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.

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

J. E. O'Neill, Herbert L. Pratt, W. M. Irish, W. M. Burton (1918, 7,100t tanker) For Standard Oil of New Jersey

W. S. Rheem (1918, 6,800t tanker) Franklin K. Lane, Crampton Anderson (1920 and 1921, 6,600t tanker) For Standard Oil of California

W. S. Miller (1920, 7,000t tanker) K. R. Kingsbury (1921, 8,800t tanker) F. H. Hillman, H. M. Storey, W. S. Rheem (1921-1922, 10,800t tanker) For Socony-Vacuum Oil

Algonquin, Yorba Linda (1919 and 1920, 7,000t tanker) For Bethlehem's own Ore Steamship Company

Chilore, Lebore (1923 and 1924, 8,300t ore carriers) For the United States Shipping Board

Volunteer (1220), Challenger (1222), Steadfast (1223) (1918, 7,700t cargo) 2 of 5 Design 1032 ships Heffron (1574), Hegira (1575) (1919, 7,600t cargo) 17 tankers of 7,000t in 1919 and 1920 Richconcal (1460) ... Cathwood (1469) Dungannon (1471) ... Halway (1475) Hambro (1679), Hamer (1680) tugs Dreadnaught, Undaunted Challenger, Independence (War Harbor), Victorious (War Haven) and Defiance (War Ocean) were all launched on 4 July 1918. The Lebore was the last ship delivered (January 1924) during that production period. The site was expanded from 7 acres (2.8 ha) to 75 acres (30 ha) with facilities for constructing up to six major vessels simultaneously. After 1923, the Alameda Works ceased making ships but continued its dry docking and ship repair operations. At the beginning of Wo

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