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[[File:USS Constant (AM-427).jpg|thumb|right|Fulton Shipyard built Aggressive-class minesweeper, [[USS Constant (AM-427)]]]]
[[File:USS Conflict (MSO-426) underway c1954.jpg|thumb|right|Fulton Shipyard built Aggressive-class minesweeper, [[USS Conflict (AM-426)]]]]
[[File:Industry (AMc 86).jpg|thumb|right|Fulton Shipyard built [[Accentor-class minesweeper]] [[USS Industry (AMc-86)]]]]
[[File:Waxbill (AMc-15).jpg|thumb|right|Fulton Shipyard built [[USS Waxbill (AMc-15)]]]]
[[File:APc101US_Navy.jpg|thumb|right|Small Coastal Troop Transport ship, Fulton Shipyard, Apc-101]]
'''Fulton Shipyard''' was a [[shipbuilding]] company in [[Antioch, California]]. The [[shipyard]] was founded in 1924 by Frank Fulton and Angeline Fulton Fredericks in 1924. To support the [[World War 2]] demand for ships Fulton Shipyard built: [[Aggressive-class minesweeper]] and [[Troopship]]s. The shipyard was located on the [[Stockton Channel]] at 701 Fulton Shipyard Rd, Antioch, near Antioch pier and the [[Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge]]. The site was the former Jarvis Brothers opened in 1918, then Laurtzen shipyard. In 1977 the site became the California Corporation. The shipyard closed in 1999, that land is owned by the Fulton Family Trust. The Fulton Shipyard shipyard was on the [[San Joaquin River]] of the Pacific Ocean and an [[inland port]] located more than seventy nautical miles from the ocean, that empty into [[Suisun Bay]].<ref>[https://ift.tt/3a0zty1 shipbuildinghistory.com Fulton Shipyard]</ref> The Fulton Shipyard was featured in a 1914 movie called ''The Stolen Yacht'', as short drama film released on November 5, 1914. <ref>[https://ift.tt/2N3oSJy imdb.com ''The Stolen Yacht'' story]</ref><ref>[https://ift.tt/2MKePJk ''The Stolen Yacht'' 1914]</ref> Frank Fulton and Angeline son James Lloyd Fulton (August 7, 1928 -Aug. 25, 2011) became a operator of a Fulton Shipyard tugboat.
==ATR-1 class rescue tug==
[[File:Former_USS_ATR-31,_Feb_1954.jpg|right|thumb|USS ATR-31, a ATR-1 class rescue tug]]
''ATR-1-class'' - ''Auxiliary Tug Rescue'' was a [[Type V ship]] wooden hulled [[rescue tug]] built Fulton Shipyard in 1944 and 1945. The ATR-1 tugs serviced World War 2 in both [[Asiatic-Pacific Theater]] and the [[European theatre of World War II]]. The 40 ATR-1 Class had a displacement of 852 tons lite and 1,315 ton fully loaded. They had a length of 165' 6", a beam of 33' 4" and a draft of 15' 6". With a top speed of 12.2 knots. The largest boom had a capacity of 4 tons. They were armed with one [[3-inch/50-caliber gun]] and two single [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon]]. The crew had five Officers and 47 Enlisted men. They had a fuel capacity of 1,620 Bbls. The propulsion was one Fulton Iron Works vertical triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine with two Babcock and Wilcox "D"-type boilers with a single propeller of 1,600shp. They had two turbo drive Ships Service Generators, rated at 60 kW 120 V D.C. Example is [[USS ATR-31]] <ref>[https://ift.tt/2YQwEZE ATR-7]</ref><ref>[https://ift.tt/2Mz58xC navsource.org ATR-1]</ref><ref>[https://ift.tt/3aKBKfC ibiblio.org, USS ATR-64]</ref><ref>[https://ift.tt/2N0xi4f shipbuildinghistory.com, ATR]</ref><ref>[https://ift.tt/3azfSDO navsource.org USS ATR-27]</ref>
==Small Coastal Transport==
Fulton Shipyard built [[Troopship]] APc-1 Class Small Coastal Transport ships. The ship had: a displacement of 100 tons light, 258 tons full, length of 103 feet, a beam of 21 feet, a draft of 9 feet, and a top speed of 10kts. Held a crew of 3 Officers and 22 Enlisted men. Could transport up to 66 Troops. Has a large boom with a capacity of 3 tons. Was armed with four single 20mm AA guns. Had a fuel capacity of 145 Bbls of diesel. Powered by one Enterprise DMG-6 Diesel engine with single propeller at 400shp. For electrical had two diesel 30Kw 120V D.C. service generators. The ship moved troops in the [[Pacific War]]. Notable ship [[USS APc-25]]. <ref>[https://ift.tt/2YPT5OT navsource.org Small Coastal Transport, USS APc-1]</ref> <ref>[https://ift.tt/2N0xiBh navsource.org Small Coastal Transport, USS APc-1]</ref><ref>[https://ift.tt/2LsBiu3 navsource.org Small Coastal Transport, USS APc-29]</ref>
==Accentor-class minesweeper==
Fulton Shipyard built [[Accentor-class minesweeper]]s, with displacement of , length of –, beam of –, a draft of –. Powered by diesel engine with and a top speed of . A crew of 17 manned the ship and deck guns. Armament was a two .50 cal. [[M2 Browning machine gun]]s. Accentor-class minesweepers were used to sweep mines in harbors, bays, and other [[Littoral zone|littoral waters]], due to their small size. Noteable ships: *, , , , and .<ref name="Budge"></ref><ref></ref> <ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref>[https://ift.tt/39TDiok Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940–1945 Minecraft]</ref>
==Agile-class minesweeper==
Fulton Shipyard built [[Agile-class minesweeper]] with: displacement of 853 tons full, length of , a beam of , a draft of . Powered by Four [[Packard]] ID1700 [[diesel engines]], with 2,280 bhp (1,800 kW) and two controllable pitch propellers. The ship had a top speed of . The ship crew was 7 officers and 70 enlisted men. Armaed with one [[Bofors 40 mm gun]] and two [[M2 Browning|.50 cal (12.7 mm)]] twin machine gun. Noteable ships: [[USS Conflict (AM-426)]] and [[USS Constant (AM-427)]]<ref>[https://ift.tt/3cMy93t navsource.org minesweeper class]</ref><ref>[https://ift.tt/36Ro9C7 FAS - MSO-422 class]</ref><ref>[https://ift.tt/3oXeC2K GlobalSecurity - MSO-422 class]</ref>
==See also==
*[[California during World War II]]
*[[Maritime history of California]]
==References==
[[Category:American Theater of World War II]]
[[Category:1940s in California]]
[[Category:American boat builders]]
[[Category:Ships built in Antioch, California]]
[[Category:APc-1-class small coastal transports]]
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