Tacoma Boatbuilding, Tacoma WA

Tacoma Boat was established in 1926 and built high-performance boats in WWII.  It grew rapidly in the 70s and early 80s but got into difficulty with several large government contracts and filed for Chapter 11 protection in 1985.  It emerged from bankruptcy in 1986 but could not recover and closed in 1992.  The facility, which was at 1840 Marine View Drive, was liquidated in 1998.  See the shipyard site from the air on Google here.

Hull # Original Name Original Owner Ship Type USN Type Pennant # Tons Price ($mm) Delivery

Disposition
    US Navy Minesweeper YMS 129 278   17-Jul-42 Struck 1946
    US Navy Minesweeper YMS 130 278   27-Aug-42 Struck 1946
    US Navy Minesweeper YMS 131 278   1-Oct-42 Struck 1946
    US Navy Minesweeper YMS 132 278   10-Nov-42 Struck 1946
    US Navy Minesweeper YMS 241 278   18-Feb-43 To USSR 1945 as T-591, scrapped 1956
    US Navy Minesweeper YMS 242 278   27-Mar-43 Reclassified 1945 as "Harkness" (AGS 2), sold 1960
    US Navy Minesweeper YMS 243 278   10-May-43 Struck 1946
    US Navy Minesweeper YMS 244 278   3-Jul-43 To Britain 1943 as BYMS 2244, returned 1947
    US Navy Minesweeper YMS 245 278   26-Jul-43 To South Korea 1948 as "Kang Wha", sunk 1959
    US Navy Minesweeper YMS 246 278   26-Aug-43 To Britain 1943 as BYMS 2246, returned 1946
    US Navy Minesweeper YMS 297 278   20-Sep-43 Struck 1946
    US Navy Minesweeper YMS 298 278   22-Oct-43 Struck 1946
    US Navy Sub Chaser PCS 1451 278   13-Jan-44 Disposition unknown
    US Navy Sub Chaser PCS 1452 278   1-Feb-44 Disposition unknown
    US Navy Sub Chaser PCS 1453 278   10-Jul-44 Completed as YMS 477
    US Navy Sub Chaser PCS 1454 278   21-Aug-44 Completed as YMS 478
    US Navy Minesweeper YMS 477 278   10-Jul-44 Sold 1947
    US Navy Minesweeper YMS 478 278   21-Aug-44 Grounded in Japan 1945 and destroyed
    US Navy Minesweeper YMS 430 278   10-Oct-44 Reclassified 1947 as "Ostrich" (AMS 29), scrapped 1960
    US Navy Minesweeper YMS 431 278   13-Nov-44 Sold 1947
    US Navy Minesweeper YMS 432 278   30-Dec-44 Sold 1948
    US Navy Minesweeper YMS 433 278   13-Feb-45 To the Philippines 1946 as a patrol boat
  West Point   Cargo Ship     309   1946 Active
  Bertha J Richard L Lyons Fishing Vessel     30   1946 Active
  Haven Bruce E Barrett Fishing Vessel     28   1946 Active
  Cape Ommaney Mark Anthony Anello Fishing Vessel     29   1946 Active
  Freeland Mark Anthony Russo Fishing Vessel     59   1946