Crumpler's Shipbuilding

Crumpler's Shipbuilding, Orange TX

Crumpler's Shipbuilding was started by James Otha Crumpler and D. C. Crumpler in 1974. They stopped building ships in the downturn of the mid-1980s but continued as a repair yard until 2015. The shipyard was at 1699 Childers Road: see the site from the air on Google here. If anyone can add to the table below, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 23 May 2018.

Hull #	O.N.	Original Name	Original Owner	Type	GT	Ft.	Built	Disposition
	558538	Vidal Brewer	Brewer Marine Service	Towboat	88	61	1974	Now Capt Ted Bergeron
	565777	Leslie Brewer	Brewer Marine Service	Towboat	90	61	1975	Later Stud, Valley Sunshine, Charlie Boy, now Sparky
810	565044	Vivian Skelton	Horton & Horton	Towboat	97	61	1975	Later Razorback, now Alydar
	569565	Bayou Manchac	Big B Towing	Towboat	91	61	1975	Later Valley Sunrise, now Sir Barton
812	585223	Lady Lou	Sun Marine Terminals	Towboat	113	61	1977	Now Mark Flynn
813	577517	Helen B	Jefferson Barracks Marine	Towboat	135	66	1976	Active
		Alton Zephyr		Towboat			1977	NLD
	579612	Gator		Towboat	73	54	1977	NLD
	587704	Brazos	Rio Marine	Towboat	72	54	1977	Now Rudy T
	591551	Sibley	List & Clark Construction	Towboat	87	54	1978	Active
	593903	Sassy Queen	B T Marine, Inc.	Towboat	39	63	1978	Now Miss Raven
819	599310	San Patricio	Buffalo Marine	Towboat	87	54	1978	Later Endeavour, now Tommy E
820	603455	Tar Bay	Blaha Towing	Towboat	87	54	1979	Active
821	605506	Capt. Kenny Bunch	Transload & Transport	Towboat	87	54	1979	Later Emily K, now Jeremy
822	607947	Kenneth Dunagin	Transload & Transport	Towboat	87	54	1979	Later Samantha, now Capt. York

824	612719	HMS Eagle	Houston Marine Services	Towboat	87	54	1979	Now San Miguel
	623257	Betty Musgrove	Transload & Transport	Towboat	87	54	1980	Now Nathan
826	617811	Wayne Musgrove	Transload & Transport	Towboat	87	54	1980	Now Marc
827	625678	Joanne Dunagin	Transload & Transport	Towboat	87	54	1980	Later Paris Nicole, Julius W, now Inland Star
	641798	Pedernales	Rio Marine	Towboat	180	67	1981	Active
829	626319	W. C. Binion Jr.	Binion Marine Service	Towboat	178	66	1980	Active
830	628470	Lilla Palmer	E. J. Patterson, Jr.	Towboat	87	54	1980	Now Miss Juanita
831	628953	San Tomas	Buffalo Marine	Towboat	87	54	1980	Active
832	631547	Larry Musgrove	Transload & Transport	Towboat	87	54	1981	Later Marika, now Bayou Couba
833	634805	Russell Granier	Transload & Transport	Towboat	87	54	1981	Now Joshua
834	630022	Brazos	Rio Marine	Towboat	87	54	1980	Active
835	644389	Larry Howell	Transload & Transport	Towboat	87	54	1981	Later Alabama Express, now Lauren
	646664	Capt. Phil Haas	Transload & Transport	Towboat	87	54	1982	Now Michael
	652052	Llano	Rio Marine	Towboat	58	40	1982	Now Shetland
838	640379	J. E. O'Donnell	Binion Marine Service	Towboat	178	66	1981	Active
839	632813	Jesse B. Gunstream Jr.	Higman Barge Lines	Towboat	131	61	1981	Later Mr Carson, now Miss Karli
	659953	Alamo Challenger	Alamo Barge Line	Towboat	178	66	1982	Now Challenger
841	636413	Blanco	Rio Marine	Towboat	87	54	1981	Now Capt. James Hoover
842	638865	Concho	Rio Marine	Towboat	87	54	1981	Now Irene E
843	643061	Laredo	Rio Marine	Towboat	87	54	1981	Active
844	651183	Frio	Rio Marine	Towboat	87	54	1982	Now Capt. Skinny
845	653633	Salado	Rio Marine	Towboat	87	54	1983	Now Capt Claude
846	664199	Karl G. Andren	Higman Barge Lines	Towboat	131	61	1983	Later Five Rivers, now Phyllis E
847	691907	San Carmen	Buffalo Marine	Towboat	70	60	1985	Active

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