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Nichols Boat Works, Hood River OR

Most recent update: June 10, 2010.

Nichols Boat Works was established in 1939.  The company moved its new construction to Freeland WA in 1964 and the Hood River yard became a repair facility, closing in 1988.  It was sold in 2007 and razed in 2008 to allow construction of condos.  See the shipyard site from the air on Google here.

Hull # Original Name Original Owner Ship Type GT Delivery Disposition
  Sandy Shaver Transportation Towing Vessel 13 1943 Active
  Tom White Gorge Leasing Corp Towing Vessel 56 1945 Now Mt Hood
  Polar Beaver Northland Leasing Towing Vessel 19 1945 Now Riley P
  Polly Ann Charles E Finn Fishing Vessel 31 1946 Active
  Chinook Shaver Transportation Tug 96 1946 Active
  Crown of Camas   Tug   1946  
  Louie Charles M. Smith Tug 60 1946 Active
  St. Helens Ike Enyart Tug 17 1947 Now Tahoma
  Princess B Joe Bernert Towing Co Inc Towing Vessel 12 1947 Active
  Warrior Lawrence C Steiner Recreational 72 1947 Now Rio Raton
  Cub Caicos Corporation Towing Vessel 18 1948 Now Valiant
27 Colusa Taurus Marine Tug 63 1948 Active
  Manzanillo Ben-Ra Tug & Barge Tug 71 1948 Active
  Simone Brusco Brusco Tug & Barge  Tug 38  1948 Active
  Tiger Brix Maritime   Tug 47 1948 Active 
  Mt. Adams Cascade Locks Lumber Co. Tug 26 1949 Active
  Sarah Brix Brix Maritime  Tug 71 1949 Now Sarah
  Chilkat Lady South Coast Inc. Tug 12 1950 Active
  Columbia II David M Ausdahl Passenger 55 1950 Active
48 Capt. George Hendren Tow Boat Tug 69 1951 Now Capt. Hendren
  Cayou Thompson Piledriving Tug 24 1951 Active
53 Bogene Roland E. Brusco Tug 9 1951 Active
  Mike Brusco, Sr. Brusco Tug & Barge  Tug 47 1952 Active
59 Ruth M. Cutter Co. Tug 32 1952 Active
  Fireball Advanced American Diving Towing Vessel 45 1952 Now Lindy Marie
  410 Westwater Development Inc Industrial Vessel 62 1953 Active
  Western Cougar Fort James Operating Co. Tug 49 1954 Now Cougar
  Irene Brusco Tug & Barge Tug 33 1956 Now Joedy Brusco
94 Lori B. Joe Bernert Towing Co Inc  Tug 114 1957 Active
  OB 1   Tug   1957  
  Mary L Riverview Equipment Company Industrial Vessel 45 1957 Now Shelley Lind
  Leanna Combined Forestry & Marine Towing Vessel 8 1957 Active
  Old Crow Doug Kirner Fishing Vessel 27 1958 Active
  Meridian John R Thomas Fishing Vessel 41 1960 Active
  Skagit American Construction Co Inc Freight Barge 537 1960 Active
  Arrow No. 2 Brix Maritime  Tug 18 1960 Active
  Wahkiakum Wahkiakum County Passenger 88 1962 Active
  Earl H. Brix Maritime Tug 18 1964 Active
  Glacier Island Tug And Barge Co  Tug 57 1965 Now Island Mist
  Mollie Z.   Tug   1966  
165 Earl R SDS Lumber Company Towing Vessel 72 1966 Now Bruce M
173 Columbia Shaver Tptn. Tug 142 1968 Active
175 Deborah L. Hickey Marine Tug 11 1967 Active
176 Duchess B. Joe Bernert Towing Co Inc  Tug 39 1968 Active
177 Mary B. Joe Bernert Towing Co Inc  Tug 80 1968 Active
179 Swinomish Western Marine Construction Inc Freight Barge 663 1969 Active
180 Dungeness American Construction Co Inc Freight Barge 1,577 1969 Active
 185 ITB-168 Island Tug And Barge Co Freight Barge 759 1970 Active
187 J.B.T. 9 Joe Bernert Towing Co Inc Freight Barge 386 1970 Active
  The Waggoner Wayne M Waggoner Passenger 85 1972 Active
201 J.B.T. No. 10 Joe Bernert Towing Co Inc Freight Barge 332 1973 Active
 214 Whidbey Calista Llc Freight Barge 2,040 1975 Active
226 2 Tidewater Barge Lines Inc Tank Barge 1,408 1976 Active
234 Sea Hawk Wasser & Winters Company Freight Ship 88 1978 Active
  DT 180-1 Dunlap Towing Company Freight Barge 905 1979 Active
  ZB-192 Box-It, Llc Freight Barge 905 1979 Now Sunny Point Ramp Barge
  ZB-193 John Crandall Freight Barge 905 1979 Active
 246 Manson 50 Manson Construction Co Freight Barge 905 1979 Active
248 Twi-Lite Northland Leasing Tug 58 1981 Active
250 Dauby Gorge Leasing Tank Barge  205 1981 Active
260 City of Aleknagik No. I City Of Aleknagik Freight Barge 31 1980 Active
 270 Columbia Gorge Cascade Locks, Port Of Passenger 92 1983 Active
275 Double M Roland F Moody Unknown 45 1983 Active
290 Dauntless Santa Cruz Port District Unclassified 28 1986 Active
363 ST-45 Shaver Transportation Barge 1,734 1995 Active
365 ST-46 Shaver Transportation Barge 1,734 1995 Active
370 ST-47 Shaver Transportation Barge 1,734 1996 Active
371 ST-48 Shaver Transportation Barge 1,734 1997 Active