Madisonville Shipbulding

Madisonville Shipbulding, Madisonville LA

There were two shipyards in Madisonville LA before Equitable started the yard that is there today - Jahncke Shipbuilding and Gulf Shipbuilding. Jahncke SB was started in 1900 and closed in about 1970, while Gulf SB was started at about the same time, was acquired by Waterman Steamship Lines in 1941 and closed after the war. The two yards were located side-by-side on the site of the 19th-century Baham Shipyard, roughly where Madisonville's Maritime Museum is today. 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 Jahncke Shipbuilding
	236896	Tiger	Jahncke Service	Tug	19	47	1913
	173805	Pontchartrain	Jahncke Service	Dredge	443	118	1914
	213027	Margaret	Octave Bernard	Tug	26	57	1915	Later Wolverine
	217320	Bayou Teche	U.S.S.B./210	Cargo Ship	2,551		1918	Scrapped 1925
	217388	Bahlabac	U.S.S.B./211	Cargo Ship	2,551		1918	Burnt in Port of Spain 1926
	217850	Abbeville	U.S.S.B./212	Cargo Ship	2,551		1919	Scrapped 1924
	218352	Pontchartrain	U.S.S.B./213	Cargo Ship	2,551		1919	Scrapped 1926
		Tchefuncta	U.S.S.B./214	Cargo Ship	2,551		1919	Completed as a barge
			U.S.S.B./215	Cargo Ship	2,551		1919	Cancelled
			U.S.S.B.	Cargo Ship Hull				Six hulls, all cancelled
			U.S.S.B.	Cargo Barge				Four hulls, all cancelled
	236895	Atlas	Jahncke Service	Tug	37	58	1924
	170682	Tchefuncta	Jahncke Service	Dredge	535	136	1930
	173804	Pelican	Jahncke Service	Dredge	181	100	1930
	237030	Bonne Fortune	A.B. Paterson	Yacht	98	77	1937	To USN 1941 as YP 156, to Mobile 1946 as pilot boat, foundered 1964
Built by Gulf Shipbuilding
	200442	Anita D	George Sick	Freight	45	69	1903
	200775	Haskell	Southern Boiler	Workboat	24	60	1904
	205461	Josie		Freight	160	85	1908	Later Margaret
	210300	John Cassidy	N.O. Livestock	Freight	81	91	1912
	214720	Wendy	Andrew Moore	Yacht	23	55	1913
	214729	Quicksilver	Jules Godchaux	Yacht	20	51	1916
	217286	Gulco	Cuyamel Fruit	Tug	16	39	1918
	216468	O. A. Hermanson	Southern Oil	Ocean Tug	333	126	1922	Later Creole
	222395	Jetta		Yacht	48	65	1922	Later H.A.T.
	232574	Cocheco	C.A.Sporl & Co.	Yacht	48	65	1922
	238145	Neptune	Leon Edwards	Yacht	26	44	1922
1	AM 126	Token	U.S. Navy	Minesweeper	890d	221	31-Dec-42	Scrapped 1967
2	AM 127	Tumult	U.S. Navy	Minesweeper	890d	221	27-Feb-43	Scrapped 1967
3	AM 128	Velocity	U.S. Navy	Minesweeper	890d	221	4-Mar-43	To Mexico 1972 as Ignacio L. Vallarta (C 82), active
4	AM 129	Vital	U.S. Navy	Minesweeper	890d	221	May-43	To Britain 1943 as HMS Strenuous (J 338), sold 1948 as Evening Star, later Pride of the West, scrapped 1956
5	AM 130	Usage	U.S. Navy	Minesweeper	890d	221	Jun-43	To Britain 1943 as HMS Tourmaline (J 339), to Turkey 1947 as Cardak (M 507), struck 1974
6	AM 131	Zeal	U.S. Navy	Minesweeper	890d	221	9-Jul-43	Sunk as target 1967
7	BAM 30	HMS Sepoy	U.S. Navy	Minesweeper	890d	221	8-Sep-43	Retained as USS Dextrous (AM 341), to Korea 1967 as Koje (PCE 713), struck 1984
8	BAM 31	HMS Steadfast (J 375)	U.S. Navy	Minesweeper	890d	221	17-Jan-43	To Britain 1943, returned 1946, to Turkey 1947 as Eregli, struck 1973
9	BAM 32	HMS Tattoo (J 374)	U.S. Navy	Minesweeper	890d	221	27-Jan-43	To Britain 1943, returned 1946, to Turkey 1947 as Carsamba, struck 1985
10	AM 267	Notable	U.S. Navy	Minesweeper	890d	221	23-Dec-43	To China 1946, disposition unknown
11	AM 268	Nucleus	U.S. Navy	Minesweeper	890d	221	19-Jan-44	To USSR 1945 as T 276, disposition unknown
12	AM 269	Opponent	U.S. Navy	Minesweeper	890d	221	18-Feb-44	Scrapped 1961
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14	AM 270	Palisade	U.S. Navy	Minesweeper	890d	221	9-Mar-44	To USSR 1945 as T 279, mined and lost off Korea 1945
15	AM 271	Penetrate	U.S. Navy	Minesweeper	890d	221	31-Mar-44	To USSR 1945 as T 280, disposition unknown
16	AM 272	Peril	U.S. Navy	Minesweeper	890d	221	22-May-44	To USSR 1945 as T 281, scrapped 1956
17	AM 273	Phantom	U.S. Navy	Minesweeper	890d	221	17-May-44	To China 1948 as Yung Ming, to Taiwan 1949, scrapped
18	AM 274	Pinnacle	U.S. Navy	Minesweeper	890d	221	24-May-44	To China 1948 as Yung Hsiu, to Taiwan 1949, struck
19	AM 275	Pirate	U.S. Navy	Minesweeper	890d	221	16-Jun-44	Mined and lost off Korea 1950
20	AM 276	Pivot	U.S. Navy	Minesweeper	890d	221	12-Jul-44	To China 1948 as Yung Shou, to Taiwan 1949, struck
21	AM 277	Pledge	U.S. Navy	Minesweeper	890d	221	29-Jul-44	Mined and lost off Korea 1950
22	AM 278	Project	U.S. Navy	Minesweeper	890d	221	22-Aug-44	To the Philippines 1948 as Samar (M 33), struck
23	AM 279	Prime	U.S. Navy	Minesweeper	890d	221	12-Sep-44	To China 1948 as Yung Feng, to Taiwan 1949, struck
24	AM 280	Prowess	U.S. Navy	Minesweeper	890d	221	27-Sep-44	To Vietnam 1970 as Ha Hoi (HQ 13), active
25	AM 281	Quest	U.S. Navy	Minesweeper	890d	221	25-Oct-44	To the Philippines 1948 as Pagasa (APO 21), struck
26	AM 282	Rampart	U.S. Navy	Minesweeper	890d	221	18-Nov-44	To USSR 1945, disposition unknown
27	AM 379	Roselle	U.S. Navy	Minesweeper	890d	221	6-Feb-45	To Mexico 1972 as Melchior Ocampo, now Manuel Gitierrez Zamora (C 78), active
28	AM 380	Ruddy	U.S. Navy	Minesweeper	890d	221	28-Apr-45	To Peru 1960 as Galvez (MSF 68), struck 1981
29	AM 381	Scoter	U.S. Navy	Minesweeper	890d	221	13-Mar-45	To Mexico 1972 as Manuel Gutierrez Zamora, now Melchior Ocampo (C 84), active
30	AM 382	Shoveler	U.S. Navy	Minesweeper	890d	221	22-May-45	To Peru 1960 as Diez Canseco (MSF 69), struck 1981
	YS 69		U.S. Navy	Lighter			1945
	YS 70		U.S. Navy	Lighter			1945
	YS 71		U.S. Navy	Lighter			1945
	YS 72		U.S. Navy	Lighter			1945	Later YF 182
	YS 73		U.S. Navy	Lighter			1945	Later YF 183
	YS 74		U.S. Navy	Lighter			1945
	YS 75		U.S. Navy	Lighter			1945	Later YF 184
	YS 76		U.S. Navy	Lighter			1945
	YS 77		U.S. Navy	Lighter			1945	To US Army 1920
	YS 78		U.S. Navy	Lighter			1945
	249222	Floyd Hamilton	State of LA	Tug	21	42	1946

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