Levingston Shipbuilding

Levingston Shipbuilding Company was started by Samuel H. Levingston in 1859 and got its start converting river steamers to gunboats for the Confederate States Navy. Later, it was the Navy's leading builder of ocean tugs in WWII and continued in that market after the war. When the offshore market developed, Levingston was in the forefront, developing and building many of the early designs. It was the only U.S. builder of all five types of offshore drilling rigs and established what is now Keppel FELS in the business (the L in FELS stands for Levingston). Levingston was privately held until 1976, when it was acquired by Ashland Oil, but Ashland never had a clear strategy for the business and sold it in 1982 to the company's President, Ed Paden. Levingston closed in 1985, after the offshore market collapsed, and the facility was liquidated, reverting to being a mud-bank in the middle of the Sabine River. See the site of the shipyard from the air on Google here. This expanded listing is largely the work of Rollie Webb.

Hull #	Original Name	Original Owner	Vessel Type	GT	Delivered	Disposition
	Charles Richard	Wm. T. Burton	49.3' Wood Tug	17	1925	Abandoned 1959
	Edgar Brown Jr.	Higman Towing Co	61.4' Wood Tug	54	1927	Later Gulf Fueler II 1959, scrapped 1972
	Dolphin	The Texas Co.	37.4' Wood Tug	12	1928	Burned 1965
	Edna L	M.P. Crochet	37.4' Wood Tug	11	1928	Later Frankie C. 1951, burned 1961
	Vivian	George Jacomin	43.7' Wood Tug	16	1930	Foundered Southwest Pass, Mississippi River 1967
	Henry Gray	Clooney Construction & Towing Co.	53.6' Wood Tug	31	1931	Burned 1948
	W.T. Burton	Wm. T. Burton	55.0' Wood Tug	41	1932	Abandoned 1970
1	Unknown	A. F. Wilson	50' x 26' x 4' Barge		31-May-34
2	Unknown	A. F. Wilson	50' x 26' x 4' Barge		15-Sep-34
3	Unknown	A. F. Wilson	50' x 26' x 4' Barge		17-Oct-34
4	Brown Kraft	Brown Paper Mill Co.	41.6' Yacht	41	31-Oct-34	Later Dixie Belle 1957, Gold Dust, active
5	HTCO # 12	Higman Towing Co.	170' x 37' Oil Barge		6-Apr-35
6	Housebarge # 1	Humble Oil & Refining Company	80' x 28' x 5' Barge		6-Apr-35
7	Housebarge # 2	Humble Oil & Refining Company	80' x 28' x 5' Barge		16-Apr-35
8	Keith McKerrow	Wm. T. Burton	60.4' Wood Tug	40	10-Jul-35	Burned at Burton Shipyard, Calcasieu River
9	HTCO # 13	Higman Towing Co.	116' Oil Barge		17-Jul-35
10	Unknown	Wm. T. Burton	172' x 37' x 9' Barge		1-Aug-35
11	George Levingston	Wm. T. Burton	60.8' L Tug	65	1-Aug-35	Scrapped 1975
12	Unknown	US Army Corps of Engineers	25' Wooden Motor Boat		12-Aug-35
13	Unknown	Wm. T. Burton	172' x 37' x 9' Barge		31-Aug-35
14	HTCO # 14	Higman Towing Co.	116' Oil Barge		18-Sep-35
15	Unknown	Wm. T. Burton	172' x 37' x 9' Barge		12-Oct-35
16	Unknown	Wm. T. Burton	130' x 32' x 8' Barge		30-Oct-35
17	Unknown	J.G. McMullen	36' x 17' x 4' Dredge Hull		31-Oct-35
18	Unknown	Wm. T. Burton	130' x 32' x 8' Barge		16-Nov-35
19	WTB-D4	Wm. T. Burton	130' x 32' x 8' Barge		23-Nov-35
20	WTB-D5	Wm. T. Burton	130' x 32' x 8' Barge		30-Nov-35
21	WTB-D6	Wm. T. Burton	130' x 32' x 8' Barge		12-Dec-35
22	Miss Edna	Arroyo Colorado Navigation District	36.8' Tug	13	27-Dec-35	Active
23	Unknown	Shell Petroluem Co.	40' x 14' x 4' Barge		30-Dec-35
24	HTCO # 15	Higman Towing Co.	116' Oil Barge		31-Dec-35
25	Unknown	Wm. T. Burton	130' x 32' x 8' Barge		31-Dec-35
26	Texas Girl II	The Texas Company	39.8' Wooden Launch	7	29-Aug-36	Exempted from documentation 1960
27	Unknown	Union Bridge Co.	40' x 9.5' x 4.7' Barge		31-Oct-36
28	Unknown	Austin Bridge Co.	45' x 36' x 6' Derrick Barge		6-May-36
29	Unknown	Austin Bridge Co.	45' x 36' x 6' Derrick Barge		6-May-36
30	Unknown	Austin Bridge Co.	45' x 30' x 6' Barge		6-May-36
31	Unknown	Austin Bridge Co.	40' x 12' Pontoon Barge		6-May-36
32	Unknown	Austin Bridge Co.	40' x 12' Pontoon Barge		6-May-36
33	Unknown	Austin Bridge Co.	40' x 12' Pontoon Barge		6-May-36
34	Unknown	Austin Bridge Co.	40' x 12' Pontoon Barge		6-May-36
35	Unknown	Austin Bridge Co.	40' x 12' Pontoon Barge		6-May-36
36	Unknown	Austin Bridge Co.	40' x 12' Pontoon Barge		6-May-36
37	Unknown	Austin Bridge Co.	40' x 12' Pontoon Barge		6-May-36
38	Unknown	Austin Bridge Co.	50' x 30' Work Barge		6-May-36
39	Unknown	Austin Bridge Co.	40' x 24' Work Barge		6-May-36
40	Unknown	Austin Bridge Co.	40' x 24' Work Barge		6-May-36
41	Sue B.	Austin Bridge Co.	37.1' Tug	12	30-May-36
42	Unknown	Austin Bridge Co.	40' x 24' Work Barge		20-Jul-36
43	Unknown	Austin Bridge Co.	40' x 24' Work Barge		20-Jul-36
44	Unknown	Austin Bridge Co.	26' Wooden Speed Boat		20-Aug-36
45	Unknown	Austin Bridge Co.	50' x 28' Barge		19-Sep-36
46	Minnie S	Atlantic Gulf & Pacific Co.	53.0' Tug	30	26-Oct-36	To Panamanian flag 1968
47	Unknown	Austin Bridge Co.	40' x 12' Barge		30-Sep-36
48	Unknown	Austin Bridge Co.	50' x 28' Barge		28-Sep-36
49	HTCO # 16	Higman Towing Co.	116' Oil Barge		11-Jan-36
50	HTCO # 17	Higman Towing Co.	156' Oil Barge		14-Aug-36
51	HTCO # 18	Higman Towing Co.	140' Oil Barge		21-Nov-36
52	Unknown	Stanolind Oil & Gas Company	70' x 24' x 6' Barge		19-Sep-36
53	Unknown	Stanolind Oil & Gas Company	70' x 24' x 6' Barge		30-Jul-36
54	Unknown	Stanolind Oil & Gas Company	70' x 24' x 6' Barge		18-Jun-36
55	Unknown	Parker Brothers & Company	140' x 32' Barge		3-Jul-36
56	Sutton	Pure Oil Company	36' Tug		15-Jun-36
57	Unknown	Pure Oil Company	80' x 28' House Barge		30-Jun-36
58	Unknown	J.G. McMullen	32' x 12' Barge		16-Jul-36
59	Lena B	C. M. Bowman	53.1' Tug	30	31-Aug-36	Later Mary R 1952, scrapped 1974
60	Unknown	Stanolind Oil & Gas Company	70' x 28' Boiler Barge		19-Sep-36
61	Unknown	Stanolind Oil & Gas Company	70' x 28' Boiler Barge		19-Sep-36
62	Ethel Burton	Wm. T. Burton	61.0' Tug	50	1-Feb-36	Scrapped 1963
63	Billy B. Lawton	Wm. T. Burton	59.5' Tug	56	16-Apr-36	Scrapped 1964
64	Sirius II	H. A. Merrill	173' x 39' Tank Barge	571	13-Feb-37	Later Fleet 500 1956
65	Polarius II	H. A. Merrill	173' x 39' Tank Barge		25-Feb-37
66	Evelyn Shaddock	Wm. T. Burton	51.6' x 16' Wood Tug	33	17-Mar-37	Abandoned 1970
67	HTCO # 21	Higman Towing Co.	156' Oil Barge		12-Apr-37
68	Unknown	Clooney Const. & Towing Co.	173' x 39' Barge		8-Jan-37
69	Terrell	Atlantic Gulf & Pacific Co.	53.2' Tug	33	31-May-37
70	Unknown	Stanolind Oil & Gas CO.	90' x 30' Barge	140	24-Mar-37
71	Pan Two	Pan American Refining Corp	60.0' Tug	55	24-Sep-37	Later William Walsh 1956
72	Unknown	D.M.Picton & Co.	80' Work Barge		14-Aug-37
73	Westside	Algeirs Public Service Co.	145' Ferry	567	1-Oct-37
74	Pan Am 201	Pan American Refining Corp	173' x 39' Tank Barge	509	1-Jun-37	Later R.T.C.No. 51 1949
75	Cenac # 12	A.J. & O.J. Cenac	90' Tank Barge		5-Jun-37
76	No. 28	H.B. Messenger	100.0' Tank Barge	189	31-Aug-37
77	Unknown	D.C. Bonnet	70' x 20' Barge		30-Sep-37
78	Pan Three	Pan American Refining Corp	61.0' Tug	56	23-Dec-37	Later San Jacinto 1949
79	Pan Am 202	Pan American Refining Corp	173' x 39' Tank Barge	503	21-Oct-37	Later Gissel 874 1949
80	Pan Am 203	Pan American Refining Corp	173' x 39' Tank Barge	503	10-Nov-37	Later R.T.C. No. 52 1949, Pfeifer No. 10 1952, Montauk No. 3
81	Pan Am 204	Pan American Refining Corp	173' x 39' Tank Barge	503	29-Nov-37	Later Gissel 875 1949
82	Pan Am 205	Pan American Refining Corp	173' x 39' Tank Barge	503	17-Dec-37	Later Gissel 876 1949
83	Pan Am 206	Pan American Refining Corp	173' x 39' Tank Barge	503	23-Dec-37	Later Gissel 877 1949
84	Pan Am 207	Pan American Refining Corp	173' x 39' Tank Barge	503	4-Jan-38	Later Gissel 878 1949
85	Pan Four	Pan American Refining Corp	61.0' Tug	56	20-Jan-38	Later San Bernard 1949
86	F. Lutcher Brown	Higman Towing Co.	68.4' Tug	84	23-Dec-37
87	S-1	Standard Oil Co. of Texas	100' x 36' Tank Barge		6-Dec-37
88	S-2	Standard Oil Co. of Texas	90' x 36' Tank Barge		6-Dec-37
89	Unknown	Shell Petroleum Company	80' x 25' Boiler Barge		24-Jan-38
90	Unknown	Shell Petroleum Company	80' x 25' Boiler Barge		18-Feb-38
91	Unknown	D. C. Bonnet	80' x 22' Barge		28-Feb-38
92	Unknown	Tidewater Associated Oil Co.	92' x 26' Work Barge		21-Mar-38
93	Pan Am 208	Pan American Refining Corp	173' x 39' Tank Barge	503	15-Apr-38
94	Pan Am 209	Pan American Refining Corp	173' x 39' Tank Barge	503	4-May-38	Later Gissel 871 1949
95	S-3	Standard Oil Co. of Texas	90' x 30' Tank Barge	140	16-Apr-38
96	Unknown	Shell Petroleum Company	20' x 12' Fire Barge		22-Apr-38
97	Cenac # 13	Cenac Towing Co.	92' x 27' Tank Barge		5-May-38
98	Cenac # 14	Cenac Towing Co.	92' x 27' Tank Barge		5-May-38
99	Henrietta	The Texas Co.	55' x 23' Houseboat Hull		14-May-38
100	Cenac # 15	Cenac Towing Co.	92' x 27' Tank Barge		15-Jun-38
101	Cenac # 16	Cenac Towing Co.	92' x 27' Tank Barge		31-Dec-38
102	Anchor Barge No.1	US Army Corps of Engineers	55' x 20' Anchor Barge		1-Sep-38
103	Anchor Barge No.2	US Army Corps of Engineers	55' x 20' Anchor Barge		1-Sep-38
104	Especo	Solvay Process Co.	75.5' Tug	97	21-Nov-38
105	Espee No.2	Solvay Process Co.	140' x 30' Deck Barge	324	21-Nov-38	Later Genco No. 3 1949
106	Espee No.3	Solvay Process Co.	140' x 30' Deck Barge	324	21-Nov-38	Later Genco No. 4 1949
107	Espee No.4	Solvay Process Co.	140' x 30' Deck Barge	324	21-Nov-38	Later Genco No. 5 1949
108	Coquivacoa	Cia. Anon. Transportes " La Translacustre"	132' x 39' Ferry	300	4-Jan-39
109	Brazoa	Edwards Transportation Co Houston	92' x 26' Barge		24-Dec-38
110	Cenac # 17	Cenac Towing Co.	92' x 27' Tank Barge		15-Jul-38
111	Coyle	W.G. Coyle & Co.	80' Tug	120	29-Apr-39	Later Tahiti 1963, sank 1999
112	Sunoco B.B. No. 1	Sun Oil Co.	84' x 28' Boiler Barge	170	8-Mar-39	Widened by Levingston in 1940
113	Dredge No. 3	J.G.McMullen	61' x 26' Hydraulic Dredge		28-Feb-39
114	Miranda	Asiatic Petroleum Corp.	100' x 24' Tug	160	28-Aug-39
115	HTCO # 22	Higman Towing Co.	173' x 39' Tank Barge		14-Mar-39
116-133						Cancelled
134	Brazos	Edwards Transportation Co Houston	165' x 36' Tank Barge		17-Feb-39
135	Unknown	Clooney Construction & Towing Co.	116' x 30' Tank Barge		17-Mar-39
136	Cenac # 19	Cenac Towing Co.	92' x 27' Tank Barge		21-Mar-39
137	Cenac # 20	Cenac Towing Co.	92' x 27' Tank Barge		7-Jul-39
138	Cenac # 21	Cenac Towing Co.	75' x 25' Tank Barge		15-Aug-39
139	HTCO # 23	Higman Towing Co.	173' x 39' Tank Barge		30-Sep-39
140	E. G. Diefenbach	Electric Ferries Inc. NY	185' Ferry	565	1-Mar-40	Later Fonseca 1971, active 2009
141	Cenac # 22	Cenac Towing Co.	92' x 27' Tank Barge		15-Nov-39
142	H. T. De Bardeleben	De Bardeleben Coal Co.	77' Tug	129	20-Apr-40	Later Tony St. Philip 1963
143	Unknown	E.J. Gracey Drilling Co.	80' x 23' Barge		24-Oct-39
144	Catatumbo	Cia. Anon. Transportes " La Translacustre"	132' Ferry	321	21-Mar-40
145	Hamilton	Electric Ferries Inc. NY	185' Ferry	565	30-Jun-40	Later Nicoyano 1971
146	Pan Am 210	Pan American Refining Corp	173' x 39' Tank Barge	503	10-Feb-40	Later Gissel 879 1949
147	Pan Am 211	Pan American Refining Corp	173' x 39' Tank Barge	503	7-Mar-40	Later Gissel 872 1949
148	Pan Am 212	Pan American Refining Corp	173' x 39' Tank Barge	503	15-Apr-40	Later Gissel 873 1949
149	Pan Am 213	Pan American Refining Corp	173' x 39' Tank Barge	503	30-May-40	Later R.T.C. No. 53 1949
150	Pan Five	Pan American Refining Corp	66.5' Tug	73	10-Jun-40	Later San Antonio 1949, still in service 2009
151	HTCO # 24	Higman Towing Co.	173' x 39' Tank Barge		11-May-40
152	HTCO # 25	Higman Towing Co.	173' x 39' Tank Barge		22-Jun-40
153	Sally	Atlantic Gulf & Pacific Co.	58' Tug	34	12-Jul-40
154	Julie	Atlantic Gulf & Pacific Co.	48' Tug	16	24-Jun-40
155	Dr. E. W. Brown	Higman Towing Co.	85' Tug	141	1-Jan-41	Now Jefferson, active 2009
156	HTCO # 26	Higman Towing Co.	205' x 40' Tank Barge		30-Sep-40
157	HTCO # 27	Higman Towing Co.	205' x 40' Tank Barge		30-Sep-40
158	Unknown	Sternberg Dredging Company	60' x 24' Barge		10-Aug-40
159	Cenac # 23	Cenac Towing Co.	50' x 20' Oil Barge		12-Jun-40
160	Stemwinder	Canal Navigation & Trading Co.	85' Tug	118	10-May-41	To Brasil 1956
161-184	2119 thru 2142	United States Navy	30' x 8.75' Surf Landing Boats		19-Feb-41
185	Tuscarora/AT 77	United States Navy	135' x 30' Tug	530 ??	13-Dec-41	Later YT 341, ATA 245, Challenger 1989, active 2009 as Triton
186	Noka	United States Navy	74' Net Tender		18-Feb-41	Laid down as a tug for stock, to USN as YN 54 (YNT 22), later Doris Loveland
187	Uncas	River Terminals Corp.	85' Tug	147	26-Apr-41	Later Tamesi (Mexico) 1949, total loss 1984
188	Jack Ruff	River Terminals Corp.