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John Bludworth Shipyard, Corpus Christi TX

John Bludworth has operated several shipyards in the Houston area and is now in Corpus Christi. Visit the company at www.jbludshipyard.com. The shipyard is on the north side of the navigation channel, just west of the Port of Corpus Christi: see it from the air on Google here. If anyone can add to the table below, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 7 February 2022.

Hull# O.N. Original Name Original Owner Ship Type Tons Ft. Delivery Disposition
Built in Houston TX
W. C. Harms H. W. A. Harms Tug 147 1949 Later Hamilton 1954, Ruby Casho 1986, W. C. Harms 1988, Menasha 1995
258497 Allison F Onton Dock Co. Towboat 67 51 1949 NLD
6 261328 Kishwaukee Smith Oil Towboat 159 79 1951 Now Ty Chibb, inactive
262510 Alliance King Alliance Marine Towboat 290 106 1951 Inactive
262726 Lydia H Tug 125 66 1951 Later Myra Patton
266962 Ox Bludworth Const. Towboat 60 56 1954 Now Driller, inactive
37 271378 Lady Alice J. Richard Peck OSV 79 62 1956 Later Super Scooper, NLD
38 271873 Julia D Tenn River Towing Towboat 159 70 1956 Later Sylvia M. LeBoeuf, now Michael T
273376 Inland Pilot Inland River Co. Towboat 159 70 1957 Later Q Talen, now Helen Laraway
275270 Sipsey Coyle Lines Towboat 162 77 1957 Now James Garrett
279985 Miss Robin Michael Hillyer Towboat 30 38 1959 Now Miss BB
57 289851 Laura C Inter-Bay Towing Tug 171 70 1962 Now Betty G, inactive
58 290278 Javelina Bacon Towing Towboat 72 52 1963 Now Miss Faye, inactive
290247 Shelby Rose Island Towing Towboat 26 42 1963 Active
60 296909 Shoat KC Towing Towboat 40 42 1964 NLD
297521 Paragon Port Everglades Towing Tug 97 92 1965 Now Angus R. Cooper
62 299106 State Wave OSV 306 118 1965 Now Caribbean Star I (Honduras)
500240 Duroc Megafleet Towing Towboat 40 42 1965 Now Crow
501183 Fort Pierre Jantran Towboat 375 183 1965 Now Concordia
502066 Purple Hays Purple Hays Tug Tug 369 108 1966 Active
66 509067 Francis E. Haden M. E. Kuebler Tug 138 82 1967 Active
67 510374 Mars Suderman & Young Tug 138 82 1967 Active
68 511249 Gretchen G. & H. Towing Tug 138 82 1967 Now Boca del Drago
69 511829 W. Douglas Masterson M. E. Kuebler Tug 138 82 1967 Now Helen H
521655 B. W. Warren Temple Towing Towboat 136 74 1969 Now Miss Nancy
71 525828 Mr. Richard Jackson Marine Tug 196 113 1970 Later Ashley Hale, Falcon, now Carolina Coast
72 530647 Fort Lauderdale Seabulk Towing Tug 147 82 1971 NLD
534207 Suzanne Smith Tug 413 117 1971 Active
75 934069 Highland Moon OSV 607 157 1973 Now Oficina Progreso (Panama)
76 934068 Oceanic Moon OSV 607 157 1973 Now Zonace I (Chile)
560454 Marlin Penn Maritime Tug 164 96 1974 Active
79 562454 Paragon Newport News SB Tug 183 82 1974 Now Huntington
80 567392 Exxon Barge No. 301 Exxon Shipping Tank Barge 1,661 295 1975 Now MOC VII
81 566923 Exxon Barge No. 302 Exxon Shipping Tank Barge 1,720 295 1975 Now MOC VIII
82 569601 Exxon Barge No. 313 Exxon Shipping Tank Barge 1,661 295 1975 Now Kirby 26400T
83 569602 Exxon Barge No. 314 Exxon Shipping Tank Barge 1,720 295 1975 Now Kirby 27400T
84 572915 Exxon Barge No. 315 Exxon Shipping Tank Barge 1,693 295 1975 Now Kirby 28500T
85 572916 Exxon Barge No. 316 Exxon Shipping Tank Barge 942 170 1976 Now Kirby 16500B
88 577987 Nu'uanu Hawaiian Inter-Is. Tank Barge 2,551 260 1976 Active
586781 Kirby 13801 Kirby Marine Tank Barge 1,329 203 1977 Active
100 919664 Hollywood 2023 Kirby Marine Tank Barge 1,181 246 1980 Active
101 919665 Kirby 20906 Kirby Marine Tank Barge 1,181 246 1981 Active
Built in Pasadena TX
100 965687 San Gabriel Buffalo Marine Towboat 158 75 1990 Active
101
102 1026242 Miss Bettye Kirby Marine Towboat 131 70 1995 Active
103
104 1041548 San Leandro Buffalo Marine Towboat 163 74 1996 Active
105 1041549 San Rafael Buffalo Marine Towboat 163 74 1996 Active
106 1049747 San Jose Buffalo Marine Towboat 102 62 1996 Active
107 1056945 San Patricio Buffalo Marine Towboat 102 62 1997 Active
Built in Corpus Christi TX
101 976493 No name Bludworth SY Dry Dock 1,208 222 1999 Active
102 1088381 William G. Burnett State of Texas Ferry 94 91 2000 Active
103 1106631 San Joaquin Buffalo Marine Towboat 163 74 2001 Active
104 1114162 Scott R. Wilson Blessey Marine Towboat 163 74 2001 Active
105 1149797 Eula B. Devall Devall Towing Towboat 163 74 2003 Active
106 1141127 Dane F. Morgan Blessey Marine Towboat 163 74 2003 Active
107 1131647 Walter E. Blessey Jr. Blessey Marine Towboat 345 106 2002 Active
108 1126162 Karla Bludworth Republic Barge Towboat 735 200 2002 Now M/V Cincinnati
109 1126161 Jay Bludworth Republic Barge Towboat 735 200 2002 Now M/V Louisville
110
111
112 1186674 Melvin R. Todd Blessey Marine Towboat 357 106 Jun-06 Active
113 1189892 Joe Collins Republic Barge Towboat 266 81 Sep-06 Now M/V Texas City
114 1189925 W. W. Monson Republic Barge Towboat 266 81 Oct-06 Now M/V Garyville
115 1195049 San Blas Buffalo Marine Towboat 266 81 16-Feb-07 Active
116 1195054 San Luis Buffalo Marine Towboat 266 81 30-Apr-07 Active
117 1199048 Signet Columbia Signet Maritime Towboat 102 62 7-Jun-07 Active
118 1204819 CCC 2 CCC Group Industrial Vessel 388 120 10-Oct-07 Active
119 1207481 San Kennedy Buffalo Marine Towboat 266 81 6-Dec-07 Active
120 1204902 Jack R. Binion Horizon Maritime Towboat 266 81 10-Apr-08 Now Binion Cenac
121 1212161 San Austin Buffalo Marine Towboat 102 62 21-May-08 Active
122 1213534 Rena Marie Florida Marine Towboat 218 81 17-Oct-08 Now Capt. Kirk Colletti
123 1215931 Grace Nicole Florida Marine Towboat 218 81 22-Dec-08 Now Bob Deere
124 1219053 San Brendan Buffalo Marine Towboat 266 81 6-May-09 Active
125 1220858 Capt. Norm Antrainer Florida Marine Towboat 358 106 24-Aug-09 Now Findlay
126 1222185 John Cox Florida Marine Towboat 218 81 6-Nov-09 Now Red River Express
127 1224197 A. B. York Florida Marine Towboat 358 106 27-May-10 Now Canton
128 1225576 Ty Dolese Florida Marine Towboat 358 106 15-Jul-10 Now Galveston Bay
129 1234404 Mary Ruth L Laquay Dredging Dredge Tender 20 35 25-Aug-10 Active
130 1234402 Wyatt C Laquay Dredging Dredge Tender 20 35 25-Aug-10 Active
131 Laquay Dredging Anchor Barge 2010 Active
132 1232349 Endurance Enterprise Marine Towboat 230 81 6-Jun-11 Active
133 1233341 Justin D. Sbisa Florida Marine Towboat 202 71 12-Aug-11 Active
134 1233051 Sybil L. Laquay Laquay Marine Towboat 262 81 29-Nov-11 Active
135 1233052 Amy L. Laquay Laquay Marine Towboat 262 81 9-Feb-12 Active
136 1240164 Dan L Laquay Marine Towboat 361 106 7-Jun-12 Active
137 1240165 Legacy Enterprise Marine Towboat 223 81 26-Jul-12 Active
138 1238759 Jason W. Laquay Laquay Marine Towboat 262 81 15-Nov-12 Active
139 1238760 Timothy W. Laquay Laquay Marine Towboat 262 81 4-Jan-13 Active
140 1245859 John M. Wike CGBM Inc. Towboat 262 81 16-May-13 Active
141 1249555 Freedom Enterprise Marine Towboat 283 83 22-Oct-13 Active
142 1249556 Valor Enterprise Marine Towboat 262 81 22-Oct-13 Active
143 1251937 Nolan Rhodes Enterprise Marine Towboat 266 81 2-Apr-14 Active
144 1252182 Jeris Authement Enterprise Marine Towboat 266 81 10-Apr-14 Active
145 1255674 Shannon Mary Genesis Marine Towboat 266 81 26-Sep-14 Active
146 1256311 Robert Anthony Genesis Marine Towboat 372 106 11-Dec-14 Active
147 1257752 Elizabeth M. Robinson Genesis Marine Towboat 372 106 20-Jan-15 Active
148 1258192 Ashley M. Danielson Genesis Marine Towboat 372 106 18-Mar-15 Active
149 1259080 Lindsay M. Nobles Genesis Marine Towboat 354 106 8-Jun-15 Active
150 1261273 Capt. George Brumley Genesis Marine Towboat 279 81 2-Sep-15 Active
151 1262523 Callie M. Etheridge Genesis Marine Towboat 279 81 18-Nov-15 Active
152 1265643 Christopher Scott Genesis Marine Towboat 281 88 1-Apr-16 Active
153 1267551 Caroline Frances Genesis Marine Towboat 279 81 5-May-16 Active
154 1269178 Eleanor Hadley Genesis Marine Towboat 279 81 18-Jul-16 Active
155 1271719 Kaylin Nicole Genesis Marine Towboat 279 81 7-Sep-16 Active
156 1272328 McKenzie Hope Genesis Marine Towboat 279 81 20-Oct-16 Active
157 1275151 Margaret Ann Genesis Marine Towboat 279 81 15-Feb-17 Active
158 1276158 Garland Gaspard Genesis Marine Towboat 279 81 23-Mar-17 Active
159 1276194 Kylie Brown Genesis Marine Towboat 279 81 6-Jun-17 Active
160 1278230 E;izabeth Prince Genesis Marine Towboat 279 81 12-Jul-17 Active
161 1278758 Lester Fulfer Martin Operating Towboat 279 81 5-Apr-18 Active
162 1278760 RBT-2/Larry C Republic Barge Towboat 279 81 18-Jul-18 Active
163 1294860 G. Brooks Sperry Maritime Partners Towboat 288 81 21-Oct-19 Active
164 1295866 Andrew B. McDonald Maritime Partners Towboat 288 81 9-Jan-20 Now Ouizee
165
166 1301259 Signet Freedom Signet Maritime Towboat 279 81 1-Jun-20 Active
167 1301258 Signet Puritan Signet Maritime Towboat 279 81 1-Jun-20 Active
168 1301448 Signet Volunteer Signet Maritime Towboat 279 81 10-Jun-20 Active
169 1313065 Dave B. Fate Maritime Partners Towboat 419 106 5-May-21 Active
170 1317193 Shailesh D Maritime Partners Towboat 419 106 14-Sep-21 Active

 

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