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Superior Boat Works

Greenville MS

Most recent update: June 17, 2014.

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. See it from the air on Google here. 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.

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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 Asunci�n
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

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