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Alameda Works Shipyard
The Alameda Works Shipyard, in Alameda, California, United States, was one of the largest and best equipped shipyards in the country. The only building remaining from the yard is the Union Iron Works Powerhouse, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.1956. History Established in the early 1900s by United Engineering Works, the yard was purchased by Union Iron Works (Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation) in 1916 and came to be known as the Alameda Works. During the World War I period the yard built cargo ships, tankers and 2 small tugboats. For the UK Admiralty * '' War Knight'', '' War Monarch'', '' War Sword'' (1917, 7,700t cargo) * ''War Harbor'', ''War Haven'', ''War Ocean'', ''War Rock'', ''War Sea'' (1918, 7,600t cargo) * ''War Cape'' / '' Pan Massachusetts, ''War Surf'', ''War Wave'' (1919, 7,600t cargo) For other private contractors * ''Talabot'', ''Bessa'' (1917, 7,700t cargo) For Atlantic Refining * ''J. E. O'Neill'', ''Herbert L. Pratt'', '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alameda County
Alameda County ( ) is a List of counties in California, county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 1,682,353, making it the 7th-most populous county in the state and List of the most populous counties in the United States, 21st most populous nationally. The county seat is Oakland, California, Oakland. Alameda County is in the San Francisco Bay Area, occupying much of the East Bay (San Francisco Bay Area), East Bay region. The Spanish language, Spanish word ''alameda'' means either "a grove of poplars...or a tree lined street." The name was originally used to describe the Arroyo de la Alameda. The willow and sycamore trees along the banks of the river reminded the early Spanish explorers of a road lined with trees. Although a strict translation to English might be "Poplar Grove Creek," the name of the principal stream that flows through the county is now simply "Alameda Creek." Alameda County is part of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Shipwrecks In February 1942
The list of shipwrecks in February 1942 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1942. 1 February 2 February 3 February 4 February 5 February 6 February 7 February 8 February 9 February 10 February 11 February 12 February 13 February 14 February 15 February 16 February 17 February 18 February 19 February 20 February 21 February 22 February 23 February 24 February 25 February 26 February 27 February 28 February Unknown date References {{WWII shipwrecks 1942-02 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Dreadnaught (YT-34)
USS ''Dreadnaught'' (ID-1951), later YT-534 and YNG-21, was a United States Navy tug that was in service from 1918 to 1944. Construction, acquisition and commissioning ''Dreadnaught'' was built as a commercial tug of the same name by Union Iron Works at San Francisco, California, in 1917 for the Rolph Navigation and Coal Company of San Francisco. On 17 May 1917, the U.S. Navy purchased her for use during World War I and assigned her the naval registry identification number 1951. After fitting out at Mare Island Navy Yard at Vallejo, California, she was commissioned as USS ''Dreadnaught'' (ID-1951) on 31 January 1918. World War I service Departing San Francisco on 27 February 1918 towing coal barges, ''Dreadnaught'' delivered the barges at Norfolk, Virginia, on 18 April 1918. She then proceeded to New London, Connecticut, where she arrived on 22 April 1918. ''Dreadnaught'' was assigned to Patrol Force, United States Atlantic Fleet, and departed New London on 25 April 191 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Shipwrecks In July 1942
The list of shipwrecks in July 1942 includes all ship A ship is a large watercraft that travels the world's oceans and other sufficiently deep waterways, carrying cargo or passengers, or in support of specialized missions, such as defense, research, and fishing. Ships are generally distinguished ...s sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during July 1942. 1 July 2 July 3 July 4 July 5 July 6 July 7 July 8 July 9 July 10 July 11 July 12 July 13 July 14 July 15 July 16 July 17 July 18 July 19 July 20 July 21 July 22 July 23 July 24 July 25 July 26 July 27 July 28 July 29 July 30 July 31 J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Design 1032 Ship
The Design 1032 ship (full name Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1032) was a steel- hulled tanker ship design approved for production by the United States Shipping Boards Emergency Fleet Corporation (EFT) in World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin .... A total of 5 ships were ordered and completed from 1919 to 1920. All ships were constructed by Bethlehem San Francisco, but sources disagree whether all were built in Alameda or some were also built in the Union Iron Works yard. References Bibliography * External links EFC Design 1032: Illustrations {{authority control Standard ship types of the United States Design 1032 ships Design 1032 ships of the United States Navy ... [...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 Challenger (ID-3630)
USS ''Challenger'' was a U.S. freighter. It was commissioned by the U.S. Navy between 1918 and 1919 for service during World War I. It was built in 1918 by Union Iron Works, San Francisco, Calif., under a United States Shipping Board contract. The US Navy accepted delivery on 4 October 1918 and it was commissioned the same day.he then reported to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service Military Sealift Command (MSC) is an organization that controls the replenishment and military transport ships of the United States Navy. Military Sealift Command has the responsibility for providing sealift and ocean transportation for all US m .... ''Challenger'' cleared San Francisco 9 October 1918 for Mejillones and Antofagasta, Chile, where it loaded nitrates. Sailing on to deliver its cargo at Pensacola, Fla., 11 December, ''Challenger'' was next ordered to New Orleans to load cotton and steel for the French government. He was transferred to J. H. W. Steele Co. for operation. After a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Shipping Board
The United States Shipping Board (USSB) was established as an emergency agency by the 1916 Shipping Act (39 Stat. 729), on September 7, 1916. The United States Shipping Board's task was to increase the number of US ships supporting the World War I efforts. United States Shipping Board program ended on March 2, 1934. Initiation The United States' maritime position had been eroding for decades with some Congressional concern, some remedies actually worsening the situation, with European shipping companies dominating overseas trade and just over 10% of the value of trade carried in U.S. owned ships. The 1916 act was the result of Congressional efforts to create a board to address the problem dating from 1914. At this time the legislation was not a part of any war effort with specific intent as stated in the act: :"An Act to establish a United States Shipping Board for the purpose of encouraging, developing, and creating a naval auxiliary and naval reserve and a Merchant Marine to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ore Steamship Company
Ore Steamship Company and the Ore Navigation Corpoartion were subsidiaries of the Bethlehem Steel Company founded in New York City in 1927. Ore Steamship Company was a proprietary company that was founded so Bethlehem Steel could move goods needed by Bethlehem Steel Company. Ore Steamship Company would transport iron ore to the Bethlehem Steel mills on the Atlantic coast. Some ships took steel and steel products to Bethlehem Shipyards. Port of Baltimore was a major Bethlehem Steel port, the dock was 2,200 feet long in order to load and unload three large, 28,000-ton cargo ships at the same time. *Ore ships: *SS ''Texar'', was ''Harold O. Wilson'' *SS ''Bethflor'', steel-carrying cargo ship *''Lagonda'' 1896 cargo ship *''Cambria'' * SS ''William H. Donner'', 1914 cargo ship *''ELBA'' *''Chilore'' *''Cubore'' *''Fletmore'' *''Marore'' *''Oremore'' *''Santmor'' *''Steelmore'' *''Venmore'' was built at Bethlehem Sparrows Point 583-feet long and 78-feet wide, had steam turbine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Socony-Vacuum Oil
ExxonMobil, an American multinational oil and gas corporation presently based out of Texas, has had one of the longest histories of any company in its industry. A direct descendant of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil, the company traces its roots as far back as 1886 to the founding of the Vacuum Oil Company, which would become part of ExxonMobil through its own merger with Mobil during the 1930s. Today, the company, which merged from Exxon and Mobil in 1999, is the largest investor-owned oil and gas company in the world by revenue and market capitalization. Standard Oil (1870-1911) Origins Both Exxon and Mobil were descendants of Standard Oil, established by John D. Rockefeller and partners in 1870 as the Standard Oil Company of Ohio. In 1882, it together with its affiliated companies was incorporated as the Standard Oil Trust with Standard Oil Company of New Jersey and Standard Oil Company of New York as its largest companies. The Anglo-American Oil Company was establishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Successors Of Standard Oil
Following the Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States, 1911 Supreme Court ruling that found Standard Oil was an Competition law#United States antitrust, illegal monopoly, the company was broken up into 43 different entities, divided primarily by region and activity. Many of these companies later became part of the Seven Sisters (oil companies), Seven Sisters, which dominated global petroleum production in the 20th century, and became a majority of today's largest investor-owned oil companies, with most tracing their roots back to Standard Oil. Some descendants of Standard Oil were also given exclusive rights to the Standard Oil name. Today, many of Standard Oil's 43 successor entities play roles in the oil industry, either on their own or through being acquired by other companies. Standard Oil of New Jersey, the controlling division of Standard Oil at the time of the 1911 breakup, continues to exist as ExxonMobil, formed from the merger of it and Standard Oil of New York. B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Standard Oil Of New Jersey
ExxonMobil, an American multinational oil and gas corporation presently based out of Texas, has had one of the longest histories of any company in its industry. A direct descendant of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil, the company traces its roots as far back as 1886 to the founding of the Vacuum Oil Company, which would become part of ExxonMobil through its own merger with Mobil during the 1930s. Today, the company, which merged from Exxon and Mobil in 1999, is the largest investor-owned oil and gas company in the world by revenue and market capitalization. Standard Oil (1870-1911) Origins Both Exxon and Mobil were descendants of Standard Oil, established by John D. Rockefeller and partners in 1870 as the Standard Oil Company of Ohio. In 1882, it together with its affiliated companies was incorporated as the Standard Oil Trust with Standard Oil Company of New Jersey and Standard Oil Company of New York as its largest companies. The Anglo-American Oil Company was establishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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