Welch board was being used in construction of a tuna clipper at Western Boat. Two men are completing the plywood covering over the upper deck of the fishing vessel. Ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association, Jack Leik. TPL-9052

Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Western Boat Building Co. (Tacoma); Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma); Plywood; Fishing boats--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Western Boat Building is about to launch the first ship christened by a WAVE in Tacoma. The 128 foot YP628, a Navy patrol craft, will be sponsored by Lt. Mary Salber, Senior WAVE. Group of eleven Navy WAVES standing in front of the U.S. Navy YP628 prior to launching. The WAVES are standing behind platform that has a list of the Army and Navy ships that have been built by Western Boat (T.Times, 2/15/45, p. 1).

Women--Military service; Launchings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Government vessels--Tacoma; Western Boat Building Co. (Tacoma);

Western Boat Building Company has just completed and launched the "Mary E. Petrich", the largest tuna clipper ever built. The new vessel is 149-1/2 feet long, has a 34 foot beam, 1,600 horsepower submarine type diesel engine, and cost about $500,000 to build. The tuna clipper was named after Martin Petrich's late wife; view of the "Mary E. Petrich" being led out by tugboats, shortly after being christened (T. Times, 3/16/49, p. 1). TPL-8988

Launchings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fishing boats--Tacoma; Western Boat Building Co. (Tacoma);