Northwestern Shipbuilding

Northwestern Shipbuilding was located at 201 Harris Avenue, in the Port of Bellingham. It was formed in 1942 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 tim@coltoncompany.com.

Customer	Type	Navy Type	Pennant #	Tons	Delivery	Disposition
US Army	Coastal Freighter	FS	37	270	Jan-43	Sold as "Expansion"
US Army	Coastal Freighter	FS	38	270	Jan-43
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
US Navy	Minesweeper	YMS	286	278	27-Jul-43	Struck 1946
US Army	Tug	LT	156		Sep-43	To US Navy 1946 as ATA 244, later "Tyonek", abandoned in Vietnam
US Army	Tug	LT	157		Oct-43	Later "Santiam", abandoned in Vietnam
US Army	Tug	LT	158		Nov-43	Later yacht "Mary Mackin", abandoned and burnt on Burrard beach 2004
US Army	Tug	LT	159		Dec-43	To Italy 1946 as "Forte", scrapped
US Army	Tug	LT	160		Jan-44	Later "Makah", sank in Vietnam 1969
US Navy	Tug	ATR	31	850	Jan-44	Disposed of 1946
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
US Army	Coastal Freighter	FS	244	540	Apr-44	Sold as "Expansion"
US Army	Coastal Freighter	FS	245	540	May-44	Later "Libby", sold 1949 as "Veta C", later "Chelan", sank off Cape Decision 1954
US Army	Coastal Freighter	FS	246	540	Jun-44	Retained by USA as "LT Raymond Zussman", to FWS 1950 as "Penguin II" for service between Seattle and the Pribilofs, retired 1964
US Army	Coastal Freighter	FS	247	540	Jul-44
US Army	Coastal Freighter	FS	248	540	Aug-44	Sold as "Garland"
US Army	Tug	LT	451		Aug-44	To Crowley/Red Stack 1946 as "Sea Wolf", burnt off Hawaii 1964 and scrapped
US Army	Tug	LT	452		Sep-44	To Peru 1977 as Ann W, sunk as target by Bolivian Navy 1979