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Vigor Shipyards, Seattle WA

(formerly Moran Bros. [1897-1903], Moran Co. [1904-1911], Seattle Dry Dock & Construction Co. [1911-1916], Todd Dry Dock & Construction Co. [1916-1918] and Todd Pacific Shipyards [1919-2011])

Most recent update: September 11, 2011.

Todd's presence in Puget Sound began in 1916 with the acquisition of Seattle Dry Dock & Construction Company, the successor company to Moran Bros., which had been building and repairing ships in Seattle since the 1880s.  The yard was at the foot of Charles Street on the Seattle waterfront.  In May 1918, Todd sold this yard to the Emergency Fleet Corporation, which combined it with the adjoining Skinner & Eddy yard.  Todd then bought property for a repair yard on Seattle's Harbor Island and for a construction yard in Tacoma's Commencement Bay.  A contract from the U.S. Navy for three cruisers was transferred to the Tacoma yard (qv) and Skinner & Eddy (qv) completed the work that was in progress.  In 1940, Todd acquired additional property on Harbor Island in order to create additional construction capacity.  This yard, which was designed to build destroyers and was built with $9mm from the Navy, employed 17,000 people at its peak, while the repair yard employed another 5,500.  After the war, Todd acquired the new facilities from the Navy and the combined yard remains in operation today.  Todd was acqired by Vigor Industrial in 2011 and the name was changed to Vigor Shipyards.  Visit the shipyard at www.vigorindustrial.com and see it from the air on Google here.

Hull # Name Owner Type USN Type Pennant # Disp. Tons Delivered

Disposition

Built by Moran Bros.
1 Rowan US Navy Torpedo Boat TB 8 182 1-Apr-99 Sold 1918
2 Golden Gate Revenue Service Revenue Cutter WYT 94 250 17-Jun-97  
3 John Cudahy  North American Tptn. & Trading  Sternwheeler 819 1898 Assembled in Alaska 
4 T. C. Power  North American Tptn. & Trading Sternwheeler 819 1898 Assembled in Alaska  
5 Klondyke  North American Tptn. & Trading Sternwheeler 406 1898 Assembled in Alaska  
6 Charles H. Hamilton  North American Tptn. & Trading Sternwheeler 595 1897 Assembled in Alaska 
7 Get There    Towboat Components lost en route to Alaska 
8 Seattle No. 4  Seattle-Yukon Transportation  Barge 600 1898 Assembled in Alaska 
9 J. P. Light  British-American Corp.  Sternwheeler 718 25-May-98  
10 D. R. Campbell  Seattle-Yukon Transportation  Sternwheeler 718 25-May-98  
11 F. K. Gustin  Seattle-Yukon Transportation  Sternwheeler 718 25-May-98  
12 Seattle  Empire Transportation Co.   Sternwheeler 718 25-May-98  
13 Tacoma  Empire Transportation Co.   Sternwheeler 718 25-May-98  
14 Victoria  Empire Transportation Co.   Sternwheeler 718 25-May-98  
15 St. Michael  Empire Transportation Co.   Sternwheeler 718 25-May-98  
16 Western Star  Blue Star Navigation Co.  Sternwheeler 718 25-May-98  
17 Mary F. Graff  Seattle-Yukon Transportation   Sternwheeler 718 25-May-98  
18 Pilgrim  British-American Corp.   Sternwheeler 718 25-May-98  
19 Robert Kerr  British-American Corp.   Sternwheeler 718 25-May-98  
20 Oil City  Standard Oil of California  Sternwheeler 718 25-May-98  
21 Florence S.  Seattle-Yukon Transportation  Sternwheeler 100 May-98 Assembled in Alaska 
22 Starkey  Seattle-Yukon Transportation  Sternwheeler 60 May-98 Assembled in Alaska 
23 Seattle No. 1  Seattle-Yukon Transportation  Sternwheeler 446 May-98 Assembled in Alaska 
24 Seattle No. 3  Seattle-Yukon Transportation  Sternwheeler 548 May-98 Assembled in Alaska 
25 Petrolia  Standard Oil of California   Tank Barge May-98  
26 Michigan  North American Tptn. & Trading Barge 450 1898 Assembled in Alaska 
27 New York  North American Tptn. & Trading Barge 450 1898 Assembled in Alaska 
28 John H. Dwight  North American Tptn. & Trading Barge 375 1898 Assembled in Alaska 
29 John J. Mitchell  North American Tptn. & Trading Barge 80 1898 Assembled in Alaska 
30 Charles L. Hutchinson  North American Tptn. & Trading Barge 80 1898 Assembled in Alaska 
31 Alaska  Empire Transportation Co.  Tug 60 1899  
32 Seward  US Army  Wood Steamer 1,275 1900 Deleted 1914
none Moran No. 1 Moran Bros.  Scow 33 1900  
33 Dry-Dock No. 2  Moran Bros.  Dry-dock 1902  
34 Minnie A. Caine  Captain E. E. Caine  Wood Schooner 880 1900  
35 Dolphin  Admiralty Tug Co.  Tug 62 1900  
36 Tatoosh  Puget Sound Tug Boat Co.  Tug 277 1900  
37 James Johnson  Captain E. E. Caine  Wood Barkentine 1,149 1901  
38 Nebraska US Navy Battleship BB 14 14,948 1-Jul-07 Scrapped 1923
39 Bahada  Puget Sound Tug Boat Co.   Tug 132 1902  
40 Wyadda  Puget Sound Tug Boat Co.   Tug 132 1902  
41 Heather  U.S. Lighthouse Establishment  Lighthouse Tender 731 10-Jun-03 Later Mahamaya 1949, scrapped 1955

Built by The Moran Company
42 Seward  North Western Steamship Co. Freighter 2,471 Sep-07 Torpedoed and lost 1917
43 Tyee Junior Tyee Whaling Co. Whaler 151 1907  
44 Chicago Booth Fisheries Co. Trawler 419 Mar-08 Later Brico 1930, beached 1968
45 Stanley Dollar Robert Dollar Co.  Freighter     1,838 Apr-08 Later Skagway 1919, burnt 1929
46 Riverside Charles Nelson Co.  Freighter 1,838 Aug-08 Wrecked Blunts Reef 1913
47 Falcon Charles Nelson Co.   Freighter     1,742 Apr-08 Later Santa Inez 1913, wrecked in China 1941
48 Ajax Southern Pacific RR  Tug 175 1908  
49 Northland Northland Steamship Co.  Freighter     697 1908 Later Admiral Nicholson 1919, wrecked Reedsport 1924
50 Latouche Alaska Steamship Co.  Freighter      2,332 Sep-10 Later Azuchi Maru 1942, bombed and sunk 1944
51   Not used 
52 Gulkana Katalla Co.  Passenger     180 1909  
53 Nizina Katalla Co.   Passenger 345 1909  
54 Tonsina Katalla Co.   Passenger 450 1909  
55 F-3 US Navy Submarine SS 22 330 5-Aug--12 Sunk after collision 1917
56 F-4 US Navy Submarine SS 23 330 3-May-13 Sold 1922
57 Kulshan Puget Sound Navigation Cargo Ship     926 Jul-10 Scrapped 1938
58 Sioux Puget Sound Navigation  Ferry     461 1911 Later Olympic 1925, COL Franklin S. Leisenring 1942, deleted 1951
59 H-3 US Navy Submarine SS 30 358 16-Jan-14 Scrapped 1931
60 Paterson Canadian N. Pac. Fisheries Co. Whaler     119 1911  
61 Moran

Canadian N. Pac. Fisheries Co. 

 Whaler     120 1911
62 K-4 US Navy Submarine SS 35 392 24-Oct-14 Scrapped 1931

Built by Seattle Dry Dock & Construction Company
63 Star I US Whaling  Whaler     143 1912  
64 Star II US Whaling  Whaler     145 1912  
65 Star III US Whaling  Whaler     196 1912  
66 Hoquiam American Pacific Whaling Whaler     116 1912  
67 Westport American Pacific Whaling Whaler     116 1912  
68 Sol Duc Puget Sound Navigation Coastal Passenger       1,085 Jun-12 To USN 1941 as YHB 8, scrapped 1947
none Gate No. 2 Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Dry-Dock Gate      1912  
none Dry-Dock No. 3 Seattle DD & Const'n. Floating Dock        Jan-13 Scrapped 1935
69 Iquique  Chilean Navy Submarine 310 1914 To Canada 1914 as CC 1, scrapped 1925
70 Antofogasta Chilean Navy Submarine 310 1914 To Canada 1914 as CC 1, scrapped 1925
71 Potlatch Puget Sound Navigation Coastal Passenger     575 1912  
72 COL P. S. Mickle  Corps of Engineers  Dredge     3,354 1913  
73 Tacoma Puget Sound Navigation Coastal Passenger     836 24-Jun-13  
74 Comanche Puget Sound Navigation Freighter     686 1913 To USN 1941 as YHB 12, scrapped 1947
 75 Cypress  Colonel D. C. Jackling Yacht       1914  
 76 Milwaukee Chicago, St. Paul & Milwaukee RR Tug     222 1914  
 77 No names Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Coal Barges (9) YC 277-285  170 1914  
78 Bushnell US Navy Sub Tender AS 3  2,768 24-Nov-15  
79 Arapaho US Navy Tug AT 14 575 2-Dec-14 Later YT 121 1936, sold 1937
80 Mohave US Navy Tug AT 15 575 2-Dec-14 Wrecked and scrapped 1928
81 Tillamook US Navy Tug AT 16 575 Sep-14 Later YT 122 1936, sold 1947

Built by Todd Dry Dock & Construction Company
82 N-1 US Navy Submarine SS 53 348 26-Sep-17 Scrapped 1931
83 N-2 US Navy Submarine SS 54 348 26-Sep-17 Scrapped 1931
84 N-3 US Navy Submarine SS 55 348 26-Sep-17 Scrapped 1931
85 Cauto US Shipping Board Cargo Ship     5,100 9-Dec-16 Wrecked 1937
86 Panuco US Shipping Board Cargo Ship     5,100 9-Jan-17 Burnt 1941
87 Gwin US Navy Destroyer DD 71 1,125 18-Mar-20 Sold 1939
88 Golden Gate  US Shipping Board Cargo Ship     7,500 10-May-17 Later Goviken 1936, torpedoed and lost 1942
89 Key West US Shipping Board Cargo Ship     7,500 16-Jun-17 Later Suderholm 1930, Rodos 1947, scrapped 1953 
90 Storviken US Shipping Board Cargo Ship     7,500 23-Jul-17 Torpedoed and lost 1943 
91 Walter A. Luckenbach US Shipping Board Cargo Ship     7,500 31-May-18 Later Mardin 1949, scrapped 1959
92 Sacramento US Shipping Board Cargo Ship     7,500 28-Jan-18 Later Point Bonita 1937, Bonita 1940, Othello 1946, Kongshavn 1951, scrapped 1953 
93 Sutherland US Shipping Board Cargo Ship     7,500 16-Mar-18 Later Okeanos 1946, wrecked 1947
94 Bremerton US Shipping Board Cargo Ship     7,500 24-Apr-18 Later H. F. De Bardeleben 1930, foundered 1932
95 Vittorio Emanuelle III US Shipping Board Cargo Ship     7,500 27-Jun-18 Later Vitorlock 1938, Wazan Maru 1941, torpedoed and lost 1944
96-127     Transferred to Todd Tacoma

Built by Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding in Seattle
1 Carmick US Navy Destroyer DD 493 1,630 12/28/42 DMS 33, scrapped 1972
2 Doyle US Navy Destroyer DD 494 1,630 1/27/43 DMS 34, scrapped 1972
3 Endicott US Navy Destroyer DD 495 1,630 2/25/43 DMS 35, scrapped 1970
4 McCook US Navy Destroyer DD 496 1,630 3/15/43 DMS 36, scrapped 1973
5 Frankford US Navy Destroyer DD 497 1,630 3/31/43 Sunk as target 1973
6 Baldwin US Navy Destroyer DD 624 1,630 4/30/43 Scuttled 1961
7 Harding US Navy Destroyer DD 625 1,630 5/25/43 DMS 28, scrapped 1947
8 Satterlee US Navy Destroyer DD 626 1,630 7/1/43 Scrapped 1972
9 Thompson US Navy Destroyer DD 627 1,630 7/10/43 DMS 38, scrapped 1972
10 Welles US Navy Destroyer DD 628 1,630 8/16/43 Scrapped 1969
11 Franks US Navy Destroyer DD 554 2,050 7/30/43 Scrapped 1973
12 Haggard US Navy Destroyer DD 555 2,050 8/31/43 Scrapped 1946
13 Hailey US Navy Destroyer DD 556 2,050 9/30/43 To Brazil 1961 as Pernambuco (D 30), struck 1982
14 Johnston US Navy Destroyer DD 557 2,050 10/27/43 Sunk by Japanese ships off Samar 1944
15 Laws US Navy Destroyer DD 558 2,050 11/18/43 Scrapped 1973
16 Longshaw US Navy Destroyer DD 559 2,050 12/4/43 Grounded on Okinawa and sunk by shore batteries 1945
17 Morrison US Navy Destroyer DD 560 2,050 12/18/43 Sunk by kamikazed off Okinawa 1945
18 Pritchett US Navy Destroyer DD 561 2,050 1/15/44 To Italy 1970 as Geniere (D 555), struck 1975
19 Robinson US Navy Destroyer DD 562 2,050 1/3/44 Sunk as target 1982
20 Ross US Navy Destroyer DD 563 2,050 2/21/44 Sunk as target 1978
21 Rowe US Navy Destroyer DD 564 2,050 3/13/44 Sunk as target 1978
22 Smalley US Navy Destroyer DD 565 2,050 3/31/44 Scrapped 1966
23 Stoddard US Navy Destroyer DD 566 2,050 4/15/44 Target hulk 1980
24 Watts US Navy Destroyer DD 567 2,050 4/29/44 Scrapped 1974
25 Wren US Navy Destroyer DD 568 2,050 5/20/44 Featured in movie "Operation Petticoat", scrapped 1975
26 Jarvis US Navy Destroyer DD 799 2,050 6/3/44 To Spain 1960 as Alcala Galiano (D 24), struck 1989
27 Porter US Navy Destroyer DD 800 2,050 6/24/44 Scrapped 1974
28 Colhoun US Navy Destroyer DD 801 2,050