AMES SHIPBUILDING

Seattle WA

Most recent update: August 25, 2021.

Ames Shipbuilding & Drydock Company was organized in 1916 by Edgar Ames, who was President of the Seattle General Contract Company: the yard was located on Blocks 427 and 428 of Terminal 5, in West Seattle.  Ames Shipbuilding first leased, and then purchased, these blocks during World War I; in 1920, they sold essentially all the improvements to the Seattle Contract Company and converted the yard into the Ames Terminal Company, which primarily handled salmon for Libby, McNeil & Libby.  After World War II, business declined and in 1955 they sold everything to the Port of Seattle.  If anyone can add to the table below, please e-mail me at timcolton@aol.com 

Hull # USSB # O.N. Name Owner Type GT Delivery

Disposition
1   215983 War Brigade/Westerly US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 5,600 Feb-18 In collision and lost 1918
2   216045 War Apollo/Westwood US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 5,600 Mar-18 Scrapped 1933
3   216110 War Cupid/West Eagle US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 5,600 Apr-18 Scrapped 1924
4   216747 Montrolite Standard Oil of N. J. Tanker 6,835 May-18 Later J. C. Fitzsimmons 1926, Valerian Kuibishev 1943, J. C. Fitzsimmons 1944, scrapped 1947
5   216986 L. J. Drake Standard Oil of N. J. Tanker 6,835 Jun-18 Torpedoed and lost 1942
6   216333 Westmount US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 5,600 Jul-18 Later Pacific Redwood 1928, Empire Chamois 1941, Granview 1947, Chamois 1949, scrapped 1957
7   216563 War Diana/Westford US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 5,600 Aug-18 Scrapped 1933
8   216902 Westport US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 5,600 Sep-18 Later Empire Nightingale 1941, Inchmull 1947, Jalamatsya 1948, scrapped 1953
9   217152 War Dido/Westmead US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 5,600 Oct-18 Later Willanglo 1927, San Angelo 1929, Empire Springbuck 1940, torpedoed and lost 1941
10   217238 West Cape US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 5,600 Nov-18 Later Empire Woodcock 1940, Epiros 1942, San Andrea 1951, scrapped 1953
11   217441 War Hector/Western Ally US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 5,600 Jan-19 Later Forbes Hauptmann 1929, Empire Kittiwake 1940, Norfalk 1942, mined and lost 1944
12   217840 War Helen/Western Knight US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 5,600 Mar-19 Wrecked off Cape Recife 1929
13   218196 War Juno/Western Glen US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 5,600 Apr-19 Later Willwelo 1927, San Felipe 1929, Empire Gemsbuck 1940, torpedoed and lost 1941
14 2050 218025 West Irmo US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 5,600 May-19 Torpedoed and scuttled 1942
15 2051 218466 West Islay US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 5,600 Jun-19 Later William Perkins 1923, Yorkmar 1927, torpedoed and lost 1943
16 2052 218638 West Isleta US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 5,600 Jul-19 Later Empire Merlin 1940, torpedoed and lost 1940
17 2053 218782 West Islip US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 5,600 Aug-19 Later Goldenrod 1928, Willhelo 1934, Indianan 1937, Empire Eagle 1940, Norjerv 1942, breakwater at Normandy 1944
18 2054 218942 West Ison US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 5,600 Sep-19 Later Everett 1928, Jean Lafitte 1938, Dynastic 1942, scrapped 1946
19 2055 219060 West Ira US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 5,600 Oct-19 Torpedoed and lost 1942
20 2056 219196 West Iuka/Cathlamet US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 5,600 Oct-19 Later Eurydamas 1947, scrapped 1950
21 2057 219305 West Ivis US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 5,600 Nov-19 Torpedoed and lost 1942
22 2058 219423 West Jena US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 5,600 Dec-19 Later Myrtle 1925, San Marcos 1930, Empire Ocelot 1940, torpedoed and lost 1940
23 2059 219510 West Jessup US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 5,600 Jan-20 Later Laurel 1925, wrecked off the Columbia River 1929
24 2060 219624 West Jester US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 5,600 Feb-20 Later Oran 1926, San Anselmo 1929, A. D. Huff 1940, shelled and lost 1941
25 2061 219422 West Jappa US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 5,600 Mar-20 Later Oriole 1926, San Bernardino 1929, Atlantico 1940, Hokumei Maru 1941, Nikkei Maru 1942, torpedoed and lost 1942
26 2062   West Jordan US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 5,600   Cancelled
27 2063   West Juda US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 5,600   Cancelled