Moore Dry Dock Company
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Moore Dry Dock Company was a ship repair and shipbuilding
company in Oakland, California
. It was started in San Francisco in 1905 as the Moore & Scott Iron Works, but was destroyed by fire in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake
. It reopened soon and in 1909 purchased the Boole Shipyard in Oakland. In 1917, Moore bought out Scott and the name changed to Moore Shipbuilding. In 1922, it became Moore Dry Dock Company. It operated primarily as a repair yard. Its shipbuilding capabilities were expanded in the World War II
era, when it built over 100 ships for the U.S. Navy and merchant marine. It ceased operation after the war and closed in 1961.
At the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park
an inscription honoring the wartime contributions made by the Bay Area Shipyards during World War II states that "Moore Dry Dock handled the difficult jobs of production, repair and conversion that slowed overall output in other yards."
The yard was notable for its employment of several thousand African American
s, in both skilled and unskilled positions, although these people still confronted racial discrimination on the job.
Union picketing by sailors in a dispute with a ship owner while the ship was in the Moore dry dock eventually lead to the Moore Dry Dock Standards for Primary Picketing at a Secondary Site (Sailors' Union of the Pacific
(Moore Dry Dock Co.), 92 NLRB
547, 27 LRRM
1108 (1950)).
Shipbuilding
Shipbuilding is the construction of ships and floating vessels. It normally takes place in a specialized facility known as a shipyard. Shipbuilders, also called shipwrights, follow a specialized occupation that traces its roots to before recorded history.Shipbuilding and ship repairs, both...
company in Oakland, California
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
. It was started in San Francisco in 1905 as the Moore & Scott Iron Works, but was destroyed by fire in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake
1906 San Francisco earthquake
The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 was a major earthquake that struck San Francisco, California, and the coast of Northern California at 5:12 a.m. on Wednesday, April 18, 1906. The most widely accepted estimate for the magnitude of the earthquake is a moment magnitude of 7.9; however, other...
. It reopened soon and in 1909 purchased the Boole Shipyard in Oakland. In 1917, Moore bought out Scott and the name changed to Moore Shipbuilding. In 1922, it became Moore Dry Dock Company. It operated primarily as a repair yard. Its shipbuilding capabilities were expanded in the World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
era, when it built over 100 ships for the U.S. Navy and merchant marine. It ceased operation after the war and closed in 1961.
At the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park
Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park
Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park is located in Richmond, California, near San Francisco. The park encompasses an array of historic properties in the city which were constructed during the 1940s to support America's entry into World War II.The park is a "partnership...
an inscription honoring the wartime contributions made by the Bay Area Shipyards during World War II states that "Moore Dry Dock handled the difficult jobs of production, repair and conversion that slowed overall output in other yards."
The yard was notable for its employment of several thousand African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
s, in both skilled and unskilled positions, although these people still confronted racial discrimination on the job.
Union picketing by sailors in a dispute with a ship owner while the ship was in the Moore dry dock eventually lead to the Moore Dry Dock Standards for Primary Picketing at a Secondary Site (Sailors' Union of the Pacific
Sailors' Union of the Pacific
The Sailors' Union of the Pacific founded on March 6, 1885 in San Francisco, California is an American labor union of mariners, fishermen and boatmen working aboard U.S. flag vessels....
(Moore Dry Dock Co.), 92 NLRB
National Labor Relations Board
The National Labor Relations Board is an independent agency of the United States government charged with conducting elections for labor union representation and with investigating and remedying unfair labor practices. Unfair labor practices may involve union-related situations or instances of...
547, 27 LRRM
Labor Relations Reference Manual
Labor Relations Reference Manual is an American case reporter devoted exclusively to labor law published by the Bureau of National Affairs . It is published 3 times a year and includes decisions of federal and some state courts, the National Labor Relations Board , state agencies, and other...
1108 (1950)).
External links
- Moore Dry Dock Company from Shipbuilding under the United States Maritime Commission 1936 to 1950. Accessed August 23, 2007
- List of ships built at Moore Dry Dock Company
- Photo: Oakland Estuary westward: Moore-Scott shipyard in foreground
- Oil painting - view of the Moore Shipyards painted by William A. CoulterWilliam A. CoulterWilliam A. Coulter, born William Alexander Coulter, was an American painter of marine subjects. Coulter was a native of Glenariff, County Antrim, in what is today Northern Ireland. He became an apprentice seaman at the age of 13, and after seven years at sea, came to settle in San Francisco in 1869...
in 1919