West Gulf Marine, Galveston TX

(formerly Kelso Marine and Galveston Shipbuilding)

Kelso Marine was established in 1965, but was acquired and renamed Galveston Shipbuilding in 1976.  Galveston Shipbuilding was, in turn, acquired by First Wave Marine in 1998 and renamed West Gulf Marine.  First Wave folded in 2001.  There is a lot of duplication of hull numbers, which I cannot explain.

The shipyard does not have a web site, but you can see it from the air on Google here.

Hull # Original Name Original Owner Type GT Built Disposition
      Tank Barge 1,441 1967 Now "Kirby 12800"
3 KMOO 3 R. H. Radcliff, Jr. Deck Barge 380 1967 Active
  Lynn B Gantt G     1967 Active
  Mr. Glenn     505 1968 Active
  Chris W E. & B. Oilfield Services Industrial Vessel 44 1968 Active
33 Barge 157 Kristra Investments Deck Barge 588 Apr-69 Now "EM 1069"
37 Belcher Barge No. 19 Belcher Towing Tank Barge 736 1969 Now "C.A. Tal 19"
38 Belcher Barge No. 20 Belcher Towing Tank Barge 736 Jan-69 Now "Deck Barge 101"
39 Belcher Barge No. 21 Belcher Towing Tank Barge 736 1969 Now "Miss Morgan"
46 Barge 102 Crowley Marine Tank Barge 7,970 Sep-70 Sold foreign 2005 as "Demetrea"
48 SEDCO-VI SEDCO Deck Barge 2,895 Oct-70 Now "Brave"
  Brian T     Towboat    1970  
204 Iris R. Dufrene Boats Towboat  183 1971 Now "Jesus Saves"
 205 Brown Water IX Brown Water Towing Towboat  53 1970 Active
53 Ponciana Odyssea Transportation Tank Barge 5,589 Feb-72 Active
72 Stephen Marco of Iota Tank Barge 1,049 1971 Active
99 Hannah 3601 Hannah Towing Tank Barge 2,369 Oct-72 Active
107 Interstate 55 Interstate Ocean Tptn. Tank Barge 3,113 Dec-72 Now "KTC 55"
108 Sun 800 Sun Shipbuilding Derrick Barge 2,483 Sep-72 Now "Chesapeake 1000"
G.L. 141 Great Lakes Dredge Deck Barge 1,434 1972 Active
208 Bill Spence   Tug Josephine, Inc. Towboat  118 1973 Active
110 Poseidon Martin Gas Marine Tank Barge 7,022 Nov-73 Active
111 OMR 1875   Tank Barge 1,431 1974 Now "Kirby 17002"
St. Kitts Crowley Marine Freight Barge 1,372 1975 Now "Big K3"
117 SCC-3902 Seabulk Towing Tank Barge 18,671 Feb-77 Active
210 Seabulk Magnachem Seabulk Towing Tug 1,360 Feb-77 Active
118 Pampa Penn Maritime Tank Barge 4,925 May-76 Now "Gulfstream"
120 BAR-362 Brown & Root Deck Barge 394 May-76 Now "Intermac 404"
122 Plaquemine Penn Maritime Tank Barge 10,889 Jul-78 Now "ATC 23"
Built by Galveston Shipbuilding
106 SBB XIV Kristra Investments Freight Barge 537 1977 Now "EM1159"
110 PT&S 286-1 Foss Marine Tank Barge 3,202 1976 Now "Rock Barge 2"
111 PT&S 286-2 Foss Marine Tank Barge 3,202 Dec-76 Now "Foss 286"
112 Foss 286-1 Foss Marine Deck Barge 3,202 Apr-77 Now "Seatac 286"
113 PT&S 286-3 Foss Marine Deck Barge 3,202 Apr-77 Now "Maukana"
114 DTB 40 Foss Marine Deck Barge 3,202 Aug-77 Later "Malana", sold 2008
115 Foss 286-2 Foss Marine Tank Barge 3,202 Feb-78 Now "Kivalina"
116 Foss 286-3 Foss Marine Deck Barge 3,202 Jun-78 Now "Noatak"
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