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Verret Shipyard, Plaquemine LA

Most recent update: September 12, 2011.

Verret Shipyard has been building nothing but towboats since 1966.  The shipyard does not have a web site: see it from the air on Google here.

Hull # Original Name Original Owner Ship Type GT Delivery

Disposition
  Capt. C.P. Boaz Towing Towboat  15 1965 Active
 4 Jason D Dufrene Towing  Towboat  64 1966 Now "Anna Leigh"
  Gloria Coastal Boat Rentals Towboat   59 1966 Now "Mary E"
  Rox Ann Reginald Buck  Towboat   37 1967 Now "Elizabeth"   
  Lady Suzan Anderson Marine  Towboat   64 1967 Now "Irene Sutton"  
15 Charlie Diamond Crystal Salt  Towboat   61 1968 Now "Parker A. Settoon"   
  Isabelle R Bayou Marine  Towboat   61 1968 Now "Miss Diane"  
  O. L. Kirkpatrick Gulfwide Boat Rentals  Towboat    1969 Now "Miss Michelle"  
 112 Karen-Wayne Nola Marine Towing  Towboat  72 1970 Now "Prince Lew"  
  Dwarf King Agri-Trans Corp.  Towboat   27 1971 Now "The Collin D"  
  Impala Barge Harbor Towing  Towboat    1971 Now "Glenna M"  
 114 Louis L. Toups, Jr. Toups Marine Transport  Towboat   90 1971 Now "Tako Miss"  
  Bayou King Bayou Towing  Towboat   94 1972 Now "Capt. Warren"  
  Bayou Lafourche Big B Towboat Services  Towboat   138 1972 Now "Howard Stapp, Jr." 
  Towboat  57 1973 Now "Capt. J.W."   
19 Allegheny    Alleghenny Towing Towboat   152 1973 Active
20 Bayou Dularge Big B Towboat Services  Towboat   183 1973 Now "Johnny James"  
21 Geismar    Midland Enterprises Towboat   205 1974 Active
  Bayou Chene Big B Towboat Services  Towboat    1974 Now "Hanna L"  
  Bayou Plaquemine Big B Towboat Services  Towboat  294 1974 Now "Capt Whitey"  
25 Ross A. Grand   Louisiana DoT Towboat   104 1976 Active
26 D. W. Griffith  Louisiana DoT Towboat  104 1976 Active
27 Miss Polly   Boaz Towing Towboat   101 1976 Active
  Miss Lennie  Chandler Marine  Towboat   71 1977 Now "Brown Water VIII"
  J. Jackson J. Jackson Towing  Towboat   91 1977 Now "Matt Devall"  
  Lafourche Lafourche, Inc.  Towboat   102 1977 Now "Wanda Isabelle"  
  Shady Lady Encom II, Inc.  Towboat  102 1978 Now "West Wind"  
32 O. O. Griffin  Coastal Towing  Towboat   289 1979 Now "Lou Nataro"   
33  June Pickett   Coastal Towing  Towboat   289 1979 Now "Capt. Reggie LeBoeuf"  
34 Anne Blessey   Blessey Marine Towboat   268 1980 Now "Joanne Blessey"  
35 Ruth Blessey   Blessey Marine Towboat   268 1980 Active
  Tamera Pickett   Coastal Towing  Towboat    1981 Active

38

 Laney Blessey   Blessey Marine Towboat 

 275

 1981 Active
 39 Myrtle E. Griffin  Coastal Towing  Towboat   377 1982 Now "Amber Brittany"
40 Mister Cue   M. & P. Barge Co. Towboat   104 1982 Active
 41 Miss Casey Duval Boat Rentals Towboat  63 1983 Now "Stacey-A"   
 42 Sir-Frederick   Canton Marine Towing Towboat   58 1984 Active
  Pathfinder    Traylor Bros. Towboat   21 1984 Active
  Eagle    Traylor Bros. Towboat   15 1991 Active
 48 Miss Rachel Blessey Marine Towboat   113 1992 Now "Charles Clark" 
49 Pontiac    Traylor Bros. Towboat   15 1991 Active
50 Uncle Bud   Boaz Towing Towboat   88 1994 Active
52 Martha Oliver   Blessey Marine Towboat   113 1995 Active
54 Catherine    Blessey Marine Towboat   121 1996 Active
56 Bill McNeal   Blessey Marine Towboat   125 1996 Active
58 Miss Rachel   Boaz Towing Towboat   131 1998 Active
60 Carol M. Ott  Blessey Marine Towboat   149 1998 Active
62 Doug Barker   Blessey Marine Towboat   149 1999 Active
64 Delos Case   Boaz Towing Towboat 

 141

 2000 Active
65 Jane Ann Blessey  Blessey Marine Towboat   279 2001 Active
68 Beth Wilson   Blessey Marine Towboat   277 2002 Active
70 Randy Martin Blessey Marine Towboat   277 2002 Active

74

 James M. Hewgley Tulsa Port Authority Towboat 

 75

 2003 Active
76 Hugh S. Monsted Blessey Marine Towboat   277 2004 Active
78 Jerry W. Tichenor Blessey Marine Towboat   132 2004 Active
80 Judy S. Fried Blessey Marine Towboat   132 2005 Active
82 Capt. Lance Dragon Blessey Marine Towboat   160 19-Jan-07 Active

84

 James L. Oberstar Blessey Marine Towboat 

 278

 21-Jul-05 Active
86 Capt. Jonathan H. Brown Blessey Marine Towboat   278 23-Jan-06 Active
88 Charlie Melancon Blessey Marine Towboat   385 28-Apr-08 Active
90 Pat Voss Blessey Marine Towboat 347 7-May-09 Active
92 CCS Leader I CCS Energy Services Towboat 64 12-Feb-06 Active
94 Donnie Verret T. & B. Towing Towboat  94 23-Jan-09 Active
96 Cleland Powell Blessey Marine Towboat  149 23-Nov-09 Active
98 David Vitter Blessey Marine Towboat  190 16-Jun-10 Active
100 Steve Scalise Blessey Marine Towboat  250 20-Dec-10 Active
100 Mac Andrew McKinney McKinney Marine Towboat  162 9-Aug-11 Active
102 John Boozman Blessey Marine Towboat  259 10-Aug-11 Active