PARKER BROS. SHIPYARD

Houston TX

Most recent update: March 24, 2016.
The Parker family were early settlers who owned significant farmland in southeast Houston before it became industrialized.  They gradually developed the land along Industrial Road and one activity was the Parker Bros. shipyard on Greens Bayou.  The yard was located next to the Platzer yard, which used Parker's slips after it closed in 1980 and later bought most of the yard.  See the site, which was at 13600 Industrial Road, from the air on Google here.  If anyone can fill any of the gaps in the table below, please e-mail timcolton@aol.com
Hull # O.N. Original Name Original Owner Type   Ft. Built Disposition
1 Iliff Tug   60 1943 NLD
2 Clarence H. Brown Weisinger, Brown Tug   75 1944 Scrapped
3 Douglass Haden W. D. Haden Co. Tug   45 1946 NLD
4 Dauntless Towboat   100 1946 NLD
5 249843 John B Coastal Construction Tug   48 1946 NLD
6 250698 Dixie C. J. Dick Towing Towboat   100 1946 Later Thor, Alma S, now Alma-S (Guatemala)
7 251292 Marilyn M Bargco Inc. Tug   75 1946 NLD
8 251499 Susan Lynn Matagorda Shell Tug   48 1947 NLD
9 252069 Buddie McDow W. D. Haden Co. Tug   48 1947 NLD
10 253784 Chas R. Moore Coastal Construction Tug   48 1947 Now Harbor II
11 253874 Allan W Matagorda Shell Tug   48 1947 NLD
12 261329 Vivian Parker Texas Barge Line Towboat   130 1951 Later C. R. Clements, Ms Jan, River Beaver, Russell P. Painter Jr., now Holy Angel
13 Norsworthy Towboat   130 1951 NLD
14 Charles T. Parker Towboat   130 1952 NLD
15 Sounding Barge No. 1 Shell Survey Association Barge   45 1952 NLD
16 266645 Sounding Barge No. 2 Shell Survey Association Barge   45 1952 NLD
17 265284 Jim F. Newell Lake Charles Dredging Towboat   75 1953 NLD
18 265814 Sioux City SCNO Barge Lines Towboat   140 1953 Later Alliance Baron, As``hley M. Robinson, NLD
19 266505 Omaha SCNO Barge Lines Towboat   140 1953 Active
20 269364 Kansas City SCNO Barge Lines Towboat   140 1955 Later Mr Clyde Dunlap, Sherry K Mays, now River Otter
21 270648 Charles C. Hightower Lake Charles Dredging Tug   75 1955 Later Mr. Glynn, NLD
22 271418 Waverly SCNO Barge Lines Tug   84 1956 Later Curly B, The Chief, Specialist Two, Specialist, lost 2016
23 Sounding Barge No. 3 Shell Survey Association Barge   65 1956 NLD
24 272543 Harbor Queen Harbor Docking & Towing Tug   90 1956 Now St. John
25 273351 Frances Haden W. D. Haden Co. Tug   90 1957 Later Dana Peerless, NLD
26 276218 Linda Brooks Brooks Liquid Transport Tug   95 1958 Later Eddie B, now Buckley
27? 277556 S.C. & N.O. 1413 SCNO Barge Lines Barge   898 1958 NLD
28 277557 Brimstone Texas Sulphur Transport Towboat   150 1958 Active
29 277680 Joni T Coastal Construction Tug   33 1958 NLD
30 280076 Ben H. Sloane Lake Charles Dredging Tug   143 1959 NLD
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32 283189 Zella Zella Marine Passenger   50 1960 NLD
33 287934 Yankton SCNO Barge Lines Towboat   125 1962 Now Captain Spider Favre
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35 289194 Tadpole F & F Towing Tug   35 1962 NLD
36 288474 Fort Yates SCNO Barge Lines Towboat   65 1962 Now Katie Ann
37 295373 Brownville Towboat   135 1964 Later Peggy B, Nelson Lewis, NLD
38 298359 Ohio Lake Charles Dredging Tug   40 1965 NLD
39 299891 Joan Ireland Marine Freighter   200 1965 Active (Venezuela)
40 500251 Elizabeth N. Kelso Big Tow Barge Lines Towboat   60 1965 Later Mr. Barry, now Capt Hymen Devall
501183 Fort Pierre SCNO Barge Lines Towboat    375 1965 Later Delbert E. Knoy, now Concordia
41 506267 Dow Hustler Dow Chemical Towboat   41 1966 Later Little Dynamo, Crista Dian, Miss Vicki, NLD
42 508457 Hazle R TRL, Inc. Towboat   56 1967 Later Harbor Queen, Harbor Lady
43 510895 Shell Finder Lake Charles Dredging Tug   50 1967 Now S/V 1, NLD
44 517804 Capt. Bill Parker ABS Marine Towing Tug   75 1968 Now Ellie J
45 517110 Robin Rose Parker Bros. Towboat    75 1968 Later Robin Cenac, now Trey Deloach
46 537154 Zip II TRL, Inc. Towboat    56 1972 Now Gunnison
47 Florida Martin   Tug   155 1974 Sank 1974
48 568371 Capt. Briscoe Houston Barge Line Towboat   155 1977 Later Mr. Lampton, Reggie G, now Wisconsin
49 585474 Edith Harbor Docking & Towing Towboat   105 1977 Active
50 615717 Allan Harbor Docking & Towing Towboat   182 1979 Active