F. B. Walker & Sons, Arnold V. Walker, James K. Walker
Pascagoula and Moss Point MS
There were three shipyards in the Pascagoula area owned by members of the Walker family. The first was F. B. Walker & Sons, which was on the east side of the Pascagoula River, just north of Highway 90. The facility had been a shipyard since 1860, operated first by Miguel Pol, becoming Frentz Shipbuilding in 1878 and Gulf Ship in 1918. F. B. Walker bought it in 1933 and operated it with his sons Arnold and John. After F. B. Walker died, in 1940, his son John continued to operate the yard, which closed in 1978 and was taken over by Hudson Shipbuilders, (HUDSHIP). F. B. Walker's other son, Arnold, left F. B. Walker & Sons after his father died and started his own yard. The Arnold V. Walker Shipyard was also on the east side of the Pascagoula River, but further south, just north of Ingalls' East Bank yard: this yard was sold to Ingalls in 1957 and was merged with Ingalls' East Bank yard in 1961. Finally, a third family member, James K. Walker, started his own yard in the early 1970s and this survived until 1985. This yard was located on the site of the De Angelo family's famous "Italian" shipyard, at the southeast end of the Highway 613 bridge.
O/N | Name | Customer | Type | GT | LOA | Built | Notes | |
Built by F. B. Walker & Sons | ||||||||
236794 | Southern Kraft No. 2 | International Paper | tugboat | 40 | 55 | 1937 | ||
236937 | Southern Kraft No. 3 | International Paper | tugboat | 54 | 56 | 1937 | ||
235675 | Southern Kraft No. 4 | International Paper | tugboat | 29 | 49 | 1937 | ||
240855 | John Colle Jr | Colle Towing | tugboat | 83 | 65 | 1941 | later Southern Kraft No. 6, Bay Boys | |
241448 | Robt. E. Coppedge | Gibbs Corp. | tugboat | 64 | 61 | 1941 | later H. S. Mitchell | |
M. B. Long | USACE | towboat | 21 | 48 | 1941 | |||
Roy F. Rudolph | USACE | towboat | 21 | 48 | 1941 | sold as Roy F. Rudolph, M/V Rudolph | ||
ST-138 | US Army | tugboat | 99 | 77 | 1942 | sold 1966 as Tommy T, Dana Dauntless | ||
175647 | Colle 120 | Colle Towing | tank barge | 498 | 180 | 1942 | ||
175699 | Colle 121 | Colle Towing | tank barge | 498 | 180 | 1943 | ||
246641 | Walker No. 9 | F. B. Walker & Sons | tugboat | 168 | 80 | 1943 | ||
175880 | Walker No. 23 | F. B. Walker & Sons | tank barge | 500 | 180 | 1943 | ||
176074 | Walker No. 24 | F. B. Walker & Sons | tank barge | 500 | 180 | 1944 | ||
ST-244 | US Army | tugboat | 85 | 1943 | ||||
ST-245 | US Army | tugboat | 85 | 1943 | ||||
Patricia Chotin | cargo vessel | 101 | 77 | 1945 | later Suwannee | |||
249117 | Linda Chotin | Berwick Bay Towing | towboat | 362 | 104 | 1945 | later Linda, G-Ten, Frank B, Frank C Barker II, Becky E | |
251815 | Vieux Carre | 34 | 47 | 1946 | later Manana | |||
Novelty | trawler | 201 | 130 | 1946 | ||||
Capt Wes Robinson | trawler | 146 | 105 | 1947 | ||||
aa | towboat | 335 | 104 | 1947 | later Nina Sue, Amy Okey | |||
251877 | F B Walker | River Towboats | towboat | 366 | 114 | 1947 | later Joan Simpson, Sinclair Louisville, Bobbie J, Frank B Tamble | |
254119 | Meco | Dixie Menhaden | trawler | 104 | 85 | 1947 | ||
254693 | Johnny Walker | Simpson Towing Co | towboat | 366 | 114 | 1948 | later Liberty, Kay A, Billy Waxler | |
256014 | Mattie P Simpson | Charleston (Mo) Oil Co | towboat | 372 | 114 | 1948 | later Sinclair St. Louis | |
257156 | Black Gold | Walker Boat Rentals | trawler | 158 | 94 | 1949 | later Alaska | |
259321 | Trade Wind | Walker Barge Line | towboat | 123 | 82 | 1950 | later Western Isle | |
259516 | Norman Maddox | trawler | 119 | 93 | 1949 | later Ted Sapp, Malco I | ||
259779 | Northern | Miss. Valley Barge Line | towboat | 186 | 113 | 1949 | later Dritsik, Autumn Dawn | |
260548 | Falcon | Walker Barge Line | towboat | 114 | 90 | 1950 | later Little Red Too | |
260969 | Southern Kraft No. 7 | International Paper | tugboat | 99 | 66 | 1950 | ||
261050 | Raven | Bernard B. Walker | trawler | 156 | 107 | 1950 | later Deborah, Sea Raven | |
134 | 262054 | Jimmy Walker | Walker Barge Line | tugboat | 359 | 117 | 1951 | later Casteel, Bayou Lacombe |
136 | 263706 | Capt Alex Lewis | Humphreys Bros. | trawler | 174 | 111 | 1952 | later Capt Paul Willis, Capt Alex Lewis |
140 | 264326 | Jimmy Walker | Bernard B. Walker | trawler | 127 | 87 | 1952 | later W-B, Teal |
264790 | Lillian Walker | Bernard B. Walker | trawler | 130 | 88 | 1952 | ||
265839 | Elizabeth | Lion Towing Co | tugboat | 20 | 40 | 1952 | later Susan, Calcasieu Fueler, Attecia C | |
146 | 266825 | Johnette Walker | F. B. Walker & Sons | tugboat | 209 | 111 | 1953 | later San Salvador Express, Johnette Walker, Innocent Express, Pack One |
268054 | Kay Walker | F. B. Walker & Sons | tugboat | 184 | 106 | 1954 | scrapped 1979 | |
149 | 268659 | Lurline Walker | Walker Barge Line | tugboat | 184 | 106 | 1954 | later Mr. Red Too |
269196 | Black Creek | Dantzler Navigation | trawler | 184 | 83 | 1955 | later Bahama Land | |
151 | 269404 | Cedar Creek | Dantzler & Herring | trawler | 151 | 83 | 1955 | |
269872 | F. B. Walker | Walker Boat Rentals | tugboat | 134 | 87 | 1955 | later Southsea Mana | |
154 | 270117 | Oil Creek | F. B. Walker & Sons | trawler | 163 | 82 | 1955 | scrapped 1987 |
155 | 270437 | Cynthia Walker | Walker Barge Line | research | 138 | 90 | 1955 | later Sirenian |
156 | Paul E. Nash | OSV | 152 | 92 | 1955 | later Big Red Too | ||
159 | 272033 | Toni Walker | F. B. Walker & Sons | OSV | 147 | 92 | 1956 | later Super Red. |
273416 | Wayne Walker | F. B. Walker & Sons | research | 159 | 95 | 1957 | later Lillian 30 | |
165 | 276540 | Tiger Shark | trawler | 90 | 91 | 1958 | later tug Lady Salvor, Cape Florida | |
283128 | Panther | tugboat | 35 | 45 | 1960 | |||
286652 | Northern Brave | OSV | 123 | 80 | 1961 | later Kala Loa�a, Sea Blazer, Solution, Creole Sue, Solution | ||
172 | 517406 | John F. Walker, Jr. | F. B. Walker & Sons | OSV | 296 | 158 | 1967 | later G W Pierce, Fugro I, G W Pierce, Offshore Venture, OMS Maverick, Lady Rosalind I (Bahamas) |
175 | 535888 | Cherokee | Indian Towing Co | tugboat | 189 | 92 | 1971 | later Big Miss, Capt. Jos. Bisso |
180 | 541521 | MF 620 | Midstream Fuel Service | tank barge | 290 | 135 | 1972 | later W-620 |
547752 | Leland J | Frank J Lepern | trawler | 105 | 71 | 1973 | lost 1979 | |
549645 | Ladonna Luann | trawler | 145 | 92 | 1973 | later Dana Ann, Sherri Ann, Susan K | ||
551566 | Dorinda | trawler Dorinda | trawler | 112 | 73 | 1973 | later St. Martin, Saint Peter, Commander, Lana Carol, foundered off NJ 1976 | |
557024 | Laurentian | NOAA | research | 129 | 73 | 1974 | retired 2003 | |
559350 | Delta Miss | George Engine Co | towboat | 118 | 72 | 1974 | later Big Sam, Point Coupee, Big Sam | |
192 | 560924 | Okaloosa | Plimsoll Marine | towboat | 157 | 66 | 1974 | |
193 | 561892 | Mittie Louise | LEC Investment Corp | towboat | 161 | 66 | 1974 | later Taylor Marie |
194 | 562434 | Melvin Williams | Wood Marine Corp | towboat | 160 | 66 | 1975 | later Capt. Jim Green |
195 | 563142 | Roger Billiot | Wood Marine Corp | towboat | 159 | 66 | 1975 | later Allen James, Limestone Leader, Kurt Spanier, Jonathan Thomas, Nativity |
196 | 563581 | Capt. John Walker | Koch-Ellis Marine | towboat | 159 | 66 | 1975 | later Sandstone Express, Cyndi Spanier, Lil Susan S |
568290 | Lucky Louie | West Delta Construction | towboat | 97 | 66 | 1975 | later Miss D., Lady Audrey, Miss Leah, Medicine Bow | |
198 | 565818 | Ruby | towboat | 160 | 66 | 1975 | later Orleans, Connie Z | |
199 | 566757 | Avon II | Avondale Industries | towboat | 160 | 66 | 1975 | |
200 | 567980 | Venture II | Venture Towing | towboat | 160 | 66 | 1975 | later Shanty Frank, Rapture |
563968 | Pinto | Missouri River Barge Lines | towboat | 159 | 66 | 1975 | ||
567266 | Prancer | Missouri River Barge Lines | towboat | 158 | 66 | 1975 | ||
569175 | Three Jack | Three Ace Towing | towboat | 158 | 66 | 1975 | later Capt Zeus, Sue Holston | |
570901 | John F. Walker | Modern Boats | towboat | 159 | 66 | 1975 | ||
207 | 570048 | Miss Wendy | John F Walker Jr | towboat | 158 | 66 | 1975 | NLD |
209 | 574910 | Defiance | F B Walker & Sons | towboat | 158 | 66 | 1976 | NLD |
211 | 575634 | Miss Laurie | Spanier Marine Corp | towboat | 153 | 66 | 1976 | later Jenny Marie, John C Terral |
212 | 581627 | Celine | Compass Green River | towboat | 163 | 66 | 1977 | later Shirley Mahone |
213 | 573908 | Mr. Eddie | North Bank Towing | tugboat | 125 | 70 | 1976 | later Bayou Dawn |
571708 | Katie | Modern Boats | towboat | 158 | 66 | 1976 | later Jim Marko | |
215 | 578760 | Cindy Cole | Energy Transport Services | towboat | 158 | 66 | 1976 | later Helen Kolbe, Linda B, John G |
216 | 578783 | Zoe | Compass Marine Services | towboat | 166 | 66 | 1976 | later Miss Nelda |
571629 | Modern | Modern Boats | towboat | 158 | 66 | 1976 | later Leslie Ann | |
584128 | Clydesdale | Gateway Harbor Service | towboat | 170 | 66 | 1977 | completed by Hudson Shipbuilders | |
Built by Arnold V. Walker Shipyard | ||||||||
10 | Hunley | tugboat | 101 | 82 | 1946 | later Miss Faye | ||
251338 | Eagle | Bay Towing & Dredging | towboat | 39 | 50 | 1946 | ||
252306 | Rigmaster | tugboat | 45 | 61 | 1947 | |||
255968 | Jimmy Colle | Colle Towing Co | towboat | 330 | 111 | 1948 | later Wm. Barnes | |
257124 | W. G. Violette | towboat | 136 | 76 | 1949 | later Egret | ||
257285 | Arnold V. Walker | James W. Harvey | towboat | 250 | 96 | 1949 | later A. Dean Heasley | |
257700 | Dickie Walker | OSV | 113 | 83 | 1949 | later Delta Corrosion II, Dady Express. | ||
258967 | Bruce Walker | towboat | 136 | 76 | 1949 | later Agnes S, Eva H, Universal Switcher, Deer Park, Silver Fox | ||
260507 | Big Bee | Miller & Co | tugboat | 39 | 50 | 1946 | ||
260507 | Capt. Alec | towboat | 99 | 66 | 1950 | later Chemvoy, Mary Kathryn, Brittany Beyel | ||
48 | 261335 | Viking Prince | tugboat | 145 | 96 | 1951 | ||
261274 | Alfred B. | Beardslee Launch & barge | towboat | 42 | 53 | 1951 | later Jerry Bollinger | |
261501 | Houston | Coyle Lines | towboat | 353 | 106 | 1951 | later Grand Lake, Brenda Ann Foret | |
262035 | H. F. De Bardeleben III | Coyle Lines | towboat | 352 | 106 | 1951 | ||
262541 | Bruce Arthur | A L Mechling Barge Line | towboat | 163 | 86 | 1951 | later Miss Carolyn | |
262831 | E. C. Marshall | Freeport Sulphur Co | towboat | 97 | 72 | 1951 | later Pa Pa Fred | |
87 | 264722 | H. A. Purgley | Freeport Sulphur Co | towboat | 121 | 78 | 1952 | later Mable Bollinger, Shirley Watson, Miss Donna, Capt Travis |
264941 | V. J. Vallot | Freeport Sulphur Co | towboat | 121 | 78 | 1953 | later Ms-T, Eva Walker | |
265668 | R. I. Brubaker | Freeport Sulphur Co | towboat | 121 | 78 | 1953 | later Anna S | |
266771 | Bluff Creek | Dantzler Marine | freighter | 148 | 83 | 1953 | ||
266887 | Mobile | Coyle Lines | towboat | 232 | 77 | 1953 | later Bailey B, Mobile, Mr Jason | |
267130 | Red Creek | OSV | 159 | 83 | 1954 | |||
267646 | Neptune | J. Howard Smith Inc. | trawler | 187 | 140 | 1954 | ||
100 | 267974 | Sea Explorer | Robert E Bailey | trawler | 147 | 82 | 1954 | |
101 | 264305 | Miss Lou | Miss Lou Towing Service | towboat | 319 | 111 | 1954 | later Paulette Jones, Del Rio, Shenandoah, Arkansas |
268022 | Sea Traveler | Deep Sea Marine | trawler | 74 | 21 | 1954 | later Krista S | |
269006 | Tuscaloosa | Coyle Lines | towboat | 231 | 77 | 1955 | ||
270374 | Stormy II | Harbor Dredge & Dock | tugboat | 18 | 37 | 1955 | ||
104 | 269455 | Birmingham | Coyle Lines | towboat | 257 | 80 | 1955 | lost 1989 |
105 | 270091 | Sea Service | Sea Service Inc. | OSV | 185 | 131 | 1955 | later Rio Papaloapan. |
106 | 270588 | Marine Service | Sea Service Inc. | OSV | 185 | 131 | 1955 | later Alabama, Rio Bravo, lost 1980 |
107 | 270830 | offshore service | Sea Service Inc. | OSV | 185 | 131 | 1956 | |
108 | 270831 | Gulf Service | Sea Service Inc. | OSV | 185 | 131 | 1956 | |
109 | 271489 | cargo Service | Sea Service Inc. | OSV | 185 | 131 | 1956 | |
110 | 271490 | Coastal Service | Sea Service Inc. | OSV | 185 | 131 | 1956 | |
111 | 271998 | Kermac Workboat II | Kerr-McGee | OSV | 195 | 124 | 1956 | later Tough Brio, lost 1983 |
112 | 272216 | Dallas | Coyle Lines | towboat | 257 | 77 | 1956 | later Mister Wimpys, Cherokee Prince |
1228405 | Patoka | USACE | towboat | 130 | 81 | 1956 | ||
Built by Ingalls Shipbuilding in the Arnold V. Walker Shipyard | ||||||||
115 | 274818 | State Fair | State Boat Corp. | OSV | 99 | 85 | 1957 | completion of Ingalls hull 1023, Blue Virgin |
116 | 272740 | State Star | State Boat Corp. | OSV | 134 | 83 | 1957 | completion of Ingalls hull 1024, Commonwealth |
119 | 273771 | National Pride | National Boat Corp. | OSV | 196 | 128 | 1957 | completion of Ingalls hull 1016, State Express, Alaskan Eight, Westwind |
120 | 276540 | OSV | 291 | 128 | 1958 | completion of Ingalls hull 1017, Tiger Shark | ||
121 | Lipscomb | USACE Vicksburg | towboat | 250 | 126 | 1958 | retired 2012 | |
123 | 274545 | Lil Abner | J. Howard Smith Co. | trawler | 607 | 194 | 1957 | later Abner, scrapped 1990 |
124 | 275377 | Barbee | Mill Ridge Coal Co. | towboat | 156 | 58 | 1957 | later Andy |
126 | 275438 | Pensacola | Coyle Lines | towboat | 229 | 76 | 1958 | later Liberty Bell, Glen Karen, Robert W Taylor, Oscar O. Griffin Jr., Deanna Ladawn, Lady June |
128 | Rio Das Contas | Rio Das Contes S A | tugboat | 286 | 135 | 1958 | later Pantai Mas | |
129 | Rio Pilcomayo | Tpts Fluvial Buenos Aires | tugboat | 486 | 146 | 1959 | completion of Ingalls hull 998 | |
130 | Rio Bermejo | Tpts Fluvial Buenos Aires | tugboat | 486 | 146 | 1959 | completion of Ingalls hull 999 | |
131 | 276555 | Marie G. Smith | Crescent Towing | tugboat | 199 | 101 | 1958 | NLD |
135 | 281119 | Mobil 8 | Mobil Oil Corp. | tugboat | 169 | 80 | 1960 | later Tatarrax, Nan McKay, Tenacious |
137 | Mississippi | USACE Vicksburg | towboat | 953 | 217 | 1961 | retired 2006, museum in Vicksburg | |
139 | Caribbean Service | Sea Service Inc. | OSV | 212 | 1960 | |||
287625 | Dantzler Service | Sea Service Inc. | OSV | 172 | 81 | 1961 | ||
Built by James K. Walker Marine | ||||||||
Miann | trawler | 142 | 77 | 1972 | ||||
224 | 550972 | Troydon | Southern Clam Co | trawler | 127 | 72 | 1973 | lost 1995 |
Norman D | trawler | 199 | 80 | 1974 | lost 1989 | |||
225 | 569395 | Southern Kraft No 16 | International Paper Co | towboat | 279 | 85 | 1975 | later Louis Develle, Capt Sam Yount |
227 | 566744 | Chad D | towboat | 98 | 57 | 1975 | later Cap'n Ed, Cap N Ed. | |
229 | Kevin P. | L & L Oil Co | towboat | 41 | 41 | 1975 | ||
571318 | Fred E Adams | Chatham Towing | towboat | 127 | 62 | 1976 | ||
576008 | Funny Face | trawler | 162 | 82 | 1976 | |||
232 | 583490 | Nicole | trawler | 50 | 55 | 1977 | later Miss Callie, Miss Brielle | |
Marblehead | trawler | 159 | 1977 | later Pertinacious, L'Oeil du Maitre, St Louis I, Chase Express, Lady Carmel | ||||
597728 | Lonely Man | Little Mary Corp | trawler | 199 | 95 | 1978 | later Arthur M. | |
236 | 606024 | Charlotte G4 | Off Shore Diving | trawler | 119 | 79 | 1979 | later Sugarfoot II |
237 | 610984 | Hazel Lorraine I | Sea Pacific | trawler | 197 | 111 | 1979 | later Alaska Rose |
238 | 624325 | Sharon Lorraine | Sea Pacific | trawler | 195 | 111 | 1980 | later Bering Rose |
239 | 632284 | J-B Teague | Freeport Sulphur Co | towboat | 24 | 42 | 1980 | later Captain Kelly |
240 | 632283 | J-B Yesso | Freeport Sulphur Co | towboat | 27 | 42 | 1980 | later Inland Gator |
241 | 633586 | Harvey Warrior | DJ & RJ Guidry | OSV | 177 | 80 | 1981 | later Crosby Faith |
242 | 639817 | Harvey Challenger | DJ & RJ Guidry | OSV | 185 | 84 | 1981 | later Crosby Challenger |
244 | 655734 | Cape Fear | Sea Mar | OSV | 172 | 105 | 1983 | reefed off NY 2000 |
245 | Landing Queen | passenger | 1984 | |||||
246 | 681358 | Jersey Devil | PMD Enterprises | trawler | 185 | 91 | 1985 |