Gulfport Shipbuilding Corporation
29°51′17″N 93°56′43″W / 29.854781°N 93.945341°W
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Gulfport's Ex-Pinola in South Korean Naval service as ROKS Do Bong (ATA-3), a Type V ship
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Gulfport's USS Umpqua (left) and Alarka (center) guide the center section of YFD-6 through Culebra Cut in the Panama Canal, circa May–June 1945. Navy SeaBees turned Auxiliary floating drydock AFDM-3-YFD-6's center section on its side and installed many pontoons atop the wing wall to allow the drydock to float on its side during the canal transit.300x300px
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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
Category:Ships built in Port Arthur, Texas