Lake Washington Shipyard
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Lake Washington Shipyards was a shipyard
in Houghton, Washington
(today Kirkland
) on the shore of Lake Washington
. Today the shipyards are the site of the lakeside Carillon Point business park. The shipyards built many civilian and US Navy
ships.
Shipyard
Shipyards and dockyards are places which repair and build ships. These can be yachts, military vessels, cruise liners or other cargo or passenger ships. Dockyards are sometimes more associated with maintenance and basing activities than shipyards, which are sometimes associated more with initial...
in Houghton, Washington
Houghton, Washington
Houghton is one of the lakeside neighborhoods of the city of Kirkland, Washington. Consisting mostly of upscale, single-family homes, Houghton overlooks Lake Washington and is one of the wealthier districts of the Eastside suburbs of Seattle. The village was named for Willard Houghton, a local...
(today Kirkland
Kirkland, Washington
Kirkland is a city in King County, Washington, United States. It is a suburb of Seattle on the Eastside . The population was 48,787 at the 2010 census makes it the 9th largest city in King County and the 20th largest city in the state...
) on the shore of Lake Washington
Lake Washington
Lake Washington is a large freshwater lake adjacent to the city of Seattle. It is the largest lake in King County and the second largest in the state of Washington, after Lake Chelan. It is bordered by the cities of Seattle on the west, Bellevue and Kirkland on the east, Renton on the south and...
. Today the shipyards are the site of the lakeside Carillon Point business park. The shipyards built many civilian and US Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
ships.
Ships built here
Ships built at Lake Washington Shipyards include (with launch dates):- Issaquah (ferry) 1914
- MV KitsapMV Kitsap (1925)M/V Kitsap was a ferry built at the Lake Washington Shipyards in Houghton, Washington and launched in 1925. She was 165 feet long, and her capacity was a little more than 30 modern automobiles, and 325 passengers...
1925 - USS Pathfinder (AGS-1)USS Pathfinder (AGS-1)USS Pathfinder was a survey vessel for the United States Navy during World War II. Before and after the war she was for the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. Pathfinder was built by the Lake Washington Shipyard of Houghton, Washington in 1929. She was acquired by the U.S. Navy and...
1929 (USC&GSS: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Ship)
- see also NOAA historical account
- USC&GSS EXPLORER (1940)
- USS Aloe (YN-1 / AN-6)USS Aloe (AN-6)USS Aloe was an which was assigned to serve U.S. Navy ships and harbors during World War II with her protective anti-submarine nets.-Built in Washington:...
(11 January 1941) - USS Ash (YN-2 / AN-7)USS Ash (AN-7)USS Ash was an Aloe-class net laying ship which was assigned to serve U.S. Navy ships and harbors during World War II with her protective anti-submarine nets.- Career :...
(15 February 1941) - USS Boxwood (YN-3 / AN-8)USS Boxwood (AN-8)USS Boxwood was an Aloe-class net laying ship which was assigned to serve U.S. Navy ships and harbors during World War II with her protective anti-submarine nets.- Career :...
(8 March 1941) - USS Butternut (YN-4 / AN-9 / ANL-9 / YAG-60)USS Butternut (YAG-60)USS Butternut was laid down as a Yard Net Tender on 11 March 1941 at Houghton, Washington, by the Lake Washington Shipyard; launched on 10 May 1941; and placed in service at the Puget Sound Navy Yard on 3 September 1941, Lt. Andreas S...
(10 May 1941) - USS Absecon (AVP-23)USS Absecon (AVP-23)The second USS Absecon was a United States Navy Barnegat-class seaplane tender in commission from 1943 to 1947, converted during construction to serve as a catapult training ship...
(8 March 1942) - USS Chincoteague (AVP-24)USS Chincoteague (AVP-24)USS Chincoteague was a United States Navy seaplane tender in commission from 1943 to 1946.-Construction and commissioning:Chincoteague was launched on 15 April 1942 by Lake Washington Shipyard at Houghton, Washington, sponsored by Mrs. G. Rowe. She was commissioned on 12 April 1943 with Commander...
(15 April 1942) - USS Coos Bay (AVP-25)USS Coos Bay (AVP-25)USS Coos Bay was a United States Navy Barnegat-class small seaplane tender in commission from 1943 to 1946.-Construction and commissioning:...
(15 May 1942) - USS Half Moon (AVP-26)USS Half Moon (AVP-26)USS Half Moon was a seaplane tender that served in the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946.-Construction and early deployment:Half Moon was laid down as a small seaplane tender on 10 March 1942 by Lake Washington Shipyards, Houghton, Washington, and was launched as such on 12 July 1942,...
(12 July 1942) - USS Mobjack AVP-27 / AGP-7 Seaplane Tender 1942
- AVP-28 / AGP-6 Oyster Bay 1942
- AVP-33 Barataria, WPG-381 / WAVP-381 / WHEC-381 Barataria 1943
- AVP-34 Bering Strait, WAVP-382 / WHEC-382 Bering StraitUSS Bering Strait (AVP-34)USS Bering Strait was a United States Navy Barnegat-class small seaplane tender in commission from 1944 to 1946. She tended seaplanes during World War II in the Pacific in combat areas and earned three battle stars by war’s end....
1944 - AVP-35 Castle Rock, WAVP-383 / WHEC-383 Castle RockBRP Francisco Dagohoy (PF-10)The BRP Francisco Dagohoy was an Andres Bonifacio class frigate of the Philippine Navy that served from 1979 to 1985. She was one of six ex-United States Navy Barnegat-class small seaplane tenders and ex-United States Coast Guard Casco-class high endurance cutters received from the United States...
1944 - AVP-36 Cook Inlet, WAVP-384 / WHEC-384 Cook Inlet 1944
- AVP-37 Corson 1944
- AVP-38 Duxbury BayUSS Duxbury Bay (AVP-38)USS Duxbury Bay was a United States Navy Barnegat-class small seaplane tender in commission from 1944 to 1966.-Construction and commissioning:...
1944 - AVP-39 Gardiners Bay 1944
- AVP-40 Floyds Bay 1945
- USS Greenwich Bay (AVP-41) 1945
- AVP-48 Onslow 1943
- USS Orca (AVP-49) 1942
- AVP-50 / AGS-50 Rehoboth 1942
- AVP-51 San Carlos, T-AGOR-1 Josiah Willard Gibbs 1941
- AVP-52 Shelikof 1943
- AVP-53 Suisun 1943
- AVP-54 Timbalier 1943
- AVP-55 / AGF-1 Valcour 1943
- USS Wachapreague (AVP-56 / AGP-8)USS Wachapreague (AGP-8)USS Wachapreague was a motor torpedo boat tender that served in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946.-Construction and deployment:...
(10 July 1943) - USS Willoughby (AVP-57) (AGP-9), USCGC Gresham (WAVP-387) (WHEC-387) (WAGW-387) 1943