Metal Shark Boats
Franklin LA
Most recent update: January 14, 2022.
Metal Shark Boats is an offshoot of Gravois Aluminum Boats, which was established by Jimmy Gravois in Jeanerette LA in 1983. In 2003 Gravois was persuaded by American Marine Holdings, (AMH), to make the leap into the government market and formed Metal Shark Boats for this purpose. In 2014, they built a wholly new yard on the Charenton Canal in Franklin for the construction of larger boats, leaving the Jeanerette facility for the smaller ones, which are too small and too numerous to be listed here. In June 2018 they bought a competitor, Horizon Shipbuilding, which has been renamed as their Alabama division. Visit the company at metalsharkboats.com and see the Franklin yard from the air on Google here.
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| O/N | Name | Customer | Type | GT | LOA | Built | Notes | |
| Built for Hornblower New York | ||||||||
| HB 101 | 1276623 | Waves of Wonder | HNY Ferry Fleet | passenger ferry | 90 | 85 | 17 May 2017 | |
| HB 102 | 1276622 | Sunset Crossing | HNY Ferry Fleet | passenger ferry | 90 | 85 | 17 May 2017 | |
| HB 103 | 1277575 | Happy Hauler | HNY Ferry Fleet | passenger ferry | 90 | 85 | 17 May 2017 | |
| HB 104 | 1277576 | Great Eagle | HNY Ferry Fleet | passenger ferry | 90 | 85 | 17 May 2017 | |
| HB 105 | 1278314 | Owls Head | HNY Ferry Fleet | passenger ferry | 90 | 85 | 17 May 2017 | |
| HB 106 | 1278313 | Munsee | HNY Ferry Fleet | passenger ferry | 90 | 85 | 1 Jun 2017 | |
| HB 107 | 1284285 | HB107 | HNY Ferry Fleet | passenger ferry | 90 | 85 | 7 Mar 2018 | |
| HB 108 | 1286501 | Ocean Queen Rockstar | HNY Ferry Fleet | passenger ferry | 93 | 95 | 28 Jun 2018 | |
| HB 109 | 1287900 | Seas the Day | HNY Ferry Fleet | passenger ferry | 93 | 95 | 10 Aug 2018 | |
| HB 110 | 1288504 | Golden Narrows | HNY Ferry Fleet | passenger ferry | 93 | 95 | 18 Oct 2018 | |
| HB 111 | 1288464 | Rainbow Cruise | HNY Ferry Fleet | passenger ferry | 93 | 95 | 27 Nov 2018 | |
| HB 112 | 1292996 | Unity | HNY Ferry Fleet | passenger ferry | 93 | 95 | 25 Mar 2019 | |
| HB 113 | 1292999 | Traversity | HNY Ferry Fleet | passenger ferry | 93 | 95 | 15 Apr 2019 | |
| HB 114 | 1293319 | Jewel of the Harbor | HNY Ferry Fleet | passenger ferry | 93 | 95 | 12 Jun 2019 | |
| HB 115 | 1293320 | HB 115 | HNY Ferry Fleet | passenger ferry | 90 | 85 | 19 May 2019 | |
| HB 90 | 1292832 | H90 | HNY Ferry Fleet | passenger ferry | 93 | 95 | 8 Aug 2019 | |
| HB 119 | 1300153 | HB 119 | HNY Ferry Fleet | passenger ferry | 90 | 85 | 9 Mar 2020 | |
| HB 120 | 1300848 | HB 120 | HNY Ferry Fleet | passenger ferry | 90 | 85 | 24 Mar 2020 | |
| HB 121 | 1302969 | Cyclone Shark | HNY Ferry Fleet | passenger ferry | 90 | 85 | 13 May 2020 | |
| HB 122 | 1302970 | Tooth ferry | HNY Ferry Fleet | passenger ferry | 90 | 85 | 4 Aug 2020 | |
| HB 123 | 1302971 | Time Traveler | HNY Ferry Fleet | passenger ferry | 90 | 85 | 23 Nov 2020 | |
| Built for Other Clients (in order of delivery date) | ||||||||
| 45-P-01 | 1258974 | Timucua | Canaveral Pilots Assn. | pilot boat | 16 | 45 | 12 Jan 2015 | |
| 75-E-02 | 1259474 | Aqueos Splash | Aqueos Corp. | Dive Support Vessel | 83 | 75 | 17 Apr 2015 | later stretched to 165' |
| 50-D-02 | 1267688 | Authority I | Plaquemines Port | fireboat | 51 | 55 | 25 May 2015 | |
| 50-D-01 | 1267678 | Authority II | Plaquemines Port | fireboat | 51 | 55 | 12 Jun 2015 | |
| Nathan Folse | Port of South LA | fireboat | 75 | 12 Oct 2015 | ||||
| 40-G-01 | 1267601 | Flying Hub II | Hubbard's Marina | excursion boat | 18 | 40 | 1 Jul 2016 | |
| GDFS-1033 | Guyanan Coast Guard | patrol boat | 38 | 29 Mar 2017 | ||||
| GDFS-1034 | Guyanan Coast Guard | patrol boat | 38 | 29 Mar 2017 | ||||
| CSB 701 to 706 | Vietnam Coast Guard | patrol boat | 45 | 24 May 2017 | 6 boats | |||
| 90-P-01 | 1280857 | Potomac Taxi I | Potomac River Boats | passenger ferry | 61 | 88 | 29 Sep 2017 | |
| 90-P-02 | 1280863 | Potomac Taxi II | Potomac River Boats | passenger ferry | 61 | 88 | 29 Sep 2017 | |
| 90-P-03 | 1280800 | Potomac Taxi III | Potomac River Boats | passenger ferry | 61 | 88 | 26 Feb 2018 | |
| CSB 707 to 712 | Vietnam Coast Guard | patrol boat | 45 | 28 Mar 2018 | 6 boats | |||
| 70-P-05 | 1282463 | Fire Island Seahorse | Beachcomber Freight | Freight boat | 63 | 67 | 30 Mar 2018 | |
| 90-P-04 | 1280799 | Potomac Taxi IV | Potomac River Boats | passenger ferry | 61 | 88 | 3 Apr 2018 | |
| 105-P-01 | 1286684 | RTA-1 | New Orleans RTA | passenger ferry | 95 | 105 | 12 Jun 2018 | |
| 45-D-11 | 1288163 | George Freeman | Virgin I. Port Authority | pilot boat | 33 | 45 | 5 Jul 2018 | |
| 105-P-02 | 1290301 | RTA-2 | New Orleans RTA | passenger ferry | 95 | 105 | 3 Oct 2018 | |
| 40-G-02 | 1293236 | Lady Brett | Pure Florida Charters | passenger | 16 | 40 | 21 Mar 2019 | later Sea Flight |
| 64-D-02 | 1292283 | Brazos Pilot | Brazos Pilots Ass'n. | pilot boat | 65 | 64 | 28 Mar 2019 | |
| CSB 713 to 718 | Vietnam Coast Guard | patrol boat | 45 | 1 Apr 2019 | 6 boats | |||
| 38-D-72 | 1300804 | Q6 | recreational | 11 | 48 | 2 Jun 2019 | ||
| 38-D-64 | 1293685 | C-Interceptor | unclassified | 34 | 42 | 5 Jun 2019 | ||
| 45-D-31 | 1299009 | Jet 1 | Belle Chasse Marine Transportation | pilot boat | 11 | 46 | 6 Nov 2019 | |
| 45-D-32 | 1299483 | Jet 2 | Belle Chasse Marine Transportation | pilot boat | 11 | 46 | 7 Nov 2019 | |
| Dom. Rep. | Betelgeuse (GC-102) | US Navy FMS Sales | Near Coastal Patrol Vessel | 87 | 21 Aug 2020 | |||
| 158-E-77 | 1294227 | Magnet | George Wallner | Exp. Cat. Yacht | 378 | 158 | 3 Nov 2020 | |
| Philippine Coast Guard | patrol boat | 45 | ||||||
| 50-D- | FB--21 | Miami Dade Fire Dept. | fireboat | 50 | 1 Feb 2021 | |||
| 50-D- | FB--73 | Miami Dade Fire Dept. | fireboat | 50 | 1 Feb 2021 | |||
| 50-D- | FB-- | Miami Dade Fire Dept. | fireboat | 50 | ||||
| Lincoln County NC | patrol boat | 7 Jul 2021 | ||||||
| 55 | 1317467 | Singing River Island | Pascagoula Pilots | pilot boat | 53 | 57 | 22 Jul 2021 | built by Gravois Alum. Boats |
| Fire Boat 2 | Orange County AL | fireboat | 43 | 29 Jul 2021 | ||||
| PB(X) | US Navy | patrol boat | 40 | Dec 1925 | 10 boats | |||
| El Salvador | NCPV | US Navy FMS Sales | Near Coastal Patrol Vessel | 87 | ||||
| Honduras | NCPV | US Navy FMS Sales | Near Coastal Patrol Vessel | 87 | ||||
| Costa Rica | NCPV | US Navy FMS Sales | Near Coastal Patrol Vessel | 87 | ||||
| Guatemala | NCPV | US Navy FMS Sales | Near Coastal Patrol Vessel | 87 | ||||
| NCPV | US Navy FMS Sales | Near Coastal Patrol Vessel | 87 | Up to 8 more boats | ||||