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Ships Built In Alameda, California
This is a List of ships built in Alameda, California, commercial and military vessels built in the shipyards of Alameda, an historically important island naval base in the San Francisco Bay area of California. A *''USS Admiral C. F. Hughes (AP-124)'' *'' USS Admiral E. W. Eberle (AP-123)'' *''USS Admiral Hugh Rodman (AP-126)'' *''USS Admiral W. L. Capps (AP-121)'' *'' USS Admiral W. S. Sims (AP-127)'' *'' USS ARD-9'' *''USS ARD-10'' *'' USS ARD-17'' *'' USS ARD-19'' *''USS Arco (ARD-29)'' *'' USS Ardent (AM-340)'' B *'' USS Bauer (DE-1025)'' *'' USS Buckthorn (AN-14)'' C *'' USS Champion (AM-314)'' *'' USS Chickasaw (AT-83)'' *'' USS Chief (AM-315)'' *'' USS Chinquapin (AN-17)'' *'' USS Competent (AM-316)'' D *'' USS Defense (AM-317)'' *'' USS Devastator (AM-318)'' E *'' USS Ebony (AN-15)'' *'' USS Eucalyptus (AN-16)'' F *'' USS Fuller (APA-7)'' G *'' USS George F. Elliott (AP-13)'' *'' USS Gladiator (AM-319)'' H *'' USS Heed (AM-100)'' *'' USS Herald (AM-101)'' *'' USS H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alameda, California
Alameda ( ; ; Spanish for " tree-lined path") is a city in Alameda County, California, located in the East Bay region of the Bay Area. The city is primarily located on Alameda Island, but also spans Bay Farm Island and Coast Guard Island, as well as a few other smaller islands in San Francisco Bay. The city's estimated population in 2019 was 77,624. History Spanish & Mexican era Alameda occupies what was originally a peninsula connected to Oakland. Much of it was low-lying and marshy. The higher ground nearby and adjacent parts of what is now downtown Oakland were the site of one of the largest coastal oak forests in the world. Spanish colonists called the area ''Encinal'', meaning "forest of evergreen oak". ''Alameda'' is Spanish for "grove of poplar trees" or "tree-lined avenue." It was chosen as the name of the city in 1853 by popular vote. The inhabitants at the time of the arrival of the Spanish in the late 18th century were a local band of the Ohlone tribe. The penin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Chinquapin (AN-17)
USS ''Chinquapin'' (YN-12/AN-17) was an built for the United States Navy during World War II. Originally ordered as USS ''Fir'' (YN-2), she was renamed and renumbered to ''Chinquapin'' (YN-12) in October 1940 before construction began. She was launched in July 1941, and completed in October 1941. Placed in service at that time without being commissioned, she was commissioned in January 1943, and decommissioned in March 1946. She was placed in reserve at that time and scrapped in 1976. Career ''Chinquapin'' (YN-12) was initially authorized as ''Fir'' (YN-2), but renamed in October 1940 before construction began. She was built by the General Engineering & Dry Dock Company of Alameda, California, and launched on 15 July 1941; sponsored by Mrs. J. Lane; and placed in service 29 October 1941. She was commissioned 6 January 1943. Assigned to the 12th Naval District headquartered at the Mare Island in Vallejo, California, ''Chinquapin'' conducted net, salvage, and towing operations o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Independence (ID-3676)
USS ''Neville'' (AP-16/APA-9) was a in service with the United States Navy from 1918 to 1919 and from 1940 to 1946. She was scrapped in 1957. History The ship was ordered in 1918 as SS ''War Harbour'' and completed at Bethlehem Steel Company's Alameda, California yard as hull #162 for the British Shipping Controller, London, requisitioned during construction and completed by the United States Shipping Board (USSB) as ''Independence'' and assigned official number 217172. U.S. Navy service (1918-1919) She was acquired by the Navy and commissioned on 16 November 1918 and made one Atlantic crossing from New York to England with foodstuffs in 1919. After World War I service, she decommissioned on 20 March 1919 and was returned to the USSB for US Merchant Marine service. Commercial service (1920-1940) Rebuilt and renamed ''City of Norfolk'' in 1930, she was run by the Baltimore Mail Steamship Company until reacquired by the Navy on 14 December 1940. Converted by the Willamette Iron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Impeccable (AM-320)
USS ''Impeccable'' (AM-320) was an built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was originally ordered as HMS ''Brutus'' (BAM-7) for the United Kingdom's Royal Navy under Lend-Lease, but was acquired and renamed by the United States Navy before construction began. She was commissioned in 1944 and served in the Pacific before being decommissioned in 1947. After the outbreak of hostilities in Korea, ''Impeccable'' was recommissioned in 1952 and served off Korea through 1952. She was decommissioned for the final time in October 1955 and placed in reserve. She was sold for scrapping in 1974. Career ''Impeccable'' (AM-320), originally ordered as ''Brutus'' (BAM-7) for the Royal Navy, was launched by General Engineering and Dry Dock Co., Alameda, California, 21 May 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Agnes W. Hanson; and commissioned 24 April 1944. The new minesweeper conducted shakedown training off the California coast before sailing 3 July 1944 on Pacific escort duty. Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Heywood (APA-6)
USS ''Heywood'' (APA-6) was a acquired by the U.S. Navy for service as a troop carrier during World War II. She served in the Pacific War, a very dangerous area in the early years of the war, and safely returned home post-war with seven battle stars to her credit. Construction, acquisition, and commissioning ''Heywood'' was built in 1919 as ''Steadfast'' by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Alameda, California. As ''City of Baltimore'' she made New York-San Francisco passenger runs for the Panama Pacific Lines throughout the 1930s. She was acquired by the Navy 26 October 1940, renamed ''Heywood'' (AP-12), and fitted out as a troop transport at Portland, Oregon, where she commissioned 7 November 1940. Pre–World War II North Atlantic operations ''Heywood'' cruised as far west as Hawaii before transiting the Panama Canal for Charleston, South Carolina, arriving 14 June 1941. She carried garrison forces for the defense of Iceland and performed neutrality patrol in waters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Herald (AM-101)
USS ''Herald'' (AM-101) was an acquired by the United States Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing. ''Herald'' was named after the word "herald", which means "a bearer of news". ''Herald'' was the second of two U.S. Navy ships named the ''Herald'', was a steel-hulled diesel-powered minesweeper launched by General Engineering & Dry Dock Co., Alameda, California, on 4 July 1942; and commissioned on 23 March 1943. World War II North Pacific operations Following her shakedown training off the California coast, ''Herald'' got underway on 16 May 1943 for Dutch Harbor, Alaska, where she took part in patrols and was present for the unopposed landing on Kiska Island on 15 August. The ship resumed her patrol and escort duties; but, after suffering severe damage in a storm on 6 November 1943 returned to Seattle, Washington on 10 December for repairs. World War II South Pacific operations The minesweeper return ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Heed (AM-100)
USS ''Heed'' (AM-100) was an built for the United States Navy during World War II. She earned five battle stars for her World War II service. She was recommissioned during the Korean War. She was placed in reserve in 1954 and remained there until struck from the Naval Vessel Register in 1967. Career ''Heed'' was launched 19 June 1942 by the General Engineering & Dry Dock Company of Alameda, California; and commissioned 27 February 1943. After shakedown out of San Diego, California, ''Heed'' sailed on 24 April for the Aleutians where she took up patrolling station then acted as escort for convoys sailing to and from Alaskan ports. After minesweeping operations out of Dutch Harbor, Alaska, she sailed for Pearl Harbor on 1 December and took up duty there. On 22 January 1944 she joined Rear Admiral Richard L. Conolly's Northern Attack Force for the Marshall Islands Operations (29 January–23 February 1944). ''Heed'' screened the transports until they entered Kwajalein La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Gladiator (AM-319)
USS ''Gladiator'' (AM-319) was an ''Auk''-class minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing. Construction history ''Gladiator'' was originally built as BAM-6, and was launched 7 May 1943 as AM-319 by the General Engineering & Drydock Co., Alameda, California; sponsored by Mrs. Madeline A. Silva; and acquired and simultaneously commissioned 25 February 1944. World War II service ''Gladiator'' sailed from San Francisco, California, 1 May 1944 with a convoy for Pearl Harbor and subsequently made four round trip escort voyages from Hawaii—one to Kwajalein and three to Eniwetok—from 22 May-11 September 1944. Underway again 16 October, she reached Ulithi 12 November and commenced patrol and escort duty in those waters. Voyages to Eniwetok, Kossol Roads, and Saipan, were frequently made to shepherd merchantmen to and from those strategic ports until ''Gladiator'' sailed from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Fuller (APA-7)
USS Fuller (AP-14/APA-7) was a ''Heywood''-class attack transport in service with the United States Navy from 1941 to 1946. She was scrapped in 1957. History The second Navy ship to be named ''Fuller'' was laid down in 1918 as ''War Wave'' at the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation Alameda Works Shipyard yard as hull # 169 for the British Shipping Controller, London, requisitioned during construction and completed 1919 by the United States Shipping Board (USSB) as ''Archer'' assigned official number 217596. Renamed ''City of Newport News'' on acquisition by the Baltimore Mail S.S. Co. in 1930. Transferred to the Navy 12 November 1940; and commissioned in ordinary for conversion the same day; and commissioned in full 9 April 1941. She was reclassified from AP-14 to APA-7 on 1 February 1943. The conversion added in length to allow more cargo and marines to be carried. Pre–World War II North Atlantic operations After training her crew in the operation of landing craft, ''Full ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Eucalyptus (AN-16)
USS ''Eucalyptus'' (YN-11/AN-16) was an built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was launched in July 1941, and completed in October 1941. Placed in service at that time without being commissioned, she was commissioned in May 1942, and decommissioned in 1946. She was placed in reserve and later scrapped in 1976. Career ''Eucalyptus'' (YN-11) was launched on 3 July 1941 by General Engineering and Dry Dock Company, Alameda, California; sponsored by Mrs. Romana Jorgenson and placed in service in a noncommissioned status on 9 October 1941, Lieutenant S. B. McDonald, USNR, officer-in-charge. She was commissioned on 9 May 1942 and reclassified ''AN-16'' on 20 January 1944. Initially assigned to the 13th Naval District, ''Eucalyptus'' carried out patrol and net-tending operations there until late 1943 when she sailed to Alaskan waters for more of the same duty. She returned to Seattle, Washington Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Ebony (AN-15)
USS ''Ebony'' (YN-10/AN-15) was an built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was launched in June 1941, and completed in September 1941. Placed in service at that time without being commissioned, she was commissioned in May 1942, and decommissioned in March 1946. She was placed in reserve in 1946 and scrapped in 1976. Career ''Ebony'' (YN-10) was launched 3 June 1941 by the General Engineering & Dry Dock Company of Alameda, California; sponsored by Mrs. Clara Valtey; placed in service 16 September 1941 for duty in the 12th Naval District; and commissioned 22 May 1942. ''Ebony'' sailed from San Francisco, California, 24 May 1942 for the South Pacific Ocean. After a brief period in the Fiji Islands, she arrived at Auckland, New Zealand, 27 July, to serve as net gate tender. She sailed to Noumea in January 1943 to assist in towing a stranded vessel to safety and remained until May to salvage ''Shaw'' (DD-373). ''Ebony'' continued her net tending in the South Pac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
