Shipyard Acres was an unincorporated community in Napa County, California.
Residents lived in nearly 400 plywood houses that were built to primarily house families of workers involved in building a variety of ships at Basalt Rock Company for World War II effort.
[3] Other residents worked at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Napa State Hospital, Travis Air Force Base, the Benicia Arsenal as well as other private industries.
Many residents of the development had moved from Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Texas as well as other states in order to seek employment.
Some of the structures were moved a few miles west to the Cuttings Wharf area, resurrected, and were still in place until 2012.