Tampa Bay Shipbuilding & Repair Co., Inc., Tampa FL

(formerly McCloskey & Company, and Tampa Shipyards, Inc.)

In 1942, Matthew McCloskey developed a shipyard at Hookers Point in Tampa with 13 ways for the construction of concrete ships, with $7mm from the USMC.  The shipyard later switched to building steel ships, but closed after the war.   became Tampa Shipyards, Inc.  The company was acquired by George Steinbrenner's American Ship Building in 1972 but went bankrupt in 1995.  The lease was briefly held by a subsidiary of a Greek bulk carrier operator, but in 1997 was transferred to a a new entity called Tampa Bay Shipbuilding & Repair Company, which was jointly owned by Tommy Bender, who also owns Bender Shipbuilding & Repair, in Mobile AL, and Aaron Hendry, who also owns Gulf Marine Repair, in Tampa.  Bender bought out Hendry in 2002.  The shipyard is primarily a repair facility, with four graving docks, but has much more fabrication capability than most repair yards and has begun to build tank barges.  Visit the shipyard at www.tampabayship.com and see an aerial view on Google here.

Hull #

Original Name

 Original Owner Type MC # Delivered Disposition
1-24 Vitruvius-class   C1-S-D1 1045-1069 Dec-43-Dec-44 Concrete ships: click here to go to the Concrete Ships page
25 Northern Warrior   N3-S-A2 2512 Apr-45 To Britain 1945, sold private 1947, scrapped 1970
26 Northern Chieftain   N3-S-A2 2513 Apr-45 To Britain 1945, sold private 1947, scrapped 1982
27 Northern Pioneer   N3-S-A2 2514 May-45 To Greece 1945 as Zakynthos, sold private 1947, scrapped
28 Northern Wanderer   N3-S-A2 2515 Jun-45 Sold private 1945, scrapped 1963
29 Northern Explorer   N3-S-A2 2516 Jun-45 Sold private 1945, to USA 1949, to USN 1951 as Centaurus (AK 264), scrapped 1960
30 Northern Voyager   N3-S-A2 2517 Jun-45 Sold private 1945, scrapped 1964
31 Northern Adventurer   N3-S-A2 2518 Jun-45 Sold private 1946, sank 1964
32 Northern Squire   N3-S-A2 2519 Jun-45 Scrapped 1964
33 Northern Yeoman   N3-S-A2 2520 Jul-45 To USA 1949, to USN 1951 as Serpens (AK 266), scrapped 1960
34 Northern Archer   N3-S-A2 2521 Jul-45 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1979
35 Northern Stalker   N3-S-A2 2522 Jul-45 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1974
36 Eben H. Linnell   N3-S-A2 2523 Jul-45 To USA 1949, scrapped
37 Northern Trapper   N3-S-A2 2524 Aug-45 Scrapped 1964
38 John J. Jackson   N3-S-A2 2525 Aug-45 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1978
39 Frederick Lendholm   N3-S-A2 2526 Sep-45 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1967
40-42     N3-S-A2 2527-2529   Cancelled

 

 

Hull # Name Owner Ship Type GT Delivered Comments
  Mormacvega Moore-McCormack Lines General Cargo Ship 14,082 Aug-82 Jumboization and conversion to containership "Allison Lykes"
  Mormacargo Moore-McCormack Lines General Cargo Ship 14,082 Dec-82 Jumboization and conversion to containership "Stella Lykes"
  Mormacrigel Moore-McCormack Lines General Cargo Ship 14,082 Jun-83 Jumboization and conversion to containership "Mallory Lykes"
  Marie Flood Gulf Coast Transit Dry Bulk Barge 15,834 Aug-84 Jumboization
1121 Gus W. Darnell Ocean Ships Product Carrier 21,471 11-Sep-85 Sold to U.S. Shipping 2005 as "Houston", active
1122 Paul Buck Ocean Ships Product Carrier 21,471 11-Sep-85 Sold to MSC 2003, active
1123 Samuel L. Cobb Ocean Ships Product Carrier 21,471 15-Nov-85 Sold to MSC 2003, active
1124 Richard G. Mathiesen Ocean Ships Product Carrier 21,471 18-Feb-86 Sold to MSC 2003, active
1125 Lawrence H. Gianella Ocean Ships Product Carrier 21,471 22-Apr-86 Sold to MSC 2003, active
1126 GL 63 Great Lakes Dredge Dump Scow 4,000 Mar-88 Active
1127 GL 64 Great Lakes Dredge Dump Scow 4,000 Jul-88 Active
  Kinsman Eagle Kinsman Towing Tug 197 Mar-88 Completion of tug started elsewhere
  Kinsman Falcon Kinsman Towing Tug 197 Feb-90 Completion of tug started elsewhere
  Japan Mail American Mail Line General Cargo Ship 16,518 Feb-89 Conversion to crane ship "Diamond State"
  Washington Mail American Mail Line General Cargo Ship 16,518 May-89 Conversion to crane ship "Equality State"
  Ocean 192 OSG America Tank Barge 11,796 1998 Conversion to double-hull tank barge "M 192"
  Ocean 244 OSG America Tank Barge 16,021 2000 Conversion to double-hull tank barge "M 244"
  Ocean Cities OSG America Tank Barge 14,670 2002 Conversion to double-hull tank barge "M 252"
  Ocean 250 OSG America Tank Barge 14,678 2002 Conversion to double-hull tank barge "M 254"
  Ocean States OSG America Tank Barge 14,480 2004 Conversion to double-hull tank barge "M 214"
  Ocean 193 OSG America Tank Barge 11,796 2005 Conversion to double-hull tank barge "M 209"
  Ocean 211 OSG America Tank Barge 11,012