National Metal and Steel
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National Metal and Steel Corporation was engaged in ship dismantling operations at Terminal Island
in Los Angeles, California
. Operations ceased on 1 January 1986 when the company lost its harbor facility.
National Metal and Steel was the final destination for many decommissioned
United States Navy
ships, and for many red streetcars of the famed Pacific Electric Railway
and yellow cars of the Los Angeles Railway
which became Los Angeles Transit Lines. National Metal and Steel was run by Joseph Schapiro.
Terminal Island
Terminal Island is an island located in Los Angeles County, California between Los Angeles Harbor and Long Beach Harbor. Originally a mudflat known to the Spanish as Isla Raza de Buena Gente, and later called Rattlesnake Island, it has officially been Terminal Island since 1918...
in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
. Operations ceased on 1 January 1986 when the company lost its harbor facility.
National Metal and Steel was the final destination for many decommissioned
Ship decommissioning
To decommission a ship is to terminate her career in service in the armed forces of her nation. A somber occasion, it has little of the elaborate ceremony of ship commissioning, but carries significant tradition....
United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
ships, and for many red streetcars of the famed Pacific Electric Railway
Pacific Electric Railway
The Pacific Electric Railway , also known as the Red Car system, was a mass transit system in Southern California using streetcars, light rail, and buses...
and yellow cars of the Los Angeles Railway
Los Angeles Railway
The Los Angeles Railway was a system of streetcars that operated in central Los Angeles, California and the immediate surrounding neighborhoods between from 1901 and 1963. Except for two short funicular railways it operated on tracks...
which became Los Angeles Transit Lines. National Metal and Steel was run by Joseph Schapiro.