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Astoria Marine Construction, Astoria OR

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. The yard, which closed in 2013, is on the east bank of the Lewis and Clark River, at its junction with Jeffers Slough: see it from the air on Google here. There are a lot of gaps in the table below: if anyone can provide any data, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 20 June 2014.

Hull# O.N. Name/Number Customer Type GT Feet Delivery Disposition
235851 Arrow No. 4 Arrow Tug & Barge Tug 16 43 1937
Kingfisher Joe Dyer Yacht 1925
Ruth E H. C. Watkins Yacht 65 1927
Louie II Tug 1929 To USN 1942 as YT 342, sold 1947
230687 B. F. Stone Port of Astoria Tug 30 55 1931
230941 Tourist No. 3 Astoria North Beach Ferry Ferry 233 108 1931 Later Princess Roxane
234529 Phantom W. Haworth Yacht 27 48 1936
233653 Joanne A. N. Prouty Yacht 13 35 1935
237110 Evening Star M. Henderson Yacht 26 44 1937 NLD
237938 Marymack J. W. McRae Yacht 19 42 1938 Now Merrimac
Pagan Edward Hefty Yacht 53 1938
Port of Bandon Yacht
John Day Yacht
Jean II Dean Webster CROD
E. Lester Jones USC&GS Survey 150d 88 1939
995226 Summer Wind David M Schoeggl Yacht 118 82 1940 Active
240653 Tralee Travis Evans Fishing 40 55 1941 Active
240785 Evening Henry Fisheries Fishing 14 43 1941 Active
240918 Pacific Fish Greg Peterson Fishing 23 48 1941 Now Tourmaline
YMS 100 US Navy Minesweeper 278d 137 20-Jun-42 To the USSR 1945 as T 602
YMS 101 US Navy Minesweeper 278d 137 17-Jul-42 Struck 1946
YMS 102 US Navy Minesweeper 278d 137 22-Aug-42 Struck 1947
YMS 103 US Navy Minesweeper 278d 137 19-Sep-42 Mined off Okinawa and lost 1945
YMS 135 US Navy Minesweeper 278d 137 20-Feb-43 To the USSR 1945 as T 606
YMS 136 US Navy Minesweeper 278d 137 19-Mar-43 Reclassified as Egret (AMS 46), to Brazil 1960 as Jutai (M 14), struck 1969
YMS 137 US Navy Minesweeper 278d 137 17-Apr-43 To Britain 1943 as BYMS 2137, to Italy 1947 as Orchida, later Calisto, still afloat
YMS 138 US Navy Minesweeper 278d 137 7-Jun-43 To Thailand 1947 as Ladea, discarded
YMS 139 US Navy Minesweeper 278d 137 24-Jun-43 To the USSR 1945 as T 594
YMS 140 US Navy Minesweeper 278d 137 12-Aug-43 Sold private 1946 as Salvor, later Salvage Queen and Clearwater
YMS 141 US Navy Minesweeper 278d 137 28-Aug-43 To Britain 1943 as BYMS 2141, to Italy 1947 as Dalia, struck 1966
YMS 142 US Navy Minesweeper 278d 137 30-Sep-43 To Britain 1943 as BYMS 2142, to Italy 1947 as Azalea, struck 1966
MTL 1057 US Army Tug 47 Oct-43
MTL 1058 US Army Tug 47 Oct-43
MTL 1059 US Army Tug 47 Oct-43
MTL 1060 US Army Tug 47 Oct-43
MTL 1061 US Army Tug 46 Nov-43
MTL 1062 US Army Tug 46 Nov-43
MTL 1063 US Army Tug 46 Nov-43
MTL 1064 US Army Tug 46 Nov-43
MTL 1065 US Army Tug 46 Nov-43
MTL 1066 US Army Tug 46 Dec-43
MTL 1067 US Army Tug 46 Dec-43
MTL 1068 US Army Tug 46 Dec-43
MTL 1069 US Army Tug 46 Dec-43
MTL 1070 US Army Tug 46 Dec-43
MTL 1071 US Army Tug 46 Dec-43
YT 312 US Navy Tug 70 1943-44 Destroyed 1948
YT 313 US Navy Tug 70 1943-44 Sold 1946
YT 314 US Navy Tug 70 1943-44 Sold 1947
YT 315 US Navy Tug 70 1943-44 Sold
PCS 1464 US Navy Minesweeper 338d 136 8-Jan-44 Later Medrick (AMc 203), to MARAD 1948
PCS 1465 US Navy Minesweeper 338d 136 15-Feb-44 Later Minah (AMc 204), later AMCU 14, MHC 14, sold 1960
YMS 422 US Navy Minesweeper 278d 27-Sep-44 Reclassified 1947 as Osprey (AMS 28), to Japan 1955 as Yakushima (YTE 10)
YMS 423 US Navy Minesweeper 278d 25-Oct-44 To South Korea 1948 as Kaya San, sunk 1949
YMS 424 US Navy Minesweeper 278d 24-Nov-44 Lost 1945
YMS 425 US Navy Minesweeper 278d 21-Dec-44 Reclassified 1947 as Siskin (AMS 58), scrapped 1968
YMS 426 US Navy Minesweeper 278d 21-Dec-44 Reclassified 1947 as Siskin (AMS 58), scrapped 1968
YP 623 US Navy Patrol Craft 128 1944 To MARAD 1947
YP 624 US Navy Patrol Craft 128 1944 To MARAD 1947
246520 Trask Jon L. Andrews Fishing 83 64 1944 Active
247110 Shirley Lee J. C. McMillan Fishing 83 64 1944 Later Honey B, now Alitak
Katy Ford Yacht 47 1945 NLD
252328 Jimco Jimco Charters Passenger 12 38 1947 NLD
Tom Tom Joe Dyer CROD
MSO 428 Dash U.S. Navy Minesweeper 780d 14-Aug-53 Scrapped 1983
MSO 429 Detector U.S. Navy Minesweeper 780d 26-Jan-54 Scrapped 1983
MSO 480 Onversaagd U.S. Navy Minesweeper 780d 19-May-54 To the Netherlands as M 884, scrapped 1979
MSO 481 Onvevreesde U.S. Navy Minesweeper 780d 21-Sep-54 To the Netherlands as M 885, scrapped 1989
MSO 482 Onverschrokken U.S. Navy Minesweeper 780d 18-Jan-55 To the Netherlands as M 886, torpedo trials ship 1972
267365 Mangoe Thomas Fulkerson Fishing 14 40 1954 Now Rose Marie
276467 Patronilla Bill Forrest Yacht 14 40 1957 NLD
504288 Jeanne Elizabeth Leah Pierce Yacht 27 39 1966 Later McKenzie Lady, now Princess Melissa

 

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