International Shipbuilding (Texas)

International Shipbuilding, Orange TX and Pascagoula MS

Henry Piaggio was a lumber dealer in Gulfport MS and a remarkable man, an Italian immigrant, who went to war with Germany two years before the U.S. did. His goal was to ship lumber from the Gulf Coast to Italy in his own fleet of fast sailing ships. His main yard was on Harbor Island in Orange TX, which he bought from F. H. Swails and which many years later became Levingston Shipbuilding. He also started a yard in Pascagoula MS, and another in Beaumont TX. They all closed in 1920. Comments or queries, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 2016-03-10.

Hull#	O.N.	Name	Owner	Type	GT	Built	Disposition
Built by F. H. Swails
	207319	John Sealy		Tug	113	1917
	208215	R. P. Clark		Tug	661	1917
	215529	Robert P. Clark		Tug	291	1917
1	214819	City of Orange	Henry Piaggio	Barkentine	1,664	Mar-17	Burnt at Marseilles 1919
2	215246	City of Houston	Henry Piaggio	Barkentine	1,519	Jul-17	Burnt in the shipyard 1917
3	215584	City of Pensacola	Henry Piaggio	Barkentine	1,705	Sep-17	Sunk by torpedo off Spain 1918
Built in Orange TX
4	215942	City of Gulfport	Henry Piaggio	Barkentine	1,844	Mar-18	Burnt at La Plata Roads 1919
5	216350	City of Mobile	Henry Piaggio	Barkentine	1,975	Jul-18	Burnt at Montevideo Roads 1919
6	216473	City of Beaumont	Henry Piaggio	Barkentine	2,014	Jul-18	Built in Beaumont, later Buccaneer 1928, deleted 1932
7	216909	City of Dallas	Henry Piaggio	Barkentine	1,977	Dec-18	Built in Beaumont, burnt at Genoa 1919
8	217160	City of Austin	Henry Piaggio	Barkentine	2,237	Jan-19	Later SNIA Austin 1920, Mortara 1921, City of Austin 1923, Smith & Terry No. 4 1923, deleted 1936
9	217482	City of Galveston	Henry Piaggio	Barkentine	2,258	Feb-19	Scrapped 1923
10	217696	City of Orleans	Henry Piaggio	Barkentine	2,347	Apr-19	Foundered off Fenwick I. 1923
11	218275	City of Lafayette	Henry Piaggio	Barkentine	2,451	Jun-19	Later Miramare 1920, deleted 1925
12	219238	City of Waco	Henry Piaggio	Barkentine	2,342	Sep-19	Later Modena 1920, Columbia 1923, deleted 1927
13	219286	Macerata	Henry Piaggio	Barkentine	2,352	Dec-19	Later H. W. Brown 1924, abandoned 1936 in Bayonne NJ
14	219468	Monfalcone	Henry Piaggio	Barkentine	2,418	Sep-20	Later fishing tender 1928
Built in Pascagoula MS
	217836	City of Pascagoula	Henry Piaggio	Barkentine	2,354	Mar-19	Burnt off Genoa 1921
		City of Biloxi	Henry Piaggio	Barkentine	2,422	Jun-19	Burnt off Mobile 1919
	219255	City of Jackson	Henry Piaggio	Barkentine	2,422	Sep-19	Later Mantova 1920, deleted 1927
	219299	City of Vicksburg	Henry Piaggio	Barkentine	2,422	1919	Later Marsala 1920, deleted 1944
	220344	City of ?	Henry Piaggio	Barkentine	2,422	1919	Later Molfetta 1920
		Torino	Henry Piaggio	Steamer	4,600	1920	Completed 1938 as Amsco, to Britain 1940 as Empire Otter, lost 1941
		Trento	Henry Piaggio	Steamer	4,600	1920	Completed 1941 as Philae (Norway), later Thorscape, Ledaal, Sudelmar, scrapped 1974
		Trieste	Henry Piaggio	Steamer	4,600	1920	Completed 1941 as Paderewski (Poland), lost 1942
			Henry Piaggio	Steamer	4,600		Cancelled
			Henry Piaggio	Steamer	4,600		Cancelled
			Henry Piaggio	Steamer	4,600		Cancelled
			Henry Piaggio	Steamer	4,600		Cancelled
			Henry Piaggio	Steamer	4,600		Cancelled

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