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Shipyard is a landmark documentary covering the creation and life of Bellingham, Washington's wooden boat shipyard, which was built in response to the Axis threat of WWII, it's continued growth through the '50's and '60's, as well as it's innovative role in the development and production of fiberglass boats, including patrol riverboats for the Vietnam war.
Top Cast
Brian Griffin
narrator
Art Nordtvedt
Self
Tom Glenn, Jr.
Self
Everett Chapman
Self
James Talbot
Self
Stowe Talbot
Self
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Rating
9.0/ 10
Release Date
2009-06-10
Runtime
1h 13m
Genres
Documentary
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RomStadt
9/10
•9/22/2022Great interesting documentary on a little-known detail of another Northwest contribution to important U.S. history and industry. Who knew that the small city of Bellingham, WA was responsible for the majority of minesweepers, and later, Vietnam era P...