Foss Shipyard ~ Shipbuilding History

Foss Shipyard

Tacoma Wa, Rainier or and Seattle WA

Most recent update: November 2, 2021.

Over the years, Foss has operated several small shipyards. In recent times, their shipyard in Rainier, which they acquired from Brix Maritime in 1977 and was their primary repair yard, was expanded to build tugs. Foss closed this yard, however, in 2018, concentrating their needs at their repair yard in Seattle, which had limited new construction capacity. This yard was closed in 2021.

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	O/N	Name	Customer	Type	GT	LOA	Built	Notes
Built in Tacoma WA by Foss Launch & Tug Co.
	226796	Foss No. 11	Foss Launch & tugboat	tugboat	29	52	1927	later Pamela J
	228259	Drew Foss	Foss Launch & tugboat	tugboat	34	53	1929	later Beverly Ann II 1976, Drew Foss
	229315	Justine Foss	Foss Launch & tugboat	tugboat	39	57	1930	scuttled at Wake Island 1944
	229948	Peter Foss	Foss Launch & tugboat	tugboat	58	62	1930	later Lutak Pride 1974, Rafe Aaron
	231160	Henrietta Foss	Foss Launch & tugboat	tugboat	24	49	1931
	232662	Thea Foss	Foss Launch & tugboat	launch	40	54	1933	later J-2036, Mitlite
	239521	Oswell Foss	Foss Launch & tugboat	tugboat	77	70	1940	to USN 1940 as Metea (YN-41, YNT-9), sold 1947 as Oswell Foss
		Lela Foss	Foss Launch & tugboat	tugboat		32	1942	later Molly Hogan 1959, sank 1965
	242468	Joe Foss	Foss Launch & tugboat	tugboat	15	43	1942	later Little Toot 1972, Joe
Built in Rainier or by Foss Shipyard
1	1151101	B-11-A	Port of Portland	barge	60	60	Apr 2003
2	1158064	Mikioi	Hawaiian tugboat	tugboat	160	73	15 Mar 2004
3	1172744	Morgan Foss	Foss Maritime	tugboat	144	73	17 Jan 2005	later Pi Ilani
4	1177724	Campbell Foss	Foss Maritime	tugboat	144	73	19 Dec 2005
5	1185956	Revolution	AMNAV	tugboat	144	73	21 Jun 2006
6	1193138	Leo	Constellation tugboat	tugboat	144	73	9 Nov 2006	later Signet Magic, Bridget McAllister
7	1196784	Independence	AMNAV	tugboat	144	73	19 Mar 2007	later Pacific Tractor, Independence
8	1202954	Sandra Hugh	AMNAV	tugboat	144	73	8 Aug 2007
9	1208213	Patricia Ann	AMNAV	tugboat	144	73	11 Jan 2008
10	1211684	Alta June	AMNAV	tugboat	144	73	10 Jul 2008
11	1216669	Carolyn Dorothy	Foss Maritime	tugboat	145	73	12 Dec 2008	Hybrid power
12	1222874	Drake	San Francisco Pilots	station boat	190	97	9 Dec 2009
13	1219510	Lucy Foss	Foss Maritime	tugboat	98	61	3 Jun 2009
14	1224256	Ava Foss	Foss Maritime	Service boat	56	60	15 Sep 2010
15	1231960	Capt. Frank Moody	Delta Western	tugboat	166	73	9 May 2011
17	1238813	Connor Foss	Foss Maritime	pilot boat	74	63	6 Jun 2012
18	1238775	Sanpoil	Washington DoT	ferry	97	110	31 Aug 2013
19	1246298	Emmett Foss	Foss Maritime	tugboat	145	76	26 Jun 2013
20	1254222	Michelle Foss	Foss Maritime	tugboat	295	123	16 Apr 2015
21	1254223	Denise Lynn	Foss Maritime	tugboat	295	123	2 Jun 2016	later Denise Foss
22	1254224	Nicole Kathleen	Foss Maritime	tugboat	295	123	25 Apr 2017	later Nicole Foss
Built in Seattle WA by Foss Shipyard
1	1252653	Protector/Fireboat 20	Port of Long Beach	fireboat	293	101	25 Jun 2015
3	1271225	Vigilance/Fireboat 15	Port of Long Beach	fireboat	298	101	31 Jan 2017