Mississippi Marine

Mississippi Marine, Greenville MS

Greenville Barge Construction Corp. was started in 1957 and renamed Greenville Shipbuilding in1970. Mississippi Marine Corp. was started in 1965 and acquiredGreenville Shipbuilding in 2000. They stopped building new boats in thedownturn of the 1980s but continue today in the repair business. Theformer Greenville Shipbuilding yard is now called the North Yard and is at 2219Harbor Front Road: see it from the air on Google here. The Mississippi Marine yard is now called the South Yard and is at 2645 HarborFront Road: see it from the air on Google here. Comments or queries, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 11 January 2021.

Hull #	O.N.	Original Name	Original Owner	Ship Type	GT	Delivery	Disposition
Built by Greenville Barge Construction
	277588	William B. Barnett II	American River Lines	Towboat	134	1958	Later Captain Mash, William J Detyens, Royal Street, Susan D, Amazing Grace
	279595	Leta Jane	M & M Transportation	Towboat	195	1959	Later Patriot, Leta Jane, Casey Keasler, WB, now Tom Gates
	279659	Rebecca C	Hagan Towing	Towboat	87	1959	Later Mobile Point, Joyce II, Danny P, now Cape Fear
	280350	Kaskaskia	TECO Barge Line	Towboat	162	1959	Later John Henry, Brenda Koestler, NLD
Built by Greenville Shipbuilding
	287946	Miss Susan	Ramsey Towing	Towboat	96	1962	Later Admiral Miller, NLD 2004
	289997	Pine Bluff	Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel	Towboat	112	1962	Active
	291668	Lil Arthur	Greenville Shipbuilding	Towboat	31	1963
	292898	Erin O'Hara	Coastal Towing	Towboat	75	1963	Later Beaver Island, now Taylor A
	294088	James Faris	American River Lines	Towboat	197	1964	Active
	294413	George Weathers	Weathers Towing	Towboat	403	1964	Later Bernadette A McKay, Heather Ann, now Marc Miyasaki
	296837	David	Greenville Shipbuilding	Towboat	379	1964	To South America 1990 as Don Aureliano G., now Cavalier IV
	297854	Alice Parker	Parker Towing	Towboat	263	1964	Later Brooke Lauren, Brenda Sue, now Cecile A. Fitch
		Bay Trader 120		Freight Barge	760	1964	Now CMC640
11		Caldwell	Tidewater Grand Isle Inc.	Supply Boat	195	1965	Later War Cloud, Recovery One, now American Recovery
13		Allen		Supply Boat	417	1965	Later Algosaibi VII, Charlnaaz, Arif, Alexander II, Tara, now Nader
14		Franklin		Supply Boat	185	1965	Later Engineer, Night Star, Nujum,, Ray 2, Nujum, now Abdulla 7
		Grant		Supply Boat	185	1965	Now Pooneh.
		Webster		Supply Boat	185	1966	Now Raana.
	274333	Frank Phipps	Patton-Tully Tptn.	Towboat	185	1966	Now Synergy
	506377	Henry Debardeleben	Coyle Lines	Towboat	116	1966	Later Norman R. Wooten, Lori Ann, Francis J. Blank
	506238	Nita Vickers	Delta Towing	Towboat	356	1966	Later J F Lamb, E P Williams, Danny Ray, Belle River, Cristina Eckstein, now Cavalier I (South America)
16		Ouachita	Harbor Anchor	Tug	185	1966	Now Eastern Trader
		Red River		Tug	254	1967	Now Two Kays
	508037	Dixie Crusader	Dixie Carriers	Towboat	126	1967	Later Basil T, River Stallion, now Jim Lancaster
19	509141	Joe McAlister	Martha-Mac Corp	Towboat	244	1967	Later H S Davis, Antigone, now Ron Mook
23	510286	F. R. Casey	Davis Construction	Towboat	61	1967	Later Miss Reagan, scrapped 2020
	512099	Jimmy Vickers	Delta Towing	Towboat	428	1968	Later Sarah E Thomas, Marie Thompson, Richard A Hain, Howard A Thompson, Doug Roberts, now Tom Huckabee
	517563	Baton Rouge		Towboat	121	1968	Later Marine Magic
	514508	Dixie	Greenville Shipbuilding	Towboat	121	1968	Later Tom G.
	514689	Rex	Economy Boat Store	Towboat	72	1968	Later Duke L Gremillion, T-Boy Talen, now Low Land 20
	516589	Girard Lewis	Thomas Marine	Towboat	454	1968	Later Shirley L Stapp, Damon Waxler, now M/V William Hank
	517214	Billy D	Paducah Midstream	Towboat	63	1968	Later CWK, now Wm. Eric
	521053	Susan Vickers	Delta Towing	Towboat	454	1969	Later Anne Elizabeth, Anne Holly, Bob White, Jeff P Wilkerson, Yvonne Cenac, Yvonne, now The Black Belt
29	521797	Kate Tully	Patton-Tully Transportation	Towboat	244	1969	Later APAC Leader, Julie, now Crosby Express
	517920	Paul	Greenville Shipbuilding	Towboat	61	1969	Later Tret, Double R, now Sarah N
	519093	Ann Marie	LeBoeuf Bros. Towing	Towboat		1969	Now Creole Ann
	523288	Hilman Logan	Logan Towing	Towboat	571	1969	Later Helen M. Clements, Decatur Lady, now Nav Chaco (South America)
	523338	Penny	Dairyland Power Coop	Towboat	121	1970	Now Black Hawk
	528661	Lil Charley	Norman Bros.	Towboat	121	1970	Active
34	530803	Jim Vickers	Vickers Towing	Towboat	537	1971	Now Magnolia
	532215	Ben	Greenville Shipbuilding	Towboat	73	1971	Later John L Murphy, City of Hickman, now Virginia Renee
	533274	David McAlister	McAlister Construction	Towboat	310	1971	Later Phil Mosesso, now Catlettsburg
	636184	Terri	Greenville Shipbuilding	Towboat	331	1971	Later Kayo Mutchler, Kayo, Lori Johnson, Kestrel (Surinam), now Arary (Uruguay)
	537180	Nita Vickers	Vickers Towing	Towboat	494	1972	Later Tri-State, now Temple Huckabee
	540229	Capt. Joe	Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel	Towboat		1972	Active
	541310	Helen Capps	Eagle Marine Industries	Towboat	126	1972	Later Karen Marie, now Gladys G
	541829	Doris Lynn	Eveline Towing	Towboat		1972	Later Compass Rose, Angie Golding, now City of Greenwood, to South America 2010
	542543	Betty Joyce	Thibodeaux Marine	Towboat	175	1972	Later King's Courier, Chemical Express, Miss Pat, HMS Patriot, now Neda J
	545437	Louise	V. & B. Transport Co.	Towboat	128	1973	Later Vance M. Thompson, Suzanne Marie, now Buck Bellows
	549701	K. R. Green	Tenn. Valley Towing	Towboat	585	1973	Later Kamarang
	554261	Richard E. Girouard	Thomas Marine	Towboat	587	1974	Later Patsy R, Mary Lou S, Dewey R, now M/V Dewey R
		Kim	Delta Towing Co	Towboat	249	1974	Now Cuarajhy
	563529	Nita Vickers	Vickers Towing	Towboat	637	1975	Later Creole Jimmy, now Gene Neal
	569720	Lucille	Greenville Shipbuilding	Towboat	390	1975	Later Joe McAlister, Marathon, now M/V Jinx P Smith
	569721	Jay	Greenville Shipbuilding	Towboat	271	1975	Later Rose Marie Walden, Jo Beth Janoush, now Transporter
	571882	Grampa Shorty		Tug	159	1976	Later Irving Pine, now Atlantic Pine (Canada)
	574338	E. L. Crain	Allegheny Towing	Towboat	136	1976	Later Cornelius O'Connor, now Expedition
	581730	Mark Alan	Hickman Harbor Services	Towboat	136	1977	Active
51	585677	Pelican No. 1		Supply Boat	279	1977	Later Sand Island, now fishing vessel Champion
	589807	Roland Falgout		Tug	176	1978	Later Bald Eagle, now Delta Pride
53	594825	Pelican No. 2		Supply Boat	227	1978	Later Pelicano, cargo Pelicano I, Islander Express I, now Precon Express I
54	600068	Inmar Knight		Tug	284	1978	Now Tradewind
		Rebel		Tug	136	1978	Later Ailey 34, now Sylvie
	601956	Jandilene	Williams Marine Ent.	Towboat	116	1979	Now Sir Randy J
	602859	Scrapiron	Greenville Shipbuilding	Towboat	55	1979	Active
	614861	Marin Twilight	Marin Tug & Barge	Tug	165	1979	Later Twilight, now Diane B
	624871	Lainey Jones	Canal Barge Co.	Towboat	694	1980	NLD
	626299	Dream	Greenville Shipbuilding	Towboat	166	1980	Later Tommy Sayer, Jonathan Golding, Roy Baker, now DMO Reveille
	626300	Duke	Ergon Marine	Towboat	73	1980	Later GS 980, now General
61	629736	Don	Greenville Shipbuilding	Towboat	172	1982	Later M. B. Freeman, now City of Freeport
	632444	Larry D. Williams	Williams Marine Ent.	Towboat	118	1981	Later C. J. Rae, now William Jeffrey Bayer
63	641626	Janice R	Coastal Towing	Towboat	183	1981	Later City of Plaquemine, Wichita, Capt John Guidry, now War Emblem
	656205	Jennifer Ann	Upper Mo. River Towing	Towboat	117	1983	Later Cathy Golding, Capt. Alpha Doucet, now Walt Wepfer
	663288	American Challenge	Harcon Barge	Towboat	819	1983	Later William McD. Hite, now Sarah L. Ingram
69	678450	C. B. Ford	Choctaw Transportation	Towboat	224	1984	Active
70	661062	Pat I	Greenville Gravel	Freight Barge	515	1983	Active
71	662103	Pat 2	Greenville Gravel	Freight Barge	515	1983	Active
72	685194	Pat 3	Greenville Gravel	Freight Barge	515	1985	Active
73	902776	Little Miss Jessica	Reed Terminal Co.	Towboat	152	1986	Later Benny G
74	903824	Captain Matthew	Reed Terminal Co.	Towboat	152	1986	Active.
75	923869	Pat 4	Greenville Gravel	Freight Barge	515	1987	Active
76	936478	Pat 5	Greenville Gravel	Freight Barge	581	1988	Active
77	936479	Pat 6	Greenville Gravel	Freight Barge	581	1988	Active
78	950545	Pat 7	Apac-Arkansas	Freight Barge	573	1989	Active
79	950546	Pat 8	Apac-Arkansas	Freight Barge	573	1989	Now William D Jeffrey
80	958866	PMC 901	Alpha Partnership	Freight Barge	497	1989	Active
81	961145	PMC 902	Alpha Partnership	Freight Barge	497	1990	Active
82	965356	Pat 9	Greenville Gravel	Freight Barge	497	1990	Active
83	971780	Pat 10	Greenville Gravel	Freight Barge	497	1990	Active
84	978178	Nita Vickers	Vickers Towing	Towboat	513	1991	Later Helen Lay, to Paraguay
85	1039799	Mack		Towboat	327	1996	Later EMS Express, now Kenley (Surinam)
	1056119	Crane #1	Nichols Marine Llc	Crane Barge	154	1968	Active
	1056120	Crane #2	Nichols Marine Llc	Crane Barge	137	1978	Active
	1056121	Dry Dock #1	Nichols Marine Llc	Dry Dock	671	1970	Active
	1056122	Dry Dock #2	Nichols Marine LLC	Dry Dock	1,372	1993	Active
1002	1199552	BEL 102	Barge Exchange Leasing	Unclassified	202	1998	Active
1003	1199553	BEL 103	Barge Exchange Leasing	Unclassified	343	1998	Active
Built by Mississippi Marine
	504956	Imogene Igert	River Towing	Towboat	249	1966	Later Bill Hendon, Wisconsin, now Herb Carpenter Jr.
	507264	Mary Ann	Double W Towing	Towboat	292	1967	Later Lillian G, Champion Coal, later Cailey Moore
	510079	Margie Taylor	Greenville Fuel	Towboat	94	1967	Now Beverly Cummins
	510588	W. C. Walters	Temple Towing	Towboat	249	1967	Later Zapata Service, W C Walters, now Creole Lady
	512047	Donna Temple	Temple Towing	Towboat	86	1968	Later Logloader, Texas Gator, now Miss Edna D
13	514553	Debbie Lee	M. & M. Towing	Towboat	375	1968	Now Leslie B
	518249	Walter Stephens Cox	Inland River Transportation	Towboat	648	1969	Later Brother Collins, now Desafio (Argentina)
	524609	Hot-to-Trot	Winona Marine	Towboat	84	1970	Later Vivki L, now Capt. Newt
	529076	Reddy Teddy	Decatur Transit	Towboat	84	1970	Now Mary Ethel
37	536086	Wildcat	Cox Towing	Towboat	517	1971	Now Mark Shurden
38	542521	W. P. Jackson	Thomas Marine	Tug	619	1972	Later George W Norman, San Antonio, San Antonio I, now Cavalier VII
39	553021	Hoosier Friend	Cox Marine	Towboat	1,099	1973	Later City of New Orleans, John C Miller, John B Ritchie, Lady Barbara, Anne Holly, now Canal Tamengo
40	555383	Miss Kathy	Mississippi Marine Transport	Towboat	686	1974	Active
	558474	Evey T	Upper Miss. Towing	Towboat	631	1974	Active
	560349	Mary Jayne	Leland Towing	Towboat	639	1974	Now Elizabeth Lane
45	566044	Agnes Mae	Walker Towing	Towboat	627	1975	Later Lauren D, now Linda Little
46	927907	MM II	Mississippi Marine Corp	Freight Barge	1,189	1976	Active
47	568544	Francis R. Keegan	Chotin Transportation	Towboat	559	1975	Active
51	575658	Fletcher Armstrong	Ergon Marine	Towboat	116	1976	Active
	577877	Nora Pickett	Coastal Towing	Towboat	272	1976	Later Dale Artigue, now Grace Nicole
	589307	GS 1077	Ergon Marine	Tank Barge	356	1977	Active
54	579947	Sureboat	Union Railroad	Towboat	96	1977	Active
	597434	Peggy P	Neches Gulf Marine	Offshore Supply	86	1978	Now San Jacinto
62	603877	Sea Adventurer	Columbia Star Inc	Passenger	86	1979	Now RMS Atlantis
64	969549	MM III	Mississippi Marine Corp	Freight Barge	635	1979	Active
	610854	Stacey Palmer	Palmer Barge Line	Towboat	93	1979	Later Pamela Catherine, Morgan, Capt. Les Barrios, Cajun Pride
	614906	Scott Palmer	Palmer Barge Line	Towboat	90	1979	Now Mary Wepfer
	620297	Marina S	Dinko's Marine Service	Passenger	87	1980	Now RMS Victory
78	623588	140	Salvor Ltd	Freight Barge	420	1980	Now XL 100
79	625672	141	Salvor Ltd	Freight Barge	420	1980	Active
80	627503	142	Salvor Ltd	Freight Barge	420	1980	Active
	628006	Miss Sheila	Red Wing River Towing	Towboat	143	1981	Active
	635318	M/V Cole	H/C Leasing	Towboat	66	1981	Active
	640286	Redneck	Economy Boat Store	Towboat	72	1981	Now Jim Barton
88	680357	Vecturian	North South Transport	Towboat	214	1985	Now Anita Eve Sharp
90	642135	Geo Tide	Tidewater Marine	Tug	295	1982	Later Stanco Traveller, now R/V Geoexplorer
92	643590	Rhett Parker	Parker Towing	Towboat	252	1982	Active
93	649605	William C. Norman	Norman Bros.	Towboat	405	1982	Now Jack Odom
95	643051	William Justin	White River Fleeting	Towboat	72	1981	Now Dean Cochran
96	693290	XL I	Nichols Marine	Industrial	1831	1985	Active

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