National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO), San Diego CA
NASSCO started life in 1905 as California Iron Company but later became National Iron Works. It expanded into shipbuilding by building barges for the Army in 1944 but switched to tuna seiners after the war, changing the name to NASSCO in 1949. The company was jointly owned by Morrison-Knudsen and Kaiser Steel until 1980, when Kaiser sold its 50% to M-K for only $35mm. NASSCO made good money for M-K but when times got hard in 1990, M-K sold the company to its employees. The owner-managers did well, however, and sold the company to General Dynamics in 1998 for $415mm. Visit the shipyard at www.nassco.com and see it from the air on Google here.
| Hull # |
Original Name |
Original Owner | Ship Type | USN Type or MARAD Design | Pennant # or MARAD Hull # | GT | LDT |
Price ($mm) |
Delivery |
Disposition |
| 1-90 | No names | U.S. Army | Barges | BK | 3872-3961 | 9/44-12/44 | ||||
| 91-141 | No names | U.S. Army | Barges | BK | 3972-4022 | 3/44-7/44 | ||||
| 142 | Juana | Tuna Seiner | ||||||||
| 143 | Lady | Tuna Seiner | ||||||||
| 144 | Golden Bear | Tuna Seiner | ||||||||
| 145 | Pico | Tuna Seiner | ||||||||
| 146 | No name | Barge | ||||||||
| 147 | No name | Barge | ||||||||
| 148 | Bell Boy | Tug | ||||||||
| 149 | Jenita | Tuna Seiner | 261 | 1946 | ||||||
| 150 | Mary Barbara | Tuna Seiner | 262 | 1947 | ||||||
| 151 | Lucky Star | Tuna Seiner | 278 | 1947 | ||||||
| 152 | Lucy Elena | Tuna Seiner | 288 | 1947 | ||||||
| 153 | Ruthie B. | Tuna Seiner | 262 | 1947 | ||||||
| 154 | Velero IV | Marine Lab. | ||||||||
| 155 | Barca de Oro | Shrimp Boat | ||||||||
| 156 | Santa Clara | Shrimp Boat | ||||||||
| 157 | Argonauta | Shrimp Boat | ||||||||
| 158 | Juan Francisco | Shrimp Boat | ||||||||
| 159 | Carol Virginia | Tuna Seiner | 317 | 1948 | Later Carol S | |||||
| 160 | Macapule | Shrimp Boat | ||||||||
| 161 | Maviri | Shrimp Boat | ||||||||
| 162 | Colorado | Shrimp Boat | ||||||||
| 163 | Siboney | Shrimp Boat | ||||||||
| 164 | Altamura | Shrimp Boat | ||||||||
| 165 | Martha | Shrimp Boat | ||||||||
| 166 | Vera Cruz | Shrimp Boat | ||||||||
| 167 | Gracielita | Shrimp Boat | ||||||||
| 168 | Antoinette B. | Tuna Seiner | 318 | 1951 | ||||||
| 169 | La Gordinta | Shrimp Boat | ||||||||
| 170 | Patscuaro Santa Paula | Shrimp Boat | ||||||||
| 171 | Sergio San Ignacio | Shrimp Boat | ||||||||
| 172 | Chavillo | Shrimp Boat | ||||||||
| 173 | Conte Bianco | Tuna Seiner | 349 | 1951 | ||||||
| 174 | Ecuador | M. O. Medina | Tuna Seiner |