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Photo, Print, Drawing Astoria Marine Construction Company, 92134 Front Road, Astoria, Clatsop County, OR Astoria Shipbuilding Company

[ Drawings from Survey HAER OR-181  ]

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[ Data Pages from Survey HAER OR-181  ]
[ Photo Captions from Survey HAER OR-181  ]

About this Item

Title

  • Astoria Marine Construction Company, 92134 Front Road, Astoria, Clatsop County, OR

Other Title

  • Astoria Shipbuilding Company

Names

  • Historic American Engineering Record, creator
  • Fastabend, Don
  • Dyer, Joe
  • Fastabend, Tim
  • Mansker, Claire
  • Mansker, Acme
  • U.S. Navy
  • Astoria Marine Construction Company
  • Astoria Shipbuilding Company
  • Croteau, Todd A., project manager
  • Croteau, Todd A., photographer
  • Trenner, Gary, II, delineator
  • Swerdloff, Lucien, project assistant
  • Christianson, Justine, transmitter
  • Orwick, Serena, historian
  • Swanby, Susan, delineator
  • Woodward, Charles, delineator
  • Goodenberger, John, project assistant
  • Clatsop Community College Historic Preservation Program, sponsor
  • Restore Oregon, sponsor
  • McPartland, Mary, transmitter

Created / Published

  • Documentation compiled after 1968

Headings

  • -  shipyards
  • -  maritime
  • -  workshops
  • -  marine railways
  • -  docks
  • -  piers (marine landings)
  • -  war (World War II)
  • -  war (Korean War)
  • -  boat & ship industry
  • -  corrugated metal siding
  • -  corrugated metal roofs
  • -  truck cranes
  • -  barges
  • -  winches
  • -  engines
  • -  truck cranes
  • -  boats
  • -  fabricating shops
  • -  offices
  • -  boiler houses
  • -  lumber sheds
  • -  people
  • -  factory windows
  • -  sliding doors
  • -  sheds
  • -  clapboard siding
  • -  machine shops
  • -  furnaces
  • -  Lathes
  • -  drill presses
  • -  garages
  • -  dust collectors
  • -  wood structural frames
  • -  American flags
  • -  military organizations
  • -  women
  • -  Oregon--Clatsop County--Astoria

Latitude / Longitude

  • 46.144472,-123.861598

Notes

  • -  Significance: Astoria Marine Construction Company (AMCCO) is one of the few extant examples of the many small shipyards that once built and repaired the Pacific Navy fleet during World War II. Originally built in 1922 as a small boatyard to produce fishing vessels and yachts, the yard was transformed during 1941-42 for expanded production during World War II. While constructing vessels for the U.S. Navy, this shipyard pioneered new techniques in minesweeping manufacturing. AMCCO was awarded the Army-Navy "E" flag for outstanding production in 1944. During the Korean War, Astoria Marine Construction Company again produced ships for the wartime effort. In 1952, AMCCO became the first shipyard in the country to build a Type 1 minesweeper (the Agile class) when it completed USS Dash (AM-428). Due to its continued use as a boat construction and repair facility, the shipyard retains integrity. It is one of the few small shipyards that built Navy vessels during World War II and the Korean War that is still in operation. Its functional vitality speaks to its integrity as a wartime shipyard. In recognition of its significance, the Astoria Marine Construction Company Historic District was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in January 2014.
  • -  Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1817
  • -  Survey number: HAER OR-181
  • -  Building/structure dates: 1922 Initial Construction
  • -  Building/structure dates: 1941-1942 Subsequent Work
  • -  Building/structure dates: 1951 Subsequent Work
  • -  National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 13001058

Medium

  • Photo(s): 89
  • Measured Drawing(s): 3
  • Data Page(s): 71
  • Photo Caption Page(s): 7

Call Number/Physical Location

  • HAER OR-181

Source Collection

  • Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)

Repository

Control Number

  • or0607

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Chicago citation style:

Historic American Engineering Record, Creator, Don Fastabend, Joe Dyer, Tim Fastabend, Claire Mansker, Acme Mansker, U.S. Navy, et al., Croteau, Todd A, photographer. Astoria Marine Construction Company, 4 Front Road, Astoria, Clatsop County, OR. Clatsop County Oregon Astoria, 1968. translateds by Christianson, Justinemitter, and Mcpartland, Marymitter Documentation Compiled After. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/or0607/.

APA citation style:

Historic American Engineering Record, C., Fastabend, D., Dyer, J., Fastabend, T., Mansker, C., Mansker, A. [...] Restore Oregon, S., Croteau, T. A., photographer. (1968) Astoria Marine Construction Company, 4 Front Road, Astoria, Clatsop County, OR. Clatsop County Oregon Astoria, 1968. Christianson, J. & McPartland, M., transs Documentation Compiled After. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/or0607/.

MLA citation style:

Historic American Engineering Record, Creator, et al., photographer by Croteau, Todd A. Astoria Marine Construction Company, 4 Front Road, Astoria, Clatsop County, OR. trans by Christianson, Justinemitter, and Mcpartland, Marymitter Documentation Compiled After. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/or0607/>.