Craig Shipbuilding Long Beach Shipbuilding

Craig Shipbuilding, Long Beach CA

In 1906, John F. Craig moved from Toledo OH, where he and his father had been building ships for many years, to Long Beach CA. There he established a new Craig Shipbuilding Company on the south side of Channel 3, where Pier 41 is today. By doing this, he became the first tenant of the Port of Long Beach and consolidated this position by also becoming the new port's dredging contractor. When World War I loomed, Craig sold his yard to a new organization, California Shipbuilding Company, and started another operation next door, which he called Long Beach Shipbuilding Company, designed for the construction of cargo ships. Meanwhile, California Shipbuilding, which had taken over Craig Shipbuilding's contracts for two submarines and a lighthouse tender and which had secured contracts in its own name for six additional submarines, began experiencing difficulties, so Craig bought back his original yard and began operating both yards as one company under the Craig Shipbuilding name. This company continued in business after the war, primarily as a ship repair yard, but also building a number of yachts for local customers. Then, when the U.S. Maritime Commission began its shipbuilding program in 1939, Craig leased the Long Beach Shipbuilding yard to Consolidated Steel Corporation, which used it to build merchant ships, and concentrated on repair and conversion projects in the original yard. After the war, the Consolidated yard closed, while the Craig yard continued, under the name Long Beach Marine Repair, until about 1970. Note that the hull numbers used by the Craigs in Long Beach were a continuation of the series they had used in Toledo and elsewhere, going back to John Craig's very first ship, built in 1864. And, although Consolidated Steel started two more large shipyards and at least two small yards, they too continued the same series. Comments or queries, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 12 December 2021.

Hull#	O.N.	Original Name	Original Owner	Type	GT	Feet	Delivery	Disposition
Built by Craig Shipbuilding Company
108	169408	C. H. Windham	Western Marine Dredging	Dredge	286		1908	Later Windham 1926
109	206532	Virgil G. Bogue	Western Pacific R.R. Co.	Tug	170		1909
110			Standard Oil Co.	Tank Barge			1909
---			Craig Shipbuilding Co.	Floating Dock	3,500		1911
111	208259	General Hubbard	Hubbard Steamship Co.	Psgr. Cargo	2,183		Jan-11	Later Sagatind 1916, wrecked 1931
112	208500	Navajo	Western Steam Nav. Co.	Psgr. Cargo	2,755		Nov-11	Burnt 1917
113			Los Angeles Sub.Boat Co.	Submarine		75	Jun-13	Experimental submarine, sunk, raised and scrapped 1916
114	210374	Camino	Western Steam Nav. Co.	Psgr. Cargo	3,308		Aug-12	Later City of Wilmington 1916, burnt 1918
115	210812	Paraiso	Long Beach SS Co.	Psgr. Cargo	1,383		Dec-12	Later Florence Olson (AG 44) 1923, Malanao 1942, scrapped 1946
116	210948	Grace Dollar	Dollar Steamship Co.	Cargo Ship	1,327		Feb-13	Later Admiral Wainwright 1918, Agnes Dollar 1921, Mary E. Moore 1923, foundered 1927
117	211338	Edgar H. Vance	Hammond Lumber Co.	Cargo Ship	2,521		Jul-13	Later Liff 1916, sunk by gunfire 1917
118	212017	Alvarado	Pacific Transport Co.	Cargo Ship	1,522		Mar-14	Wrecked 1945
119		Holland		Dredge			1913
120	169398	J. E. Upson	California Delta Farms	Dredge	547		1913	Later Miami 1926
121	SS 45	L-6	US Navy	Submarine	456d	165	7-Dec-17	Completed by California SB, scrapped 1925
122	SS 46	L-7	US Navy	Submarine	456d	165	7-Dec-17	Completed by California SB, scrapped 1925
123	WAGL 207	Cedar	US Coast Guard	Buoy Tender	1,970d	201	30-Jun-17	Completed by California SB, sold 1955
Built by California Shipbuilding Company
124	SS 75	O-14	US Navy	Submarine	491d	175	1-Oct-18	Completed by MINSY, scrapped 1930
125	SS 76	O-15	US Navy	Submarine	491d	175	27-Aug-18	Completed by MINSY, scrapped 1930
126	SS 77	O-16	US Navy	Submarine	491d	175	1-Aug-18	Completed by MINSY, scrapped 1930
			US Navy	Submarine				Cancelled
			US Navy	Submarine				Cancelled
			US Navy	Submarine				Cancelled
Built by Long Beach Shipbuilding Company
124	216304	Silverado	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	2,298	215	May-18	To USA as cable ship, scrapped 1948
125	216615	Eldorado	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	2,180	215	Jul-18	Later Gyoryu Maru 1942, mined and sunk 1945
126	217694	Wallingford	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	2,256	215	Mar-19	Later Limoges 1940, Prado 1948, scrapped 1960
127	216995	Ozaukee	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	4,045	340	Nov-18	Scrapped 1929
128	217205	Oshkosh	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	3,961	340	Nov-18	Scrapped 1929
129	217374	Magunkook	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	3,899	340	Jan-19	Later Carriso 1923, Nikolina Matkovic 1937, torpedoed and lost 1942
130	218254	West Kasson	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	5,937	410	Jun-19	Later Cuzco 1926, Camoria 1940, torpedoed and lost 1942
131	218674	West Keene	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	5,600	410	Aug-19	Scrapped 1947
132	218893	West Katan	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	5,656	410	Sep-19	Later San Simeon 1930, Tai An 1947, scrapped 1958
133	219435	Vinita	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	5,411	410	Mar-20	Later Eleanor Christenson 1926, De Soto 1938, Pan-Atlantic 1938, bombed and sunk 1942
134	219333	Haleakala	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	5,958	410	Dec-19	Missing 1926
135	219938	West Keats	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	5,661	410	Apr-20	Later San Vicente 1929, scrapped 1960
136	220316	West Kebar	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	5,620	410	Dec-20	Torpedoed and lost 1942
137	220317	West Kedron	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	5,620	410	Jul-20	Later Empire Eland 1940, torpedoed and lost 1941
138			US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship				Cancelled
139			US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship				Cancelled
140			US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship				Cancelled
141			US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship				Cancelled
142	220556	Edythe	John F. Craig	Yacht	186		Dec-20	Later Melodie
143	219607	Mazatlan	Swayne & Hoyt	Cargo Ship	987	164	Feb-20	Later San Diegan 1937, scrapped 1952
144	220183	Domingo Nazabal I	Cuban Owners	Psgr. Cargo	1,050		Apr-20	Later Mauna Loa 1924, to USN 1942 as YHB 10, scrapped 1949
145	220754	Casco	California Mex. SS Co.	Cargo Ship	328		Feb-21	Later Kailua 1923, Western Trader 1941, Baranof 1942, Western Trader 1948, scrapped 1970
Built by Craig Shipbuilding Company
146		Craig No. 1	Craig Shipbuilding	Barge			1922
147	223204	Curtiscor	T. W. Johnson	Tug	126		1923
148	223529	John F. Craig	Craig Shipbuilding	Tug	130	88	1923	Later H. T. Haviside, Ellen Murphy, Magic 1977, Active 2005, Active Pass 2006, inactive 2014
149	224905	Georganna	Craig Shipbuilding	Yacht	86		1925	Later Gloria Dalton, to USN 1942 as IX 70, returned to owner 1946
150				Replica			1929	Replica sailing ship for movie industry
151	229467	Infanta	John Barrymore	Yacht	253	110	1930	NowThea Foss
152	229851	Endymion	Donald W. Douglas	Yacht	38	62	1930	Inactive
153	230891	Velero III	Capt. Alan Hancock	Yacht	749	195	1931	To USN 1941 as Chalcedony (PYc 16), scrapped 1946
154	231094	Samona II	Willitts J. Hole	Yacht	350	147	1931	To USN 1940 as Amethyst (PYc 3), sold 1946 as Samona II, later Pudlo, Explorer
155	234117	Geoanna	George L. Craig Trust	Yacht	122		1934
Built in Long Beach by Consolidated Steel
156	241002	Agwimonte	U.S. Maritime Comm.	C1-B	6,679	396	Sep-41	Torpedoed and lost off South Africa 1943
157	241136	Agwiprince	U.S. Maritime Comm.	C1-B	6,679	396	Nov-41	Troopship 1944, scrapped 1965
158	241170	Alcoa Pennant	U.S. Maritime Comm.	C1-B	6,679	396	Dec-41	Scrapped 1965
159	241288	Alcoa Polaris	U.S. Maritime Comm.	C1-B	6,679	396	Feb-42	Troopship 1944, scrapped 1965
206		Doyen	U.S. Maritime Comm.	P1-S2-L2	4,351d	414	May-43	To USN 1943 as APA 1, to Mass. Maritime 1961 as Bay State, sold 1973
207		Feland	U.S. Maritime Comm.	P1-S2-L2	4,351d	414	Jun-43	To USN 1943 as APA 11, scrapped 1964
238	242961	Cape Trinity	U.S. Maritime Comm.	C1-B	6,711	396	May-43	Scrapped 1972
277	243645	Cape Sandy	U.S. Maritime Comm.	C1-B	6,711	396	Jul-43	Sold 1947, scrapped 1970
278	243643	Cape Friendship	U.S. Maritime Comm.	C1-B	6,709	396	Aug-43	Scrapped 1970

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