Founded in 1889, the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company was also called Puget Sound Bridge and Drydock, Associated Shipbuilders, and Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company. The company participated in most major construction sites in the Pacific Northwest, and they are responsible for many ships, including some of the Washington State ferries and many naval vessels during and after World War II. Lockheed Shipbuilding continued to build ships ranging from dredges, tugs and ferries to mine sweepers, ice breakers and guided missile frigates, mostly for the Navy, Coast Guard, and the states of Washington and Alaska, until their closure in 1988.
This photograph, taken May 29, 1945, shows the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company Band playing at the shipyard on Harbor Island at the mouth of the Duwamish River in Seattle. The celebration appears to be in honor of the launching of USS APL-49. A. P. L.s are non-self-propelled barracks ships that were used by the United States Navy in forward areas during World War II, especially in the Pacific Ocean.
Printed under image: A.P.L. 49, P.S.B. & D. Co's Band, 5-29-'45
ID Number: Lib1988.13.10.30b.1
Date: 1945
Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant. Metadata updated as part of a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Library Services and Technology Act, through the Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State. View the finding aid for this collection at https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv31817
Credit: MOHAI, Lockheed Shipbuilding & Construction Company Photographs and Publications, Lib1988.13.10.30b.1
