	NLD
215	618211	Pan American II	Modern Fleet Inc.	trawler	99	65	Mar 1980	NLD
216	613985	Daniel Joncaire	NY State Power Authority	towing vessel	25	43	1979
217	Ecuador	Canopus	Marine Mercante Guayaquil	towing vessel		46	1980
219	Ecuador	La Libertad	Port Authority, La Libertad	towing vessel		46	1980