Private company

Union Iron Works

San Francisco American shipyard company

Union Iron Works, located in San Francisco, California, on the southeast waterfront, was a central business within the large industrial zone of Potrero Point, for four decades at the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth centuries.2 It was founded by Peter Donahue.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1849Founded1
  • Industryshipbuilding1
  • HeadquartersSan Francisco1

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Aerial view of the Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California (USA), circa in 1918 (NH 42535)
Photo: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command photo NH 42535, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Union Iron Works, located in San Francisco, California, on the southeast waterfront, was a central business within the large industrial zone of Potrero Point, for four decades at the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth centuries.2

The story

Founded by Peter Donahue in 1849.1

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Timeline

  1. 1849Founded Founded1

Sources

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