Hanlon Dry Dock and Shipbuilding

Hanlon was a shipyard in Oakland Inner Harbor on the north bank of the Oakland Estuary at the foot of 5th Ave.[1][2] In 1919 the site had 5 slipways and occupied 13 acres.[3]

Founded in 1910, the yard produced a few barges and the cargo ships Bacchus and Joplin for the Herules Powder Company as well as 11 cargo ships for the United States Shipping Board, with 2 being requisitions and 9 built under contract. Hanlon was the sole producer of Design 1043 ships.

In 1928 the yard was bought by the nearby General Engineering & Dry Dock Company, in 1940 the Hurley Marine Shipyard repair facility operated on the site.

37°47′20″N 122°15′45″W / 37.78894°N 122.26242°W / 37.78894; -122.26242

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References

  1. ^ "Hanlon Dry Dock". Ship Building History. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  2. ^ Marine Engineering & Shipping Age. Aldrich Publishing Company in conjunction with Simmons-Boardman Publishing Company. 1923. p. 250.
  3. ^ Annual_Report_of_the_United_States_Shipping Board, Volume 3. 1919. p. 160.
  4. ^ "Report on Machinery for Governor John Lind, 2nd February 1918". Foundation Loyd's Register. 1918-02-02. Retrieved 2022-10-09.