Martinolich Shipbuilding Company
Founded | 1905 |
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Defunct | 1974 |
Headquarters | Dockton, Washington, San Francisco |
The Martinolich Shipbuilding Company was founded in the early 1900s by John Martinolich (1877-1960), an Italian immigrant from modern day Croatia.
Course of business[]
The company's original shipyard was at Dockton, Washington, but later expanded to other locations. The company was active from 1904 to 1974 and built many vessels.
Among the earlier vessels built by the company were the wooden propeller steamers Vashon (1905), Verona (1910), and Calista, both built in 1911, (1914), , (1916), (later renamed Sightseer) (1921), and the ferry (1923).[1]
San Francisco[]
In 1943 Martinolich San Francisco location built for the US army Self-Propelled Barge. Built were hull ID BSP-1046 to BSP-1055. These were wood a hull design, type 291, and had a length of 105 feet.[2]
Notes[]
- ^ Newell, Ships of the Inland Sea, at 203-216.
- ^ http://shipbuildinghistory.com/smallships/armybarges.htm US Army Self-Propelled Barge]
References[]
- Findlay, Jean Cammon; Paterson, Robin (2008). Mosquito Fleet of Southern Puget Sound. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0-7385-5607-6.
- Newell, Gordon R. (1960). Ships of the Inland Sea — The Story of the Puget Sound Steamboats (2nd ed.). Portland, Oregon: Binford & Mort. pp. 203–216.
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- Defunct shipping companies of the United States
- Defunct manufacturing companies based in Washington (state)
- Steamboats of Washington (state)
- Maritime history of Washington (state)
- Shipbuilding in Washington (state)
- Shipping company stubs
- United States shipping company stubs