Northwestern Shipbuilding Co., South Bellingham WA

Northwestern Shipbuilding was located at 201 Harris Avenue, in the Port of Bellingham.  It was formed in 1942 by some Seattle investors led by Jack Gilbert, and closed in 1945.   If anyone can provide any additional information about this yard or about the boats that it built, please e-mail it to me at timcolton@aol.com.  

Hull # Name Customer Type Navy Type Pennant # Tons Delivery Disposition
    US Army Coastal Freighter FS 37 270 Jan-43 Sold 1976 as "Twin Hill", later "Karen Z.", "King Oscar", stranded and sank 1992
    US Army Coastal Freighter FS 38 270 Jan-43 Sold private as "Coastal Forest", later "Magic Isle"
    US Army Coastal Freighter FS 39 270 Jan-43  
    US Army Coastal Freighter FS 40 270 Jan-43 Sold as "Coastal Glacier"
    US Army Coastal Freighter FS 41 270 Jan-43  
    US Navy Minesweeper YMS 285 278 26-Jun-43 To the USSR 1945 as T-610, scrapped
    US Navy Minesweeper YMS 286 278 27-Jul-43 Struck 1946
  SGT Fred N. Coleman US Army Tug LT 156 275 Sep-43 To US Navy 1946 as ATA 244, sold 1960 as "E. A. Judd", later "Tyonek", abandoned in Vietnam
  PTE Herbert G. Goldman US Army Tug LT 157 275 Oct-43 Sold 1950s as "Ed V. Turner", later "Santiam", abandoned in Vietnam
    US Army Tug LT 158 275 Nov-43 Sold 1946 as "Mary Mackin", later yacht, abandoned and burnt on Burrard Beach 2004
    US Army Tug LT 159 275 Dec-43 To Italy 1946 as "Forte", scrapped 1988
    US Army Tug LT 160 275 Jan-44 Sold 1946 as "Sea Horse", later "Martha Foss", "Makah", sank in Vietnam 1969
    US Navy Tug ATR 31 850 Jan-44 To Peru 1947 as "Candestible Selendon" (ARS 21), later "Selendon", struck pre-1968
    US Navy Tug ATR 32 850 19-Jan-44 Disposed of 1946
    US Navy Tug ATR 33 850 Feb-44 Disposed of 1946
    US Navy Tug ATR 34 850 Feb-44 Disposed of 1946
    US Army Coastal Freighter FS 243 540 Mar-44 Either 243 or 247 was later "Harold C. Hanson", sold 1947 to EFO as "Orohena", later "Vaiatea", sunk 1977 in Papeete
  LT Walter J. Will US Army Coastal Freighter FS 244 540 Apr-44 Sold as "Dennis Winn", later "Expansion", "Temehani", sank in Bora Bora 1982
    US Army Coastal Freighter FS 245 540 May-44 Later "Libby", sold 1949 as "Veta C", later "Chelan", sank off Cape Decision 1954
  LT Raymond Zussman US Army Coastal Freighter FS 246 540 Jun-44 Sold to FWS 1950 as "Penguin II" for service between Seattle and the Pribilofs, retired 1964
    US Army Coastal Freighter FS 247 540 Jul-44 See FS 243
    US Army Coastal Freighter FS 248 540 Aug-44 Sold as "Garland", later "Fred D. Parr", "Victor H", "Victoria M", scuttled 2003
    US Army Tug LT 451 275 Aug-44 To Crowley/Red Stack 1946 as "Sea Wolf", burnt off Hawaii 1964 and scrapped
  SGT Raymond E. Baser US Army Tug LT 452 275 Sep-44 Sold 1958 as "Adeline Foss", to Peru 1977 as "Ann W", sunk as target by Bolivian Navy 1979