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Bethlehem Los Angeles, San Pedro CA

Bethlehem Steel's shipyard in Los Angeles CA was originally established by Western Pipe & Steel to build cargo ships for the U.S. Shipping Board and named Southwestern Shipbuilding. Following the war effort, it was leased to Bethlehem Steel as a repair yard and then sold to Bethlehem in 1925. Bethlehem reactivated its shipbuilding capacity for WWII and employment peaked at about 6,000. After the war it reverted to ship repair and was sold to Southwest Marine in 1983. In 1997 it was one of Southwest Marine's four yards when that company was acquired by the Carlyle Group and renamed US Marine Repair; in 2002 it was one of US Marine Repair's six yards when that company was acquired by United Defense Industries; and in 2005 it was one UDI's six yards when that company was acquired by BAE Systems. BAE saw no future for the San Pedro yard, however, and the property reverted to the Port of Los Angeles. The shipyard, which was across the street from the Al Larson Boat Shop, has been idle ever since: see it from the air on Google here. Comments or queries, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 11 November 2021.

Hull# O.N. Name Owner Type GT Ft. Delivery Disposition
Built by Southwestern Shipbuilding
1 217373 West Carnifax USSB/1371 Cargo 6,150 410 Jan-19 Later Exford 1928, Pan Royal 1930, in collision and lost 1943
2 217547 West Caruth USSB/1372 Cargo 6,150 410 Feb-19 Later Exmoor 1923, Antonio Tripcovich 1924, Seisho Maru 1928, torpedoed and lost 1944
3 217709 West Catanace USSB/1373 Cargo 6,150 410 Mar-19 Later Atlantic 1923, Theodore 1947, Archon 1951, scrapped 1952
4 217932 West Sequana USSB/1374 Cargo 6,150 410 Apr-19 Later Golden Cloud 1928, Waimea 1938, Marcar 1950, Carmar 1952, Madelaine 1955, scrapped 1958
5 218027 West Cavanal USSB/1375 Cargo 6,150 410 Jun-19 Later Edgar Bowling 1923, Texmar 1927, Irkutsk 1945, scrapped 1966
6 218322 West Cawthon USSB/1376 Cargo 6,150 410 Jul-19 Later Empire Bison 1940, torpedoed and lost 1940
7 218614 West Cayote USSB/1377 Cargo 6,150 410 Aug-19 Later Washington 1928, bombed and lost 1942
8 218323 West Chetac USSB/1378 Cargo 6,150 410 Jul-19 Torpedoed and lost 1942
9 218732 West Inskip USSB/1379 Cargo 6,000 410 Sep-19 Later Charcas 1926, Carreta 1940, Parita Sun 1947, scrapped 1953
10 218817 West Chicopee USSB/1380 Cargo 6,000 410 Dec-19 Renamed Bakersfield, later Chagres 1941, Mirafjord 1947, San Salvatore 1950, scrapped 1953
11 219434 West Neris USSB/2206 Cargo 6,000 410 Dec-19 Later Irish Oak 1941, torpedoed and lost 1943
12 219522 West Niger USSB/2207 Cargo 6,000 410 Jan-20 Later Nevada 1938, wrecked 1932
13 219658 West Nilus USSB/2208 Cargo 5,650 410 Mar-20 Sunk as breakwater at Normandy 1944
14 219937 West Niveria USSB/2209 Cargo 5,650 410 Apr-20 Later Golden Coast 1928, Delawarean 1937, Empire Hawksbill 1940, torpedoed and lost 1942
15 220024 West Nomentum USSB/2210 Cargo 5,650 410 May-20 Later Pennsylvania 1928, Pan 1947, Tanar 1949, in collision and sank 1959
16 220199 West Norranus USSB/2211 Cargo 5,650 410 Jun-20 Later Pacific Pine 1926, Maine 1937, Lvov 1945, Istra 1951, scrapped 1958
17 220315 West Notus USSB/2212 Cargo 5,650 410 Jul-20 Shelled and scuttled 1942
18 220527 West Numidia USSB/2213 Tanker 5,650 410 Aug-20 Renamed Hollywood, wrecked and lost 1945
19 USSB/2214 Cargo Cancelled
20 USSB/2215 Cargo Cancelled
21 USSB/2216 Cargo Cancelled
22 USSB/2217 Cargo Cancelled
23 USSB/2218 Cargo Cancelled
19 220900 Mary Luckenbach USSB/2214 Cargo 5,600 410 Dec-20 Later C. B. Watson 1936, Indiana 1947, Al Horreya 1954, Mansoura 1957, scrapped 1963
20 167850 Union Oil Barge 165 Apr-20
21 221100 Montebello Union Oil Tanker 8,272 440 Mar-21 Torpedoed and lost 1941
22 221103 La Placentia Union Oil Tanker 8,272 440 Apr-21 Scrapped 1948
23 221691 La Purisima Union Oil Tanker 8,272 440 Oct-21 Later Taganrog 1943, Octorara 1944, La Purisima 1946, scrapped 1947
24 Dutch Scopas N.I.T.M. Tanker 5,900 423 Jul-21 Scrapped 1939
25 Dutch Silvanus N.I.T.M. Tanker 5,900 423 Aug-21 Later Papoose 1926 (ON 226583), torpedoed and lost 1942
26 Dutch Semiramis N.I.T.M. Tanker 5,900 423 Sep-21 Later Kyoko Maru 1943, torpedoed and lost 1943
Built by Bet hlehem Steel
9001 DD 544 Boyd US Navy Destroyer 2,050 376 8-May-43 To Turkey as Iskenderun (D 343) 1969, struck 1981
9002 DD 545 Bradford US Navy Destroyer 2,050 376 12-Jun-43 To Greece as Thyella (D 28) 1962, struck 1981
9003 DD 546 Brown US Navy Destroyer 2,050 376 10-Jul-43 To Greece as Navarinon (D 63) 1962, struck 1981
9004 DD 547 Cowell US Navy Destroyer 2,050 376 23-Aug-43 To Argentina as Almirante Storni (D 24) 1971, struck 1982
9005 DD 548 US Navy Destroyer 2,050 376 Cancelled 1940
9006 DD 549 US Navy Destroyer 2,050 376 Cancelled 1940
9007 DD 612 Kendrick US Navy Destroyer 1,620 376 12-Sep-42 Sunk as target 1968
9008 DD 613 Laub US Navy Destroyer 1,620 348 24-Oct-42 Scrapped 1975
9009 DD 614 MacKenzie US Navy Destroyer 1,620 348 21-Nov-42 Sunk as target 1974
9010 DD 615 McLanahan US Navy Destroyer 1,620 348 19-Dec-42 Scrapped 1974
9011 DD 616 US Navy Destroyer 1,620 348 Cancelled 1940
9012 DD 617 US Navy Destroyer 1,620 348 Cancelled 1940
9013 DD 681 Hopewell US Navy Destroyer 2,050 376 30-Sep-43 Sunk as target 1972
9014 DD 682 Porterfield US Navy Destroyer 2,050 376 30-Oct-43 Target hulk 1976
9015 DD 792 Callaghan US Navy Destroyer 2,050 376 27-Nov-43 Sunk by Japanese aircraft off Okinawa 1945
9016 DD 793 Cassin Young US Navy Destroyer 2,050 376 31-Dec-43 Memorial in Charlestown MA 1981
9017 DD 794 Irwin US Navy Destroyer 2,050 376 14-Feb-44 To Brazil as Santa Caterina (D 32) 1968, struck 1978
9018 DD 795 Preston US Navy Destroyer 2,050 376 20-Mar-44 To Turkey as Icel (D 344) 1969, struck 1981
9019 DD 770 Lowry US Navy Destroyer 2,200 376 23-Jul-44 To Brazil as Espirito Santo (D 38) 1973, struck 1995
9020 DD 771 Lindsey US Navy Destroyer 2,200 376 20-Aug-44 DM 32, sunk as target 1972
9021 DD 772 Gwin US Navy Destroyer 2,200 376 30-Sep-44 DM 33, to Turkey as Muavenet (DM 357) 1971, struck 1993
9022 DD 773 Aaron Ward US Navy Destroyer 2,200 376 28-Oct-44 DM 34, scrapped 1946
9023 DD 774 Hugh W. Hadley US Navy Destroyer 2,200 376 25-Nov-44 Scrapped 1947
9024 DD 775 Willard Keith US Navy Destroyer 2,200 376 27-Dec-44 To Colombia as Caldas (D 02) 1972, struck 1977
9025 DD 776 James C. Owens US Navy Destroyer 2,200 376 17-Feb-45 To Brazil as Sergipe (D 35) 1973, struck 1995
9026 DD 857 Bristol US Navy Destroyer 2,200 376 17-Mar-45 To Taiwan as Hua Yang (D 988) 1969, struck 1993
9027 DD 858 Fred T. Berry US Navy Destroyer 2,425 390 12-May-45 Scuttled 1972
9028 DD859 Norris US Navy Destroyer 2,425 390 9-Jun-45 To Turkey as Kocatepe (D 354) 1974, struck 1993
9029 DD 860 McCaffery US Navy Destroyer 2,425 390 26-Jul-45 Scrapped 1974
9030 DD 861 Harwood US Navy Destroyer 2,425 390 8-Sep-45 To Turkey as Kocatepe (D 354) 1971, sunk 1974
9031 YT 701 Acoma US Navy Yard Tug 260 100 12-Mar-46 Struck 1985
9032 YT 702 Arawak US Navy Yard Tug 260 100 12-Mar-46 Struck 1985
9033 YT 703 Canarsee US Navy Yard Tug 260 100 16-Apr-46 Sold 1975
9034 YT 704 Moratok US Navy Yard Tug 260 100 16-Apr-46 Sold 1985
9035 YT 705 Pequawtek US Navy Yard Tug 260 100 Cancelled
9036 YT 706 Wailaki US Navy Yard Tug 260 100 Cancelled
9037 YT 707 Sanpoil US Navy Yard Tug 260 100 Cancelled
9038 YT 708 Setauket US Navy Yard Tug 260 100 Cancelled
9039 YT 709 Tocobaga US Navy Yard Tug 260 100 Cancelled
9040 YT 710 Tonkawa US Navy Yard Tug 260 100 Cancelled

 

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