Port Gamble (USPGH)

The Port Gamble sawmill operated from 1853 to 1995. The mill closed in 1995 and has since been used for log sorting/chipping, materials handling and a marine research facility.

Port Gamble is located on the W shore of Port Gamble Bay which is on the E shore of Hood Canal in Washington State.

Excellent anchorage may be had in the bay in depths of 7.3-16.4m, muddy bottom.

A dredged entrance channel leads from deep water in Hood Canal into deep water in Port Gamble Bay. The channel is marked by a 001°-181° lighted range and 2 lights on the E side of the channel. Vessels should hold a mid channel course on entering Port Gamble Bay until 182m or more past the S light, and then head for the wharf, keeping the long E face open to avoid shoal water on the W side of the channel. Caution: The entrance channel to Port Gamble Bay is quite constricted by shoals on both sides of the channel. The 2 lights on the E side of the channel are in shoal water and do not mark the edge of the channel.

Admiralty Pilot NP25.

A church steeple and flag pole in the town are prominent.

For crew not to be detained onboard, each crew member must have a visa in their passport or Seaman's Book.

Please see country information for details of documentation requirements.

Vessels arriving in first US port: Please see country information.

Coastguard Vessel Inspection: Please see country information.

No action initiated unless there is illness onboard. Ship Sanitation Control Certificates: Please see country information.