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Home» Latest News » News (Page 3)

Sincere Condolences to Brito Family

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Admin in News No Comments

The Bethlehem Shipyard Museum would like to extend our most sincere condolences to the family of Bessie Brito, wife of dock master Rudy Brito.  Mrs. Brito passed away on Thursday, May 8, 2014. The Memorial Service for Bessie Brito will take place in the Tiffany Chapel on Friday, May 16, 2014, ten o’clock in the […]

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Maritime Historical Preservation Series “We Stick Together” – November 13, 2013

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Admin in Events, News No Comments

  *********See Event Photos HERE******** Friends of the Bethlehem Shipyard Museum are cordially invited to the inaugural program “WE STICK TOGETHER”, the first in our Maritime Historical Preservation Series. This program will honor the five Sullivan brothers who lost their lives in the 1st Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on November 13, 1942,  and the historic […]

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BethShip’s Log – Official Newsletter

Posted on July 13, 2013 by Admin in News, Newsletters No Comments

 Extra! Extra! Read all about it   View the PDF Newsletter – BethShip’s Log – November 2, 2014 View the PDF Newsletter – BethShip’s Log – July 15, 2013

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From Sleepy Outpost to Bustling Port: San Francisco celebrates 150 Years

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Admin in Events, News No Comments

On April 24, 2013 the Port of San Francisco celebrates the 150th anniversary of the creation of the State Harbor Commission. The Port traces its official beginning to this date in 1863, but the Port’s history goes back much further in time. Learn more about this special occasion and what’s happening around the waterfront.   […]

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Is upscaling of the neighborhood a bad thing?

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Admin in News No Comments

A citywide surge in trendy restaurants. Runaway rental and housing rates. Construction cranes dotting the skyline. The Twitter-ization of blighted Mid-Market. Conversions of old buildings to new market-rate housing, even in the stubbornly seedy Tenderloin. If we hadn’t been told over and over that it is an evil word that should never be uttered in […]

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New Bethlehem Shipyard Museum Executive Director Announced

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Admin in News No Comments

San Francisco, California, February 11, 2013 – The Bethlehem Shipyard Museum, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit charity organization, announced that Dennis Koller has been named Executive Director. Mr. Koller will assume the responsibility of leading the organization as it moves forward to showcase Bethlehem Steel’s prominence in the building of the Bay Area, and to […]

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USNS Mercy at BAE Systems San Francisco for Maintenance

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Admin in News No Comments

The third USNS Mercy (T-AH-19) is the lead ship of her class of hospital ships in the United States Navy. Her sister ship is the USNS Comfort (T-AH-20). She was named for the virtue of compassion. In accordance with the Geneva Conventions, USNS Mercy and her crew do not carry any offensive weapons, though defensive […]

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Plan for a new, mixed-use development at Historic Pier 70

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Admin in News No Comments
Pier 70, once a shipbuilding center, is being revitalized

Pier 70, once a shipbuilding center, is being revitalized with a project, in its early stages, that calls for putting shops, restaurants, small manufacturers and a bayfront park on a 28-acre site that is expected to include about 1,000 apartments. A $242 million plan for a new, mixed-use development at historic Pier 70 will be […]

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China Development Bank approves $1.7B loan for Hunters Point

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Drydock in News No Comments

The loan committee of the China Development Bank has approved a $1.7 billion loan to build new neighborhoods and upward of 20,000 units of housing on the Hunters Point Shipyard, Candlestick Point and Treasure Island. The agreement, confirmed by sources familiar with the negotiations, is a crucial step in longstanding plans to build new neighborhoods […]

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USS Wasbash (AOR-5) Leaves the Mothball Fleet

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Bill in News 1 Comment

The USS Wasbash – a Wichita class replenishment oiler in the United States Navy (1970 – 1994) is leaving the Mothball Fleet on her way to the Mare Island Shipyard. There she will be prepared for her final voyage to the Texas scrapyard where she will be broken up. Learn more about the history of […]

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