Northwestern Shipbuilding

Northwestern Shipbuilding, South Bellingham WA

This shipyard was originally Northwestern Shipbuilding Company, formed in 1942 by some Seattle investors led by Jack Gilbert, and closed in 1947. It later reopened as Fairhaven Shipyard, Inc., and built some fishing vessels during the boom of the 1970s, but failed again and became the Fairhaven facility of Puglia Engineering. Puglia went bankrupt and was liquidated in 2019, so the shipyard, which was located at 201 Harris Avenue, is now vacant. If anyone can provide any additional information about this yard or about the boats that it built, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com. Note that this company is not related to the Fairhaven Shipyard in Fairhaven MA.

Most recent update: 14 July 2021.

Hull #	O.N.	Original Name or #	Original Owner	Type	Tons	Feet	Delivery	Disposition
Built by Northwestern Shipbuilding
		YC 904	US Navy	Lighter	100		1942	To MARAD 1947
	254797	FS 37	US Army	Freighter	270		Jan-43	Sold as Expansion, later Twin Hill, Karen Z., King Oscar, sank 1992
	250010	FS 38	US Army	Freighter	270		Jan-43	Sold as Coastal Forest, later Magic Isle
		FS 39	US Army	Freighter	270		Jan-43
	250009	FS 40	US Army	Freighter	270		Jan-43	Sold as Coastal Glacier, to Ste. Pierre & Miq. 1954 as Langlade, sold 1967 as Pascal-Annie, CTL after grounding 1970
		FS 41	US Army	Freighter	270		Jan-43
		YMS 285	US Navy	Minesweeper	278		26-Jun-43	To the USSR 1945 as T-610, scrapped
		YMS 286	US Navy	Minesweeper	278		27-Jul-43	Struck 1946
	284519	LT 156	US Army	Large Tug	275		Sep-43	Named SGT Fred N. Coleman, to USN 1946 as ATA 244, sold 1960 as E. A. Judd, later Tyonek, left in Vietnam
	275168	LT 157	US Army	Large Tug	275		Oct-43	Named PTE Herbert G. Goldman, sold 1950s as Ed V. Turner, later Santiam, left in Vietnam
		LT 158	US Army	Large Tug	275		Nov-43	Sold 1946 as Mary Mackin, later yacht, burnt 2004 on Burrard Beach
		LT 159	US Army	Large Tug	275		Dec-43	To Italy 1946 as Forte, scrapped 1988
	249894	LT 160	US Army	Large Tug	275		Jan-44	Sold 1946 as Sea Horse, later Martha Foss, Makah, sank in Vietnam 1969
		ATR 31	US Navy	Rescue Tug	850		30-Oct-43	To Peru 1947 as Candestible Selendon (ARS 21), later Selendon
		ATR 32	US Navy	Rescue Tug	850		19-Jan-44	Disposed of 1946
		ATR 33	US Navy	Rescue Tug	850		28-Mar-44	Disposed of 1946
		ATR 34	US Navy	Rescue Tug	850		31-May-44	Disposed of 1946
		FS 243	US Army	Freighter	540		Mar-44	Either FS 243 or FS 247 was later Harold C. Hanson, sold 1947 as Orohena, later Vaiatea, sunk 1977 in Papeete
		FS 244	US Army	Freighter	540		Apr-44	Named LT Walter J. Will, sold as Dennis Winn, later Expansion, Temehani, sank in Bora Bora 1982
		FS 245	US Army	Freighter	540		May-44	Later Libby, Veta C, Chelan, sank off Cape Decision 1954
		FS 246	US Army	Freighter	540		Jun-44	Named LT Raymond Zussman, sold to FWS 1950 as Penguin II, retired 1964
		FS 247	US Army	Freighter	540		Jul-44	See FS 243
	250431	FS 248	US Army	Freighter	540		Aug-44	Sold as Garland, later Fred D. Parr, Victor H, Victoria M, scuttled 2003
	249780	LT 451	US Army	Large Tug	275		Aug-44	Sold 1946 as Sea Wolf, burnt off Hawaii 1964 and scrapped
	277025	LT 452	US Army	Large Tug	275		Sep-44	Named SGT Raymond E. Baser, sold 1958 as Adeline Foss, later Ann W, sunk as target by Bolivian Navy 1979
Built by Fairhaven Shipyard
	248392	Samantha Rae		Fishing Vessel	39	49	1945
	252739	Anchor		Fishing Vessel	40	49	1947
24	554126	Bering Sea		Fishing Vessel	198	103	1973
	558605	American Eagle		Fishing Vessel	198	111	1974
	560237	Alyeska		Fishing Vessel	198	111	1974
	561657	Intrepid		Fishing Vessel	198	111	1974
46	566399	Alaskan Pride		Fishing Vessel	198	111	1975	Sank 1993
	571854	Sandra Foss	Foss Maritime	Tug	199	102	1976
	571855	Stacey Foss	Foss Maritime	Tug	199	102	1976

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