Ship "Phoenix" in Tacoma. Large cargo vessel with small superstructure amidships, another with funnel at the stern. Wooden warehouses on pier, lumber mills and Tacoma skyline in background, pod of logs floating in foreground. (filed with Argentum)

Cargo ships--Tacoma--1930-1940; Shipping--Tacoma--1930-1940; Logs;

Ship "Phoenix," a large cargo vessel with small superstructure amidships, another with funnel at the stern, being helped to pier by tugboat. Warehouses on pier, lumber mills and Tacoma skyline in background, pod of logs floating in water. (filed with Argentum)

Cargo ships--Tacoma--1930-1940; Shipping--Tacoma--1930-1940; Logs;

A large cargo vessel being helped to pier by tugboat. Warehouses on pier, lumber mills and Tacoma skyline in background, pod of logs floating in water. (filed with Argentum)

Cargo ships--Tacoma--1930-1940; Shipping--Tacoma--1930-1940; Logs;

ca. 1935. Defiance Lumber Company. Pulled up at the dock are a large freighter and a barge stacked with lumber. (filed with Argentum)

Cargo ships--Tacoma; Shipping--Tacoma--1930-1940; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Defiance Lumber Co. (Tacoma);

The Tenkai Maru, a boat with Japanese registry, is docked at Port Alice, British Columbia. The Japanese flag is flying on deck. Forklifts carrying wrapped packages move closer to the ship in preparation to load them aboard. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant.

Ships--Japanese; Flags;

Shipping scenes at Port Piers, Studio Spec. Bob. Ships at Baker and Weyerhaeuser Docks. A view looking across the City Waterway west towards Tacoma. Ships are tied at the Baker Dock Company and the Weyerhaeuser Line, a steamship line that ran from Shaffer Terminals at the foot of Division Avenue. Barrels lie of the dock in the foreground.

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Shipping scenes at Port Piers, Studio Spec. Bob. Ships at Baker and Weyerhaeuser Docks at the foot of Division Avenue. Cargo ships are docked at the Baker Dock Company and Shaffer Terminal while buildings along the bluffs of Tacoma face outwards over Commencement Bay.

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Chlorine tanks are securely fastened on a barge which was dockside on April 23, 1954. There are three separate sets of rails on board to accomodate the tanks. The freighter, Mogul, out of Vancouver, British Columbia, is by the barge's side. The bridge shown in the distance between the two vessels possibly spans the Hylebos Waterway. Photograph ordered by the Griffith Steamship Ltd.

Cargo ships--Tacoma; Storage tanks--Tacoma;

Three tanks full of chlorine are are tightly wedged into place on board a barge in April, 1954. The vessel, Mogul, is docked nearby. By 1954, Tacoma was home to many large chemical producing companies, including Hooker Electrochemical and Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company of Washington. Chlorine and also caustic soda were made and then shipped, by boat and rail, to pulp and paper mills. Photograph ordered by Griffith Steamship Ltd.

Cargo ships--Tacoma; Storage tanks--Tacoma; Chemical industry--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Polaris Steamship Co.- view of ship "Franklin Berwin" with New York registry. The large ship flies the American flag. It is docked at the grain elevators for loading. The large metal tubes extending from the ship to an area above may be used to fill this ship's hold with grain.

Ships; Shipping--Tacoma; Cargo ships--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Polaris Steamship Co.- view of ship "Franklin Berwin" with New York registry. The large freighter is tied up at the dock near the grain elevators. The long tubes extending down from the elevator area into the ship may be used for loading the ship's hold with grain.

Ships; Shipping--Tacoma; Cargo ships--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Polaris Steamship Co.- view of ship "Franklin Berwin" with New York registry. Ship is docked at the grain elevators for loading. Long tubes extend from the raised platform on the dock into the ship. These tubes were possibly used to load the ship's cargo holds with grain.

Ships; Shipping--Tacoma; Cargo ships--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Crew of the freighter Wildwood stand on dock by bow of ship in Tacoma in this photograph dated April 18, 1940. Walter Arntz, Captain, shown in left top inset. The vessel had returned to Tacoma from mid Pacific to unload her hot cargo of copper, brass and machinery.

Arntz, Walter; Cargo ships; Shipping--Tacoma--1940-1950;

ca. 1960. The American flag flies proudly over the ship "Argyll" as she docks in Tacoma in 1960. The cargo ship is preparing to load or unload a shipment on behalf of the Hooker Electrochemical Co. Hooker had a dock on the Hylebos Waterway facilitating transfer of Hooker chemical products.

Cargo ships--Tacoma--1960-1970; Flags--United States; Hooker Electrochemical Co. (Tacoma);

Overhead view of deck arrangement on the PGM 61. The patrol boat, built by J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp., was undergoing trials on April 1, 1963. The "PGM" designation stood for Motor Gunboat. During WWII, PGMs were designed to operate with PT boats but were found to be more effective working with mine sweepers in blowing up mines cut loose by the sweepers.

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Broadside view of PGM 61 at full speed during trials on April 1, 1963. The patrol boat was built by the J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp. for the Navy. Later it would be transferred to South Vietnam as the Nam Du.

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Broadside view of the "Widgeon" as she undergoes sea trials on August 13, 1964. Photograph ordered by the J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp.

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Broadside view of the "Connie Jean" undergoing sea trials on April 20, 1966. The 150-foot tuna seiner was built by Martinac Shipbuilding and launched in December, 1965. She is the sister-ship of the "Eastern Pacific" also built by Martinac. The "Connie Jean" will be used in the San Pedro area. She has a frozen fish capacity of 530 tons and carries a crew of 14. Photograph ordered by Martinac Shipbuilding. (TNT 12-13-65, p. 9) TPL-9059

Ship trials--Tacoma--1960-1970; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1960-1970; Fishing boats--Tacoma--1960-1970;

The fishing vessel, "Connie Jean," undergoes sea trials on April 20, 1966. Her prow carves a path through the quiet waters of Commencement Bay. The tuna seiner was built by Martinac Shipbuilding. She is under the command of Capt. Eugene Cabral of San Diego and will carry a crew of 14. The "Connie Jean," named after the captain's daughter, has a frozen fish capacity of 530 tons. She will be used in the San Pedro area. Color photograph ordered by Martinac Shipbuilding. (TNT 12-13-65, p. 9) TPL-9060 B&W negative)

Ship trials--Tacoma--1960-1970; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1960-1970; Fishing boats--Tacoma--1960-1970;

The "Point Judith" was built by J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding in Tacoma, launched on March 16, 1966, and commissioned that July. She is pictured above undergoing sea trials in mid-July of 1966. "Point Judith" was the first of 26 new Point Class 82-foot Coast Guard cutters built to replace similar cutters sent to Vietnam. This patrol boat was designed to have light steel hulls and aluminum superstructures. The "Point Judith" would spend her life stationed in California, at San Pedro and Santa Barbara. She was used for law enforcement and search-and-rescue operations until being decommissioned in January, 1992, and transferred to Venezuela. "Point Judith" was the first cutter built outside the Coast Guard's own shipyards in Curtis Bay, MD. Costs for the 26 cutters averaged approximately $400,000 apiece. Ordered by J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding. (TNT 10-30-66, A-17); (www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/history/WEBCUTTERS/Point_Judith.html; Newell, Gordon: Maritime Events of 1966, McCurdy: Marine History of the Pacific N.W.1966-1976);

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The "Point Judith" was built by J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding in Tacoma, launched on March 16, 1966, and commissioned that July. She is pictured above undergoing sea trials in mid-July of 1966. "Point Judith" was the first of 26 new Point Class 82-foot Coast Guard cutters built to replace similar cutters sent to Vietnam. This patrol boat was designed to have light steel hulls and aluminum superstructures. The "Point Judith" would spend her life stationed in California, at San Pedro and Santa Barbara. She was used for law enforcement and search-and-rescue operations until being decommissioned in January, 1992, and transferred to Venezuela. "Point Judith" was the first cutter built outside the Coast Guard's own shipyards in Curtis Bay, MD. Costs for the 26 cutters averaged approximately $400,000 apiece. Ordered by J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding. (TNT 10-30-66, A-17); (www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/history/WEBCUTTERS/Point_Judith.html; Newell, Gordon: Maritime Events of 1966, McCurdy: Marine History of the Pacific N.W.1966-1976);

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Broadside view of the "Point Lobos." Built by the J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp., the "Point Lobos," CG 82366, was commissioned on May 29, 1967. She was a Point Class 82-foot patrol boat built for the Coast Guard. The boat had a mild steel hull and aluminum superstructure. She had two Cummins 800-hp diesels. Photograph ordered by the J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp. while ship was undergoing sea trials. (www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/history/WEBCUTTERS/Point_Lobos.html)

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Waves break across the bow of the "Pacific Queen" tuna seiner as she undergoes sea trials on January 11, 1968. The all-steel, 165-foot vessel was launched on September 16, 1967, at Martinac Shipbuilding. Manned by a crew of 13, she could carry 650 tons of frozen tuna. Photograph ordered by J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding. (TNT 9-10-67, C-23, TNT 9-17-67, C-19) TPL-9127

Ship trials--Tacoma--1960-1970; Fishing boats--Tacoma--1960-1970; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1960-1970; J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp. (Tacoma);

The all-steel tuna seiner, "Pacific Queen," in sea trials. January 11, 1968, saw the Martinac-built fishing vessel undergoing sea trials before she was turned over to new owners, Joseph and Edward Gann of San Diego. She had been launched on September 16, 1967, with Mrs. Manuel O. Virissimo, wife of the new skipper, as sponsor. The "Pacific Queen" was the second boat built for Virissimo by Martinac; the first was the "Historic," a wooden tuna boat built 1949-50. The "Pacific Queen" would be manned by a crew of 13; she was capable of carrying 650 tons of frozen tuna. (TNT 9-10-67, C-23; TNT 9-17-67, C-19) TPL-9133b

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Sea trials of the "Pacific Queen." A broadside view of the fishing boat, the "Pacific Queen," as she undergoes sea trials on January 11, 1968. Built by Martinac Shipbuilding for owners Joseph and Edward Gann of San Diego, the "Pacific Queen" was launched on September 16, 1967. She measured 165-feet in length and was constructed entirely of steel. (TNT 9-10-67, C-23, TNT 9-17-67, C-19) TPL-9128

Ship trials--Tacoma--1960-1970; Fishing boats--Tacoma--1960-1970; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1960-1970; J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp. (Tacoma);

Additional view of "Pacific Queen." The "Pacific Queen," an all-steel tuna seiner, underwent sea trials in January of 1968. Built by Martinac Shipbuilding, she was launched in September of 1967. Once sea trials were completed, she would be turned over to her new owners, Joseph & Edward Gann of San Diego. The 165-foot fishing vessel had a 650-ton frozen tuna capacity.

Ship trials--Tacoma--1960-1970; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1960-1970; Fishing boats--Tacoma--1960-1970; J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp. (Tacoma);

Sea trials. The tuna-seiner "Cabrillo" churns through the waters of Commencement Bay on a beautiful spring day in 1968. She was undergoing sea trials before being turned over to Joseph Soares of San Diego who would use her to fish out of Puerto Rico. The 166-foot vessel with a 34-foot beam was launched by J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding on February 17, 1968. She would be able to hold 650 tons of tuna. (TNT 2-11-68, A-26, TNT 2-18-68, C-21) TPL-9134a

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The 166-foot tuna seiner, "Cabrillo," plows through the water as she undergoes sea trials in late May of 1968. The "Cabrillo" was launched on February 17, 1968, at J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding. Her beam is 34 feet. Martinac built the "Cabrillo" for Joseph Soares of San Diego. (TNT 2-11-68, A-26, TNT 2-18-68, C-21) TPL-9130

Ship trials--Tacoma--1960-1970; Fishing boats--Tacoma--1960-1970; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1960-1970; J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp. (Tacoma);

Sea trials. The "Cabrillo," elegant in its blue, white, and red coloring, quietly completes sea trials in late May, 1968. Water is being released through the scupper. She had been launched by J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding on February 17, 1968, with Gale Marie Soares as sponsor. The large vessel was built to carry 650 tons of tuna and would be used for fishing in Puerto Rican waters. Photograph ordered by J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp. (TNT 2-11-68, A-26, TNT 2-18-68, C-21) TPL-9134b

Ship trials--Tacoma--1960-1970; Fishing boats--Tacoma--1960-1970; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1960-1970; J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp. (Tacoma);

Sea trials. Built by J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding, the "Cabrillo" presents a broadside view to the Richards Studio photographer as the vessel undergoes sea trials in late May, 1968. Launched on February 17, 1968, the "Cabrillo" was the third of five similar vessels being built by Martinac. She would fish out of Puerto Rico. (TNT 2-11-68, A-26, TNT 2-18-68, C-21) TPL-9131

Ship trials--Tacoma--1960-1970; Fishing boats--Tacoma--1960-1970; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1960-1970; J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp. (Tacoma);