Halter Equitable ~ Shipbuilding History

Halter Equitable

New Orleans LA

Most recent update: August 26, 2014.

This yard was originally developed as the main Higgins Industries facility: it closed in 1963. Equitable Equipment bought it in 1966 and renamed it Equitable Shipyards, with their Madisonville yard concentrating on barge building. Trinity Industries acquired Equitable in 1972 and both yards continued in operation until 1996, when Trinity spun off the New Orleans yard as part of Halter Marine Group. Halter closed it in 2000, stripped it of all its equipment and sold the lease on the property to an investment group led by John Dane. The yard was located on the west side of the Industrial Canal, just north of I-10. See it from the air on Google here. See also the tables for Higgins Industries, for Equitable Equipment and for Trinity Madisonville.

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	O/N	Name	Customer	Type	GT	LOA	Built	Notes
Built by Equitable Shipyards in New Orleans LA (1966-1972)
C412	502295	Miss Lou	Louis Chambert	passenger	40	54	1966
C419	504282	Bennie Lawrence	Tan Minh Pham	passenger	95	90	1966
C429	505760	Thimble Express		passenger	40	54	1966	later Citation
C431	506365			passenger	40	54	1966	later Cindy D
C432	504932			passenger	40	54	1966	later Go-Del
C438	506671			passenger	40	54	1967	later Margaret Cecilia
	674078			passenger	40	54	1967	later Moanalua
C447	516955	Nicole Robin	Tptn Svcs of St John	passenger	40	54	1968
C491	520950	Donna K	The Dengler Trust	trawler	48	60	1969
1515	527276	Stellar		passenger	65	59	1968	inactive 2002
1551		Eagle		passenger	106		1969	later Malika 1991, Ahmed I 1992
		Stellar of Gibraltar		recreational			1970	(Bahamas)
	527662	Bluewater Cat		recreational	71	64	1970	later Sea Cat
C502	527681	Leatherneck		passenger	48	60	1970
Boats built by Trinity in the New Orleans yard (1972-1980)
1628		Barbados	Barbados Port Auth.	tugboat	215		1972	later Big Al (Barbados)
1631		Nana Kru	Liberian Port Auth.	tugboat	148		1972	later Nana Kru I, lost 1986
1638	541836	Ruth	Halter Marine Inc	tugboat	87	60	1972
1647		Helio Ferraz	Docenave	tugboat	208		1973	(Brazil)
1648	554083	Bertile Candies	Otto Candies	AHTS	192	162	1974	later Bemack Six 1982, Sea Lion 1990, Striker I 1992, Arabian Tide 2000, Flamingo 2005, Pheonix 2006, scrapped 2010
1649	556510	Amelia Candies	Otto Candies	AHTS	192	162	1974	later Pacific Star 1982, Pacific Empire 1989, Pacific Star 1992
1650	561652	Martha Theriot	Nolty J. Theriot	tugboat	173	138	1974	later Martha, Independent Victory, Sea Victory
1651	568498	Janet Theriot	Nolty J. Theriot	tugboat	174	138	1974	later Janet, Sea Venture, Finn Falgout
1652	564374	Eliska Theriot	Nolty J. Theriot	tugboat	173	138	1975	later Eliska, Exxon Golden State, S/R Golden State, Ocean Venture, Paul T Moran
1653	559292	Adele Candies	Otto Candies	AHTS	196	162	1974	later Hope River 2000, Great White 2005
1655		Reforma Portuaria	Manzanilla Portuaria	tugboat	149		1974	(Mexico)
1659	566464	Nica Theriot	Nolty J. Theriot	tugboat	173	138	1975	later William W 1983, Exxon California 1988, S/R California 1993, Dumar V 2001, Dolphin V 2002, Crosby Leader 2010
1660	570047	Toya Alario	Nolty J. Theriot	tugboat	194	138	1976	later Patricia E, Rebel
1661	571215	Pye Theriot	Nolty J. Theriot	tugboat	194	138	1976	later Loretta J, Yankee
1662	573747	Joshua T	Nolty J. Theriot	tugboat	174	138	1976	later Marine Voyager, Joshua, Independent Voyager, Sea Voyager
1670	574062	Indian Seahorse	Zapata Marine	AHTS	285	185	1976	scrapped 2001
1671	577561	Beaufort Seahorse	Zapata Marine	AHTS	288	185	1976
1676	574996	Gulf Majesty	Zapata Marine	tugboat	181	137	1976
1677	576980	Gulf Commander	Zapata Marine	tugboat	174	137	1976	later Jimmy Smith
1680		Selat Siberut	Indonesian Govt.	tugboat	212		1976	(Indonesia)
1681		Selat Laut	Indonesian Govt.	tugboat	212		1977	(Indonesia)
1682		Selat Makasar	Indonesian Govt.	tugboat	212		1977	later Aditya (Indonesia)
1683		Selat Bali	Indonesian Govt.	tugboat	212		1977	(Indonesia)
1684		Selat Bangkar	Indonesian Govt.	tugboat	212		1977	(Indonesia)
1687	577910	New Roads	Louisiana DoT	ferry	656	143	1976
1688	582890	St. John	Louisiana DoT	ferry	446	143	1977
1695	582485	Gov. Edward Hyde	North Carolina DoT	ferry	574	161	1978
1713	629314	Aldo Moro	New York City	ferry	3,335	310	1981	later Andrew J.Barberi
1714	629315	Samuel I. Newhouse	New York City	ferry	3,335	310	1982
1715	610290	America	Am. Atl. Shipping	freighter	983	274	1979	later Island Hope 1986, fish factory Island Enterprise 1990
1716	622178	Amazonia	Am. Atl. Shipping	freighter	983	274	1980	later Rainbow Hope 1984, Juno 1999, Geysir 2000
1717	627433	Antillia	Am. Atl. Shipping	freighter	983	281	1980	later Island Mariana 1986, Liberty 1988, fish factory Stellar Sea 1992, R.M. Thorstenson
1723	624880	Acadia	Louisiana DoT	ferry	624	143	1980
1993	1084297	Susan L	Selvick Marine Towing	tugboat	133	81	1994	(invalid entrya)
Boats built by Halter Marine in the New Orleans yard (1986-1999)
	LG 41	Rio Puyango	Ecuadorian Navy	patrol craft	17		June 1986
	LG 42	Rio Mateje	Ecuadorian Navy	patrol craft	17		June 1986
	LG 43	Rio Zarumilla	Ecuadorian Navy	patrol craft	17		Mar 1988	assembled by Astinave
	LG 44	Rio Chone	Ecuadorian Navy	patrol craft	17		Mar 1988	assembled by Astinave
	LG 45	Rio Daule	Ecuadorian Navy	patrol craft	17		June 1988	assembled by Astinave
	LG 46	Rio Babhoyo	Ecuadorian Navy	patrol craft	17		June 1988	assembled by Astinave
	951097	Pictionary (TY 001)	Halter Yachts	yacht Hull	87	74	1987	later Akela
		Mairin Tara		freighter	155		1987	later Capt. Rinel II (Honduras)
	915236	J. C. Dingwall	Texas DoT	ferry	94	91	June 1987
	915237	B. L. DeBerry	Texas DoT	ferry	94	91	June 1987
	916577	Cajun Queen	New Orleans Paddlewheels	passenger	86	128	1987	later Savannah River Queen
	935995	Caribe Tide	Tptn Svcs of St John	ferry	93	95	1988
	928441	Carteret	North Carolina DoT	ferry	687	207	1989
		Abeer Fifteen	Abeer Marine	crewboat	279		1989	later Express 50 (Panama)
115		H S B	Columbia Research Corp.	Interceptor			May 1989	inactive
121	SAC-4		US Navy	assault craft		77	Jan 1989
122	SAC-5		US Navy	assault craft		77	Feb 1989
123	SAC-6		US Navy	assault craft		77	Mar 1989
124	SAC-7		US Navy	assault craft		77	Apr 1989
125	SAC-8		US Navy	assault craft		77	May 1989
126	949139	Kalama	State of Washington	ferry	99	102	Apr 1990	to Tanzania 2011
129	949140	Skagit	State of Washington	ferry	99	102	Apr 1990	to Tanzania 2011
130		Atco Thibaih	M.A.T.S.S.	Security boat	213		15 Feb 1989	(Bahrain)
131		Atco Lama	M.A.T.S.S.	Security boat	213		1 Mar 1989	(Bahrain)
132		Atco Fida	M.A.T.S.S.	Security boat	213		15 Mar 1989	(Bahrain)
133	SOC 1		Special Operations	assault craft		77	Mar 1989
134			Halter Yachts	yacht Hull			Nov 1990
135	959543	Fjordland	Alaskan Heritage Tours	passenger	94	81	1990	later American Star
154			US Navy	patrol craft			Apr 1989
155			US Navy	patrol craft			May 1989
156			US Navy	patrol craft			June 1989
157			US Navy	patrol craft			July 1989
158			US Navy	patrol craft			Aug 1989
159			US Navy	patrol craft			Sep 1989
160			US Navy	patrol craft			Oct 1989
162	DF 370	Jose Andrada	Philippine Navy	patrol craft			21 Aug 1990
163	DF 371	Enrique Jurado	Philippine Navy	patrol craft			13 Dec 1990
164	DF 372	Alfredo Peckson	Philippine Navy	patrol craft			26 Apr 1991
165	DF 374	Simeon Castro	Philippine Navy	patrol craft			26 Apr 1991
170	DF 375	Carlos Albert	Philippine Navy	patrol craft			26 Apr 1991
171	LGC-33	5 de Agosto	Ecuadorian Navy	patrol craft	190		15 May 1991
172	LGC-34	27 de Febrero	Ecuadorian Navy	patrol craft	190		19 Jul 1991
173		Bogue	USACE	crewboat
174	RSNF 52		Saudi Navy	patrol craft			22 May 1991
175	RSNF 53		Saudi Navy	patrol craft			20 Jun 1991
176	RSNF 54		Saudi Navy	patrol craft			18 Jul 1991
177		Albacora	Bariven Corp.	launch			Apr 1991
178		Culebra	Panama Canal Comm.	tender			Oct 1991
179		William R. Porter	USACE	Lock tender			26 Apr 1992
180	RSNF 55		Saudi Navy	patrol craft			14 Aug 1991
181	RSNF 56		Saudi Navy	patrol craft			6 Dec 1991
182	DF 376	Heracleo Alano	Philippine Navy	patrol craft			11 Sep 1991
183	DF 377	Liberato Picar	Philippine Navy	patrol craft			9 Oct 1991
184	DF 378	Hilario Ruiz	Philippine Navy	patrol craft			6 Nov 1991
185	RSNF 57		Saudi Navy	patrol craft			3 Jan 1992
186	RSNF 58		Saudi Navy	patrol craft			29 Jan 1992
187	RSNF 59		Saudi Navy	patrol craft			26 Feb 1992
188	RSNF 60		Saudi Navy	patrol craft			26 Mar 1992
189	RSNF 61		Saudi Navy	patrol craft			28 Apr 1992
190	RSNF 62		Saudi Navy	patrol craft			20 May 1992
191	RSNF 63		Saudi Navy	patrol craft			17 Jun 1992
192	RSNF 64		Saudi Navy	patrol craft			15 Jul 1992
193	RSNF 65		Saudi Navy	patrol craft			12 Aug 1992
194	RSNF 66		Saudi Navy	patrol craft			15 Sep 1992
195	RSNF 67		Saudi Navy	patrol craft			14 Oct 1992
196	RSNF 68		Saudi Navy	patrol craft			25 Nov 1992
197		Governador Fleury	Engineering Eqpmt. Co.	fireboat			Apr 1992	(Brazil)
198		Comandante Cianciulli	Engineering Eqpmt. Co.	fireboat			May 1992	(Brazil)
199		P. H. Worley	USACE	Lock tender			26 Apr 1992
200	981971	Chevron Snohomish	Chevron Shipping	tugboat	168		29 May 1992	later Neptune
201		Contigo (TY 002)	Trinity Yachts	yacht Hull			Sep 1993
202		(TY 003)	Trinity Yachts	yacht Hull			Mar 1992
	990868			patrol craft	78		1992	later Barracuda
204		Fred Lee	USACE	towboat			2 May 1994
205		Bettendorf	USACE	towboat			25 Jul 1994
	P-1201	Isla Coronado	Mexican Navy	patrol craft			7 May 1993
	P-1202	Isla Lobos	Mexican Navy	patrol craft			19 Jun 1993
208	995207	San Juan	Redondo Construction	barge	874	172	July 1993
209		African Star 2	ABC Maritime	OSV	290		1995	(St. Vincent)
	1031051	Caribe Cay	Tptn Svcs of St John	passenger	92	89	1995
210	1027644	Queen of New Orleans	Hilton New Orleans	casino vessel	3,895		15 Nov 1994	later Grand Victoria II, Royal City Star (Canada)
211		KS 533	McDonough Marine	barge			Sep 1993
212		KS 534	McDonough Marine	barge			Oct 1993
213	P-1203	Isla Guadalupe	Mexican Navy	patrol craft	55	82	23 Sep 1993	MK VA prototype, Sailfish
214	P-1204	Isla Cozumel	Mexican Navy	patrol craft	55	82	9 Jan 1994	MK VB prototype
215		Undisclosed	US Navy	assault craft			Apr 1994
216	DF 379	Rafael Pargas	Philippine Navy	patrol craft			1 Feb 1995
217	DF 380	Nestor Reinoso	Philippine Navy	patrol craft			1 Feb 1995
218	DF 381	Dioscoro Papa	Philippine Navy	patrol craft			25 Apr 1995
219	DF 382		Philippine Navy	patrol craft			25 Apr 1995
220	DF 383	Ismael Lomibao	Philippine Navy	patrol craft			1 Feb 1995
221	DF 384	Leovigildo Antioque	Philippine Navy	patrol craft			1 Feb 1995
222	DF 385	Federico Martir	Philippine Navy	patrol craft			25 Apr 1995
223	DF 386	Filipino Flojo	Philippine Navy	patrol craft			25 Apr 1995
224	DF 387	Anastacio Cacayorin	Philippine Navy	patrol craft			25 Apr 1995
225	DF 388	Manuel Gomez	Philippine Navy	patrol craft			25 Apr 1995
226	DF 389	Teotimo Figuracion	Philippine Navy	patrol craft			25 Apr 1995
227			US Navy	assault craft			Nov 1994
228			US Navy	assault craft			Nov 1994
229			US Navy	assault craft			Nov 1994
230			US Navy	assault craft			Jan 1995
231			US Navy	assault craft			Jan 1995
232			US Navy	assault craft			Feb 1995
233			US Navy	assault craft			Mar 1995
234			US Navy	assault craft			Apr 1995
235			US Navy	assault craft			May 1995
236			US Navy	assault craft			June 1995
237			US Navy	assault craft			July 1995
238			US Navy	patrol craft			5 Sep 1995
239			US Navy	patrol craft			5 Sep 1995
240			US Navy	patrol craft			26 Jan 1996
241			US Navy	patrol craft			26 Jan 1996
242			US Navy	patrol craft			23 Apr 1996
243			US Navy	patrol craft			15 Jul 1996
244			US Navy	patrol craft			20 Aug 1996
245			US Navy	patrol craft			17 Sep 1996
246			US Navy	patrol craft			20 Aug 1996
247			US Navy	patrol craft			27 Dec 1996
252			Panama Canal Comm.	pilot boat			Nov 1996
253			US Navy	patrol craft			15 Sep 1997
254			US Navy	patrol craft			15 Sep 1997
255			US Navy	patrol craft			15 Sep 1997
256			US Navy	patrol craft			15 Dec 1996
257			US Navy	patrol craft			28 Jul 1997
258			US Navy	patrol craft			28 Jul 1997
259			US Navy	patrol craft			3 Oct 1997
260			US Navy	patrol craft			3 Oct 1997
261			US Navy	patrol craft			5 Dec 1997
262			US Navy	patrol craft			5 Dec 1997
263		B 9801	Venezuelan Coast Guard	patrol craft	30		23 Dec 1998
264		B 9802	Venezuelan Coast Guard	patrol craft	30		23 Dec 1998
265		B 9803	Venezuelan Coast Guard	patrol craft	30		9 Mar 1999
266		B 9804	Venezuelan Coast Guard	patrol craft	30		9 Mar 1999
267		B 9805	Venezuelan Coast Guard	patrol craft	30		9 May 1999
268		B 9806	Venezuelan Coast Guard	patrol craft	30		9 May 1999
269		B 9807	Venezuelan Coast Guard	patrol craft	30		9 Jul 1999
270		B 9808	Venezuelan Coast Guard	patrol craft	30		9 Jul 1999
271		B 9809	Venezuelan Coast Guard	patrol craft	30		9 Sep 1999
272		B 9810	Venezuelan Coast Guard	patrol craft	30		9 Sep 1999
273		PG-401	Venezuelan Navy	patrol craft	48		30 Jan 1999
274		PG-402	Venezuelan Navy	patrol craft	48		30 Jan 1999
275		PG-403	Venezuelan Navy	patrol craft	48		30 Apr 1999
276		PG-404	Venezuelan Navy	patrol craft	48		30 Apr 1999
277		PG-405	Venezuelan Navy	patrol craft	48		14 Jul 1999
278		PG-406	Venezuelan Navy	patrol craft	48		14 Jul 1999
279		PG-407	Venezuelan Navy	patrol craft	48		14 Sep 1999
280		PG-408	Venezuelan Navy	patrol craft	48		14 Sep 1999
281		PG-409	Venezuelan Navy	patrol craft	48		14 Nov 1999
282		PG-410	Venezuelan Navy	patrol craft	48		14 Nov 1999
283		PG-411	Venezuelan Navy	patrol craft	48		7 Nov 1999
284		PG-412	Venezuelan Navy	patrol craft	48		7 Nov 1999
285			US Navy	patrol craft			Nov 1999
286			US Navy	patrol craft			Nov 1999
287		P-480	Sri Lankan Navy	patrol craft	57		1999
288		P-481	Sri Lankan Navy	patrol craft	57		1999
289		P-482	Sri Lankan Navy	patrol craft	57		1999
290		P-483	Sri Lankan Navy	patrol craft	57		1999
291		P-484	Sri Lankan Navy	patrol craft	57		1999
292		P-485	Sri Lankan Navy	patrol craft	57		1999