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Other ports on the Corps of Engineers list include the Port of Houston in the number one spot. South Louisiana is second, then Corpus Christi; New York/New Jersey; Long Beach, California; New Orleans; Beaumont and Baton Rouge. As of May 2024 the Port of Lake Charles surged to the number 10 on the list below. [2]
The LA division also constructed eight 52-foot tourist submarines and the masts, rigging, spars and sails of Sailing Ship Columbia after the Korean War. [19] According to their long range facilities plan, Todd reported that no major ships were built in California following World War II until the state property tax structure was changed in 1958 ...
The company has a contract to build at least three Mobile Landing Platform ships, a new class of ship for the U.S. Navy. [23] Construction on the first vessel began in July 2011 and the keel was laid for the second in December 2012. [24] In 2016, Matson, Inc ordered two Kanaloa-class freighters, to be delivered near the end of the decade. [25]
It delivered 111 ships in 1942, more than any other yard in the United States. In June 1943, it broke the record again by delivering 20 ships for the month, and yet again in December 1943, delivering 23 ships. Large Navy contracts developed shipbuilding in California. As a result of that, many workers migrated to the work area.
Pages in category "Shipyards in California" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
YAG-16, cargo ship for Bahamian and Cuban bases [17] YAG-17, moored attack transport simulator, wrecked in the 1944 Great Atlantic hurricane 14 September 1944 [18] YAG-18, refrigerator cargo ship for Caribbean bases [19] YAG-19, cargo ship for Caribbean bases [20] YAG-20, ex-YHB-15, cargo ship for Caribbean bases [21]
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The Lebore was the last ship delivered (January 1924) during that production period. The site was expanded from 7 acres (2.8 ha) to 75 acres (30 ha) with facilities for constructing up to six major vessels simultaneously. After 1923, the Alameda Works ceased making ships but continued its dry docking and ship repair operations. [4] [5]