Seattle Engineering Firm Lands Massive Naval Dry Dock Contract
Moran Brothers Company secures the contract for the pumping station at Port Orchard's naval dry dock, promising local jobs.
Moran Brothers Company was yesterday awarded the contract for furnishing the pumping plant complete for the United States naval dry dock at Port Orchard. This is by far the largest contract of this nature ever let in the state. The plant will include three centrifugal pumps, each driven by a separate engine, with a capacity to discharge 110,000 gallons of water per minute. It is the intention of the Moran Brothers Company to construct every part of the machinery at their works in this city, insuring employment for a large number of skilled mechanics. In bidding on this work, the firm had to compete with Eastern and San Francisco shops and was the only company owning a plant in the state that estimated on the work.
“This is by far the largest contract of this nature ever let in the state.”
The Moran Brothers Company was a titan of Seattle's early industrial age, and their naval contracts were key to the city’s economic emergence. This story highlights the local pride in capturing large federal projects, a dynamic that remains central to Seattle's industrial identity.
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