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Barbee Marine Yards, Renton WA

Most recent update: May 16, 2011.

Barbee Marine Yards, Inc., was located at 4101 Lake Washington Boulevard North, in Renton WA, and operated only between 1943 and 1945.  Thereafter it became the lumber mill of Barbee Mill Co., and has now been residential property since 2006.  See the site from the air on Google here.  If anyone can add to the table below, please send your info to timcolton@aol.com 

Hull # Original Name Original Owner Ship Type Type Pennant # GT Feet  Delivery Disposition
1   US Army Tug LT 140  282 127 8/43-2/44 Sold 194x as L. H. Coolidge, sank 1951
2   US Army Tug LT 141  284 127 8/43-2/44 Sold 1946 as Shinn, then Shawnee, abandoned in Vietnam 1976
3   US Army Tug LT 142  283 127 8/43-2/44 Sold 194x as Portugbar, then Earnest. To Sea Scouts in Olympia WA 196x as Czar, abandoned on Nisqually Beach
4   US Army Tug LT 143  283 127 8/43-2/44 Sold 194x as Teton, then Martin, Cayuse, abandoned in Vietnam 197x
5   US Army Tug LT 144  270 127 8/43-2/44 Sold 1946 as Florence Filburg, houseboat from 2000. Sank near Seattle 2005, destroyed by fire 2009
6   US Army Tug LT 374 275  127 4/44-10/44 Sold 194x as Jack, then Mary A. Cornell, Elizabeth Olson, grounded and broke up in Port Bandon OR 1960
7   US Army Tug LT 375  280 127 4/44-10/44 Grounded in Attu Harbor 1946, stripped and sunk.
8   US Army Tug LT 376 288 127 4/44-10/44 Sold 1946 as Barbara Foss, sunk as target Barbara 1976
9   US Army Tug LT 377  287 127 4/44-10/44 Sold 1946 as Donna Foss, Anna Foss 1969, Bruin 1970, CTL 1978
10   US Army Tug LT 378  295 127 4/44-10/44 Sold 1946 as Justine Foss, then fishing Odin, yacht Justine, active
  Enid III   Yacht     27 48 1943 Deleted?
  Bel Canto   Fishing     26 48 1943 Now Song of Dixie
  Robert S   Yacht     37 49 1943 Active
    US Army Barge BCL 1321   204 10/43-12/43  
    US Army Barge BCL 1322   204 10/43-12/43  
    US Army Barge BCL 1596   204 4/44-10/44  
    US Army Barge BCL 1597   204 4/44-10/44  
    US Army Barge BCL 1598   204 4/44-10/44  
    US Army Barge BCL 1599   204 4/44-10/44  
    US Army Barge BCL 1600   204 4/44-10/44  
    US Army Barge BCL 1601   204 4/44-10/44  
  Southern Cross   Fishiing     12 37 1945 Deleted?
  Icy Queen   Fishing     46 50 1945 Active
  Lee Rose   Fishing     47 50 1945 Deleted?
  Marhild   Fishing     106 65 1945 Later Totem, Four Sons. Existence in doubt 1991