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Lake Washington Shipyards, Houghton WA

Most recent update: June 6, 2011.

Lake Washington Shipyards was a small repair yard, activated for shipbuilding immediately before the war.  At its peak, Lake Washington Shipyards employed 6,000 people.  The shipyard closed in the 1960s and its site is now the commercial/residential development at Carillon Point: see it from the air on Google here.  If anyone can add to the table below, please send your info to timcolton@aol.com

Hull # Name Owner Type # Tons Ft. Delivered Disposition
  Kitsap   Ferry   526   1925 Sank in tow 1966
  Bessie Mac   Recreational   47 59 1926 Deleted? 
  Seafarer   Recreational   27 53 1926 Active 
  Dixie II   Fishing Vessel   13 38 1927 Active 
  Caleb Haley   Fishing Vessel    75 67 1928 Active 
  Bainbridge   Ferry   572   1928 Later Jervis Queen, barge 1967
  W. B. Foshay   Psgr/Cargo   1,255   1929 Later Northland 1930, Ottar Jarl 1947, Titika 1955, wrecked 1955
  Vashon       641   1930  
  Tongass 100 J R Marine Freight Barge   590 136 1930 Deleted? 
  Victoria   Recreational   24 39 1932 Active 
  Robert Gray  USACE Tug/survey    199 117 1936 To US Army as tug LT 666, rtnd as Robert Gray , now research vessel/cruise
                 
  KW 252   Freight Barge   299 139 1940 Active 
  Aloe US Navy YN 1 560 162 11-Jun-41 Later AN 6 1944, struck 1962, scrapped 1971.
  Ash US Navy YN 2 560 162 1-Jul-41 Later AN 7 1944, struck 1962, scrapped 1971
  Birch US Navy YN 3 560 162 5-Jul-41 Later AN 8 1944, struck 1962, scrapped 1971
  Butternut US Navy YN 4 560 162 3-Sep-41 Later AN 9 1944, YAG 60, sunk as target 1977
  Absecon US Navy AVP 23 1766  310 28-Jan-43 To USCG 1948 as WAVP/WHEC 374, to S Vietnam 1972 as Tham Ngu Lao (HQ 15), Vietnam 1975 (HQ 01). In service?
  Chincoteague US Navy AVP 24 1766 310 14-Apr-43 To USCG 1948 as WAVP/WHEC 375, to Vietnam as Ly Thoung Kiet (HQ 16), to the Philippines 1975 as Andres Bonifacio (PF 7), struck 1986
  Coos Bay US Navy AVP 25 1766 310 16-May-43 To USCG 1948 as WAVP/WHEC 376, sunk as target 1968
  Half Moon US Navy AVP 26 1766 310 15-Jun-42 To USCG 1948 as WAVP/WHEC 378, scrapped 1970
  Mobjack US Navy AVP 27 1766 310 17-Oct-43 Compl as AGP 7. To Coast & Geodetic Survey 1946 as Pioneer (OSS 31), scrapped 1966
  Oyster Bay US Navy AVP 28 1766 310 17-Nov-43 Compl as AGP 6, then AVP 28. To Italy 1957 as Pietro Cavezzale (A 5301), scrapped 1996
  Barataria US Navy AVP 33 1766 311 13-Aug-44 To USCG 1948 as WAVP/WHEC 381, scrapped 1971
  Bering Strait US Navy AVP 34 1766 311 19-Jul-44 To USCG 1948 as WAVP/WHEC 382, to Vietnam 1971 as Tran Quang Khai (HQ 2), to the Philippines 1976 as Diego Silang (PF 9), struck 1986, discarded (scrapped?) 1990
  Castle Rock US Navy AVP 35 1766 311 8-Oct-44 To USCG 1948 as WAVP/WHEC 383, to Vietnam 1971 as Tran Binh Trong (HQ 5), to the Philippines 1976 as Francisco Dagohoy (PF 10), struck 1986, discarded (scrapped?) 1993
  Cook Inlet US Navy AVP 36 1766 311 5-Nov-44 To USCG 1948 as WAVP/WHEC 384, to Vietnam 1971 as Tran Quoc Toan (HQ 02), to the Philippines 1976 for parts (scrapped 1982?)
  Corson US Navy AVP 37 1766 311 3-Dec-44 Sunk as a target 1966.
  Duxbury Bay US Navy AVP 38 1766 311 31-Dec-44 Scrapped 1967
  Gardiners Bay US Navy AVP 39 1766 311 11-Feb-45 To Norway 1958 as Haakon VII (A 537), scrapped 1974.
  Floyds Bay US Navy AVP 40 1766 311 25-Mar-45 Scrapped 1960.
  Greenwich Bay US Navy AVP 41 1766 311 20-May-45 Scrapped 1967.
  Hatteras US Navy AVP 42 1766 311   Cancelled 1943.
  Hempstead US Navy AVP 43 1766 311   Cancelled 1943.
  Kamishak US Navy AVP 44 1766 311   Cancelled 1943.
  Magothy US Navy AVP 45 1766 311   Cancelled 1943.
  Matanzas US Navy AVP 46 1766 311   Cancelled 1943.
  Metomkin US Navy AVP 47 1766 311   Cancelled 1943.
  Onslow US Navy AVP 48 1766 311 22-Dec-43 Sold 1960 to Philippines. Scrapped 1961?
  Orca US Navy AVP 49 1766 311 23-Jan-44 To Ethiopia 1962 as Ethiopia (A 01).. Hulked Yemen 1991, scrapped 1993
  Rehoboth US Navy AVP 50 1766 311 23-Feb-44 AGS 50 1948, scrapped 1970.
  San Carlos US Navy AVP 51 1766 311 21-Mar-44 Josiah Willard Gibbs (T-AGOR 1) 1958, to Greece 1971 as Hephaistos (A 413), struck 1976
  Shelikof US Navy AVP 52 1766 311 17-Apr-44 Sold as cruise ship Kypros 1960, then Myconos, Artemis, Artemis K, Golden Princess. Sunk 1981
  Suisun US Navy AVP 53 1766 311 13-Sep-44 Sunk as target 1966.
  Timbalier US Navy AVP 54 1766 311 24-May-46 Sold as cruise ship Rodos 1960, scrapped 1989
  Valcour US Navy AVP 55 1766 311 5-Jul-46 AGF 1 1965, testbed hulk 1973, scrapped 1978.
  Wachapreague US Navy AVP 56 1766 311 17-May-44 Compl as AGP 8, to USCG 1946 as McCulloch (WAVP/WHEC 386), to Vietnam 1972 as Ngo Kuyen (HQ 17), to the Philippines 1976 as Gregorio del Pilar (PF 8), struck 1986, discarded (scrapped?) 1990
  Willoughby US Navy AVP 57 1766 311 18-Jun-44 Compl as AGP 9, to USCG 1946 as Gresham (WAVP/WHEC/WAGW 387), scrapped 1973
  Delaware   Trawler   292 c135 1959 Later Angela, now Gimis B
  Naknek Naknek Inc Passenger   24   1966 Active 
  Joker   Passenger   25 42 1967 Active