VERRET SHIPYARD

Plaquemine LA

Most recent update: August 1, 2021.

Verret Shipyard was started by C. P. Verret in 1966 and it has been turning out two or three towboats a year ever since.  Visit the company at www.verretshipyard.com and see the shipyard, which is at 29120 Highway 75, from the air on Google here.
Hull # O.N. Original Name Original Owner Ship Type GT Ft. Delivery

Disposition
Built by C.P. Verret
  501602 Capt. C. P. Boaz Towing Towboat  15 38 1965 Active
 4 502874 Jason D Dufrene Towing  Towboat  64 50 1966 Now Anna Leigh
  505822 Gloria Coastal Boats Towboat  59 44 1966 Now Bright Crystal
  507340 Rox Ann Reginald Buck  Towboat  37 42 1967 Now Elizabeth   
  510726 Lady Suzan Anderson Marine  Towboat  64 51 1967 Now Irene Sutton  
  517770 Isabelle R Bayou Marine  Towboat  61 51 1968 Now Jody Ann
  522324 O. L. Kirkpatrick Gulfwide Boats  Towboat  70 52 1969 Now Miss Michelle  
 12 524777 Karen-Wayne Nola Towing  Towboat  72 51 1970 Now Prince Lew  
 14 533795 Louis L. Toups, Jr. Toups Marine Towboat  90 61 1971 Now Jessica Ryan
15 513578 Charlie Diamond Salt  Towboat  61 46 1968 Now Erin W   
  535282 Dwarf King Agri-Trans Corp.  Towboat  27 37 1971 Now The Collin D  
  536485 Impala Barge Towing  Towboat  78 55 1971 Now Glenna M  
  538160 Bayou King Bayou Towing  Towboat  94 61 1972 Now Capt. Warren  
  542365 Bayou Lafourche Big B Towboats  Towboat  138 61 1972 Now Miss Katie
19 546117 Allegheny    Alleghenny Tow'g Towboat  152 66 1973 Active
20 552794 Bayou Dularge Big B Towboats  Towboat  183 69 1973 Now Johnny James  
Built by Verret Shipyard, Inc.
21 555297 Geismar    Midland Ent. Towboat  205 70 1974 Active
  554701 Bayou Chene Big B Towboats  Towboat  57 46 1974 Now TDW  
  564973 Bayou Plaquemine Big B Towboats  Towboat  294 82 1974 Now Capt Whitey  
25 571981 Ross A. Grand   Louisiana DoT Towboat  104 54 1976 Active
26 573802 D. W. Griffith  Louisiana DoT Towboat  104 54 1976 Active
27 578286 Miss Polly   Boaz Towing Towboat  101 56 1976 Active
28 584092 Miss Lennie  Chandler Marine  Towboat  71 60 1977 Now Brown Water VIII
29 587830 J. Jackson J. Jackson Towing  Towboat  91 52 1977 Now Matt Devall  
30 588300 Lafourche Lafourche, Inc.  Towboat  102 58 1977 Now Wanda Isabelle  
31 594757 Shady Lady Encom II, Inc.  Towboat  66 58 1978 Now West Wind  
32 602095 O. O. Griffin  Coastal Towing  Towboat  289 81 1979 Now Lou Nataro   
33 614419 June Pickett   Coastal Towing  Towboat  298 81 1979 Now Capt. Reggie LeBoeuf
34 622432 Anne Blessey   Blessey Marine Towboat  268 81 1980 Now Mary Caroline Vick
35 629341 Ruth Blessey   Blessey Marine Towboat  268 81 1980 Now Buck Johnson
  636309 Tamera Pickett   Coastal Towing  Towboat  370 95 1981 Now Robin Shelton

38

 641806 Laney Blessey   Blessey Marine Towboat 

275

 81 1981 Now Bubba Vick
39 646598 Myrtle E. Griffin  Coastal Towing  Towboat  377 95 1982 Now Amber Brittany
40 652157 Mister Cue   M. & P. Barge Co. Towboat  65 54 1982 Active
 41 662929 Miss Casey Duval Boats Towboat  63 48 1983 Now Stacey-A   
 42 670575 Sir-Frederick   Canton Marine Towboat  58 54 1984 Active
  676024 Pathfinder    Traylor Bros. Towboat  21 36 1984 Active
  980312 Eagle    Traylor Bros. Towboat  15 37 1991 Active
 48 987498 Miss Rachel Blessey Marine Towboat  113 65 1992 Now Charles W. Clark 
49 978757 Pontiac    Traylor Bros. Towboat  15 37 1991 Active
50 1027533 Uncle Bud   Boaz Towing Towboat  88 54 1994 Active
52 1033531 Martha Oliver   Blessey Marine Towboat  113 65 1995 Active
54 1040479 Catherine    Blessey Marine Towboat  121 70 1996 Active
56 1049031 Bill McNeal   Blessey Marine Towboat  125 72 1996 Active
58 1063182 Miss Rachel   Boaz Towing Towboat  131 65 1998 Active
60 1071633 Carol M. Ott  Blessey Marine Towboat  149 76 1998 Active
62 1085644 Doug Barker   Blessey Marine Towboat  149 76 1999 Active
64 1098990 Delos Case   Boaz Towing Towboat 

141

 65 2000 Active
66 1111657 Jane Ann Blessey  Blessey Marine Towboat  279 82 2001 Active
68 1121373 Beth Wilson   Blessey Marine Towboat  277 82 2002 Active
70 1134312 Randy Martin Blessey Marine Towboat  277 82 2002 Active
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74

 1143164 James M. Hewgley Tulsa Port Auth. Towboat 

75

 51 2003 Active
76 1151737 Hugh S. Monsted Blessey Marine Towboat   277 82 2004 Active
78 1161199 Jerry W. Tichenor Blessey Marine Towboat  132 66 2004 Active
80 1165345 Judy S. Fried Blessey Marine Towboat  132 66 2005 Active
82 1195404 Capt. Lance Dragon Blessey Marine Towboat  160 76 19-Jan-07 Active

84

 1173549 James L. Oberstar Blessey Marine Towboat 

278

 82 21-Jul-05 Active
86 1181185 Capt. Jonathan H. Brown Blessey Marine Towboat  278 82 23-Jan-06 Active
88 1209021 Charlie Melancon Blessey Marine Towboat  385 110 28-Apr-08 Active
90 1217929 Pat Voss Blessey Marine Towboat 385 110 7-May-09 Active
92 1190882 CCS Leader I CCS Energy Svcs. Towboat 64 55 12-Feb-06 Now Wayne B. Smith
94 1216905 Donnie Verret T. & B. Towing Towboat  73 55 23-Jan-09 Now Rick Pumphrey
96 1223818 Cleland Powell Blessey Marine Towboat  149 70 23-Nov-09 Active
98 1226470 David Vitter Blessey Marine Towboat  190 72 16-Jun-10 Active
100 1230371 Steve Scalise Blessey Marine Towboat  250 81 20-Dec-10 Active
100 1234978 Mac Andrew McKinney McKinney Marine Towboat  162 66 9-Aug-11 Active
102 1233875 John Boozman Blessey Marine Towboat  259 81 10-Aug-11 Active
104 1236450 Gov. Mike Huckabee Blessey Marine Towboat  263 81 15-Dec-11 Active
106 1238920 Capt. Shawn D. Martinez Blessey Marine Towboat  263 81  4-Jun-12 Active
108 1242769 Roger F Wicker Blessey Marine Towboat  250 81  27-Nov-12 Active
110 1246318 Jack Haskell Blessey Marine Towboat  185 70 23-May-13 Active
112 1258712 Meg Kennedy Moore Blessey Marine Towboat  185 70 3-Apr-15 Active
114 1260133 Tom Cotton Blessey Marine Towboat  185 70 2-Sep-15 Active
116 1248914 Lindsey Graham Blessey Marine Towboat  244 81 29-Oct-13 Active
118 1251462 Laney Blessey Watkins Blessey Marine Towboat  244 81 5-May-14 Active
120 1255497 Clark Todd Blessey Marine Towboat  245 81 6-Oct-14 Active
  1258253 B-3 Boaz Towing Freight Barge 422 150 2014 Active
122 1266087 Capt Troy Green Blessey Marine Towboat  185 70 10-Feb-16 Active
124 1270470 Steve Daines Blessey Marine Towboat  268 81 15-Dec-16 Active
126 1301802 Daniel Wisner Blessey Marine Towboat  295 82 9-Jun-20 Active
138 1297828 Lee W Enterprise Marine Towboat  531 133 9-Oct-20 Active
156 1309665 Capt. Frank W. Banta Enterprise Marine Towboat  162 76 31-Dec-20 Active
158 1312114 Ben Hays Enterprise Marine Towboat  162 76 25-May-21 Active