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 Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the Company's fiscal year ending March 30, 2003
(the "Report"), as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on June 10, 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: /s/ Stephen G. Welch
    Stephen G. Welch
    Chief Executive Officer



June 10, 2003