Top 50 index 2014

This register lists vessels of interest to professional mariners completed by North American shipyards in the year ended Sept. 1, 2013. In the case of sister vessels built by the same yard, we list only one.

Abdon J. Callais, 200’
OSV
Designer/Builder: Master Boat Builders, Bayou la Batre, AL
Owner/Operator: Abdon Callais Offshore, Golden Meadow, LA

Apalachee, 64’
Catamaran-Hull Research Vessel
Designer/Builder: Fyffe Yachts, Kemah, TX/Geo Shipyard, New Iberia, LA
Owner/Operator: FSU Coastal and Marine Lab., St. Teresa, FL

Bering, 195’
OSV
Designer/Builder: C&C Marine and Repair, Belle Chasse, LA
Owner/Operator: Adriatic Marine, Raceland, LA

Bering, 50’
Pilot vessel
Designer/Builder: Kvichak Marine Industries, Seattle, WA
Owner/Operator: Southwest Alaska Pilots Assn., Valdez, AK

Bravante V, 284’
PSV
Designer/Builder: STX Canada Marine, Vancouver, BC/Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Panama City, FL
Owner/Operator: Grupo Bravante, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Breton Island, 95’
Oil Spill Response Vessel
Designer/Builder: Midship Marine, Harvey, LA
Owner/Operator: Clean Gulf Associates, Leeville, LA

Captain A.G. Soppitt, 56’
Pilot Boat
Designer/Builder: Lengkeek Vessel Eng. Dartmouth, NS/ABCO Industries, Lunenberg, NS
Owner/Operator: Atlantic Pilotage Authority, St. John, NB

CCGS Corporal Teather C.V., 140’
Coast Guard Vessel
Designer/Builder: Damen, Netherlands, and Halifax Shipyard, NS/Halifax Shipyard
Owner/Operator: Canadian Coast Guard, Ottawa, ON

CCGS M. Perley, 82’
Fisheries/Research Vessel
Designer/Builder: Robert Allan Ltd., Vancouver, BC/Méridien Maritime, Matane, QC
Owner/Operator: Canadian Coast Guard, Dartmouth, NS

CCGS S. Dudka, 46’
Fisheries Protection Vessel
Designer/Builder: ABCO Industries, Lunenburg, NS
Owner/Operator: Canadian Coast Guard, Alberton, PEI

Charlie Comeaux, 299’
PSV
Designer/Builder: Edison Chouest Offshore, Galliano, LA/North American Fab., Houma, LA
Owner/Operator: Edison Chouest Offshore, Galliano, LA/Galliano Marine Service, Cut Off, LA

Churchill, 42’
Patrol Boat
Designer/Builder: Bay Welding Services, Homer, AK
Owner/Operator: AK Dept. of Public Safety, Cordova, AK

Clarence Triche, 299’
PSV
Designer/Builder: Edison Chouest Offshore, Galliano, LA/Tampa Ship, Tampa, FL
Owner/Operator: Edison Chouest Offshore/Galliano Marine Service, Cut Off, LA

Connor Bordelon, 257’
Multipurpose Supply Vessel
Designer/Builder: Bordelon Marine Shipbuilders, Houma, LA/Blount Boats, Warren, RI
Owner/Operator: Bordelon Marine, Lockport, LA

Deep Stim Brasil II, 311’
Well Stimulation Vessel
Designer/Builder: North American Fabricators, Houma, LA
Owner/Operator: Edison Chouest Offshore, Galliano, LA

Fast Hauler, 194’
Fast Supply Boat
Designer/Builder: Breaux Bros. Enterprises, Loreauville, LA
Owner/Operator: Nautical Solutions, Galliano, LA

Fireboat 2, 70’ 10”
Fireboat
Designer/Builder: MetalCraft Marine, Kingston, ON
Owner/Operator: Port of Houston Authority, Houston, TX

Florida, 601’
Product Carrier
Designer/Builder: Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, South Korea/Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, PA
Owner/Operator: Crowley Maritime, Jacksonville, FL

Florida II, 62’
Hydrofoil-Assisted Catamaran Hydrographic Survey Vessel
Designer/Builder: Teknicraft Design, New Zealand, and All American Marine, Bellingham, WA/All American Marine
Owner/Operator: U.S. Army Corps of Eng., Jacksonville, FL

G. Frederick Seemann, 172’
Crew Boat
Designer/Builder: Breaux Bay Craft, Loreauville, LA
Owner/Operator: Laborde Marine, Morgan City, LA

Gary Rook, 299’
PSV
Designer/Builder: Edison Chouest Offshore, Galliano, LA/North American Shipbuilding, Larose, LA
Owner/Operator: Edison Chouest Offshore/Galliano Marine Service, Cut Off, LA

Harvey Deep-Sea, 327’
OSV
Designer/Builder: STX US Marine, Houston, TX/Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Panama City, FL
Owner/Operator: DOF Subsea USA, Houston, TX/Harvey Gulf, New Orleans, LA

Harvey Hawk (ex Taylor James), 295’
OSV
Designer/Builder: Technology Assocs., New Orleans, and Thoma-Sea Shipbuilders, Lockport, LA
Owner/Operator: Harvey Gulf Int’l Marine, New Orleans, LA

HOS Commander, 319’ 6”
OSV
Designer/Builder: VT Halter Marine, Pascagoula, MS
Owner/Operator: Hornbeck Offshore Services, Covington, LA

HOS Red Dawn, 292’
OSV
Designer/Builder: STX Canada Marine, Vancouver, BC/Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Panama City, FL
Owner/Operator: Hornbeck Offshore Services, Covington, LA

Invictus, 216’ 5”
Megayacht
Designer/Builder: Delta Marine, Seattle, with JWM Architecture (interior), Newport Beach, CA
Owner: Private  

Island Explorer, 64’
Hydrofoil-Assisted Catamaran Excursion Vessel
Designer/Builder: Teknicraft Design, New Zealand, and All American Marine, Bellingham, WA/All American Marine
Owner/Operator: Island Packers, Ventura, CA

Lady Sura, 164’
Megayacht
Designer/Builder: Trinity Yachts, Gulfport, MS with Patrick Knowles Designs, Fort Lauderdale, FL (interior)/Trinity Yachts
Owner: Private

Malmo, 48’
Pilot Boat
Designer/Builder: Boksa Marine Design, Lithia, FL/Lobell’s Custom Boats, Prairieville, LA
Owner/Operator: Tecnimar, Cartagena, Colombia

Michael Lawrence, 150’
OSV
Designer/Builder: St. Johns Ship Building, Palatka, FL
Owner/Operator: Gulf Resource Management, New Iberia, LA

Mississippi Delta, 52’
Pilot Vessel
Designer/Builder: C. Raymond Hunt Associates, New Bedford, MA/Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Somerset, MA
Owner/Operator: Delta Launch Services, Metairie, LA

Mr. Jake, 163’
Crew Boat
Designer/Builder: Breaux Bros. Enterprises, Loreauville, LA
Owner/Operator: Gulf Logistics, Larose, LA

Peter-Fraser, 110’
Vehicle Ferry
Designer/Builder: Chantier Naval Forillon, Gaspé, QC
Owner/Operator: Société des traversiers du Québec

Provincetown IV, 91’
Catamaran Ferry
Designer/Builder: Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Somerset, MA
Owner/Operator: Bay State Cruises, Boston, MA

Russell Bouziga, 299’
PSV
Designer/Builder: Edison Chouest Offshore/North American Fabricators, Houma, LA
Owner/Operator: ECO/Galliano Marine Service, Cut Off, LA

Seacor Lynx, 192’
High Speed Catamaran Crew/Supply Vessel
Designer/Builder: Seacor Marine, Houma, LA, and Gulf Craft, Franklin, LA/Gulf Craft
Owner/Operator: Seacor Marine

Seacor Strong, 201’
OSV
Designer/Builder: Master Boat Builders, Bayou la Batre, AL
Owner/Operator: Seacor Strong LLC, Houma, LA/Seacor Marine

Sikuliaq, 261’
Ice-Class Research Vessel
Designer/Builder: Glosten Associates, Seattle, WA/Marinette Marine, Marinette, WI
Owner/Operator: Nat’l Science Found., Arlington, VA/ U. of AK Fairbanks School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, Seward, AK  

Taukamaim, 72’
Ice-Class Pilot Vessel
Designer/Builder: Lengkeek Vessel Eng., Dartmouth, NS/Hike Metal Products, Wheatley, ON
Owner/Operator: Laurentian Pilot. Auth., Les Escoumins, QC

Tecopa, 65’
Passenger Catamaran
Designer/Builder: Kvichak Marine Industries, Seattle, WA
Owner/Operator: Chemehuevi Transit Auth., Lake Havasu, CA

Tidewater, 43’
Research Vessel
Designer/Builder: Millennium Marine, Escuminac, NB
Owner/Operator: Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, VA

Tobie Eymard, 215’ (legs)
Lift Boat
Designer/Builder: Marine Industrial Fabrication, New Iberia, LA
Owner/Operator: Glencoe, Spring Hill, KS/Offshore Marine Contractors, Cut Off, LA

Triumphant, 83’
Hydrofoil-Assisted Catamaran Excursion Vessel
Designer/Builder: Teknicraft Design, New Zealand, and All American Marine, Bellingham, WA/All American Marine
Owner/Operator: Harbor Breeze Cruises, Long Beach, CA   

Tsumat, 164’
Megayacht
Designer/Builder: Trinity Yachts, Gulfport, MS (interior: Loguer Design, Miami, FL, and Espinosa Yacht Design, Palm City, FL)/Trinity Yachts
Owner: Private

USCGC Robert Yered (WPC 1104), 153.5’
Fast-Response Cutter
Designer/Builder: Damen Group, Netherlands/Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, LA
Owner/Operator: U.S. Coast Guard, Miami, FL

USNS Cesar Chavez, 689’
Underway Replenishment Vessel
Designer/Builder: General Dynamics Nassco, San Diego
Owner/Operator: U.S. Navy/Military Sealift Command

USNS Montford Point, 785’
Mobile Landing Platform
Designer/Builder: General Dynamics Nassco, San Diego
Owner/Operator: U.S. Navy/Military Sealift Command, Diego Garcia

USNS Spearhead, 338’
Catamaran Troop/Equipment Transport
Designer/Builder: Austal USA, Mobile, AL
Owner/Operator: U.S. Navy/Military Sealift Command

Wyatt Candies, 291’
Diving Support Vessel
Designer/Builder: Otto Candies LLC, Des Allemands, LA/Candies Shipbuilding, Houma, LA
Owner/Operator: Otto Candies

Yankee Freedom III, 110’
Passenger Ferry
Designer/Builder: Incat Crowther, Australia; Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Somerset, MA
Owner/Operator: Yankee Fleet, Key West, FL

By Professional Mariner Staff