Union Iron Works
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Union Iron Works was a prominent San Francisco–based shipbuilding company known for constructing major U.S. Navy vessels in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Union Iron Works canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
industrial company
ⓘ
shipbuilding company ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | Bethlehem Steel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| acquisitionPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dogpatch neighborhood of San Francisco
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Francisco waterfront NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtVesselType |
battleships
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commercial ships ⓘ cruisers ⓘ destroyers ⓘ submarines ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
West Coast maritime industry
ⓘ
industrial development of San Francisco ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| employed |
naval architects
ⓘ
shipfitters ⓘ welders ⓘ |
| hasFacilityType |
iron works
ⓘ
shipyard ⓘ |
| heritage | maritime industrial heritage site ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
major West Coast naval shipbuilder
ⓘ
pioneer of large-scale steel shipbuilding on the U.S. West Coast ⓘ |
| industry |
heavy engineering
ⓘ
shipbuilding ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
San Francisco ⓘ San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ |
| locatedOn | San Francisco Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | construction of U.S. Navy warships ⓘ |
| notableShipBuilt |
USS Charleston (C-2)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
USS Olympia (C-6) NERFINISHED ⓘ USS Oregon (BB-3) NERFINISHED ⓘ USS San Francisco (C-5) NERFINISHED ⓘ USS Wisconsin (BB-9) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Bethlehem Steel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. naval industrial base ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Pacific Ocean
NERFINISHED
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West Coast of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleIn | expansion of the U.S. Pacific Fleet ⓘ |
| servedDuring |
Spanish–American War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedPropulsionType | steam propulsion ⓘ |
| usedTechnology | steel-hulled ship construction ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
USS Macdonough (DD-9)