Exhibit 99.1



           CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C SECTION 1350
                        as adopted pursuant to
            SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

                      Chief Executive Officer

The undersigned, as the chief executive officer of Todd Shipyards
Corporation (the "Company") does hereby certify for purposes of
18 U.S.C. Section 1350 that (i) the Company's Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the Company's fiscal quarter ending December 29,
2002 (the "Report"), as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on January 31, 2003, fully complies with the
requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 and (ii) information contained in the periodic report
fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial
condition and results of operations of the Company as of and for
the periods covered in the Report.



By:
    Stephen G. Welch
    Chief Executive Officer



January 31, 2003