Bellingham Shipyards

Bellingham Shipyards, Bellingham WA

Bellingham Marine Railway Co. was a boat repair business going back to the early years of the 20th century: it became Bellingham Marine Railway and Boatbuilding Co. in 1921 when they built a new facility on the west side of Whatcom Creek waterway, on Squalicum Creek. It was owned by O. I. Thorsen and J. G. Brown, who were joined in 1928 by A. S. Nilsen, of Nilsen & Keletz, the Seattle shipbuilders. In 1941, it became Bellingham Shipyards when it merged with Bellingham Iron Works, and after the war it was renamed Bellingham Marine. It closed in 1963. The site is now occupied by B & J Fiberglass: see it from the air on Google here. The good people of Bellingham have a history project going - visit their web site here. If anyone can add to the table below, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 22 August 2016.

O.N.	Original Name	Original Owner	Type	Navy Type	#	Tons	Ft.	Delivery	Disposition
214872	Carlisle II	Kitsap Transit	Ferry			95	59	1917	Active
227309	Robert A		Recreational					1928	NLD
228810	Ursa Major		Recreational			54	57	1929	Deleted 2010
na		Royal Navy	Minesweeper	BYMS	17	278	136	30-May-42	To China 1948, struck 1976
na		Royal Navy	Minesweeper	BYMS	18	278	136	16-Jul-42	To South Korea 1947 as YMS 517
na		Royal Navy	Minesweeper	BYMS	19	278	136	8-Aug-42	Mined off Cotrone and lost 1943
na		Royal Navy	Minesweeper	BYMS	20	278	136	29-Aug-42	Returned 1946, sold 1947
na	Lincoln Salvor	Royal Navy	Rescue Ship	BARS	9	1,089	213	27-Dec-42	Returned 1946
na	Southampton Salvor	Royal Navy	Rescue Ship	BARS	10	1,089	213	20-Feb-43	Returned 1946
na	Quebec Salvor	Royal Navy	Rescue Ship	BARS	11	1,089	213	24-Feb-44	Retained as USS Valve (ARS 28), struck 1948
na	Queen Salvor	Royal Navy	Rescue Ship	BARS	12	1,089	213	6-Apr-44	Retained as USS Vent (ARS 29), struck 1948
na		US Navy	Lighter	YFN	698	170	110	1943	Disposed of 1946
na		US Navy	Lighter	YFN	699	170	110	1943	Later YC 1354
na		US Navy	Lighter	YFN	700	170	110	1943	Disposed of 1946
na		US Navy	Lighter	YFN	701	170	110	1943	Lost 1946
na		US Navy	Lighter	YFN	702	170	110	1943	Disposed of 1946
na		US Navy	Lighter	YFN	703	170	110	1943	Lost 1946
na		US Navy	Lighter	YFN	704	170	110	1943
na		US Navy	Lighter	YFN	705	170	110	1943
na		US Navy	Lighter	YFN	706	170	110	1943
na		US Navy	Lighter	YFN	707	170	110	1943	Later YC 1570, active
na		US Navy	Minesweeper	YMS	269	278	136	23-Feb-43	Struck 1946
253153		US Navy	Minesweeper	YMS	270	278	136	25-Mar-43	Sold 1946 as Pauline
na		US Navy	Minesweeper	YMS	271	278	136	21-Apr-43	Reclassified 1947 as Lorikeet (MSC(O) 49), scrapped 1968
na		US Navy	Minesweeper	YMS	272	278	136	28-May-43	To the USSR 1945 as T 597
na		US Navy	Minesweeper	YMS	273	278	136	7-Jul-43	To the USSR 1945 as T 598
253418		US Navy	Minesweeper	YMS	274	278	136	29-Jul-43	Sold 1946 as Plaxco
na		US Navy	Minesweeper	YMS	275	278	136	20-Aug-43	Lost 1945
255684		US Navy	Minesweeper	YMS	276	278	136	22-Sep-43	Sold 1946 as Wolf IV
na		US Navy	Minesweeper	YMS	342	278	136	16-Oct-43	Struck 1946
254858		US Navy	Minesweeper	YMS	343	278	136	11-Nov-43	Sold 1946 as K. A. Covell
254445		US Navy	Minesweeper	YMS	344	278	136	26-Nov-43	Later YDG 6, sold 1946 as Joe M
na		US Navy	Minesweeper	YMS	345	278	136	11-Dec-43	Struck 1946
na		US Navy	Sub Chaser	PCS	1461	278	136	1-Feb-44	Destroyed by typhoon Louise 9-Oct-45
na		US Navy	Sub Chaser	PCS	1462	278	136	15-Mar-44	Completed asYMS 480, later YDG 7, sold 1947
na		US Navy	Sub Chaser	PCS	1463	278	136	15-Mar-44	Completed as YMS 481, sunk off Borneo and lost 1945
na		US Navy	Sub Chaser	PCS	1464	278	136	1-Jan-45	Later Medric (AMC 203)
na		US Navy	Sub Chaser	PCS	1465	278	136	1-Jan-45	Later Minah (AMC 204)
na		US Navy	Tug	ATR	68	850	165	15-May-44	Disposed of 1946
na		US Navy	Tug	ATR	69	850	165	8-Jul-44	Disposed of 1946
na		US Navy	Tug	ATR	70	850	165	28-Aug-44	Disposed of 1946
na		US Navy	Tug	ATR	71	850	165	12-Oct-44	Disposed of 1946
na		US Navy	Tug	ATR	72	850	165	25-Nov-44	Disposed of 1946
na		US Navy	Tug	ATR	73	850	165	1-Jan-45	Disposed of 1946
251670		US Navy	Minesweeper	YMS	410	278	136	18-Sep-44	Sold 1946 as Santa Teresa
na		US Navy	Minesweeper	YMS	411	278	136	9-Aug-44	To the Philippines 1947, disposition unknown
na		US Navy	Minesweeper	YMS	412	278	136	16-Sep-44	Struck 1946
na		US Navy	Minesweeper	YMS	413	278	136	26-Oct-44	To South Korea 1948 as Kwang Chu, struck 1972
na		US Navy	Yard Tug	YTL	430	70	65	1944	Sold 1970
na		US Navy	Yard Tug	YTL	431	70	65	1944	Now a diving platform at PSNSY
na		US Navy	Yard Tug	YTL	432	70	65	1944	Sold 1972
na		US Navy	Yard Tug	YTL	433	70	65	1944	To Cambodia 1973
na		US Navy	Yard Tug	YTL	434	70	65	1944	To be museum ship Eugene H at MINSY
na		US Navy	Yard Tug	YTL	435	70	65	1944	Struck 1979
na		US Navy	Yard Tug	YTL	436	70	65	1944	Struck 1970
na		US Navy	Yard Tug	YTL	437	70	65	1944	To France 1953 as Cygne
932518		US Navy	Yard Tug	YTL	583	70	65	1945	Sold 1985, later Dry Pass, Dixie Star, now No 5
na		US Navy	Yard Tug	YTL	584	70	65	1945	To Taiwan 1964
na		US Navy	Yard Tug	YTL	585	70	65	1945	To Taiwan 1964
na		US Navy	Yard Tug	YTL	586	70	65	1945	To Vietnam 1971
536304		US Navy	Yard Tug	YTL	587	70	65	1945	Sold 1969, now Fury
1218705		US Navy	Yard Tug	YTL	588	70	65	1945	Sold, now barge Millewa
na		US Navy	Yard Tug	YTL	589	70	65	1945	To Uruguay 1965
na		US Navy	Yard Tug	YTL	590	70	65	1945	To Vietnam 1963
na		US Navy	Yard Tug	YTL	591	70	65	1945	Sold 1985
na		US Navy	Yard Tug	YTL	592	70	65	1945	To Vietnam 1963
na		US Navy	Lighter	YFN	925	170	110	1944	Later YC 1511, active
na		US Navy	Lighter	YFN	926	170	110	1944	Lost 1945
na		US Navy	Lighter	YFN	927	170	110	1944	Later YC 1547, scrapped 1999
na		US Navy	Lighter	YFN	928	170	110	1944
na		US Navy	Lighter	YFN	929	170	110	1944
na		US Navy	Lighter	YFN	930	170	110	1944
na		US Navy	Lighter	YFN	931	170	110	1944
na		US Navy	Lighter	YFN	932	170	110	1944
na		US Navy	Lighter	YFN	933	170	110	1944
na		US Navy	Lighter	YFN	934	170	110	1944
na		US Navy	Lighter	YFN	935	170	110	1944
na		US Navy	Lighter	YFN	936	170	110	1944
na		US Navy	Lighter	YFN	937	170	110	1944
na		US Navy	Lighter	YFN	938	170	110	1944	Later YC 1343
na		US Navy	Lighter	YFN	939	170	110	1944
251356		US Navy	Tank Barge	YO	216	220	165	1946	Cancelled, completed as Foss 96, now Rollie
253421		US Navy	Tank Barge	YO	217	220	165	1946	Cancelled, completed as Foss 97, now Amix IX (Canada O.N. 809672)
270154		US Navy	Patrol Craft	YP	641	403	117	1945	Sold as Del Sur, San Joaquin 1956, Katherine M 1972, derelict 1991
256409		US Navy	Patrol Craft	YP	642	403	117	1945	Sold 1949 as Helen Ann, burnt 1958
536292	Calico		Fishing Vessel			234	125	1943	Deleted 1990
543958	Ex-YTL ?		Tug			52	61	1944	Later Shad W. Sanders, Doris L, now Doris
532533	Ex-YTL ?		Tug			50	61	1944	Later Pronto, now Seaway 2
1119218	Ex-YFN ?		Freight Barge			149	110	1944	Later H, now YC 1
512027	Ex-YFN ??		Freight Barge			336	110	1944	Later KC 41
280477	Seafisher		Passenger			12	36	1945	Deleted
258139	Arline		Fishing Vessel			40	50	1949	Active
258247	Nancy Rose		Fishing Vessel			48	50	1949	Active
257779	St. Peter		Fishing Vessel			40	50	1949	Deleted 2002
260117	St. Peter		Fishing Vessel			44	50	1950	Active
262266	Yankee		Fishing Vessel			51	50	1951	Now Tlingit Lady
266209	Tormentor V		Recreational			29	45	1953	Later Sea Bell, deleted 2007
267862	Little Mo		Tug			10	32	1954	Deleted 2004
na	Berneval	French Navy	Minesweeper	MSO	450	780	172	23-Dec-53	M 613, struck 1987
na	Bir Hacheim	French Navy	Minesweeper	MSO	451	780	172	24-Feb-54	M 614, to Uruguay 1970 as Maldonado (MS 33): scrapped 1979
na	Garigliano	French Navy	Minesweeper	MSO	452	780	172	29-Apr-54	M 617, sunk as target 1996
na	Alencon	French Navy	Minesweeper	MSO	453	780	172	23-Jun-54	M 612, struck 1983
na	Dompaire	French Navy	Minesweeper	MSO	454	780	172	23-Jun-54	M 616, struck 1987
na	My Tho	French Navy	Minesweeper	MSO	475	780	172	1-Dec-53	M 615, struck 1989
na	Can Tho	French Navy	Minesweeper	MSO	476	780	172	1-Oct-54	M 618, struck 1987
na	Vinh Long	French Navy	Minesweeper	MSO	477	780	172	5-Jan-55	M 619, scrapped 1992
na	Sao Jorge	Portuguese Navy	Minesweeper	MSO	478	780	172	30-Apr-54	M 415, discarded 1973
na	Pico	Portuguese Navy	Minesweeper	MSO	479	780	172	18-Jun-54	M 416, discarded 1973, sunk in Ostend harbor
na	Olno	Italian Navy	Minesweeper	MSO	133	390	144	30-Mar-54	M 5512, scrapped 1980
na	Pino	Italian Navy	Minesweeper	MSO	134	390	144	13-May-54	M 5514, scrapped 1989
na	Pioppo	Italian Navy	Minesweeper	MSO	135	390	144	30-Jun-54	M 5515, scrapped 1980
na	Platano	Italian Navy	Minesweeper	MSO	136	390	144	9-Sep-54	M 5516, struck 1990
na	Quercia	Italian Navy	Minesweeper	MSO	137	390	144	4-Nov-54	M 5517, struck 1981
na	Muhafiz	Pakistani Navy	Minesweeper	MSO	138	390	144	6-Feb-55	M 163, sunk by Indian Navy 1971
na	Lagen	Norwegian Navy	Minesweeper	MSO	498	780	172	27-Sep-55	M 950, to Belgium 1966 as A.F. Dufour (M 903), scrapped 2002
na	Nansen	Norwegian Navy	Minesweeper	MSO	499	780	172	1-Nov-55	M 951, to Belgium 1966 as De Brouwer (M 904), scrapped 2002
na	Berlaimont	French Navy	Minesweeper	MSO	500	780	172	12-Dec-55	M 620, struck 1989
na	Origny	French Navy	Minesweeper	MSO	501	780	172	23-Jan-56	M 621, converted to A 640 in 1962
na	Autun	French Navy	Minesweeper	MSO	502	780	172	14-Mar-56	M 622, scrapped 1985
na	Vireo	U.S. Navy	Minesweeper	MSC	205	390	144	7-Jun-55	To Fiji 1976 as Kiro (M 205): discarded 1985
na	Warbler	U.S. Navy	Minesweeper	MSC	206	390	144	23-Jul-55	To Fiji 1976 as Kula (M 206): discarded 1990
na	Whippoorwill	U.S. Navy	Minesweeper	MSC	207	390	144	20-Oct-55	To Singapore 1975 as Jupiter (M101): discarded 1990
na	Widgeon	U.S. Navy	Minesweeper	MSC	208	390	144	16-Nov-55	Scrapped 1974
na	Woodpecker	U.S. Navy	Minesweeper	MSC	209	390	144	3-Feb-56	To Fiji 1976 as Kikau (M 204): discarded 1990
na	Zambales	Philippine Navy	Minesweeper	MSC	218	390	144	15-Feb-56	Struck 1979
na	Zamboanga del Norte	Philippine Navy	Minesweeper	MSC	219	390	144	3-Apr-56	Struck 1979
na	Jucar	Spanish Navy	Minesweeper	MSC	220	390	144	4-Jun-56	M 23, active
na	Omosund	Danish Navy	Minesweeper	MSC	221	390	144	23-May-56	Struck 1982
676231	C-103967	U.S. Navy				15	36	1956	Now fishing vessel Oosik
523486	Cin-Mar		Unidentified			9	34	1956	Deleted 2008
273804	Kemo Sabay	Peter Kink	Fishing Vessel			46	49	1957	Deleted 2010
273805	Patty J	S. A. Johnson	Fishing Vessel			46	49	1957	Deleted 2010
273844	Yankee	Paul Glenovich	Fishing Vessel			46	49	1957	Later Rebound, now Sea Fury
273845	Yankee Boy	Robert Glenovich	Fishing Vessel			46	49	1957	Active
274080	Yankee Girl	John Glenovich	Fishing Vessel			46	49	1957	Deleted
na	Samsun	Turkish Navy	Minesweeper	MSC	268	390	144	30-Sep-58	M 510, active
na	Ebro	Spanish Navy	Minesweeper	MSC	269	390	144	19-Dec-58	M 26, struck 2005
na	Sinop	Turkish Navy	Minesweeper	MSC	270	390	144	23-Jan-59	M 511, struck 2004
na	Surmene	Turkish Navy	Minesweeper	MSC	271	390	144	27-Mar-59	M 512, active
na	Seddulbahir	Turkish Navy	Minesweeper	MSC	272	390	144	24-Apr-59	M 513, active
na	Munsif	Pakistani Navy	Minesweeper	MSC	273	390	144	25-Jun-59	Struck 1979
na	Mukhtar	Pakistani Navy	Minesweeper	MSC	274	390	144	25-Jun-59	Struck 1995
na	Shahbaz	Iranian Navy	Minesweeper	MSC	275	390	144	22-Nov-59	M 32, lost by fire 1975
na	Shahrokh	Iranian Navy	Minesweeper	MSC	276	390	144	28-Oct-59	M 31, active
na	Cove	U.S. Navy	Minesweeper	MSI	1	232	112	20-Nov-58	Scrapped 1984
na	Cape	U.S. Navy	Minesweeper	MSI	2	232	112	27-Feb-59	To Johns Hopkins 1970, returned 1985, sold 1992, active
285281	Admiral	Peter Zuanich	Fishing Vessel			53	50	1961	Active

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