Sales of U.S. Shipyards Since 1980


Source: SEC Filings, News Reports

Year

Location

Shipyard

Seller

Buyer

Type

Price ($mm)

Comments

1980

Orange TX Levingston Shipbuilding

Ashland Oil

Paden, Inc. Assets

28

Spin-off to management

1980

San Diego CA NASSCO Kaiser Industries Morrison-Knudsen Stock

35

Kaiser sold 50% stake

1981

Gretna LA Gretna Machine Gretna Machine Trinity Marine Stock

 

Later resold

1981

Decatur AL Ingalls Iron Works Ingalls Iron Works Trinity Marine Stock

 

Later resold

1981

Chickasaw AL Ingalls Iron Works

1982

Chester PA Sun Ship Sun Oil Paden, Inc. Assets

28

Later resold

1982

San Francisco CA Bethlehem San Francisco Bethlehem Steel Todd Shipyards Assets

14

Later resold

1983

East Boston MA Bethlehem Boston Bethlehem Steel Boston Shipyard Assets

6

Later resold

1983

Hoboken NJ  Bethlehem Hoboken Bethlehem Steel Braswell Assets

 

Later folded

1983

Baltimore MD Bethlehem Key Highway Bethlehem Steel AME/Swirnow Assets

56

Sale failed

1983

Baltimore MD Bethlehem Key Highway Bethlehem Steel Developers Assets

 

Condos

1983

Baltimore MD Bethlehem Fort McHenry Bethlehem Steel General Ship Repair Assets

4

Operating

1983

San Pedro CA Bethlehem San Pedro Bethlehem Steel Southwest Marine Assets

 

Later resold

1983

Lorain OH American Ship Building American Ship Bldg. Spitzer Assets

3

Scrap yard

1983

Moss Point MS Halter Moss Point Halter Marine Trinity Marine Stock

 

Later resold

1983

Lockport LA Halter Lockport

1983

New Orleans LA Halter New Orleans

1983

New Orleans LA Halter Chalmette

1984

Baltimore MD Maryland Shipbuilding Fruehauf Corp. Management Assets

30

Sale failed

1984

Savannah GA Savannah Machine Aegis Corp. Sayler Marine Assets

 

Operating

1985

East Boston MA Bethlehem Boston Boston Shipyard Cashman Corp. Assets

5

Liquidated

1985

New Orleans LA Avondale Shipyards Ogden Marine Connell Partnership Stock

375

Later resold

1985

Tacoma WA Tacoma Boat Tacoma Boat Investment Group Stock

20

Later folded

1985

Toledo OH Toledo Shipyard American Ship Bldg. Port of Toledo Assets

1

Leased to Manitowoc

1986

Bath ME Bath Iron Works Congoleum Corp. Gibbons, Green Stock

550

Backed by Prudential

1986

Quincy MA Fore River Shipyard General Dynamics State of Massachusetts Assets

50

Later resold

1986

Brooklyn NY Todd Brooklyn Todd Shipyards Rodermond Industries Assets

 

Later folded

1987

Baltimore MD Maryland Shipbuilding Fruehauf Corp. Port of Maryland Assets

8

Now a car terminal

1987

Savannah GA Savannah Machine Sayler Marine Intermarine USA Assets

 

Operating

1987

Escatawpa MS Moss Point Marine Moss Point Marine Trinity Marine Stock

 

Later resold

1987

New Orleans LA Avondale Shipyards Connell Partnership Avondale Industries Stock

287

Later resold

1987

Houston TX Todd Houston Todd Shipyards Platzer Shipyard Assets

 

Later resold

1987

New Orleans LA Todd New Orleans Todd Shipyards Port of New Orleans Assets

7

Leased to Avondale

1987

San Francisco CA San Francisco Drydock Todd Shipyards Southwest Marine Assets

 

Later resold

1988

Gulfport MS Lockheed Shipbuilding Lockheed Avondale Industries Assets

21

Later closed

1988

Portland OR Northwest Marine Northwest Marine Southwest Marine Assets

5

Later resold

1988

Tacoma WA Marine Pwr & Eqpmt Marine Pwr & Eqpmt Unimar Stock

 

Later folded

1989

Savannah GA Thunderbolt Shipyard Lockheed Trinity Marine Assets

 

Later resold

1989

Beaumont TX Bethlehem Beaumont Bethlehem Steel Trinity Marine Assets

 

Now a railcar plant

1989

San Diego CA NASSCO Morrison-Knudsen NASSCO ESOP Stock

 

Later resold

1989

Seattle WA Lockheed Sbldg (#1) Lockheed Port of Seattle Assets

9

Now a terminal

1990

South Boston MA General Ship General Ship General Ship Acqn. Stock

20

Later folded

1990

Galveston TX Todd Galveston (SW plant) Todd Shipyards Fish packers Assets

3

Later resold

1990

Brownsville TX AMFELS Allison-McDermid Keppel Corp. Assets

 

Operating

1990

San Pedro CA Todd San Pedro Todd Shipyards Port of Los Angeles Assets

(2.5)

Now a terminal

1991

Savannah GA Thunderbolt Shipyard Trinity Marine Palmer Johnson Assets

 

Operating

1991

Seattle WA Lockheed Sbldg (#2) Lockheed Port of Seattle Assets

 

Now a terminal

1992

Chester PA Penn Ship (North) City Capital Corp. Penn Terminals Assets

 

Now a terminal

1992

Chester PA Penn Ship (Central) City Capital Corp. Metro Machine Assets

10

Inactive

1992

Panama City FL Eastern Marine Eastern Marine Trinity Marine Assets

 

Later resold

1992

Mobile AL Alabama Shipyard ADDSCO Atlantic Marine Assets

25

Operating

1993

Gulfport MS CEMCO CEMCO Trinity Marine Assets

 

Later resold

1993

Pearlington MS Gulf Coast Fabrication Gulf Coast Fabrication Trinity Marine Stock

4

Later resold

1993

New Orleans LA Algiers Drydock Algiers Drydock Bollinger Shipyards Stock

 

Operating

1993

Galveston TX Todd Galveston Todd Shipyards Port of Galveston Assets

6

Later resold

1994

New Orleans LA Harvey Quick Repair Avondale Industries Bollinger Shipyards Assets

 

Operating

1995

Tampa FL Tampa Shipyards American Ship Bldg Tampa Shipbuilding Assets

5

Later resold

1995

Pascagoula MS Chicago Bridge & Iron Chicago Bridge & Iron Trinity Marine Assets

7

Later resold

1995

New Orleans LA American Marine American Marine Trinity Marine Assets

3

Later resold

1995

Orange TX Chicago Bridge & Iron Chicago Bridge & Iron Trinity Marine Assets

 

Later resold

1995

Port Arthur TX Bethlehem Sabine Bethlehem Steel Texas Drydock Assets

 

Later resold

1996

Bath ME Bath Iron Works Prudential Securities General Dynamics Stock

300

Operating

1996

Sparrows Point MD Bethlehem Sparrows Point Bethlehem Steel Veritas Capital Assets

15

Operating

1996

Newport News VA Newport News Sbldg. Tenneco Newport News Sbldg. Stock

500

Spin-off to stockholders

1996

Morgan City LA McDermott Shipbuilding McDermott Bollinger Shipyards Assets

 

Operating

1996

Amelia LA McDermott Shipbuilding

1996

Gulfport MS Trinity's "blue-water" yards Trinity Marine Halter Marine Stock

 

Spin-off to stockholders

1997

Quincy MA Fore River Shipyard State of Mass. Mass. Heavy Industries Assets

5

Later folded

1997

Tampa FL Tampa Shipyards Tampa Port Authority Tampa Bay Shipbuilding Lease

10

Operating

1997

Gulfport MS McDermott (Seaway Yard) McDermott Halter Marine Assets

 

Later resold

1997

Gulfport MS McDermott (3 Rivers Yard)

1997

Orange TX Texas Drydock City Capital Halter Marine Stock

47

Later resold

1997

Sabine Pass TX McDermott Shipbuilding McDermott Halter Marine Assets

 

Later resold

1997

Houston TX Bludworth Bond Bludworth Bond Halter Marine Assets

5

Later resold

1997

Texas City TX Bludworth Bond

1997

Orange TX Orange Shipbuilding Orange Shipbuilding Conrad Industries Stock

25

Operating

1997

San Diego CA Southwest Marine Southwest Marine U.S. Marine Repair Stock

90

Operating

1997

San Pedro CA Southwest Marine

1997

San Francisco CA San Francisco Drydock

1997

Ingleside TX Southwest Marine

1997

Sturgeon Bay WI Peterson Builders