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Calmes Engineering, New Orleans LA

Most Recent Update: November 4, 2011.

Founded by John Wise Calmes, Calmes Engineering Company was a shipbuilding and repair yard on the west bank of the Industrial Canal, in New Orleans.  The shipyard appears to have closed following the death of its founder in April 1958.  If anyone knows its exact location or can add to the table below, please send your info to timcolton@aol.com

 Hull # Original Name  Original Owner Vessel Type GT Ft. Built Disposition
  ST 138 US Army Tug     1942 Probably built by F B Walker, Pascagoula MS 
  Walnut Corps of Engineers Towboat 26  50  1947 Sold 1992 as Walnut, later Sara C, now M/V Sara C
  Chestnut Corps of Engineers Towboat 26  50  1948 Sold 1996
    Florida Power Corp Tank Barge   175 1949  
  Gator Florida Power Corp Tank Barge 642 175 1949 Active
  CMT 18 Canton Marine Towing Tank Barge 276 139 1951 Active
  BC 6470 US Army Open Lighter 170 110 1952 To USN as YC 1568, sold 2004
  Redstone Corps of Engineers Towboat 62 64 1952 Sold 1997 as Redstone, then Hunter Eagle, now Retriever
  No 29 Hannah Marine Corp Barge? 1,387 254 1952  
  Robert G. West Corps of Engineers Towboat  203 84  1953 Sold 1986 as Robert G West, now Hanging Dog
  Shawnee Capt. Paul J. Griffin Towboat 34  47  1954 Now Barbara Sue
      Towboat 175 85 1954 Now Fat Lady Pie
  MR-403 Trinity Marine Baton Rouge Freight Barge 786 200 1954  
  Sinclair Memphis   Tank Barge     1954  
  Intercity No 1 TT Barge Services Freight Barge 1,258 270 1955 Active
  Bunker Delaware Bunker Group Virginia Tank Barge 1,307 227 1955 Active
  Sallie Estelle Randolph Construction Towboat 50  47  1955 Later Nathan J, now Judy Rae
    Corps of Engineers 10 Barges     1955-6  
  Electra Electric Energy Towboat 39  48  1956 Active.
  Captain Archie Mike Hooks Towboat 37 49 1957