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Astoria Marine, Astoria OR

Most recent update: July 6, 2011.

Astoria Marine Construction - originally called Astoria Shipbuilding - was started in 1924 by Joe Dyer, the son of a pioneer sawmill family.  It was originally a builder of fishing boats but became a leading builder of pleasure craft, including the Columbia River One Design, or CROD.  It continues in business today as a repair yard.

Hull # Name Customer Type Navy Type # Tons Feet Delivery Disposition
Louis II   Tug         1929 To USN 1942 as YT 342, sold 1947
Tourist No. 3         233   1931  
US Navy Minesweeper YMS 100 278   20-Jun-42 To the USSR 1945 as T 602
US Navy Minesweeper YMS 101 278   17-Jul-42 Struck 1946
US Navy Minesweeper YMS 102 278   22-Aug-42 Struck 1947 
US Navy Minesweeper YMS 103 278   19-Sep-42 Mined off Okinawa and lost 1945
US Navy Minesweeper YMS 135 278   20-Feb-43 To the USSR 1945 as T 606
US Navy Minesweeper YMS 136 278   19-Mar-43 Reclassified as Egret (AMS 46), to Brazil 1960 as Jutai (M 14), struck 1969
US Navy Minesweeper YMS 137 278   17-Apr-43 To Britain 1943 as BYMS 2137, to Italy 1947 as Orchida, later Calisto, still afloat
US Navy Minesweeper YMS 138 278   7-Jun-43 To Thailand 1947 as Ladea, discarded
US Navy Minesweeper YMS 139 278   24-Jun-43 To the USSR 1945 as T 594
US Navy Minesweeper YMS 140 278   12-Aug-43 Sold private 1946 as Salvor, later Salvage Queen and Clearwater
US Navy Minesweeper YMS 141 278   28-Aug-43 To Britain 1943 as BYMS 2141, to Italy 1947 as Dalia, struck 1966
US Navy Minesweeper YMS 142 278   30-Sep-43 To Britain 1943 as BYMS 2142, to Italy 1947 as Azalea, struck 1966
US Army Tug MTL 1057   47 Oct-43  
US Army Tug MTL 1058   47 Oct-43  
US Army Tug MTL 1059   47 Oct-43  
US Army Tug MTL 1060   47 Oct-43  
US Army Tug MTL 1061   46 Nov-43  
US Army Tug MTL 1062   46 Nov-43  
US Army Tug MTL 1063   46 Nov-43  
US Army Tug MTL 1064   46 Nov-43  
US Army Tug MTL 1065   46 Nov-43  
US Army Tug MTL 1066   46 Dec-43  
US Army Tug MTL 1067   46 Dec-43  
US Army Tug MTL 1068   46 Dec-43  
US Army Tug MTL 1069   46 Dec-43  
US Army Tug MTL 1070   46 Dec-43  
US Army Tug MTL 1071   46 Dec-43  
US Navy Tug YT 312   70 1943-44 Destroyed 1948
US Navy Tug YT 313   70 1943-44 Sold 1946
US Navy Tug YT 314   70 1943-44 Sold 1947
US Navy Tug YT 315   70 1943-44 Sold
US Navy Minesweeper PCS 1464 338

136

 8-Jan-44 Later Medrick (AMc 203), to MARAD 1948
US Navy Minesweeper PCS 1465 338

136

 15-Feb-44 Later Minah (AMc 204), later AMCU 14, MHC 14, sold 1960
US Navy Minesweeper YMS 422 278   27-Sep-44 Reclassified 1947 as Osprey (AMS 28), to Japan 1955 as Yakushima (YTE 10)
US Navy Minesweeper YMS 423 278   25-Oct-44 To South Korea 1948 as Kaya San, sunk 1949
US Navy Minesweeper YMS 424 278   24-Nov-44 Lost 1945 
US Navy Minesweeper YMS 425 278   21-Dec-44 Reclassified 1947 as Siskin (AMS 58), scrapped 1968
US Navy Minesweeper YMS 425 278   21-Dec-44 Reclassified 1947 as Siskin (AMS 58), scrapped 1968
US Navy Patrol Craft YP 623  

128

 1944 To MARAD 1947
US Navy Patrol Craft YP 624  

128

 1944 To MARAD 1947
  Dash U.S. Navy Minesweeper MSO 428 780   14-Aug-53 Scrapped 1983
  Detector U.S. Navy Minesweeper MSO 429 780   26-Jan-54 Scrapped 1983
  Onversaagd Dutch Navy Minesweeper MSO 480 780   19-May-54 M 884, scrapped 1979
  Onvevreesde Dutch Navy Minesweeper MSO 481 780   21-Sep-54 M 885, scrapped 1989
  Onverschrokken Dutch Navy Minesweeper MSO 482 780   18-Jan-55 M 886, torpedo trials ship 1972