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Gulfport Shipbuilding Corporation
Shipyard in Port Arthur, Texas, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
29.854781°N 93.945341°W / 29.854781; -93.945341
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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.[1]