Levingston Shipbuilding Company
Levingston Shipbuilding Company was a shipbuilding company at Orange, Texas on the Sabine River.[1] The company was started by Samuel H. Levingston in 1859.
Ships[]
[2] 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:
- Bayandor-class corvette
- USS Keosanqua (ATA-198)
- USS Bagaduce (ATA-194)
- RV Pacific Escort I
- USS Sea Otter II (IX-53) - Tank Barge
Staten Island Ferry Kennedy class
- Category:Ships built by Dravo Corporation
Notes[]
- ^ "Levingston Shipbuilding, Orange TX". Archived from the original on 10 October 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ^ Levingston Shipbuilding Company, shiphistory.com
Categories:
- Defunct shipbuilding companies of the United States
- Companies based in Texas