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Lake Union Dry Dock, Seattle WA

(including Associated Shipbuilders)

Most recent update: February 21, 2012.


Lake Union Dry Dock Company was established as a repair yard in 1919 and continues in that role today.  Along the way, it has also built quite a number of boats.  During WWII, it built yard minesweepers under the name Associated Shipbuilders, which was a joint venture with Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Co. and which built larger minesweepers in PSB&D's yard on Harbor Island.  Visit the company here and 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 # Original Name  Original Owner Vessel Type  GT Delivery Disposition

Built by Lake Union Dry Dock

  Gosling   Recreational 63 1924 Active
  CG 263 US Coast Guard Patrol Boat 37d 1924-25 To USN 1933 as YP 18, disposed of 1945
  CG 264 US Coast Guard Patrol Boat 37d 1924-25  
  CG 265 US Coast Guard Patrol Boat 37d 1924-25  
  CG 266 US Coast Guard Patrol Boat 37d 1924-25  
  CG 267 US Coast Guard Patrol Boat 37d 1924-25 To USN 1933 as YP 16, burnt 1942
  CG 268 US Coast Guard Patrol Boat 37d 1924-25  
  CG 269 US Coast Guard Patrol Boat 37d 1924-25 To USN 1933 as YP 38, to MARAD 1945
  CG 270 US Coast Guard Patrol Boat 37d 1924-25  
  CG 271 US Coast Guard Patrol Boat 37d 1924-25  
  CG 272 US Coast Guard Patrol Boat 37d 1924-25 To USN 1933 as YP 7, transferred 1947
  CG 273 US Coast Guard Patrol Boat 37d 1924-25 To USN 1933 as YP 37, transferred 1947
  CG 274 US Coast Guard Patrol Boat 37d 1924-25  
  CG 275 US Coast Guard Patrol Boat 37d 1924-25 To USN 1933 as YP 17, to MARAD 1945
  CG 276 US Coast Guard Patrol Boat 37d 1924-25 To USN 1933 as YP 119, transferred 1947
  CG 277 US Coast Guard Patrol Boat 37d 1924-25  
  Winifred   Recreational 23 1926 Active
  B. M. Co. No. 1     286 1928  
  B. M. Co. No. 2     296 1928  
  Blue Peter     118 1928  
  Dorothy   Unspecified 15 1928 Active
  Principia Principia 1928 Llc Passenger 97 1928 Active
  Vagabond   Recreational 22 1928 Active
  Emmeline   Recreational 21 1928 Active
  Madrigal Brown Trust Recreational 12 1929 Active
  Vagabond   Recreational 24 1929 Active
  Pat Pending   Recreational  17 1929 To USN 1941 as YP 119, sold 1945, active
  Cherie II   Recreational   1930 To USN 1941 as YP 134, small boat 1942
  Canim Canim-Harbor Springs Recreational 132 1930 Active
  Tautira   Recreational 25 1930 Active
  Electra Electra Cruises Inc Passenger 94 1930 Active
  Infanta   Yacht 260 1930 Later Polaris, to USN 1940 as Amber (PYc 6), sold 1945, later Thea Foss, still active
  Circe Circe 02 Inc Passenger 34 1932 Active
  Catalyst Pacific Catalyst Llc Passenger 102 1932 Active
  Sea-Boy     293 1933  
  Ariadne (WPC 101) US Coast Guard Sub Chaser 337 9-Oct-34 Sold 1969
  Atalanta (WPC 102) US Coast Guard Sub Chaser 337 20-Sep-34 Sold 1954
  Cyane (WPC 105) US Coast Guard Sub Chaser 337 25-Oct-34 Sold 1954
  Skagit     502 1935  
  Stranger   Yacht 230 1938 Later Polaris, to USN 1941 as Jasper (PYc 13), sold 1948

Built by Associated Shipbuilders

  BYMS 9 US Navy Minesweeper 320 1-Sep-42 To Britain 1941, to Italy 1947 as Anemone, struck 1966 
  BYMS 10 US Navy Minesweeper 320 31-Jul-42 Britain 1941, returned to US 1946
  BYMS 11 US Navy Minesweeper 320 21-Sep-42 Britain 1941, returned to US 1947
  BYMS 12 US Navy Minesweeper 320 6-Oct-42 To Britain 1941, to Italy 1947 as Biancospino, struck 1966 
  BYMS 13 US Navy Minesweeper 320 30-Oct-42 To Britain 1941, to Egypt 1949 as Gaza, wrecked 1950
  BYMS 14 US Navy Minesweeper 320 24-Nov-42 To Britain 1941, to Italy 1947 as Geranio, struck 1966 
  YMS 287 US Navy Minesweeper 320 15-Mar-43 To the USSR (T-611) 1945
  YMS 288 US Navy Minesweeper 320 19-Mar-43 To the USSR (T-600) 1945, sunk as target
  YMS 289 US Navy Minesweeper 320 14-Jun-43 To Turkey 1947 as Kilimi, struck 1963
  YMS 290 US Navy Minesweeper 320 17-Jul-43 Reclassified 1947 as Nightingale (AMS 50), struck 1959
  YMS 291 US Navy Minesweeper 320 9-Aug-43 Reclassified 1947 as Reedbird (AMS 51), struck 1959
  YMS 292 US Navy Minesweeper 320 9-Oct-43 Struck 1946, MV Crest (Survey Vessel)
  YMS 293 US Nay Minesweeper 320 12-Oct-43 Struck 1946
  YMS 294 US Navy Minesweeper 320 9-Nov-43 Reclassified 1947 as Redpoll (AMS 57), converted 1960 to research ship Sir Horace Lamb for Columbia University
  YMS 295 US Navy Minesweeper 320 9-Nov-43 To the USSR (T-599) 1945
  YMS 296 US Navy Minesweeper 320 31-Dec-43 Struck 1946
  YMS 297 US Navy Minesweeper 320   Cancelled
  YMS 298 US Navy Minesweeper 320   Cancelled

Built by Lake Union Dry Dock

  Ciliego (MSC 79) Italian Navy Minesweeper 390 4-Aug-53 M 5502, scrapped 1974
  Faggio (MSC 80) Italian Navy Minesweeper 390 15-Sep-53 M 5506, scrapped 1980
  Frassino (MSC 81) Italian Navy Minesweeper 390 23-Oct-53 M 5507, struck 1992
  Gelso (MSC 82) Italian Navy Minesweeper 390 29-Dec-53 M 5510, struck 1995
  Annika Marie Oceanic Research Research Vessel 27 1977 Active
  U-Rascal   Passenger 28 1977 Active
  Inspiration Lake Union Crew Llc Passenger 99 1997 Active
  Unity Lake Union Crew Llc Passenger 93 1997 Active