Island Boats ~ Shipbuilding History

Island Boats

Jeanerette LA

Most recent update: August 6, 2014.

Island Boats was started by Miles Thomas to build specialized high-speed boats. It opened in 2000 and closed in 2009. The yard was on Bayou Teche, at 5109 East Old Spanish Trail. See it from the air on Google here.

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	O/N	Name	Customer	Type	GT	LOA	Built	Notes
34-1	1221902	Christmas Island	Pride of America	tender	31	65	2001
34-2	1221903	Fanning Island	Pride of America	tender	31	65	2001
34-3	1221904	Washington Island	Pride of America	tender	31	65	2002
51	1145046	Patriot	Bald Head Island	ferry	77	77	Aug 2003
53	1144887	Quicksilver	Frogman Charters	excursion boat	33	55	Oct 2003
54			Royal Caribbean	tender			Nov 2003
55			Royal Caribbean	tender			Nov 2003
56			Royal Caribbean	tender			Dec 2003
57			Royal Caribbean	tender			Dec 2003
58 ?		Constitution	U.S. Military Academy	floating dock			Jan 2004
59	1154915	Thunderbird	Barry Felton	recreational	92	70	2004
64	1179424	Ranger	Bald Head Island	ferry	80	77	2006
70	1173617	Roosevelt	DPR Rentals	crewboat	10	35	2005
72	1172948	Island Expedition	Boston Boats	excursion boat	61	64	2005
73	1175196	Island Discovery	Boston Boats	excursion boat	37	64	2005
75	1190685	Ocean Discovery	Sea Sport Cruises	excursion boat	98	65	2006
76	1183953	Taft	DPR Rentals	crewboat	10	35	2006
77	1183984	Wilson	DPR Rentals	crewboat	10	35	2006
78	1185432	Harding	DPR Rentals	crewboat	10	35	2006
79	1185278	Coolidge	DPR Rentals	crewboat	10	35	2006
95	1195277	Venetian Lady	Venetian Lady Charters	yacht	91	115	Mar 2007
101	1202101	Kanoa II	Kanoa Inc.	passenger	66	66	Aug 2007
109	1202084	Giddy Up	Giddy Up Bros.	passenger	42	56	Sep 2007
112	Nigeria	Bourbon Libeccio	Bourbon Offshore	crewboat	455	175	July 2008
113	1209344	Swordfish	Rigdon Marine	crewboat	455	175	Feb 2009
115	1217664	Southern Belle	Southern States Offshore	crewboat	96	168	Mar 2009
116	1217667	Southern Star	Southern States Offshore	crewboat	96	168	June 2009