Private company

Moore Dry Dock Company

Shipyard in Oakland, California, United States

Moore Dry Dock Company was a ship repair and shipbuilding company in Oakland, California. In 1905, Robert S. Moore, his brother Joseph A. Moore, and John Thomas Scott purchased the National Iron Works located in the Hunter's Point section of San Francisco, and founded a new company, the Moore & Scott Iron Works Moore had previously been vice president of the Risdon Iron Works of San Francisco. Scott was nephew to Henry T. and Irving M. Scott, owners of the nearby Union Iron Works, where John had risen from apprentice to superintendent.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1906Founded1
  • Industryshipbuilding1
USCGC Fir B&W
Photo: U.S. Federal Government, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Moore Dry Dock Company was a ship repair and shipbuilding company in Oakland, California.2

Timeline

  1. 1906Founded Founded1

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