Small Shipbuilders and Boatbuilders
These companies generally operate (or used to operate) relatively small shipyards, capable of building the simpler types of smaller commercial vessels, such as tugs, towboats, offshore service vessels, fishing vessels, ferries and barges. In addition to the 300+ yards listed here, there are many more in the "Other Yards" section, some of which probably deserve their own table.
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Location | State | Most Recent Update |
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GROUP 1: Active YARDS WITH SIGNIFICANT CONSTRUCTION RECORDS (25) |
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Group 1 includes those boatbuilders which have been in business for a long time, which have built large numbers of vessels and which are active competitors in the new construction market today. |
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Atlantic Coast (3) |
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| Warren | RI | Aug-14 | |
| Somerset | MA | Aug-14 | |
| East Boothbay | ME | Aug-14 | |
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Gulf Coast (14) |
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| Loreauville | LA | Aug-14 | |
| Loreauville | LA | Aug-14 | |
| Morgan City | LA | Aug-14 | |
| Panama City | FL | Aug-14 | |
| Patterson/Franklin | LA | Aug-14 | |
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Leevac Shipyards Jennings (formerly Zigler SY) |
Jennings | LA | Aug-14 |
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Leevac Shipyards Houma (formerly Quality SY) |
Houma | LA | Aug-14 |
| Houma | LA | Aug-14 | |
| Coden | AL | Aug-14 | |
| Orange | TX | Aug-14 | |
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Raymond & Associates (formerly La Force SY) |
Bayou La Batre | AL | Aug-14 |
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Swiftships (formerly Sewart Seacraft) |
Morgan City | LA | Aug-14 |
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Trinity Madisonville (formerly Equitable Equipment) |
Madisonville | LA | Sep-13 |
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Trinity Port Allen (formerly Port Allen Marine Service) |
Port Allen | LA | Sep-13 |
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Inland and Great Lakes (5) |
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Brownsville Marine Products (formerly Hillman Barge) |
Brownsville | PA | Aug-13 |
| Jeffersonville | IN | Jun-14 | |
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JeffBoat - Barges, 1964 to 1976 |
Jeffersonville | IN | TBD |
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JeffBoat - Barges, 1977 to 1984 |
Jeffersonville | IN | TBD |
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JeffBoat - Barges, 1989 thru 1996 |
Jeffersonville | IN | Jun-14 |
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JeffBoat - Barges, 1997 thru 2004 |
Jeffersonville | IN | Jun-14 |
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JeffBoat - Barges, 2005 thru 2012 |
Jeffersonville | IN | Jun-14 |
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JeffBoat - Barges, 2013 to the present |
Jeffersonville | IN | Jun-14 |
| Utica | IN | Aug-14 | |
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Trinity Ashland City (formerly Nashville Bridge Co.) |
Ashland City | TN | Sep-13 |
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Trinity Caruthersville (formerly Caruthersville SY) |
Caruthersville | MO | Sep-13 |
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Pacific Coast (3) |
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| Anacortes | WA | Aug-14 | |
| Portland | OR | Aug-14 | |
| Freeland | WA | Aug-14 | |
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GROUP 2: Other Active YARDS (68) |
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Group 2 includes those boatbuilders which are smaller than the ones in Group 1 or which have a shorter track record, but which are active competitors in the new construction market today. |
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Atlantic Coast (6) |
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| Salisbury | MD | Jul-14 | |
| Merritt | NC | Jan-14 | |
| Albany | NY | Aug-13 | |
| North Kingstown | RI | Jan-14 | |
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St. John's Shipbuilding (formerly Offshore SB) |
Palatka | FL | Jan-14 |
| Tuckahoe | NJ | Apr-14 | |
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Gulf Coast (39) |
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| Morgan City | LA | Jan-14 | |
| Corpus Christi/Orange | TX | Jan-14 | |
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Bordelon Marine Shipbuilders (formerly Mariner SY) |
Houma | LA | Jan-14 |
| Belle Chasse | LA | Apr-14 | |
| Bayou La Batre/Mobile | AL | Jan-14 | |
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Candies Shipbuilders (formerly Houma Fab.) |
Houma | LA | Jan-14 |
| New Iberia | LA | Jan-14 | |
| Tarpon Springs | FL | Apr-14 | |
| Tarpon Springs | FL | Jan-14 | |
| New Iberia | LA | Apr-14 | |
| Destrehan | LA | Apr-14 | |
| St. Croix | VI | Aug-14 | |
| Gulfport | MS | Aug-14 | |
| Houma | LA | Apr-14 | |
| Morgan City | LA | Jan-14 | |
| Dulac | LA | Jan-14 | |
| Bayou La Batre | AL | Apr-14 | |
| Bridge City | TX | Aug-13 | |
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Intracoastal Iron Works (inc. Leboeuf Bros. and Bourg DD) |
Bourg | LA | Jan-14 |
| Bayou La Batre | AL | Apr-14 | |
| Galveston | TX | May-14 | |
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Master Marine (inc. J-Built) |
Bayou La Batre | AL | Aug-14 |
| Harvey | LA | Feb-14 | |
| New Iberia | LA | Apr-14 | |
| Pensacola | FL | Jan-14 | |
| Palmetto | FL | Aug-13 | |
| Tampa | FL | Aug-12 | |
| Coden/Bayou La Batre | AL | Jul-14 | |
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Signal International (formerly Texas Dry Dock, TDI Halter, Friede Goldman Offshore and Ham Marine) |
Orange | TX | Apr-14 |
| Pascagoula | MS | ||
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Sisco Marine (formerly Marine Inland Fab.) |
Panama City | FL | Aug-13 |
| Houston/Orange | TX | Apr-14 | |
| Houston/Galveston | TX | Apr-14 | |
| Bayou La Batre | AL | Jul-14 | |
| Port Neches | TX | May-14 | |
| New Orleans | LA | Apr-13 | |
| Houma/Lockport | LA | Apr-14 | |
| Palacios | TX | Aug-14 | |
| Gulfport | MS | Aug-10 | |
| Plaquemine | LA | Jan-14 | |
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West Gulf Marine (formerly Kelso Marine and Galveston SB) |
Galveston | TX | Apr-14 |
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Inland and Great Lakes (11) |
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| Lamar | IN | Aug-14 | |
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Donjon Shipbuilding (formerly Erie Marine) |
Erie | PA | Apr-14 |
| Sauget | IL | Aug-13 | |
| Cleveland | OH | Jan-14 | |
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Paducah |
KY | Apr-14 | |
| St. Vincent | NY | Jan-14 | |
| Greenville | MS | Dec-13 | |
| Greenville | MS | Mar-14 | |
| Guild | TN | Feb-14 | |
| La Crosse | WI | Apr-14 | |
| Tell City | IN | Aug-14 | |
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Pacific Coast (13) |
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| Bellingham | WA | Apr-14 | |
| Portland | OR | Apr-14 | |
| Chinook | WA | Jan-14 | |
| Rainier | OR | Nov-13 | |
| Seattle | WA | Mar-14 | |
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Marine Group Boat Works (formerly Knight & Carver) |
National City | CA | Jan-14 |
| Tacoma | WA | Dec-13 | |
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Moe Enterprises, Howard (formerly Little Hoquiam SY) |
Hoquiam | WA | Feb-14 |
| Coupeville | WA | Jan-14 | |
| Mount Vernon | WA | Aug-13 | |
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Vigor Alaska (formerly Alaska Ship & Drydock) |
Ketchikan | AK | Feb-14 |
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Vigor Fab (formerly US Barge) |
Portland | OR | Apr-14 |
| Reedsport | OR | Jan-14 | |
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GROUP 3: INACTIVE YardS (217) |
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Group 3 includes those other boatbuilders which have a history worth recording. Some of these may still be operational as repair yards or fabricators and may occasional build a boat, but they are not active competitors in the new construction market. |
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Atlantic Coast (54) |
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American Car & Foundry (formerly Jackson & Sharp) |
Wilmington | DE | Jun-14 |
| Baltimore | MD | Jun-14 | |
| Savannah | GA | ||
| Port Everglades | FL | Jun-14 | |
| New Bern | NC | Jun-14 | |
| Jacksonville | FL | May-14 | |
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A. C. Brown & Son (and neighboring yards) |
Tottenville | NY | Jul-14 |
| Brooklyn | NY | Jul-14 | |
| Fort Lauderdale | FL | Jul-14 | |
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Charleston Shipbuilding (formerly the Pregnall SY) |
Charleston | SC | Jul-14 |
| Norfolk | VA | Jul-14 | |
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Davis & Sons, M. M. (later Cruis-Along Boats) |
Solomons | MD | Jul-14 |
| Bridgeport | CT | Jul-14 | |
| Middletown | RI | Jul-14 | |
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Diesel Engine Sales Co (DESCO) - Hulls 1-800 |
St. Augustine | FL | Jul-09 |
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Diesel Engine Sales Co (DESCO) - Hulls 801-1600 |
St. Augustine | FL | Aug-09 |
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Diesel Engine Sales Co (DESCO) - Hulls 1601 on |
St. Augustine | FL | Jun-11 |
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Diesel Engine Sales Co (DESCO) - FRP Hulls |
St. Augustine | FL | Oct-13 |
| Savannah | GA | May-14 | |
| Jacksonville | FL | May-14 | |
| East Boston | MA | Jul-14 | |
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Georgia Shipbuilding (formerly McDonell Boats) |
Savannah | GA | Sep-10 |
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Gibbs Gas Engine Works (later Jacksonville SY) |
Jacksonville | FL | Jul-14 |
| Greenport | NY | Jul-14 | |
| Kingston | NY | Aug-13 | |
| East Boothbay | ME | Feb-14 | |
| East Boothbay | ME | Feb-14 | |
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Humphreys Railways (formerly Rappahannock MR) |
Weems | VA | May-14 |
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Island Dock (formerly Kingston DD) |
Kingston | NY | Jun-12 |
| Oyster Bay | NY | May-14 | |
| Brooklyn/Yonkers | NY | Nov-13 | |
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Keith Marine (formerly Palatka SB) |
Palatka | FL | Jul-14 |
| Lantana | FL | May-14 | |
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T. S. Marvel & Company (later Steel Style) |
Newburgh | NY | Jul-14 |
| Camden | NJ | Jul-14 | |
| Waterford/Cohoes | NY | Jul-14 | |
| Hollywood | SC | Jul-14 | |
| Green Cove Springs | FL | Jul-14 | |
| New Bern | NC | Jul-14 | |
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Norfolk Shipbuilding (Norshipco) (now BAE Norfolk) |
Norfolk | VA | Jul-14 |
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Osborn Boat Works (also Osborn & Driscoll) |
Croton/Peekskill | NY | Aug-14 |
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Robert Palmer & Son (later Groton IW and Noank SB) |
Noank | CT | Jul-14 |
| Upper Nyack | NY | Jul-14 | |
| Winthrop | MA | May-14 | |
| Camden | NJ | May-14 | |
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Sample, Frank L. (later Boothbay Harbor SY) |
Boothbay Harbor | ME | Jul-14 |
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Savannah Machine & Foundry (later Intermarine USA) |
Savannah | GA | Jul-14 |
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Shelburne Shipyard (also Donovan Contracting) |
Shelburne | VT | Jul-14 |
| Rockland | ME | Jul-14 | |
| Newport News | VA | Jan-13 | |
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Spedden Shipbuilding (later Chesapeake MR) |
Baltimore | MD | Jun-14 |
| St. Augustine | FL | Jul-14 | |
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Stowman Shipyard (now Dorchester SB) |
Dorchester | NJ | May-14 |
| Willow Street | PA | May-14 | |
| Brooklyn | NY | Mar-14 | |
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Vinyard Shipbuilding (later Delaware Marine) |
Milford | DE | Jul-14 |
| Brooklyn | NY | Aug-14 | |
| Port Deposit | MD | May-14 | |
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Gulf Coast (97) |
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Alexander Shipyard (later American Marine) |
New Orleans | LA | Jul-14 |
| Larose | LA | Aug-14 | |
| Lacombe | LA | Aug-14 | |
| Houma | LA | Aug-14 | |
| Braithwaite | LA | Aug-14 | |
| Port Aransas | TX | Aug-14 | |
| Chalmette | LA | Aug-14 | |
| Bayou La Batre | AL | Aug-14 | |
| Wetumpka | AL | Aug-14 | |
| Port Arthur | TX | Apr-14 | |
| Belle Chasse | LA | Apr-14 | |
| New Orleans | LA | Aug-14 | |
| Pass Christian | MS | Aug-14 | |
| Biloxi | MS | Oct-13 | |
| Crown Point | LA | Aug-14 | |
| Orange | TX | Aug-14 | |
| Demopolis | AL | Aug-14 | |
| Houma | LA | ||
| Bayou La Batre | AL | Aug-14 | |
| Franklin | LA | Aug-14 | |
| Lafitte | LA | Aug-14 | |
| Madisonville | LA | Aug-14 | |
| Harvey | LA | Aug-14 | |
| Freeport | FL | Aug-14 | |
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G. & S. Marine (formerly Lockport Fab'n and R. & S. Fab'n) |
Lockport | LA | Aug-14 |
| Berwick | LA | Aug-14 | |
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Graham Boats (later Sea-Fab) |
Pascagoula | MS | Sep-13 |
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Gretna Machine & Iron Works (later Halter Gretna and Bollinger Gretna) |
Harvey | LA | Aug-14 |
| Bayou La Batre | AL | Aug-14 | |
| Galveston | TX | Aug-14 | |
| Tarpon Springs | FL | Aug-14 | |
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Halter Aluminum Boats (formerly Camcraft) |
Crown Point | LA | Aug-14 |
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Halter Beaumont (formerly Bethlehem Beaumont) |
Beaumont | TX | Aug-14 |
| Calumet | LA | Aug-14 | |
| Chalmette | LA | Aug-14 | |
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Halter Chickasaw (formerly Chickasaw SB and Gulf SB) |
Chickasaw | AL | Aug-14 |
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Halter Equitable (formerly Higgins Ind. and Equitable SY) |
New Orleans | LA | Aug-14 |
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Halter Gulfport (now Trinity Yachts and TY Offshore) |
Gulfport | MS | Aug-14 |
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Halter Lockport (now Thoma-Sea Marine) |
Lockport | LA | Aug-14 |
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Halter Moss Point (now VTHM Moss Point) |
Moss Point | MS | Aug-14 |
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Halter Moss Point Marine (now VTHM Escatawpa) |
Escatawpa | MS | Aug-14 |
| New Orleans | LA | Aug-14 | |
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Halter Pascagoula (now VTHM Pascagoula) |
Pascagoula | MS | Aug-14 |
| Pearlington | MS | Aug-14 | |
| Pierre Part | LA | Aug-14 | |
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Halter Port Bienville (formerly Gulf Coast Fabrication) |
Pearlington | MS | Aug-14 |
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Higgins Industries (later Equitable SY and Halter Equitable) |
New Orleans | LA | Aug-14 |
| Bayou La Batre | AL | Aug-14 | |
| Houma | LA | Aug-14 | |
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Hudson Shipbuilders (HUDSHIP) |
Pascagoula | MS | Aug-14 |
| Jeanerette | LA | Aug-14 | |
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J & J Marine (later B & B Boatbuilders and Gulf Coast Steel) |
Bayou La Batre | AL | Aug-14 |
| Bayou La Batre | AL | Aug-14 | |
| New Orleans | LA | Aug-14 | |
| Bayou La Batre | AL | Aug-14 | |
| Galveston | TX | Aug-14 | |
| Harvey | LA | Aug-14 | |
| Bayou La Batre | AL | Aug-14 | |
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Mangone Shipbuilding (formerly Anchor BW) |
Houston | TX | Aug-14 |
| Mobile | AL | Aug-14 | |
| Port Isabel | TX | Aug-14 | |
| Bell City | LA | Aug-14 | |
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McDermott Shipbuilding (now Bollinger Marine Fab.) |
Morgan City/Amelia | LA | Aug-14 |
| New Iberia | LA | Aug-14 | |
| Tampa | FL | Aug-14 | |
| Mobile | AL | Aug-14 | |
| Houma | LA | Aug-14 | |
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Ocean Marine (formerly Quality Marine) |
Bayou La Batre | AL | Aug-14 |
| Bayou La Batre | AL | Mar-14 | |
| Moss Point | MS | Aug-14 | |
| Corpus Christi | TX | Aug-14 | |
| Brownsville | TX | ||
| Krotz Springs | LA | Aug-14 | |
| Houston | TX | Aug-14 | |
| Houston | TX | Apr-14 | |
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Port Houston Iron Works (later Port Houston Shipyards) |
Houston | TX | Aug-14 |
| Chauvin | LA | Jun-14 | |
| Houma | LA | Aug-14 | |
| Panama City | FL | Aug-14 | |
| Bourg | LA | Aug-14 | |
| Rockport | TX | Aug-14 | |
| Blountstown | FL | ||
| Bayou La Batre | AL | Aug-14 | |
| Jennings | LA | Apr-14 | |
| Morgan City | LA | Aug-14 | |
| Stephensville | LA | ||
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Sea-Fab (formerly Graham Boats) |
Pascagoula | MS | Sep-13 |
| Lafitte | LA | Aug-14 | |
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Service Marine Industries (now Bollinger Amelia) |
Amelia | LA | Aug-14 |
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Signet Shipbuilding (formerly Colle SB) |
Pascagoula | MS | Aug-14 |
| Thibodeaux | LA | Aug-14 | |
| Harvey | LA | Aug-14 | |
| Tampa | FL | Aug-14 | |
| Sulphur | LA | Aug-14 | |
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Toche Boat Builders (and related companies) |
Biloxi | MS | Aug-14 |
| Ocean Springs | MS | ||
| Houma | LA | Aug-14 | |
| Pascagoula | MS | May-13 | |
| Orange | TX | Aug-14 | |
| Biloxi | MS | Aug-14 | |
| Coden | AL | Aug-14 | |
| Coden | AL | Aug-14 | |
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Zirlott Boat Yard (and related companies) |
Coden | AL | Aug-14 |
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Inland and Great Lakes (28) |
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| St. Louis | MO | May-14 | |
| Escanaba | MI | May-14 | |
| Vicksburg | MS | May-14 | |
| Greenville | MS | May-14 | |
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Calumet Shipyard & Dry Dock (formerly Kraft SY & DD) |
Chicago | IL | May-14 |
| Benton Harbor | MI | Jun-14 | |
| Pittsford | NY | May-14 | |
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Dubuque Boat & Boiler Works (formerly Iowa IW) |
Dubuque | IA | May-14 |
| Grafton | IL | May-14 | |
| Greenville | MS | May-14 | |
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Howard's Shipyard (later JeffBoat) |
Jeffersonville | IN | May-14 |
| St. Louis | MO | Jun-14 | |
| Greenville | MS | Jun-14 | |
| Madison | IN | Jun-14 | |
| Duluth | MN | Jun-14 | |
| Greenville | MS | Jun-14 | |
| Tell City | IN | Jun-14 | |
| Greenville | MS | Jun-14 | |
| Leavenworth | KS | Jun-14 | |
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Nashville Bridge (later Trinity Nashville) - Boats |
Nashville | TN | Jul-12 |
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Nashville Bridge (later Trinity Nashville) - Barges |
Nashville | TN | Jul-12 |
| Erie | PA | Jun-14 | |
| Holland | MI | Aug-14 | |
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St. Louis Ship (formerly Rohan Boat) - Boats |
St. Louis | MO | Jun-10 |
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St. Louis Ship (formerly Rohan Boat) - Barges |
St. Louis | MO | Jun-10 |
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SteelShip (later Dravo SteelShip and Hunt's SteelShip) |
Pine Bluff | AR | Jun-14 |
| Greenville | MS | Jun-14 | |
| St. Paul | MN | Jun-14 | |
| Paducah | KY | Jun-14 | |
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Pacific Coast (37) |
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| Sitka | AK | Jun-14 | |
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Astoria Marine (formerly Astoria SB) |
Astoria | OR | Jun-14 |
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Ballard Marine Railway (now Pacific Fishermen) |
Seattle | WA | Jun-14 |
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Bellingham Marine (formerly Bellingham SY) |
Bellingham | WA | Jun-14 |
| Renton | WA | Jul-14 | |
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Campbell Industries (formerly Campbell Machine) |
San Diego | CA | May-14 |
| Stockton | CA | Jun-14 | |
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Commercial Iron Works (later Zidell Marine) |
Portland | OR | Jun-14 |
| Antioch | CA | Jun-14 | |
| Alameda | CA | Jun-14 | |
| Charleston | OR | Jun-14 | |
| Everett | WA | Aug-13 | |
| San Pedro | CA | Jun-14 | |
| Honolulu | HI | Jun-14 | |
| Vancouver | WA | Sep-14 | |
| San Francisco | CA | Jun-14 | |
| North Bend | OR | Jun-14 | |
| Seattle | WA | Jun-14 | |
| San Pedro | CA | Jun-14 | |
| San Diego | CA | Jun-14 | |
| Seattle | WA | Jun-14 | |
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Marine Power & Equipment (later Unimar) |
Tacoma | WA | Jun-14 |
| Tacoma | WA | Jun-14 | |
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Mid-Coast Marine (formerly Nelson Log Bronc Co) |
Coos Bay | OR | May-14 |
| Hood River | OR | May-14 | |
| Tacoma | WA | Jun-14 | |
| Alameda | CA | Jun-14 | |
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San Diego Marine (later Southwest Marine, BAE San Diego) |
San Diego | CA | Jun-14 |
| Seattle | WA | Jun-14 | |
| S.F., Tiburon, Oakland, Alameda | CA | Jul-14 | |
| Troutdale | OR | Jun-14 | |
| Seattle | WA | Jun-14 | |
| Fort Bragg | CA | Jun-14 | |
| Tacoma | WA | Jun-14 | |
| Seattle | WA | Jun-14 | |
| Portland | OR | Jun-14 | |
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Winslow Marine Railway (formerly Hall Bros. MR) |
Winslow | WA | Jun-14 |
| Portland | OR | Jun-14 | |