Port Bailey, Kodiak Island AlaskaOverall Structure:

The former Wards Cove Processing Plant at Port Bailey, Alaska is owned by Port Bailey Wild, LLC.  The Plant is located approximately 40 mi. north of Kodiak, Alaska, just north through Whale Pass from Port Lions:

Access to Port Bailey is through the main airport at Kodiak.  From Kodiak it is a short seaplane ride to Port Bailey.  Alternatively, you can drive to the road end at Anton Larson Bay, and from there travel by boat through whale pass to Port Bailey.Kodiak, Alaska, is located 250 miles SSW of Anchorage:

The cannery at Port Bailey was operated for most of the 20th century.  Its location near the northwest coast of Kodiak Island allows for substantial production of Sockeye (Red), Pink (Humpy), Chum (Keta) and Coho (Silver) Salmon.  There is substantial halibut and black cod (Sablefish) in the area.  The Plant produced millions of pounds of canned salmon each year until it was closed in the late 1990s.

Port Bailey is approximately four hours by fishing vessel closer to the Northwest fishing grounds than Kodiak.  It is a more desirable delivery location and has lower tender costs than the plants located in the city of Kodiak.  Many fishers in the surrounding areas traditionally delivered to Port Bailey, have a substantial allegiance to it, and can be reasonably expected to again deliver to Port Bailey if a sound commercial operation is established.

In addition to the commercial potential for Port Bailey, it is surrounded by optimal sportfishing and hunting areas.  Historically, commercial and sportfishing facilities have been separated.  However, high tech processing and sport activities are not inherently incompatible.  Properly planned they are complementary.  There are sufficient facilities, buildings and land available to accommodate both a commercial operation and a sportfishing/hunting operation on the same property.

The Port Bailey facility is traditional and attractive:

 

The General facilities at Port Bailey include a Store, a fully equipped Laundry, a complete Machine Shop, an Infirmary, electric generating capacity, Fuel, a more than adequate water supply, extensive storage for commercial fishing supplies, and deepwater mortgage for large vessels.

The processing plant is located in four contiguous buildings and includes icemaking capacity, a large fish processing area with modern surfaces, modern blast freezers with the capacity of more than 200,000 lbs. per day, large packaging and warehousing areas, a

cold storage with approximately 1.5 million pounds capacity, fish handling equipment, cranes and associated equipment.

The Plant consists of 22 buildings and associated facilities on 27.84 acres together with 47 acres of submerged tidelands:

 

The undeveloped land to the south of the facility (see above) provides substantial opportunity for future development.

 

 

The location is spectacular:

 

And there are plenty of fish:

And wildlife:

Some of the equipment and asset details below:

Port Bailey Wild Enterprises, LLCPO Box KPYKodiak, AK 99697866 292 3260

Qty                                                           Description

POWER HOUSE

1                                  Cat, diesel-powered genset, s/n 6e8B2292, D379 electric set, 400 KW, model SRCR, s/n #350, TH 204, 125/216, 230 volts, 460 volts1                                  Cat diesel-powered genset, D343, 250 KW, s/n 200TH3816, model SRCR, 125/216, 230 volts, 460 volts1                                  Cat diesel-powered genset, D379, 420 KW, s/n 350TH4052, model 8RCR, same voltage1                                  Cat diesel-powered genset, model D353, 250 KW, s/n 250TH271, same voltage1                                  Northern Lights diesel genset, s/n LM-219599-0496, 55KW, 120/140 V.1                                  UME electric diesel genset, KW 15, 230/480, 3 ph, 24 hp, diesel, #1994HB2111                                  Water wheel turbine, no number (antique)1                                  Large exhaust fan1                                  Electrical parts room2                                  550 gal. oil tanks (not contained)

UNLOADING

1                                  80’ unloading conveyor, galvanized (scrap)1                                  Hiab knuckle cram, hydraulic, 2000lbs.LOT                             10” Transvac hoses1                                  Aluminum dewatering box, C/W chute1                                  Infeed conveyor, black iron painted (scrap)1                                  4000 pound extendable dock crane, hydraulic1                                  3000 pound extendable dock crane, ROWE hyd.

FISH HOUSE

4                                  fish holding tanks, slush ice, painted iron (scrap)1                                  Aluminum elevating conveyor, 25’ x 2’6”, PVC flighted belt, electric drive3                                  fish hoppers, painted iron (scrap)1                                  Model G Butcher and Indexer hydraulic drive, covered (no name plate)

Qty                                                           Description

 

 

1                                  Model K Butcher & Indexer, hydraulic drive, covered (no name plate acc.)1                                  Six station sliming table, electric drive1                                  Rotary sliming table, black iron frame, aluminum working surface2                                  Aluminum discharge conveyors, electric drive2                                  Aluminum sorting conveyors, electric drive, 20’ x 30” PVC belt1                                  Aluminum sliming conveyor, 12-station, electric drive1                                  Fish washing machine, black iron frame, (no name brand)2                                  20 Hp copper pumps C/W electric motors1                                  Header C/W aluminum feed table, air-operated1                                  Aluminum hydraulic dumper no power pack1                                  Trayco carts on wheels, plastic

 

RETORTS

6                                  Reid Boiler Works double-ended set up for trays, Asbestos insulation, C/W Taylor valves, all 14.9 PSI:                                    #1 1949 date, #2196                                    #2 1949 date, #2197                                    #3 1949 date, #2198                                    #4 1949 date, #2199                                    #5 1949 date, #2150                                    #6 1949 date, #22011                                  #7 Seattle Boiler works, s/n L-9358B, date 1968, fiberglass insulation

 

BOILERS

1                                  #1 Seattle Boiler Works, model HPT1650, s/n L-50971-1, date 1983 with oil burner, model F16-075, last inspected 6-981                                  #2 Seattle Boiler Works, model HPT 550, s/n E-12873B, date 1970, oil fired, no burner #, last inspected 6-981                                  #3 Seattle Boiler Works, model HPT 550, s/n L40563, date RBLT88, oil fired, no burner #1                                  Quince air compressor, 15 hp, electric

LOT                             Can trays (scrap)LOT                             plastic divider sheet

Qty                                                           Description

 

EGG HOUSE

5                                  Agitators, galvanized, C/W electric drives3                                  Aluminum tables, 4’ x 8’LOT                             Black iron conveyors with s/s packing areas (scrap)1                                  Brine maker and storage tank

WELDING SHOP

1                                  Ridgid pipe threader, C/W dies, #1224LOT                             Consisting of:                                    Steel chop saw                                    2 grinders                                    Aluminum chop saw                                    Electric hack saw                                    3 Arc welders                                    Band saw                                    Sander                                    Misc. Tools                                    Misc. steel and aluminum

MACHINE SHOP

1                                  Drill press1                                  5’ Bed South Bend lathe, C/W tooling1                                  Drill pressLOT                             Drills1                                  Nebel lathe, 12’ bed, C/W tooling1                                  Hydraulic press1                                  Large band sawLOT                             Parts broomsLOT                             Misc. tools including:                                    Vises                                    Hydraulic jacks                                    Pipe wrenches                                    Extension cords                                    Floor jacks, etc.

 

 

 

Qty                                                           Description

 

FORKLIFTS

1                                  Toyota forklift, model 42 61CU18, s/n 61027, side shift, triple stage, solid tires, gas-fired1                                  Clark forklift, pneumatic tires, double-stage mast, no name plate, approx 20,000lbs., diesel1                                  Toyota forklift, hard tires, double stage, model 4FG15, gas1                                  Toyota 8000 lb. cap. , pneumatic tires, gas, 2-stage mast, model F6231                                  Chevy one-ton flatbed 4x4 beat1                                  John Deer loader, JD-350-B, type 350BB, s/n 464075T

 

ENGINE ROOM

1                                  #1 Mycom comp., 62B, 100 hp elec. Drive, model 62B, s/n 154251                                  #2 Mycom compressor, model 62B, s/n 12007, 100 hp electric1                                  #3 Mycom compressor, model 62B, s/n 17136, 75 hp electric1                                  #4 Vilter compressor, 60 hp electric, s/n 47526, size A78K456 42x21                                  #5 Mycom compressor, 62B model N62B, s/n 21517, 75hp electricLOT                             Ammonia receivers and pumps

BLAST FREEZER

1                                  #1 individual unit, 12’ x 20’ app. , 50-ton coils, Krack, (3) 7.5 hp fansLOT                             (3) Blast freezer: 50-ton coils Krack, (3) fans, 7.5 hp,  all Butcher Boy Harvard IL, (2) model FC4F, (1) ESG4F, s/n’s:1364, 1363, 136532                                Aluminum freezer racks, C/W trays

 

FREEZER ROOM

1                                  Aluminum unloading table1                                  S/s bagging table

LOT                             Box up line including:                                    Aluminum table

 

 

Qty                                                           Description

CONDENSER

1                                  Baltimore model, 01723-JP, s/n 892003201                                  Baltimore model, VNC 45, s/n 70-843N1                                  Evapco model LSC-120, s/n 791688

ICE HOUSE

LOT                             Consisting of:                                    Northstar ice maker, 20-ton, model M40 70, s/n 2990                                    Northstar icemaker, 5-ton, model M107994, s/n 4629                                    Blower for ice system, duraflow, model 4.5 x 9, s/n A384502, 30 hp electric drum                                    Freon compressor for storage bin, Copelamatic, model WRR 0760IFC                                    Ice bin rake system                                    Mycom package unit compressor for Ice House, model N6BM, s/n 17018, 75 hp electric

MESS HALL

LOT                             Consisting of:                                    Dough mover floor model                                    Countertop mixer                                    Pots, pans, etc                                    Double oven                                    50X burner stove                                    Grill                                    Slicer                                    Dishwashing station                                    Kitchen tools                                    Serving lines                                    Dishes                                    Tables and chairs

NET SHED

1                                  Water chlorination system

 

 

 

Qty                                                           Description

TANK FARM

1                                  Consisting of:                                    All non-dyked tank                                    Gas-fired cement mixer                                    8” steel pipe                                    Misc. boneyard equipment                                    8” water pipe

 

LAUNDRY FACILITY

LOT                             Assorted dryers/washers:                                    Mitnon commercial washer                                    Huebsch commercial dryer                                    (5) Red dryers                                    (4) Red washers

 

CARPENTER’S SHOP

LOT                             Consisting of:                                    Large band saw                                    Table saw                                    Carpenter’s tools                                    Large Pullman cart                                    ETC… Misc.

 

 

 

History of Port BaileyPort Bailey Cannery

Kodiak Island, Alaska

Description

Port Bailey is divided into 2-parcels equaling 27 acres with 48 acres of tidelands with the majority of the camp being on the 12 acre parcel.  Since it’s construction in 1936, Port Bailey has been used as a prime location for several different uses, primarily fish processing.

 

Statement of Signifigance

Histoical background and signifigance

 

Bibligraphy

Roppel, Patricia.  Salmon from Kodiak-A History of the Salmon Fishery of Kodiak Island, Alaska

 

Verbal boundary description

Verbal boundary justification

 

 

For a number of years, Kadiak Fisheries contemplated moving its base of operations from Kodiak.  Actual work began in 1936 when foundations were laid at Dry Spruce Bay off Kupreanof Strait on the northwestern part of Kodiak Island, but construction did not take place until the fall of 1937.  At the time, company vice president and general manager F. Howard Bailey started work at what became known as Port Bailey, named in honor of this man who had been with the company since 1932.

The cannery, warehouse, dock and smaller out buildings were nearly completed that fall.  To develop hydroelectric power, a mile and a half of pipe was laid to bring water to a water-wheel operating a 125 horse power generator.

In the spring of 1938, Bailey and a crew of machinists and carpenters sailed north on the company tender MINNIE B with instructions to complete the cannery before the opening of the fishing season.  Two lines of American Can Company canning machinery were set in place in addition to overhauled and modernized machinery from the Kodiak plant.

The operation of the new Port Bailey plant received the company’s full attention.  The company permanently closed its Kodiak plant, placed the Shearwater Bay plant on watchman status, relinquished a lease with Shelikof Packing Company at Zachar Bay, and closed its plant at Carmel.  The pack for the first season totaled 106,956 case 72% pink salmon.  Thus, began a long history of packs, most of them about 100,000 cases.

The three legal gear types harvested salmon for Kadiak Fisheries.  In 1944 the total catch for both Port Bailey and Shearwater was 55% from traps, 37% from purse seines and 8% from gillnets.

Kadiak Fisheries, Inc made every effort to have the most modern, efficient operation possible.  Like so many other packers, the company maintained a modern fleet of tenders, pile drivers, and fishing boats.  In 1941, the power scow DUCHESS arrived in Kodiak waters to brail and tender the company traps and pick up fish from seiner's.  Considered the largest most powerful scow built for the salmon industry, the DUCHESS was 84 by 26 feet with a capacity of 75,000 to 80,000 pink salmon.  Her most striking feature was the V-bottom construction combined with a “shovel-nose”, instead of the usual square-ended construction.  Designed and built by Maritime Shipyards, Inc. of Seattle, she was the first V-bottomed scow and only the second scow to have the “shovel-nose” design.

Kadiak Fisheries built a number of “baby” seine boats between 1942 and 1945 to replace the old power skiffs built about 1931 and considered to be too slow, too small, and not seaworthy for fishing conditions around Kodiak.  Most of the new boats were in the 30- to 36 foot range, 60% of them with no deck so that they could be used for holding fish.  Rollers replaced the conventional seine tables on the stern and on both sides of the cockpit to facilitate handling of the nets.  The 36 foot boats mainly brailed and carried fish from the “jitney” boats.  In 1945 the additions to the fleet were also small, shallow draft, V-bottom craft, but with aft deck fully covered and turntable to handle the seine. These boats proved to be better for fishing in the rough waters of Shelikof Strait.

During the tow from Seattle to Port Bailey in 1945, the company lost a new wooden pile driver scow in a snow storm, and it was found shattered on the shore of Shuyak Harbor.  Kadiak Fisheries replaced the pile driver with tone built of steel, the first such pile driver on the North Pacific Coast and probably in the world.  Hydraulic Supply Manufacturing Company of Seattle constructed the pile driver from designs by H.C. Hansen.

Not only was the company innovative in the design of its fleet and cannery, but it tried to provide pleasant working conditions for its employees in the cannery.  The company installed a juke box with loud speakers strategically placed about the plant.  One of the speakers on the dock allowed music to be heard over the water and adjacent hills.  The repertoire ranged fro the “latest popular hit to “Indian Love Call” with generous

sprinklings of the much-in-demand polkas and schottisches”.  A Kodiak newspaper reporter editorialized, “We can’t think of anything more appropriate than canned music for canned salmon.”

The call “FIRE”, the most dreaded word at a remote cannery, echoed off the hillsides on the late afternoon of August 16, when morning came, only smoldering piles and Oriental bunkhouse, and the cookhouse remained.  The fire started in the net loft and then swept through the cannery and warehouses where 14000 cases of salmon were stored.  The blaze proved more than the fire fighting equipment at PB could contain, and a Navy tug and a Coast Guard boat from Kodiak arrived too late to save the cannery.

Fortunately no one died in the fire.  About 200 laborers, with their bags packed at the end of the season, took to the hills and the nearby island to avoid the fire.  A group of 40 Filipino workers had left a short time before the blaze and reached Ouzinkie before hearing of the disaster.  Clean-up began soon after the fire.  Some 600 cases of salmon were reprocessed on the floating cannery SKARSTONE of Cape Douglas Canning Company.

The decision to rebuild the cannery on the former location first required the removal of the ruined, melted machinery and metal fittings, all of which had fallen into the bay: a job accomplished by a crew of 35 men.  The 800 pilings had to be pulled after an examination showed that the fire had burned into the centers of the old piles.  This proved to be a tedious and difficult task.

Fortunately the new steel pile driver had been undamaged in the fire, and it drove over 1000 creosoted piling for the new dock and cannery.  Otto. E. Olsen (superintendent of the Shearwater Bay Plant) supervised the work.

Nothing seemed easy.  All shipping to Alaska had been canceled as a result of a coast wide maritime strike, and the piling and timbers had to be loaded aboard a Foss barge and towed North.  Seine boats also made trips with smaller loads.  Once at PB, a severe winter brought unusually heavy snow.  Somehow all of these difficulties were overcome and the dock was built in November and December and completed mid-January of the next year. 

The company decided to use prefabricated steel buildings for the new cannery, because of the speed with which these structures could be erected and their ease in shipping.  The shipping strike continued to tie up all freighters during the fall of 1948, and so the main cannery building, 60 by 200 feet, had to be carried north knocked-down aboard the company’s 75 foot tender FOREMOST.  After its arrival, construction began on Feb. 1 1949.

Electric power was provided by two General Motors diesel engines, each driving a 300 kilowatt, 3 phase, 220 volt generator, one Caterpillar diesel driving a 75-kilowatt generator, and one 75 kilowatt hydroelectric generator.  Individual electric motors drove all of the equipment in the cannery, except the reforming line.

The cannery had three Iron Chinks which fed American Can Company canning lines, but the reforming line was placed on the main floor, different fro usual cannery practice.  Another unusual feature was the “merry-go-round” rotary slime tables, and idea developed by Don Mullis, foreman at the Shearwater plant.  These tables had the advantage of using a negligible amount of power, eliminating conveyor belts and pulleys, and simplifying cleaning since all surfaces was smooth and accessible.  Flake-ice machines, similar to those installed during the 1948 season before the fire, provided ice for company tenders.

Port Bailey, the first major salmon cannery to be built following World War II, was designed to provide the high standards and concepts of a modern food packing plant.  Its construction took less than a year thanks to the enthusiastic, loyal management of Kadiak fisheries, inc.  the general manager and vice-president of the company, F. Howard Bailey; the cannery superintendent Gordon Jenkins; and the outside superintendent, Charles P. “Chuck” Turner.

Bailey died in Seattle in spring 1951, and Turner succeeded him as vice-president and general manager.  Turner had joined the company in 1937, first as a tender skipper, then as an outside foreman, and finally as a cannery superintendent.  Later he became president of the company.  In 1952, Earl Sifferman became superintendent, a position he held into the 1960’s.

The Port Bailey plant continued to can salmon, except for 1963 and 1967.  In 1962, it hit a record pack of 188000 cases and paid the resident fishermen some $1,346,578 for their salmon. 

Columbia-Wards Fisheries purchased Port Bailey plant in 1968, and sold to Port Bailey Wild Enterprises, LLC in 2003.

 

----- Kadiak Fisheries, Inc.Columbia Wards FisheriesPort BaileyNotes from Salmon from Kodiak by Patricia RoppelA History of the Salmon Fishery of Kodiak Island, Alaska

 

 

So now that you have some of the very much of information on this extraordinary property.  We are either looking to sell the property as is for $3,000,000.00 or lease the entire facility with an option to buy.  This property could be used for just about anything, even though is perfect for a lodge and fish plant.  If you have huge vision and like this property please contact Robert and Anita @ portbaileywild@starband.net

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