Prothero & McDonald

Prothero Boat Co. (Prothero & McDonald), Seattle WA

The Prothero Boat Company was started in 1870 and closed in 1959. Between 1929 and 1942, the Protheros were joined by Ernest McDonald and the name was changed to Prothero & McDonald Boat Co. The shipyard was on the west side of Lake Union, at 2046 Westlake Drive W., where the Electric Boat Company is today: see the site from the air on Google here. Comments or queries, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 2016-09-17.

O.N.	Original Name	Original Owner	Type	GT	Ft.	Built	Disposition
229826	Mickey		Fishing Vessel	9	33	1930	Active
231002	Allure		Recreational	20	42	1931	Later Santa Guadalupe, Allure
231719	Sonsie		Recreational	14	37	1932	NLD
233158	Trixter		Recreational	14	33	1934	Active
	Q 48	US Army	Launch			1942
	Q 51	US Army	Launch			1942
274565	ST 379	US Army	Tug	23	52	Jun-43	Later CivAir 21, Skookum
	ST 380	US Army	Tug		52	Jul-43
269022	ST 388	US Army	Tug	16	52	Jul-43	Later Arlington
246044	Ursus		Fishing Vessel	12	32	1944	NLD
246195	Roberta	Irving Stamnes	Freighter	56	58	1944	NLD
248401	Alrita		Fishing Vessel	72	63	1945	NLD
248589	Coral Sea		Fishing Vessel	35	48	1945	Later Ginny Lee
250226	Vigorous		Fishing Vessel	56	58	1946	NLD
253755	Susan H	Halvorson Towing	Tug	39	55	1947	Later Connie, Princess, Kinnickinnic, Yeomalt, now Susan H
261837	P & T Pioneer	Pope & Talbot	Tug	59	60	1951	Later Pioneer, now Pacific Pioneer
265385	Sierra Madre	Mick Vodjokovich	Fishing Vessel	52	50	1953	NLD
271314	Alcyone		Recreational	29	57	1956	Active
271816	Peniel		Recreational	14	40	1956	NLD
273547	Lakesider	Lakeside Gravel	Recreational	12	34	1957	Now Heron
276632	Seven Seas		Fishing Vessel	73	58	1958	Later Sierra Seas, now St. Francis

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