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Bellingham Marine

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.

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O/N Name Customer Type Tons LOA Delivered Notes
214872 Carlisle II Kitsap Transit ferry 95 59 1917
227309 Robert A recreational 1928 NLD
228810 Ursa Major recreational 54 57 1929 deleted 2010
Royal Navy minesweeper BYMS-17 278 136 30 May 1942 to China 1948, struck 1976
Royal Navy minesweeper BYMS-18 278 136 16 Jul 1942 to South Korea 1947 as YMS-517
Royal Navy minesweeper BYMS-19 278 136 8 Aug 1942 mined off Cotrone and lost 1943
Royal Navy minesweeper BYMS-20 278 136 29 Aug 1942 returned 1946, sold 1947
Lincoln Salvor Royal Navy rescue ship BARS-9 1,089 213 27 Dec 1942 returned 1946
Southampton Salvor Royal Navy rescue ship BARS-10 1,089 213 20 Feb 1943 returned 1946
Quebec Salvor Royal Navy rescue ship BARS-11 1,089 213 24 Feb 1944 retained as USS Valve (ARS-28), struck 1948
Queen Salvor Royal Navy rescue ship BARS-12 1,089 213 6 Apr 1944 retained as USS Vent (ARS-29), struck 1948
US Navy lighter YFN-698 170 110 1943 disposed-of 1946
US Navy lighter YFN-699 170 110 1943 later YC-1354
US Navy lighter YFN-700 170 110 1943 disposed-of 1946
US Navy lighter YFN-701 170 110 1943 lost 1946
US Navy lighter YFN-702 170 110 1943 disposed-of 1946
US Navy lighter YFN-703 170 110 1943 lost 1946
US Navy lighter YFN-704 170 110 1943
US Navy lighter YFN-705 170 110 1943
US Navy lighter YFN-706 170 110 1943
US Navy lighter YFN-707 170 110 1943 later YC-1570
US Navy minesweeper YMS-269 278 136 23 Feb 1943 struck 1946
253153 US Navy minesweeper YMS-270 278 136 25 Mar 1943 sold 1946 as Pauline
US Navy minesweeper YMS-271 278 136 21 Apr 1943 reclassified 1947 as Lorikeet (MSC(O) 49), scrapped 1968
US Navy minesweeper YMS-272 278 136 28 May 1943 to the USSR 1945 as T-597
US Navy minesweeper YMS-273 278 136 7 Jul 1943 to the USSR 1945 as T-598
253418 US Navy minesweeper YMS-274 278 136 29 Jul 1943 sold 1946 as Plaxco
US Navy minesweeper YMS-275 278 136 20 Aug 1943 lost 1945
255684 US Navy minesweeper YMS-276 278 136 22 Sep 1943 sold 1946 as Wolf IV
US Navy minesweeper YMS-342 278 136 16 Oct 1943 struck 1946
254858 US Navy minesweeper YMS-343 278 136 11 Nov 1943 sold 1946 as K. A. Covell
254445 US Navy minesweeper YMS-344 278 136 26 Nov 1943 later YDG-6, sold 1946 as Joe M
US Navy minesweeper YMS-345 278 136 11 Dec 1943 struck 1946
US Navy subchaser PCS-1461 278 136 1 Feb 1944 destroyed by typhoon Louise 9-Oct-45
US Navy subchaser PCS-1462 278 136 15 Mar 1944 completed asYMS-480, YDG-7, sold 1947
US Navy subchaser PCS-1463 278 136 15 Mar 1944 completed as YMS-481, sunk off Borneo and lost 1945
US Navy subchaser PCS-1464 278 136 1 Jan 1945 later Medric (AMc-203)
US Navy subchaser PCS-1465 278 136 1 Jan 1945 later Minah (AMc-204)
US Navy tugboat ATR-68 850 165 15 May 1944 disposed-of 1946
US Navy tugboat ATR-69 850 165 8 Jul 1944 disposed-of 1946
US Navy tugboat ATR-70 850 165 28 Aug 1944 disposed-of 1946
US Navy tugboat ATR-71 850 165 12 Oct 1944 disposed-of 1946
US Navy tugboat ATR-72 850 165 25 Nov 1944 disposed-of 1946
US Navy tugboat ATR-73 850 165 1 Jan 1945 disposed-of 1946
251670 US Navy minesweeper YMS-410 278 136 18 Sep 1944 sold 1946 as Santa Teresa
US Navy minesweeper YMS-411 278 136 9 Aug 1944 to the Philippines 1947
US Navy minesweeper YMS-412 278 136 16 Sep 1944 struck 1946
US Navy minesweeper YMS-413 278 136 26 Oct 1944 to South Korea 1948 as Kwang Chu, struck 1972
US Navy tugboat YTL-430 70 65 1944 sold 1970
US Navy tugboat YTL-431 70 65 1944 later a diving platform at PSNSY
US Navy tugboat YTL-432 70 65 1944 sold 1972
US Navy tugboat YTL-433 70 65 1944 to Cambodia 1973
US Navy tugboat YTL-434 70 65 1944 to be museum ship Eugene H at MINSY
US Navy tugboat YTL-435 70 65 1944 struck 1979
US Navy tugboat YTL-436 70 65 1944 struck 1970
US Navy tugboat YTL-437 70 65 1944 to France 1953 as Cygne
932518 US Navy tugboat YTL-583 70 65 1945 sold 1985, Dry Pass, Dixie Star, No 5
US Navy tugboat YTL-584 70 65 1945 to Taiwan 1964
US Navy tugboat YTL-585 70 65 1945 to Taiwan 1964
US Navy tugboat YTL-586 70 65 1945 to Vietnam 1971
536304 US Navy tugboat YTL-587 70 65 1945 sold 1969, Fury
1218705 US Navy tugboat YTL-588 70 65 1945 sold, barge Millewa
US Navy tugboat YTL-589 70 65 1945 to Uruguay 1965
US Navy tugboat YTL-590 70 65 1945 to Vietnam 1963
US Navy tugboat YTL-591 70 65 1945 sold 1985
US Navy tugboat YTL-592 70 65 1945 to Vietnam 1963
US Navy lighter YFN-925 170 110 1944 later YC-1511
US Navy lighter YFN-926 170 110 1944 lost 1945
US Navy lighter YFN-927 170 110 1944 later YC-1547, scrapped 1999
US Navy lighter YFN-928 170 110 1944
US Navy lighter YFN-929 170 110 1944
US Navy lighter YFN-930 170 110 1944
US Navy lighter YFN-931 170 110 1944
US Navy lighter YFN-932 170 110 1944
US Navy lighter YFN-933 170 110 1944
US Navy lighter YFN-934 170 110 1944
US Navy lighter YFN-935 170 110 1944
US Navy lighter YFN-936 170 110 1944
US Navy lighter YFN-937 170 110 1944
US Navy lighter YFN-938 170 110 1944 later YC-1343
US Navy lighter YFN-939 170 110 1944
251356 US Navy tank barge YO-216 220 165 1946 cancelled, completed as Foss 96, Rollie
253421 US Navy tank barge YO-217 220 165 1946 cancelled, completed as Foss 97, 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, burned 1958
536292 Calico trawler 234 125 1943 deleted 1990
543958 ex-YTL ? tugboat 52 61 1944 later Shad W. Sanders, Doris L, Doris
532533 ex-YTL ? tugboat 50 61 1944 later Pronto, Seaway 2
1119218 ex-YFN ? freight barge 149 110 1944 later H, YC-1
512027 ex-YFN ? freight barge 336 110 1944 later KC 41
280477 Seafisher passenger 12 36 1945 deleted
258139 Arline trawler 40 50 1949
258247 Nancy Rose trawler 48 50 1949
257779 St. Peter trawler 40 50 1949 deleted 2002
260117 St. Peter trawler 44 50 1950
262266 Yankee trawler 51 50 1951 later Tlingit Lady
266209 Tormentor V recreational 29 45 1953 later Sea Bell, deleted 2007
267862 Little Mo tugboat 10 32 1954 deleted 2004
Berneval French Navy minesweeper MSO-450 780 172 23 Dec 1953 M-613, struck 1987
Bir Hacheim French Navy minesweeper MSO-451 780 172 24 Feb 1954 M-614, to Uruguay 1970 as Maldonado (MS-33): scrapped 1979
Garigliano French Navy minesweeper MSO-452 780 172 29 Apr 1954 M-617, sunk as target 1996
Alencon French Navy minesweeper MSO-453 780 172 23 Jun 1954 M-612, struck 1983
Dompaire French Navy minesweeper MSO-454 780 172 23 Jun 1954 M-616, struck 1987
My Tho French Navy minesweeper MSO-475 780 172 1 Dec 1953 M-615, struck 1989
Can Tho French Navy minesweeper MSO-476 780 172 1 Oct 1954 M-618, struck 1987
Vinh Long French Navy minesweeper MSO-477 780 172 5 Jan 1955 M-619, scrapped 1992
Sao Jorge Portuguese Navy minesweeper MSO-478 780 172 30 Apr 1954 M-415, discarded 1973
Pico Portuguese Navy minesweeper MSO-479 780 172 18 Jun 1954 M-416, discarded 1973, sunk in Ostend harbor
Olno Italian Navy minesweeper MSO-133 390 144 30 Mar 1954 M-5512, scrapped 1980
Pino Italian Navy minesweeper MSO-134 390 144 13 May 1954 M-5514, scrapped 1989
Pioppo Italian Navy minesweeper MSO-135 390 144 30 Jun 1954 M-5515, scrapped 1980
Platano Italian Navy minesweeper MSO-136 390 144 9 Sep 1954 M-5516, struck 1990
Quercia Italian Navy minesweeper MSO-137 390 144 4 Nov 1954 M-5517, struck 1981
Muhafiz Pakistani Navy minesweeper MSO-138 390 144 6 Feb 1955 M-163, sunk by Indian Navy 1971
Lagen Norwegian Navy minesweeper MSO-498 780 172 27 Sep 1955 M-950, to Belgium 1966 as A.F. Dufour (M-903), scrapped 2002
Nansen Norwegian Navy minesweeper MSO-499 780 172 1 Nov 1955 M-951, to Belgium 1966 as De Brouwer (M-904), scrapped 2002
Berlaimont French Navy minesweeper MSO-500 780 172 12 Dec 1955 M-620, struck 1989
Origny French Navy minesweeper MSO-501 780 172 23 Jan 1956 M-621, converted to A-640 in 1962
Autun French Navy minesweeper MSO-502 780 172 14 Mar 1956 M-622, scrapped 1985
Vireo US Navy minesweeper MSC-205 390 144 7 Jun 1955 to Fiji 1976 as Kiro (M-205): discarded 1985
Warbler US Navy minesweeper MSC-206 390 144 23 Jul 1955 to Fiji 1976 as Kula (M-206): discarded 1990
Whippoorwill US Navy minesweeper MSC-207 390 144 20 Oct 1955 to Singapore 1975 as Jupiter (M101): discarded 1990
Widgeon US Navy minesweeper MSC-208 390 144 16 Nov 1955 scrapped 1974
Woodpecker US Navy minesweeper MSC-209 390 144 3 Feb 1956 to Fiji 1976 as Kikau (M-204): discarded 1990
Zambales Philippine Navy minesweeper MSC-218 390 144 15 Feb 1956 struck 1979
Zamboanga del Norte Philippine Navy minesweeper MSC-219 390 144 3 Apr 1956 struck 1979
Jucar Spanish Navy minesweeper MSC-220 390 144 4 Jun 1956 M-23
Omosund Danish Navy minesweeper MSC-221 390 144 23 May 1956 struck 1982
676231 C-103967 US Navy 15 36 1956 later fishing vessel Oosik
523486 Cin-Mar unidentified 9 34 1956 deleted 2008
273804 Kemo Sabay Peter Kink trawler 46 49 1957 deleted 2010
273805 Patty J S. A. Johnson trawler 46 49 1957 deleted 2010
273844 Yankee Paul Glenovich trawler 46 49 1957 later Rebound, Sea Fury
273845 Yankee Boy Robert Glenovich trawler 46 49 1957
274080 Yankee Girl John Glenovich trawler 46 49 1957 deleted
Samsun Turkish Navy minesweeper MSC-268 390 144 30 Sep 1958 M-510
Ebro Spanish Navy minesweeper MSC-269 390 144 19 Dec 1958 M-26, struck 2005
Sinop Turkish Navy minesweeper MSC-270 390 144 23 Jan 1959 M-511, struck 2004
Surmene Turkish Navy minesweeper MSC-271 390 144 27 Mar 1959 M-512
Seddulbahir Turkish Navy minesweeper MSC-272 390 144 24 Apr 1959 M-513
Munsif Pakistani Navy minesweeper MSC-273 390 144 25 Jun 1959 struck 1979
Mukhtar Pakistani Navy minesweeper MSC-274 390 144 25 Jun 1959 struck 1995
Shahbaz Iranian Navy minesweeper MSC-275 390 144 22 Nov 1959 M-32, lost by fire 1975
Shahrokh Iranian Navy minesweeper MSC-276 390 144 28 Oct 1959 M-31
Cove US Navy minesweeper MSI-1 232 112 20 Nov 1958 scrapped 1984
Cape US Navy minesweeper MSI-2 232 112 27 Feb 1959 to Johns Hopkins 1970, returned 1985, sold 1992
285281 Admiral Peter Zuanich trawler 53 50 1961

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