Candies Shipbuilders ~ Shipbuilding History

Candies Shipbuilders

Houma LA

(formerly Houma Welders, Houma Marine Fabricators and Houma Fabricators de Hoop)

Houma Welders was established in the 1960s and became a major builder of tugs, towboats and supply boats. In 2001, it was acquired by the well known and highly regarded Dutch shipbuilder, Scheepswerf de Hoop, who invested in a number of facility improvements. In 2005, after de Hoop experienced some financial difficulties in its Dutch shipyards, it was acquired by Otto Candies. You can see it from the air on Google here.

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	O/N	Name	Customer	Type	GT	LOA	Delivered	Notes
Built by Houma Welders
	298233	Earl Brown	Wayne J Businelle	fishing boat	43	42	1965
	298512	Capt. Bubba	Tony J Dupre	fishing boat	43	42	1965
5	299474	Capt. Charlie		fishing boat	43	42	1965
	501734	T-J Allen		OSV	43	42	1965	later Allied Elevator No.3, M & M 103
	512927	Delta #4	T. & A. Wireline	OSV	52	48	1968
		Gulf Coast II		fishing boat	158	85	1968	later Carol Ann, Lady Marie, Alexia A. IV, Stingray
19	523068	D F J II	D F J Fishing	fishing boat	24	43	1969
	525980	Cardinal I		OSV	67	50	1970	later Superior Purpose
21		Martha Theriot	Nolty J Theriot	tugboat	196	99	1966	later Martha, Achilles
22	504991	Rebecca Theriot	Nolty J Theriot	tugboat	196	93	1966	sank 1977, rebuilt as Cecilia B. Slatten, Miss Isabella
23	531647	John Candies	Otto Candies	towboat	71	51	1971	later Mr B
24	532582	Ferdie Candies	Otto Candies	towboat	71	51	1971	later HMS Eagle, D. V. Tanner
25	521672	Mitzi Alario		tugboat	192	94	July 1969	later Dallas J. Adams
26	537733	Brett Candies	Otto Candies	tugboat	92	98	Mar 1972	later Sea Gull, Pegasus II, Fournier Boys, Robert J, American Challenger, James T. Quigg
27	542118	Sidney Candies	Otto Candies	tugboat	92	105	Aug 1972	later El Pato Grande, Tara Crosby
28	535457	James Longstreet		passenger	65	94	1971
29	537649	Joe Johnstone		freighter	65	94	1972
30	547618	Kelly Candies	Otto Candies	tugboat	90	98	June 1973	later Kelly, Captain Andrew, Gulf Wind II, Chesapeake, Sargasso Sea, Island Voyager
31	539099	C. C. Cenac, Jr.	Cenac Towing	towboat	83	55	1972	later Cody W, Joy Wepfer
35	551937	Gus Candies	Otto Candies	tugboat	90	100	Oct 1973	later Rio Bravo
	552799	Laura C.	J. D. Cayton	towboat	392	94	1974	later W. O. Watson.
	556958	Pinto	Western Towing	towboat	50	45	1974	later Kirby Trainer, Mr Seabee, Harbor Runner, Ron W, TLC Explorer
39	561273	Prudent Candies	Otto Candies	tugboat	90	98	Jan 1975	later Prudent, Miss Bobbie, OPI Miss Bobbie, Gulf Squall, Crosby Warrior
40	555761	Zeus	Robert Dann Co.	tugboat	98	99	Apr 1974
	553908	Dan J. Hogan	ACBL	towboat	388	94	1973	later River Titan
	560135	Wally Roller	ACBL	towboat	622	138	1974
	564006	James E. Nivin	ACBL	towboat	622	138	1975	later Ronald L. Loughmiller
44	569149	Paul Candies	Otto Candies	tugboat	94	98	Nov 1975	later Rio Morichal, Mr. Gilbert
45	560012	Rene J. Cheramie	Cheramie & Sons	tugboat	158	96	Nov 1974	later Orleans
49	566610	Joseph Sause	Sause Bros.	tugboat	149	112	July 1975	later Joe Sause, Joseph Sause
50	561510	Sailfish	Stapp Towing Co	tugboat	88	48	1975	later Miss Amy
51	563354	Swordfish	Stapp Towing Co	tugboat	85	48	1975	later Miss Judy
52	568531	Bluefish	Stapp Towing Co	tugboat	85	48	1975
	570554	R. H. O'Neill	ACBL	towboat	608	138	1976
	572994	Sonny Ivey	ACBL	towboat	608	138	1976
60	578090	Henry Sause	Sause Bros.	tugboat	148	107	Jan 1977
Built by Houma Marine Fabricators
61	603298	Clipper Acapulco	Hamilton, Inc.	PSV	274	170	Mar 1979	later Gulfstream II, Ensco Transport, Transport Tide, Tobago Transport
62	607642	Clipper Eden Isle	Hamilton, Inc.	PSV	274	177	June 1979	later Gulfstream I, Ensco Cruiser, Cruiser Tide, Bricourt (Nigeria)
63		Clipper Cat Island	Hamilton, Inc.	PSV	194	150	Oct 1979	later Jacqueline R, Ataman, Olskiy Rybak, Sajany, Juros Vilkas (Russia)
64	616435	Clipper Grand Cayman	Hamilton, Inc.	PSV	531	157	Jan 1980	later Taylor Tide
65	620473	Clipper Cap Haitien	Hamilton, Inc.	PSV	193	157	Apr 1980	later Ensco Tender, Tender Tide, Paladin Shadow, Danah Explorer
66	624326	Clipper San Andres	Hamilton, Inc.	PSV	193	157a	July 1980	later Mister Big (Argentina), wrecked and scrapped 2012
67	631319	GP-37	Pipelines, Inc.	Pipelayer	1,472	188	Mar 1981	later Warrier Chief
68	632330	Cameron Seahorse	Tidewater Marine	PSV	197	145	Feb 1981	later Sili (Bermuda)
69	635750	Mobile Seahorse	Tidewater Marine	PSV	197	146	May 1981	later Southern Seahorse, Lula (N. Mariana I.)
70	638867	Tampa Seahorse	Tidewater Marine	PSV	197	146	July 1981
71	641140	Sabine Seahorse	Tidewater Marine	PSV	197	150	Oct 1981	later Mystery Shadow
72	643978	C/Titan	Crusader Marine	PSV	292	170	Jan 1982	later Charles River, Prince Edward (Nigeria)
73	646555	C/Trojan	Crusader Marine	PSV	292	170	Apr 1982	later Edwin Link, Seward Johnson II, Atlantic Explorer (Bermuda)
74	648354	C/Centurion	Crusader Marine	PSV	292	170	June 1982	later GMMOS Horizon, Shell Star, Shell Star, Seabulk Star
75	650987	C/Crusader	Crusader Marine	PSV	277	170	Aug 1982	later Miss Lilly
76	965885	Candy Supplier	Candy Fleet Corp	PSV	277	170	1990	ordered as C/Gladiator, Dolina (Russia)
77	965884	Candy Clipper	Candy Fleet Corp	PSV	277	170	1990	ordered as C/Olympian, f/v Windmill Point
85		Esperanza	Panama Canal	tugboat	286		1985
86		Oro Maya	Bernado	tugboat			1985
87		Chagres	Panama Canal	tugboat	286		1987
88		Guia	Panama Canal	tugboat	286	95	1987
89		Lider	Panama Canal	tugboat	286	95	1987
90	931211	Evans-Wadhams-Walcott	Lake Champlain Transportation	ferry	267	188	1989
91		Dolphin	Panama Canal	tugboat	286		1988
92	944638	Kinnakeet	North Carolina DoT	ferry	280	140	1989
93		Victoria	Panama Canal	tugboat	286	95	1990	later D. P. McAuliffe
94		Gamboa	Panama Canal	tugboat	286	101	1990
95		Unidad	Panama Canal	tugboat	286	95	1990
96		F. O. Barge 105	Panama Canal	tank barge			1990
97		Line barge	Panama Canal	barge			1990
98	974292	Robert J. Eymard	C. & E. Boat Rental	PSV	88	124	May 1991	later Int'l Raider, Gis-Raider
99	977466	Oaklawn	Seacor Marine	PSV	84	120	Aug 1991	later Int'l Clipper, Clipper, K Marine X
100	986611	Vermont	Lake Champlain Transportation	ferry	267	187	Sep 1992
101		Misfah 9	Saudi Aramco	tugboat	292	98	Apr 1995
102		Takreer 4	Saudi Aramco	tank barge	548	165	Apr 1995
103	1023327	Crown Casino	Roberts River Rides	Casino	1,528	219	Nov 1994
104	1026746	Mississippi Belle II	Roberts River Rides	Casino	75	157	Nov 1994	later Philadelphia Belle
105
106	1035210	Gorgona	Panama Canal	tugboat	286	95	Oct 1995
107	1040254	Paddy Cenac	Cenac Towing	towboat	124	70	Feb 1996	later Paddy
108	1042157	Dustin Cenac	Cenac Towing	towboat	124	70	Aug 1996	later Dustin
109	1046028	Gregory Cenac	Cenac Towing	towboat	124	70	Sep 1996	completed by Cenac, Gregory
110	1046750	Amanda Cenac	Cenac Towing	towboat	124	70	Aug 1996	completed by Cenac, Amanda
111	1049433	Tee Cenac	Cenac Towing	towboat	124	70	Nov 1996	later Tee
112	1049430	Jack Guidry Cenac	Cenac Towing	towboat	124	70	May 1997	completed by Cenac, Jack Guidry
113	1057801	Galaxie	Seacor Marine	seismic	1,154	213	Nov 1997	later Seabulk Galaxie
114	1065310	C/Centurion	Co-Mar Offshore	PSV	824	174	Sep 1998	later Seabulk Carmen
115	1080907	Henri Cenac	Cenac Towing	towboat	124	70	Mar 1999	later Henri
116	1087086	Isidore Cenac	Cenac Towing	towboat	124	70	June 1999	completed by Cenac, Isidore
117	1091160	Ursula Cenac	Cenac Towing	towboat	124	68	Dec 1999	completed by Cenac, Ursula
118	1095430	Kitty Cenac	Cenac Towing	towboat	124	68	Mar 2000	completed by Cenac, Kitty
119	1107373	Victoria Cenac	Cenac Towing	towboat	124	56	Dec 2000	completed by Cenac, Victoria
120	1118925	Quentin Cenac	Cenac Towing	towboat	124	70	July 2000	later Quentin
Built by Houma Fabricators de Hoop
121	1106760	Harvey Intruder	Guidry Bros.	tugboat	198	120	June 2001
122	1120750	Harvey Thunder	Guidry Bros.	tugboat	197	120	July 2002
129	1164327	Philomene P. Perera	Settoon Towing	tugboat	56	50	2004
130	1134088	Amy Candies	Otto Candies	PSV	1,129	171	Jan 2003
131	1137867	Milissa Candies	Otto Candies	PSV	1,700	196?	May 2003	(Mexico)
132	1154429	Keri Candies	Otto Candies	PSV	1,189	171	Aug 2003
133	1151824	Mary Frances Candies	Otto Candies	PSV	1,237	190	Feb 2004
136	1171021	Emily Candies	Otto Candies	PSV	1,925	242	Dec 2004	later Odyssea Squire
137	1179244	Celia Candies	Otto Candies	PSV	1,925	242	Dec 2004	later Odyssea Knight
138	1165438	Christine Cenac	Cenac Towing	towboat	136	77	Nov 2004	later Christine
139	1171264	Jackie Cenac	Cenac Towing	towboat	136	77	Apr 2005	later Jackie
140	1171260	Marie Cenac	Cenac Towing	towboat	136	77	Apr 2005	later Marie
141	1176072	Diane Cenac	Cenac Towing	towboat	136	77	July 2005	later Diane
142
Built by Candies Shipbuilding
143	1184773	Chloe Candies	Otto Candies	IMR	4,057	257	3 Nov 2006
145	1209608	Claire Candies	Otto Candies	PSV	3,336	261	20 Jun 2008
146	1195644	Olivia Candies	Otto Candies	PSV	1,227	188	5 Oct 2007
147	1214483	Nicki Candies	Otto Candies	PSV	3,336	261	19 Feb 2009
148	1219737	Peyton Candies	Otto Candies	PSV	3,336	262	27 Jul 2010	hull built by VT Halter
149	1219617	Kelly Ann Candies	Otto Candies	PSV	3,336	262	19 Mar 2012
150	1219732	Joshua Candies	Otto Candies	PSV	3,336	262	19 Nov 2010	hull built by VT Halter
151	1242288	Tucker Candies	Otto Candies	PSV	3,365	278	14 May 2013
152	1242012	Wyatt Candies	Otto Candies	DSV	4,770	288	14 Feb 2013
153	1242328	Gracie Candies	Otto Candies	PSV	3,563	275	31 Dec 2013
154	1248972	Agnes Candies	Otto Candies	PSV	3,563	275	18 Nov 2014
155	1250857	Paul Candies	Otto Candies	PSV	5,743	307	18 May 2018