Westergard Boat Works
Biloxi MS
Most recent update: August 19, 2014.
Westergard Boat Works was formed in 1940 by W. P. Kennedy, Jr., of the family that still operates Kennedy Engine Company, and A. M. Westergard. They continued operations after the war, building a line of power boats called Devils. The yard was at the foot of Lee Street, on Biloxi's Back Bay: the site has now been razed and is part of Biloxi Point Park - see it from the air on Google here. Note that there is now a new Westergard Boat Works in Gulfport MS, on Industrial Seaway Road, at the junction with Three Rivers Road: this yard is apparently owned by members of the Kennedy family.
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| O/N | Name | Customer | Type | Tons | Built | Notes | ||
| SC-497 | US Navy | subchaser | 136d | 15 Apr 1942 | built in Rockport TX, to Free French 1944 as CH-96, scrapped 1980 | |||
| SC-498 | US Navy | subchaser | 136d | 29 Apr 1942 | built in Rockport TX, to Free French 1944 as CH-142 | |||
| SC-530 | US Navy | subchaser | 136d | 12 May 1942 | to Free French 1944 as CH-115 | |||
| SC-531 | US Navy | subchaser | 136d | 27 May 1942 | to MARAD 1948 | |||
| SC-650 | US Navy | subchaser | 136d | 20 Jul 1942 | to FLC 1947 | |||
| SC-651 | US Navy | subchaser | 136d | 8 Aug 1942 | to Free French 1944 as CH-135 | |||
| SC-654 | US Navy | subchaser | 136d | 18 Jul 1942 | destroyed 1945 | |||
| SC-655 | US Navy | subchaser | 136d | 8 Aug 1942 | to Free French 1944 as CH-144 | |||
| J-821 | US Army | boat, passenger | 1943 | |||||
| J-822 | US Army | boat, passenger | 1943 | |||||
| J-823 | US Army | boat, passenger | 1943 | |||||
| J-824 | US Army | boat, passenger | 1943 | |||||
| J-825 | US Army | boat, passenger | 1943 | |||||
| J-826 | US Army | boat, passenger | 1943 | |||||
| J-827 | US Army | boat, passenger | 1943 | |||||
| J-828 | US Army | boat, passenger | 1943 | |||||
| J-829 | US Army | boat, passenger | 1943 | |||||
| J-830 | US Army | boat, passenger | 1943 | |||||
| BYMS-55 | US Navy | minesweeper | 278d | 6 May 1943 | to South Korea 1948 as Ko Yung, scrapped 1959 | |||
| BYMS-56 | US Navy | minesweeper | 278d | 18 Jun 1943 | to Greece 1946 as Paxi, struck 1972 | |||
| BYMS-57 | US Navy | minesweeper | 278d | 21 Jul 1943 | returned 1946-47, to Greece 1948 | |||
| BYMS-58 | US Navy | minesweeper | 278d | 10 Aug 1943 | to Greece 1946 as Ariadne, struck 1975 | |||
| BYMS-59 | US Navy | minesweeper | 278d | 27 Aug 1943 | returned 1946-47, sold 1947-48 | |||
| BYMS-60 | US Navy | minesweeper | 278d | 13 Sep 1943 | to Greece 1946 as Vegas, struck 1975 | |||
| BYMS-61 | US Navy | minesweeper | 278d | 29 Sep 1943 | returned 1946-47, sold 1947-48 | |||
| BYMS-62 | US Navy | minesweeper | 278d | 29 Oct 1943 | returned 1946-47, sold 1947-48 | |||
| BYMS-63 | US Navy | minesweeper | 278d | 10 Nov 1943 | returned 1946-47, sold 1947-48 | |||
| BYMS-64 | US Navy | minesweeper | 278d | 20 Nov 1943 | returned 1946-47, sold 1947-48 | |||
| Peshewah (YT-281) | US Navy | tugboat | 260d | 2 Aug 1944 | sold 1956 | |||
| Piomingo (YT-282) | US Navy | tugboat | 260d | 14 Oct 1944 | struck 1962 | |||
| Pitchlynn (YT-283) | US Navy | tugboat | 260d | 3 Nov 1944 | sold 1960 as Rodney H. Dunn | |||
| Neokautah (YT-284) | US Navy | tugboat | 260d | 24 Nov 1944 | struck 1959 | |||
| 249168 | Col. John A. O'Keefe | Frank G. Ross | trawler | 53 | 1945 | NLD |