and shiprepair headquarters portland oregon number of locations 7 area served pacific northwest and alaska revenue 400 million to 500 million 2013 1 owner frank foti number of employees 1 800 2013 . 2 subsidiaries vigor fab vigor alaska vigor marine washington marine repair vigor shipyards vigor machine oregon iron works and specialty finishes website vigorindustrial.com vigor industrial is an american shipbuilding shiprepair and industrial service provider in the pacific northwest and alaska . based in portland oregon the company consists of several subsidiary companies for a combined total of seven facilities with ten drydocks more than 17 000 feet of pier space and over 2 000 employees . 3 contents 1 history 2 vigor industrial companies 3 facilities 4 recent builds 5 references 6 external links history edit in the northwest the company history goes back nearly 100 years with todd pacific in washington and kaiser shipyard in oregon . in 1916 the harbor island facility in seattle began operations as todd pacific shipyards . in 1942 the swan island facility in portland began operations as kaiser shipyards . in 1995 vigor industrial owner frank foti bought cascade general on the verge of bankruptcy from its previous owners operating on leased space from the port of portland shipyard . with funding from the then publicly traded cammell laird plc in the uk transamerica capital and heller capital the swan island facility was purchased from the port in 2000 and the name vigor industrial was established . in 2002 vigor industrial expanded operations to port angeles wa with its subsidiary washington marine repair . in 2010 purchased marine industries northwest mini in tacoma wa . in 2011 they purchased todd pacific s operations in seattle bremerton and everett . in 2012 they acquired alaska ship & drydock in ketchikan alaska . 4 5 6 in may 2014 the company announced that it was merging with oregon iron works another manufacturer based in the portland area . 2 1 7 although both companies referred to it as a merger the deal made oregon iron works a division of vigor 2 a wholly owned subsidiary . 7 in march 2015 vigor industrial acquired seattle based aluminum workboat manufacturer kvichak marine industries . 8 vigor industrial companies edit vigor industrial has several subsidiary companies which each focus on different specialties vigor fab is vigor s pacific northwest new build subsidiary serving the needs of maritime customers from its facilities in portland or and seattle and everett wa . 9 vigor alaska or provides new build heavy fabrication ship repair and maintenance services in ketchikan alaska . 9 vigor marine specializes in commercial ship repair in portland or and seattle tacoma and everett wa with the ability to mobilize teams to anywhere they are needed including hawaii . washington marine repair provides resources for topside repair in port angeles wa . vigor shipyards handles maintenance for the navy and coast guard in seattle everett and bremerton wa . vigor machine offers turbine and machining services from its facility in portland or as well as on site at customers locations . specialty finishes and its specialty marine decking unit provide industrial coating and marine decking services . oregon iron works acquired in 2014 facilities edit vigor industrial has five washington locations in seattle tacoma everett bremerton and port angeles . they also have locations in portland oregon and ketchikan alaska . the seven facilities have a combined total of 10 drydocks and more than 17 000 feet in pier space and detailed in the table below . 10 location established acres drydocks piers cranes seattle washington 1916 27.0 2 with up to 18 000 lt lift capacity 6 with 3 000 ft 12 whirley up to 150t portland oregon 1942 60.0 3 with up to 30 000 lt lift capacity 15 with 10 000 ft 17 whirley up to 134t 1 gantry up to 600t everett washington 1947 3.6 2 with 1 200 ft 7 up to 45t tacoma washington 1976 5.0 2 with up to 2 800 lt lift capacity 2 with 600 ft 4 up to 55t ketchikan alaska 1987 16.5 2 with up to 10 000 lt lift capacity 1 with 1 000 ft 3 up to 150t bremerton washington 1986 operates out of the puget sound naval shipyards port angeles washington 1998 2 with 1 400 ft 5 up to 200t recent builds edit year completed vessel type vessel name yard weight t in production vehicle & passenger ferry chimacum seattle in production tugboat crown point portland in production tugboat granite point portland in production tugboat hull 21 portland in production atb tank barge hull 22 portland in production atb tank barge hull 23 portland in production split hull hopper barge freedom portland 1 325 2016 unmanned anti submarine drone ship actuv portland 140 11 12 13 2015 vehicle & passenger ferry mv samish seattle 3 920 2014 vehicle & passenger ferry mv tokitae seattle 3 920 2014 factory longliner arctic prowler ketchikan 2013 concrete wear deck barge iliuliuk bay portland 1 650 2013 moorage barge portland 2012 covered paper barge hull 73 portland 527 2011 vehicle & passenger ferry mv kennewick portland 2 296 2011 vehicle & passenger ferry mv salish portland 2 296 2011 fuel barge betsy arntz portland 1 306 2011 fuel barge cauneq portland 225 2011 ferry ken eichner 2 ketchikan 2010 vehicle passenger ferry mv chetzemoka seattle 2 296 2010 fuel barge anne elizabeth portland 1 306 2010 slice ferry susitna ketchikan 2010 fuel barge sixty five roses portland 3 317 2009 fuel barge nathan schmidt portland 1 306 2009 fuel barge lily blair portland 1 306 2009 fuel barge bernie briere portland 1 306 2009 deck barge ha aheo portland 2 541 2009 tank barge coal harbor no. 5 ketchikan 2008 fuel barge david fanning portland 2 541 2008 crane barge left coast lifter portland 3 337 2008 deck barge kala enalu portland 2 541 2008 deck barge maka ala portland 2 541 2008 excavator barge olm 0033 seattle 2007 deck barge hou omaka hou portland 2 541 2003 bridge tower cutting foundation caisson 11 seattle 2002 ferry oral freeman ketchikan 1999 power barge margarita ii seattle 1998 vehicle & passenger ferry mv wenatchee seattle 1998 vehicle & passenger ferry mv puyallup seattle 1997 vehicle & passenger ferry mv tacoma seattle 14 15 16 references edit a b martinez amy may 21 2014 . shipbuilders vigor and oregon iron works agree to merge . the seattle times . retrieved 2014 12 12 . a b c francis mike may 21 2014 . vigor marine brings oregon iron works under its roof in merger . the oregonian . retrieved 2014 12 12 . vigor industrial . we are vigor seattle vigor industrial 2012 . print . cascade general inc company history funding universe may 2012 our history archived may 17 2012 at the wayback machine . vigor industrial may 2012 t. alan sprott vigor industrial llc portland shipyard archived november 29 2014 at the wayback machine . nsrp may 2012 a b giegerich andy may 21 2014 . vigor industrial and oregon iron works to merge . portland business journal . retrieved 2014 12 12 . coral garnick march 3 2015 . vigor industrial expands shipyard work with kvichak deal . the seattle times . retrieved 26 august 2016 . a b stevens suzanne october 8 2013 . for vigor industrial it s all in the name . portland business journal . retrieved 9 october 2013 . vigor industrial . overview of vigor industrial facilities permanent dead link seattle vigor industrial 2012 . print . korfhage matthew 15 feb 2016 . the biggest robot ship ever made will be unveiled in portland this april . willamette week . retrieved 16 february 2016 . lakshmi aiswarya 13 february 2016 . darpa all set to launch submarine hunting drone . marine link . retrieved 16 february 2016 . magnuson stew 10 february 2016 . darpa s 130 foot crewless ship to set sail in spring updated . national defense magazine . retrieved 16 february 2016 . vigor industrial portland or archived may 10 2012 at the wayback machine . shipbulding history may 2012 vigor industrial seattle wa archived may 10 2012 at the wayback machine . shipbuilding history may 2012 vigor industrial ketchikan ak archived may 10 2012 at the wayback machine . . shipbuilding history may 2012 external links edit official website http web.archive.org web 20120510075104 http shipbuildinghistory.com history shipyards 5small active usbarge.htm http web.archive.org web 20120510101804 http shipbuildinghistory.com history shipyards 2large active toddseattle.htm v t e oregon based companies nyse listed greenbrier companies lithia motors nike nw natural portland general electric nasdaq listed columbia sportswear electro scientific industries erickson inc. fei flir lattice mentor graphics radisys rentrak schnitzer steel umpqua holdings private companies a dec banfield consumer cellular esco franz bakery hoffman construction infocus kindercare education laika leupold & stevens les schwab the old spaghetti factory parr lumber plaid pantry reser s fine foods roseburg forest products shari s vigor industrial other bi mart tillamook creamery western family foods 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