| Alameda Works Shipyard | |
|---|---|
| Alameda County,California | |
 Union Iron Works Powerhouse | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Shipyard |
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| Site history | |
| Built | 1900s |
| In use | 1900s–1956 |
| Battles/wars | |
Union Iron Works Powerhouse | |
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| Location | Alameda, California |
| Coordinates | 37°47′13″N122°16′31″W / 37.78694°N 122.27528°W /37.78694; -122.27528 |
| NRHP reference No. | 80000793[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 10, 1980 |
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TheAlameda Works Shipyard, inAlameda, California,United States, was one of the largest and best equippedshipyards in the country. The only building remaining from the yard is theUnion Iron Works Powerhouse, which is listed on theNational Register of Historic Places.1956.[2]
Established in the early 1900s byUnited Engineering Works, the yard was purchased byUnion Iron Works (Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation) in 1916 and came to be known as the Alameda Works.
During theWorld War I period the yard built cargo ships, tankers and 2 small tugboats.
For theUK Admiralty
For other private contractors
For Bethlehem's ownOre Steamship Company
For theUnited States Shipping Board
tugsDreadnaught,Undaunted
Challenger,Independence (War Harbor),Victorious (War Haven) andDefiance (War Ocean) were all launched on 4 July 1918.[3]
TheLebore 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 itsdry docking and ship repair operations.[4][5]
At the beginning ofWorld War II, the Alameda Works was re-established as the Bethlehem Alameda Shipyard, and modernized and expanded to include new shipways and on-site worker housing. During the war producedP-2 Admiral-type troop ships, as well as some repair work and it continued to produce structural steel.
Thispower station was designed bySan FranciscoarchitectFrederick Meyer, one of many designed for thePacific Gas and Electric Company inNorthern California between 1905 and the 1920s. It is a one-story rectangular industrial building, 25 feet (7.6 m) high, 53 feet (16 m) wide and 110 feet (34 m) long, that rests on a concrete base. Designed in a simplifiedRenaissance Revival style, the powerhouse is an excellent example of a building type-the "beautiful" power house-for which theSan Francisco Bay Area was nationally known. It contained several largegenerators and was constructed specifically to meet the massiveelectricity requirements of the yards.1956.[2][6][7]
Today, the little building that once powered an entire shipyard has been converted into private office space and is closed to the public.
This article incorporatespublic domain material from websites or documents of theNational Park Service.
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