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Tacoma Boatbuilding Company (sometimes Tacoma Boat) was a shipyard at 1840 Marine View Drive, Tacoma, Washington, in the United States.^[1] It was established in 1926 and closed in 1992.

History

Tacoma Boat was established in 1926 and built many boats during World War II.^[1] The shipyard grew rapidly in the 1970s and early 1980s but got into difficulty with several large government contracts and filed for Chapter 11 protection in 1985.^[1] It emerged from bankruptcy in 1986 but could not recover and closed in 1992.^[1] In 1998, the company was liquidated.^[1]

Some of the boats constructed include:^[1]

• USCGC Harriet Lane (WMEC-903)
• USNS Audacious (T-AGOS-11)
• USNS Indomitable (T-AGOS-7)
• USS Ready (PG-87)
• USCGC Mobile Bay (WTGB-103)
• USCGC Katmai Bay (WTGB-101)
• USCGC Bristol Bay (WTGB-102)
• USCGC Biscayne Bay (WTGB-104)
• Ratanakosin-class including HTMS Sukhothai
• Badr-class

References

See also

• Category:Ships built by Tacoma Boatbuilding Company
• Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation § Shipbuilding in Puget Sound

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