Northwestern Shipbuilding

Northwestern Shipbuilding Company 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. It is now a repair yard, the Fairhaven facility of Puglia Engineering. 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 Navy	Open Lighter	YC	904	100	1942	To MARAD 1947
		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	30-Oct-43	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	28-Mar-44	Disposed of 1946
		US Navy	Tug	ATR	34	850	31-May-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, Ann W 1977, sunk as target by Bolivian Navy 1979