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