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In 1944 National Iron Works moved to its present location at 28th Street and Harbor Drive on San Diego Bay and in 1949 the company was renamed National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. to reflect the shipyard. [8] National Iron Works built some important San Diego structures, such as some of the plants in which Convair manufactured aircraft for World ...
National Steel Corporation furnaces and stockpiles, Detroit, Michigan, 1942. The National Steel Corporation (1929–2003) was a major American steel producer. It was founded in 1929 through a merger arranged by Weirton Steel with some properties of the Great Lakes Steel Corporation and M.A. Hanna Company with headquarters in Pittsburgh.
Roanoke. (AOR-7) USS Roanoke (AOR-7) was a Wichita -class replenishment oiler of the United States Navy. She was named after the city of Roanoke, Virginia and the Roanoke River, in keeping with the naming convention of her class. Built by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, of San Diego, California, she was launched on 7 December 1974 ...
USS Cayuga (LST-1186) was a Newport -class tank landing ship of the United States Navy which replaced the traditional bow door-design tank landing ships (LSTs). The vessel was constructed by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company in San Diego, California and was launched in 1969 and commissioned in 1970. Cayuga took part in the Vietnam War ...
2 × CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters. USS Mars (AFS‑1), the third United States Navy ship to bear the name, was laid down by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company in San Diego, California, on 5 May 1962; launched on 15 June 1963, sponsored by Mrs. Clyde Doyle, widow of Representative Clyde Doyle of California; and commissioned at Long ...
33.5 ft (10.2 m) Speed. 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) Complement. 99 civilian mariners (CIVMARS) USNS John Lewis (T-AO-205) is a United States Navy replenishment oiler and the lead ship of her class. She is part of the Military Sealift Command fleet of support ships. Ray Mabus, then Secretary of the Navy, announced on 6 January 2016 that the ship ...
USNS Mercy leaving San Diego Bay, May 2008, built as SS Worth in 1974, converted to Mercy in 1984. The San Clemente-class oil tanker is a class of oil tankers built by National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO), San Diego. The size places them in the category of super tankers. They were built to serve the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System.
Concord was laid down on 26 March 1966 at the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company in San Diego, California. The ship was launched on 17 December 1966 and commissioned on 27 November 1968. On 18 August 1992, Concord was decommissioned and transferred to Military Sealift Command, and assigned to the Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force (PM1), MSC Far ...