Shipyard

6/10/20091h 13m

Theatrical (limited) Release (US)

Overview:

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.

Director:

Todd Warger

Status:

Released

Language:

English

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Revenue:

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Key words:

vietnam war
world war ii
maritime
shipbuilding
wooden boats
history and legacy
fiberglass boats
bellingham wa

Cast

Brian Griffin

~ as ~

narrator

Art Nordtvedt

~ as ~

Self

Tom Glenn, Jr.

~ as ~

Self

Everett Chapman

~ as ~

Self

James Talbot

~ as ~

Self

Stowe Talbot

~ as ~

Self

Dick Metcalf

~ as ~

Self

Roman Stadtler

~ as ~

deckhand

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Reviews (1)

R
RomStadt
Written 3 year(s) ago
9
Great 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 PT riverboats? Fascinating stuff. Shipyard presents history laced with plenty of human interest, which makes for the best historical interpretation. This isn't simply the tale of production history at a shipyard, but the story of the men, and their families, who worked the 'yard, making it a backbone of the local community for many years. As is the case in most stories behind the history, the main man (in this case, the founder of the Bellingham Shipyard) is an interesting character in his own right. Check out the doc to see what I mean!