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The Calship shipyard was created at Terminal Island in Los Angeles, California, United States as part of America's massive shipbuilding effort of World War II. W. A. Bechtel Co. was given sponsorship and executive direction of Calship. As of 1940, Los Angeles shipyards had not built a large ship in 20 years.
The island was originally called Isla Raza de Buena Gente [2] and later Rattlesnake Island. [3] It was renamed Terminal Island in 1891. [2]In 1909, the newly reincorporated Southern California Edison Company decided to build a new steam station to provide reserve capacity and emergency power for the entire Edison system and to enable Edison to shut down some of its small, obsolete steam plants.
Roosevelt Base Terminal Island shipyard was founded in September 1942 as a ship repair facility. Construction started in 1939. Roosevelt Base also was the administrative and 40 acre recreational center for the Naval facilities on Terminal Island. Roosevelt Base Terminal Island was renamed Naval Station Long Beach on 15 November 1946
The name of this facility was changed to Terminal Island Naval Shipyard on 30 November 1945. [2] On 15 November 1946, the adjoining Naval Station Long Beach was established. [ 7 ] The shipyard was renamed Long Beach Naval Shipyard (NSY) in March 1948.
Harbor Boat Building Company was a shipbuilding company on Terminal Island in San Pedro, California. To support the World War II demand for ships General Engineering built: minesweepers, torpedo boats, submarine chasers, and air-sea rescue boats. In 1919 Romolo Rados founded Harbor Boat Building.
Terminal Island — an island in San Pedro Harbor the Pacific Ocean, ... California Pages in category "Terminal Island" ... Long Beach Naval Shipyard; N. National ...
Naval Air Base San Pedro, NAS Terminal Island was a US Navy World War II 410-acre airfield on Terminal Island in San Pedro, California part of the City of Los Angeles. Before the Navy took control of the airfield, the airstrip was the civilian Allen Field .
Alameda Works Shipyard, Alameda, California (1916–1956) American Shipbuilding, ... Terminal Island, Los Angeles County, California; Charleston Naval Shipyard, ...