Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company
Founded1898
FateAcquired by Lockheed Martin in 1959
SuccessorLockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company

Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company was a major shipbuilding and construction company, located in Seattle, Washington, on the southwestern corner of Harbor Island, an artificial island in Elliott Bay. The Bridge and Dredging Company created the island, completing its construction in 1909. It established itself in 1898 and engaged in construction projects around the United States and shipbuilding for the U.S. Navy during and after World War II. During the war it also operated under the name Associated Shipbuilders in a joint venture with the nearby Lake Union Dry Dock Company.[1] In 1959 Lockheed purchased the shipyard and it became the Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company.[2] The Yard was permanently closed in 1987.

Construction and shipbuilding

During its 61-year history as Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company, the firm completed many major construction projects.

Ships

  • The Governor Pingree was the company’s first vessel built, in 1898. The ship was a 140-foot, flat-bottomed stern-wheeler built for use in the Yukon gold trade.[3]
  • Two 5,400-ton steam-driven, wooden cargo vessels: Broxton and Snoqualmie (1918). Originally built for service in World War I but completed too late for war service. Later served in Pacific trade between British Columbia and Australia.[4]
  • More than 2,000 vessels and 100 steel ships for the U.S. Navy during and after World War II. One of the notable Navy ships built by Puget Sound was the USS Turner Joy, one of two U.S. Navy destroyers involved in the Gulf of Tonkin Incident in 1964.[2][5][6]
  • Several large ferries for the Washington State Ferry System[7]

World War II List of Ships

Other constructions

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/large/lockheed.htm
  2. ↑ GlobalSecurity.org "Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company"
  3. ↑ "Pirate: At the Center for Wooden Boats "WoodenBoat, #137, July/August 1997"". Archived from the original on 2012-02-09.
  4. ↑ Maritime Business Strategies "Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Company, Seattle WA: WWII Construction Record"
  5. ↑ Maritime Business Strategies "Lockheed Shipbuilding & Construction Co., Seattle WA Post-WWII Construction Record" Archived 2007-11-30 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ "Washington State Department of Transportation: Washington State Ferries: History". Archived from the original on 2011-06-10.
  7. ↑ Environment Agency of Abu Dhabi "Technologies: Harbor Island" Archived 2007-06-13 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ "U.S. Bureau of Reclamation "The Umatilla Project"". Archived from the original on 2009-05-14.
  9. ↑ "U.S. Bureau of Reclamation "Umatilla Basin Project"". Archived from the original on 2009-05-13.
  10. ↑ King County, Washington "Courthouse History" Archived 2008-01-17 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ↑ "GoHuskies.com "Husky Stadium"". Archived from the original on 2007-02-13. Retrieved 2008-01-01.
  12. ↑ Port of Port Townsend "Port History" Archived 2008-01-18 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ↑ NMBS Additions "History of the ALCO-GE 127 ton DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES RSD-1"
  14. ↑ HistoryLink.org "Buoys in the Hood"

Denton Record Chronicle: October 4, 1924 - p. 4

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