Todd San Pedro Los Angeles Shipbuilding

Todd Pacific Shipyards, San Pedro CA

Los Angeles Shipbuilding was established as an emergency shipyard in 1917 but stayed in business after the war, primarily as a ship repair yard. The Navy invested $9mm in its facilities in 1941 but it never performed satisfactorily, was requisitioned by the Navy in December 1943 and turned over to Todd to manage. At its peak, Todd Los Angeles employed 12,000 people. Todd acquired the yard from the Navy in 1945 and merged it with Todd Seattle as Todd Pacific Shipyards in 1979. It was closed and liquidated in 1989, after Todd lost out on the Navy's DDG program. The yard's large but capacity-limited Synchrolift was sold to Malaysian Shipbuilding & Engineering. The property is now Pier 100 of the Port of Los Angeles' West Basin container terminal. You can see the site from the air on Google here. Comments or queries, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 24 October 2020.

Hull#	O.N.	Original Name	Original Owner	Type	GT	Ft.	Delivery	Disposition
Built by Los Angeles Shipbuilding
1	216445	Accomac	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	5,600	410	Jun-18	Scrapped 1930
2	216489	Wakulla	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	5,600	410	Jun-18	Scrapped 1930
3	216572	Wampum	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	5,600	410	Jul-18	Scrapped 1930
4	216598	Wassaic	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	5,600	410	Jul-18	Scrapped 1931
6	216760	West Galeta	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	5,600	410	Aug-18	Scrapped 1930
5	216761	West Galoc	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	5,600	410	Aug-18	Scrapped 1937
7	216863	West Zula	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	5,600	410	Sep-18	Scrapped 1937
8	217124	West Zucker	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	5,600	410	Nov-18	Scrapped 1938
9	217220	West Grama	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	5,600	410	Dec-18	Sunk as breakwater at Normandy 1944
10	217540	West Erral	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	5,600	410	Feb-19	Later Diamond Head 1927, New China 1946, Norberg 1949, Eastern Pride 1950, Higashi Maru 1951, wrecked 1958
11	217631	West Amargosa	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	5,600	410	Mar-19	Later Empire Crossbill 1940, torpedoed and lost 1941
12	217763	West Arvada	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	5,600	410	Mar-19	Sunk by a mine 1919
13	217906	West Cajoot	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	5,600	410	May-19	Later Golden Bear 1928, Kailua 1937, Viborg 1943, exploded and sank 1947
14	218048	West Cohob	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	5,600	410	May-19	Later Golden Eagle 1928, Mauna Loa 1934, bombed and sunk 1942
15	218294	West Columb	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	5,600	410	Sep-19	Later Mormacrey 1938, Pacific Explorer 1946, S. J. Zidell 1956, scrapped 1958
16	218810	West Selene	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	5,600	410	Oct-19	Later Mormacrio 1938, Magadan 1945, Mormacrio 1945, scrapped 1947
17	219320	West Mingus	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	5,600	410	Dec-19	Later San Clemente 1930, Tobol 1943, wrecked 1947
18	219443	West Montop	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	5,600	410	Dec-19	Later San Rafael 1930, Ting Hsing 1948, An Ding 1951, scrapped 1958
19	219523	West Hika	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	5,600	410	Jan-20	Wrecked 1936
20	219640	West Himrod	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	5,600	410	Feb-20	Later Bellingham 1928, torpedoed and lost 1942
21	219718	The Angeles	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	5,600	410	Mar-20	Later Mormacsul 1938, bombed and lost 1942
22	219775	West Hixton	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	5,600	410	Apr-20	Later California 1928, torpedoed and lost 1942
23	219931	Las Vegas	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	5,600	410	May-20	Later Illinois 1928, torpedoed and lost 1942
24	220039	Crown City	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	5,600	410	Jun-20	Wrecked 1942
25	220200	West Holbrook	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	5,600	410	Jul-20	Later Michigan 1928, wrecked 1928
26	220421	Topa Topa	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	5,600	410	Aug-20	Torpedoed and lost 1942
27	220582	Culberson	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	5,600	410	Oct-20	Later Mormacmar 1938, Belinsky 1945, Mormacmar 1945, scrapped 1946
28	220842	West Honaker	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	5,600	410	Dec-20	Scuttled as breakwater at Normandy 1944
29	220967	West Cusseta	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	5,600	410	Jan-21	Scrapped 1947
30	221120	West O'Rowa	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	5,600	410	May-21	Later Kentucky 1928, torpedoed and lost 1942
31	221330	West Lewark	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	7,500	431	Jun-21	Later Meigs 1923, bombed and lost 1942
32	221385	West Faralon	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	7,500	431	Jul-21	Later Golden Hind 1932, Honolulan 1937, torpedoed and lost 1942
33	221536	West Graylock	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	7,500	431	Aug-21	Later Greylock 1924, torpedoed and lost 1943
34	221603	West Prospect	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	7,500	431	Oct-21	Later Golden Sun 1928, then Mokihana 1938, Frixos 1948, scrapped 1954
35	221666	West Chopaka	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	7,500	431	Nov-21	Later Golden Dragon 1928, then Mahimahi 1938, Mongibello 1949, Polifemo 1949, scrapped 1959
36	168398	Nineteen Twenty Two	Union Oil Co. of Cal.	Tank Barge	237	88	1922	NLD
37	222773	Hayward	Key System	Ferry	1,653	225	1923	To USN 1923 as YFB 33, cancelled, to USN 1945 as YFB 61, returned 1945
38	222781	San Leandro	Key System	Ferry	1,653	225	1923	To USN 1923 as YFB 34, cancelled, to USN 1945 as YFB 60, returned 1945, burnt 1975
39	169135	Nineteen Twenty Three	Union Oil Co. of Cal.	Tank Barge	218	88	1923	NLD
40	171568	Assoc. Oil Co. Lighter No. 6	Assoc. Oil Co.	Tank Barge	235	206	1923	NLD
41	168881	Star & Crescent No. 41	Star & Crescent Boat Co.	Tank Barge	281	110	1924	Later General Petroleum Corp. Barge No. 4
42	223907	Catalina	Wilmington Tptn.	Ferry	1,766	223	1924	Foundered 1997
43	169027	S. O. Co. No. 9	Standard Oil Co. of Cal.	Tank Barge	284	110	1924	NLD
44	171127	Barge No. 4	Richfield Oil Co.	Tank Barge	345	121	1924	NLD
45	171675	Richfield Oil Co. Barge No. 3	Richfield Oil Co.	Tank Barge	484	131	1924	NLD
46	170284	Calpet No. 1	California Petroleum	Tank Barge	484	131	1925	NLD
47	225138	L. A. City No. 2	City of Los Angeles	Fireboat	106	94	1925	NLD
48	169489	S. O. Co. No. 11	Standard Oil Co. of Cal.	Tank Barge	484	131	1925	NLD
49	170167	Coronado	Union Oil Co. of Cal.	Tank Barge	72	51	1926	NLD
50	171569	Assoc. Oil Co. Lighter No. 8	Assoc. Oil Co.	Tank Barge	487	131	1926	NLD
51	169516	S. & C. Barge No. 2	Star & Crescent Co.	Tank Barge	341	121	1926	NLD
52	169613	Union Oil Barge No. 1926	Union Oil Co. of Cal.	Tank Barge	76	58	1926	NLD
53	169847	Union Oil Barge No. 1927	Union Oil Co. of Cal.	Tank Barge	532	131	1927	NLD
54	227834	Orient	Frank V. Theodore	Fishing Vessel	217		1928	NLD
55	170542	Union Oil Barge No. 1929	Union Oil Co. of Cal.	Tank Barge	304	110	1930	NLD
56	171543	Worco Barge No. 1	Western Natural Gasoline	Tank Barge	634	135	1930	NLD
57	173857	General Petroleum Corp. Barge No. 3	General Petroleum	Tank Barge	664	139	Jan-38	NLD
58	AR 6	Ajax	U.S. Navy	Repair Ship	9,000d	529	30-Oct-43	Scrapped 1997
59	AR 7	Hector	U.S. Navy	Repair Ship	9,000d	529	7-Feb-44	To NDRF 1994
60	AR 8	Jason	U.S. Navy	Repair Ship	9,000d	529	19-Jun-44	Scrapped 2006
61	AV 11	Norton Sound	U.S. Navy	Seaplane Tender	9,000d	540	8-Jan-45	To NDRF 1987
62	AV 12	Pine Island	U.S. Navy	Seaplane Tender	9,000d	540	26-Apr-45	Scrapped 1971
63	AV 13	Puget Sound	U.S. Navy	Seaplane Tender	9,000d	540	26-Nov-45	Scrapped 1971
64	AD 22	Klondike	U.S. Navy	Destroyer Tender	8,165d	492	30-Jul-45	Reclassified AR 22 1960, scrapped 1975
65	AD 23	Arcadia	U.S. Navy	Destroyer Tender	8,165d	492	21-Sep-45	Scrapped 1974
66	AD 24	Everglades	U.S. Navy	Destroyer Tender	8,165d	492	6-May-47	To NDRF 1990
67	AD 25	Frontier	U.S. Navy	Destroyer Tender	8,165d	492	2-Mar-46	Scrapped 1974
Built by Todd Shipyards, Los Angeles Division
68	242244	Ticonderoga	Keystone Tankers	Tanker	11,099		May-54	Conversion
69		Mark Twain	Disneyland				1955	Replica sternwheeler
70	APA 248	Paul Revere	U.S. Navy	Troopship	10,709		Sep-58	Conversion
71	248880	David E. Day	Locust Tankers	Tanker	12,226		Jul-58	Conversion
72	276364	Western Offshore I	Western Offshore	Drill Barge	2,187		Nov-58	Conversion
73			Disneyland				1959	8 tourist submarines
74	285185	Mormaccape	Moore-McCormack Lines	Cargo Ship	9,300	466	27-Jan-60	To NDRF 1987 as Cape Catawba
75	285283	Mormacglen	Moore-McCormack Lines	Cargo Ship	9,300	466	20-Jun-61	To NDRF 1985, scrapped 2008
76	DLG 22	England	U.S. Navy	Cruiser	7,590d	533	7-Dec-63	Scrapped 2003
77	287238	Washington Mail	American Mail Lines	Cargo Ship	16,500	536	2-Jan-62	Containership 1971, President Roosevelt 1975, Santa Rosa 1983, American Builder 1985, RRF 1987 as Equality State
78	287976	Japan Mail	American Mail Lines	Cargo Ship	16,500	536	19-Apr-62	Containership 1971, President Truman 1975, RRF 1987 as Diamond State
79	288986	Philippine Mail	American Mail Lines	Cargo Ship	16,500	536	25-Jul-62	Containership 1971, President Eisenhower 1975, Santa Paula 1983, American Banker 1985, scrapped 2004
80	DLG 33	Fox	U.S. Navy	Cruiser	7,890d	547	28-May-66	Scrapped 2006
81	288117	Western Offshore II	Western Offshore	Drill Barge	2,130		Apr-62	Conversion
82	DE 1055	Hepburn	U.S. Navy	Frigate	4,066d	438	27-Jun-69	Sunk as target 2002
83	DE 1058	Meyerkord	U.S. Navy	Frigate	4,066d	438	2-Nov-69	Scrapped 2000
84	DE 1060	Lang	U.S. Navy	Frigate	4,066d	438	20-Mar-70	Scrapped 2001
85	DE 1067	Francis Hammond	U.S. Navy	Frigate	4,066d	438	17-Jul-70	Scrapped 2004
86	DE 1071	Badger	U.S. Navy	Frigate	4,066d	438	20-Nov-70	Sunk as target 1998
87	DE 1074	Harold E. Holt	U.S. Navy	Frigate	4,066d	438	19-Mar-71	Sunk as target 2002
88	DE 1076	Fanning	U.S. Navy	Frigate	4,066d	438	16-Jul-71	To Turkey 1999 as F 251: scrapped
89	501072	Barge 21	Smith Rice Derrick Barges	Derrick Barge	1,288		Jan-66
90	503135	570	Crowley Marine	Covered Barge	5,056	302	Apr-66	Later CP Sacramento, KRS 330-7, NLD
91	AO 51	Ashtabula	U.S. Navy	Oiler	16,500d		1968	Conversion
92	293495	Western Offshore VI	Western Offshore	Drill Barge	3,840		Jun-67	Conversion
93	515542	Chicago	Sea-Land Service	Cargo Ship	18,455		Jul-69	Conversion, scrapped
94	246736	Rose City	Sea-Land Service	Cargo Ship	17,976		Nov-69	Conversion, scrapped
95	515620	St. Louis	Sea-Land Service	Cargo Ship	18,455		Jan-70	Conversion, scrapped
96	248238	San Pedro	Sea-Land Service	Cargo Ship	18,420		Mar-70	Conversion, scrapped
97	296779	Oregon Mail	A.M.L.	Cargo Ship	16,542		Sep-72	Conversion, scrapped
98	512593	President McKinley	A.P.L.	Cargo Ship	17,802		8-Sep-72	Conversion, scrapped
99	513660	President Filmore	A.P.L.	Cargo Ship	17,801		10-Oct-72	Conversion, scrapped
100	557000	Sealift Pacific	Marine Transport Lines	Product Carrier	17,134	564	15-Aug-74	Sold foreign 1995 as Patty Ann, scrapped 2003
101	557001	Sealift Arabian Sea	Marine Transport Lines	Product Carrier	17,134	564	6-May-75	Sold foreign 1995 as Sophil, scrapped 2000
102	557004	Sealift China Sea	Marine Transport Lines	Product Carrier	17,134	564	9-May-75	Sold foreign 1995 as Sant Ambrogio, scrapped 2000
103	557005	Sealift Indian Ocean	Marine Transport Lines	Product Carrier	17,134	564	28-Aug-75	Sold foreign 1995 as Santa Anna, scrapped 2000
104	571049	Zapata Patriot	Zapata Marine	Product Carrier	21,572	686	1-Apr-76	Later Patriot 1981, total loss 2002
105	573810	Zapata Ranger	Zapata Marine	Product Carrier	21,572	686	27-Jul-76	Later Ranger 1981, sold foreign 1996 as Kathryn Sea, W. S. Challenger 19, scrapped 2003
106	577241	Zapata Rover	Zapata Marine	Product Carrier	21,572	686	28-Jan-77	Later Rover 1981, scrapped 2004
107	578746	Zapata Courier	Zapata Marine	Product Carrier	21,572	686	25-Jan-77	Later Courier 1981, scrapped 2003
108			Overseas Shipholding	Product Carrier	42,000			Cancelled
109			Overseas Shipholding	Product Carrier	42,000			Cancelled
110			Ceres Shipping	Product Carrier	42,000			Cancelled
111			Ceres Shipping	Product Carrier	42,000			Cancelled
112			United States Lines	Product Carrier	42,000			Cancelled
113			Hawaii International	Product Carrier	42,000			Cancelled
114			Hawaii International	Product Carrier	42,000			Cancelled
115			Hawaii International	Product Carrier	42,000			Cancelled
116	590414	Cornucopia	Union Oil Co. of Cal.	Product Carrier	21,688		Oct-77	Conversion
117	575451	Barge 250-1	Crowley Marine	Deck Barge	2,624			Transferred to Todd Seattle
118	570807	Barge 250-2	Crowley Marine	Deck Barge	2,860	239	Feb-76	Now Boaz
119	571910	Barge 250-3	Crowley Marine	Deck Barge	2,624	239	Mar-76	Now Brusco 250
120	572132	Barge 250-4	Crowley Marine	Tank Barge	2,624	239	Apr-76	Now Na Moku
121	573618	Barge 250-5	Crowley Marine	Deck Barge	2,624	239	May-76	Now St. Maarten
122	573871	Barge 250-6	Crowley Marine	Deck Barge	2,624	239	Jun-76	Now ITB 252
123	575053	Barge 250-7	Crowley Marine	Deck Barge	2,624	239	Jul-76	Now St. John
124	575259	Barge 250-8	Crowley Marine	Deck Barge	2,624	239	Aug-76	Now SJS-7
Built by Todd Pacific Shipyards, Los Angeles Division
125	FFG 9	Wadsworth	U.S. Navy	Frigate	3,000d	445	28-Feb-80	To Poland 2002 as Tadeusz Kosciuszko (F 273): active
126	FFG 12	George Philip	U.S. Navy	Frigate	3,000d	445	15-Nov-80	Struck 2004, to be scrapped
127	FFG 14	Sides	U.S. Navy	Frigate	3,000d	445	30-May-81	Struck 2004, to be scrapped
128	FFG 19	John A. Moore	U.S. Navy	Frigate	3,000d	445	14-Nov-81	To Turkey 2000 as Gediz (F 495): active
129	FFG 23	Lewis B. Puller	U.S. Navy	Frigate	3,000d	445	17-Apr-82	To Egypt 1998 as Toushka (F 906): active
130	FFG 25	Copeland	U.S. Navy	Frigate	3,000d	445	7-Aug-82	To Egypt 1996 as Mubarak (F 911), renamed Alexandria 2011: active
131	FFG 27	Mahlon S. Tisdale	U.S. Navy	Frigate	3,000d	445	13-Nov-82	To Turkey 1998 as Gokceada (F 494): active
132	FFG 30	Reid	U.S. Navy	Frigate	3,000d	445	19-Feb-83	To Turkey 1998 as Gelibolu (F 493): active
133	FFG 33	Jarrett	U.S. Navy	Frigate	3,000d	445	2-Jul-83	Decommissioned 2011, to be sold
134	FFG 38	Curts	U.S. Navy	Frigate	3,000d	445	8-Oct-83	To Mexico 2013
135	FFG 41	McClusky	U.S. Navy	Frigate	3,000d	445	10-Dec-83	To Mexico 2014
136	FFG 43	Thach	U.S. Navy	Frigate	3,000d	445	17-Mar-84	To Turkey 2014
137	FFG 46	Rentz	U.S. Navy	Frigate	3,000d	445	30-Jun-84	To Thailand 2014
138	FFG 51	Gary	U.S. Navy	Frigate	3,000d	445	17-Nov-84	To Taiwan 2015
139	FFG 54	Ford	U.S. Navy	Frigate	3,000d	445	29-Jun-85	Active
140	FFG 57	Reuben James	U.S. Navy	Frigate	3,000d	445	22-Mar-86	Active
141	FFG 60	Rodney M. Davis	U.S. Navy	Frigate	3,000d	445	9-May-87	Active
142	FFG 61	Ingraham	U.S. Navy	Frigate	3,000d	445	5-Aug-89	Active

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