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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, California, 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 Heyw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alameda, California
Alameda ( ; ; Spanish for "Avenue (landscape), tree-lined path") is a city in Alameda County, California, United States, located in the East Bay (San Francisco Bay Area), East Bay region of the Bay Area. The city is built on an informal archipelago in San Francisco Bay, consisting of Alameda (island), Alameda Island, Bay Farm Island, Alameda, California, Bay Farm Island and Coast Guard Island, along with other smaller islands. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city's population was 78,280. History Ohlone era Alameda originally occupied a peninsula connected to Oakland, California, Oakland. The area was low-lying and marshy, while higher ground was part of one of the largest coastal oak forests in the world. A local band of the Ohlone tribe inhabited the region for more than 3,000 years. They were present at the time of the arrival of the Spanish in the late 18th century. The Ohlone created numerous oyster shell mounds across the peninsula, some as large as ... [...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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
