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Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation

American shipbuilding company (1939–1946)

The Seattle–Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation (later renamed Todd Pacific Shipyards, Inc.) was an American shipbuilding company which built escort carriers, destroyers, cargo ships and auxiliaries for the United States Navy and merchant marine during World War II. It consisted of two yards, one in Seattle and one in Tacoma, along the Puget Sound of Washington.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1939Founded1
  • Industryshipbuilding1

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Launch of USS Johnston (DD-557) at Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding, Washington (USA), on 25 March 1943 (NH 63496)
Photo: U.S. Navy photo NH 63496, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Seattle–Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation (later renamed Todd Pacific Shipyards, Inc.) was an American shipbuilding company which built escort carriers, destroyers, cargo ships and auxiliaries for the United States Navy and merchant marine during World War II. It consisted of two yards, one in Seattle and one in Tacoma, along the Puget Sound of Washington.2

Timeline

  1. 1946Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1939Founded Founded1

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