Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 (18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350)


In connection with the Quarterly Report of Todd Shipyards Corporation (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 27, 2004 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), the
undersigned certifies, pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002 (18 U.S.C. section 1350), that to the best of my knowledge and belief:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
the Company.


Dated:  July 26, 2004



/s/ Stephen G. Welch
Stephen G. Welch,
President and Chief Executive Officer