Gulfport Shipbuilding Corporation

Gulfport Shipbuilding Corporation (also called Gulfport Boiler & Welding Works) was a shipbuilding company at Port Arthur, Texas, formed as Gulfport Boiler & Welding Works opened in 1930. For World War II Gulfport built Tank Barges a Type B ship and Tugboats a Type V ship. The shipyard closed in 1985.


 * Notable ship:
 * USS Pinola (ATA-206)
 * USS Winnetka (YTB-376)
 * USS Challenge (ATA-201)
 * USS Wandank (ATA-204)
 * HMS Tancred (W 104)
 * USS Sciota (ATA-205)
 * USS Navigator (ATA-203)
 * USS Umpqua (ATA-209) drydock
 * USS Umpqua (ATA-209) drydock

Category:Ships built in Port Arthur, Texas