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

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area of California.

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*'' USS Admiral C. F. Hughes (AP-124)'' *'' USS Admiral E. W. Eberle (AP-123)'' *''

USS Admiral Hugh Rodman (AP-126) ''USS Admiral Hugh Rodman'' (AP-126) was an : Laid down, 24 April 1944, as a Maritime Commission type ( P2-SE2-R1) hull, under Maritime Commission contract, (MC hull 684), at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Alameda, California; launched on ...

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USS Admiral W. S. Sims (AP-127) USS ''Admiral W. S. Sims'' (AP-127) was a transport in the United States Navy. She was later renamed USNS ''General William O. Darby'' (T-AP-127). Later her name was struck and she was known simply by her hull number. In 1981, she was reclassifie ...

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USS ARD-9 USS ARD-9 was an auxiliary repair dock serving with the United States Navy during World War II as Auxiliary floating drydock. Built by the Pacific Bridge Company. ''ARD-9'' was commissioned at Alameda, California on 25 September 1943, towed to Sa ...

'' *'' USS ARD-10'' *'' USS ARD-17'' *'' USS ARD-19'' *'' USS Arco (ARD-29)'' *''

USS Ardent (AM-340) The second USS ''Ardent'' (AM-340) was a in the United States Navy. ''Ardent'' was originally laid down as '' HMS Buffalo'' ( BAM-8), for the Royal Navy on 20 February 1943 at Alameda, California, by the General Engineering & Drydock Co ...

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USS Buckthorn (AN-14) USS ''Buckthorn'' (YN-9/AN-14) was an built for the United States Navy during World War II. Originally ordered as USS ''Dogwood'' (YN-3), she was renamed and renumbered to ''Buckthorn'' (YN-9) before construction began in December 1940. She was ...

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USS Champion (AM-314) The third USS ''Champion'' (BAM-1/AM-314/MSF-314) was an of the United States Navy. The ship was the first of 32 vessels of the ''Auk'' class ordered for transfer to Great Britain under Lend-Lease, and designated British Minesweeper HMS ''A ...

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USS Chickasaw (AT-83) USS ''Chickasaw'' (AT-83/ATF-83) was a constructed for the United States Navy during World War II. She served in the Pacific Ocean in World War II and the Korean War, and was awarded six battle stars for World War II and two battle stars during ...

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USS Chief (AM-315) USS ''Chief'' (AM-315) 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, and named after the word "chief," the head or leader of a group. Origi ...

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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 ...

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USS Competent (AM-316) USS ''Competent'' (AM-316/MSF-316) was an acquired by the United States Navy. ''Competent'' was a U.S. Navy oceangoing minesweeper, named after the word "competent", meaning adequate, capable, or fit. HMS ''Amelia'' (BAM-3) was launched 30 Jan ...

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*'' USS Defense (AM-317)'' *''

USS Devastator (AM-318) USS ''Devastator'' (AM-318) was an ''Auk''-class minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the dangerous task of removing naval mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing. Construction history ''Devastator'' was la ...

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*'' USS Ebony (AN-15)'' *'' USS Eucalyptus (AN-16)''

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*'' USS Fuller (APA-7)''

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USS George F. Elliott (AP-13) USS ''George F. Elliott'' (AP-13) was a transport acquired by the United States Navy, U.S. Navy during World War I and then reacquired by the Navy for service as a troop carrier during World War II. In 1942, she was attacked off Guadalcanal by ...

'' *'' USS Gladiator (AM-319)''

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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 the ...

'' *'' USS Herald (AM-101)'' *''

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 ...

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*'' USS Impeccable (AM-320)'' *'' USS Independence (ID-3676)'' *'' USCGC Itasca (1929)''

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USS Munsee (ATF-107) USS ''Munsee'' (AT/ATF-107) was an . She is the only ship of the United States Navy to hold the name Munsee, which is the name of a subtribe of the Delaware Indians, still living in Wisconsin and Kansas. ''Munsee'' was laid down 20 August 1942 ...

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*'' USS Nausett (IX-190)'' *'' USS Neville (APA-9)''

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USS Oak Ridge (ARDM-1) USS ''Oak Ridge'' (ARD-19/ARDM-1) was originally a United States Navy Auxiliary floating drydock suitable for dry docking destroyers, submarines and landing craft, built by the Pacific Bridge Company. In the early 1960s she was upgraded to sup ...

'' *'' USS Oracle (AM-103)''

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USS Pakana (ATF-108) The Taskigi Mound or Mound at Fort Toulouse – Fort Jackson Park ( 1EE1) is an archaeological site from the South Appalachian Mississippian ''Big Eddy phase''. It is located on a bluff at the confluence of the Coosa and Tallapoosa rivers whe ...

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USS Pawnee (ATF-74) USS ''Pawnee'' (AT-74/ATF-74) was a in the United States Navy. ''Pawnee'' was laid down on 23 October 1941 by the United Engineering Company, Alameda, California; launched on 31 March 1942 and commissioned on 7 November 1942. Service history ...

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USS Rebel (AM-284) USS ''Rebel'' (AM-284) was an built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was awarded four battle stars for service in the Pacific during World War II. She was decommissioned in June 1946 and placed in reserve. While she remained i ...

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USS Recruit (AM-285) USS ''Recruit'' (AM-285) was an built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was awarded 3 battle stars for service in the Pacific during World War II. She was decommissioned in August 1946 and placed in reserve. While she remai ...

'' *'' USS Reform (AM-286)'' *''

USS Refresh (AM-287) USS ''Refresh'' (AM-287) was an Admirable-class minesweeper built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. She was built to clear minefields in offshore waters, and served the Navy in the Pacific Ocean. Post-war, her crew returned home with two ba ...

'' *'' USS Reign (AM-288)'' *'' USAS Report (AGP-289)'' *'' USS Rescuer (ARS-18)''

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Ferryboat Santa Rosa ''Santa Rosa'' was a built in Alameda, California, for Northwestern Pacific Railroad. She started out serving Southern Pacific Railways on their Golden Gate Ferries line on San Francisco Bay. She was purchased by the Puget Sound Navigation Compa ...

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USS Sarsi (ATF-111) USS ''Sarsi'' (AT-111/ATF-111) was an ''Abnaki''-class fleet ocean tug commissioned in California in 1943. She served during World War II in North Pacific waters, and during the Korean War, she performed her towing services until she was su ...

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USS Sentinel (SP-180) USS ''Sentinel'' (SP-180) was the first United States Navy vessel to bear the name. It was a motorboat built in 1917 by Pacific Shipyards and Ways Co., Alameda, California and was purchased by the United States Navy from W. G. Tibbetts on ...

'' *'' USS Sheldrake (AM-62)'' *''

USS Skylark (AM-63) USS ''Skylark'' (AM-63) was an built for the United States Navy during World War II. She earned three battle stars during World War II. ''Skylark'' was mined and sunk off Okinawa in April 1945. She was struck from the Naval Vessel Registe ...

'' *'' USS Starling (AM-64)'' *''

USS Swallow (AM-65) USS ''Swallow'' (AM-65) was an built for the United States Navy during World War II. The ship was the second U.S. Navy ship named after the swallow. ''Swallow'' earned two battle stars for World War II service. She was sunk by a kamikaze aircr ...

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*'' USS Volunteer (ID-3242)''

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*'' USS Wateree (ATF-117)'' *'' USS White Sands (ARD-20)'' *''

USS William P. Biddle (APA-8) USS ''William P. Biddle'' (APA-8) was a in service with the United States Navy from 1941 to 1946. She was scrapped in 1957. History Initially laid-down for the British government as ''War Surf'', the ship that ultimately became known as ''Will ...

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