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Ships Built by Bethlehem Shipyards San Francisco: World War II

This page lists all ships known to have been built at the Bethlehem San Francisco Yard (now called Pier 70) during World War II. It does not contain the names of the thousands of ships repaired at the yard, nor the many ships converted from civilian to military uses.

Source: The Colton Company

See also:

World War II Ship Types

List of World War II Ships Built

Hull # Name Navy Type or MC Design Pennant # or MC Hull # FY Keel Laid Launched Delivered Days on Ways Days in Water Total Days Disposition
5360 Santa Cruz C1-B
Cargo		 84       Feb-41       Troopship 1943, scrapped 1970
5361 Alcoa Pioneer C1-B
Cargo		 85       Mar-41       Scrapped 1970
5362 Alcoa Pilgrim C1-B
Cargo		 86       Jul-41       Torpedoed and lost in the Caribbean 1942
5363 Alcoa Patriot C1-B
Cargo		 87       Aug-41       Troopship 1943, scrapped 1964
5364 Alcoa Puritan C1-B
Cargo		 88       Sep-41       Torpedoed and lost in the Gulf of Mexico 1942
5365 No name YB 9       Mar-40        
5366 Laffey DD - Destroyer 459 1940 1/13/41 10/30/41 3/31/42 290 152 442 Sunk by Japanese battleship off Guadalcanal 1942
5367 Woodworth DD - Destroyer 460 1940 1/13/41 11/29/41 4/30/42 320 152 472 To Italy as Artigliere (D 553) 1951, struck 1971
5368 Caldwell DD - Destroyer 605 1940 3/24/41 1/15/42 6/10/42 295 146 441 Scrapped 1966
5369 Coghlan DD - Destroyer 606 1940 3/28/41 2/12/42 7/10/42 319 148 467 Scrapped 1974
5370 Frazier DD - Destroyer 607 1940 7/5/41 3/17/42 7/30/42 254 135 389 Scrapped 1972
5371 Gansevoort DD - Destroyer 608 1940 6/16/41 4/11/42 8/19/42 298 130 328 Sunk as target 1972
5372 Gillespie DD - Destroyer 609 1940 6/16/41 5/8/42 9/18/42 325 133 458 Sunk as target 1973
5373 Hobby DD - Destroyer 610 1940 6/30/41 6/4/42 11/18/42 339 167 506 Sunk as target 1972
5374 Kalk DD - Destroyer 611 1940 6/30/41 7/18/42 12/17/42 383 152 535 Sunk as target 1969
5375 Oakland CL -
Cruiser		 95 1940 7/13/41 10/23/42 7/17/43 467 267 734 Scrapped 1959
5376 Reno CL -
Cruiser		 96 1940 8/12/41 12/23/42 12/28/43 498 370 868 Scrapped 1962
5377 Abner Read DD - Destroyer 526 1940 10/30/41 8/18/42 2/5/43 292 171 463 Sunk by kamikaze off Samar 1944
5378 Ammen DD - Destroyer 527 1940 11/29/41 9/17/42 3/12/43 292 176 468 Scrapped 1961
5379 Mullany DD - Destroyer 528 1940 1/15/42 10/10/42 4/23/43 268 195 463 To Taiwan as Chiang Yang (D 947) 1971, struck 1994
5380 Bush DD - Destroyer 529 1940 2/12/42 10/27/42 5/10/43 257 195 452 Sunk by kamikaze off Okinawa 1945
5381 Trathen DD - Destroyer 530 1940 3/17/42 10/22/42 5/28/43 219 218 437 Target hulk 1943
5382 Hazelwood DD - Destroyer 531 1940 4/11/42 11/20/42 6/18/43 223 210 433 Scrapped 1976
5383 Heerman DD - Destroyer 532 1940 5/8/42 12/5/42 7/6/43 211 213 424 To Argentina as Brown (D 20) 1961, struck 1982
5384 Hoel DD - Destroyer 533 1940 6/4/42 12/19/42 7/29/43 198 222 420 Sunk by Japanese ships off Samar 1944
5385 McCord DD - Destroyer 534 1940 7/17/42 1/10/43 8/19/43 177 221 398 Scrapped 1974
5386 Miller DD - Destroyer 535 1940 8/18/42 3/7/43 8/31/43 201 177 378 Scrapped 1975
5387 Owen DD - Destroyer 536 1940 9/17/42 3/21/43 9/20/43 185 183 368 Scrapped 1973
5388 The Sullivans DD - Destroyer 537 1940 10/10/42 4/4/43 9/30/43 176 179 355 Memorial in Buffalo NY 1977
5389 Stephen Potter DD - Destroyer 538 1940 10/27/42 4/28/43 10/21/43 183 176 359 Scrapped 1973
5390 Tingey DD - Destroyer 539 1940 10/22/42 5/28/43 11/25/43 218 181 399 Sunk as target 1966
5391 Twining DD - Destroyer 540 1940 11/20/42 7/11/43 12/1/43 233 143 376 To Taiwan as Kwei Yang (D 956) 1971, struck 1994
5392 Yarnall DD - Destroyer 541 1940 12/5/42 7/25/43 12/30/43 232 158 390 To Taiwan as Kun Yang (D 934) 1968, struck 1994
5393 No name YB 11       Apr-42        
5394 Flint CL -
Cruiser		 97 1940 10/23/42 1/25/44 8/31/44 459 219 678 Scrapped 1966
5395 Tucson CL -
Cruiser		 98 1940 12/23/42 9/3/44 2/3/45 620 153 773 Scrapped 1971
5396   DD - Destroyer 542 1940             Cancelled 1940
5397   DD - Destroyer 543 1940             Cancelled 1940
5398 Stockham DD - Destroyer 683 1942 12/19/42 6/25/43 2/11/44 188 231 419 Sunk as target 1977
5399 Wedderburn DD - Destroyer 684 1942 1/10/43 8/1/43 3/9/44 203 221 424 Scrapped 1971
5400 Foreman DE -
Destroyer
Escort -
Destroyer
Escort		 633 1942 3/9/43 8/1/43 10/22/43 145 82 227 Scrapped 1965
5401 Whitehurst DE -
Destroyer
Escort		 634 1942 3/21/43 9/5/43 11/19/43 168 75 243 Sunk as target 1971
5402 England DE -
Destroyer
Escort		 635 1942 4/4/43 9/26/43 12/10/43 175 75 250 Scrapped 1946
5403 Witter DE -
Destroyer
Escort		 636 1942 4/28/43 10/17/43 12/29/43 172 73 245 Scrapped 1946
5404 Bowers DE -
Destroyer
Escort		 637 1942 5/28/43 10/31/43 1/27/44 156 88 244 APD 40, to the Philippines as Rajah Soliman 1961, scrapped 1966
5405 Willmarth DE -
Destroyer
Escort		 638 1942 6/25/43 11/21/43 3/13/44 149 113 262 Scrapped 1968
5406 Gendreau DE -
Destroyer
Escort		 639 1942 8/1/43 12/12/43 3/17/44 133 96 229 Scrapped 1973
5407 Fieberling DE -
Destroyer
Escort		 640 1942 3/19/44 4/2/44 4/11/44 14 9 23 Scrapped 1972
5408 William C. Cole DE -
Destroyer
Escort		 641 1942 9/5/43 12/29/43 5/12/44 115 135 250 Scrapped 1972
5409 Paul G. Baker DE -
Destroyer
Escort		 642 1942 9/26/43 4/7/44 5/25/44 194 48 242 Scrapped 1970
5410 Damon M. Cummings DE -
Destroyer
Escort		 643 1942 10/17/43 4/18/44 6/29/44 184 72 256 Scrapped 1973
5411 Vammen DE -
Destroyer
Escort		 644 1942 8/1/43 5/21/44 7/27/44 294 67 361 Sunk as target 1971
5412 Putnam DD - Destroyer 757 1942 7/11/43 3/26/44 10/12/44 259 200 459 Scrapped 1974
5413 Strong DD - Destroyer 758 1942 7/25/43 4/23/44 3/8/45 273 319 592 To Brazil as Rio Grande do Norte (D 37) 1973, struck 1995
5414 Lofberg DD - Destroyer 759 1942 11/4/43 8/12/44 4/26/45 282 257 539 To Taiwan for parts 1974
5415 John W. Thomason DD - Destroyer 760 1942 11/21/43 9/30/44 10/11/45 314 376 690 To Taiwan as Nan Yang (D 954) 1974, active
5416 Buck DD - Destroyer 761 1942 2/1/44 3/11/45 6/28/46 404 474 878 To Brazil as Alagoas (D 36) 1973, struck 1995
5417 Henley DD - Destroyer 762 1942 2/8/44 4/8/45 10/8/46 425 548 973 Scrapped 1974
5418 William C. Lawe DD - Destroyer 763 1942 3/12/44 5/21/45 12/18/46 435 576 1011 Scrapped 1983
5419 Lloyd Thomas DD - Destroyer 764 1942 3/26/44 10/5/45 3/21/47 558 532 1090 To Taiwan as Dang Yang (D 966) 1972, struck 1999
5420 Keppler DD - Destroyer 765 1942 4/23/44 6/24/46 5/23/47 792 333 1125 To Turkey as Tinaztepe (D 355) 1972, struck 1984
5421 Lansdale DD - Destroyer 766 1942 4/3/44 12/20/46   991     Never completed, scrapped 1959
5422 Seymour D. Owens DD - Destroyer 767 1942 4/3/44 1/24/47   1026     Never completed, scrapped 1959
5423 Hoel DD - Destroyer 768 1942 4/21/44           Cancelled 1946
5424 Abner Read DD - Destroyer 769 1942 5/21/44           Cancelled 1946