Located in a shipyard to the southeast corner of San Francisco, the USS Mahan was a "Farragut"-class guided missile destroyer that was launched on what date?
San Francisco Naval Shipyard The San Francisco Naval Shipyard was a United States Navy shipyard in San Francisco, located on 638 acre of waterfront at Hunters Point in the southeast corner of the city.
USCGC Fir (WLM-212) The United States Coast Guard Cutter "Fir" (WAGL/WLM 212) was the last lighthouse tender built specifically for the United States Lighthouse Service to resupply lighthouses and lightships, and to service buoys. "Fir" was built by the Moore Drydock Company in Oakland, California in 1939. On 22 March 1939, the U.S. Lighthouse Tender "Fir" was launched. She was steam driven with twin screws, 175 ft in length, had a beam of 32 ft , drew 11 ft of water, and displaced 885 tons. "Fir" was fitted with a reinforced bow and stern, and an ice-belt at her water-line for icebreaking. She was built with classic lines and her spaces were lavishly appointed with mahogany, teak, and brass. The crew did intricate ropework throughout the ship. The cost to build "Fir" was approximately 390,000. "Fir's" homeport was Seattle, Washington for all but one of her fifty one years of service when she was temporarily assigned to Long Beach, California when USCGC "Walnut" was decommissioned on 1 July 1982.