Todd Shipyards Corp., Galveston TX

(formerly Gray's Iron Works and Todd Galveston Drydocks  Inc., later Newpark Marine and First Wave Marine, and now Gulf Copper Dry Dock & Offshore Rig Repair)


Todd's Galveston shipyard was originally a repair yard called Gray's Iron Works: it was bought by Todd in 1944 to build T1 tankers, but reverted to repair work after the war, with the occasional new construction project.  Todd closed it in 1990 and sold the yard's post-Panamax floating dry-dock to Alabama and its Panamax dock to Bender.  In 1993, they sold the remainder to the Port of Galveston, which subsequently leased it to Newpark Marine, which became First Wave Marine, but folded in 2001.  The yard is now leased to Gulf Copper, which has brought in the very large floating dry-dock that was originally Sun Ship's Dock #4.  See the shipyard from the air on Google here.

Hull #

Original Name

Original Owner Type Tons Delivered Disposition
101 Seven Sisters U.S. Maritime Commission Tanker (T-1-M-A1) 1,134 Sep-43 To China 1946 as Yung Sung, scrapped 1959
102 Saxet U.S. Maritime Commission Tanker (T-1-M-A1) 1,134 Nov-43 To China 1946 as Yung Shu
103 Luling U.S. Maritime Commission Tanker (T-1-M-A1) 1,134 Dec-43 To China 1946 as Yung Show
104 Salt Flat U.S. Maritime Commission Tanker (T-1-M-A1) 1,134 Feb-44 To China 1946 as Yung Kan
105 Darst Creek U.S. Maritime Commission Tanker (T-1-M-A1) 1,134 Feb-44 To China 1946 as Yung Huang
106 Heyser U.S. Maritime Commission Tanker (T-1-M-A1) 1,134 Mar-44 To China 1946 as Yung Tao, scuttled in Whangpoo River 1949
107 Sulphur Bluff U.S. Maritime Commission Tanker (T-1-M-A1) 1,134 Apr-44 To Argentina 1947 as Punta Ciguena, sank 1960
108 Hastings U.S. Maritime Commission Tanker (T-1-M-A1) 1,134 Apr-44 To China 1946 as Yung Lai, scrapped 1963
109 Old Ocean U.S. Maritime Commission Tanker (T-1-M-A2) 1,134 Nov-44 Reclassified AOG 61, sold 1945 as Old Ocean, sank 1947 
110 Royston U.S. Maritime Commission Tanker (T-1-M-A2) 1,134 Nov-44 Reclassified AOG 21, sold 1946 as Royston, stretched 1948 as Otco Bayway, Ethel Tibbets 1966 
111 Conroe U.S. Maritime Commission Tanker (T-1-M-A2) 1,134 Dec-44 Reclassified AOG 22, to China 1947 as Yu Chuan, scrapped 1964 
112 Rodessa U.S. Maritime Commission Tanker (T-1-M-A2) 1,134 Dec-44 Reclassified AOG 60, to China 1946 as Mei Ping, Stanvac Selo 1948, stretched 1963 as Sea Horse
113-124   U.S. Maritime Commission Tanker (T-1-M-A2)     Cancelled
  Karai Guasu Navemar Tug 402 1971 Active
  Solon Turman Lykes Lines Containership 11,891 Dec-71 Conversion: in NDRF
  Brinton Lykes Lykes Lines Containership 11,891 Oct-72 Conversion: in NDRF
  Shirley Lykes Lykes Lines Containership 11,891 Dec-72 Conversion: in NDRF
  Hollywood 1046 Kirby Inland Marine Lp Tank Barge 757 1974 Now "Kirby 10431"
  Hollywood 1605 Kirby Inland Marine Lp Tank Barge 964 1974 Now "Kirby 16700 B"
  Hollywood 2519 Kirby Inland Marine L P Tank Barge 1,671 1974 Now "Kirby 25700"
  Hollywood 2705 Kirby Inland Marine L P Tank Barge 1,729 1974 Active
  Hollywood 2803 Kirby Inland Marine L P Tank Barge 1,711 1974 Now "Kirby 28701B"
  Kirby 10432 Kirby Inland Marine Lp Tank Barge 757 1974 Active
33 Kirby 25300 Kirby Inland Marine Lp Tank Barge 1,673 1974 Active
34 Kirby 25301 Kirby Inland Marine Lp Tank Barge 1,671 1974 Active
  Kirby 27004 Kirby Inland Marine Lp Tank Barge 1,732 1974 Active
  Kirby 27707 Quantera Energy Tank Barge 1,729 1974 Active
  Kirby 28009 Kirby Inland Marine Lp Tank Barge 1,714 1974 Active
36 Kirby 28300 Kirby Inland Marine L P Tank Barge 1,711 1974 Active
  Hollywood 1049 Kirby Inland Marine Lp Tank Barge 905 1975 Now "Kirby 10433"
  Kirby 10524 Kirby Inland Marine Lp Tank Barge 905 1975 Active
  Kirby 10524 Kirby Inland Marine Lp Tank Barge 905 1975 Active
  Kirby 16300 Kirby Inland Marine Lp Tank Barge 961 1975 Active
39 Big Ed Open Trading Tug 402 1975 Active
40 Swamp Fox Deck Barge 1,600 Dec-74 Now "Big Chief"
42 Silver Bay Deck Barge 2,626 May-75 Now "Ocean Bear"
  Mormacdraco Moore McCormack Lines Containership 15,018 Nov-75 Conversion: now "Beaver State", in RRF
  Mormacaltair Moore McCormack Lines Containership 15,018 Mar-76 Conversion: now "Green Mountain State", in RRF
  Canmar Explorer II Drill Ship 6,041 Jul-76 Now "Northern Explorer II"
45 Philip K Bay Houston Towing Tug 197 Dec-76 Active
46 C. R. Haden Bay Houston Towing