Bethlehem Los Angeles

San Pedro CA

Most recent update: November 11, 2021.

Bethlehem Steel's shipyard in Los Angeles CA was originally established by Western Pipe & Steel to build cargo ships for the USSB and named Southwestern Shipbuilding. Following the war effort, it was leased to Bethlehem Steel as a repair yard and then sold to Bethlehem in 1925. Bethlehem reactivated its shipbuilding capacity for WWII and employment peaked at about 6,000. After the war it reverted to ship repair and was sold to Southwest Marine in 1983. In 1997 it was one of Southwest Marine's four yards when that company was acquired by the Carlyle Group and renamed US Marine Repair; in 2002 it was one of US Marine Repair's six yards when that company was acquired by United Defense Industries; and in 2005 it was one UDI's six yards when that company was acquired by BAE Systems. BAE saw no future for the San Pedro yard, however, and the property reverted to the Port of Los Angeles. The shipyard, which was across the street from the Al Larson Boat Shop, has been idle ever since. See it from the air on Google here.

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O/N Name Customer Type GT LOA Delivered Notes
Built by Southwestern Shipbuilding
1 217373 West Carnifax USSB/1371 freighter 6,150 410 Jan 1919 later Exford 1928, Pan Royal 1930, in collision and lost 1943
2 217547 West Caruth USSB/1372 freighter 6,150 410 Feb 1919 later Exmoor 1923, Antonio Tripcovich 1924, Seisho Maru 1928, torpedoed and lost 1944
3 217709 West Catanace USSB/1373 freighter 6,150 410 Mar 1919 later Atlantic 1923, Theodore 1947, Archon 1951, scrapped 1952
4 217932 West Sequana USSB/1374 freighter 6,150 410 Apr 1919 later Golden Cloud 1928, Waimea 1938, Marcar 1950, Carmar 1952, Madelaine 1955, scrapped 1958
5 218027 West Cavanal USSB/1375 freighter 6,150 410 June 1919 later Edgar Bowling 1923, Texmar 1927, Irkutsk 1945, scrapped 1966
6 218322 West Cawthon USSB/1376 freighter 6,150 410 July 1919 later Empire Bison 1940, torpedoed and lost 1940
7 218614 West Cayote USSB/1377 freighter 6,150 410 Aug 1919 later Washington 1928, bombed and lost 1942
8 218323 West Chetac USSB/1378 freighter 6,150 410 July 1919 torpedoed and lost 1942
9 218732 West Inskip USSB/1379 freighter 6,000 410 Sep 1919 later Charcas 1926, Carreta 1940, Parita Sun 1947, scrapped 1953
10 218817 West Chicopee USSB/1380 freighter 6,000 410 Dec 1919 later Bakersfield, Chagres 1941, Mirafjord 1947, San Salvatore 1950, scrapped 1953
11 219434 West Neris USSB/2206 freighter 6,000 410 Dec 1919 later Irish Oak 1941, torpedoed and lost 1943
12 219522 West Niger USSB/2207 freighter 6,000 410 Jan 1920 later Nevada 1938, wrecked 1932
13 219658 West Nilus USSB/2208 freighter 5,650 410 Mar 1920 sunk as breakwater at Normandy 1944
14 219937 West Niveria USSB/2209 freighter 5,650 410 Apr 1920 later Golden Coast 1928, Delawarean 1937, Empire Hawksbill 1940, torpedoed and lost 1942
15 220024 West Nomentum USSB/2210 freighter 5,650 410 May 1920 later Pennsylvania 1928, Pan 1947, Tanar 1949, in collision and sank 1959
16 220199 West Norranus USSB/2211 freighter 5,650 410 June 1920 later Pacific Pine 1926, Maine 1937, Lvov 1945, Istra 1951, scrapped 1958
17 220315 West Notus USSB/2212 freighter 5,650 410 July 1920 shelled and scuttled 1942
18 220527 West Numidia USSB/2213 tanker 5,650 410 Aug 1920 later Hollywood, wrecked and lost 1945
19 220900 Mary Luckenbach USSB/2214 freighter 5,600 410 Dec 1920 later C. B. Watson 1936, Indiana 1947, Al Horreya 1954, Mansoura 1957, scrapped 1963
20 167850 Union Oil barge 165 Apr 1920
21 221100 Montebello Union Oil tanker 8,272 440 Mar 1921 torpedoed and lost 1941
22 221103 La Placentia Union Oil tanker 8,272 440 Apr 1921 scrapped 1948
23 221691 La Purisima Union Oil tanker 8,272 440 Oct 1921 later Taganrog 1943, Octorara 1944, La Purisima 1946, scrapped 1947
24 Dutch Scopas N.I.T.M. tanker 5,900 423 July 1921 scrapped 1939
25 Dutch Silvanus N.I.T.M. tanker 5,900 423 Aug 1921 later Papoose 1926 (ON 226583), torpedoed and lost 1942
26 Dutch Semiramis N.I.T.M. tanker 5,900 423 Sep 1921 later Kyoko Maru 1943, torpedoed and lost 1943
Built by Bet hlehem Steel
9001 DD-544 Boyd US Navy destroyer 2,050 376 8 May 1943 to Turkey as Iskenderun (D-343) 1969, struck 1981
9002 DD-545 Bradford US Navy destroyer 2,050 376 12 Jun 1943 to Greece as Thyella (D-28) 1962, struck 1981
9003 DD-546 Brown US Navy destroyer 2,050 376 10 Jul 1943 to Greece as Navarinon (D-63) 1962, struck 1981
9004 DD-547 Cowell US Navy destroyer 2,050 376 23 Aug 1943 to Argentina as Almirante Storni (D-24) 1971, struck 1982
9007 DD-612 Kendrick US Navy destroyer 1,620 376 12 Sep 1942 sunk as target 1968
9008 DD-613 Laub US Navy destroyer 1,620 348 24 Oct 1942 scrapped 1975
9009 DD-614 MacKenzie US Navy destroyer 1,620 348 21 Nov 1942 sunk as target 1974
9010 DD-615 McLanahan US Navy destroyer 1,620 348 19 Dec 1942 scrapped 1974
9013 DD-681 Hopewell US Navy destroyer 2,050 376 30 Sep 1943 sunk as target 1972
9014 DD-682 Porterfield US Navy destroyer 2,050 376 30 Oct 1943 target hulk 1976
9015 DD-792 Callaghan US Navy destroyer 2,050 376 27 Nov 1943 sunk by Japanese aircraft off Okinawa 1945
9016 DD-793 Cassin Young US Navy destroyer 2,050 376 31 Dec 1943 memorial in Charlestown MA 1981
9017 DD-794 Irwin US Navy destroyer 2,050 376 14 Feb 1944 to Brazil as Santa Caterina (D-32) 1968, struck 1978
9018 DD-795 Preston US Navy destroyer 2,050 376 20 Mar 1944 to Turkey as Icel (D-344) 1969, struck 1981
9019 DD-770 Lowry US Navy destroyer 2,200 376 23 Jul 1944 to Brazil as Espirito Santo (D-38) 1973, struck 1995
9020 DD-771 Lindsey US Navy destroyer 2,200 376 20 Aug 1944 DM 32, sunk as target 1972
9021 DD-772 Gwin US Navy destroyer 2,200 376 30 Sep 1944 DM 33, to Turkey as Muavenet (DM 357) 1971, struck 1993
9022 DD-773 Aaron Ward US Navy destroyer 2,200 376 28 Oct 1944 DM 34, scrapped 1946
9023 DD-774 Hugh W. Hadley US Navy destroyer 2,200 376 25 Nov 1944 scrapped 1947
9024 DD-775 Willard Keith US Navy destroyer 2,200 376 27 Dec 1944 to Colombia as Caldas (D-02) 1972, struck 1977
9025 DD-776 James C. Owens US Navy destroyer 2,200 376 17 Feb 1945 to Brazil as Sergipe (D-35) 1973, struck 1995
9026 DD-857 Bristol US Navy destroyer 2,200 376 17 Mar 1945 to Taiwan as Hua Yang (D-988) 1969, struck 1993
9027 DD-858 Fred T. Berry US Navy destroyer 2,425 390 12 May 1945 scuttled 1972
9028 DD859 Norris US Navy destroyer 2,425 390 9 Jun 1945 to Turkey as Kocatepe (D-354) 1974, struck 1993
9029 DD-860 McCaffery US Navy destroyer 2,425 390 26 Jul 1945 scrapped 1974
9030 DD-861 Harwood US Navy destroyer 2,425 390 8 Sep 1945 to Turkey as Kocatepe (D-354) 1971, sunk 1974
9031 YT-701 Acoma US Navy tugboat 260 100 12 Mar 1946 struck 1985
9032 YT-702 Arawak US Navy tugboat 260 100 12 Mar 1946 struck 1985
9033 YT-703 Canarsee US Navy tugboat 260 100 16 Apr 1946 sold 1975
9034 YT-704 Moratok US Navy tugboat 260 100 16 Apr 1946 sold 1985

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