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Overview

Building History

The Skinner and Eddy Corporation, begun in 1916, entered the shipbuilding business at a favorable time, one year before the US entered World War I. At the beginning of the war, the US Government scrambled to assemble a merchant marine fleet that could be pressed into service by the US Navy. Skinner and Eddy won lucrative contracts from the government, and, to improve its production capacity, the firm bought 15 more acres of port frontage from two concerns, the Seattle Construction and Drydock Company and the Centennial Flouring Mill for a combined $2.1 million. Unfortunately for Skinner and Eddy, the war ended quickly, removing the government's need for new ships. The Plant #2 was rendered superfluous before it reached full production capacity.

Building Notes

The prizefighter, William H. "Jack" Dempsey (1895-1983), worked in the Skinner and Eddy Shipyard c. 1918. The Skinner and Eddy facility closed c. 1920, as did a number of shipyards following World War I.

Seattle's General Strike of 1919 targeted Skinner and Eddy's shipyard, idling it for several days.

PCAD id: 17253