Levingston Shipbuilding Company was a shipbuilding company at Orange, Texas on the Sabine River founded by George Levingston. During World War II Levingston Shipbuilding Company built ships for the United States Naval Station Orange also on the Sabine River. George Levingston also purchased major shares of Joseph Weaver and Son Shipyard, also on the Sabine River. The company was started by Samuel H. Levingston in 1859.
Ships Levingston Shipbuilding Company, shiphistory.com First ship completed was in 1925, last ship was in 1982, as the company was sold to the company's CEO, Ed Paden. For World War II Levingston built Tank Barges a Type B ship and Tugboats a Type V ship.
Notable ships:
(1963) (1963) (1968) (1968) 30 of 49 s ... ATA-125 ... RV Pacific Escort I - Tank Barge Staten Island Ferry Kennedy class
Historical marker
At the site of Levingston Shipbuilding Company is a historical marker that reads:Levingston Shipbuilding Company is historical marker
Among the drilling ships built in the mid-seventies was the Glomar Java Sea built for Global Marine. Jack up rigs for Diamond 'M' included the Diamond 'M' Gem. Ashland Chemical Company purchased the yard thereafter and built drilling rigs for their own operations.
References
External links youtube.com, World War II Shipyards: Orange, Texas