Launching of the "Bev Marie". The 113 foot tuna clipper was built for Captain Paul Lynn. She could carry a crew of 14 and a small seaplane, the first ship to be built in Tacoma with plans for a plane. She had a refrigerated capacity to carry 230 tons of fish. (TNT, 4/22/1950, p.7) TPL-9029

Launchings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Fishing boats--Tacoma--1950-1960; J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp. (Tacoma);

Exterior of building at Western Boat Building Company owned by the Petrich family. Boat building under construction. Series ordered by Mr. Brian, Rainbow Contractors, Tacoma.

Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Western Boat Building Co. (Tacoma);

Fire damage at Martinac Shipbuilding.

Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp. (Tacoma); Fires--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Sea trials of the tuna clipper "Mona Lisa," built by J.M. Martinac and owned by John Correia & Associates. The ship was powered by a 615 HP 8 cylinder Superior engine, backed up by two auxiliary 150 HP General Motors-Cleveland diesels. She had a refrigerated cargo capacity of 230 tons, and had 10 cargo wells in the hull and 3 refrigerated bait tanks on deck. About 40 guests were on board for the trial run including Earl M. Nielsen, President and General Manager of the California Tuna Canning Co. for whom the boat will fish, Joe Correia, skipper and part owner of the new craft and numerous maritime and fishing leaders. ("Pacific Fisherman" June 1951, pg. 29-31 & TNT 3/25/1951, pg. B-3) TPL-9035

Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Fishing boats--Tacoma--1950-1960; J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp. (Tacoma); Ship trials--Tacoma--1950-1960;

The 87-foot exploratory vessel John R. Manning, constructed by the Puget Sound Boat Building Corp. for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, was driven by a 6-cylinder, 11 1/2" x 15" Washington Iron Works diesel engine delivering 300hp at 325 rpm. Based in Honolulu, the ship made extensive explorations into the central Pacific.

Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Puget Sound Boat Building Corp. (Tacoma);

The tuna clipper Hortensia-Bertin, built by Tacoma Boat Building Co., heads out from Commencement Bay February 8, 1950 bound for the tuna seas. The vessel, owned by Capt. O. E. Bertin and designed by Arthur DeFever of San Pedro, was outstanding in the field of communications both internal and ship to shore. The ship was built of wood and was 103' in length and 25' 10" in beam with a hull identical to the Coronado, built by Peterson Boat Building Co., Tacoma. TPL-9027

Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Tacoma Boat Building Co., Inc. (Tacoma); Fishing boats--Tacoma--1950-1960; Ship trials--Tacoma--1940-1950;

The Hortensia-Bertin sits in the ways building at Tacoma Boat Building ready for launching into Commencement Bay. The large tuna clipper was designed by Arthur DeFever of San Pedro, and measured 103' x 24'10". O.E. Bertin would be her captain. She would have outstanding communication capabilities with radiophone and code instruments, a Northern Radio sending set and a National receiver. She was capable of carrying a crew of 20 and 185 tons of fish at 10 knots. Her home port was to be Tegucigalpa, Honduras. (TNT, 1/5/1950, p.21; Pacific Fisherman, April 1950, p.26; Pacific Fisherman, October 1950, p.12) TPL-9024

Launchings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fishing boats--Tacoma; Tacoma Boat Building Co., Inc. (Tacoma);

Launching of the John N. Cobb at Western Boat. L-R, Mrs. Emmett Egan and Mrs. Margaret E. Johnson, wife of Captain Sheldon W. Johnson, stand ready to christen the John N. Cobb, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service exploratory vessel. She was named after John N. Cobb, the first Dean of the School of Fisheries of the University of Washington, who had also served with the United States Bureau of Fisheries. Ordered for the Seattle Times by Mr. R.H. Calkins. (Marine Digest, 2/4/1950)

Launchings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Western Boat Building Co. (Tacoma); Egan, Emmett--Family; Johnson, Margaret E.;

Western Boat. A view of the interior of the fishing boat, Mary E. Petrich, and the switchboard that was the electrical control center for the working fishing boat. She was built by Western Boat Building in 1949. TPL-9015

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

Western Boat, C. Mann. A view of the helm of the Mary E. Petrich. Windows curve around the controls and communications equipment in this well lit enclosure. TPL-9011

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

Tacoma Boat Building Company was started by two fishermen, Arne Strom and Haldor Dahl, who "came home from the sea" in 1936. They began building wooden seiners, halibut boats and trollers, those typical of the Pacific Northwest fishing types. In 1941 the partners decided to go into government work and were awarded the prestigious E Award in 1942. By 1946 they had returned to building fishing boats. Interior view of boat built by Tacoma Boat Building Company; view of the galley. TPL-9020

Tacoma Boat Building Co., Inc. (Tacoma); Boats--Tacoma; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Galleys (Ship kitchens); Cupboards--Tacoma; Stoves--Tacoma;

Boat interior. The interior of a Tacoma built fish boat showing the switchboard, the control panel for the electrical elements of the boat. TPL-9003

Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Boat engines; Tacoma Boat Building Co., Inc. (Tacoma);

Boat interior. The interior of a newly completed fishing boat showing a small chapel. This is most likely the Virginia R completed by Tacoma Boat Building Company on January 29, 1949. TPL-9004

Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fishing boats--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma Boat Building Co., Inc. (Tacoma); Chapels--Tacoma;

Tacoma Boat Building Company.The Virginia R, a new tuna clipper built by the Tacoma Boat Building Company for Captain Manuel Ribiero, was completed January 29, 1949. This elevated view shows the 108' x 26' x 13.6" fishing boat on her sea trials. A covered bait deck is shown on her stern. Tacoma Boat advertised as of 1954 that they had wooden "sticks" for keels up to 16" x 18" x 108'. (TNT, 2/15/1949, p. B-5) TPL-9001

Tacoma Boat Building Co., Inc. (Tacoma); Fishing boats--Tacoma--1940-1950; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Ship trials--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Sea Rose was a 70 foot purse seiner, designed by Mike Kazulin and built by Kazulin-Cole Shipbuilding Corp. The purse seiner was built for Peter Skarponi and John Zorovich of Gig Harbor. The fishing boat was designed for operations in Alaskan waters. View of people on board the "Sea Rose" on January 8, 1949. (T. Times, 1/10/49, p. 5). TPL-9212

Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Launchings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fishing boats--Tacoma--1940-1950; Kazulin-Cole Shipbuilding Corp. (Tacoma);

Peterson Boat Building was launching a 98-foot wooden tuna purse seiner in April of 1947 which was also capable of sardine seining. The fishing vessel was built for John and George Stanovich and Louis LeMont of San Pedro, California. The boat was christened as the "Golden West," with Mrs. John Stanovich as sponsor. Mrs. Stanovich is pictured above holding her bouquet and the champagne bottle just before the ship christening. After completion, the "Golden West" was headed south to fish for tuna on behalf of the French Sardine Co. (T. Times, 4/2/47, p. 9 & Pacific Fisherman, Jan. 1948, p. 185). TPL-8924

Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Launchings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Stanovich, John--Family; Fishing boats--Tacoma--1940-1950; Peterson Boat Building Co. (Tacoma);

Pacific Boat Building Company, sea trials of "Sun King". A view of Sun King's starboard side. Pacific Boat Building Company was operated by John B. and Robert J. Breskovich and Joseph S. Rosin at this time. TPL-8933

Pacific Boat Building Co. (Tacoma); Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fishing boats--Tacoma--1940-1950; Ship trials--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Pacific Boat Building Company, sea trials of "Sun King". An aerial view of Sun King showing her decks. This tuna clipper was 112 ft. x 26.5 ft. x 14 ft. She was built for Joseph Fernandes and Sun Harbor Packing Company of San Diego. She was a sister ship of Sun Voyager and had a 550 h.p engine. (Pacific Fisherman Yearbook 1949, p. 301 & 320) TPL-8932

Pacific Boat Building Co. (Tacoma); Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fishing boats--Tacoma--1940-1950; Ship trials--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Tacoma Boat Building Company. "Lynda" and "Eileen" water trials. The two fishing boats are seen on Commencement Bay. TPL-8926

Tacoma Boat Building Co., Inc. (Tacoma); Ship trials--Tacoma--1940-1950; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Tacoma Boat Building Company. "Lynda" water trials. TPL-8927

Tacoma Boat Building Co., Inc. (Tacoma); Ship trials--Tacoma--1940-1950; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fishing boats--Tacoma--1940-1950;

The newly constructed office building at Peterson Boat Building Co. The shipyard was founded by father and son George and John Peterson. Their yard adjoined the Foss Yard (225 E F) at the outer edge of the Middle Waterway. The small yard was in the final stages of construction in early 1943 and preparing for operation. Their specialty was fishing vessels. They continued in business at this site, until it burned in 1969.

Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Charts; Peterson Boat Building Co. (Tacoma);

Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper YMS 241. The minesweeper was built at Tacoma Boat Building, with the hull laid in May of 1942 and the vessel completed by February of 1943. It was commissioned as the USS YMS 241. The boat was transferred to the Soviet Union in July of 1945 as T-591. It was struck from the naval register in October of 1956 and scrapped. During the war, it was used to sweep mines laid by enemy subs. (www.navesource.org)

Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma Boat Building Co., Inc. (Tacoma); Boats--1940-1950;

Sea-Tac (Seattle Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation) Pipefitters, Pierce County Inter-League basketball team, another team on court. (T. Times)

Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. (Tacoma)--People; Basketball players--Tacoma--1940-1950; World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--Tacoma;

Photographs from a dinner for Charles D. Gillet, hosted by the Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard. Mr. Gillet is listed in the 1942 City Directory as a "loftsman" at Sea-Tac. He and his wife Louise resided at 5112 N. 46th St. The location of the dinner party is unknown.

Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. (Tacoma)--People; Gillet, Charles D.--Celebrations;

Initiation of SeattleTacoma Shipbuilding Corporation employees at Elk's Club. Man at microphone on stage. [Also dated 03-29-1943]

Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. (Tacoma); World War, 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects--Tacoma; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Elks Club (Tacoma);

Puget Sound Boat Building Company. The newly launched boat is just entering the water after sliding down the ways from the ways building. Flags are still attached to her prow and decks. TPL-8936

Puget Sound Boat Building Corp. (Tacoma); Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Launchings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Waterfronts; Tugboats--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Puget Sound Boat. An interior view of a fishing vessel showing the chart storage and navigation table next to the communications system. TPL-8942

Puget Sound Boat Building Corp. (Tacoma); Fishing boats--Tacoma; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Puget Sound Boat. An interior view of a fishing vessel showing the refrigeration units. TPL-8940

Puget Sound Boat Building Corp. (Tacoma); Fishing boats--Tacoma; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Puget Sound Boat. An interior view of a fishing vessel showing the sleeping quarters. Bunk beds line the hull of the boat. Drawers for each of the crew are below the bunks and a bench stands in the middle. The walls are lined with plywood. TPL-8941

Puget Sound Boat Building Corp. (Tacoma); Fishing boats--Tacoma; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Crew quarters;

Tacoma Boat, the "Defiance". Four men including Arne Strom (left) and Haldor Dahl (second from right), owners of Tacoma Boat, stand on the upper deck of the Defiance. TPL-8946

Tacoma Boat Building Co., Inc. (Tacoma); Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Dahl, Haldor; Strom, Arne; Ship trials--Tacoma--1940-1950;