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Puget Sound Boatbuilding, Tacoma WA

The company was started by Charles and John Martinolich, of the well-known boat builders on the West Coast, together with William Healy, in 1942: it closed in 1953. The yard was located at 820 East D Street, where the Youth Marine Center is today: see it from the air on Google here. Comments or queries, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 2022-03-15.

Hull# O.N. Original Name or # Original Owner Ship Type GT Ft. Delivery Disposition
250954 MTL 1072 US Army Tractor 47 9/43-12/43 Sold as Jerry 9
258993 MTL 1073 US Army Tractor 47 9/43-12/43 Sold as Lucky Day
MTL 1074 US Army Tractor 47 9/43-12/43
MTL 1075 US Army Tractor 47 9/43-12/43
MTL 1076 US Army Tractor 47 9/43-12/43
MTL 1077 US Army Tractor 47 9/43-12/43
MTL 1078 US Army Tractor 47 9/43-12/43
MTL 1079 US Army Tractor 47 9/43-12/43
MTL 1080 US Army Tractor 47 9/43-12/43
250809 MTL 1081 US Army Tractor 47 9/43-12/43 Sold as A. B. C.
MTL 1082 US Army Tractor 47 9/43-12/43
286008 MTL 1083 US Army Tractor 47 9/43-12/43 Sold as Sculpin
MTL 1084 US Army Tractor 47 9/43-12/43
276314 MTL 1085 US Army Tractor 47 9/43-12/43 Sold as Jerry 8
MTL 1086 US Army Tractor 47 9/43-12/43
LT 214 US Army Large Tug 127 Mar-44 To Italy 1946 as Colosso, scrapped
LT 215 US Army Large Tug 127 Apr-44 To Taiwan 1946 as Ting Chang, deleted 195x
275664 LT 387 (Pte Charles E Smoot) US Army Large Tug 127 May-44 Sold 1946 as Sea Cloud, scuttled off Cape Mendocino 1980
252223 TP 229 US Army Harbor Tug 96 1944 To USACoE, sold 1947 as Kokua, wrecked Kingston WA 2022
TP 230 US Army Harbor Tug 96 1944 To USACoE
274378 BSP 3135 (Sgt Oscar M. Mullins) US Army Barge, SP 88 Dec-44 Sold as Lex
250279 BSP 3136 US Army Barge, SP 88 Feb-45 Sold as Seldovia, active
BSP 3137 US Army Barge, SP 88 1945
249618 BSP 3221 US Army Barge, SP 88 1945 Sold as Redhead, later Sable
Shangri-La of Astoria Fishing Vsl. 1944
246518 Sea Boy Bill & Ted Healy Fishing Vsl. 126 85 1944 Later Frankie Boy II, now G. Nazzareno
Endeavor Fishing Vsl. 126 78 1944 Later Raymond A, lost 1982
Vagabond Fishing Vsl. 130 78 1945
248539 Evening Star Fred Peterson Fishing Vsl. 65 59 1945 Active
Sun Glow Fishing Vsl. 1946
St Christopher Fishing Vsl. 132 79 1946 Later Merganser, Sea Wife
Liberty Edward X. Madruga Fishing Vsl. 100 1948
French Sardine Co. Fishing Vsl. 1948
Mary C Canas Van Camp Sea Food Fishing Vsl. 1948
John Breskovich Fishing Vsl. 121 1948
Sun Traveler Sun Harbor Packing Fishing Vsl. 121 1948
FWS 1002 (John R. Manning) US F&WS Research Vsl. 87 1950
262158 Crusader Fishing Vsl. 217 94 1951
Columbia Fishing Vsl. 258 107 1951 Later Irrintzina
261869 AR 6 Fishing Vsl. 8 27 1951 Expired
US Navy Personnel Boat 40 1951 5 boats
US Navy Personnel Boat 40 1952 20 boats
C7241 Sunwest Fishing Vsl. 16 38 1953 Active
C7250 610062 Schatz Fishing Vsl. 19 38 1953 Expired
Techa Fishing Vsl. 14 38 1953 Existence in doubt

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