Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Co., Inc., Mobile AL

Bender Shipbuilding is a privately held company, established in Mobile in 1928.  Prior to 1980, it was named Bender Welding & Machine Co., Inc.  It is active in both ship construction and repair, is affiliated by common ownership with Tampa Bay Shipbuilding & Repair Co., Inc., the successor to Tampa Shipyards, Inc., and was the U.S. investor in Austal USA until September 2006, when it was bought out by Austal.  Visit the shipyard at www.bendership.com and see an aerial view on Google here: in this view, Bender is the yard on the west side of the river.

Hull # Original Name Original Owner Ship Type GT Delivery Disposition
  Swan Bay Towing & Dredging Towboat 104 1957 Now James Edwin
  Beverly Waterways Towing Towboat 78 1964 Active
  Sandra Sue C & H Towing, Inc Towing Vessel 131 1964 Active
  Bect No. 1 Bect 1 Inc Offshore Service Vessel 97 1965 Active
  Big Bear Waterways Towing Towboat 74 1965 Active
  Sylvia Black Stack Towing Towboat 78 1965 Now Judy J
  Gulf Surveyor Galaxie Marine Service Tug 186 1966 Active
  M/V Ashley Renee James Brothers Inc Towing Vessel 74 1966 Active
  Miss Dina Nolan A. Suttoon Towboat 40 1966 Now Charlie T
  Miss Kaci Iron Horse Seafood, Inc Fishing Vessel 96 1966 Active
  Regentsea Usg Enterprises Inc Passenger Vessel 97 1966 Active
  Rooster Self Towing Towboat   1966 Now Millie B
  Bay Queen   Fishing Vessel 124 1967 Now Rapids
  Cascabel El Cascabel Inc Fishing Vessel 97 1967 Active
  El Alazan Three Captains Corp Fishing Vessel 99 1967 Active
  Helen G   Fishing Vessel 103 1967 Now Isle Royal
  High Chapparal Cadillac Joe Inc Fishing Vessel 99 1967 Active
  Lady Christine Morland Re Associates LP Passenger Vessel 98 1967 Active
  Lady Love Thuy Lai Thi Ha Fishing Vessel 99 1967 Active
  Melanie Melanie Fishing Vessel 140 1967 Active
  Tiempo Bueno Rubina & Lisa Inc Fishing Vessel 99 1967 Active
  Bobby D San Roman Fishing Vessel 151 1968 Active
  Bolillo Prieto Bolillo Prieto Inc Fishing Vessel 97 1968 Active
  Brenda & Ron San Roman Fishing Vessel 151 1968 Active
  Candy Man Flamin Mamie Trawling Fishing Vessel 131 1968 Active
  Coastwise Victory At Sea Inc. Recreational 98 1968 Active
  Coral Master I D S Leasing Fishing Vessel 133 1968 Active
  Cousins Hien Van Duong Fishing Vessel 101 1968 Active
  Desire Marvin E Titus Sr. Fishing Vessel 97 1968 Active
  Eddie D Transportes y Fletes Fishing Vessel 151 1968 Active
  Enterprise   Fishing Vessel 95 1968 Active
  Hillbilly PMS Fisheries Fishing Vessel 132 1968 Now Perseverance
  Honeyo   Fishing Vessel 100 1968 Now Quoc Thai II
  Hope II   Fishing Vessel 132 1968 Now Jordyn & Danielle
  Jewel B Bryant OD Fishing Vessel 131 1968 Active
  Kamikaze Maru   Fishing Vessel 101 1968 Now Miss D. M. C. Lehn
  Little Ike Little Ike LLC Fishing Vessel 99 1968 Active