Martinolich Shipbuilding
Dockton Wa, San Francisco Ca and Tacoma WA
Most recent update: January 3, 2021
Martinolich Shipbuilding was started by John A. Martinolich in Dockton and closed in 1930. His four sons restarted it in Tacoma in 1935, expanding to San Francisco (actually Oakland) and, briefly, to San Diego. The Tacoma yard was at 1112 Alexander Avenue, on the East side of the Blair Waterway, where Orion Marine is today: it was closed in 1974. The San Francisco yard was the old Hanlon Shipbuilding yard at the foot of 5th Avenue, in Oakland: it was sold to Crowley in 1953. The San Diego yard was at the foot of 28th Street, right in the middle of present-day NASSCO: it was sold to Lynch Shipbuilding in 1942 and was sold on to NASSCO in 1957. See the site of the Tacoma yard from the air on Google here. Note that there were two earlier Martinolich shipyards, both started by Croatian immigrants of that name. One was started by Venanzio Martinolich, who was John A.'s uncle, in Port Guichon BC, in about 1892: it is not clear when it closed. The other was started by Matteo Martinolich in Gulfport MS, in the 1890s and appears to have closed in 1922.
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O/N | Name | Customer | Type | GT | LOA | Delivered | Notes | |
Pre-War Construction in Dockton WA | ||||||||
201956 | Vashon | ferry | 132 | 94 | 1905 | burned 1911 in Anacortes | ||
204094 | Nightingale | trawler | 18 | 37 | 1907 | |||
204209 | Tyee | Charles Steele | tugboat | 14 | 44 | 1907 | ||
205434 | Leota | Robert F. Wallin | freighter | 14 | 45 | 1908 | ||
205638 | Rainier | Martin E. Skaret | trawler | 15 | 36 | 1908 | ||
206174 | Trygve | Trading Union Co | trawler | 15 | 38 | 1909 | ||
206402 | New Rustler | Topsy Dugaqua | trawler | 24 | 40 | 1909 | ||
206973 | Flying Cloud | Walter E. Johns | trawler | 20 | 37 | 1909 | ||
207146 | Three Brothers | Fred Friday | freighter | 18 | 40 | 1910 | ||
207644 | Aeroplane | Superior Packing | trawler | 19 | 41 | 1910 | ||
207675 | Verona | B. Rindall | passenger | 142 | 113 | 1910 | ||
208380 | Hydah | Jay F. Carroll | freighter | 47 | 58 | 1912 | ||
208596 | Nisqually | passenger | 255 | 127 | 1911 | |||
209640 | Kukak | George Hurlhurt | trawler | 31 | 1911 | |||
209684 | St. Nicholas | Hood Bay Salmon | trawler | 40 | 56 | 1912 | ||
211556 | Clatawa | Wm. P. Thornton | passenger | 71 | 86 | 1913 | to USN 1944 as YFB-50, destroyed by fire 1958 | |
166805 | A No. 1 | George N. McMillan | freight barge | 16 | 41 | 1914 | ||
212039 | Washington | Alaska Seaboard | dredge | 273 | 125 | 1914 | ||
212891 | Chomly | P. E. Harris & Co. | freighter | 53 | 66 | 1915 | ||
213251 | St. John | Pasco Dorotich | trawler | 30 | 50 | 1915 | later Western Sea, inactive 2007 | |
213319 | Elmer | Hjalmar Lauritzen | trawler | 30 | 50 | 1915 | ||
213392 | monitor | Spiro Janovich | trawler | 32 | 50 | 1915 | ||
215186 | Murla | Oxenbourg Bros. | trawler | 34 | 51 | 1917 | ||
215288 | Veribus | Jay Tasovic | trawler | 35 | 51 | 1917 | later Memories | |
214847 | Five Cs | freighter | 33 | 50 | 1917 | later Phoenix III | ||
220265 | Broadway | C. A. Linscott | freighter | 42 | 55 | 1920 | ||
221333 | Vashona | Vashon Navigation | passenger | 99 | 110 | 1922 | later Sightseer | |
221976 | Dolly C | Cary Davis Tug & barge | tugboat | 56 | 66 | 1922 | ||
222819 | Lake Constance | Olympic Navigation | passenger | 56 | 1922 | |||
223051 | Rosario | Puget Sound Navigation | passenger | 290 | 147 | 1923 | ||
223931 | Westward | Campbell Church Sr. | passenger | 112 | 1924 | listed in NRHP | ||
225566 | Theresa S | Michael Sarunich | trawler | 46 | 58 | 1926 | ||
225567 | Virginia E | Pacific American Fish | trawler | 70 | 69 | 1926 | ||
226381 | Westland | John S. Ross | trawler | 46 | 59 | 1927 | later Michael Jay, Lummi Boy | |
226464 | Antarctic | Paul Martinis | trawler | 46 | 59 | 1927 | ||
226465 | Iceland | Peter Bozanich | trawler | 46 | 59 | 1927 | ||
226552 | Queen City | Ernest F. Lampella | trawler | 11 | 37 | 1927 | ||
226677 | Dorothy L | Fred Pratsch | trawler | 16 | 38 | 1927 | ||
226735 | Lemes II | Michael Crisenola | freighter | 55 | 61 | 1927 | ||
226989 | Maryland | Henry C. Moller | yacht | 7 | 35 | 1927 | ||
227569 | Christine | Superior Packing | trawler | 53 | 62 | 1928 | ||
228686 | Janet G | P. H. Green | trawler | 33 | 50 | 1929 | later Anarose | |
War-Time Construction in Tacoma WA | ||||||||
235306 | Spartan | Anton Sumic | trawler | 210 | 85 | 1936 | to USN 1940 as Pipit (AMc-1), returned to owner 1944, Steven L | |
238281 | Dux | Angelo Malorana | trawler | 124 | 75 | 1936 | to USN 1942 as YP-299, returned 1946, Mary Carol, NLD | |
235391 | California Rose | Erasimo Alello | trawler | 106 | 75 | 1936 | to USN 1942 as YP-317, returned 1946 | |
235406 | A. C. Martinolich | A. C. Martinolich | trawler | 107 | 75 | 1936 | ||
234159 | Pacific Fisher | Coastwise Fisheries | trawler | 113 | 75 | 1937 | to USN 1941 as YP-86, to MARAD 1946 | |
237382 | El Capitan | Frank Spadare | trawler | 107 | 75 | 1937 | to USN 1942 as YP-304, returned 1946, NLD | |
237152 | J. A. Martinolich | J. A. Martinolich | trawler | 103 | 75 | 1938 | later Vivian A, to USN 1942 as YP-294, to MARAD 1946 | |
238737 | Juanita | Juanita Co. (Cal.) | trawler | 104 | 75 | 1939 | to USN 1942 as YP-303, returned 1946 | |
238885 | Exposition King | Exposition King (Cal.) | trawler | 95 | 75 | 1939 | to USN 1941 as AMb-3 1941, YP-361 1942, sold 1946 as Frances Marie, sold 1962 to Peruvian owners | |
239891 | Santa Rosa | Santa Rosa (Cal.) | trawler | 106 | 75 | 1940 | to USN 1941 as AMb-5 1941, YP-363 1942, sold 1946 as Santa Rosa | |
239693 | New Hope | Salvatore Ventimiglia | trawler | 107 | 75 | 1940 | to USN 1941 as AMb-6 1941, YP-364 1942, sold 1946 as New Hope, Nova | |
239694 | San Jose | trawler | 95 | 1940 | to USN 1941 as AMb-8 1941, YP-366 1942, sold 1943 | |||
238439 | Ardito | Paolo Sollazzo | trawler | 101 | 75 | 1939 | to USN 1941 as AMb-10 1941, YP-368 1942, sold 1943 | |
238772 | Stella Maris | Anthony Martinolich | trawler | 97 | 71 | 1939 | to USN 1941 as AMb-11 1941, YP-369 1942, sold 1946 as J. Ernandes | |
238346 | Dante Alighieri | John Yelusich | trawler | 95 | 71 | 1939 | to USN 1941 as AMb-12 1941, YP-370 1942, sold 1946 as Rosanna, foundered 1953 | |
238838 | San Giovanni | Benedetto Campagno | trawler | 106 | 75 | 1939 | to USN 1941 as AMb-14 1941, YP-372 1942, sold 1943 | |
238969 | El Cortez | Anthony Martinolich | trawler | 97 | 71 | 1939 | to USN 1941 as AMb-15 1941, YP-373 1942, sold 1946 as Petrina F | |
238881 | Belvedere | Anthony Martinolich | trawler | 95 | 71 | 1939 | to USN 1941 as AMb-16 1941, YP-374 1942, sold 1946 as Lucky Boy | |
239861 | Twin Brothers | Salvatore Malorana | trawler | 106 | 75 | 1940 | later Mitkof | |
248212 | J. A. Martinolich | J. A. Martinolich | trawler | 195 | 85 | 1940 | to USN 1942 as Hornbill (AMc-13), in collision and sank 1942 | |
250 | 256534 | A. C. Martinolich | trawler | 307 | 98 | 1941 | to USN 1942 as Rhea (AMc-58), sold 1946 as Elena | |
251 | 256152 | Speaker | A. C. Martinolich | trawler | 307 | 98 | 1941 | to USN 1942 as Ruff (AMc-59), sold 1946 as American Belle |
253 | St. Ann | A. C. Martinolich | trawler | 134 | 1941 | to USN 1941 as YP-517, sold 1946 as Sun Venus | ||
Sea Wolf | A. C. Martinolich | trawler | 103 | 1942 | to USN 1942 as YP-411, sold 1946 | |||
War-Time Construction in San Francisco CA | ||||||||
T-5 | US Army | boat, passenger-cargo | 65 | Sep 1942 | ||||
T-6 | US Army | boat, passenger-cargo | 65 | Sep 1942 | later Blue Spirit (ON 271689) | |||
T-7 | US Army | boat, passenger-cargo | 65 | Sep 1942 | ||||
T-49 | US Army | boat, passenger-cargo | 65 | Oct 1942 | later Makua (ON 293457) | |||
T-50 | US Army | boat, passenger-cargo | 65 | Oct 1942 | ||||
BSP-1046 | US Army | barge, self-prop. | 150 | Apr 1943 | ||||
BSP-1047 | US Army | barge, self-prop. | 150 | May 1943 | ||||
BSP-1048 | US Army | barge, self-prop. | 150 | June 1943 | ||||
BSP-1049 | US Army | barge, self-prop. | 150 | July 1943 | ||||
BSP-1050 | US Army | barge, self-prop. | 150 | Aug 1943 | ||||
BSP-1051 | US Army | barge, self-prop. | 150 | Sep 1943 | ||||
BSP-1052 | US Army | barge, self-prop. | 150 | Oct 1943 | ||||
BSP-1053 | US Army | barge, self-prop. | 150 | Nov 1943 | ||||
BSP-1054 | US Army | barge, self-prop. | 150 | Dec 1943 | ||||
BSP-1055 | US Army | barge, self-prop. | 150 | Dec 1943 | ||||
FS-46 | US Army | freighter | 270 | 114 | May 1943 | |||
FS-47 | US Army | freighter | 270 | 114 | Aug 1943 | later a bed-and-breakfast in B.C. | ||
FS-238 | US Army | freighter | 540 | 148 | Mar 1944 | to USN 1950 as AKL-33 | ||
FS-239 | US Army | freighter | 540 | 148 | May 1944 | |||
FS-240 | US Army | freighter | 540 | 148 | July 1944 | |||
FS-241 | US Army | freighter | 540 | 148 | Sep 1944 | sold as Nordic Maid | ||
FS-242 | US Army | freighter | 540 | 148 | Nov 1944 | sold as Pomare | ||
244142 | Fleetwood | Oceanic LLC | trawler | 119 | 78 | 1943 | ||
246336 | Melissa Chris | Gary Mulligan | trawler | 114 | 78 | 1944 | later Cape Ommaney | |
246667 | Gallant | Alaska Fisheries | trawler | 111 | 74 | 1944 | ||
271507 | Balaena | Trident Seafoods | trawler | 192 | 99 | 1944 | ||
278273 | Blue Meridian | Global Fisheries | trawler | 638 | 139 | 1944 | ||
250906 | Alert | Harold Sommer | tugboat | 8 | 32 | 1946 | ||
258260 | Miss Rose Ann | Marie J. Ferrante | trawler | 18 | 39 | 1949 | ||
Post-War Construction in Tacoma WA | ||||||||
288390 | Ashley C | Robert K. Johnson | trawler | 41 | 46 | 1962 | later Parrakeet | |
290792 | Madre Dolorosa | Don B. Vinson | trawler | 52 | 49 | 1963 | ||
294321 | Vaya Con Dios | Roderick C. Harvie | trawler | 55 | 50 | 1964 | NLD | |
298317 | Jenny Foss | Foss Maritime | tugboat | 87 | 65 | 1965 | later Seaco, St. Michael | |
298837 | Josie Foss | Foss Maritime | tugboat | 73 | 60 | 1965 | later Roland Brusco, Sr. | |
501167 | Sea Queen | Pacific Tow boat | tugboat | 88 | 65 | 1965 | later Mathilda Foss, Peril Strait, Sarah C | |
502779 | Peggy Jo | O. E. Dyson | trawler | 197 | 90 | 1966 | ||
503426 | Melia Foss | Foss Maritime | tugboat | 87 | 65 | 1966 | later Chatham Strait, Island Wind, Cy | |
504407 | Myrtle Foss | Foss Maritime | tugboat | 87 | 65 | 1966 | later Nissavery, Avery O | |
505580 | Lucky Island | Robert Freeman | trawler | 55 | 50 | 1966 | ||
375 | 507788 | Pacific Master | Pacific Tow boat | tugboat | 119 | 73 | 1967 | later Kainani, Catherine Foss, Lynx |
378 | 510706 | San Pedro | Wilmington Transportation | tugboat | 164 | 86 | 1967 | later Pacific Combi, Combi |
511698 | Alaskan Peninsula | Alaskan Adventures | tour boat | 184 | 85 | 1967 | later North Pacific Gold | |
513288 | Heritage | Jay L. Erickson | tour boat | 18 | 36 | 1968 | ||
513840 | Claudia Foss | Foss Maritime | tugboat | 97 | 73 | 1968 | later Thor, Claudia Foss, Claudia, Triumph | |
516344 | Martha Foss | Foss Maritime | tugboat | 93 | 74 | 1968 | later Katha C | |
517272 | Aleutian Rover | Hjelle Enterprises | trawler | 292 | 119 | 1968 | later Royal Pelagic, Maria Cleofas | |
518581 | Betsy L | Brix Maritime | tugboat | 107 | 73 | 1969 | ||
520072 | Pacific Voyager | Liland Enterprises | trawler | 183 | 75 | 1969 | NLD | |
521927 | Royal Pacific | Forde Enterprises | trawler | 194 | 75 | 1969 | ||
522596 | Viking King | Northern Reefer | trawler | 179 | 70 | 1969 | NLD | |
387 | 523790 | Royal Princess | Royal Princess Cruises | tour boat | 94 | 147 | 1969 | NLD |
388 | 523393 | Vestfjord | Olympic Sports Inc. | trawler | 195 | 75 | 1969 | sank south of Kodiak 1989 |
392 | Aries | Pan-Alaska Fisheries | trawler | 197 | 1971 | |||
394 | 526140 | Western Meteor | Western Transportation | tugboat | 272 | 104 | 1970 | later Liberty |
397 | 535675 | American Star | Hjelle Enterprises | trawler | 192 | 94 | 1971 | wrecked on Otter Island |
398 | 532599 | Kootznahoo | Boyer Towing | barge | 312 | 132 | 1971 | |
399 | 536322 | Anela | Blue Heron crane | trawler | 150 | 87 | 1972 | |
402 | 538431 | Rainier | Rainier Investments | trawler | 198 | 94 | 1972 | later Debbie Sue |
403 | 546226 | Gryphon | Gryphon Enterprises | yacht | 187 | 88 | 1973 | |
404 | 542651 | Nordic Fury | Fury Group | trawler | 198 | 95 | 1972 | |
548750 | Paragon II | Erling Jackobsen | trawler | 196 | 94 | 1973 | later Paragon | |
548685 | Scorpio | FY Fisheries | trawler | 196 | 109 | 1973 | later Seadawn | |
550839 | Betty N | G. Nabeshima | trawler | 161 | 79 | 1973 | later Pacific Paradise | |
553830 | Tarantino III | trawler | 101 | 65 | 1973 | later Coast Pride | ||
559849 | Firecracker | trawler | 197 | 94 | 1974 | later school ship Alaska Sea | ||
412 | 558637 | Shaman | Dal-Car Maritime | trawler | 198 | 94 | 1974 | later Alaskan Leader, Wild Alaskan |
413 | 556578 | Aquarian | trawler | 197 | 103 | 1974 | later Nordic Provider | |
414 | 560532 | Commodore | trawler | 268 | 115 | 1974 | later Anita J | |
415 | 561934 | Pacific Fury | Fury Group | trawler | 196 | 95 | 1974 |