Summary
The Martinolich Shipbuilding Company was founded in the early 1900s by John Martinolich (1877-1960), an Italian immigrant from modern day Croatia.
 Martinolich shipyard circa 1900 | |
| Founded | 1905 |
|---|---|
| Defunct | 1974 |
| Headquarters | Dockton, Washington, San Francisco |
Course of business edit
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), Nisqually (later renamed Astorian) and Calista, both built in 1911, Florence J. (1914), F.G. Reeves, (1916), Vashona (later renamed Sightseer) (1921), and the ferry Whidby (1923).[1]
San Francisco edit
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 edit
References edit
- 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.
External links edit
- List of vessels constructed by Martinolich Shipbuilding
- History of Martinolich Shipbuilding