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Metal Shark Boats

Franklin LA

Metal Shark Boats is an offshoot of Gravois Aluminum Boats, which was established by Jimmy Gravois in Jeanerette LA in 1983. In 2003 Gravois was persuaded by American Marine Holdings, (AMH), to make the leap into the government market and formed Metal Shark Boats for this purpose. In 2014, they built a wholly new yard on the Charenton Canal in Franklin for the construction of larger boats, leaving the Jeanerette facility for the smaller ones, which are too small and too numerous to be listed here. In June 2018 they bought a competitor, Horizon Shipbuilding, which has been renamed as their Alabama division. Visit the company at metalsharkboats.com.

Franklin
O/N Name Customer Type GT LOA Built Notes
Built for Hornblower New York
HB 101 1276623 Waves of Wonder HNY Ferry Fleet passenger ferry 90 85 17 May 2017
HB 102 1276622 Sunset Crossing HNY Ferry Fleet passenger ferry 90 85 17 May 2017
HB 103 1277575 Happy Hauler HNY Ferry Fleet passenger ferry 90 85 17 May 2017
HB 104 1277576 Great Eagle HNY Ferry Fleet passenger ferry 90 85 17 May 2017
HB 105 1278314 Owls Head HNY Ferry Fleet passenger ferry 90 85 17 May 2017
HB 106 1278313 Munsee HNY Ferry Fleet passenger ferry 90 85 1 Jun 2017
HB 107 1284285 HB107 HNY Ferry Fleet passenger ferry 90 85 7 Mar 2018
HB 108 1286501 Ocean Queen Rockstar HNY Ferry Fleet passenger ferry 93 95 28 Jun 2018
HB 109 1287900 Seas the Day HNY Ferry Fleet passenger ferry 93 95 10 Aug 2018
HB 110 1288504 Golden Narrows HNY Ferry Fleet passenger ferry 93 95 18 Oct 2018
HB 111 1288464 Rainbow Cruise HNY Ferry Fleet passenger ferry 93 95 27 Nov 2018
HB 112 1292996 Unity HNY Ferry Fleet passenger ferry 93 95 25 Mar 2019
HB 113 1292999 Traversity HNY Ferry Fleet passenger ferry 93 95 15 Apr 2019
HB 114 1293319 Jewel of the Harbor HNY Ferry Fleet passenger ferry 93 95 12 Jun 2019
HB 115 1293320 HB 115 HNY Ferry Fleet passenger ferry 90 85 19 May 2019
HB 90 1292832 H90 HNY Ferry Fleet passenger ferry 93 95 8 Aug 2019
HB 119 1300153 HB 119 HNY Ferry Fleet passenger ferry 90 85 9 Mar 2020
HB 120 1300848 HB 120 HNY Ferry Fleet passenger ferry 90 85 24 Mar 2020
HB 121 1302969 Cyclone Shark HNY Ferry Fleet passenger ferry 90 85 13 May 2020
HB 122 1302970 Tooth ferry HNY Ferry Fleet passenger ferry 90 85 4 Aug 2020
HB 123 1302971 Time Traveler HNY Ferry Fleet passenger ferry 90 85 23 Nov 2020
Built for Other Clients (in order of delivery date)
45-P-01 1258974 Timucua Canaveral Pilots Assn. pilot boat 16 45 12 Jan 2015
75-E-02 1259474 Aqueos Splash Aqueos Corp. Dive Support Vessel 83 75 17 Apr 2015 later stretched to 165'
50-D-02 1267688 Authority I Plaquemines Port fireboat 51 55 25 May 2015
50-D-01 1267678 Authority II Plaquemines Port fireboat 51 55 12 Jun 2015
Nathan Folse Port of South LA fireboat 75 12 Oct 2015
40-G-01 1267601 Flying Hub II Hubbard's Marina excursion boat 18 40 1 Jul 2016
GDFS-1033 Guyanan Coast Guard patrol boat 38 29 Mar 2017
GDFS-1034 Guyanan Coast Guard patrol boat 38 29 Mar 2017
CSB 701 to 706 Vietnam Coast Guard patrol boat 45 24 May 2017 6 boats
90-P-01 1280857 Potomac Taxi I Potomac River Boats passenger ferry 61 88 29 Sep 2017
90-P-02 1280863 Potomac Taxi II Potomac River Boats passenger ferry 61 88 29 Sep 2017
90-P-03 1280800 Potomac Taxi III Potomac River Boats passenger ferry 61 88 26 Feb 2018
CSB 707 to 712 Vietnam Coast Guard patrol boat 45 28 Mar 2018 6 boats
70-P-05 1282463 Fire Island Seahorse Beachcomber Freight Freight boat 63 67 30 Mar 2018
90-P-04 1280799 Potomac Taxi IV Potomac River Boats passenger ferry 61 88 3 Apr 2018
105-P-01 1286684 RTA-1 New Orleans RTA passenger ferry 95 105 12 Jun 2018
45-D-11 1288163 George Freeman Virgin I. Port Authority pilot boat 33 45 5 Jul 2018
105-P-02 1290301 RTA-2 New Orleans RTA passenger ferry 95 105 3 Oct 2018
40-G-02 1293236 Lady Brett Pure Florida Charters passenger 16 40 21 Mar 2019 later Sea Flight
64-D-02 1292283 Brazos Pilot Brazos Pilots Ass'n. pilot boat 65 64 28 Mar 2019
CSB 713 to 718 Vietnam Coast Guard patrol boat 45 1 Apr 2019 6 boats
38-D-72 1300804 Q6 recreational 11 48 2 Jun 2019
38-D-64 1293685 C-Interceptor unclassified 34 42 5 Jun 2019
45-D-31 1299009 Jet 1 Belle Chasse Marine Transportation pilot boat 11 46 6 Nov 2019
45-D-32 1299483 Jet 2 Belle Chasse Marine Transportation pilot boat 11 46 7 Nov 2019
Dom. Rep. Betelgeuse (GC-102) US Navy FMS Sales Near Coastal Patrol Vessel 87 21 Aug 2020
158-E-77 1294227 Magnet George Wallner Exp. Cat. Yacht 378 158 3 Nov 2020
Philippine Coast Guard patrol boat 45
50-D- FB--21 Miami Dade Fire Dept. fireboat 50 1 Feb 2021
50-D- FB--73 Miami Dade Fire Dept. fireboat 50 1 Feb 2021
50-D- FB-- Miami Dade Fire Dept. fireboat 50
Lincoln County NC patrol boat 7 Jul 2021
55 1317467 Singing River Island Pascagoula Pilots pilot boat 53 57 22 Jul 2021 built by Gravois Alum. Boats
Fire Boat 2 Orange County AL fireboat 43 29 Jul 2021
PB(X) US Navy patrol boat 40 Dec 1925 10 boats
El Salvador NCPV US Navy FMS Sales Near Coastal Patrol Vessel 87
Honduras NCPV US Navy FMS Sales Near Coastal Patrol Vessel 87
Costa Rica NCPV US Navy FMS Sales Near Coastal Patrol Vessel 87
Guatemala NCPV US Navy FMS Sales Near Coastal Patrol Vessel 87
NCPV US Navy FMS Sales Near Coastal Patrol Vessel 87 Up to 8 more boats

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