J. F. Duthie & Company

West Bridge, one of the "West" boats built at J. F. Duthie & Company, shortly before her completion in May 1918

J. F. Duthie & Company was a small shipyard in Seattle, Washington. It was organized in 1911 and expanded in World War I to build cargo ships for the United States Shipping Board (USSB).

Some 27 of the 37 ships built at J. F. Duthie were the "West boats," a series of steel-hulled cargo ships built for the USSB on the West Coast of the United States as part of the World War I war effort.

In 1928 its name was changed to Wallace Bridge Company. It built structural steel for local projects, including the Washington Athletic Club building in 1930.

Notable ships built at J. F. Duthie & Company

Duthie plant on the East Waterway of the Duwamish, 1917.
View from the water

References

  • Colton, Tim. "J. F. Duthie & Company, Seattle WA". Shipbuildinghistory.com. The Colton Company. Archived from the original on 2009-12-17. Retrieved 21 September 2008.


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