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Ballard Marine Railway, Seattle WA

Ballard Marine Railway (and the related company, Ballard Shipbuilding) was a significant small shipyard from the 19th century through WWII. It was taken over in 1946 by Pacific Fishermen, a collective of Ballard fishermen who wanted control over who repaired their boats. Visit them at www.pacificfishermen.com and see the yard, which is at the foot of 24th Avenue NW, from the air on Google here. Will anyone who can add to the table below, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 13 October 2019.

Hull # O.N. Original Name Original Owner Type GT Ft. Built Disposition
Built by Ballard Marine Railway
3488 Bailey Gatzert Ferry 560 177 1890
209855 Hydra John C. Holton Fishing Vessel 31 48 1912 Active
212310 Miss Debbri Fishing Vessel 25 44 1914
216193 T. C. Reed American Tugboat Tug 277 109 1918 NLD
216542 Salmon King Alaska Packers Assoc. Fishing Vessel 1,377 202 1918 Later H. B. Lovejoy, later breakwater in Pablo Bay
215 1919
215 1919
215 1919
221172 Creosote Tug 31 50 1921 Active
224248 Acorn Oak Harbor Ferry Psgr./Cargo 43 61 1924 Active
224527 Deception Pass Fishing Vessel 63 64 1924 Active
224680 Mahoe Hawaiian T & B Tug 231 111 1925 Said, at the time, to be the world's largest diesel tug
226195 Sultan Fishing Vessel 14 38 1926 Active
226921 El Mistico Recreational 20 43 1927 Active
228291 Mikimiki Hawaiian T & B Tug 264 115 1928
Penguin US Bureau of Fisheries Psgr./Cargo 394 130 1930 Sold 1951, Carib Queen (Cayman I.) 1957
BYMS 25 US Navy Minesweeper 278d 136 14-Jul-42 Returned 1946, sold 1947
BYMS 26 US Navy Minesweeper 278d 136 22-Aug-42 Sold 1946 as car ferry, later Jacques Cousteau's research ship Calypso
BYMS 27 US Navy Minesweeper 278d 136 20-Sep-42 To Italy 1947 as Oleandro, struck 1966
BYMS 28 US Navy Minesweeper 278d 136 29-Oct-42 To Egypt 1949 as Arish, discarded 1970
YMS 326 US Navy Minesweeper 278d 136 15-Mar-43 Struck 1946
YMS 327 US Navy Minesweeper 278d 136 19-Apr-43 Reclassified 1947 as Ruff (AMS 54), sold 1969
290117 YMS 328 US Navy Minesweeper 278d 136 26-May-43 Sold 1946, to John Wayne in 1965 as Wild Goose, now a dinner cruise boat in Newport Beach CA
YMS 329 US Navy Minesweeper 278d 136 3-Jul-43 Scuttled 1948
YMS 330 US Navy Minesweeper 278d 136 6-Aug-43 To Korea 1948 as Kang Kyong, scrapped 1963
YMS 331 US Navy Minesweeper 278d 136 10-Sep-43 Struck 1946
YMS 332 US Navy Minesweeper 278d 136 12-Oct-43 To the USSR 1945 as T-611, scrapped 1956
YMS 333 US Navy Minesweeper 278d 136 2-Dec-43 Struck 1946
PCS 1457 US Navy Sub Chaser 245d 136 26-Feb-44 Later John Blish (AGS 10, then AGSC 10), scrapped 1950
PCS 1458 US Navy Sub Chaser 245d 136 17-May-44 Later Derickson, sold 1948
YP 635 US Navy Patrol Craft 403d 117 1945 To USFWS 1948 as Hugh M. Smith, to Am. Samoa 1963, to Philippine MMA 1965 as Habagat, wrecked 1969
YP 636 US Navy Patrol Craft 403d 117 1945 Lost 1946
Built by Pacific Fishermen
284991 Northern Light II Fishing Vessel 59 50 1961 Now Cinnamon Girl
292022 Jerilyn Peter Jack, Sr. Fishing Vessel 41 49 1963 Active
293252 Mary D Fishing Vessel 41 49 1963 Now Julie Ann
298580 Cape Falcon John M. Kristovich Fishing Vessel 42 49 1965 Active
504144 Sea Ern Sea Ern Llc Fishing Vessel 197 106 1966 Active
506261 Tempest Northwest Tempest Fishing Vessel 174 106 1966 Active
506986 Shellfish J & R Dooley Shellfish Fishing Vessel 196 92 1967 Active
508212 Viking Queen Icicle Seafoods Fishing Vessel 195 103 1967 Active
Teejin Fishing Vessel 194 109 1967
6 511315 Amatuli Amatuli Fishing Fishing Vessel 197 103 1967 Active
Dauntless Fishing Vessel 194 109 1967
512076 North Star Fishing Vessel 194 109 1967 Later Pacific Star, Tugidak, now Silver Bay
9 513354 Tuxedni Trident Seafoods Fishing Vessel 187 101 1968 Active
522574 Valiant Bowlden Inc Fishing Vessel 195 105 1969 Active
11 523762 Confidence Haerling Enterprises Fishing Vessel 182 90 1969 Active
523787 Endeavor Fishing Vessel 198 89 1969 Sank 1983
Resolution Fishing Vessel 198 89 1969
523458 Seaview Alf O. Sorvik Fishing Vessel 197 98 1969 Sank 1986
525956 Adventure L F K Inc Fishing Vessel 188 90 1970 Active
526037 Discovery Fishing Vessel 199 81 1970 Now Elizabeth F

 

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