Large Dry Bulk Barges Built in the U.S. Since WWII ~ Shipbuilding History

Large Dry Bulk Barges Built in the U.S. Since WWII

Most recent update: April 16, 2020.

This table attempts to list all the large dry bulk barges built in U.S. shipyards since WWII, listed by shipbuilder and hull number. "Large" in this context means designed and built for service on the open ocean and/or the Great Lakes. They carry such cargoes as gravel, cement, bauxite, coal and grain, some of them in coastal and non-contiguous trades but an increasing number on the Great Lakes, where ATBs are gradually replacing lakers. The table may be missing some of the older barges and the reliability of the data is occasionally complicated by conversions and, jumboizations.

Some of the barges have dedicated tugboats, as listed.

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Builder	Location		O/N	Name	Customer	GT	LOA	Delivered	Type	ATB?	Tugboat	Notes
Avondale SY	New Orleans LA	1010	289090	Angela	Atlantic Barge	8,512	420	July 1962	cement			NLD
Avondale SY	New Orleans LA	1015	290273	Alexandra	Atlantic barge	8,512	420	Jan 1963	cement			later Cement Transporter 1801
Avondale SY	New Orleans LA	1035	292097	Adelaide	Atlantic barge	8,512	420	July 1963	cement			later Cement Transporter 1802
Avondale SY	New Orleans LA	1051	294327	James Sheridan	Sheridan Towing	6,074	350	Mar 1964	agricultural			later Susan-F, ATC-12000
Avondale SY	New Orleans LA	1077	298509	Kathleen Sheridan	Sheridan Towing	6,074	350	Apr 1965				later CIFC-3
Avondale SY	New Orleans LA	1087	501096	Mary Ormston	Energy Transportation	9,815	430	Dec 1965	ore			later Bulk Transporter, CIFC-2
Avondale SY	New Orleans LA	1088	502087	Delores Rogers	Energy Transportation	9,815	430	Jan 1966	ore			later Anthony P III, DXE-1800, ATC 1800, NLD
Avondale SY	New Orleans LA	1110	502823	Patricia Sheridan	Sheridan Towing	5,320	350	Apr 1966				later CIFC-4
Avondale SY	New Orleans LA	1175	514966	Freeport 1	Midland Enterprises	10,851	472	June 1968	phosphate	ATB	Alison C	later TECO 2, Bahia de Tampa/Betty S
Avondale SY	New Orleans LA	1176	516720	Freeport 2	Midland Enterprises	10,851	472	Oct 1968	phosphate	ATB	Theresa F	later Dana Dunn, scrapped 2011
Avondale SY	New Orleans LA	1195	517896	Sea Star	Red Star Towing	6,074	350	Jan 1969				later Mary J. Sheridan, ATC 350, NLD
Avondale SY	New Orleans LA	2301	587045	CF-1	C.F. Enterprises	16,248	556	Dec 1977	general bulk	ATB	Coastal 303	later Gayle Eustace, Florida Enterprise
Avondale SY	New Orleans LA	2338	649301	Maria T	Blue Circle Cement	8,865	420	Aug 1982	cement			later Cement Transporter 6500
Bath Iron Works	Bath ME	408	644915	HSTC-1	Hawaiian Sugar	20,804	546	Mar 1982	sugar	ITB	Moku Pahu
Bay SB	Sturgeon Bay WI	728	626730	Erol Beker	Beker Shipping	14,337	550	July 1982	phosphate	ATB	April T. Beker	later Mary Turner, Ashtabula/Defiance
Bay SB	Sturgeon Bay WI	729	639499	Energy Freedom	Univ. Am. Shipping	14,500	550	Aug 1981	coal		Gulf Majesty	later American Freedom
Bay SB	Sturgeon Bay WI	730	641530	Oceanport	Ocean barge	14,379	550	Oct 1981	coal	ATB	Naida Ramil	later Peggy Palmer
Bay SB	Sturgeon Bay WI	734	667454	Thoroughbred Topper	Coastal Barge Corp.	14,379	550	June 1984	general bulk	ATB	Coastal 101	later Topper, Pat Cantrell, Louisiana Enterprise
Bay SB	Sturgeon Bay WI	740	1044267	Integrity	LaFarge Cement	8,757	441	July 1996	cement	ATB	G L Ostrander
Bay SB	Sturgeon Bay WI	760	1184532	Innovation	LaFarge Cement	8,757	441	May 2006	cement	ATB	Samuel de Champlain
Bay SB	Sturgeon Bay WI				Van Enkevort Towing			2020		ATB
Bethlehem Steel	Sparrows Point MD	4505	264391	Sparrows Point	Bethlehem Steel	11,217	621	Sep 1952	general bulk	ATB	Olive L. Moore	later Buckeye 1990, converted to barge Lewis L. Kuber 2006
Bethlehem Steel	Sparrows Point MD	4607	299786	Martha B	Midland Enterprises	8,944	420	July 1965				later Carolina
Bethlehem Steel	Sparrows Point MD	4610	502771	Caribbean	Caribbean Barge Corp.	8,200	474	Apr 1966				NLD
Bethlehem Steel	Beaumont TX	4858	527663	Maryland	Moran Dry Bulk	12,202	515	July 1970
Bollinger SY	Amelia LA	498	1181446	Montville	Moran Dry Bulk	7,153	418	May 2006
Corn Island SY	Lamar IN	317	1273596	EMI-2100	Express Marine	8,826	445	Mar 2017	sugar
Donjon SB	Erie PA	115	1238380	Lakes Contender	Seajon LLC	16,552	710	Apr 2012	general bulk	ATB	Ken Boothe Sr.
Galveston SB	Galveston TX	137	651023	Virginia	Moran Dry Bulk	13,226	510	Oct 1982	grain		Mary Ann Moran
Great Lakes Eng.	Ecorse MI	17	202859	William P. Snyder	Shenango SS	6,939	505	Apr 2006	cement	ATB	Prentiss Brown	later Elton Hoyt II 1926, Alex D. Chisholm 1952, Medusa Challenger 1966, barge Southdown Challenger 1999, St. Mary's Challenger 2004
Great Lakes Eng.	Ecorse MI	298	264738	J. L. Mauthe	Interlake Steamship	10,720	606	1952	general bulk	ATB	Dorothy Ann	converted to barge Pathfinder
Great Lakes Eng.	Ecorse MI	299	265360	Reserve	Oglebay Norton	11,601	815	1953	general bulk	ATB	Victory	converted to barge James L. Kuber 2006
Gretna Machine	Gretna LA	227	598366	Jonathan	Allied Transportation	6,589	346	Nov 1978
Gretna Machine	Gretna LA	246	947469	Thames	Express Marine Inc.	7,568	470	Apr 1989	coal	ATB	Baltimore	later EMI 1850
Gretna Machine	Gretna LA	251	969703	Somerset	Moran Dry Bulk	7,153	418	Dec 1990
Gulf Coast Fab.	Pearlington MS	300	1102126	Domino Sugar	Express Marine Inc.	5,558	361	Aug 2000	sugar			later tank barge DBL 78
Gulf Coast Fab.	Pearlington MS	301	1091839	Great Lakes Trader	Van Enkevort Towing	15,823	740	June 2000	general bulk	ATB	Joyce L. Van Enkevoort
Gulfport SB	Port Arthur TX	645	504456	Barbara Vaught	Gulf Coast Transit	7,998	420	June 1966				scrapped 2011
Gulfport SB	Port Arthur TX	684	509637	Thelma Collins	Gulf Coast Transit	7,998	420	June 1967				later ODB 3
Gulfport SB	Port Arthur TX	692	511746	Pearle Jahn	Gulf Coast Transit	9,542	420	Nov 1967				later Diane Ludwig, ODB 1, Sucre
Gunderson Marine	Portland OR	82	1225098	EMI 2400	Express Marine Inc.	10,814	461	June 2010	coal	ATB	Freedom
Ingalls IW	Decatur AL	1921	611311	Miss Dott-O	Dixie Offshore Transportation	10,071	462	Oct 1979
Ingalls SB	Pascagoula MS	6012	623134	Marquette Barge 5300	Marquette Transportation	3,202	292	June 1980	cement			later Frank J. DeWitt, Cement Transporter 5300
Levingston SB	Orange TX	707	545015	Marie Flood	Gulf Coast Transit	15,834	553	Feb 1973				scrapped 2012
Manitowoc SB	Manitowoc WI	292	236823	Red Crown	S.O. of Indiana	5,443	437	Nov 1937	cement	ATB	Bradshaw McGee	later Amoco Indiana, Medusa Conquest 1966, converted to barge Southdown Conquest 1999, Cemex Conquest, Conquest, St Mary's Conquest 2004
Maryland SB	Baltimore MD		245496	Marine Robin	Hansand SS		706	Nov 1952	general bulk	ATB	Joseph L. Thompson, Jr.	converted to barge Joseph L. Thompson
Maryland SB	Baltimore MD		247490	Marine Angel	Amersand SS	13,813	579	1953	general bulk	ATB	Invincible	converted to barge McKee Sons
McDermott Marine	Morgan City LA	277	698512	Bridgeport	Moran Dry Bulk	7,153	418	1986	coal			ex-tank barge converted 2008
Misener Industries	Tampa FL	197	671640	EMI 1150	Express Marine Inc.	3,631	360	1984	sugar
Misener Industries	Tampa FL	198	671641	EMI 1151	Express Marine Inc.	3,631	360	1985	sugar
Moss Point Marine	Escatawpa MS	130	1047057	Portsmouth	Moran Dry Bulk	7,438	418	Nov 1996
Seatrain SB	Brooklyn NY	38	691889	USL 502	International Shipholding	11,556	547	1979	general bulk	ITB	Coastal 202	later Doris Guenther, Florida Enterprise, Alabama Enterprise
Westport Orange SY	Orange TX	5	1243312	Winna Wilson	Kirby Ocean Transportation	11,233	461	Apr 2013	coal	ATB	Jason E. Duttinger
Westport Orange SY	Orange TX	7	1243311	Margo Dale	Kirby Ocean Transportation	11,233	461	May 2013	coal	ATB	Captain Donald Lowe Sr.
Tampa Ship Repair	Tampa FL	106	598023	Louise Howland	Dixie Offshore Transportation	10,071	462	1978	sugar
Tidewater Eqpmt.	Chesapeake VA	140	641591	Bulkmaster		5,142	326	1981	cement			later Loveland 3401, G T Bulkmaster
Tidewater Eqpmt.	Chesapeake VA	214	968402	sugar Express	Transerve Marine Inc.	6,552	346	1990	sugar
Tidewater Eqpmt.	Chesapeake VA	220	981938	EMI 1152	Express Marine Inc.	4,199	343	1992	sugar
Todd Shipyards	Galveston TX	64	648119	Amy Thompson	Dixie Offshore Transportation	7,268	462	June 1982	grain
Todd Shipyards	Galveston TX	65	652693	Mickie Birdsall	Dixie Offshore Transportation	7,268	462	Nov 1982	grain
Todd Shipyards	Houston TX	567	532555	Ezra Sensibar	Const'n. Aggregates	10,316	510	June 1971	aggregate			later Long Island
Todd Shipyards	Houston TX	628	639245	Ideal I	Ideal Cement, Inc.	5,092	340	Aug 1981	cement			later Hannah 7701, Lafarge Eagle
Todd Shipyards	Houston TX	629	643317	Ideal II	Ideal Cement, Inc.	5,092	340	Dec 1981	cement			later Midnight 1, Cement Transporter 7700