Arnold V. Walker, F. B. Walker, James K. Walker

Arnold V. Walker, F. B. Walker, James K. Walker, Pascagoula and Moss Point MS

There were three shipyards in the Pascagoula area owned by members of the Walker family. The first was F. B. Walker & Sons, which was on the east side of the Pascagoula River, just north of Highway 90. The facility had been a shipyard since 1860, operated first by Miguel Pol, becoming Frentz Shipbuilding in 1878 and Gulf Ship in 1918. F. B. Walker bought it in 1933 and operated it with his sons Arnold and John. After F. B. Walker died, in 1940, his son John continued to operate the yard, which closed in 1978 and was taken over by Hudson Shipbuilders, (HUDSHIP). F. B. Walker's other son, Arnold, left F. B. Walker & Sons after his father died and started his own yard. The Arnold V. Walker Shipyard was also on the east side of the Pascagoula River, but further south, just north of Ingalls' East Bank yard: this yard was sold to Ingalls in 1957 and was merged with Ingalls' East Bank yard in 1961. Finally, a third family member, James K. Walker, started his own yard in the early 1970s and this survived until 1985. This yard was located on the site of the De Angelo family's famous "Italian" shipyard, at the southeast end of the Highway 613 bridge. See it from the air on Google here. Comments or queries, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 2013-05-29.

Hull#	O.N.	Name	Owner	Type	GT	Ft.	Built	Disposition
Built by F. B. Walker & Sons
	236794	Southern Kraft No. 2	International Paper	Tug	40	55	1937
	236937	Southern Kraft No. 3	International Paper	Tug	54	56	1937
	235675	Southern Kraft No. 4	International Paper	Tug	29	49	1937
	240855	John Colle Jr	Colle Towing	Tug	83	65	1941	Later Southern Kraft No. 6, Bay Boys
	241448	Robt. E. Coppedge	Gibbs Corp.	Tug	64	61	1941	Later H. S. Mitchell,
	na	M. B. Long	Corps of Engineers	Towboat	21	48	1941
	na	Roy F. Rudolph	Corps of Engineers	Towboat	21	48	1941	Sold as Roy F. Rudolph, now M/V Rudolph
	na	ST 138	US Army	Tug	99	77	1942	Sold 1966 as Tommy T, later Dana Dauntless
	175647	Colle 120	Colle Towing	Tank Barge	498	180	1942
	175699	Colle 121	Colle Towing	Tank Barge	498	180	1943
	246641	Walker No. 9	F. B. Walker & Sons	Tug	168	80	1943
	175880	Walker No. 23	F. B. Walker & Sons	Tank Barge	500	180	1943
	176074	Walker No. 24	F. B. Walker & Sons	Tank Barge	500	180	1944
	na	ST 244	US Army	Tug		85	1943
	na	ST 245	US Army	Tug		85	1943
		Patricia Chotin		Cargo vessel	101	77	1945	Later Suwannee
	249117	Linda Chotin	Berwick Bay Towing	Towboat	362	104	1945	Later Linda, G-Ten, Frank B, Frank C Barker II, now Becky E
	251815	Vieux Carre			34	47	1946	Later Manana
		Novelty		Fishing Vessel	201	130	1946
		Capt Wes Robinson		Fishing Vessel	146	105	1947
		??		Towboat	335	104	1947	Later Nina Sue, Amy Okey
	251877	F B Walker	River Towboats	Towboat	366	114	1947	Later Joan Simpson, Sinclair Louisville, Bobbie J, now Frank B Tamble
	254119	Meco	Dixie Menhaden	Fishing Vessel	104	85	1947
	254693	Johnny Walker	Simpson Towing Co	Towboat	366	114	1948	Later Liberty, Kay A, now Billy Waxler
	256014	Mattie P Simpson	Charleston (Mo) Oil Co	Towboat	372	114	1948	Later Sinclair St. Louis
	257156	Black Gold	Walker Boat Rentals	Fishing Vessel	158	94	1949	Now Alaska
	259321	Trade Wind	Walker Barge Line	Towboat	123	82	1950	Later Western Isle
	259516	Norman Maddox		Fishing Vessel	119	93	1949	Later Ted Sapp, Malco I
	259779	Northern	Miss. Valley Barge Line	Towboat	186	113	1949	Later Dritsik, now Autumn Dawn
	260548	Falcon	Walker Barge Line	Towboat	114	90	1950	Later Little Red Too
	260969	Southern Kraft No. 7	International Paper	Tug	99	66	1950
	261050	Raven	Bernard B. Walker	Fishing Vessel	156	107	1950	Later Deborah, Sea Raven
134	262054	Jimmy Walker	Walker Barge Line	Tug	359	117	1951	Later Casteel, Bayou Lacombe
136	263706	Capt Alex Lewis	Humphreys Bros.	Fishing Vessel	174	111	1952	Later Capt Paul Willis, Capt Alex Lewis
140	264326	Jimmy Walker	Bernard B. Walker	Fishing Vessel	127	87	1952	Later W-B, Teal
	264790	Lillian Walker	Bernard B. Walker	Fishing Vessel	130	88	1952
	265839	Elizabeth	Lion Towing Co	Tug	20	40	1952	Later Susan, Calcasieu Fueler, Attecia C
146	266825	Johnette Walker	F. B. Walker & Sons	Tug	209	111	1953	Later San Salvador Express, Johnette Walker, Innocent Express, now Pack One
	268054	Kay Walker	F. B. Walker & Sons	Tug	184	106	1954	Scrapped 1979
149	268659	Lurline Walker	Walker Barge Line	Tug	184	106	1954	Later Mr. Red Too
	269196	Black Creek	Dantzler Navigation	Fishing Vessel	184	83	1955	Later Bahama Land
151	269404	Cedar Creek	Dantzler & Herring	Fishing Vessel	151	83	1955
	269872	F. B. Walker	Walker Boat Rentals	Tug	134	87	1955	Now Southsea Mana
154	270117	Oil Creek	F. B. Walker & Sons	Fishing Vessel	163	82	1955	Scrapped 1987
155	270437	Cynthia Walker	Walker Barge Line	Research	138	90	1955	Now Sirenian
156		Paul E. Nash		OSV	152	92	1955	Later Big Red Too
159	272033	Toni Walker	F. B. Walker & Sons	OSV	147	92	1956	Now Super Red.
	273416	Wayne Walker	F. B. Walker & Sons	Research	159	95	1957	Later Lillian 30
165	276540	Tiger Shark		Fishing Vessel	90	91	1958	Later tug Lady Salvor, now Cape Florida
	283128	Panther		Tug	35	45	1960
	286652	Northern Brave		OSV	123	80	1961	Later Kala Loa'a, Sea Blazer, Solution, Creole Sue, Solution
172	517406	John F. Walker, Jr.	F. B. Walker & Sons	OSV	296	158	1967	Later G W Pierce, Fugro I, G W Pierce, Offshore Venture, OMS Maverick, now Lady Rosalind I (Bahamas)
175	535888	Cherokee	Indian Towing Co	Tug	189	92	1971	Later Big Miss, now Capt. Jos. Bisso
180	541521	MF 620	Midstream Fuel Service	Tank Barge	290	135	1972	Later W-620
	547752	Leland J	Frank J Lepern	Fishing Vessel	105	71	1973	Lost 1979
	549645	Ladonna Luann		Fishing Vessel	145	92	1973	Later Dana Ann, Sherri Ann, Susan K
	551566	Dorinda	Trawler Dorinda	Fishing Vessel	112	73	1973	Later St. Martin, Saint Peter, now Commander
	557024	Laurentian	N.O.A.A.	Research	129	73	1974	Retired 2003
	559350	Delta Miss	George Engine Co	Towboat	118	72	1974	Later Big Sam, Point Coupée, now Big Sam
192	560924	Okaloosa	Plimsoll Marine	Towboat	157	66	1974	Active
193	561892	Mittie Louise	LEC Investment Corp	Towboat	161	66	1974	Now Taylor Marie
194	562434	Melvin Williams	Wood Marine Corp	Towboat	160	66	1975	Now Capt. Jim Green
195	563142	Roger Billiot	Wood Marine Corp	Towboat	159	66	1975	Later Allen James, Limestone Leader, Kurt Spanier, Jonathan Thomas, now Nativity
196	563581	Capt. John Walker	Koch-Ellis Marine	Towboat	159	66	1975	Later Sandstone Express, Cyndi Spanier, now Lil Susan S
	568290	Lucky Louie	West Delta Construction	Towboat	97	66	1975	Later Miss D., Lady Audrey, Miss Leah, now Medicine Bow
198	565818	Ruby		Towboat	160	66	1975	Later Orleans, now Connie Z
199	566757	Avon II	Avondale Industries	Towboat	160	66	1975	Active
200	567980	Venture II	Venture Towing	Towboat	160	66	1975	Later Shanty Frank, now Rapture
	563968	Pinto	Missouri River Barge Lines	Towboat	159	66	1975	Active
	567266	Prancer	Missouri River Barge Lines	Towboat	158	66	1975	Active
	569175	Three Jack	Three Ace Towing	Towboat	158	66	1975	Later Capt Zeus, now Sue Holston
	570901	John F. Walker	Modern Boats	Towboat	159	66	1975	Active
207	570048	Miss Wendy	John F Walker Jr	Towboat	158	66	1975	NLD
209	574910	Defiance	F B Walker & Sons	Towboat	158	66	1976	NLD
211	575634	Miss Laurie	Spanier Marine Corp	Towboat	153	66	1976	Later Jenny Marie, now John C Terral
212	581627	Celine	Compass Green River	Towboat	163	66	1977	Now Shirley Mahone
213	573908	Mr. Eddie	North Bank Towing	Tug	125	70	1976	Now Bayou Dawn
	571708	Katie	Modern Boats	Towboat	158	66	1976	Now Jim Marko
215	578760	Cindy Cole	Energy Transport Services	Towboat	158	66	1976	Later Helen Kolbe, Linda B, now John G
216	578783	Zoe	Compass Marine Services	Towboat	166	66	1976	Now Miss Nelda
	571629	Modern	Modern Boats	Towboat	158	66	1976	Now Leslie Ann
	584128	Clydesdale	Gateway Harbor Service	Towboat	170	66	1977	Completed by Hudson Shipbuilders, active
Built by Arnold V. Walker Shipyard
10		Hunley		Tug	101	82	1946	Now Miss Faye
	251338	Eagle	Bay Towing & Dredging	Towboat	39	50	1946
	252306	Rigmaster		Tug	45	61	1947	Active
	255968	Jimmy Colle	Colle Towing Co	Towboat	330	111	1948	Now Wm. Barnes
	257124	W. G. Violette		Towboat	136	76	1949	Later Egret
	257285	Arnold V. Walker	James W. Harvey	Towboat	250	96	1949	Now A. Dean Heasley
	257700	Dickie Walker		OSV	113	83	1949	Later Delta Corrosion II, now Dady Express.
	258967	Bruce Walker		Towboat	136	76	1949	Later Agnes S, Eva H, Universal Switcher, Deer Park, Silver Fox
	260507	Big Bee	Miller & Co	Tug	39	50	1946	Active
	260507	Capt. Alec		Towboat	99	66	1950	Later Chemvoy, Mary Kathryn, now Brittany Beyel
48	261335	Viking Prince		Tug	145	96	1951
	261274	Alfred B.	Beardslee Launch & Barge	Towboat	42	53	1951	Now Jerry Bollinger
	261501	Houston	Coyle Lines	Towboat	353	106	1951	Later Grand Lake, now Brenda Ann Foret
	262035	H. F. De Bardeleben III	Coyle Lines	Towboat	352	106	1951	Active
	262541	Bruce Arthur	A L Mechling Barge Line	Towboat	163	86	1951	Now Miss Carolyn
	262831	E. C. Marshall	Freeport Sulphur Co	Towboat	97	72	1951	Now Pa Pa Fred
87	264722	H. A. Purgley	Freeport Sulphur Co	Towboat	121	78	1952	Later Mable Bollinger, Shirley Watson, Miss Donna, now Capt Travis
	264941	V. J. Vallot	Freeport Sulphur Co	Towboat	121	78	1953	Later Ms-T, now Eva Walker
	265668	R. I. Brubaker	Freeport Sulphur Co	Towboat	121	78	1953	Now Anna S
	266771	Bluff Creek	Dantzler Marine	Cargo Vessel	148	83	1953
	266887	Mobile	Coyle Lines	Towboat	232	77	1953	Later Bailey B, Mobile, now Mr Jason
	267130	Red Creek		OSV	159	83	1954
	267646	Neptune	J. Howard Smith Inc.	Fishing Vessel	187	140	1954
100	267974	Sea Explorer	Robert E Bailey	Fishing Vessel	147	82	1954
101	264305	Miss Lou	Miss Lou Towing Service	Towboat	319	111	1954	Later Paulette Jones, Del Rio, Shenandoah, now Arkansas
	268022	Sea Traveler	Deep Sea Marine	Fishing Vessel	74	21	1954	Now Krista S
	269006	Tuscaloosa	Coyle Lines	Towboat	231	77	1955	Active
	270374	Stormy II	Harbor Dredge & Dock	Tug	18	37	1955	Active
104	269455	Birmingham	Coyle Lines	Towboat	257	80	1955	Lost 1989
105	270091	Sea Service	Sea Service Inc.	OSV	185	131	1955	Now Rio Papaloapan.
106	270588	Marine Service	Sea Service Inc.	OSV	185	131	1955	Later Alabama, Rio Bravo, lost 1980
107	270830	Offshore Service	Sea Service Inc.	OSV	185	131	1956
108	270831	Gulf Service	Sea Service Inc.	OSV	185	131	1956
109	271489	Cargo Service	Sea Service Inc.	OSV	185	131	1956
110	271490	Coastal Service	Sea Service Inc.	OSV	185	131	1956
111	271998	Kermac Workboat II	Kerr-McGee	OSV	195	124	1956	Later Tough Brio, lost 1983
112	272216	Dallas	Coyle Lines	Towboat	257	77	1956	Later Mister Wimpys, now Cherokee Prince
	1228405	Patoka	Corps of Engineers	Towboat	130	81	1956	Active
Built by Ingalls Shipbuilding in the Arnold V. Walker Shipyard
115	274818	State Fair	State Boat Corp.	OSV	99	85	1957	Completion of Ingalls Hull 1023, later Blue Virgin
116	272740	State Star	State Boat Corp.	OSV	134	83	1957	Completion of Ingalls Hull 1024, later Commonwealth
119	273771	National Pride	National Boat Corp.	OSV	196	128	1957	Completion of Ingalls Hull 1016, later State Express, Alaskan Eight, now Westwind
120	276540			OSV	291	128	1958	Completion of Ingalls Hull 1017, later Tiger Shark
121	na	Lipscomb	USACE Vicksburg	Towboat	250	126	1958	Retired 2012
123	274545	Lil Abner	J. Howard Smith Co.	Fishing Vessel	607	194	1957	Later Abner, scrapped 1990
124	275377	Barbee	Mill Ridge Coal Co.	Towboat	156	58	1957	Later Andy
126	275438	Pensacola	Coyle Lines	Towboat	229	76	1958	Later Liberty Bell, Glen Karen, Robert W Taylor, Oscar O. Griffin Jr., Deanna Ladawn, now Lady June
128	na	Rio Das Contas	Rio Das Contes S A	Tug	286	135	1958	Now Pantai Mas
129	na	Rio Pilcomayo	Tpts Fluvial Buenos Aires	Tug	486	146	1959	Completion of Ingalls Hull 998
130	na	Rio Bermejo	Tpts Fluvial Buenos Aires	Tug	486	146	1959	Completion of Ingalls Hull 999
131	276555	Marie G. Smith	Crescent Towing	Tug	199	101	1958	NLD
135	281119	Mobil 8	Mobil Oil Corp.	Tug	169	80	1960	Later Tatarrax, Nan McKay, now Tenacious
137	na	Mississippi	USACE Vicksburg	Towboat	953	217	1961	Retired 2006, now museum in Vicksburg
139		Caribbean Service	Sea Service Inc.	OSV	212		1960
	287625	Dantzler Service	Sea Service Inc.	OSV	172	81	1961
Built by James K. Walker Marine
		Miann		Fishing Vessel	142	77	1972	Active
224	550972	Troydon	Southern Clam Co	Fishing Vessel	127	72	1973	Lost 1995
		Norman D		Fishing Vessel	199	80	1974	Lost 1989
225	569395	Southern Kraft No 16	International Paper Co	Towboat	279	85	1975	Later Louis Develle, now Capt Sam Yount
227	566744	Chad D		Towboat	98	57	1975	Later Cap'n Ed, now Cap N Ed.
229		Kevin P.	L & L Oil Co	Towboat	41	41	1975
	571318	Fred E Adams	Chatham Towing	Towboat	127	62	1976	Active
	576008	Funny Face		Fishing Vessel	162	82	1976	Active
232	583490	Nicole		Fishing Vessel	50	55	1977	Later Miss Callie, now Miss Brielle
		Marblehead		Fishing Vessel	159		1977	Later Pertinacious, L'Oeil du Maitre, St Louis I, Chase Express, now Lady Carmel
	597728	Lonely Man	Little Mary Corp	Fishing Vessel	199	95	1978	Now Arthur M.
236	606024	Charlotte G4	Off Shore Diving	Fishing Vessel	119	79	1979	Now Sugarfoot II
237	610984	Hazel Lorraine I	Sea Pacific	Fishing Vessel	197	111	1979	Now Alaska Rose
238	624325	Sharon Lorraine	Sea Pacific	Fishing Vessel	195	111	1980	Now Bering Rose
239	632284	J B Teague	Freeport Sulphur Co	Towboat	24	42	1980	Now Captain Kelly
240	632283	J B Yesso	Freeport Sulphur Co	Towboat	27	42	1980	Now Inland Gator
241	633586	Harvey Warrior	DJ & RJ Guidry	OSV	177	80	1981	Now Crosby Faith
242	639817	Harvey Challenger	DJ & RJ Guidry	OSV	185	84	1981	Now Crosby Challenger
244	655734	Cape Fear	Sea Mar	OSV	172	105	1983	Lost 2000
245		Landing Queen		Passenger			1984
246	681358	Jersey Devil	PMD Enterprises	Fishing Vessel	185	91	1985	Active

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