ANGELS GATE (ex-ST-695, ex- L.A.H.D. #10) Class: US Army Small Tug Built: Decatur Iron and Steel, Decatur Alabama Accepted by the Army 27 December 1944 Acquired: By City of Los Angeles Harbor Department (Port of Los Angeles) 1946 Transferred to Los Angeles Maritime Museum (City of LA Depa... read more
Type: LCS(L)(3)-1 Class Landing Craft Support (Large)(Mark 3) Launched: 13 Feb 1945 At: Commercial Iron Works, Portland, OR Commissioned: 17 February 1945 Length: 158.5 feet Beam: 23.25 feet Draft: 4.75 feet forward, 6.5 feet aft full load Displacement: ... read more
Type: Project 641/Foxtrot Launched: 15 April 1967 Commissioned: 28 Dec 1967 At: Admiralty Shipyard, Leningrad Length: 89.9 meters Beam: 7.4 meters Draft: 5.9 meters Displacement: 1952 tons surfaced, 2475 tons submerged Powerplant: three Kolomna 2D42M 2000 hp diesel engines, three electric ... read more
Class: One of a kind, Dolphin class Launched: 6 August 1968 At: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire Commissioned: 17 August 1968 Length: 165 feet Beam: 18 feet Draft: 17 feet (surface trim) Displacement: 800 tons surfaced, 950 tons submerged Operating Depth: Greater than 3... read more
Class: Essex Aircraft Carrier Launched: August 30, 1943 At: Newport News Shipbuilding Co., Newport News, Virginia Commissioned: November 29, 1943 Modernized and re-commissioned: September 11, 1953 at New York Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn, New York. Length: 894 feet Beam: 101 ft. at wat... read more
Class: Iowa Battleship Launched: 27 August 1942 At: New York Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn, New York Commissioned: 22 February 1943 Length: 887 feet, 3 inches Beam: 108 feet Draft: 38 feet Displacement: 58,000 tons Armament: Three 16"/50 triple main gun turrets (9 guns total). Eac... read more
Class: EC2-S-C1 Liberty Ship Launched: June 19, 1943 At: New England Shipbuilding Corporation, South Portland, Maine Length: 441 feet, 7 inches Beam: 57 feet Draft: 27 feet, 9 inches Displacement: 14,245 tons Gross:7,176 tons Net: 4,380 tons Armament: originally two 3-inch/50 calibe... read more
Class: Aggressive Class Minesweeper Ocean Laid down: 16 March 1953 as AM-458 at Higgins Shipyard, Inc., New Orleans, LA Launched: 14 November 1953 Redesignated: MSO-458, 7 February 1955 Commissioned: USS Lucid (MSO-458), 4 May 1955 Stricken: 15 May 1976 Original cost: $9,000,000 Len... read more
Type: WW I Convoy escort gunboat, WW II Barrage balloon vessel and accommodation ship Launched: August 29, 1904 At: Alexander Stephon & Sons, Ltd., Linthouse on the Clyde, Scotland Length: 109.7 feet (waterline), 140 feet (overall) Beam: 16.65 feet Draft: 9.4 feet Gross Tonnage... read more
Class: Midway Aircraft Carrier Launched: 20 March 1945 At: Newport News Shipbuilding Co., Newport News, Virginia Commissioned: 10 September 1945 Modernized: 1955-57; 1966-70 Length: 1,001 feet Extreme Width: 258 feet Draft: 34 feet Displacement: 70,000 tons Address: USS... read more
Class: Balao Launched: July 12, 1943 At: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire Commissioned: November 6, 1943 Length: 311 feet, 8 inches Beam: 27 feet, 4 inches Draft: 17 feet (surface trim) Displacement: 1,525 tons Armament: Ten 21-inch torpedo tubes; one 4-inch/50 caliber ... read more
Class: PCF, Patrol Craft Fast Launched: 1968 At: Sewart Seacraft Ltd., Berwick, LA Length: 50 feet, 1.5 inches Beam: 13 feet, 1 inch Draft: 3 feet, 6 inches Displacement: 19 tons, 22.5 full load Speed: 32 knots Complement: 6 (1 officer) Armament: Three .50 caliber machine guns (two twinne... read more
Type: Harbor Pilot Launched: August 7, 1914 At: Goularte Boatyard, San Diego, CA Length on deck: 54 foot Address: Maritime Museum of San Diego 1306 N. Harbor Drive San Diego, CA 92101 (619) 234-9153 Fax: (619) 234-8345 Email: info@sdmaritime.org http://www.sdmaritime.org Latitude: 32... read more
Class: Osprey Fast Patrol Boat Launched: 1968 At: Sewart Seacraft in Berwick, Louisiana Length: 94 feet, 8 inches Beam: 23 feet, 2 inches Draft: 7.5 feet Displacement: 123 tons Armament: 50 cal/81mm mortar forward, 2-20 mm on wings, 40 mm aft Address: Liberty Maritime, PTF-26 1272 Gran... read more
Class: VC2-S-AP2 Victory Ship Built: Kaiser Shipyard #1, Richmond, California Commissioned: USS Red Oak Victory (AK-235) December 5, 1944 Length: 455 feet Beam: 62 feet Draft: 28 feet Displacement: 15,200 tons Armament: One 5-inch/38 caliber gun; one 3-inch/50 caliber gun, and eight 20 mm g... read more