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Martinac Shipbuilding, Tacoma WA

Most recent update: July 17, 2011.

J. M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp. is a family-owned business that has been building ships at the same location on the Thea Foss Waterway since 1924.  It built wooden yard tugs and minesweepers in WWII but switched from wood to steel in 1964.  Visit the shipyard at www.martinacship.com and see it from the air on Google here.

Hull # Original Name Original Owner Type Navy Type Pennant # Tons Delivery Disposition
Corsair II Robert S. Bryan Yacht 19 1926 Active
Luxor Michael Lawrence Fishing Vessel 46 1927 Active
Merit Pretty Woods Fisheries Fishing Vessel 46 1927 Now Valerie J.
Angel Rae Michael Jefferson Fishing Vessel 52 1928 Active
Hollywood Ray Forsman Fishing Vessel 35 1929 Active
New Oregon Andrew Blair Fishing Vessel 24 1929 Active
Farallon   Fishing Vessel   36 1931 To USN 1941 as YP 149, to MARAD 1946
Seabear William Clapp Fishing Vessel 36 1932 Active

50

 Sea Star   Fishing Vessel     1931 To USN 1942 as YP 310, returned to owner 1946
Vagabond   Fishing Vessel 115 1935 To USN 1940 as Bunting (AMc 7) , in collision and sank 1942
New Ambassador   Fishing Vessel 115 1935 To USN 1940 as Longspur (AMc 10) , to MARAD 1945
New Bol   Fishing Vessel 115 1935 To USN 1940 as Grouse (AMc 12), to MARAD 1945
Del Rio   Fishing Vessel 115 1935 To USN 1940 as Grosbeak (AMc 19), returned to owner 1945, sank 1952
Rio Janeiro Christopher Pace Fishing Vessel 35 1935 Active
Alleta B   Fishing Vessel   36 1936 To USN 1941 as YP 154, to MARAD 1945
Western Pioneer 062499 Ltd. Fishing Vessel 138 1936 Active
Kaare Matthew Ebert Fishing Vessel 89 1937 Now Haeshin
    US Navy Minesweeper AMc 147   1940 Reclassified 1942 as YP 385, to MARAD 1945
    US Navy Minesweeper AMc 148   1940 Reclassified 1942 as YP 386, to MARAD 1945
    US Navy Minesweeper YMS 125 278 25-Jul-42 Struck 1946
    US Navy Minesweeper YMS 126 278 11-Sep-42 Struck 1946
    US Navy Minesweeper YMS 127 278 30-Oct-42 Wrecked in the Aleutians 1944
    US Navy Minesweeper YMS 128 278 10-Dec-42 Struck 1946
    US Navy Minesweeper YMS 216 278 26-Feb-43 To USSR 1945 as T-587, scrapped 1956
    US Navy Minesweeper YMS 217 278 29-Apr-43 To Britain 1943 as BYMS 2217 
    US Navy Minesweeper YMS 218 278 23-Jun-43 Reclassified 1947 as Curlew (AMS 8), to South Korea 1948 as Kum Hwa (MSCO 519), struck 1977
    US Navy Minesweeper YMS 219 278 20-Jul-43 Reclassified 1947 as Flicker (AMS 9), struck 1960
    US Navy Minesweeper YMS 220 278 30-Aug-43 Struck 1946
    US Navy Minesweeper YMS 221 278 16-Sep-43 To Britain 1943 as BYMS 2221, to Greece 1946 as Pigassos, struck 1968
    US Navy Minesweeper YMS 277 278 18-Oct-43 To Britain 1943 as BYMS 2277, to Italy 1947 as Fiordaliso, struck 1966
    US Navy Minesweeper YMS 278 278 12-Nov-43 To Britain 1943 as BYMS 2278, to Italy 1947 as Primula, struck 1966
  Nawona  US Navy Tug YT 261 260 Jun-44 Sold 1964
  Oneyana  US Navy Tug YT 262 260 23-Aug-44 Struck 1962
  Neoga  US Navy Tug YT 263 260 21-Oct-44 Struck 1965
  Awatobi  US Navy Tug YT 264 260 1-Feb-45 Struck 1960
    US Navy Minesweeper YMS 434 278 15-Nov-44 Reclassified 1947 as Parrakeet (AMS 30)
    US Navy Minesweeper YMS 435 278 5-Mar-45 To USSR 1945 as T-526, scuttled 1956
    US Navy Minesweeper YMS 436 278 31-May-45 Sold 1947
    US Navy Minesweeper YMS 437 278 25-Jul-45 Reclassified 1947 as Partridge (AMS 31), mined in Wonson Harbor and lost 1951
    US Navy Patrol Boat YP 637   1945 To MARAD 1947
    US Navy Patrol Boat YP 638   1945 To MARAD 1947
Sea Ranger Alaska Experiences Passenger 198 1944 Active
Southland   Cargo Ship 215 1946 Active
Lu Ann IV Michael Horton Yacht 87 1946 Now Miriam
Endurance U.S. Navy Minesweeper MSO 435 780d 19-May-54 Scrapped 1973
Energy U.S. Navy Minesweeper MSO 436 780d 16-Jul-54 To Philippines 1972 as Davao del Norte (PM 91): scrapped 1977
Firm U.S. Navy Minesweeper MSO 444 780d 12-Oct-54 To Philippines 1972 as Davao del Sur (PM 92): scrapped 1977
Force U.S. Navy Minesweeper MSO 445 780d 4-Jan-55 Sunk 1973
Conquest U.S. Navy Minesweeper MSO 488 780d 20-Jul-55 To Taiwan 1995 as Yung Tzu (M 13072
Gallant U.S. Navy Minesweeper MSO 489 780d 14-Sep-55 To Taiwan 1995 as Yung Der (M 1308)
Leader U.S. Navy Minesweeper MSO 490 780d 16-Nov-55 Scrapped 1994
Persistent U.S. Navy Minesweeper MSO 491 780d 3-Feb-56 To Spain 1971 as Guadalquivir (M 43)
Pledge U.S. Navy Minesweeper MSO 492 780d 20-Apr-56 To Taiwan 1995 as Yung Yang (M 1309)
Chilkat State of Alaska Ferry 197d May-57 Sold private 1989

364

 Frances Snow Faulkner Walsh Constructors Cargo Ship 88 1957 Active

5861

 Glory B Walter Hendershot Fishing Vessel 77 1958 Active
High Point Boeing/U.S. Navy Patrol Boat PCH 1 120d 17-Aug-62 Struck 1980
Kim Quy Vietnamese Navy Patrol Boat PGM 59 20-Mar-63 HQ 600, disposition unknown
May Rut Vietnamese Navy Patrol Boat PGM 60 11-Mar-63 HQ 601, disposition unknown
Nam Du Vietnamese Navy Patrol Boat PGM 61 9-Apr-63 HQ 602, disposition unknown
Hao Lu Vietnamese Navy Patrol Boat PGM 62 1-May-63 HQ 603, disposition unknown
To Yen Vietnamese Navy Patrol Boat PGM 63 21-May-63 HQ 604, disposition unknown
Major Sargent Major Fishing Vessel 53 1964 Active
Connie Jean Ferrante Fishing Fishing Vessel 496 1966 Now Crystal Sea
143 Eastern Pacific Caroline Fisheries Fishing Vessel 443 1965 Active
144 Connie Jean Ferrante Fishing Fishing Vessel 496 1966 Active
145 Alpha Helix National Science Foundation Research Vessel 289 Feb-66 Active
146 Point Judith U.S. Coast Guard

Patrol Boat

WPB

82345

69d

26-Jul-66

 To Venezuela 1992 as Alcatraz (PG-32); active
147 Point Arena U.S. Coast Guard

Patrol Boat

WPB

82346

69d

 26-Aug-66

 In storage 1995
148 Point Bonita U.S. Coast Guard

Patrol Boat

WPB

82347

69d

12-Sep-66

 To Trinidad 2000
149 Point Barrow U.S. Coast Guard

Patrol Boat

WPB

82348

69d

4-Oct-66

 To Panama 1991 as Tres de Noviembre (P-204); active
150 Point Spencer U.S. Coast Guard

Patrol Boat

WPB

82349

69d

20-Oct-66

 To Dominican Rep. 2000
151 Point Franklin U.S. Coast Guard

Patrol Boat

WPB

82350

69d

14-Nov-66

 To Venezuela 1998 as Pelicano (PG-34); active
152 Point Bennett U.S. Coast Guard

Patrol Boat

WPB

82351

69d

19-Dec-66

 To Trinidad 1999
153 Point Sal U.S. Coast Guard

Patrol Boat

WPB

82352

69d

5-Dec-66

 To Colombia 2001
154 Point Monroe U.S. Coast Guard

Patrol Boat

WPB

82353

69d

27-Dec-66

 To NOAA 2001
155 Point Evans U.S. Coast Guard

Patrol Boat

WPB

82354

69d

10-Jan-67

 To the Philippines 1999
156 Point Hannon U.S. Coast Guard

Patrol Boat

WPB

82355

69d

23-Jan-67

 To Panama 2001
157 Point Francis U.S. Coast Guard

Patrol Boat

WPB

82356

69d

3-Feb-67

 To Panama 1999 as 10 de Noviembre (P-207); active
158 Point Huron U.S. Coast Guard

Patrol Boat

WPB

82357

69d

17-Feb-67

 To Panama 1999 as 28 de Noviembre (P-206); active
159 Point Stuart U.S. Coast Guard

Patrol Boat

WPB

82358

69d

17-Mar-67

 To El Salvador 2001
160 Point Steele U.S. Coast Guard

Patrol Boat

WPB

82359

69d

26-Apr-67

 To Antigua 1998 as Hermitage (P-03), active
161 Point Winslow U.S. Coast Guard

Patrol Boat

WPB

82360

69d

3-Mar-67

 To Panama 2000, active
162 Point Charles U.S. Coast Guard

Patrol Boat

WPB

82361

69d

15-May-67

 To Texas A&M 1991
163 Point Brown U.S. Coast Guard

Patrol Boat

WPB

82362

69d

30-Mar-67

 To Kingsborough CC 1991
164 Point Nowell U.S. Coast Guard

Patrol Boat

WPB

82363

69d

13-Jun-67

 To Jamaica 1999 as Savanna Point; active
165 Point Whitehorn U.S. Coast Guard

Patrol Boat

WPB

82364

69d

13-Jul-67

 Scuttled 1997
166 Point Turner U.S. Coast Guard

Patrol Boat

WPB

82365

69d

14-Apr-67

 To St. Lucia 1998 as Alphonse Reynolds (P-05); active
167 Point Lobos U.S. Coast Guard

Patrol Boat

WPB

82366

69d

29-May-67

 To NOAA 2001
168 Point Knoll U.S. Coast Guard

Patrol Boat

WPB

82367

69d

27-Jun-67

 To Venezuela 1991 as Petrel (PG-31); active
169 Point Warde U.S. Coast Guard

Patrol Boat

WPB

82368

69d

14-Aug-67

 To Colombia 2000
170 Point Heyer U.S. Coast Guard

Patrol Boat

WPB

82369

69d

3-Aug-67

 To Trinidad 1999
171 Point Richmond U.S. Coast Guard

Patrol Boat

WPB

82370

69d

25-Aug-67

 To Ecuador 1997 as 24 de Mayo, active
172 Geminis Tuvenca Fishing Vessel 736 1967 Now Sofia Lynn
173 Pacific Queen North Queen Fishing Fishing Vessel 864 1967 Active
174 Cabrillo Fishing Vessel 1,007 1968 Now Victoria A
175 Marietta Fishing Vessel 605 1968 Now Don Mario
Lady B Fishing Vessel 57 1967 Active
176
177 Cape St. Vincent Fishing Vessel 585 1969 Now Anais
178 Anne M Fishing Vessel 606 1969 Now Yelisava
179 Marie Antoinette Fishing Vessel 605 1969 Now Don Bartolo
180 John F. Kennedy Fishing Vessel 640 1970 Now Gloria A
181 Polaris Fishing Vessel 837 1970
182 Seneca Crowley Marine Tug 193 Jun-70 Active
183 Sioux Crowley Marine Tug 193 Jul-70 Active
184 Aquarius Aquarius Fishing Fishing Vessel 815 1971 Later Alpine Pink 1998, now Young Bok
185 Trinidad Claudia B Fishing Fishing Vessel 1,200 1971 Later Claudia B 1977, now La Parrula
186 Marco Polo Fishing Vessel 784 1971 Now Scorpio I
187 Bold Contender Fiddler, Gonzalez & Rodriguez Fishing Vessel 875 1971 Active
188
189 Raffaello Jaczon Antilles Fishing Vessel 863 1972 Active
190 Bettie M Fishing Vessel 190 1972 Wrecked in the Columbia River mouth 1976
191 Finisterre Fishing Vessel 897 1972 later World Kim 1984, now South Sea
192 Royal Pacific Fishing Vessel 1,072 1973 Now Koorale
193 Mariner Fishing Vessel 1,254 1973 Now Marinero
194 Saratoga Saratoga Fisheries Fishing Vessel 1,246 1973 Burnt and sank 1986
195 Ocean Leader Ocean Leader Fishing Fishing Vessel 321 1974 Active
196 Dominator Fishing Vessel 973 Jan-74 Now Falcon
197 South Pacific Fishing Vessel 1,165 May-74 Now Diana
198 Jeannine Zolezzi Enterprises Fishing Vessel 1,189 Sep-74 Active
199 Theresa Jeannine Pesquera Brisas Fishing Vessel 1,192 1974 Now Cap Isidoro Duarte
200 Stacie Antoinette Fishing Vessel 1,106 Apr-75 Now Agnes No. 1
201 Bold Producer Fishing Vessel 1,106 Jun-75 Now Sajo Columbia
202 Bold Adventuress   Fishing Vessel 1,185 Oct-75 Now Alaska Juris
203
204
205 Sea Gem Fishing Vessel 1,468 Dec-75 Active
206 Cindy Ann Fishing Vessel 1,156 Apr-76 Now Avencasa's Cayude
207 Point Fermin Foss Maritime Tug 90 Aug-76 Now Defiant
208 Point Vicente Foss Maritime Tug 91 Nov-76 Active
209 Maracaibo Fishing Vessel 1,159 Feb-77 Now Claire P
210 Cooapetun I Fishing Vessel 1,424 Aug-77 Now Pacifico S
211 Montana Fishing Vessel 1,159 Dec-77 Now Enterprise
212 South Seas Fishing Vessel 978 Apr-78 Now Juventus
213 South Wind Fishing Vessel 1,159 1978 Later Sea Hawk No. 3, in collision and sank 1991
214 Frontier Fishing Vessel 1,163 Nov-78 Now Odette Therese II
215 Capt. M. J. Souza Capt. M. J. Souza Fishing Vessel 1,468 Jan-79 Active
216 Sea Encounter DeSilva Sea Encounter Fishing Vessel 1,049 Apr-79 Active
217 Tifaimoana Star-Kist Fishing Vessel 1,434 Aug-79 Now Cape Finisterre
218 Laura Ann Fishing Vessel 1,415 1979 Now Laura
219 Odette Therese Fishing Vessel 1,164 1980 Exploded and scrapped 1990
220 Tradition Tradition Mariner Inc. Fishing Vessel 1,516 Apr-80 Active
221 Brenda Jolene Fishing Vessel 1,106 Aug-80 Now Templario 1
222 Azteca 2 Azteca Pesca Fishing Vessel 1,165 Sep-80 Active
223 Conqueror Fishing Vessel 1,207 Dec-80 Now Sajo Familia
224 South Seas Fishing Vessel 1,201 Mar-81 Now Western Kim
225 Andrea C Castagnola Fleet Mgmt. Fishing Vessel 1,072 Apr-81 Now Andrea F
226 Pamela Ann Fishing Vessel 1,160 1981 Later Olympia, exploded and burnt 1993
227 Capt. Vincent Gann Fishing Vessel 1,201 Nov-81 Now Sajo Accordia
228 Legacy Sea Quest Fishing Fishing Vessel 1,167 Mar-82 Active
229 Malaya I Fishing Vessel 1,167 1982 Now Lautaro
230 Malaya II   Fishing Vessel 1,278 1983 Now Antonia F
231 Northern Glacier Glacier Fish Fish Factory Ship 1,866 Jan-84 Active
232 Lois H Boyer Towing Tug 99 Nov-86 Active
233 Atlantis Bold Producer Fishing Fishing Vessel 1,167 Sep-88 Now Atlantis IV F
234 Capt. Vincent Gann Bold Adventuress Fishing Fishing Vessel 1,387 Mar-90 Active
235 Eleu Moana Pa'akai, Inc. Tug 165 Oct-89 Active
236 Bold Adventuress South Wind Fishing Fishing Vessel 1,930 Aug-90 Now Aracely F
237 Chelsea K. Ocean Dynasty Fishing Fishing Vessel 1,023 Feb-91 Active
238 Vancouver Shaver Transportation Tug 200 Aug-93 Active

239

 Deschutes Shaver Transportation Tug 141 Jul-97 Active

240

 Willamette Shaver Transportation Tug 325 Aug-99 Active

241

 Mohawk Mobil Shipping Tug 656 20-Apr-00 Now Lincoln Sea

242

 Robert C. Seamans Sea Educ. Assn. Sail Training Ship 211 27-Jul-01 Active

243

 Mikiona Sause Bros. Tug 179 1-Jan-07 Active

244

 Cochise Sause Bros. Tug 179 3-Aug-07 Active
245

246

 Signet America Signet Maritime Tug 295 10-Jun-08 Now America

247

 Signet Stars & Stripes Signet Maritime Tug 295 10-Jun-08 Now Pacific Star

252

 Seaspan Resolution Seaspan International Tug Jun-09 Active in Canada

253

 Justice Reinauer Transportation Tug 197 13-Nov-09 Active

 

 Valiant Pacific Tugboat Services Tug YT 802 12-Jan-10 Active

 

 Reliant Pacific Tugboat Services Tug YT 803 12-May-10 Active

 

 Defiant Pacific Tugboat Services Tug YT 804 28-Sep-10 Active

 

 Pacific Tugboat Services Tug YT 805 2012 Building

 

 Pacific Tugboat Services Tug YT 806 2012 Building

 

 Pacific Tugboat Services Tug YT 807 2012 Building