Equitable Equipment Company, Madisonville LA

(now Trinity Marine Products)

This yard was founded in 1921.  It shifted its operations in the mid-60s to the former Higgins Industries yard in New Orleans and the Madisonville yard was idle until Equitable was acquired by Trinity Industries in 1989 and it was then converted to inland barge construction, in which field it is still active.  The Madisonville yard was retained by Trinity when the New Orleans yard was spun off as part of Halter Marine Group in 1996.  Located on the Tchefuncte River, which feeds into Lake Pontchartrain, you can see the yard from the air on Google here.

Hull # Names Owner Type GT Delivery Disposition
Built by Equitable Equipment
B 48 US Army Deck Barge   Sep-40  
B 49 US Army Deck Barge   Sep-40  
B 50 US Army Deck Barge   Oct-40  
B 51 US Army Deck Barge   Oct-40  
B 52 US Army Deck Barge   Nov-40  
B 53 US Army Deck Barge   Nov-40  
107   Tug   1940 Later H. F. De Bardeleben, Betty, Virginia Phillips, Blue Eagle, Ellen, J. K. Carle, Kairos, Western Star, active
108   Tug   1940 Later B. T. De Bardeleben, Lilian, Peter B. McAllister
B 54 US Army Tank Barge   Jan-41  
B 55 US Army Tank Barge   Jan-41  
B 56 US Army Tank Barge   Feb-41  
B 57 US Army Tank Barge   Feb-41  
BW 62 US Army Water Barge   Jun-41  
BW 63 US Army Water Barge   Nov-41  
BW 64 US Army Water Barge   Dec-41  
BW 65 US Army Water Barge   Jan-42  
B 66 US Army Deck Barge   Jul-41  
B 67 US Army Deck Barge   Aug-41  
B 68 US Army Deck Barge   Oct-41  
B 69 US Army Deck Barge   Dec-41  
B 71 US Army Deck Barge   Aug-41  
BW 72 US Army Water Barge   Jan-42  
B 77 US Army Tank Barge   Sep-41  
122 COL Ernest H. Agnew US Army Tug   Feb-41  
123 BG John B. Bellinger US Army Tug   Apr-41 Later Corporal, Ned Moran, Valoil, Beatrice Lewis, Thomas F. Drew, Nelson
B 101-115 US Army 15 Deck Barges   Jan-May-42  
134   Tug   1942 Later Marquette, Mona LaRue
135 ? MAJ Enrique Garcia US Army Tug   Jul-41  
136 ? COL Richard T. Ellis US Army Tug   Aug-41  
137 MAJ Wm. E. Warner US Army Tug   Aug-41 Later Seahound
138 COL Wm. G. Gambrill US Army Tug   Jun-41 Later Zeeland II, Witpower
139 MAJ Geo. H. Harrell US Army Tug   Nov-41 Later Bergen, Russell 18, Ann McAllister
140   Tug   1942 Later H. G. De Bardeleben, Jax I
141 Unnamed US Army Tug   Apr-42 For Defense Aid
142   Tug   1942 Later H. T. De Bardeleben, Tony St. Philip
BG 126-133 US Army 8 Tank Barges   Jun-Aug-42  
154 MAJ Halbert H. Noyes US Army Tug   Jul-42 Later John McNiven, Dalmatian
155 ? LTC John H. Adams US Army Tug   Apr-42