Southern Shipbuilding

The shipyard in Slidell was originally established by Fritz Salmen in the 1880s: it became Slidell Shipbuilding in 1914, Louisiana Shipbuilding in 1916, and Canulette Shipbuilding in 1919. It was sold in 1954 and renamed J. & S. Shipbuilding, then sold again in 1957 and renamed Southern Shipbuilding. Southern Shipbuilding closed in 1993 and the facility has been razed. See the site from the air on Google here.

Hull #	Original Name	Original Owner	Ship Type	*MC or Navy Type*	*MC or Navy #*	GT or Disp. (d)	Delivery	Disposition
	Not known	Capt. George Prince	Ferry				1923	Now "Ollie K. Wilds"
	Noydena						1932
	Rowen Card	Card Towing	Tug				1936	To USN 1940 as "Tamaha" (YN 44), later YNT 12, sold private 1947
	Huck Finn	Inland Waterways Corp.	Towboat				1939	Burnt and sank 1980: photo here
	A. D. Canulette	Canulette Shipbuilding	Tug			129	1939	To USN 1940 as "Katlian" (YN 48), later YNT 16, sold private 1948, later "Captain Rudy", "A. D. Canulette" and "Ethel McDermott"
1	Port Allen	U.S. Maritime Commission	Tug	V2-ME-A1	438		Mar-43	To US Navy 1942 as YTB 723, to MARAD 1945, sold private 1975, scrapped
2	Port Barre	U.S. Maritime Commission	Tug	V2-ME-A1	439		Mar-43	Sold private 1946, scrapped
3	Port Hudson	U.S. Maritime Commission	Tug	V2-ME-A1	440		Apr-43	Sold private 1946, active for Crescent Towing
4	Port Vincent	U.S. Maritime Commission	Tug	V2-ME-A1	441		May-43	Sold private 1946, scrapped
	Crescent		Ferry				1943	Now "Thomas Jefferson"
	Palo Blanco	U.S. Navy	Net Tender	AN	64		25-Sep-44	Reclassified ATA 214 1944, decommissioned 1945
	Palo Verde	U.S. Navy	Net Tender	AN	65		17-Dec-44	Reclassified ATA 215 1944, decommissioned 1946
	Shelbark	U.S. Navy	Net Tender	AN	67		12-Apr-44	To China 1947, discarded
	Silverleaf	U.S. Navy	Net Tender	AN	68		26-May-44	Scrapped 1947
	Stagbush	U.S. Navy	Net Tender	AN	69		30-Aug-44	Sold 1947, burned 1954
	Allthorn	U.S. Navy	Net Tender	AN	70			Reclassified ATA 216 1944, decommissioned 1945
	Tesota	U.S. Navy	Net Tender	AN	71			Reclassified ATA 217 1944, decommissioned 1945
	Yaupon	U.S. Navy	Net Tender	AN	72		10-Mar-45	Reclassified ATA 218 1944, decommissioned 1945, sold 1947
	Diamond Dredge No. 6	Diamond Services	Supply Boat			341	1957	Active
	Ajax	Bisso Towing	Deck Barge			679	1957	Active
	Iberville	Louisiana Dept. of Tptn.	Ferry			223	1958	Active
		U.S. Navy	Landing Craft	LCU	1620	172d	1959	Now YFU 92
		U.S. Navy	Landing Craft	LCU	1621	172d	1959	Now "Tilloo"
		U.S. Navy	Landing Craft	LCU	1622	172d	1959	Later YFU 99, scrapped 1977
	Bobcat	Thomas Petroleum Transit	Towboat			14	1959	Now "H. C. Landing"
16	Hollywood 1301	Kirby Inland Marine	Tank Barge			677	1959	Active
18	Assistant	Proteus Corp.	Pilot Boat			26	1959	Now "Cape Lookout"
	CBC 132	Canal Barge Co.	Tank Barge			810	1959	Active
	Star Shamrock		Tank Barge			1,040	1959	Now "Naocl"
29	Esso Pelham	Esso Shipping	Tug			175	1960	Now "Tucana"
36	Patricia Ann	Thames Towboat	Tug			149	1960	Active
37	Pontiac	U.S. Navy	Yard Tug	YTB

Southern Shipbuilding Co., Slidell LA