Northwest Steel Co.

Northwest Steel Co., Portland OR

Northwest Steel Co. was established in 1916 by Charles D. Bowles and his brother, J. R. Bowles, two Portland lawyers who were investors in J. F. Duthie & Co., in Seattle, and who also managed Columbia River Shipbuilding, in Portland. The yard was next door to Columbia River Shipbuilding, on the west bank of the Willamette River, on SW Moody Avenue at the foot of SW Sheridan Street, which is just downstream of the Ross Island Bridge: see the site from the air on Google here. The site was used by Schnitzer Steel for many years but is now an empty lot. Comments or queries, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 2021-08-25.

Hull#	USSB #	O.N.	Original Name	Original Owner	Type	GT	Delivery	Disposition
1		U.K.	Vesterlide/War Baron	Norway/UK MoWT	Cargo Ship	5,500	Sep-17	Torpedoed and lost 1918
2		U.K.	War Viceroy	UK MoWT	Cargo Ship	5,500	Oct-17	Later Volturno 1919, scrapped 1933
3		215948	Hallgrim/West Wind	Norway/USSB	Cargo Ship	5,500	Feb-18	Later Edwin Christenson 1926, Shapur 1946, San Miguel Bay 1947, Mira 1950, scrapped 1952
4		216158	War Archer/Westshore	UK MoWT/USSB	Cargo Ship	5,500	Apr-18	Scrapped 1930
5		215879	Landaas/Westland	Norway/USSB	Cargo Ship	5,500	Dec-17	Later Sea Thrush 1929, wrecked off the Columbia River 1932
6		216059	War Ally/Westchester	UK MoWT/USSB	Cargo Ship	5,500	Mar-18	Scrapped 1933
7		216309	War Pearl/Westhampton	UK MoWT/USSB	Cargo Ship	5,500	May-18	Scrapped 1930
8		216373	Umpqua/Western Wave	Norway/USSB	Cargo Ship	5,500	Jun-18	Scrapped 1936
9		216446	Joffre/Western Ocean	France/USSB	Cargo Ship	5,500	Jun-18	Later Empire Opossum 194, Marianne Clunies 1949, Ansgaritor 1950, scrapped 1959
10		216525	Marne/Western Chief	France/USSB	Cargo Ship	5,500	Jul-18	Torpedoed and lost 1941
11		216627	Verdun/Western Spirit	France/USSB	Cargo Ship	5,500	Jul-18	Scrapped 1933
12		216631	Pershing/Western Light	France/USSB	Cargo Ship	5,500	Jul-18	Scrapped 1938
13		216754	Aisne/Western Maid	France/USSB	Cargo Ship	5,500	Aug-18	Later Empire Cormorant 1940, scuttled 1945
14		215910	Argonne/Western Comet	France/USSB	Cargo Ship	5,500	Sep-18	Scrapped 1924
15		217032	Somme/Western Scout	France/USSB	Cargo Ship	5,500	Oct-18	Scrapped 1938
16		217223	Meuse/West View	France/USSB	Cargo Ship	5,500	Nov-18	Scrapped 1938
17	1073	217224	West Kyska	USSB	Cargo Ship	5,500	Nov-18	Scrapped 1947
18	1074	217225	West Zeda	USSB	Cargo Ship	5,500	Dec-18	Torpedoed and lost 1942
19	1075	217441	West Wauna	USSB	Cargo Ship	5,500	Jan-19	Later Empire Grebe 1941, Inchmark 1946, wrecked 1949
20	1076	217524	West Compo	USSB	Cargo Ship	5,500	Jan-19	Scrapped 1936
21	1077	217525	West Modus	USSB	Cargo Ship	5,500	Feb-19	Later Argun 1943, scrapped 1966
22	1078	217738	West Tacook	USSB	Cargo Ship	5,500	Apr-19	Later Ile de Brehat 1940, captured 1940, mined and lost 1944
23	1079	217737	West Togus	USSB	Cargo Ship	5,500	Apr-19	Later Golden Forest 1928, wrecked off Alaska 1929
24	1080	217936	West Nohno	USSB	Cargo Ship	5,500	May-19	Sunk as breakwater at Normandy 1944
25	1414	217919	West Cherow	USSB	Cargo Ship	5,500	May-19	Later Sage Brush 1929, Keystone 1941, torpedoed and lost 1943
26	1415	218096	West Celeron	USSB	Cargo Ship	5,500	Jun-19	Later Vostok 1943, scrapped 1962
27	1416	218097	West Celina	USSB	Cargo Ship	5,500	Jun-19	Torpedoed and lost 1942
28	1417	218312	West Chaska/Deer Lodge	USSB	Cargo Ship	5,500	Jul-19	Torpedoed and lost 1943
29	1418	218311	West Chatala/Tripp	USSB	Cargo Ship	5,500	Jul-19	Later Ile de Noirmoutier 1940, captured 1940, recaptured 1942, scrapped 1953
30	1419	218581	West Chatala	USSB	Cargo Ship	5,500	Aug-19	Later Ile d'Ouessant 1940, captured 1940, shelled and sunk at Casablanca1942
31	1420	218582	West Segovia	USSB	Cargo Ship	5,500	Aug-19	Later William R. Gibson 1941, Ourania Gounares 1947, Gambler 1959, foundered 1960
32	1421	218797	West Cheswald	USSB	Cargo Ship	5,500	Sep-19	Sunk as breakwater at Normandy 1944
33	2368	218798	West Raritan	USSB	Cargo Ship	5,500	Sep-19	Later Empire Mavis 1940, Jan van Goyen 1942, Stad Maastricht 1946, Amaver 1950, scrapped 1957
34	2369	218963	West Pocasset	USSB	Cargo Ship	5,500	Oct-19	Later Chepo 1941, torpedoed and lost 1942
35	2370	218964	West Saginaw	USSB	Cargo Ship	5,500	Oct-19	Later Empire Cougar 1941, Cougar 1949, Favola 1951, scrapped 1960
36	2371	218965	West Jaffrey	USSB	Cargo Ship	5,500	Nov-19	Wrecked off Nova Scotia 1942
37	2372	219221	West Joplin/J. R. Gordon	USSB	Cargo Ship	5,500	Nov-19	Cancelled, completed privately, later Herman F. Whiton 1930, Tomsk 1945, scrapped 1966
38	2373	219283	West Minsi/Centaurus	USSB	Cargo Ship	5,500	Dec-19	Cancelled, completed privately, later Portmar 1930, torpedoed and lost 1943
39	2374	219284	West Matas/Clauseus	USSB	Cargo Ship	5,500	Dec-19	Cancelled, completed privately, later Losmar 1930, torpedoed and lost 1942
40	2375		West Croswicks	USSB	Cargo Ship	5,500		Cancelled
41	2376		West Paramas	USSB	Cargo Ship	5,500		Cancelled
42	2377		West Bomoken	USSB	Cargo Ship	5,500		Cancelled
40	2865	220990	Swiftsure	USSB/Swiftsure Oil Tpt.	Tanker	8,200	Jan-21	Cancelled, completed privately, later Bloomfield 1938, bombed and lost 1942
41	2866	221041	Swiftarrow	USSB/Swiftsure Oil Tpt.	Tanker	8,200	Feb-21	Cancelled, completed privately, later Atlantic II 1948, Tavira 1951, Praca 1951, Ho Lan 1955, scrapped 1964
42	2867	221071	Swiftstar	USSB/Swiftsure Oil Tpt.	Tanker	8,200	Feb-21	Cancelled, completed privately, missing, presumed foundered 1923
43	2868	221134	Swiftscout	USSB/Swiftsure Oil Tpt.	Tanker	8,200	Mar-21	Cancelled, completed privately, torpedoed and lost 1945
44	2869	221194	Swifteagle	USSB/Swiftsure Oil Tpt.	Tanker	8,200	Apr-21	Cancelled, completed privately, wrecked off Baja California 1934
45	2870	221268	Swiftlight	USSB/Swiftsure Oil Tpt.	Tanker	8,200	May-21	Cancelled, completed privately, later Yung Hing 1946, scrapped 1955
46	2871	221304	Swiftwind	USSB/Swiftsure Oil Tpt.	Tanker	8,200	Jun-21	Cancelled, completed privately, later Malay 1933, Loideste 1948, Astra 1950, Troy 1951, scrapped 1955

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