Anderson & Cristofani
San Francisco CA
Most recent update: November 2, 2014.
Anderson & Cristofani was the survivor of a group of shipbuilders who built San Francisco Bay scows, between the early 1870s and the mid-1930s, in a row of yards along Innes Avenue, in the India Basin, at Hunter's Point. Henry P. Anderson, a shipwright, arrived there from Denmark in 1893 and bought Dircks' yard on Innes Avenue, renaming it, first, H. P. Anderson Boat Building and, later, Anderson's Ways. This soon became one of the dominant yards, absorbing others as the market for scows declined. Anderson was joined by Alf Cristofani in 1926 and the name was changed again. The yard was sold to property speculators in the 1980s but acquired by the City in 1989, for the development of the India Basin Shoreline Park. The Allemand Brothers boatyard continues there today. See it from the air on Google here.
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O/N | Name | Customer | Type | GT | LOA | Delivered | Notes | |
Built by H. P. Anderson | ||||||||
201276 | Mono | schooner | 142 | 1904 | ||||
201275 | Red Rock | sloop | 177 | 1904 | ||||
Snark | Jack London | recreational | 1907 | |||||
Panacea | recreational | 17 | 41 | 1910 | ||||
212772 | Katherine | tugboat | 15 | 45 | 1914 | later Peterson No. 14 | ||
214173 | Acme | fishing boat | 15 | 45 | 1915 | |||
Built by Anderson & Cristofani | ||||||||
511650 | Mabel K | recreational | 9 | 33 | 1927 | NLD | ||
264147 | Terron | recreational | 11 | 36 | 1927 | |||
169857 | Ohio No. 2 | C. Stagnaro | recreational | 17 | 41 | 1927 | ||
Henriette | recreational | 11 | 33 | 1928 | ||||
229106 | Leonilda | recreational | 16 | 42 | 1929 | inactive | ||
252774 | Sal-C | recreational | 17 | 41 | 1929 | |||
230164 | Ohio No. 3 | Frank Manaka | fishing boat | 53 | 63 | 1930 | ||
229446 | Yuba | Nahum Fay | fishing boat | 275 | 131 | 1930 | ||
Bolo | fishing boat | 30 | 55 | 1932 | to USN 1941 as YP-538, sold 1946 | |||
560369 | Suds | recreational | 8 | 34 | 1934 | later The Lady Jayne, Suds | ||
Waldero | fishing boat | 88 | 84 | 1936 | to USN 1941 as YP-153, sold 1946 | |||
234835 | California Star | S. C. Bruno | fishing boat | 70 | 74 | 1936 | to USN 1941 as YP-302, sold 1946 | |
267353 | Sun Beam | recreational | 7 | 32 | 1936 | |||
235621 | New Rex | Mariano Torrente | fishing boat | 77 | 76 | 1936 | to USN 1941 as YP-318, sold 1946 | |
236550 | City of Monterey | Horace E. Balbo | fishing boat | 71 | 73 | 1937 | to USN 1941 as YP-297, sold 1946 | |
236550 | Telco | Horace E. Balbo | fishing boat | 71 | 73 | 1937 | to USN 1941 as YP-297, sold 1946 | |
516905 | Maria Concetta | recreational | 8 | 28 | 1938 | NLD | ||
553155 | Keel Sloop | 15 | 38 | 1938 | later Nautigal | |||
Prestige (AMc-97) | US Navy | minesweeper | 228d | 97 | 23 Dec 1941 | sold 1946 | ||
Progress (AMc-98) | US Navy | minesweeper | 228d | 97 | 24 Jan 1942 | sold 1946 | ||
Radiant (AMc-99) | US Navy | minesweeper | 228d | 97 | 11 Feb 1942 | sold 1946 to Canadian owners | ||
Reliable (AMc-100) | US Navy | minesweeper | 228d | 97 | 9 Mar 1942 | sold 1946, abandoned in Guam 1955 | ||
Rocket (AMc-101) | US Navy | minesweeper | 228d | 97 | 25 Mar 1942 | sold 1946 | ||
Royal (AMc-102) | US Navy | minesweeper | 228d | 97 | 13 Apr 1942 | sold 1946 | ||
AMc-150/APc 33 | US Navy | transport | 100d | 103 | 31 Oct 1942 | sold 1946 | ||
AMc-151/APc 34 | US Navy | transport | 100d | 103 | 19 Nov 1942 | grounded off New Georgia Sep-43 and abandoned | ||
AMc-152/APc 35 | US Navy | transport | 100d | 103 | Dec 1942 | grounded off New Georgia Sep-43 and abandoned | ||
AMc-153/APc 36 | US Navy | transport | 100d | 103 | 18 Dec 1942 | sold 1946 | ||
AMc-154/APc 37 | US Navy | transport | 100d | 103 | 12 Jan 1943 | sold 1946 | ||
AMc-193/APc 38 | US Navy | transport | 100d | 103 | 29 Jan 1943 | sold 1946 | ||
AMc-194/APc 39 | US Navy | transport | 100d | 103 | 17 Feb 1943 | sold 1946 | ||
AMc-195/APc 40 | US Navy | transport | 100d | 103 | 10 Feb 1943 | sold 1946 | ||
APc-108 | US Navy | transport | 100d | 103 | 1 May 1943 | sold 1947 as f/v Iceland, NLD 1987 | ||
APc-109 | US Navy | transport | 100d | 103 | 5 Jun 1943 | sold 1947 | ||
APc-110 | US Navy | transport | 100d | 103 | 3 Jul 1943 | sold 1947 as Surprise, Capt. Jack 1975, wrecked 2004 off Edna Bay AK | ||
APc-111 | US Navy | transport | 100d | 103 | 31 Jul 1943 | sold 1947 as f/v Coastal Trader, to Canada 1950 | ||
APc-112 | US Navy | transport | 100d | 103 | cancelled | |||
APc-113 | US Navy | transport | 100d | 103 | cancelled | |||
APc-114 | US Navy | transport | 100d | 103 | cancelled | |||
APc-115 | US Navy | transport | 100d | 103 | cancelled | |||
Menoquet (YT-256) | US Navy | tugboat | 400d | 110 | 7 Jun 1944 | struck 1959 | ||
Minooka (YT-257) | US Navy | tugboat | 400d | 110 | 8 Aug 1944 | struck 1947 | ||
Moanahonga (YT-258) | US Navy | tugboat | 400d | 110 | 14 Oct 1944 | struck 1965 | ||
Arivaca (YT-259) | US Navy | tugboat | 400d | 110 | 24 Jan 1945 | sold 1964 | ||
953110 | C-60162 | US Navy | patrol boat | 41 | 65 | 1944 | later fishing vessel Phu Quy | |
How many more ? | US Navy | patrol boats | 65 | 1944 | ||||
261319 | Bonanza | fishing boat | 52 | 60 | 1945 | later Saigon | ||
258207 | Harbor Pathfinder | fishing boat | 60 | 60 | 1945 | |||
261320 | Mallard | passenger | 34 | 60 | 1945 | inactive | ||
253002 | Rumrunner | recreational | 31 | 49 | 1947 | |||
252419 | Southern Cal | fishing boat | 34 | 60 | 1947 | |||
254993 | Stagnaro No. 2 | Stagnaro Fishing | passenger | 34 | 60 | 1948 | NLD | |
271719 | Cottardo Stagnaro | Stagnaro Fishing | recreational | 22 | 54 | 1956 | later Pa' Ina Moku, inactive | |
650 | 528016 | D. E. Marsh | CalDoT | fishing boat | 43 | 51 | 1970 | later Boomer |
957669 | Jerry Daily | Olson Family | recreational | 8 | 36 | 1989 |