If ever a time machine were built, it could never have a more successful voyage than a stroll through the Astoria Marine Construction Company.  Here, machines that date from 1911 or 1930 or 1950 are operated by men with more than a half-century of experience as shipwrights.

Massive band saws, planers and rib-bending equipment attest to the company's heyday in the '40s and '50s, when it became the first yard in the country to build MSO's.  The 165-foot minesweepers were built on contract from the Navy.  At its peak the yard employed over 400 people.

Astoria Marine Construction (AMCCO) was founded as Astoria Shipbuilding by Joe Dyer is 1929 in Astoria, Oregon. Joe Dyer's father was a pioneer of early Astoria and operated a family sawmill. Joe started by building wooden fishing boats, then added yachts as well.  Astoria Marine Construction shipyard closed in 2013.

In addition to their extensive list of commercial and military projects, Astoria Marine also built a number of very fine yachts. (See the partial list below.) Among those is Evening Star, which is owned by Joe Dyer's son and grandson.