Pacific Coast Engineering PACECO

Pacific Coast Engineering Co. (PACECO), Oakland and Alameda CA

Pacific Coast Engineering Company was originally an industrial fabricator and mechanical engineering company, working mostly for the construction and mining industries. In the 1920s, they started building barges in Oakland, in a yard at the foot of 14th Street, close to the WWI emergency yard operated by Union Construction Company. This site was taken over by the U.S. Navy in 1940 and the company moved to a new yard at 2350 Blanding Avenue, in Alameda. During the war years they primarily built subassemblies for the larger yards in the San Francisco area, but also built five tugs for the Navy. In 1950, the name was officially changed to PACECO and it was under this name that they developed a world-wide reputation as the designer of the modern container crane, which they first developed in 1958. PACECO was bought by Fruehauf Corp. in 1967 and abandoned shipbuilding in 1976 in order to focus on the container crane market. The Alameda shipyard was on the south side of the Tidal Canal, immediately to the west of the Park Street bridge: see it from the air on Google here. Comments or queries, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 2016-03-07.

Hull #	O.N.	Original Name	Original Owner	Ship Type	GT	Delivery	Disposition
Built in Oakland
1	171515	Lighter No. 7	Tide Water Associated Oil Co.	Tank Barge	249	1924	Later Foss 108, NLD 1964
2	169326	Haviside Co. No. 4	Haviside Co.	Dredge	491	Sep-25	Scrapped 1975
3	169455	Libby Honoulu No.1	Libby, McNeil & Libby	Barge	403	1926	Later H. P. Benson, converted to dredge
4	231095	Alki	City of Seattle	Fireboat	196	Dec-27	Active
5		unknown	Motor Vehicle Department	Cable Barge		Apr-27
6		R. W. Atkinson	Hawaiian Dredging Co.	Dredge		Sep-27
7		unknown	unknown	Barge		1931
8		unknown	Jaspar Stacy Co.	Gold Dredge		1936
109	Federal	Clamshell Barge	US Army Corps of Engineers	Barge		1938
110	Federal	No. 1	US Army Corps of Engineers	Dump Scow		1938
111	Federal	No. 2	US Army Corps of Engineers	Dump Scow		1938
112	Federal	Drill Barge	US Army Corps of Engineers	Drill Barge		1938
113	174877	J. C. Freese Co. No. 3	J.C. Freese Company	Tank Barge	296	Sep-40	NLD
114	240869	Enterprise	San Francisco Towing Co.	Towboat	59	1941	To USN as YT 462, later YTM 462
Built in Alameda
115		Mawkaw (YT 182)	US Navy	Tug	260d	6-Mar-43	Sold 1972
116		Negwagon (YT 188)	US Navy	Tug	260d	31-Mar-43	Sold 1973
117	951819	Nepanet (YT 189)	US Navy	Tug	260d	Mar-43	Sold 1987 as Headwind, later Richard, now Vega
118		Orono (YT 190)	US Navy	Tug	260d	29-May-43	To Guyana 1975
119		Osamekin (YT 191)	US Navy	Tug	260d	12-Feb-43	Sank off Alaska 1945
120		YD 92	US Navy	Derrick Barge		1943?
121		unknown
122		unknown
123		unknown
124		unknown
125	254459	United Towing No. 5	United Towing Co.	Tank Barge	758	1944	Later Barge 5, Tori J
126	255282	United Towing No. 6	United Towing Co.	Tank Barge	758	1944	Later Barge 6, NLD
127	586407	Barge 7	United Towing Co.	Tank Barge	758	1945	Documented 1977
128	176688	J.C. Freese Co. Barge 11	J.C. Freese Company	Tank Barge	770	1946	Later Barge 11, NLD
129	252724	J.C. Freese Co. Barge 12	J.C. Freese Company	Tank Barge	770	Apr-47	NLD
130	269083	Harbor No. 1	Harbor Transportation Co.	Tank Barge	765	1946	Documented 1955, later Barge 1, NLD
131	254358	United Towing No. 11	United Towing Co.	Tank Barge	833	Dec-47	Later Barge 11, NLD
132	Federal	The Colorado	Bureau of Reclamation	Dredge	600	1948
133	Federal	unknown	Bureau of Reclamation	Fuel Barge		1948
134	Federal	unknown	Bureau of Reclamation	Work Barge		1948
135	Federal	unknown	Bureau of Reclamation	Pipe Barge		1948
136	Federal	The Needles	Bureau of Reclamation	Towboat		1948
137		unknown	State Harbor Commission	Dump Scow		1948
138		unknown	State Harbor Commission	Dump Scow		1948
139	257023	Placer	River Lines Inc.	Tank Barge	627	1948	Later Barge 2
140	257343	Frank G. White	State Harbor Commission	Tug/Fireboat	80	1949	Later Jericho Chief, now Valiant
141	257968	Barge 12	Tank Barge 12, Inc.	Tank Barge	1,481	May-49	NLD
142	258777	Barge 10	J.C. Freese Company	Tank Barge	805	Sep-49	NLD
143	260212	Barge 14	Tank Barge 14, Inc.	Tank Barge	1,473	Jul-50	Active
144	261033	Star & Crescent No. 24	Star & Crescent Boat Co.	Tank Barge	1,480	Dec-50
145	262398	Barge 15	Tank Barge 15 Co.	Tank Barge	1,777	Jul-51	NLD
146	262931	Defiance	Bay Cities Transportation	Tug	48	1951
147	262932	Fearless	Crowley Launch & Tugboat	Tug	48	1951
148	Federal	No. 2 Dry Dock Gate	US Navy	Caisson	nm	Jun-52	For NSY San Francisco
149	264277	Sea Rover	Shipowners & Merchants	Tug	184	1952	Now Commodore
150	264276	Sea Scout	Shipowners & Merchants	Tug	184	1952	Now Arcturus
151	264148	Star & Crescent No. 25	Star & Crescent Boat Co.	Tank Barge	1,639	Jul-52	Later Barge 25
152	264884	Barge 50	Harbor Tug & Barge Co.	Tank Barge	1,215	1953	Active
153	264985	Sea Duke	Shipowners & Merchants	Tug	184	1953	Now Robert J. Brusco
154	265240	Sea Queen	Shipowners & Merchants	Tug	184	1953	Now Gladiator (Canada)
155	267775	San Diegan	Star & Crescent Boat Co.	Tug	186	1953	Active
156	266089	Barge 16	Tank Barge 16, Inc.	Tank Barge	2,442	Aug-53	Active
157	267135	Barge 21	Tank Barge 21, Inc.	Tank Barge	1,224	1954	Active
158	267546	Barge 22	Tank Barge 22, Inc.	Tank Barge	1,224	1954	Active
159	268599	YB-17	Oahu Railway & Land Co.	Barge	724	1954
160	269023	Oil King	San Francisco Towing Co.	Tug	53	1954	Active
161		Ideal Cement 16	Ideal Cement Company	Barge		Dec-54
162		Ideal Cement 17	Ideal Cement Company	Barge		Dec-54
163		Ideal Cement 19	Ideal Cement Company	Barge		Jan-55
164		Ideal Cement 18	Ideal Cement Company	Barge		Jan-55
165	268871	Barge 17	Tank Barge 17, Inc.	Tank Barge	2,444	Jan-54	Active
166	269060	Barge 24	Carrier Equipment Co.	Tank Barge	1,216	Feb-55	Active
167	269429	Barge 51	Harbor Barging Inc.	Tank Barge	1,370	Apr-55	Active
168		unknown
169		unknown
170	270645	Amorco	Tide Water Associated Oil Co.	Tank Barge	2,170	Dec-55
171	271778	Sea Hound	Tug Sea Hound, Inc.	Tug	180	1956	Now Rosarito
172	271780	Sea Otter	Tug Sea Otter, Inc.	Tug	180	1956	Now Los Santo V, wrecked in Colon RP 2013
173		Ideal Cement 20	Ideal Cement Company	Barge		Nov-55
174	273537	Sea Witch	Shipowners & Merchants	Tug	293	Apr-57	Active
175	273536	Sea Giant	Shipowners & Merchants	Tug	293	May-57	Active (Antigua)
176	272315	Pacific No. 1	Pacific Barging Co.	Tank Barge	2,725	1956
177	272991	Pacific No. 2	Pacific Barging Co.	Tank Barge	2,725	Jan-57	Later J. Whitney, then Chilkat Warrior, now ITB-272
178	272604	Carquinez	State of California	Ferry	537	1956	Later Blackbeard, now Noble Phoenix
179	273608	Barge 18	Tank Barge 18, Inc.	Tank Barge	2,438	1957	Grounded on Shemya I. 1958, still there
180		unknown	Delong Corp.	Pipe Lay Barge		1958
181	275925	Alameda	Utah Construction Co.	Dredge	1,284	Nov-58
182	274677	Barge 14	Tank Barge 14, Inc.	Tank Barge	2,712	Aug-57	Now Barge 141
183	274106	Marietta	Star & Crescent Boat Co.	Passenger	164	Jun-57
184	276706	Atlas	Crowley Launch & Tug Co.	Tug	92	1958
185	276707	Trojan	Crowley Launch & Tug Co.	Tug	92	1958	Now Capt Reino Mattila
186		George F. Ferris	Hyperion Contractors	J/U Drill Rig	6,648	Oct-58	Later J. F. P Five, Hercules 21, Parker Drilling 21-J, now Hercules 120 (Liberia)
187	278346	Barge 18	Tank Barge 18, Inc.	Tank Barge	3,179	Jan-59	Now Boaz
188		unknown	Delong Corp.	J/U Drill Rig		1958
189	280028	Pacific 3	Pacific Barge 3, Inc.	Tank Barge	3,077	Nov-59	Later Lumberjack
190	281932	Barge 25	Freese Service Co.	Tank Barge	1,217	1960	Active
191	Ghana	unknown	Kaiser Engineers Inc.	Dredge		1961
192	Ghana	unknown	Kaiser Engineers Inc.	Dredge		1961
193	287336	D.C.W.No. 1	Dow Chemical Co.	Deck Barge	1,557	1961	Now Cascade
194		Foster City B-1		Dump Barge		Apr-62	Reassembly, originally built 1956 by Kaiser, Napa
195		Foster City II		Dump Barge		Apr-62	Reassembly, originally built 1956 by Kaiser, Napa
196	288266	Foster City T-1		Tug	57	Apr-62	Reassembly, originally built 1956 by Kaiser Portland
197		unknown
198		unknown
199		unknown
200	292012	Skilak	Long Beach Tugboat Co.	Landing Craft	333	1963	Later Seahorse, now Lexington
201	280028	Pacific 3	Pacific Barge 3, Inc.	Deckhouse	1,867	1964	Mod. to Hull 189
202	293495	Kenai	Harbor Tug & Barge Co.	Car Float	3,770	Dec-63	Later SBB XVIII, active
203	294228	Palmer	Harbor Tug & Barge Co.	Car Float	3,768	Mar-64
204	294746	Jaramac Driller	J. Ray McDermott, Inc.	Platform Rig	1,021	May-64	Now Polar Cub
205	295826	Fairbanks	Harbor Tug & Barge Co.	Car Float	3,768	Jul-64
206	296910	560	Pacific Inland Navigation Co.	Barge	2,767	1964
207	298992	Daring	Bay Cities Transportation Co.	Tug	196	Mar-65	Now Edward Brusco
208	299707	Intrepid	Bay Cities Transportation Co.	Tug	196	Jun-65
209	500149	Sea Wolf	Tug Sea Wolf, Inc.	Tug	198	Aug-65	Now Narragansett
210	500707	Sea Lion	Tug Sea Lion, Inc.	Tug	190	1965	Later Triton, now Wycliffe
211	India	Paceco Pacer	Gov't of Bihar, India	Dredge		Oct-66
212	504166	Sea Racer	Shipowners & Merchants	Tug	190	Jun-66	Now Buckley McAllister
213	504597	Sea Monarch	Shipowners & Merchants	Tug	190	1966	Active
214	503692	Barge-10	Tank Barge 10, Inc.	Tank Barge	4,133	1966
215	505922	Samson	Shipowners & Merchants	Tug	198	Jan-66	Now Jack Brusco
216	506463	Vigilant	Shipowners & Merchants	Tug	199	Dec-66	Now David Brusco
217	520935	Thelma	Trans-Bay Constructors	Barge	1,175	Aug-66	Later HT 544, now Weeks 544
218		unknown	Cook Inlet Pipe Line Co.	Loading Platform		Oct-66
219	506578	Barge 22	Smith-Rice Co. Inc.	Barge	516	Jan-67	Now 429, active
220	506637	Barge 23	Derrick Barge 15, Inc.	Barge	516	Jan-67	Now MLC 23, active
221	508472	Tidelands 011	J. Ray McDermott	Deck Barge	2,545	Jul-67	Now Tideland 11
222	Federal	YFU 71	US Navy	Utility Boat	180d	14-Oct-67	Scrapped 1985
223	Federal	YFU 72	US Navy	Utility Boat	180d	24-Oct-67	Scrapped 1985
224	Federal	YFU 73	US Navy	Utility Boat	180d	20-Nov-67	To Cambodia 1970
225	939942	YFU 74	US Navy	Utility Boat	180d	21-Dec-67	Sold 1986 , later Koos Carrier
226	Federal	YFU 75	US Navy	Utility Boat	180d	25-Jan-68	Sold 1986
227	Federal	YFU 76	US Navy	Utility Boat	180d	Mar-68	Sold 1984
228		unknown	Gov't of the Philippines	Landing Barge	100	1968
229		unknown	Gov't of the Philippines	Landing Barge	100	1968
230	Federal	LCU 1637	US Navy	Landing Craft	190d	Oct-70	Alum prototype, now Lady Kishma (Belize)
231	517948	Vivian Ann	Vivian Fishing Co	Tuna Seiner	715	1969	Later Willa G.
232	520243	Queen Mary	Marilyn M Fishing Co.	Tuna Seiner	722	Jul-69
233	521455	Gina Karen	Gina Karen Fishing, Inc.	Tuna Seiner	722	1969	Later Bracero de Mar, foundered 1988
234	522612	Lou Jean II	Lou Jean II Fishing, Inc.	Tuna Seiner	722	1969	Now Trinidad III (Panama)
235	523613	Kathleen	Hope Fishing, Inc.	Tuna Seiner	724	1969	Later Aleutian Queen, Polar Queen, now Dona Roge
236	Federal	YFU 77	US Navy	Utility Boat	180d	17-May-68	To Dept. of Interior 1985
237	Federal	YFU 78	US Navy	Utility Boat	180d	Jun-68	Destroyed in Danang 1969
238	Federal	YFU 79	US Navy	Utility Boat	180d	Jul-68	Now IX 514
239	Federal	YFU 80	US Navy	Utility Boat	180d	Aug-68	Scrapped 1977
240	Federal	YFU 81	US Navy	Utility Boat	180d	1-Sep-68	Active
241	Federal	YFU 82	US Navy	Utility Boat	180d	Oct-68	Later IX 506, struck 2002
242	Mexico	Pacer design	Government of Mexico	Dredge		1969	Hull assembled in Tampico
243		unknown	Santa Clara Sand Co	Dredge	1,000	1969
244		unknown	McCormack Sand Div.	Dredge	1,000	1969
245		unknown		Dredge
246		unknown		Dredge
247		unknown		Dredge
248		unknown		Dredge		1975	Active (Canada)
249	Federal	Mullen	US Army Corps of Engineers	Dredge		1976	Assembled in St. Paul MN
250		Barge 3	Smith-Rice Co. Inc.	Derrick Barge	2,305	Dec-74	To Brazil 1978, now Superpesa II
251		Barge 3A	Smith-Rice Co. Inc.	Derrick Barge	2,305	1975
252	562810	Foss 343	Foss Maritime	Deck Barge	3,863	Feb-75	Now Marilyn Monroe
253	566922	D. B. 300	Crowley Derrick Barges, Inc.	Deck Barge	2,614	Jul-75	Now D. B. Long Beach
254	567411	Polly B	Peter Kiewit & Son	Derrick Barge	1,185	Apr-75	Later R. L. Big Bob Strasser, DB Lucky Buck Woodward, now Lucky Buck, active
255	576844	Barge 5	Smith-Rice Co. Inc.	Derrick Barge	2,468	Sep-76	Now Thomas W

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