Top 50 index 2012

This register lists vessels of interest to professional mariners completed by North American shipyards in the year ended Sept. 1, 2011. In the case of sister vessels built by the same yard, we list only one.

AET Innovator, 185'
Lightering Support Vessel
Designer/Builder: Elliott Bay Design Group, Seattle, WA/Leevac Industries, Jennings, LA
Owner/Operator: AET Lightering Services, Galveston, TX

AquaLink II, 65'
Commuter Ferry
Designer/Builder: Incat Crowther, Australia/Kvichak Marine Industries, Seattle, WA
Owner/Operator: Long Beach Transit, Long Beach, CA

Atlantic Condor, 241'
PSV
Designer/Builder: Ulstein Design & Solutions, Norway/Halifax Shipyard, Halifax, NS
Owner/Operator: Atlantic Towing, St. John’s, NL

Bee Hive, 210'
PSV
Designer/Builder: Guido Perla & Associates, Seattle, WA/Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, LA
Owner/Operator: Bee Mar, Broussard, LA

Blue Tarpon, 300'
Fracturing/Stimulation Vessel
Designer/Builder: Elliott Bay Design Group, Seattle, WA/North American Shipbuilding, Larose, LA
Owner/Operator: Baker Hughes, Houston, TX

Bravest, 64'
Fireboat
Designer/Builder: SAFE Boats International, Port Orchard, WA
Owner/Operator: Fire Dept. of New York, New York, NY

Cade Candies, 309'
IMR Vessel
Designer/Builder: Otto Candies LLC, Des Allemands, LA/Dakota Creek Industries, Anacortes, WA
Owner/Operator: Otto Candies

Callais Searcher, 170'
OSV
Designer/Builder: Master Boat Builders, Bayou La Batre, AL
Owner/Operator: Abdon Callais Offshore, New Orleans, LA

Carlene McCall, 190'
Crew Boat
Designer/Builder: Gulf Craft, Patterson, LA
Owner/Operator: Seacor Marine, Houma, LA

Carpe Diem, 191'
Megayacht
Designer/Builder: Trinity Yachts, Gulfport, MS (naval architecture), Carol Williamson & Associates, Portland, OR (interior)/Trinity
Owner/Operator: Private owner

CCGS Cape Dauphin, 47'
Motor Life Boat
Designer/Builder: U.S. Coast Guard/Victoria Shipyards, Victoria, BC
Owner/Operator: Canadian Coast Guard, Prince Rupert, BC

Charles W. Heald, 151'
Vehicle/Passenger Ferry
Designer/Builder: Elliott Bay Design Group, Seattle, WA/Southwest Shipyard, Channelview, TX
Owner/Operator: Texas Dept. of Transp., Port Aransas, TX

Cheramie Botruc #42, 230'
OSV
Designer/Builder: VT Halter Marine, Pascagoula, MS
Owner/Operator: L&M Botruc, Golden Meadow, LA

Chicago's Leading Lady, 98'
Excursion Vessel
Designer/Builder: SeaCraft Design, Sturgeon Bay, WI/Burger Boat, Manitowoc, WI
Owner/Operator: Mercury Skyline Yacht Chrtr., Chicago, IL

Christopher Wheatley, 90'
Fireboat
Designer/Builder: Robert Allan Ltd., Vancouver, BC/Hike Metal Products, Wheatley, Ont.
Owner/Operator: Chicago Fire Department, Chicago, IL

Coregonus, 60'
Research Vessel
Designer/Builder: SeaCraft Design, Sturgeon Bay, WI/Burger Boat, Manitowoc, WI
Owner/Operator: Wisconsin Department of Resources

Defender V, 54'
Patrol Vessel
Designer/Builder: Kvichak Marine Industries, Seattle, WA
Owner/Operator: KMI Leasing Co. LLC, Seattle, WA

Delta Emperor, 172'
OSV
Designer/Builder: Mariner LLC, Morgan City, LA
Owner/Operator: Delta Logistics, Carenage, Trinidad and Tobago

Dixie 320, 273'
Lift Boat
Designer/Builder: A.K. Suda, Metairie, LA/Semco, Lafitte, LA

Dwight S. Ramsay, 292'
PSV
Designer/Builder: STX U.S. Marine, Houston, TX/Eastern Shpbldg. Gp., Panama City, FL
Owner/Operator: Aries Marine, Lafayette, LA

Evergreen State, 600'
Product Carrier
Designer/Builder: Daewoo Ship Engineering Center, South Korea/General Dynamics Nassco, San Diego, CA
Owner/Operator: American Petroleum Tankers, New York, NY/Crowley Maritime Corp., Jacksonville, FL

Fast Titan, 184'
Crew Boat
Designer/Builder: Breaux Bros. Enterprises, Loreauville, LA
Owner/Operator: Nautical Solutions, Galliano, LA

Gene Machine, 130'
Tri-Deck Yacht
Designer/Builder: Westport Yachts, Port Angeles, WA
Owner/Operator: Private

Grace Sparkes, 137'
Vehicle/Passenger Ferry
Designer/Builder: BMT Fleet Tech., St. John’s, NL/Kiewit Offshore Svces., Cow Head, NL
Owner/Operator: Newfoundland and Labrador Dept. of Transp. and Works

Grand Manan Adventure, 281'
Vehicle/Passenger Ferry
Designer/Builder: BMT Fleet Technology, St. John’s, NL and STX Canada Marine, Vancouver, BC/Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Panama City, FL
Owner/Operator: New Brunswick Department of Transportation/Coastal Transport Ltd., St. John, NB

Hoover, 36'
Catamaran Crew Boat
Designer/Builder: Morrelli & Melvin Design & Engineering, Long Beach, CA/Geo Shipyard, New Iberia, LA
Owner/Operator: Axxis Drilling, Broussard, LA

Isla Tesoro, 55'
Pilot Boat
Designer/Builder: C. Raymond Hunt & Associates, New Bedford, MA/SeaArk Marine, Monticello, AR
Owner/Operator: Armada Nacional de Colombia

Ken Eichner 2, 116'
Vehicle/Passenger Ferry
Designer/Builder: Glosten Associates, Seattle, WA/Alaska Ship & Drydock, Ketchikan, AK
Owner/Operator: Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Ketchikan, AK

Le Cageux, 48'
Utility Vessel
Designer/Builder: Meridien Maritime, Rimouski, QC
Owner/Operator: Port of Quebec, QC

Loggerhead, 42'
Personnel Transport
Designer/Builder: SeaArk Marine, Monticello, AR
Owner/Operator: Cumberland I. Natl. Seashore, St. Mary's, GA

Mary Musgrove, 67'
Passenger Ferry
Designer/Builder: DeJong & Lebet, Jacksonville, FL/Custom Steel Boats, Merritt, NC
Owner/Operator: Chatham Area Transit Authority, Savannah, GA

Matthew D. McRae, 160'
OSV
Designer/Builder: C&C Boat Works, Belle Chasse, LA
Owner/Operator: C&E Boat Rental, Cut Off, LA

Ms Grace, 63'
Seismic Gun Boat
Designer/Builder: Geo Shipyard, New Iberia, LA
Owner/Operator: Oilfield Marine Contractors, Lafayette, LA

Nuliajuk, 64'
Research Vessel
Designer/Builder: Marine Services International, St. John's, NL/Glovertown Shipyards, Glovertown, NL
Owner/Operator: Government of Nunavut Department of the Environment, Iqaluit, NU

Ocean Project, 200'
Dive Support Vessel
Designer/Builder: Master Boat Builders, Bayou la Batre, AL
Owner/Operator: Oceaneering, Houston, TX

Our Lady of Lasalette, 220'
OSV
Designer/Builder: Master Boat Builders, Bayou la Batre, AL
Owner/Operator: Abdon Callais Offshore, Golden Meadow, LA

Overseas Chinook, 600'
Shuttle Tanker
Designer/Builder: Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, South Korea/Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, Philadelphia, PA
Owner/Operator: American Shipping, Phila., PA/Overseas Shiphldng. Group, New York, NY

Piranha, 54'
Unmanned Surface Vessel
Designer/Builder: Zyvex Technologies, Columbus, OH/Zyvex Technologies, Seattle, WA
Owner/Operator: Zyvex

Polar Bear, 102'
Expedition Motoryacht
Designer/Builder: Citadel Yachts, Tacoma, WA
Owner/Operator: Private owner

Potomac, 52'
Pilot Boat
Designer/Builder: C. Raymond Hunt & Associates, New Bedford, MA/Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Somerset, MA
Owner/Operator: Association of Maryland Pilots, Baltimore, MD

Remember When, 162'
Megayacht
Designer/Builder: Christensen Shipyards, Vancouver, WA (exterior); Carol Williamson & Associates, Portland, OR (interior)/Christensen Shipyards
Owner/Operator: Private owner

Salish, 274'
Vehicle/Passenger Ferry
Designer/Builder: Elliott Bay Design Group, Seattle, WA/Vigor Industrial, Seattle, WA
Owner/Operator: Washington State Ferries, Seattle, WA

Sea Owl, 142'
Megayacht
Designer/Builder: Burger Boat, Manitowoc, WI; Andrew Winch Designs, UK; Vripack, Netherlands/Burger Boat
Owner/Operator: Private owner

Sentinel, 160'
Crew Boat
Designer/Builder: Midship Marine, Harvey, LA
Owner/Operator: Gulf Marine Service, Trinidad and Tobago

Status Quo, 150'
Megayacht
Designer/Builder: Richmond Yachts, Richmond, BC; Ward Setzer, Cary, NC (hull); Pavlik Yacht Design, Fort Lauderdale, FL (interior)/Richmond Yachts
Owner/Operator: Private Owner

Truman, 36'
Catamaran Crew Boat
Designer/Builder: Geo Shipyard, New Iberia, LA
Owner/Operator: Axxis Drilling, Broussard, LA

USCGC Bernard C. Webber, 153.5'
Fast-Response Cutter
Designer/Builder: Damen Group, Netherlands/Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, LA
Owner/Operator: U.S. Coast Guard, Miami, FL

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

York, 72'
Passenger Ferry
Designer/Builder: Teknicraft Design, NZ/All American Marine, Bellingham, WA
Owner/Operator: Goldman Sachs, New York, NY

YP 704, 116.4'
Naval Training Vessel
Designer/Builder: C&G Boat Works, Mobile, AL
Owner/Operator: Naval Sea Systems Command, Annapolis, MD

By Professional Mariner Staff