Weaver Shipyards
Orange TX
Most recent update: August 19, 2014.
Joseph Weaver and Son was started in 1897, by Joe Weaver and George Levingston, to build barges for the Galveston Navigation District. Levingston moved on in 1914 and the yard was primarily a repair facility until World War II, managed by Joe Weaver's son, L. E. Weaver, and L. E.'s son, L. A. Weaver. Upon L. E. Weaver's death in 1941, other family members joined the partnership and the company's name was changed to Weaver Shipyards. World War II increased production at the Weaver yard, when contracts to construct wooden mine sweepers and sub chasers were awarded in 1941 and 1942. After the frenzied activity of World War II, Weaver Shipyards continued to build small vessels including wood and steel shrimp boats and also carried on with its ship repair work. The Weaver family sold the company in 1975, but regained control in the late 1980s. The Weaver Shipyards site continues to be owned by the Weaver family and remains involved in maritime work through lease agreements. See the shipyard from the air on Google here.
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| O/N | Name | Customer | Type | GT | LOA | Delivered | Notes | |
| SC-666 | US Navy | subchaser | 136 | 2 Sep 1942 | to Free French 1944 as CH-134 | |||
| SC-667 | US Navy | subchaser | 136 | 22 Sep 1942 | later PCC 667, to the NDRF 1948 | |||
| YMS-66 | US Navy | minesweeper | 278 | 30 Jun 1942 | struck 1946 | |||
| YMS-67 | US Navy | minesweeper | 278 | 15 Jul 1942 | struck 1946 | |||
| YMS-68 | US Navy | minesweeper | 278 | 1 Aug 1942 | struck 1946 | |||
| YMS-69 | US Navy | minesweeper | 278 | 15 Aug 1942 | to France 1944 as Marjolaine (D-337), to Madagascar 1961 as Tanamasoandro, struck 1968 | |||
| YMS-70 | US Navy | minesweeper | 278 | 7 Sep 1942 | caught in a storm off Leyte and lost 1944 | |||
| YMS-71 | US Navy | minesweeper | 278 | 23 Sep 1942 | mined off Borneo and lost 1945 | |||
| YMS-72 | US Navy | minesweeper | 278 | 15 Jan 1943 | struck 1946 | |||
| YMS-73 | US Navy | minesweeper | 278 | 22 Jan 1943 | struck 1947 | |||
| YMS-74 | US Navy | minesweeper | 278 | 8 Feb 1943 | struck 1946 | |||
| YMS-75 | US Navy | minesweeper | 278 | 22 Feb 1943 | to the USSR 1945as T-590 | |||
| YMS-247 | US Navy | minesweeper | 278 | 13 May 1943 | to Britain 1943 as BYMS-2247 | |||
| YMS-248 | US Navy | minesweeper | 278 | 2 Jun 1943 | struck 1946 | |||
| YMS-249 | US Navy | minesweeper | 278 | 28 Jun 1943 | struck 1946 | |||
| YMS-250 | US Navy | minesweeper | 278 | 30 Jul 1943 | struck 1946 | |||
| YMS-251 | US Navy | minesweeper | 278 | 30 Aug 1943 | struck 1946 | |||
| YMS-252 | US Navy | minesweeper | 278 | 29 Sep 1943 | to Britain 1943 as BYMS-2252, to Greece 1946 as Thalia, struck 1967, sold to Saudi interests | |||
| YMS-253 | US Navy | minesweeper | 278 | 21 Oct 1943 | to Britain 1943 as BYMS-2253 | |||
| YMS-254 | US Navy | minesweeper | 278 | 11 Nov 1943 | to Britain 1943 as BYMS-2254, to the Netherlands 1946 as Deurloo (A-921), struck 1962 | |||
| YMS-255 | US Navy | minesweeper | 278 | 29 Nov 1943 | to Britain 1943 as BYMS-2255, mined near Boulogne and lost 1944 | |||
| YMS-256 | US Navy | minesweeper | 278 | 20 Dec 1943 | to Britain 1943 as BYMS-2256 | |||
| YMS-257 | US Navy | minesweeper | 278 | 19 Jan 1943 | to Britain 1943 as BYMS-2257, to Poland 1948 as Foka, struck 1955 | |||
| YMS-258 | US Navy | minesweeper | 278 | 8 Feb 1944 | to Britain 1944 as BYMS-2258, to South Korea 1948 as Kim Chon, scrapped 1968 | |||
| YMS-371 | US Navy | minesweeper | 278 | 29 Feb 1944 | reclassified 1947 as Hornbill (AMS-19), sold 1960 | |||
| YMS-372 | US Navy | minesweeper | 278 | 28 Mar 1944 | reclassified 1947 as Hummer (AMS-20), to Japan 1955 as Ninoshima (MCS-662) | |||
| YMS-373 | US Navy | minesweeper | 278 | 28 Apr 1944 | reclassified 1947 as Jackdaw (AMS-21), to Brazil 1960 as Jurua (M-12), struck 1969 | |||
| YMS-374 | US Navy | minesweeper | 278 | 31 May 1944 | reclassified 1947 as Kite (AMS-22), to South Korea 1947 as Kim Po (MSCO 520), struck 1977 | |||
| 107 | 258901 | MGI-F1 | McGinnis, Inc. | tank barge | 336 | 1949 | ||
| 261527 | Motley | Brown & Root | towboat | 25 | 1951 | later Andy R. Garrett | ||
| 266860 | Don Enrique | Don Enrique, Inc. | trawler | 73 | 1953 | |||
| 270181 | Collins 5 | Midstream Holding | tank barge | 394 | 1955 | |||
| 142 | Sea Raven | research | 195 | 1956 | later Ali Al-Hamad | |||
| 143 | Donald Stevenson | tugboat | 213 | 1956 | later Reuben H | |||
| YN-G-45 | US Navy | gate tender | 1960 | to Turkey as Kapi Gemisi 1 (Y-1201) | ||||
| YN-G-46 | US Navy | gate tender | 1960 | to Turkey as Kapi Gemisi 2 (Y-1202) | ||||
| YN-G-47 | US Navy | gate tender | 1960 | to Turkey as Kapi Gemisi 3 (Y-1203) | ||||
| 157 | 289038 | Lady Fran | Ray Perry Steele | trawler | 24 | 1962 | ||
| 521875 | Off. No. 1 | Coastal Tug & barge | tank barge | 193 | 1969 | later P-1 | ||
| 160 | 530109 | Houston Pilot No. 3 | Houston Pilots | pilot boat | 133 | 1970 | ||
| 541529 | King's Squire | United Offshore tugboats | tugboat | 99 | 1972 | later Mary Page Hannah.later Leona B | ||
| 561372 | Bill Stapp | Waxler Transportation | towboat | 189 | 1975 | later Melanie D, Megan E Dupre | ||
| 622889 | Special T | EW Holding | barge | 2,542 | 1980 | later MAC-4000, Flag 4000 | ||
| 180 | 635724 | Apex Chicago | oil recovery | 2,728 | 1981 | later MSRC 401 | ||
| 181 | 647087 | Little Joe | Inland River Transportation | towboat | 28 | 1981 | later Poncho Man |