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Nashville Bridge Co. (NABRICO) boats, Nashville TN

Nashville Bridge Company, (NABRICO), was originally, as its name indicates, a bridge builder. Founded in the 1890s, it was converted to shipbuilding in 1915 and, by the 1960s, it was said to be the world's largest builder of inland barges. George Steinbrenner bought it in 1969 and added a second yard in Ashland City in 1977: he sold the company to Trinity Marine Group in 1995. Trinity closed the Nashville yard in 1996, when the City of Nashville decided that the downtown shipyard property would be more valuable to the community with a stadium on it. This table lists its record of construction of self-propelled vessels: see also the table that lists its construction of barges. Thanks to Ingo Steller for his contribution to this table. Comments or queries, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 20 January 2021.

Hull # O.N. Original Name Original Owner Type GT Ft. Delivery Disposition
221598 Turnbull Southern Coal, Coke & Mining Towboat 29 60 1921
na Grossetete Corps of Engineers Dredge 193d 87 1921
222590 Wm. P. Fiske Nashville Builders Supply Freighter 96 120 1922 Sternwheeler
223227 Geo. Prince Royal Route Co. Passenger 256 144 1922 Sternwheeler
B. A. Boyle J. N. Pharr Towboat 166 108 1923 Sternwheeler
223470 Harvey T. L. Herbert & Sons Towboat 189 92 1923 Sternwheeler, later Elizabeth H, Kathy R, C. T. Jones
284258 275 Corps of Engineers Towboat 18 40 1924 Later Crain No. 1
na John C. Irwin Corps of Engineers Towboat 116d 98 1924 Sternwheeler
224886 Edwin N. Bisso Bisso Towing Ferry 213 130 1925 Centerwheeler
na Burnett Corps of Engineers Tender 88d 84 1926 Sternwheeler, later Union
225359 Kings Landing Kosmos Towing Towboat 140 75 1926
225360 Kosmortar Kosmos Towing Towboat 114 77 1926
225657 Nashville B Nashville Bridge Company Towboat 236 111 1926 Sternwheeler, later Chickasaw
253109 Gillette Corps of Engineers Towboat 107d 86 1926 Sternwheeler, later Wild Goose
173945 Natchez Williams-McWilliams Dredge 567 141 1927
227832 Margaret Richardson West Kentucky Coal Towboat 17 44 1928
227875 Catherine D Towboat 68 74 1928 Later C. A. Irvin, Graco, now Lady Lois
228317 Sunco-A4 Standard Unit Navigation Towboat 143 88 1929 Later Harbor Point, City of Catlettsburg
228858 W. W. Fischer Towboat 240 120 1929 Later Kormorant, Catuga
229087 Leo B. Bisso Gretna Ferry Inc. Ferry 257 136 1929 Now Gov Jacques P Villere
230157 Ace John Archbold Coal Co. Towboat 112 81 1930
231315 Mary Woods No. 2 Potlatch Forests Towboat 149 111 1931
231656 Little Rock Big Rock Stone & Material Towboat 13 40 1932
231777 Duplex Great Lakes Dredge Dredge 700 145 1930
232286 Kenton Kosmos Towing Towboat 33 50 1929 Later Shamrock
232287 Mustang William T. Gleason Towboat 67 56 1929 Later Kuttawa
Joe Cook Towboat 163 112 1930 Sternwheeler
232723 Bob Gresham Hougland Barge Line Towboat 152 100 1933 Later Jenny Z
na Henderson Corps of Engineers Towboat 31 1933 Later Kelly
174193 George A. McWilliam Williams-McWilliams Dredge 782 168 1934
233503 Joe Wheeler Tennessee Valley Auth. Towboat 19 50 1934
233589 Edgefield Davidson County Ferry 26 60 1934 Centerwheeler
na Charles H. West Corps of Engineers Snag Boat 195 1934 Sternwheeler
na Breckenridge Corps of Engineers Towboat 31 1936 Later Patty
235141 Dorothy Cumberland River Sand & Gravel Towboat 100 82 1936 Later Beryl, Kathy K
267041 Kinzua Corps of Engineers Towboat 20 40 1936 Later Cherokee II, now Kinzua
235754 Pat Yager Yager Materials Llc Towboat 73 72 1936 Active
235778 Jos. Chotin Chotin Transportation Towboat 378 127 1937 Sternwheeler, later Paul Chotin, Ole Miss
236483 Capt Alphin Radcliff Materials Dredge 287 129 1937 Sternwheeler, later Shearwater
236674 Dixie Broadway Industrial Park Inc Towboat 80 76 1937
236736 Knox Kosmos Towing Towboat 83 70 1937
108 237019 White Castle Inter-Bay Towing Co Towboat 76 71 1937
237492 Dorothy H Hougland Barge Line Towboat 360 108 1938 Later Warren Hougland
237971 Gibson Barker Barge Line Towboat 88 65 1938
238031 Jerry Cumberland River Sand & Gravel Freighter 21 46 1938
238674 Bull Calf Canal Barge Company Towboat 131 88 1939
239077 Keeneland Kosmos Towing Towboat 87 82 1939 Later George Stevens
239463 Norris Arrow Transportation Towboat 98 86 1940 Later April Laura
239893 Joe Belk SanGravl Co. Towboat 17 40 1940
240140 Gladys Simpson Simpson Oil Towboat 160 97 1940 Later Arrow
240322 James H Hougland Barge Line Towboat 264 117 1940 Later VOS-K, Edward C. Mays
240344 Irene Chotin Chotin Transportation Towboat 331 124 1941 Later Nebraska City
Virginia Cumberland River Sand & Gravel Towboat 111 1940
241046 Blue Seal Illinois Farm Supply Towboat 173 97 1941
Dan Quinn Patton-Tully Towboat 100 1941
241128 Walter G. Hougland Hougland Barge Line Towboat 345 123 1941 Later Arkansas
241259 Kenwood Kosmos Towing Towboat 170 98 1942 Later Whayne H, Camille H, Brenda Jones, Emma V, Bill Hougland, Brenda Jones, Ira Vaughn
287209 BC-246 US Army Dredge 339 130 1942 Later Trident
243328 Harry Simpson Jr. Simpson Oil Towboat 223 98 1943
243712 Emory T Clark's Super Gas Co. Towboat 223 98 1943 Later Zeus
Fidelity (AM 96) US Navy Minesweeper 1,250 110 9-Sep-42 Reclassified 1944 as PC 1600, sold 1948
Fierce (AM 97) US Navy Minesweeper 1,250 110 10-Dec-42 Reclassified 1944 as PC 1601, sold 1948 as Seaborn II
PC 620 US Navy Sub Chaser 463 110 8-Jan-43 Named Bethany 1956, scrapped 1957
na PC 621 US Navy Sub Chaser 463 110 4-Dec-42 To Free French 1944 as Fantassin (W 93), struck 1961
na PC 622 US Navy Sub Chaser 463 110 9-Mar-43 To Greece 1944 as Vasileos Georgios II (P 17), scrapped 1963
PC 623 US Navy Sub Chaser 463 110 10-Apr-43 Sold 1946
na PC 1241 US Navy Sub Chaser 463 110 28-May-43 To the Philippines 1948 as Nueva Ecija (PS 25)
PC 1242 US Navy Sub Chaser 463 110 12-Jul-43 Named Port Clinton 1956, sold 1959
PC 1243 US Navy Sub Chaser 463 110 12-Sep-43 Sold 1947 as Gosse, Mar Jan 1959
na PC 1244 US Navy Sub Chaser 463 110 5-Oct-43 Named Martinez 1956, scrapped 1961
PC 1245 US Navy Sub Chaser 463 110 30-Oct-43 Sold 1947
na PC 1246 US Navy Sub Chaser 463 110 29-Nov-43 Named Canandaigua 1956, scrapped 1957
na PC 1247 US Navy Sub Chaser 463 110 20-Dec-43 To Taiwan 1948 as To Kiang (PC 104), struck 1964
na PC 1248 US Navy Sub Chaser 463 110 18-Jan-44 To Free French 1944 as Sabre (W 11), scrapped 1960
na PC 1249 US Navy Sub Chaser 463 110 9-Feb-44 To Free French 1944 as Pique (W 13), scrapped 1959
na PC 1250 US Navy Sub Chaser 463 110 9-Mar-44 To Free French 1944 as Cimeterre (W 12), scrapped 1963
249126 Covington Liz Miller Investments Llc Towboat 182 110 1946 Later TECO #21, Codrington
249813 Elisha Woods Charles C. Smith Co. Towboat 259 106 1946
753 251362 Frances M. Hougland Hougland Barge Line Towboat 363 123 1947 Now Rachelle Marie
251669 Kenton Kosmos Towing Freighter 125 88 1947
252536 Lin Smith Charles C. Smith Co. Towboat 598 135 1947 Later Cincinnati
253278 E. B. Ingram Ingram Barge Co. Towboat 228 69 1947 Later Trinton Brute
254543 Peck Cranston Towboat 148 105 1947 Now Proassist II
255216 Scott Chotin Chotin Transportation Towboat 321 111 1948 To Venezuela
256109 White Gold Canal Barge Towboat 260 106 1948
256757 Whayne H. Hougland Barge Line Towboat 259 106 1948 Later Alex Smith, Kathleen Nicole
257007 Laguna Paraland Oil Towboat 316 110 1949 Later HEC III
257121 Nelson M. Broadfoot Ingram Barge Towboat 252 76 1949 Active
257826 Harry Dyer J. & S., Inc. Towboat 321 111 1949 Burnt
257854 Jere Mitchell Smith County Ferry 29 60 1949
258271 Horseshoe Canal Barge Towboat 91 58 1948 Now Agnes B
258778 Cherrystone River Co. New Orleans Towboat 316 110 1949 Later Peggy Downey, Jo Renee, now Anna C
258791 Miss Sherman Oman Construction Towboat 54 84 1948
898 258792 Caterpillar Nashville Bridge Co Towboat 248 98 1949 Now psgr. vsl. Observer
259017 Susan Hougland Hougland Barge Line Towboat 321 111 1949 Later Bayou La Rose
259823 Tillman Ingram Barge Co. Towboat 25 52 1950
259926 Alice Ingram Ingram Barge Co. Towboat 122 71 1950 Later Annette Jones, Jerico Spirit, now Trig Lind
260639 Patsy Chotin Chotin Transportation Towboat 316 110 1950 To Venezuela
260866 Bush Herbert T. L. Herbert & Sons Towboat 135 86 1951 Now Ergonot
261523 Cotton Queen Jordon River Line Towboat 307 117 1951 Later Winchester, now Julie J
262173 Bull Durham Bull Towing Towboat 165 82 1951
1000 262289 Arthur J. Dyer Ingram Barge Co. Towboat 307 117 1951
262893 Hortense B. Ingram Ingram Barge Co. Towboat 307 117 1951 Now Thrifty Nickel
263149 Chippewa Genesee Transportation Towboat 307 117 1952 Now Sarah B
264226 Judge Hickman Davidson County Ferry 71 61 1952 Later City of Sistersville, Madisonville
969 264246 Harriet M Bargco, Houston Towboat 307 117 1952 Later Mr Wendell
264736 Jos Chotin Chotin Transportation Towboat 369 128 1952 Sternwheeler, now Cynthia
264863 Mama Lere Eagle Marine Towing Inc Towboat 369 128 1953
552799 Jackson III Cooper Marine & Timberlands Towboat 392 74 1953 Active
265183 Joe Curtis Tennessee Towing Towboat 58 58 1953 Later Mary-Jan, now McKenna Marie
1057 521195 Allen Carman SanGravl Co. Towboat 38 52 1954 Later John Maurer, now Luxora
269456 Caroline Central Marine / Canal Barge Towboat 252 99 1955 Later Katherine Berry, Grace, now Capt Wes Grosset
1112 270313 Baby Lere Nashville Coal Towboat 613 133 1955 Later Red Griffin, now Laura Tamble
270630 Eleanor Crounse Corp. Towboat 215 81 1955 Now John A. Yager
270870 Barbara Crounse Corp. Towboat 215 81 1956 Now R. J. Lauder
270941 Lotta Bull Bull Towing Towboat 210 92 1956 Later Mara, Charles Sanders Sr, now Miss Donlee
271132 Jincy Crounse Corp. Towboat 215 81 1956 Now Walter B
271929 J. B. Chauvin Berwick Bay (Chotin) Towboat 228 92 1956
1249 273278 Iron City Iron City Sand & Gravel Towboat 262 82 1957 Later Charles K, now Ike Carter, Jr.
273675 Mark Eastin River & Gulf Transfer Freighter 1,165 167 1957 Now Kevin Michael
273791 Patricia Rg Marine Transport Inc Freighter 215 81 1957 Active
273883 Toltec Chemical Barge Line Towboat 752 122 1956 Later Big Chief, now Jana Southern
274839 Eleanor Gordon Mid-America Tptn. Towboat 626 149 1956 Now Addi Belle
274851 Lola H The Barrett Line Towboat 135 78 1957 Now Miss Louise
1269 275810 Lady Rose-Mary Inland Oil & Transport Towboat 494 125 1958 Now Secretariat
278650 Hazel Crounse Corp. Towboat 215 91 1959 Now Cheryl Ann
1403 279843 Blair Wilson Mid-South Towing Towboat 51 58 1959 Active
279101 Harry A Ingram Materials Freighter 50 47 1959 Now Bud Mac
279228 Chippewa Chief Passenger 93 63 1959
280466 STI-2195 US Army Tug 107 92 1954 Later Hill City
280848 Jayne Hougland Hougland Barge Line Towboat 520 149 1960 Now R. G. Mayes
1493 288407 Esso Pennsylvania Humble Oil Towboat 919 149 1962 Now Cindy L. Erickson
1494 289724 Esso West Virginia Humble Oil Towboat 919 149 1962 Now Titletown U. S. A.
289418 James F. Hunter Herbert & Sons Towboat 197 92 1962
290079 Annabel Green River Towing Towboat 116 73 1962 Now Tristan B
291929 Nancy B Green River Towing Towboat 116 73 1963
293070 The Shelter Red Wing Dredging Dredge 23 30 1963
1600 293607 Lady Kimberly Inland Oil & Transport Towboat 458 144 1963 Later Harry J Brock, now M. K. McNally
294045 Nell Madison Coal And Supply Towboat 116 73 1964 Active
295510 Ann King Mid-America Tptn. Towboat 879 165 1964 Now Martha Mac
1664 296549 Lady Marjorie Marj Transport Co. Towboat 458 144 1964 Later Billy Joe Boling, now Darrell L
1660 298198 Julia Woods Mid-South Towing Towboat 879 180 1965 Later Donna Griffin, now Frank Johnson
500046 Pat Chotin Chotin Transportation Towboat 886 180 1965 Now David G. Sehrt
1735 500419 Lady Gloria Inland Oil & Transport Towboat 463 148 1965 Later Harley Hall, now Patsy Coleman
500965 Bun Chotin Chotin Transportation Towboat 237 92 1965 Now Isaiah Chibb
501709 Maba Kelce Power Transportation Towboat 879 180 1965 Later Jenny S, now Sally Bromfield
503208 Harriet Ann Upper Mississippi Towing Towboat 1,146 198 1966 Now Marty Baskerville
504479 Mary Alice Baker Crounse Corp. Towboat 116 73 1966 Active
1798 504678 Martha Lynn Mid-South Towing Towboat 879 180 1966 Active
1839 506022 John S. Herbert T. S. Herbert & Sons Towboat 277 102 1966 Now Amanda M
1875 507960 Kevin S. Candies Otto Candies AHTS 192 115 1967 Later Fritzi K McAllister, Fritzi K, sank 2000
1906 511061 Mobil Trader Mobil Shipping Tanker 790 210 1967 Now Maha I
511313 Olinda Chotin Chotin Transportation Towboat 703 154 1967 Later Jerry Jones, now Mabel C. Etheridge
512043 Marilyn M II B & M Towing Towboat 301 100 1967
513659 Lady Linda Inland Oil & Transport Towboat 539 141 1968 Now Louise S
1947 515189 Hercules 20 The Offshore Drilling Company Jackup 1,234 175 1968 Active
515689 Lady Patricia Inland Oil & Transport Towboat 539 141 1968 Now C. J. Queenan
518256 Marine Marine Transport Co. Towboat 338 148 1969 Later Gayolyn Ann Griffin, now Bobby Thompson
518578 Big Bessie Halter Marine Towboat 1,267 191 1969
2000 526688 Bruce Brown Ingram Barge Co. Towboat 546 144 1970 Now A. Steve Crowley
528629 John M. Rivers Ingram Barge Co. Towboat 546 144 1970 Now Mark E. Stevens
2050 530133 Bill Gee Ingram Barge Co. Towboat 349 121 1971 Now Leon Johnson
533682 Louis Frank Marine Transport Co. Towboat 459 144 1971 Now Tony Lippman
2100 538801 Eleanor Gordon Mid-South Towing Towboat 1,178 195 1972 Now Camille B. Barrett
2239 547881 Luke Burton Canal Barge Company Towboat 459 144 1973 Active
550490 Lydia E. Campbell Canal Barge Company Inc Towboat 459 144 1973 Active
552838 Ray A. Eckstein Wisconsin Barge Line Towboat 1,165 195 1973 Now Crimson Duke
2266 554866 Lady Mignon Inland Oil & Transport Towboat 546 144 1974 Later Susannah Griffin, now Sekco
557019 Vince Tranchita Wisconsin Barge Line Towboat 1,166 195 1974 Now Crimson Gem
2350 561811 Ludwig Candies Otto Candies AHTS 127 123 1974
563583 Mary Rose Marine Transport Co. Towboat 485 149 1975 Now Midland Star
2298 569491 Rita Candies Otto Candies AHTS 1,078 211 1976 Now Kings River
573798 Jim Bernhardt Wisconsin Barge Line Towboat 1,415 183 1976 Now American Heritage
577961 James E. Snyder Wisconsin Barge Line Towboat 1,415 183 1976 Now American Pillar
2480 581300 Miss Kae-D American Commercial Lines Llc Towboat 1,415 183 1977 Now Jeffrey G. Stover
2483 575287 Sam M. Fleming Ingram Barge Co. Towboat 474 144 1976 Now Marge McFarlin
2485 590071 William F. Earthman Ingram Barge Co. Towboat 474 144 1977 Now Sam M. Fleming
2486 577747 Otto Candies Otto Candies AHTS 191 115 1977 Now Crosby Venture
579110 Andrew Benedict Ingram Barge Company Towboat 474 144 1977 Inactive
2852 583226 Hortense B. Ingram Ingram Barge Company Towboat 800 126 1977 Active
2853 588445 Eileen Bigelow Ingram Barge Company Towboat 800 126 1977 Active
2854 589809 Alice I. Hooker Ingram Barge Company Towboat 800 126 1978 Active
2855 590874 Patricia I Hart Ingram Barge Company Towboat 1,301 171 1978 Active

 

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