Long Beach Shipbuilding Co., Long Beach CA

(formerly Craig Shipbuilding [1907-1914] and California Shipbuilding [1914-1918])

Long Beach Shipbuilding was established as Craig Shipbuilding in 1907, when John F. Craig moved to Long Beach from Toledo OH, where he and his father before him had been building ships for many years, bringing his 26 foremen and their families with him.  The yard, which was the first tenant of the Port of Long Beach, was located on 43 acres between Channel 3 and Water Street.  It survived after the war, primarily as a ship repair yard, but closed in the 1930s.  It was leased by Continental Steel at the outset of WWII and built many C1 cargo ships for the U.S. Maritime Commission.

Hull # Original Name Original Owner Type Tons Delivery Disposition
Built by Craig Shipbuilding
109   Dredge   1909  
110   Dredge   1909  
111 General Hubbard Hammond Lumber Co. Psgr. Steamer 2,183 Jan-11 Later Sagatind 1916, wrecked 1931
112 Navajo Swayne & Hoyt Psgr. Cargo 2,755 Nov-11 Burnt 1917
113 Camino Swayne & Hoyt Cargo Ship 3,308 Aug-12 Later City of Wilmington 1916, burnt 1918
114   Floating Dock   1911  
115 Paraiso Swayne & Hoyt Psgr. Cargo 1,383 Dec-12 Later Florence Olson (AG 44) 1923, Malanao 1942, scrapped 1946
116 Grace Dollar Grace Dollar SS Co. Cargo Ship 1,327 Feb-13 Later Admiral Wainwright 1918, Agnes Dollar 1921, Mary E. Moore 1923, foundered 1927
117 Edgar H. Vance Nehalem SS Co. Cargo Ship 2,521 Jul-13 Later Liff 1916, sunk by gunfire 1917
118 Alvarado Long Beach SS Co. Cargo Ship 1,522 Mar-14 Wrecked 1945
Built by California Shipbuilding
Cedar (WAGL 207) US Coast Guard Buoy Tender 1,800 30-Jun-17 Sold 1955
L-6 (SS 45) US Navy Submarine 456 7-Dec-17 Scrapped 1925
L-7 (SS 46) US Navy Submarine 456 7-Dec-17 Scrapped 1925
O-14 (SS 75) US Navy Submarine 491 1-Oct-18 Scrapped 1930
O-15 (SS 76) US Navy Submarine 491 27-Aug-18 Scrapped 1930
O-16 (SS 76) US Navy Submarine 491 1-Aug-18 Scrapped 1930
Built by Long Beach Shipbuilding
124 Silverado US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 3,280 May-18 To USA as cable ship, scrapped 1948
125 Eldorado US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 3,280 Jul-18 Later Gyoryu Maru 1942, mined and sunk 1945
126 Wallingford US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 3,390 Mar-19 Later Limoges 1940, Prado 1948, scrapped 1960
127 Ozaukee US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 5,940 Nov-18 Scrapped 1929
128 Oshkosh US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 5,940 Nov-18 Scrapped 1929
129 Magunkook US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 5,940 Jan-19 Later Carriso 1923, Nikolina Matkovic 1937, torpedoed and lost 1942
130 West Kasson US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 8,570 Jun-19 Later Cuzco 1926, Camoria 1940, torpedoed and lost 1942
131 West Keene US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 8,541 Aug-19 Scrapped 1947
132 West Katan US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 8,541 Sep-19 Later San Simeon 1930, Tai An 1947, scrapped 1958
133 Vinita US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 8,539 Mar-20 Later Eleanor Christenson 1926, De Soto 1938, Pan-Atlantic 1938, bombed and sunk 1942
134 Haleakala US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 8,538 Dec-19 Missing 1926
135 West Keats US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 8,538 Apr-20 Later San Vicente 1929, scrapped 1960
136 West Kebar US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 8,538 Dec-20 Torpedoed and lost 1942
137 West Kedron US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 8,538 Aug-20 Later Empire Eland 1940, torpedoed and lost 1941
138 US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 8,538   Cancelled
139 US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 8,538   Cancelled
140 US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 8,538   Cancelled
141 US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 8,538   Cancelled
142          
143 Mazatlan Swayne & Hoyt Cargo Ship 987 Feb-21 Later San Diegan 1937, scrapped 1952
144 Domingo Nazabal I