Bellingham Marine ~ Shipbuilding History

Bellingham Marine

Bellingham WA

Most recent update: August 22, 2016.

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. See it from the air on Google here.

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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