This register lists vessels of interest to professional mariners completed by North American shipyards in the year ended Sept. 1, 2014. In the case of sister vessels built by the same yard, we list only one.
Alex F. McCall, 202’
Fast supply vessel
Designer/builder: Gulf Craft, Franklin, La.
Owner/operator: Seacor Marine, Houma, La.
Astoria, 74’
Pilot vessel
Designer/builder: Camarc Ltd., Dunoon, United Kingdom/Kvichak Marine Industries, Seattle
Owner/operator: Columbia River Bar Pilots, Astoria, Ore.
Bravante VI, 284’
PSV
Designer/builder: STX Canada Marine, Vancouver, British Columbia/Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Panama City, Fla.
Owner/operator: Boldini S.A., Bravante Group of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Brazos, 145’
Lift boat
Designer/builder: SEMCO, Lafitte, La.
Owner/operator: Laredo Offshore Services, Belle Chasse, La.
Breeze, 252’
PSV
Designer/builder: Guido Perla & Associates, Seattle/BAE Systems, Jacksonville, Fla.
Owner/operator: Jackson Offshore Operators, New Orleans
CCGS Corporal McLaren M.M.V., 140’
Midshore patrol vessel
Designer/builder: Damen Shipyards Group, Gorinchem, Netherlands, and Irving Shipbuilding, Halifax, Nova Scotia/Irving Shipbuilding
Owner/operator: Canadian Coast Guard, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Cecon Pride, 427’
Subsea construction vessel
Designer/builder: Vik-Sandvik AS, Fitjar, Norway/Chantier Davie Canada, Levis, Quebec
Owner/operator: Cecon ASA, Arendal, Norway
Christopher Stannix, 79’
Passenger ferry
Designer/builder: A.F. Theriault & Son, Meteghan River, Nova Scotia
Owner/operator: Halifax Metro Transit, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Classic Lady, 98’
Passenger vessel
Designer/builder: Seacraft Design LLC, Sturgeon Bay, Wis./Burger Boat, Manitowoc, Wis.
Owner/operator: First Lady Cruises, Chicago
Coastal Explorer, 54’
Research vessel
Designer/builder: Armstrong Marine, Port Angeles, Wash.
Owner/operator: Coastal Carolina University, Conway, S.C.
Columbia, 141’
Replica fishing schooner
Designer/builder: Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Panama City, Fla., with John W. Gilbert & Associates, Boston/Eastern Shipbuilding Group
Owner/operator: Private
Dean Edward Taylor, 303’
PSV
Designer/builder: MMC, Gdynia, Poland/Bay Shipbuilding, Sturgeon Bay, Wis.
Owner/operator: Tidewater Marine Services, New Orleans
D’Natalin IV, 164’
Megayacht
Designer/builder: Christensen Shipyards, Vancouver, Wash., with Carol Williamson & Associates, Portland, Ore. (interior)/Christensen Shipyards
Owner/operator: Private
Fast Server, 201’
Crew boat/fast supply vessel
Designer/builder: Breaux Brothers Enterprises, Loreauville, La., with Seacraft Design LLC, Sturgeon Bay, Wis./Breaux Brothers Enterprises
Owner/operator: Edison Chouest Offshore, Cut Off, La.
Finish Line, 120’
Megayacht
Designer/builder: Trinity Yachts, Gulfport, Miss.
Owner/operator: Private
Fireboat 20, 108’
Fireboat
Designer/builder: Robert Allan Ltd., Vancouver, British Columbia/Foss Maritime, Seattle
Owner/operator: Port of Long Beach, Long Beach, Calif.
Fire Islander, 85’
Passenger ferry
Designer/builder: Blount Boats, Warren, R.I.
Owner/operator: Fire Island Ferries, Bay Shore, N.Y.
Fort Ripley, 64’
Fast response boat
Designer/builder: C. Raymond Hunt Associates, New Bedford, Mass./Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Somerset, Mass.
Owner/operator: Southeast Ocean Response Services, Charleston, S.C.
Fugro Americas, 193’
Offshore survey vessel
Designer/builder: Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, Lockport, La.
Owner/operator: Fugro USA, Houston
Harvey Energy, 302’
Dual-fuel OSV
Designer/builder: Vard, Alesund, Norway/Gulf Coast Shipyard Group, Gulfport, Miss.
Owner/operator: Harvey Gulf International Marine, Galliano, La.
Harvey Hawk, 295’
PSV
Designer/builder: Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, Lockport, La., with Technology Associates Inc., New Orleans/Thoma-Sea
Owner/operator: Harvey Gulf International Marine, Galliano, La.
Hornblower Guardian, 68’
Tour boat
Designer/builder: Elliott Bay Design Group, Seattle, with E.Y.E. Marine Consultants, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia/All American Marine, Bellingham, Wash.
Owner/operator: Hornblower Niagara Cruises, Ontario
HOS Bayou, 302’
OSV
Designer/builder: STX Canada Marine, Vancouver, British Columbia/Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Panama City, Fla.
Owner/operator: Hornbeck Offshore Services, Covington, La.
HOS Captain, 319’
OSV
Designer/builder: VT Halter Marine, Pascagoula, Miss.
Owner/operator: Hornbeck Offshore Services, Covington, La.
HOS Riverbend, 292’
OSV
Designer/builder: STX Canada Marine, Vancouver, British Columbia/Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Panama City, Fla.
Owner/operator: Hornbeck Offshore Services, Covington, La.
Isla Pelicano, 56’
Pilot boat
Designer/builder: C. Raymond Hunt Associates, New Bedford, Mass./Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Somerset, Mass.
Owner/operator: Colombian Department of the Navy
John Jacob, 205’
Crew boat
Designer/builder: Incat Crowther, Belrose, Australia/Halimar Shipyard, Morgan City, La.
Owner/operator: Barry Graham Oil Service, Bayou La Batre, Ala.
Lady M, 213’
Megayacht
Designer/builder: Palmer Johnson, Sturgeon Bay, Wis., with Nuvolari Lenard, Venice, Italy/Palmer Johnson
Owner/operator: Private
Liberty Bay, 823’
Jones Act tanker
Designer/builder: Samsung Heavy Industries, Seoul, South Korea/Aker Philadelphia Shipyard
Owner/operator: SeaRiver Maritime, Houston
Lil’ Al, 105’
Lift boat
Designer/builder: Central Gulf Shipyard, New Iberia, La.
Owner/operator: C&G Liftboats, Golden Meadow, La.
Mary Firstenburg, 30’
Fireboat
Designer/builder: North River Boats, Roseburg, Ore.
Owner/operator: Clark County Fire Department, Washington
Ms. Charlotte, 300’
PSV
Designer/builder: Bollinger Marine Fabricators, Amelia, La.
Owner/operator: Edison Chouest Offshore, Cut Off, La.
Neil Armstrong, 238’
Oceanographic research vessel
Designer/builder: Guido Perla & Associates, Seattle/Dakota Creek Industries, Anacortes, Wash.
Owner/operator: Naval Sea Systems Command/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Mass.
Onika, 132’
Megayacht
Designer/builder: Delta Design Group, Seattle/Delta Marine, Seattle
Owner/operator: Private
Pearl Mist, 335’
Cruise ship
Designer/builder: Deltamarin, Turku, Finland; Irving Shipbuilding, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Owner/operator: Pearl Seas Cruises, Guilford, Conn.
Polaris, 272’
PSV
Designer/builder: Technology Associates Inc., New Orleans/Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, Houma, La.
Owner/operator: GulfMark Offshore, Houston
Red Hook I, 85’
Passenger ferry
Designer/builder: Incat Crowther, Belrose, Australia/Midship Marine, Harvey, La.
Owner/operator: Virgin Islands Department of Public Works/Varlack Ventures and Transportation Services
Reuben Lasker, 208’
Fishery research vessel
Designer/builder: VT Halter Marine, Pascagoula, Miss./Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wis.
Owner/operator: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations
Rockaway, 290’
Waste disposal vessel
Designer/builder: Bollinger Marine Fabricators, Amelia, La.
Owner/operator: City of New York
Sea Service, 157’
OSV
Designer/builder: Entech & Associates, Houma, La./St. Johns Ship Building, Palatka, Fla.
Owner/operator: A.R. Singh Contractors, Point Fortin, Trinidad
Seacor Fearless, 201’
OSV
Designer/builder: Master Boat Builders, Bayou La Batre, Ala.
Owner/operator: Seacor Marine, Houma, La.
Stan Musial, 44’
Fireboat
Designer/builder: MetalCraft Marine, Kingston, Ontario
Owner/operator: City of St. Louis, Mo.
Thomas Paine, 50’
Patrol boat
Designer/builder: MetalCraft Marine, Kingston, Ontario
Owner/operator: Massachusetts Environmental Police
Tokitae, 362’
Passenger/vehicle ferry
Designer/builder: Guido Perla & Associates, Seattle/Nichols Brothers, Freeland, Wash., Jesse Engineering, Tacoma, Wash., and Vigor Fab, Seattle
Owner/operator: Washington State Ferries, Seattle
Torrens Tide, 260’
PSV
Designer/builder: MMC, Gdynia, Poland/Leevac Shipyards, Jennings, La.
Owner/operator: Tidewater Marine, New Orleans
USCGC Hamilton, 418’
National security cutter
Designer/builder: Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Miss.
Owner/operator: U.S. Coast Guard, Charleston, S.C.
USCGC Kathleen Moore, 154’
Fast response cutter
Designer/builder: Damen Shipyards Group, Gorinchem, Netherlands/Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, La.
Owner/operator: U.S. Coast Guard, Key West, Fla.
USNS John Glenn, 785’
Mobile landing platform
Designer/builder: General Dynamics NASSCO, San Diego
Owner/operator: U.S. Navy/Military Sealift Command
USNS Millinocket, 338’
Catamaran troop/equipment transport
Designer/builder: Austal USA, Mobile, Ala.
Owner/operator: U.S. Navy/Military Sealift Command
Wabanaki, 110’
Passenger ferry
Designer/builder: Seaworthy Systems (Rolls-Royce Group), Essex, Conn./Blount Boats, Warren, R.I.
Owner/operator: Casco Bay Island Transit District, Portland, Maine
