S & R Boat Builders ~ Shipbuilding History

S & R Boat Builders

Bayou La Batre AL

S. & R. Boat Builders, Inc., was established in 1972 by Sonny Sprinkle and J. C. Rodriguez on Shell Belt Road in Bayou La Batre. It closed in 1982, but the family continued in the business as Rodriguez Boat Builders, which they had started in Coden in 1976.

	O/N	Name	Customer	Type	GT	Built	Notes
1	549817	Dustin Paul	Nickie Cheramie	trawler	22	1973	later C'Est Maniere Temps
		Miss Vickie	Jack Rice	trawler
	550162	Miss Linda K	Z Trawlers, Inc.	trawler	115	1973	later Linda Gayle
		Marlin Candell		trawler	115	1973	sank 1979
		Miss Edith Z	Z Trawlers, Inc.	trawler	114	1973	later Bold Lady
6	554127	Sandy Marie	Lai H V	trawler	114	1974	later Tiger Shark
	555771	Mi-Punkin	Mi-Punkin	trawler	114	1974	later Miss Elvia
	557455	Mandingo	trawler Mandingo	trawler	114	1974
	557960	Brenda Jean	Johnson TJ	trawler	114	1974	later Golden Eagle, reefed off NJ 1997
10	559089	Scot Anthony	Mid-America Trawlers	trawler	114	1974	later Joe King
	562427	Capt. Sonny	Capt. Sonny, Inc.	trawler	112	1974	later La Rata Bastarda
	567254	Shanna Camille	Willie Ray Harrison	trawler	114	1975	later Gallant Fox
	568670	Rush	Esther Fishing Corp.	trawler	127	1975	later Teresa Marie
	569328	Atlantic Star	Oliveira & Silva Fishing	trawler	128	1975
		Capt. Fred		trawler	124	1975
21	572381	Tina & Maria	Boat T & M, Inc.	trawler	114	1976	later T. Luis
		Lady Alice		trawler	124	1976	later Capitan Victor
26	575341	Sea Master	Harrington Trawlers	trawler	114	1976
	575736	Sun-Dance	Sundance	trawler	114	1976	later Sentinel
		Patricia DL	Roberto DeLuna, Jr.	trawler	122	1976	later Adriatic, foundered off NJ, 1999
30	578725	Cidade de Aveiro	Aveiro Fishing Corp.	trawler	151	1976	later Ilha do Corvo
		Capt. Bob	Smallwood RD	trawler	115	1976
32	580932	Odin	Boat Odin, Inc.	trawler	139	1977	later Humbak
	581987	Little Loy	Mid-America Trawlers	trawler	114	1977	later Joe King II
35		Gulf Master	Harrington Trawlers	trawler	114	1977
36	584664	Son's Pride	Wesley Sprinkle	trawler	114	1977	later Second Chance
		Primo	Borden MR	trawler	114	1977
		Miss Shanna Leah		trawler	118	1977
		Cajun Girl		trawler	115	1977	later Hattie Connor
		Miss Graciela	Borden B	trawler	116	1977
		Mister G		trawler	116	1977	later Miss Danielle
42		Master Michael	Wescovich	trawler	113	1978
43	590574	Laura Jo		trawler	113	1978	later Alexander
45	591994	Lady Joyce	Price EJ	trawler	110	1978	later Master Joseph
46	593762	Master Stacy		trawler	114	1978	later Pan Am II
47	596153	Capt. Potter	Leroy Potter	trawler	115	1978	later Lillie Belle
48	596937	Laurentine III	Laurentine, Inc.	trawler	114	1978
49	598378	Jimmie & Joan		trawler	115	1978	later Katie K
50	599405	Dean & Greg		trawler	116	1978	later High Seas I
51	601975	Cindy Lynn	Cindy Lynn	trawler	121	1979
52	602489	Lady Hamilton III		trawler	114	1979	later Dona Elvira
		Miss Lauren II	Laurentine, Inc.	trawler	114	1979
		Capt. Eddie	G & J Fisheries	trawler	140	1979	later George's Bank
		Fishermen II	Fishermen Marine	trawler	114	1979
		Fishermen IV	Fishermen Marine	trawler	114	1979
		Billie Frances		trawler	198	1979	later Ing-Toffer II
58	614305	Miss Rochelle B	Miss Rochelle B, Inc.	trawler	114	1979	later Katina GLT
		Fishermen V	Fishermen Marine	trawler	113	1979
	617966	Tina & Vina		trawler	147	1980	later Destiny