Hudson Shipbuilders ~ Shipbuilding History

Hudson Shipbuilders

Pascagoula MS

Most recent update: July 9, 2015.

HudShip was founded in 1978 by Wendle Huddleston, with Travis Short, Sr., as General Manager. The yard was on the east bank of the Pascagoula River, immediately north of Highway 90, on the site that had been F. B. Walker & Sons. See it from the air on Google here. In 1981, they acquired the H. B. Marine yard on the west bank of the Pascagoula River, immediately south of Highway 90, the yard which is now Signet Shipbuilding: this yard was acquired for construction of larger OSVs but probably only built four - hulls 89 thru 92. The company closed when the offshore market collapsed in 1983.

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	O/N	Name	Customer	Type	GT	LOA	Built	Notes
54	584128	Clydesdale	Clydesdale Corp.	towboat	170	66	1977	launched by F. B. Walker as Virginia Cole
55	600161	Northern Star		fishing boat	155	75	Dec 1978	later Regina del Mare, Capt Mike, Casa Blanca, Hunter
56	604472	Captain Sam	South Shore Trawling	fishing boat	153	75	1979	reefed off NY 1998
57	602406	John W. Stone	John W. Stone Oil	towboat	165	66	1979
58	608371	T. E. Short	Hudson Marine	OSV	215	112	1979	later Lamnalco Falcon, Lamnalco 21, Lamnalco Puma, Abuodi
59	613490	Mercurio Del Golfo	Tidewater Marine	OSV	215	112	Oct 1979	sank off Rio 2015
60	615175	Gulf Marlin	Tidewater Marine	OSV	221	110	Jan 1979
63	611758	Corey P	Paul Vines	fishing boat	148	77	1979	lost 1981
		Midnight Express		fishing boat	148	86	1981
66	622750	Alliance	Alliance Fishing	fishing boat	197	98	1980
67	618737	Gulf Tarpon	Tidewater Marine	OSV	208	101	1980	later Kaknabil, Isla de Tris
68		Gray Scout	Gray Mackenzie	OSV	104	102	1980	later Grayscout (Australia)
69	624331	Wanda Louise	Gerald Hebert	OSV	262	109	Sep 1980	later Chris B, Orion II, Hunter, Thor Supporter, Ary (Vanuatu)
71		Gray Search	Gray Mackenzie	OSV	221	102	Sep 1980	later Ocean Diamond 1, Seabulk Shari, Shamrock Petal, Falcon Crest
72	629784	Virginia Cole	Energy Transport Services	towboat	199	79	1980	later Capt. J. B. Rawls, Sallie Ann
73		Lamnalco Merlin	Lamnalco Sharjah	OSV	212	115	1981	later Lamnalco 22, Trust 2
74	626287	Belgian	Clydesdale Corp.	towboat	165	66	1980
75		Gray Track	Gray Mackenzie	OSV	285	112	Dec 1980	later Seabulk Tiger, Chandra Jupiter
76		Gray Traverse	Gray Mackenzie	OSV	285	112	Feb 1981	later Ocean Pearl 1, Seabulk Sengali, Moshtagh 1
77 ?	631883	Trotter	Missouri River BL	towboat	167	66	1981	later Clyde K Benjamin
78 ?	633747	Colt	Missouri River BL	towboat	163	66	1981
79		Gray Test	Gray Mackenzie	OSV	284	112	May 1981	later Ocean Opal, Seabulk Houbara, Shamrock Dream, Falcon Wings
80	636194	Gulf Dolphin	Tidewater Marine	OSV	213	112	May 1981
81	638484	Amy Nicole	Hebert Enterprises	OSV	151	112	July 1981	later Deborah McCall, Oso
82	640726	Charles Haun	Parker Towing Co.	towboat	282	79	1981	later Cullen Landolt
83	642578	Gulf Fleet No. 48	Tidewater Marine	OSV	469	161	Nov 1981
84	644168	Gulf Fleet No. 49	Tidewater Marine	OSV	772	177	July 1981	scrapped 2006
85	645690	Gulf Fleet No. 50	Tidewater Marine	OSV	772	177	Mar 1982	scrapped 2006
86	647339	Gulf Fleet No. 51	Tidewater Marine	OSV	772	177	May 1982	scrapped 2012
87	638911	Gulf Shark	Tidewater Marine	OSV	213	112	Jan 1981	(Angola)
89	647673	Bay Service	Tidewater Marine	OSV	838	196	June 1982
90	Nigeria	Coastal Service	Tidewater Marine	OSV	838	196	Oct 1982	later Acanthia
91	Vanuatu	Point Service	Tidewater Marine	OSV	838	196	Dec 1982
92	Vanuatu	Shore Service	Tidewater Marine	OSV	827	196	May 1983	later Mila Service, Atlas Luck, Gulf Wave I (UAE)
95		Lamnalco Mallard	Lamnalco Sharjah	OSV	210	112	Sep 1981	later Lamnalco 26
96		Lamnalco Teal	Lamnalco Sharjah	OSV	209	112	Nov 1981	later Lamnalco 27
97	642876	Captain Robbie	East Coast tender	tugboat	45	51	1981	later Philip A Pearse, Chris Ann, Bonnie G Selvick
98	649289	HOS Citation	Hornbeck Offshore	OSV	284	171	July 1982	later Red River, Mazaya 1
99	650845	HOS Centurion	Hornbeck Offshore	OSV	284	171	July 1982	later Centurion, Pearl River (Mexico)
100	651315	Gulf Fleet No. 102	Tidewater Marine	OSV	299	177	Sep 1982
101	652444	Gulf Fleet No. 103	Tidewater Marine	OSV	777	177	Oct 1982	later Butler Promise
102	644177	Gulf Trout	Tidewater Marine	OSV	212	112	Jan 1982	later Dolphin 1
103	646671	PBR/371	PBR Offshore	OSV	290	164	Apr 1982	later Prospect Seahorse, MZ 108, Maritide 108, Maridive 108, scrapped 2012
104	649587	PBR/372	PBR Offshore	OSV	713	164	July 1982	later Mar 24, Reliant Seahorse, Walvis 1
106	653111	Gulf Fleet No. 64	Tidewater Marine	OSV	777	187	Dec 1982	later Pacific Crest (Nigeria)