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Chickasaw Shipbuilding (Gulf Shipbuilding, Halter), Chickasaw AL

The shipyard in Chickasaw AL had four lives. It was originally established in 1917, by Chickasaw Shipbuilding & Car Company, a subsidiary of U.S. Steel: it closed in 1925. In the 1930s, the yard was leased by Ingalls Iron Works, but was returned to its owners in 1938 when Ingalls' new yards in Decatur and Pascagoula got started. It was then acquired by Gulf Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of Waterman Steamship Lines, along with a sister yard for naval contracts in Madisonville LA, on the site of the old Baham Shipyard: this company closed after WWII. After sitting idle for a while, it was revived a fourth time in 1979, by Halter Marine, as a builder of large supply boats and tugs: it closed yet again in 1983 and is now a small general cargo terminal. See the site of the shipyard from the air on Google here. Comments or queries, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 24 December 2021.

Hull# O.N. Original Name Original Owner Type GT Feet Delivered Disposition
Built by Chickasaw Shipbuilding
1 219875 Chickasaw City U.S. Steel Cargo Ship 6,081 395 May-20 Torpedoed and lost 1942
2 220100 Birmingham City U.S. Steel Cargo Ship 6,032 395 Jun-20 Torpedoed and lost 1943
3 220136 Mobile City U.S. Steel Cargo Ship 6,157 395 Sep-20 Later Dioni 1947, Capetan Ilias 1955, Elpis 1960, scrapped 1962
4 220275 Ensley City U.S. Steel Cargo Ship 6,157 395 Jul-20 Later Escalante 1946, Susana 1948, scrapped 1963
5 220795 Montgomery City U.S. Steel Cargo Ship 5,686 424 Nov-20 Later Henrietta Szold 1950, Tinamar 1955, scrapped 1958
6 220885 Tuscaloosa City U.S. Steel Cargo Ship 5,687 424 Dec-20 Torpedoed and lost 1942
7 221032 Bessemer City U.S. Steel Cargo Ship 5,687 424 Feb-21 Wrecked 1936
8 221143 Fairfield City U.S. Steel Cargo Ship 5,687 424 Mar-21 Bombed and lost 1942
9 221193 Selma City U.S. Steel Cargo Ship 5,686 424 Apr-21 Bombed and lost 1942
10 221292 Anniston City U.S. Steel Cargo Ship 5,687 424 May-21 Later Doris N 1954, Western Cay 1955, San Nazaro 1955, scrapped 1958
11 221380 Atlanta City U.S. Steel Cargo Ship 5,687 424 Jun-21 Later Meir Dizengoff 1950, Neptune 1956, Marina D 1959, scrapped 1959
12 221511 Memphis City U.S. Steel Cargo Ship 5,686 424 Jul-21 Later Maria 1947, wrecked off Doel, R.Scheldt, 1947
13 221587 Knoxville City U.S. Steel Cargo Ship 5,687 424 Aug-21 Torpedoed and lost 1942
14 221643 Chattanooga City U.S. Steel Cargo Ship 5,687 424 Sep-21 Torpedoed and lost 1943
168334 Seneca Gulf Oil Tank Barge 653 175 1921 Later Annette C
168335 Pawnee Gulf Oil Tank Barge 653 175 1921
236217 Virginia A Sam A. McDonald Towboat 19 42 1925
Built by Ingalls Iron Works
1 IWC 646 Inland Waterways Corp Freight Barge 1,800 1931
2 IWC 647 Inland Waterways Corp Freight Barge 1,800 1931
3 IWC 648 Inland Waterways Corp Freight Barge 1,800 1931
4 IWC 649 Inland Waterways Corp Freight Barge 1,800 1931
5 IWC 650 Inland Waterways Corp Freight Barge 1,800 1931
6 174784 W.H.W. Co. Inc. No. 3 W. Horace Williams Co Piledriver 115 65 1932
7 McBride Derrick Barge 1932
49 174480 W.H.W. Co. Inc. # 201 W. Horace Williams Co. Freight Barge 195 105 1933
50 174795 W.H.W. Co. Inc. # 202 W. Horace Williams Co. Freight Barge 197 105 1933
51 174796 W.H.W. Co. Inc. # 203 W. Horace Williams Co. Freight Barge 198 105 1933
52 250821 A-72 Jahncke Inc. Freight Barge 186 1933
53 250822 A-78 Jahncke Inc. Freight Barge 186 1933
54 Southern Sand & Gravel Freight Barge Oct-33
55 Southern Sand & Gravel Freight Barge Oct-33
56 Jefferson Lake Oil Co Drilling Barge Oct-33
57 176587 Allsman DB No. 3 Derrick Barge 266 100 1933
66 McWilliams Barge 188 McWilliams Dredging Tank Barge 1933
73 City of Greenville Wharf Barge Apr-34
81 McWilliams Dredging Dredge 1,093 Feb-34
82 176543 B. B. L.101 Barker Barge Line Freight Barge 611 1934
83 176544 B. B. L 102 Barker Barge Line Freight Barge 611 1934
134 174916 City of Columbia Petroleum Carrier Corp Freight Barge 190 110 1935 Later HTB No. 60
145 na CDA-3 USACE Jacksonville Freight Barge Mar-35
146 na CDA-4 USACE Jacksonville Freight Barge Mar-35
147 na CDA-5 USACE Jacksonville Freight Barge Mar-35
148 na CDA-6 USACE Jacksonville Freight Barge Mar-35
149 na CDA-7 USACE Jacksonville Freight Barge Mar-35
150 na CDA-8 USACE Jacksonville Freight Barge Mar-35
162 na No. 1 USACE Philadelphia Freight Barge 1935
163 na No. 2 USACE Philadelphia Freight Barge 1935
164 na No. 3 USACE Philadelphia Freight Barge 1935
166 na No. 21 USACE Pittsburgh Dump Scow 1936
167 na No. 22 USACE Pittsburgh Dump Scow 1936
168 na No. 23 USACE Pittsburgh Dump Scow 1936
169 na No. 24 USACE Pittsburgh Dump Scow 1936
171 234569 Transoil American Tankers Corp. Tanker 1,571 250 29-Feb-36 Later Oil Transporter, Oil Transport, scrapped 1975
176 172367 Blue Line 103 Blue Line Inc. Tank Barge 971 208 Jun-36
177 na Tennessee Valley Auth. Crane Barge Jul-36
178 na Tennessee Valley Auth. Ferry Barge Jun-36
179 na La Chocoana South American Gold Dredge Oct-36 To Colombia
180 Freight Barge 1936 For stock
181 S.O. of Kentucky Tank Barge 1936
182 na G 34 Tropical Oil Co Tank Barge Nov-36 To Colombia
183 na G 35 Tropical Oil Co Tank Barge Nov-36 To Colombia
184 na G 36 Tropical Oil Co Tank Barge Nov-36 To Colombia
185 na H 37 Tropical Oil Co Tank Barge Nov-36 To Colombia
186 na H 38 Tropical Oil Co Tank Barge Nov-36 To Colombia
187 na H 39 Tropical Oil Co Tank Barge Nov-36 To Colombia
188 173689 Warner Co. No. 11 Warner Co Freight Barge 396 1937
189 173690 Warner Co. No. 12 Warner Co Freight Barge 396 1937
190 173692 Warner Co. No. 14 Warner Co Freight Barge 396 1937
191 173693 Warner Co. No. 15 Warner Co Freight Barge 396 1937
192 173694 Warner Co. No. 16 Warner Co Freight Barge 396 1937
193 173695 Warner Co. No. 17 Warner Co Freight Barge 396 1937
196 173567 V B L No. 1 Valley Barge Line Freight Barge 510 140 Apr-37
199 175506 CKC 32 Cornelius Kroll & Co Tank Barge 243 132 Apr-37
200 176507 CKC 33 Cornelius Kroll & Co Tank Barge 243 243 1937
201 176508 CKC 34 Cornelius Kroll & Co Tank Barge 243 243 1937
202 176509 CKC 35 Cornelius Kroll & Co Tank Barge 243 243 1937
203 176510 CKC 36 Cornelius Kroll & Co Tank Barge 243 243 1937
204 176511 CKC 37 Cornelius Kroll & Co Tank Barge 243 243 1937
205 176512 CKC 38 Cornelius Kroll & Co Tank Barge 243 243 1937
206 173748 Vegoil No. 6 NY Tank Barge Co Tank Barge 934 195 Nov-37
224 273185 I W C 285 Inland Waterways Corp Freight Barge 1,564 Jul-38 Later FBL 285
225 273186 I W C 286 Inland Waterways Corp Freight Barge 1,564 Jul-38 Later FBL 286, GB 6
226 273187 I W C 287 Inland Waterways Corp Freight Barge 1,564 Jul-38 Later FBL 287, GB 7
227 273188 I W C 288 Inland Waterways Corp Freight Barge 1,564 Sep-38 Later FBL 288, GB 5
228 273189 I W C 289 Inland Waterways Corp Freight Barge 1,564 Oct-38 Later FBL 289
232 173936 Independent Oil No. 2 Chas. J. King Tank Barge 267 132 1938
233 174021 Independent Oil No. 3 Chas. J. King Tank Barge 267 132 1938
237669 Corten Ohio Barge Line Towboat 13 1938
Built by Gulf Shipbuilding
1 Fairport Maritime Comm. C2-S-E1/849 6,165 449 Apr-42 Torpedoed and lost in the North Atlantic 16-Jul-42
2 Fairisle Maritime Comm. C2-S-E1/850 6,165 449 Jul-42 Wrecked 1956 but repaired, later Sea Isle, Nemea, scrapped 1969
3 242073 Fairland Maritime Comm. C2-S-E1/472 6,165 449 Aug-42 Containership 1957, scrapped 1975
4 242074 Raphael Semmes Maritime Comm. C2-S-E1/473 6,165 449 Oct-42 Containership 1957, scrapped 1978
5 251506 Iberville Maritime Comm. C2-S-E1/474 6,165 449 Apr-43 Sumter (APA 52), sold 1947 as Gateway City, containership 1957, scrapped 1978
6 251507 Jean Lafitte Maritime Comm. C2-S-E1/475 6,165 449 Feb-43 Warren (APA 53), sold 1947 as Arizpa, containership 1965, scrapped 1977
7 251508 Afoundria Maritime Comm. C2-S-E1/476 6,165 449 May-43 Wayne (APA 54), sold 1947 as Beauregard, containership 1958, scrapped 1977
8 243436 Azalea City Maritime Comm. C2-S-E1/477 6,165 449 Jul-43 Containership 1957, scrapped 1976
9 243438 Bienville Maritime Comm. C2-S-E1/478 6,165 449 Jun-43 Containership 1958, scrapped 1976
10 243815 Warrior Maritime Comm. C2-S-E1/479 6,165 449 Jul-43 Containership 1966, scrapped 1978
11 243814 Jean Lafitte Maritime Comm. C2-S-E1/480 6,165 449 Sep-43 Scrapped 1969
12 Iberville Maritime Comm. C2-S-E1/481 6,165 449 Sep-43 Hyades (AF 28), scrapped 1984
13 na Maritime Comm. Not used
14 244018 Afoundria Maritime Comm. C2-S-E1/482 6,165 449 Nov-43 Containership 1966, scrapped 1979
15 Antinous Maritime Comm. C2-S-E1/483 6,165 449 Nov-43 Baxter (APA 94), sold 1947 as La Salle, scrapped 1968
16 Maiden Creek Maritime Comm. C2-S-E1/484 6,165 449 Jan-44 Torpedoed off North Africa 1944, CTL, scrapped 1953
17 251504 Topa Topa Maritime Comm. C2-S-E1/485 6,165 449 Feb-44 Graffias (AF 29), scrapped 1974
18 247102 Fra Berlanga Maritime Comm. R2-ST-AU1/1648 6,165 449 Feb-45 Sold private 1970, scrapped 1971
19 247934 San Jose Maritime Comm. R2-ST-AU1/1649 6,165 449 Jun-45 Sold private 1970, scrapped 1976
20 247552 Limon Maritime Comm. R2-ST-AU1/1650 6,165 449 May-45 Sold private 1970, scrapped 1977
21 248253 Esparta Maritime Comm. R2-ST-AU1/1651 6,165 449 Sep-45 Sold private 1970, scrapped 1977
22 248767 Junior Maritime Comm. R2-ST-AU1/1652 6,165 449 Dec-45 Sold private 1969, scrapped 1975
23 249059 Comayagua Maritime Comm. R2-ST-AU1/1653 6,165 449 Feb-46 Sold private 1969, scrapped 1975
24 245189 Wacosta Maritime Comm. C2-S-E1/1602 6,165 449 Apr-44 Converted to containership 1966, scrapped 1978
25 245398 De Soto Maritime Comm. C2-S-E1/1603 6,165 449 May-44 Scrapped 1973
26 245979 Antinous Maritime Comm. C2-S-E1/1604 6,165 449 Jul-44 Scrapped 1970
27 246335 Yaka Maritime Comm. C2-S-E1/1605 6,165 449 Sep-44 Scrapped 1972
28 246617 Hastings Maritime Comm. C2-S-E1/1606 6,165 449 Nov-44 Scrapped 1973
29 246992 Madaket Maritime Comm. C2-S-E1/1607 6,165 449 Jan-45 Scrapped 1973
30 247303 Andrew Jackson Maritime Comm. C2-S-E1/1608 6,165 449 Mar-45 Scrapped 1973
31 247592 City of Alma Maritime Comm. C2-S-E1/1609 6,165 449 May-45 Scrapped 1972
32 247906 Topa Topa Maritime Comm. C2-S-E1/1610 6,165 449 Jul-45 Scrapped 1973
33 248489 Iberville Maritime Comm. C2-S-E1/1611 6,165 449 Aug-45 Scrapped 1972
34 248654 Kyska Maritime Comm. C2-S-E1/1612 6,165 449 Nov-45 Scrapped 1972
35 248998 Maiden Creek Maritime Comm. C2-S-E1/1613 6,165 449 Jan-46 Scrapped 1972
36 249072 Fairport Maritime Comm. C2-S-E1/1614 6,165 449 Feb-46 Scrapped 1970
37 249234 John B. Waterman Maritime Comm. C2-S-E1/2826 6,165 449 Mar-46 Scrapped 1972
38 Maritime Comm. R2-ST-AU1/2827 6,165 449 Cancelled 1945
Maritime Comm. T2-SE-A1 Cancelled
DD 550 Capps U.S. Navy DD 550 2,924d 376 23-Jun-43 To Spain as Lepanto 1957, struck 1985
DD 551 David W. Taylor U.S. Navy DD 551 2,924d 376 18-Sep-43 To Spain as Almirante Ferrandiz 1957, struck 1987
DD 552 Evans U.S. Navy DD 552 2,924d 376 11-Dec-43 Scrapped 1947
DD 553 John D. Henley U.S. Navy DD 553 2,924d 376 2-Feb-44 Scrapped 1970
DD 554 Bearss U.S. Navy DD 554 2,924d 376 12-Apr-44 Scrapped 1976
DD 555 John Hood U.S. Navy DD 555 2,924d 376 7-Jun-44 Scrapped 1976
DD 556 Van Valkenburgh U.S. Navy DD 556 2,924d 376 2-Aug-44 To Turkey as Izmir 1967, struck 1987
LSD 22 Fort Marion U.S. Navy LSD 22 4,032d 458 29-Jan-46 To Taiwan as Chen Hai (L 618) 1974, struck 1999
LSD 23 Fort Snelling U.S. Navy LSD 23 4,032d 458 Cancelled 1945, sold 1956 as Caribe Queen, to USN 1959 as Taurus (AK 273), later LSV 8, scrapped 1969
LSD 24 Hilton Head U.S. Navy LSD 24 4,032d 458 Cancelled 1945, sold 1945, disposition unknown
251537 Expediter Warrior & Gulf Nav. Towboat 16 1946
265055 106 Fort Myers Shell Freight Barge 179 1946
265056 107 Fort Myers Shell Freight Barge 179 1946
265057 108 Fort Myers Shell Freight Barge 179 1946
265058 109 Fort Myers Shell Freight Barge 179 1946
265059 110 Fort Myers Shell Freight Barge 179 1946
265060 111 Fort Myers Shell Freight Barge 179 1946
265061 112 Fort Myers Shell Freight Barge 179 1946
265062 113 Radcliff Materials Freight Barge 212 1948
265063 114 Radcliff Materials Freight Barge 212 1948
265064 115 Radcliff Materials Freight Barge 212 1948
265065 116 Radcliff Materials Freight Barge 212 1948
265066 117 Radcliff Materials Freight Barge 212 1948
265067 118 Radcliff Materials Freight Barge 212 1948
265068 119 Radcliff Materials Freight Barge 212 1948
Built by Halter Marine
799 601973 Maya Cudd Pressure Cont OSV 90 63 1979 Active
800 604101 Toltec Cudd Pressure Cont OSV 90 63 1979 Active
805 613059 Autumn Leaf Don F. Levy, Inc. OSV 233 100 Oct-79 Later E. W. Lutz, Miss Rosie, now Mr. Harlan Jr.
806 612997 Winter Wind Don F. Levy, Inc. OSV 233 100 Dec-79 Later Joni Bruce, Ensco Sail, Sail Tide, now Caroline Morrison
822 631787 Jacksonville Sheridan Tptn ITB Tug 1,443 124 May-82 Scrapped 2008
823 647320 Groton Sheridan Tptn ITB Tug 1,443 124 Jun-82 Scrapped 2008
851 611003 Mister Briley Briley Marine OSV 233 156 1980 Later Gulf Fleet No. 301, now Lady Rosalind (Bahamas)
874 622756 Point Au Fer Point Marine OSV 93 118 Jun-80 Later Red Finch, Willy 4003, now Demas Fortune (Nigeria)
875 626141 Point T Point Marine OSV 199 137 Aug-80 Later HOS Secretariat, Secretariat
887 Mooring Service Zapata Marine OSV 122 Feb-80 Active (Venezuela)
892 623437 Phyllis Briley Briley Marine OSV 186 156 Jun-80 Later Force Five, James A. Miers, Gulf Terra I, now Enterprise I
893 635879 Al Breaux Liftboat 92 63 1980 Later Superior Culture, now Pike
894 629195 D J Viator Liftboat 92 63 1980 Later Superior Performance, now Seabream
918 629254 Rae Lemoine Briley Marine OSV 233 156 Nov-80 Now Gulf Fleet No. 302
924 648935 New York Sheridan Tptn ITB Tug 1,443 124 Jan-83 Scrapped 2009
925 654191 Acadia Sheridan Tptn ITB Tug 1,443 124 May-83 Later Baltimore, scrapped 2009
926 654192 Philadelphia Sheridan Tptn ITB Tug 1,443 124 Jun-84 Scrapped 2010
927 654193 Mobile Sheridan Tptn ITB Tug 1,443 124 Aug-84 Scrapped 2010
943 649569 Moku Pahu Matson Navigation ITB Tug 1,455 133 Oct-82 Active
948 638342 Petromar Bravo Petromar OSV 265 174 Jul-81 Later Quist Tide, now Quist Teus (Panama)
949 639679 Petromar Dorado Petromar OSV 265 174 Aug-81 Now Maridive 55 (Egypt)
950 641454 Petromar Explorer Petromar OSV 265 174 Sep-81 Later Nico Rashidya, now Lourdes (Sharjah)
951 642161 Petromar Falcon Petromar OSV 265 174 Oct-81 Now fishing vessel Aleutian Falcon
1028 646693 Leam Mississippi Leam Marine OSV 288 166 Jan-82 Later Seabulk Mississippi, now GAC Pearl (Abu Dhabi)
1029 645258 Leam Texas Leam Marine OSV 288 166 Jan-82 Later Seabulk Texas, Maad Hunter II, now Beverly G
1030 645686 Leam Florida Leam Marine OSV 288 166 Jan-82 Later Seabulk Florida, now Imiloa
1031 645964 Leam Alabama Leam Marine OSV 288 166 Feb-82 Later Seabulk Alabama, Maad Hunter III, now Lola
1032 644987 Leam California Leam Marine OSV 288 166 Mar-82 Later Seabulk California, Maad Hunter IV, now Gertie C
1065 650478 Petromar Odyssey Petromar OSV 265 174 Aug-82 Now Odyssey Tide, scrapped 2006
1079 662081 Petromar ? Petromar OSV 265 174 Dec-82 Later Osco Service II, State Defender, GMMOS Defender, Seabulk Defender, now Interocean

 

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