Ballard Marine Railway

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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