Superior Boat Works ~ Shipbuilding History

Superior Boat Works

Greenville MS

Superior Boat Works was founded in 1960 by Leslie "Tiger" Lyon, who sold it to Jesse Brent in 1975. The shipyard was located at 1601-1633 Harbor Front Road, in Greenville's Industrial Park. They built their last boat in 1991 but stayed active as a repair facility until closing in 2009. The assets were liquidated in 2012. The table below is incomplete.

	O/N	Name	Customer	Type	GT	Built	Notes
	280435	Superior	Superior Towing	towboat	510	1960	later Elizabeth Beesecker, burned 1996, houseboat in Fourchon LA
	281838	Pioneer	Pioneer Grain Co.	towboat	50	1960	later Miss Vecco, Capt Joe, Ted Kelce, Mr Banks
	507633	Drake	Marine Sales & Service Co.	towboat	221	1967	later Myra H
	509770	Jeff T	Waterways Marine, Inc.	towboat	141	1967	later Miss Betty J, Bill Palmer, Debbie Sue, James P. Bryan
	512145	Bessie Burton	Canal Barge Co.	towboat	321	1968	later Harewood, Senator Sam, M/V Dana Jo
	512671	Spike Crain	Crain Bros., Inc.	towboat	215	1968	later Billson, Chelsea, Mr. Lewis
104	514423	Marlin	Waterways Marine, Inc.	towboat	141	1968	later Neely Leavell
	516191	Marian Hagestad	Canal Barge Co.	towboat	323	1968
	518037	Dale Hays	Port Arthur Towing Co.	towboat	221	1969	later Doug Roberts, Christopher M, Rebecca M
	519229	Elizabeth Huger	Central Marine Service, Inc.	towboat	323	1969
	521156	Creole Sue	Polaris Towing Co.	towboat	221	1969
	522681	W. P. LeBoeuf	LeBoeuf Bros. Towing Co.	towboat	289	1969	later C. J. Tully
	523764	Henry F. Fredeman II	Port Arthur Towing Co.	towboat	323	1970	later Jake West
	528155	Redwood	Vicksburg Towing Co.	towboat	290	1970	later Clintwood, Gladys Ford
	529556	K. C.	West Lake Quarry & Material	towboat	290	1970	later Pat McBride
	530987	Renee G	Alter Barge Line, Inc.	towboat	559	1971	later Ana Louise
	534110	Robert D. Herbert	T. L. Herbert & Sons, Inc.	towboat	290	1971	later Robert D, David K, David K. Wilson
	536311	Capt. W. F. Fredeman	Port Arthur Towing Co.	towboat	579	1971	later Alliance Prince, Dixie Leader
117	538174	Mary Weathers	Weathers Towing Co.	towboat	549	1972	later Gilbert Taylor
118	542166	Yazoo City	Vicksburg Towing Co., Inc.	towboat	513	1972	later Jack Walker
119	544353	Mary Ann	Mississippi Marine Transport	towboat	290	1973
120	546614	Kevin Flowers	Flowers Transportation Inc.	towboat	613	1973
	552502	Rusty Flowers	Flowers Transportation Inc.	towboat	634	1974	later Tangipahoa, Senator Stennis
	564520	J. W. Wilson, Jr.	Weathers Towing Co.	towboat	609	1975	later Charlton Brent, Gordon Jones, Kelly Lee
	568955	Carol G	Apex Towing Co.	towboat	442	1975	later Bill Stegbauer
127	573443	Cindy Brent	Brent Transportation	towboat	201	1976
	577329	Leviticus	Dow Chemical Co.	towboat	499	1976
129	586008	Barbara Brent	Brent Transportation	towboat	203	1977	later Dixie Express, Chip Landry
130	588740	Capt. Stovall	Superior Boat Works	towboat	52	1977
		Shorty Baird	USACE	towboat		1977
	589306	Melanie L	Lalande Towing, Inc.	towboat	59	1978	later Capt Vernon, Miss Kathy, Chris White
	595745	Walter Hagestad	Canal Barge Co.	towboat	539	1978
	599385	Ezore L	Lalande Towing, Inc.	towboat	96	1978	later Joey Devall
	600216	Leonard L	Lalande Towing, Inc.	towboat	96	1979	later Lady Jo Ann, Guy Vick II, Tobie K Devall, Tobie K. Devall
	609341	Carolyn B	Ed Broussard Marine Service	towboat	83	1979	later Candice Hunter, Jim Walden
137	610163	Jane Ann Pine	American Barge Co	towboat	599	1979	later Charles Norman Jr, San Pedro, Cavalier XII
	613320	Michael L	Lalande Towing, Inc.	towboat	82	1979	later Kathy Mc, Vicki Gunter, David & Colleen, Calvin Devall
	614211	Ryan L	Lalande Towing, Inc.	towboat	82	1979	later Jamie T, Debra Gunter, Ms. Nancy C, sank 2018
143	618135	Don L	Lalande Towing, Inc.	towboat	93	1980	later Uncle Jesse, Merry Gunter, Mary Brent, Lampasas
144	622175	Theresa L	Lalande Towing, Inc.	towboat	86	1980	later Mary Read Harbison, Comal
	623146	Hamilton	Canal Barge Co.	towboat	449	1980	later IB Asunciï¿½n
	624434	Dorothy B	Ed Broussard Marine Service	towboat	86	1980	later Lennie Gunter, Taira Lynn, Miss Marcy Parker
146	631076	Eden Brent	Brent Transportation	towboat	529	1980	later Kevin Conway
147	629852	Melinda Brent	Brent Transportation	towboat	92	1980
	632411	Ezore L	Lalande Towing, Inc.	towboat	103	1981	later Marine Dispatch, Pat White
	632412	City of Lacrosse	Waterways Marine, Inc.	towboat	188	1981	later Argo Knot, Terese Marie, Kennet
	635080	Leonard L	Lalande Towing, Inc.	towboat	102	1981	later Donna L, Janet Marie
	635081	Adrienne L	Lalande Towing, Inc.	towboat	86	1981	later Patty Ann, Adrienne L, Andre' R, Tom Rogers
154	638586	Lucy W. Hines	Brent Transportation	towboat	103	1981
152	642287	Margie Logan	Logan Transportation, Inc.	towboat	564	1982	later Christine Bailey, Fred Joerger, Mary Harter
	644561	Sean L	Lalande Towing, Inc.	towboat	98	1982	later Ray Eckstein, Koolcat.
	646546	Paul H. Lambert	Twin City Barge & Towing	towboat	564	1982	later G R Packet, Bart C Tully Jr, Andi Boyd, Pelican State
156	646547	City of Winona	Waterways Marine, Inc.	towboat	416	1982	later Lea Roberts, Carl R Whitlatch, San Nicolas I
157	649344	Brian L	Lalande Towing, Inc.	towboat	145	1982	later Bill Rodgers
158	650670	Theresa L	Lalande Towing, Inc.	towboat	145	1982	later Eileen C
159	651548	Leonard L	Lalande Towing, Inc.	towboat	145	1982	later Howard Corse
160	658199	Nicole Brent	Brent Transportation	towboat	85	1982
161		Warioto	USACE	towboat		1986
162		Harrison	USACE	towboat		1988
165	669752	Island Queen	Potomac Packet LLC	passenger	95	1984	later Baratarian Island Queen , Vivian Hannah
167	907691	M/V Donna Lee II	Consolidation Coal Co.	towboat	66	1986
168	922485	M/V Wanda B	Consolidation Coal Co.	towboat	415	1987	later M/V Wanda B, M/V Tom Hoffman
169	927605	Henrietta II		passenger	82	1988	later Teche Queen (a), The Black-Eyed Susan
	912893	George Rowe	Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel Co.	towboat	117	1987
173	942051	OMR 2889	Kirby Inland Marine	tank barge	1,639	1989	later Kirby 28025
174	942050	OMR 2890	Kirby Inland Marine	tank barge	1,639	1989	later Kirby 27003
176	964093	BTS-401	Great Lakes Dredge	dredge	2,265	1990	later G L 401
177		Fluekiger	USACE	towboat		1991
178		Fiedler	USACE	towboat		1991
179		ND 40	USACE	spud barge		1991