Records of the United States Shipping Board Gulf District | Series List

Records Available at the National Archives at Fort Worth

Records of the Gulf District Office at New Orleans

Headquartered in New Orleans, the U.S. Shipping Board's Gulf District had sub-agencies located in Galveston from 1919-1933; Gulfport from 1918-1919; Mobile from 1919-1932; Pensacola from 1919-1925; and Port Arthur (later known as the Beaumont or Orange Sub-agency) from 1918-1919. The Gulf District ranked next to the New York District in tonnage handles and number of services rendered.