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Hillstrom Shipbuilding, North Bend and Coos Bay OR

Most recent update: June 5, 2011.

Hillstrom Shipbuilding Company was started in North Bend by Bill Hillstrom in 1940, moved to 912 N. Front Street in Coos Bay after the war and closed in 1979.  If anyone can add to the table below, please send your info to timcolton@aol.com.

Hull # Original Name Original Owner Ship Type Type # GT Feet  Delivery Disposition
Built at North Bend
    US Army Patrol Boat P 218   105 Jul-43  
    US Army Patrol Boat P 219   105 Jul-43  
    US Army Patrol Boat P 220   105 Jul-43  
    US Army Barge, SP BSP 1777   70 Jul-43  
    US Army Barge, SP BSP 1778   70 Aug-43  
    US Army Barge, SP BSP 1779   70 Aug-43  
    US Army Barge, SP BSP 1780   70 Aug-43  
    US Army Barge, SP BSP 1781   70 Aug-43  
    US Army Tug LT 518 282 127 Jun-44 Sold as Captain, abandoned in Vietnam.
    US Army Tug LT 519 282 127 Sep-44 To Crowley/Red Stack 1946 as Sea Fox, scrapped 1975.
  ARB C 105362 ?   Fishing Vessel     140 c100 1943 Later Norman D, Alan..  Existence in doubt 1991
  South Bay   Tug     81 60 1943 Active
  Alix   Tug     93 65 1943 Active
  Kalama Corps of Engineers Survey Boat       79 1944 Later Kalama
  Cygnet   Fishing Vessel     45 57 1945 Active
  Nel Ron Dic   Fishing Vessel     31 51 1946 Active
  The Goose Knutson Towboat Co Tug     16 36 1947 Active
Built at Coos Bay
  Kawliga   Fishing Vessel     11 33 1952 Active
  Reef Fisher   Fishing Vessel     12 31 1953 Active
  Captain Louie Knutson Towboat Co Tug      28 43 1961 Active
  Kangaroo Michael E Hodges Industrial Vessel     39 50 1965 Now Cape Alitak
  Rustler   Tug      13 43 1965 Now Negotiator.
  Renegade W S Construction Industrial Vessel     30 50 1966 Active
29 Coos Bay Coos Bay Towboat Co Tug     85 71 1969 Active
30 Betty A   Yacht     118 70 1970 Active
      Fishing Vessel       78 1970 [for sale 2011]
32 North Bend Coos Bay Towboat Co Tug     85 66 1973 Active
  Connie   Fishing Vessel     41 44 1974 Now Ruby Lily
34 Willamette Rebel Manson Construction Offshore Supply     28 41 1977 Active
35 Sleep Robber Burns Enterprises Fishing Vessel     144 68  1978 Active (now cargo)
36 Elusive MacDonald T&K Fishing Vessel     143 c80  1979 Existence in doubt 2005
37 Norselander   Fishing Vessel     145 71  1979 Now Let's Go.
38 Nordic Monarch Rasmussen & Ptnrs  Fishing Vessel     989 162  1980 Later Yukon Princess, now Clipper Epic