Kruse & Banks Shipbuilding

Kruse & Banks Shipbuilding, North Bend OR

Kruse & Banks Shipbuilding was founded by Knut V. Kruse, who was from Denmark, in 1902: he was joined by Robert Banks, who was from Prince Edward Island, in 1905. The original shipyard was in Marshfield but moved to North Bend about 1909. It was located where the North Bend casino is now: see the site from the air on Google here. It closed in 1946 and the land was sold to Weyerhaeuser. If anyone can add to the table below, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 24 June 2014.

Hull#	O.N.	Original Name	Original Owner	Type	Tons	Feet	Built	Disposition
Built in Marshfield OR
			Asa Simpson	Schooner			c1903
			Asa Simpson	Schooner			c1903
			Asa Simpson	Schooner			c1903
	201440	Hugh Hogan		Schooner	392		1904
	202995	Wash-Cal-Ore		Schooner	315		1905
	202085	Oakland	Alaska Steamship	Schooner	146	103	1906
	203452	Casco	Swayne & Hoyt	Schooner	569	161	1906	Wrecked 1923 (or 1913?)
	203890	R D Inman	W Haydon Lumber	Schooner	768	186	1907	Wrecked 1909
	204464	F S Loop	Loop Lumber Co	Schooner	794	193	1907	Engine removed 1937, sank 1947
	204695	E P Ripley	A, T & S F RR	Tug	179	115	1907	NLD
Built in North Bend OR
	204328	Bandon	A F Estabrook	Schooner	642	172	1907	Later Atrevido, foundered 1946
	205438	Fifield	A F Estabrook	Schooner	634	174	1908	Wrecked 1916
	205054	Fairhaven	J E Davenport	Schooner	1,087	185	1908	Foundered 1922
	206261	Powers		Tug	99	90	1909	NLD
	206738	Oshkosh		Schooner		89	1909	Wrecked 1911
	208726	Owl		Schooner	47	60	1911
	208718	Tillamook	Pacific Alaska SS	Schooner	440	119	1911	Later Norco
	209000	Patsy	Columbia R. Packers	Schooner	155	97	1911
		Rustler	Herman Edwards	Schooner		65	1911	Burned 1919
	209565	A M Simpson	Simpson Lumber	Schooner	774	193	1911	Later Martha Buehner, hulked 1938, scrapped 1946
	210379	Speedwell	A F Estabrook	Schooner	914	192	1912	Foundered 1920
	209787	Mirene	Mirene Co	Tug	52	61	1912
	210507	Davenport			853		1912
	210508	Fay No. 4			179		1912
	210902	San Ramon	E J Dodge & Co	Schooner	994	199	1913	Later Katherine Donovan, wrecked 1941
	210992	Akutan	Alaska Salvage	Tug	167	100	1913
	211692	Wilmington			1,008		1913
		River Florence ?		Schooner			1914
	214500	Stanwood	Byxbee & Clark	Schooner	1,129	206	1916	Later Albay, burnt 1951
	214716	Port Angeles	Charles Nelson Co	Schooner	1,358	233	1916	Scrapped 1937
	214976	Florence Olson	O J Olson	Steamship	1,185	213	1917	Later Willapa, wrecked 1941
	215021	Johanna Smith	Coos Bay Lumber	Schooner	1,921	257	1917	Engine removed 1919, hulked 1928
	215342	Horace X Baxter	J H Baxter & Co	Steamship	1,293	214	1917	Later Port Orford, wrecked 1942
	215698	C A Smith	Simpson Lumber	Schooner	1,878	257	1917	Wrecked 1923
	215829	Fred Baxter	J H Baxter & Co	Steamship	1,294	213	1917	Scrapped 1933
		Yolande	F Mouton, Rouen	Steamship	1,384	225	1917	Later Virginia Olson, Sierra, burnt 1926
	216317	North Bend	US Shipping Board	Schooner	3,009	275	1917	Converted to barge 1940, burnt 194x
	216521	Quidnic	US Shipping Board	Schooner	3,019	275	1918
	216701	Kickapoo	US Shipping Board	Schooner	3,017		1918
	216861	Baladan	US Shipping Board	Schooner	3,004		1918
	216983	Coconino	US Shipping Board	Schooner	3,013		1918
		Yainax	US Shipping Board	Schooner	3,013		1918
	218531	Fort Leavenworth	US Shipping Board	Steamship	2,532	266	1919	Scrapped 1924
	218720	Fort Logan	US Shipping Board	Steamship	2,532	266	1919	Scrapped 1926
	219520	K V Kruse	J E Davenport	Schooner	1,728	242	1920	Converted to barge 1939, wrecked 1941
	219645	Anne Hanify	J R Hanify & Co	Schooner	1,343	235	1920	Later Salina Cruz, burnt 1949
	220052	Ryder Hanify	J R Hanify & Co	Schooner	1,343	235	1920	Later Joseph S, foundered 1950
	220724	Fort Laramie	US Shipping Board	Steamship	2,532	266	1919	Engine removed 19xx, scrapped 1935
		Fort Lewis	US Shipping Board	Steamship	2,532	266	1919
	220743	Pacific	W R Chamberlin	Schooner	1,240	221	1920	Later Barbara C, foundered 1946
	220998	North Bend	Arrow Tug & Barge	Schooner	981	204	1921	Stranded 1928 but refloated herself, sank 1940
	221647	Roosevelt	Oregon Hwy Comm.	Ferry		95	1921	Dismantled 1933
	222861	Juno 3	Umpqua River Nav.	Tug	26	54	1923
	224927	Arrow No. 3	Arrow Tug & Barge	Tug	33	61	1925
	266702	Brant (FWS 523)	Bureau of Fisheries	Tender	166	100	1927	Sold 1953, sank 1960 off Point Conception
	504538	Teal	Bureau of Fisheries	Tender	91	78	1927	To Alaska DFG 1960, sold 1966, active
	228709	Coos Bay		Tug	17	46	1929	Later Happy
		Haviside		Barge			1930
	243123	Enegren Ferry	Clifford Brunell	Ferry	36	56	1930	Retired 1952
	235456	Sea Giant	Anthony Martinolich	Fishing	125	79	1936	To USN 1942 as YP 312, returned 1946
	236202	Three Star	Maskake Kuwabara	Fishing	126	77	1937	To USN 1942 as Pintail (AMc 17), sold 1945
	238805	Mineo Bros	Frank Mineo	Fishing	102	78	1939	To USN 1942 as YP 313, burnt 1979
	240343	Greenfield	American Aggregates	Tug	40	55	1939	To USN 1942 as YP 313, burnt 1979
		YMS 121	US Navy	Minesweeper	278d	136	22-Jul-42	Struck 1946
		YMS 122	US Navy	Minesweeper	278d	136	24-Aug-42	Struck 1946, sold 1951 as Uchuck III
		YMS 123	US Navy	Minesweeper	278d	136	24-Sep-42	Sold 1946 as Tahsis Chief II, then fishing vessel W F Gibson, Marjorie Todd
		YMS 124	US Navy	Minesweeper	278d	136	23-Oct-42	Star of the 1943 movie "Minesweeper", struck 1946
		YMS 265	US Navy	Minesweeper	278d	136	6-Mar-43	Struck 1947
		YMS 266	US Navy	Minesweeper	278d	136	8-Apr-43	To the USSR 1945 as T-601, scuttled 1956
		YMS 267	US Navy	Minesweeper	278d	136	21-Jun-43	Sold 1947
		YMS 268	US Navy	Minesweeper	278d	136	28-Jun-43	Reclassified 1947 as Lapwing (AMS 48/MSCO 48), sold 1960 as fishing vessel Weems, later Endeavor
		ATR 80	US Navy	Tug	850d	165	1944	Sold 1946 as Western King
		ATR 81	US Navy	Tug	850d	165	1944	Disposed of 1946
		ATR 86	US Navy	Tug	850d	165	1944	Disposed of 1947
		ATR 87	US Navy	Tug	850d	165	1944	Disposed of 1947
			US Navy	Tug	703	165	1944	Later Hila, sold for scrap 1959, still derelict off Staten I.

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