Keppel AmFELS, Brownsville TX
(formerly Marathon Manufacturing, Marathon LeTourneau)
Most recent update: October 10, 2019.
Marathon Manufacturing started its Brownsville shipyard in 1971: it was renamed Marathon LeTourneau in 1975 when Marathon teamed up with LeTourneau Engineering. After the collapse of the offshore market in the mid-1980s, the yard was sold to local investors called Allison/McDermid, but when the market picked up again in 1991, Keppel FELS bought it and renamed it AMFELS, changing that to Keppel AmFELS in 2004. Visit the company at www.keppelfels.com.sg and see an aerial view of the yard on Google here. Note that LeTourneau had a single series of hull numbers regardless of where a rig was built: the list below is believed to be complete, despite the many breaks in the numbering. See the LeTourneau table for the full list.
Hull # Original Name Original Owner Rig Type GT Price ($mm) Delivery Disposition Built by Marathon Manufacturing
41 BND Tug No. 1 Brownsville Nav. Dist. Towboat 1972 Active 42 BND Tug No. 2 Brownsville Nav. Dist. Towboat 1972 Active Ste. Genevieve Norman Bros. Towboat 1972 Now Landon Young John C. Byrd Ole Man River Towing Towboat 1973 Now Thomas Golding Tallahatchie W. & M. Transportation Towboat 1974 Now Bethany Dawn 58 Pentagone 82 Forex Neptune Semi-Submersible 23 Oct-73 Now Pride Mexico Built by Marathon LeTourneau
66 Penrod 71 Penrod Drilling Semi-Submersible 21,503 Feb-75 Now Petrobras 27 67 Penrod 72 Penrod Drilling Semi-Submersible 20,390 20 Sep-75 Now Molly Brown 73 Penrod 75 Penrod Drilling Semi-Submersible 20,048 Aug-76 Now Estesco 88 Shenandoah Atwood Oceanics Jack-Up 5,403 Nov-75 Now Kedarnath 93 Key Largo Key International Jack-Up 7,345 May-76 Now Pride Wisconsin 96 Penrod 68 Penrod Drilling Jack-Up 7,208 Oct-76 Now Ensco 68 117 W. D. Kent Reading & Bates Jack-Up 5,837 Jul-77 Active 123 Texas Star Jack-Up Dec-77 Now Perro Negro 4 126 Galveston Key Key International Jack-Up 6,100 Jul-78 Now GSF Galveston Key 129 Mr. Dave Fluor Drilling Jack-Up 4,158 Nov-78 Now Ocean Columbia 130 Randolph Yost Reading & Bates Jack-Up 4,702 Feb-79 Active 132 Western Triton II Western Oceanic Jack-Up 4,572 Jun-79 Now Noble Earl Frederickson 137 Western Triton III Western Oceanic Jack-Up 3,847 Nov-79 Now Sonora 138 Gulfstream Chiles Offshore Jack-Up 2,272 30 Aug-79 Now Rig 26 144 Trident IV Sedco Forex Jack-Up 5,876 Mar-80 Active 146 Keyes 250 Keyes Drilling Jack-Up 4,072 May-80 Now Ensco 97 152 Gulfwind Chiles Offshore Jack-Up 2,503 Aug-80 Wrecked 2005 158 Key Manhattan Key International Jack-Up 6,334 Dec-80 Now GSF Key Manhattan 160 Glomar High Island V Global Marine Jack-Up 4,659 Feb-81 Now GSF High Island V 161 Glomar Adriatic I Global Marine Jack-Up 4,776 Jun-81 Now GSF Adriatic I 162 Glomar Adriatic II Global Marine Jack-Up 4,776 Sep-81 Now GSF Adriatic II 165 Penrod 86 Penrod Drilling Jack-Up 4,783 Dec-81 Now Ensco 86 168 Penrod 88 Penrod Drilling Jack-Up 4,783 Mar-82 Now Ensco 88 169 Penrod 90 Penrod Drilling Jack-Up 4,783 Jun-82 Now Ensco 90 182 Seabee Chiles Offshore Jack-Up 4,843 Nov-82 Now Noble Tom Jobe 212 Glomar Baltic I Global Marine Jack-Up 10,529 Dec-83 Now GSF Baltic I 213 Penrod 98 Penrod Drilling Jack-Up 5,897 Dec-84 Now Noble Ed Noble 214 Penrod 99 Penrod Drilling Jack-Up 4,816 May-85 Now Ensco 99 Built by AMFELS
163 Maersk Rig 21 Maersk Venezuela Drilling Barge 1991 Now GP-21 164 Maersk Rig 22 Maersk Venezuela Drilling Barge 1992 Now GP-22 165 Maersk Rig 51 Maersk Venezuela Drilling Barge 1994 Now Rig 12 166 Maersk Rig 52 Maersk Venezuela Drilling Barge 1994 Now Rig 52 167 Maersk Rig 61 Maersk Venezuela Drilling Barge 2,864 Dec-94 Now Rig 61 168 Maersk Rig 62 Maersk Venezuela Drilling Barge 2,864 Jan-95 Now Rig 62 City of New York Skimmer Vessel 1993 Active 172 Margaret Sue Martin Gas Marine Tank Barge 6,179 Feb-96 Active 67 B.B.C. Barge No. 2 Brownsville Barge & Crane Deck Barge 220 Aug-97 Active 105 B.B.C. Barge No. 5 Brownsville Barge & Crane Deck Barge Feb-99 Inactive 115 B.B.C. Falcon Brownsville Barge & Crane Derrick Barge 823 Mar-00 Active 135 B.B.C. Eagle Brownsville Barge & Crane Derrick Barge 757 Jan-01 Active 178 Chiles Columbus Chiles Offshore Super 116 Jack-Up 7,157 May-99 Later Ensco 74, destroyed 2008 179 Chiles Magellan Chiles Offshore Super 116 Jack-Up 7,157 Oct-99 Now Ensco 75 180 Maersk Pioneer Maersk Venezuela Drilling Barge 3,075 Oct-98 Now Pioneer 181 Maersk Pathfinder Maersk Venezuela Drilling Barge 3,075 Dec-98 Now Pathfinder 182 Q4000 Caldive International Multi-Purpose Ship 15,000 156 Apr-02 Active 183 Prince TLP El Paso Production Tension Leg P'form 3-Aug-01 Active 187 Chiles Galileo Chiles Offshore Super 116 Jack-Up 3-Oct-02 Now Ensco 105 Built by Keppel AmFELS
188 Central Tonala Perforadora Central KFELS-B Jack-Up 19-Feb-04 Now Tonala 189 Ha-Ku-M Petroleos Mexicanos Accomm Platform 13-Oct-06 Active 190 Ha-Ku-S Petroleos Mexicanos Accomm Platform 29-Nov-06 Active 191 Red Hook City of New York Sludge Carrier 3,135 333 7-Nov-08 Active 193 Offshore Courageous Scorpion Offshore Super 116 Jack-Up 7,157 87 31-May-07 Now West Courageous 194 Ocean Scepter Diamond Offshore KFELS-B Jack-Up 10,200 31-Jul-08 Active 195 Offshore Resolute Scorpion Offshore Super 116 Jack-Up 7,157 87 25-Apr-08 Later West Resolute, now Shelf Drilling Resourceful 196 Offshore Defender Scorpion Offshore Super 116 Jack-Up 7,157 87 2-Nov-07 Now West Defender 197 Offshore Vigilant Scorpion Offshore Super 116 Jack-Up 7,157 87 10-Sep-08 Now West Vigilant 198 Offshore Intrepid Scorpion Offshore Super 116 Jack-Up 7,157 87 23-Jan-09 Now West Intrepid 199 Atwood Aurora Atwood Oceanics Super 116E Jack-Up 7,366 150 22-Dec-08 Active 200 Tuxpan Perforadora Central Super 116E Jack-Up 7,307 195 2-Feb-10 Active 201 Rowan EXL I Rowan Companies Super 116E Jack-Up 7,279 195 30-Apr-10 Active 202 Rowan EXL II Rowan Companies Super 116E Jack-Up 7,279 195 29-Aug-10 Active 203 Rowan EXL III Rowan Companies Super 116E Jack-Up 7,279 195 28-Dec-10 Active 204 Rowan EXL IV Rowan Companies Super 116E Jack-Up 7,279 195 1-Sep-11 Active 205 Papaloapan Perforadora Central Super 116E Jack-Up 7,307 195 12-Apr-13 Active 206 Coatzalcoalcos Perforadora Central Super 116E Jack-Up 7,307 205 25-Nov-14 Active 208 Uxpanapa Perforadora Central KFELS-B Jack-Up 7,307 240 14-Jul-16 Active 316 Sea Wolf South Coast Maritime Deck Barge 299 120 5-Mar-11 Active 317 Sea Dragon South Coast Maritime Deck Barge 299 120 31-Dec-11 Active 307 Atlantic Giant II South Coast Maritime Crane Barge 3,553 225 26-May-14 Active George III Pasha Hawaiian Containership 1Q20 Building Janet Marie Pasha Hawaiian Containership 2Q20 Building Pasha Hawaiian Containership Option Pasha Hawaiian Containership Option