Ames Shipbuilding Company was organized in 1917 on a site that was said to be at 26th Avenue SW and SW Hanford Street, which appears to be where the container terminal is now, just west of Harbor Island. One of its owners was John Wilson, a Seattle boatbuilder: does anyone know anything about him, or the other owners? If anyone can provide any more information about this shipyard, please e-mail me at timcolton@aol.com
| Hull # | USSB # | Name | Owner | Type | GT | Delivery | Disposition |
| 1 | War Brigade/Westerly | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 5,600 | Feb-18 | In collision and lost 1918 | |
| 2 | War Apollo/Westwood | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 5,600 | Mar-18 | Scrapped 1933 | |
| 3 | War Cupid/West Eagle | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 5,600 | Apr-18 | Scrapped 1924 | |
| 4 | Montrolite | Standard Oil of N. J. | Tanker | 6,835 | May-18 | Later J. C. Fitzsimmons 1926, Valerian Kuibishev 1943, J. C. Fitzsimmons 1944, scrapped 1947 | |
| 5 | L. J. Drake | Standard Oil of N. J. | Tanker | 6,835 | Jun-18 | Torpedoed and lost 1942 | |
| 6 | Westmount | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 5,600 | Jul-18 | Later Pacific Redwood 1928, Empire Chamois 1941, Granview 1947, Chamois 1949, scrapped 1957 | |
| 7 | War Diana/Westford | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 5,600 | Aug-18 | Scrapped 1933 | |
| 8 | Westport | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 5,600 | Sep-18 | Later Empire Nightingale 1941, Inchmull 1947, Jalamatsya 1948, scrapped 1953 | |
| 9 | War Dido/Westmead | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 5,600 | Oct-18 | Later Willanglo 1927, San Angelo 1929, Empire Springbuck 1940, torpedoed and lost 1941 | |
| 10 | West Cape | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 5,600 | Nov-18 | Later Empire Woodcock 1940, Epiros 1942, San Andrea 1951, scrapped 1953 | |
| 11 | War Hector/Western Ally | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 5,600 | Jan-19 | Later Forbes Hauptmann 1929, Empire Kittiwake 1940, Norfalk 1942, mined and lost 1944 | |
| 12 | War Helen/Western Knight | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 5,600 | Mar-19 | Wrecked off Cape Recife 1929 | |
| 13 | War Juno/Western Glen | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 5,600 | Apr-19 | Later Willwelo 1927, San Felipe 1929, Empire Gemsbuck 1940, torpedoed and lost 1941 | |
| 14 | West Irmo | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 5,600 | May-19 | Torpedoed and scuttled 1942 | |
| 15 | West Islay | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 5,600 | Jun-19 | Later William Perkins 1923, Yorkmar 1927, torpedoed and lost 1943 | |
| 16 | West Isleta | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 5,600 | Jul-19 | Later Empire Merlin 1940, torpedoed and lost 1940 | |
| 17 | West Islip | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 5,600 | Aug-19 | Later Goldenrod 1928, Willhelo 1934, Indianan 1937, Empire Eagle 1940, Norjerv 1942, sunk as breakwater at Normandy 1944 | |
| 18 | West Ison | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 5,600 | Sep-19 | Later Everett 1928, Jean Lafitte 1938, Dynastic 1942, scrapped 1946 | |
| 19 | West Ira | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 5,600 | Oct-19 | Torpedoed and lost 1942 | |
| 20 | Cathlamet | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 5,600 | Oct-19 | Later Eurydamas 1947, scrapped 1950 | |
| 21 | West Ivis | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 5,600 | Nov-19 | Torpedoed and lost 1942 | |
| 22 | West Jena | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 5,600 | Dec-19 | Later Myrtle 1925, San Marcos 1930, Empire Ocelot 1940, torpedoed and lost 1940 | |
| 23 | West Jessup | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 5,600 | Jan-20 | Later Laurel 1925, wrecked off the Columbia River 1929 | |
| 24 | West Jester | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 5,600 | Feb-20 | Later Oran 1926, San Anselmo 1929, A. D. Huff 1940, shelled and lost 1941 | |
| 25 | West Jappa | US Shipping Board | Cargo Ship | 5,600 | Mar-20 | Later Oriole 1926, San Bernardino 1929, Atlantico 1940, captured and renamed Hokumei Maru 1941, Nikkei Maru 1942, torpedoed and lost 1942 |