RAYCO SHIPBUILDERS Bourg LA
Most recent update: January 19, 2018.
Rayco Shipbuilders & Repairers was started by Ray Acosta in 1966 and closed in 1985.  The yard was on the GIWW, on Deroche Avenue, immediately opposite Main Iron Works: it is now used by Weeks Marine.  If anyone can add to the table below, please e-mail timcolton@aol.com.
Hull #	O.N.	Original Name	Original Owner	Type	GT	Built	Disposition
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	507045	Raging Cajun	Martin Marietta Minerals	Towboat	54	1967	Now Trilby
3	510883	Sharon Gail	Sharon-Gail, Inc.	Towboat	95	1967	Active
4
5	518372	Mate	Marine Towing	Towboat	93	1968	Now Capt. Frank Stallings
6	523225	C 3	A & A Marine Equipment	Towboat	43	1969	Active
7	523226	C 4	A & A Marine Equipment	Towboat	43	1969	Active
8	523974	Nolan	Martin Marietta Minerals	Towboat	93	1970	Now Constitution
9		Corina	Callais & Loumiet Towing	Towboat	83	1970	Now Joey John
10	526134	Apollo	L L & G Construction	Towboat	46	1970	Now Uncle Moon
11	527969	Norman C. Gautier	Gautier Harbor Service	Towboat	96	1970	Now Cajun Hustler
	528663	Capt. Anthony	Bertucci Construction	Towboat	96	1970	Now Miss Kayla
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13
14	529437	C 7	A & A Marine Equipment	Towboat	26	1970	Now Rhonda Lynn
15	530856	American Wren	Sause Bros.	Tug	96	1971	Now Arapaho
16	531666	Karche	Joseph K. Anticich	Towboat	106	1971	Active
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18
19	534914	Capt. Mack	Bertucci Construction	Towboat	63	1971	Active
20	536019	Robert H. Brown	Ingram Barge Co.	Towboat	96	1971	Active
21	539038	Kerry	Marine Towing	Towboat	67	1972	Now Brown Canal
22
23	537970	Mr. Darrell	Stephen J. Lapeyrouse	Towboat	52	1971	Now Miss Emily
24?	540391	Anita Domino	McKinney Towing	Towboat	102	1972	Now Timothy James Carl
25?	542542	Angeline	Illinois Barge Line	Towboat	102	1972	Active
26	544695	Hiawatha	Stepper Towing	Towboat	102	1972	Active
27	545297	H. G. DeWeese	Olympus Term. & Tpt.	Towboat	114	1973	Now Uncle John
28?	546450	Doc One	DeWeese Towing	Towboat	102	1973	Now Gold Star
29?	548470	Itasca	Twin City Barge & Towing	Towboat	116	1973	Active
30?	549416	Pixie Rose	Agri-Trans Corp.	Towboat	114	1973	Active
31	550220	A. J. Morris	Ingram Barge Co.	Towboat	102	1973	Active
32?	551553	Doc Two	DeWeese Towing	Towboat	153	1973	Now Scarlet Gem
33	552825	Melissa G	Melissa G Towing	Towboat	103	1973	Now War Admiral
34?	553040	Capt. Frank	Illinois Barge Line	Towboat	85	1973	Now T. E. Ragsdale
35	554619	Maerine D	James Marine Towing	Towboat	106	1974	Now Scott Quest
36	555706	Mr. Lane	Lane Towing	Towboat	137	1974	Now Francis
37?	561502	Abbie C	PCS Phosphates	Tug	240	1974	Now Beaufort Belle
38	558026	Theresa Ann	V & J Marine Service	Towboat	69	1974	Active
39	559879	St. Paul	V & J Marine Service	Towboat	69	1974	Active
40	562584	Capt. Anthony	Bertucci Construction	Towboat	147	1974	Now Lady Midge
41	563295	Frances A	Illinois Barge Line	Towboat	223	1975	Now Steve A. McKinney
42	566405	Mr. Fern	Central Towing	Towboat	112	1975	Now Celeste McKinney
43	567431	Jennifer	Stepper Towing	Towboat	112	1975	Active
44	569642	Ronald LeCompte	Wood Towing	Towboat	112	1976	Active
45	569641	Harold Ancar	Wood Towing	Towboat	131	1976	Active
46	570985	Chuckie Cheramie	Manny J. Cheramie	Towboat	116	1976	Now Basin Endeavor
47	573052	St. Jude	Stepper Towing	Towboat	116	1976	Now Custom
48	571758	Mary Burke	Eagle Marine Industries	Towboat	170	1976	Now Jackie Sue
49?	575327	Nancy Allen	Eagle Marine Industries	Towboat	170	1976	Active
50	577755	Fuel Leader	John W. Stone	Towboat	119	1976	Active
51
52	578502	Escambia	Hollywood Marine	Towboat	138	1976	Active
53	581103	Norma Reeves	Reeves Marine Service	Towboat	84	1977	Now Creole Spirit
54	586238	Herndon R	Tenn-Tom Towing	Towboat	147	1977	Active
	582612	Gibby III	Compass Towing	Towboat	170	1977	Now Margaret
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57	588836	Virginia	Sela Towing	Towboat	82	1977	Active
58	590031	Orba	Orba Corp.	Towboat	72	1977	Now J. R. Nicholls
59	589995	Pic	Tenn-Tom Towing	Tug	110	1978	Active
60	590975	Audrey Heckman	Catenary Coal	Towboat	101	1978	Active
61	593843	Margaret C. Barker	Barker Marine	Tug	99	1978	Later Bruce J. Briemeck, Dory Barker, Buchanan 15, now Dory
62	594908	Creole Lisa	Hollywood Marine	Tug	72	1978	Now David L. Curole
63	598841	Jane S	Bright Equipment	Tug	98	1978	Later Capt. Mark, Douglas B. Mackie, Shirley Joy, James William, now HMS Liberty
64	600327	Creole Janice	Hollywood Marine	Tug	72	1978	Now Delta Pelican
65	601230	L. B. Edgin	Ingram Barge Co.	Towboat	181	1979	Active
66	602928	Barbara	Sela Towing	Towboat	82	1979	Active
67	609007	Bayou Babe	Weeks Marine	Tug	86	1979	Now Virginia
68?	611088	White Angel	Wisconsin Barge Line	Towboat	110	1979	Active
69	616340	Bayou Bull	Odyssea Vessels	Tug	93	1980	Now Crosby Leader
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71	614064	Crystal Lady	Ritchie Towing	Towboat	134	1979	Now South Wind
	614295	T. Scott	Louisiana Bateau	Tug	69	1979	Now Delta Teal
74	623959	Shelley	Overseas Fleeting	Towboat	138	1980	Active
	626198	Robert	Plimsoll Marine	Towboat	82	1980	Active
76	625680	Sea Coast	Dann Marine	Tug	94	1980	Active
77	628317	Harvey Renegade	Guidry Bros. Towing	Towboat	140	1980	Now Crosby Renegade
78	629630	Abby-C	Compass Towing	Towboat	165	1980	Now Miss Ashley Christine
79	633999	Judy Alario	Alario Towing	Tug	82	1981	Now Miss Laurie
80	629989	Barbara Ann	Bertucci Construction	Towboat	128	1980	Now Aaron Vizier
81	632777	Baroid  111	Dresser Industries	Towboat	123	1981	Active
82	635747	Chronicle	Velvet Marine Systems	Towboat	168	1981	Now Capt. Ronnie Payne
83	636149	Miss Barbara	Francoeur Marine	Tug	98	1981	Now Sea Eagle
84?	638560	Mr. Joshua	Salvor, Inc.	Towboat	101	1981	Now Valerie B
85	638713	Brooke	Tenn-Tom Towing	Towboat	146	1981	Active
86	640909	Stacey Grace	Inland Push Boat Service	Towboat	91	1981	Now Provider
87	642125	Olga G. Stone	John W. Stone	Towboat	129	1981	Active
88	643266	Loridia Dufrene	Cheramie Marine	Towboat	203	1981	Now Johnny Sr
89	645230	Quenames	Waterways Towing	Tug	85	1982	Active
90	646543	McCormack Boys	Great Lakes Dredge	Tug	85	1982	Active
91?	648881	Moose	Stepper Towing	Towboat	113	1982	Active
92?	657662	Joe Cain	Scott Paper	Towboat	261	1983	Active
93?	659664	Thomas B. McCabe	Scott Paper	Towboat	221	1983	Now Ashleigh
94	665626	Franklin Reinauer	Reinauer Transportation	Tug	197	1984	Active
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97	693109	T. H. Kelly	Scott Paper	Towboat	236	1985	Active