Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Shipbuilding |
| Predecessor | Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company |
| Founded | 1898 |
| Defunct | 1988 |
| Headquarters | Seattle, Washington , United States |
Area served | United States |
| Products | Ships, ferries, naval vessels, submarine tenders, amphibious support transport ships |
Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company—commonly referred to as Lockheed Shipbuilding—operated as a shipyard located in Seattle, Washington. Its operations were divided between two sites: Yard 1 on Harbor Island and Yard 2 situated at the present-day location of Jack Block Park within Seattle Terminal 5. Both yards were positioned at the entrance to the West Waterway of the Duwamish River. Established in 1898 as the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company, Yard 1 was responsible for constructing Harbor Island and later became part of Lockheed in 1959. Yard 2 commenced shipbuilding activities in 1943, primarily serving the United States Navy. The shipyard ceased all operations in 1988; subsequently, Yard 2 was transferred to the Port of Seattle in 1989, followed by Yard 1 in 1997.
History
The Lockheed Shipyard Operable Unit consisted of two primary facilities: a site on Harbor Island (Yard 1) and another at Terminal 5 (Yard 2). The shipyard was active from the 1930s until its closure in 1988. Yard 1 was geographically enclosed by Southwest Lander Street, 16th Avenue Southwest, the Fisher Mill property, and the Duwamish River’s West Waterway. Meanwhile, Yard 2 was bordered by Elliott Bay, the Harbor Island West Waterway, the Pacific Sound Resources Marine Sediment Unit, and Port of Seattle Terminal 5.
During the 1960s, Lockheed constructed several of the initial ferries for the newly established Alaska Marine Highway system.
In the late 1960s through early 1970s, Lockheed built multiple s for the United States Navy, including , , , , and .
Between the mid-1960s and 1971, seven landing platform dockships (LPDs) from the Cleveland and Trenton subclasses were delivered by Lockheed: , , , , , , and .
From 1971 to 1977, Lockheed produced two s commissioned by the US Coast Guard.
The company secured its most substantial contract in 1974 to construct two submarine tender vessels designed to support nuclear submarines. This contract expanded with a third ship added upon launching lead vessel in 1977. Emory S. Land and entered service in 1979, followed by Frank Cable in 1981.
In 1978, Lockheed was awarded a contract to build , an amphibious support transport ship. Its sister ships, Mercer and Chapin, were completed and delivered in 1986 and 1987 respectively.
See also
- Category:Ships built by Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company
- Huntington Ingalls Industries
External links
- GlobalSecurity.org
- EPA Superfund Site: HARBOR ISLAND
- EPA Superfund Site: LOCKHEED WEST SEATTLE
- Lockheed West Seattle Cleanup Site
- Lockheed Martin
Archives
- Robert “Bob” Coder Lockheed Shipbuilding Company Lockout Scrapbook. 1986-1987. Volume: 0.42 cubic feet (1 box). Held at the Labor Archives of Washington, University of Washington Libraries Special Collections. Contains documents related to one of thirteen unions locked out by Lockheed Shipbuilding Company during 1986-1987.
- Defunct shipbuilding companies of the United States
- Defunct companies based in Seattle
- Lockheed Corporation
- Shipbuilding in Washington (state)
- American companies established in 1959
- American companies disestablished in 1988
- 1959 establishments in Washington (state)
- 1988 disestablishments in Wales
- Defunct manufacturing companies based in Washington (state)