Halter Marine - Chickasaw, Chickasaw AL                        Most recent update: August 4, 2010.

(formerly Gulf Shipbuilding and Chickasaw Shipbuilding)

Chickasaw Shipbuilding & Car Company was established in 1917 by a subsidiary of U.S. Steel.  It closed after WWI but was acquired by Waterman Steamship Lines in 1940 and reopened as Gulf Shipbuilding.  It closed again after WWII but it was revived again in 1979 by Halter Marine, as a builder of supply boats and tugs.  It closed yet again in 1983 and is now a general cargo terminal.  See the site of the shipyard from the air on Google here.

Hull #

Original Name

 Original Owner Type Navy Type or USMC Design Navy # or USMC # GT DWT Delivered Disposition

Built by Chickasaw Shipbuilding
1 Chickasaw City U.S. Shipping Board Cargo Ship     6,081 9,400 May-20 Torpedoed and lost 1942
2 Birmingham City U.S. Shipping Board Cargo Ship     6,032 9,400 Jun-20 Torpedoed and lost 1943
3 Mobile City U.S. Shipping Board Cargo Ship     6,157 9,400 Sep-20 Later Dioni 1947, Capetan Ilias 1955, Elpis 1960, scrapped 1962
4 Ensley City U.S. Shipping Board Cargo Ship     6,157 9,400 Jul-20 Later Escalante 1946, Susana 1948, scrapped 1963
5 Montgomery City U.S. Shipping Board Cargo Ship     5,686 9,400 Nov-20 Later Henrietta Szold 1950, Tinamar 1955, scrapped 1958
6 Tuscaloosa City U.S. Shipping Board Cargo Ship     5,687 9,400 Dec-20 Torpedoed and lost 1942
7 Bessemer City U.S. Shipping Board Cargo Ship     5,687 9,400 Feb-21 Wrecked 1936
8 Fairfield City U.S. Shipping Board Cargo Ship     5,687 9,400 Mar-21 Bombed and lost 1942
9 Selma City U.S. Shipping Board Cargo Ship     5,686 9,400 Apr-21 Bombed and lost 1942
10 Anniston City U.S. Shipping Board Cargo Ship     5,687 9,400 May-21 Later Doris N 1954, Western Cay 1955, San Nazaro 1955, scrapped 1958
11 Atlanta City U.S. Shipping Board Cargo Ship     5,687 9,400 Jun-21 Later Meir Dizengoff 1950, Neptune 1956, Marina D 1959, scrapped 1959
12 Memphis City U.S. Shipping Board Cargo Ship     5,686 9,400 Jul-21 Later Maria 1947, wrecked off Doel, R.Scheldt, 1947
13 Knoxville City U.S. Shipping Board Cargo Ship     5,687 9,400 Aug-21 Torpedoed and lost 1942
14 Chattanooga City U.S. Shipping Board Cargo Ship     5,687 9,400 Sep-21 Torpedoed and lost 1943

Built by Gulf Shipbuilding
1 Fairport U.S. Maritime Comm. Cargo Ship C2-S-E1 849     Apr-42 Torpedoed and lost in the North Atlantic 1942
2 Fairisle U.S. Maritime Comm. Cargo Ship C2-S-E1 850     Jul-42 Wrecked 1956 but repaired, scrapped 1969
3 Fairland U.S. Maritime Comm. Cargo Ship C2-S-E1 472     Aug-42 Converted to containership 1969, scrapped 1975
4 Raphael Semmes U.S. Maritime Comm. Cargo Ship C2-S-E1 473     Oct-42 Converted to containership 1957, scrapped 1978
5 Iberville U.S. Maritime Comm. Cargo Ship C2-S-E1 474     Apr-43 To USN 1943 as Sumter (APA 52), sold private 1947, converted to containership 1957, scrapped 1978
6 Jean Lafitte U.S. Maritime Comm. Cargo Ship C2-S-E1 475     Feb-43 To USN 1943 as Warren (APA 53), sold private 1947, converted to containership 1965, scrapped 1977
7 Afoundria U.S. Maritime Comm. Cargo Ship C2-S-E1 476     May-43 To USN 1943 as Wayne (APA 54), sold private 1947, converted to containership 1958, scrapped 1977
8 Azalea City U.S. Maritime Comm. Cargo Ship C2-S-E1 477     Jul-43 Converted to containership 1957, scrapped 1976
9 Bienville U.S. Maritime Comm. Cargo Ship C2-S-E1 478     Jun-43 Converted to containership 1958, scrapped 1976
10 Warrior U.S. Maritime Comm. Cargo Ship C2-S-E1 479     Jul-43 Converted to containership 1966, scrapped 1978
11 Jean Lafitte U.S. Maritime Comm. Cargo Ship C2-S-E1 480     Sep-43 Scrapped 1969
12 Iberville U.S. Maritime Comm. Cargo Ship C2-S-E1 481     Sep-43 To USN 1943 as Hyades (AF 28), scrapped 1984
13         Not used
14 Afoundria U.S. Maritime Comm. Cargo Ship C2-S-E1 482     Nov-43 Converted to containership 1966, scrapped 1979
15 Antinous U.S. Maritime Comm. Cargo Ship C2-S-E1 483     Nov-43 To USN 1943 as Baxter (APA 94), sold private 1947, scrapped 1968
16 Maiden Creek U.S. Maritime Comm. Cargo Ship C2-S-E1 484     Jan-44 Torpedoed off North Africa 1944, CTL, scrapped 1953
17 Topa Topa U.S. Maritime Comm. Cargo Ship C2-S-E1 485     Feb-44 To USN 1943 as Graffias (AF 29), scrapped 1974
18 Fra Berlanga U.S. Maritime Comm. Refrig. Cargo Ship R2-ST-AU1 1648     Feb-45 Sold private 1970, scrapped 1971
19 San Jose U.S. Maritime Comm. Refrig. Cargo Ship R2-ST-AU1 1649     Jun-45 Sold private 1970, scrapped 1976
20 Limon U.S. Maritime Comm. Refrig. Cargo Ship R2-ST-AU1 1650     May-45 Sold private 1970, scrapped 1977
21 Esparta U.S. Maritime Comm. Refrig. Cargo Ship R2-ST-AU1 1651     Sep-45 Sold private 1970, scrapped 1977
22 Junior U.S. Maritime Comm. Refrig. Cargo Ship R2-ST-AU1 1652     Dec-45 Sold private 1969, scrapped 1975
23 Comayagua U.S. Maritime Comm. Refrig. Cargo Ship R2-ST-AU1 1653     Feb-46 Sold private 1969, scrapped 1975
24 Wacosta U.S. Maritime Comm. Cargo Ship C2-S-E1 1602     Apr-44 Converted to containership 1966, scrapped 1978
25 De Soto U.S. Maritime Comm. Cargo Ship C2-S-E1 1603     May-44 Scrapped 1973
26 Antinous U.S. Maritime Comm. Cargo Ship C2-S-E1 1604     Jul-44 Scrapped 1970
27 Yaka U.S. Maritime Comm. Cargo Ship C2-S-E1 1605     Sep-44 Scrapped 1972
28 Hastings U.S. Maritime Comm. Cargo Ship C2-S-E1 1606     Nov-44 Scrapped 1973
29 Madaket U.S. Maritime Comm. Cargo Ship C2-S-E1 1607     Jan-45 Scrapped 1973
30 Andrew Jackson U.S. Maritime Comm. Cargo Ship C2-S-E1 1608     Mar-45 Scrapped 1973
31 City of Alma U.S. Maritime Comm. Cargo Ship C2-S-E1 1609     May-45 Scrapped 1972
32 Topa Topa U.S. Maritime Comm. Cargo Ship C2-S-E1 1610     Jul-45 Scrapped 1973
33 Iberville U.S. Maritime Comm. Cargo Ship C2-S-E1 1611     Aug-45 Scrapped 1972
34 Kyska U.S. Maritime Comm. Cargo Ship C2-S-E1 1612     Nov-45 Scrapped 1972
35 Maiden Creek U.S. Maritime Comm. Cargo Ship C2-S-E1 1613     Jan-46 Scrapped 1972
36 Fairport U.S. Maritime Comm. Cargo Ship C2-S-E1 1614     Feb-46 Scrapped 1970
37 John B. Waterman U.S. Maritime Comm. Cargo Ship C2-S-E1 2826     Mar-46 Scrapped 1972
38-53 U.S. Maritime Comm. Cargo Ship C2-S-E1 2827-2842     Cancelled
  Capps U.S. Navy Destroyer DD 550     23-Jun-43 To Spain as Lepanto 1957, struck 1985
  David W. Taylor U.S. Navy Destroyer DD 551     18-Sep-43 To Spain as Almirante Ferrandiz 1957, struck 1987
  Evans U.S. Navy Destroyer DD 552     11-Dec-43 Scrapped 1947
  John D. Henley U.S. Navy Destroyer DD 553     2-Feb-44 Scrapped 1970
  Bearss U.S. Navy Destroyer DD 654     12-Apr-44 Scrapped 1976
  John Hood U.S. Navy Destroyer DD 655     7-Jun-44 Scrapped 1976
  Van Valkenburgh U.S. Navy Destroyer DD 656     2-Aug-44 To Turkey as Izmir 1967, struck 1987
  Fort Marion U.S. Navy Landing Ship, Dock LSD 22     29-Jan-46 To Taiwan as Chen Hai (L 618) 1974, struck 1999
  Fort Snelling U.S. Navy Landing Ship, Dock LSD 23       Cancelled 1945, sold private 1956 as Caribe Queen, to USN 1959 as Taurus (AK 273), later LSV 8, scrapped 1969
  Hilton Head U.S. Navy Landing Ship, Dock LSD 24       Cancelled 1945, sold private 1945, disposition unknown
  Token U.S. Navy Minesweeper AM 126     31-Dec-42 Scrapped 1967
  Tumult U.S. Navy Minesweeper AM 127     27-Feb-43 Scrapped 1967
  Velocity U.S. Navy Minesweeper AM 128     4-Mar-43 To Mexico 1972 as Ignacio L. Vallarta (C 82), active
  Vital U.S. Navy Minesweeper AM 129     May-43 To Britain 1943 as HMS Strenuous (J 338), sold private 1948 as Evening Star, later Pride of the West, scrapped 1956
  Usage U.S. Navy Minesweeper AM 130     Jun-43 To Britain 1943 as HMS Tourmaline (J 339), to Turkey 1947 as Cardak (M 507), struck 1974
  Zeal U.S. Navy Minesweeper AM 131     9-Jul-43 Sunk as target 1967
  HMS Sepoy U.S. Navy Minesweeper BAM 30     8-Sep-43 Retained as USS Dextrous (AM 341), to Korea 1967 as Koje (PCE 713), struck 1984
  HMS Steadfast (J 375) U.S. Navy Minesweeper BAM 31     17-Jan-43 To Britain 1943, returned 1946, to Turkey 1947 as Eregli, struck 1973
  HMS Tattoo (J 374) U.S. Navy Minesweeper BAM 32     27-Jan-43 To Britain 1943, returned 1946, to Turkey 1947 as Carsamba, struck 1985
  Notable U.S. Navy Minesweeper AM 267     23-Dec-43 To China 1946, disposition unknown
  Nucleus U.S. Navy Minesweeper AM 268     19-Jan-44 To USSR 1945 as T 276, disposition unknown
  Opponent U.S. Navy Minesweeper AM 269     18-Feb-44 Scrapped 1961
  Palisade U.S. Navy Minesweeper AM 270     9-Mar-44 To USSR 1945 as T 279, mined and lost off Korea 1945
  Penetrate U.S. Navy Minesweeper AM 271     31-Mar-44 To USSR 1945 as T 280, disposition unknown
  Peril U.S. Navy Minesweeper AM 272     22-May-44 To USSR 1945 as T 281, scrapped 1956
  Phantom U.S. Navy Minesweeper AM 273     17-May-44 To China 1948 as Yung Ming, to Taiwan 1949, scrapped
  Pinnacle U.S. Navy Minesweeper AM 274     24-May-44 To China 1948 as Yung Hsiu, to Taiwan 1949, struck
  Pirate U.S. Navy Minesweeper AM 275     16-Jun-44 Mined and lost off Korea 1950
  Pivot U.S. Navy Minesweeper AM 276     12-Jul-44 To China 1948 as Yung Shou, to Taiwan 1949, struck
  Pledge U.S. Navy Minesweeper AM 277     29-Jul-44 Mined and lost off Korea 1950
  Project U.S. Navy Minesweeper AM 278     22-Aug-44 To the Philippines 1948 as Samar (M 33), struck
  Prime U.S. Navy Minesweeper AM 279     12-Sep-44 To China 1948 as Yung Feng, to Taiwan 1949, struck
  Prowess U.S. Navy Minesweeper AM 280     27-Sep-44 To Vietnam 1970 as Ha Hoi (HQ 13), active
  Quest U.S. Navy Minesweeper AM 281     25-Oct-44 To the Philippines 1948 as Pagasa (APO 21), struck
  Rampart U.S. Navy Minesweeper AM 282     18-Nov-44 To USSR 1945, disposition unknown
  Roselle U.S. Navy Minesweeper AM 379     6-Feb-45 To Mexico 1972 as Melchior Ocampo, now Manuel Gitierrez Zamora (C 78), active
  Ruddy U.S. Navy Minesweeper AM 380     28-Apr-45 To Peru 1960 as Galvez (MSF 68), struck 1981
  Scoter U.S. Navy Minesweeper AM 381     13-Mar-45 To Mexico 1972 as Manuel Gutierrez Zamora, now  Melchior Ocampo (C 84), active
  Shoveler U.S. Navy Minesweeper AM 382     22-May-45 To Peru 1960 as Diez Canseco (MSF 69), struck 1981

Built by Halter Marine
754 Laverne Herbert Laverne, Inc. Offshore Service Vessel     233   Apr-79 Active
805 Autumn Leaf   Offshore Service Vessel     233   Oct-79 Now E. W. Lutz
806 Winter Wind   Offshore Service Vessel     233   Dec-79 Now Sail Tide
822 Jacksonville Sheridan Transportation Tug     1443   May-82 Scrapped 2008
823 Groton Sheridan Transportation Tug     1443   Jun-82 Scrapped 2008
851 Mister Briley   Offshore Service Vessel         1980 Now Lady Rosalind
874 Point Au Fer   Offshore Service Vessel     93   Jun-80 Now Willy 4003
875 Point T   Offshore Service Vessel     544   Aug-80 Now Secretariat
887 Mooring Service Zapata Marine Offshore Service Vessel     122   Feb-80 Active
892 Phyllis Briley   Offshore Service Vessel     186   Jun-80 Now Gulf Terra I
918 Rae Lemoine   Offshore Service Vessel     233   Nov-80 Now Gulf Fleet No. 302
924 New York Sheridan Transportation Tug     1443   Jan-83 Scrapped 2010
925 Acadia    Sheridan Transportation Tug     1443   May-83 Later Baltimore, scrapped 2010
926 Philadelphia Sheridan Transportation Tug     1443   Jun-84 Laid up
927 Mobile Sheridan Transportation Tug     1443   Aug-84 Laid up
943 Moku Pahu Matson Navigation Tug     1455   Oct-82 Active
948 Petromar Bravo Petromar Offshore Service Vessel     265   Jul-81 Now Quist Tide
949 Petromar Dorado Petromar Offshore Service Vessel     832   Aug-81 Now Maridive 55
950 Petromar Explorer Petromar Offshore Service Vessel         Sep-81 Now Nico Rashidya
951 Petromar Falcon Petromar Offshore Service Vessel     1087   Oct-81 Now Aleutian Falcon
1029 Leam Texas   Offshore Service Vessel     288   Jan-82 Now Seabulk Texas
1030 Leam Alabama   Offshore Service Vessel     288   Feb-82 Now Seabulk Alabama
1031 Leam California   Offshore Service Vessel     288   Mar-82 Now Seabulk California
1065 Petromar Odyssey Petromar Offshore Service Vessel     265   Aug-82 Now Odyssey Tide
1066 Petromar Princess Petromar Offshore Service Vessel     265   Nov-82 Now Princess Tide
1079 Osco Service II   Offshore Service Vessel     265   Dec-82 Now Seabulk Defender
1080 Petromar Royale Petromar Offshore Service Vessel     264   1983 Now Terry Tide