Crumpler's Shipbuilding ~ Shipbuilding History

Crumpler's Shipbuilding

Orange TX

Crumpler's Shipbuilding was started by James Otha Crumpler and D. C. Crumpler in 1974. They stopped building ships in the downturn of the mid-1980s but continued as a repair yard until 2015. The shipyard was at 1699 Childers Road.

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	O/N	Name	Customer	Type	GT	LOA	Built	Notes
	558538	Vidal Brewer	Brewer Marine Service	towboat	88	61	1974	later Capt Ted Bergeron
	565777	Leslie Brewer	Brewer Marine Service	towboat	90	61	1975	later Stud, Valley Sunshine, Charlie Boy, Sparky
810	565044	Vivian Skelton	Horton & Horton	towboat	97	61	1975	later Razorback, Alydar
	569565	Bayou Manchac	Big B Towing	towboat	91	61	1975	later Valley Sunrise, Sir Barton
812	585223	Lady Lou	Sun Marine Terminals	towboat	113	61	1977	later Mark Flynn
813	577517	Helen B	Jefferson Barracks Marine	towboat	135	66	1976
		Alton Zephyr		towboat			1977	NLD
	579612	Gator		towboat	73	54	1977	NLD
	587704	Brazos	Rio Marine	towboat	72	54	1977	later Rudy T
	591551	Sibley	List & Clark Construction	towboat	87	54	1978
	593903	Sassy Queen	B T Marine, Inc.	towboat	39	63	1978	later Miss Raven
819	599310	San Patricio	Buffalo Marine	towboat	87	54	1978	later Endeavour, Tommy E
820	603455	Tar Bay	Blaha Towing	towboat	87	54	1979
821	605506	Capt. Kenny Bunch	Transload & Transport	towboat	87	54	1979	later Emily K, Jeremy
822	607947	Kenneth Dunagin	Transload & Transport	towboat	87	54	1979	later Samantha, Capt. York
824	612719	HMS Eagle	Houston Marine Services	towboat	87	54	1979	later San Miguel
	623257	Betty Musgrove	Transload & Transport	towboat	87	54	1980	later Nathan
826	617811	Wayne Musgrove	Transload & Transport	towboat	87	54	1980	later Marc
827	625678	Joanne Dunagin	Transload & Transport	towboat	87	54	1980	later Paris Nicole, Julius W, Inland Star
	641798	Pedernales	Rio Marine	towboat	180	67	1981
829	626319	W. C. Binion Jr.	Binion Marine Service	towboat	178	66	1980
830	628470	Lilla Palmer	E. J. Patterson, Jr.	towboat	87	54	1980	later Miss Juanita
831	628953	San Tomas	Buffalo Marine	towboat	87	54	1980
832	631547	Larry Musgrove	Transload & Transport	towboat	87	54	1981	later Marika, Bayou Couba
833	634805	Russell Granier	Transload & Transport	towboat	87	54	1981	later Joshua
834	630022	Brazos	Rio Marine	towboat	87	54	1980
835	644389	Larry Howell	Transload & Transport	towboat	87	54	1981	later Alabama Express, Lauren
	646664	Capt. Phil Haas	Transload & Transport	towboat	87	54	1982	later Michael
	652052	Llano	Rio Marine	towboat	58	40	1982	later Shetland
838	640379	J. E. O'Donnell	Binion Marine Service	towboat	178	66	1981
839	632813	Jesse B. Gunstream Jr.	Higman Barge Lines	towboat	131	61	1981	later Mr Carson, Miss Karli
	659953	Alamo Challenger	Alamo Barge Line	towboat	178	66	1982	later Challenger
841	636413	Blanco	Rio Marine	towboat	87	54	1981	later Capt. James Hoover
842	638865	Concho	Rio Marine	towboat	87	54	1981	later Irene E
843	643061	Laredo	Rio Marine	towboat	87	54	1981
844	651183	Frio	Rio Marine	towboat	87	54	1982	later Capt. Skinny
845	653633	Salado	Rio Marine	towboat	87	54	1983	later Capt Claude
846	664199	Karl G. Andren	Higman Barge Lines	towboat	131	61	1983	later Five Rivers, Phyllis E
847	691907	San Carmen	Buffalo Marine	towboat	70	60	1985