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EXHIBIT 25.1

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM T-1

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STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE
TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

Check if an Application to Determine Eligibility
of a Trustee Pursuant to Section 305(b)(2)

STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

Massachusetts 04-1867445
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or (I.R.S. Employer
organization if not a U.S. national bank) Identification No.)

225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Maureen Scannell Bateman, Esq. Executive Vice President and General Counsel
225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(617) 654-3253
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

AMERISTEEL CORPORATION
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

FLORIDA 59-0792436
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)

5100 W. LEMON STREET
TAMPA, FLORIDA 33609
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

8 3/4% SERIES B SENIOR NOTES DUE 2008
(Title of indenture securities)

GENERAL

ITEM 1. GENERAL INFORMATION.

FURNISH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS TO THE TRUSTEE:

(A) NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH EXAMINING OR SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY TO WHICH IT
IS SUBJECT.

Department of Banking and Insurance of The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, 100 Cambridge Street, Boston, Massachusetts.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, D.C.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C.

(B) WHETHER IT IS AUTHORIZED TO EXERCISE CORPORATE TRUST POWERS.

Trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

ITEM 2. AFFILIATIONS WITH OBLIGOR.

IF THE OBLIGOR IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE TRUSTEE, DESCRIBE EACH SUCH
AFFILIATION.

The obligor is not an affiliate of the trustee or of its parent, State
Street Corporation. (See note on page 2.)

ITEM 3. THROUGH ITEM 15. Not Applicable.

ITEM 16. LIST OF EXHIBITS.
LIST BELOW ALL EXHIBITS FILED AS PART OF THIS STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY.

1. A COPY OF THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF THE TRUSTEE AS NOW IN EFFECT. A
copy of the Articles of Association of the trustee, as now in effect, is on
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 1 to Amendment
No. 1 to the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification of Trustee (Form
T-1) filed with the Registration Statement of Morse Shoe, Inc. (File No.
22-17940) and is incorporated herein by reference thereto.

2. A COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY OF THE TRUSTEE TO COMMENCE
BUSINESS, IF NOT CONTAINED IN THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION.
A copy of a Statement from the Commissioner of Banks of Massachusetts that
no certificate of authority for the trustee to commence business was
necessary or issued is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission
as Exhibit 2 to Amendment No. 1 to the Statement of Eligibility and
Qualification of Trustee (Form T-1) filed with the Registration Statement
of Morse Shoe, Inc. (File No. 22-17940) and is incorporated herein by
reference thereto.

3. A COPY OF THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE TRUSTEE TO EXERCISE CORPORATE TRUST
POWERS, IF SUCH AUTHORIZATION IS NOT CONTAINED IN THE DOCUMENTS SPECIFIED IN
PARAGRAPH (1) OR (2), ABOVE.
A copy of the authorization of the trustee to exercise corporate trust
powers is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 3
to Amendment No. 1 to the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification of
Trustee (Form T-1) filed with the Registration Statement of Morse Shoe,
Inc. (File No. 22-17940) and is incorporated herein by reference thereto.

4. A COPY OF THE EXISTING BY-LAWS OF THE TRUSTEE, OR INSTRUMENTS
CORRESPONDING THERETO.
A copy of the by-laws of the trustee, as now in effect, is on file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4 to the Statement of
Eligibility and Qualification of Trustee (Form T-1) filed with the
Registration Statement of Eastern Edison Company (File No. 33-37823) and
is incorporated herein by reference thereto.

5. A COPY OF EACH INDENTURE REFERRED TO IN ITEM 4. IF THE OBLIGOR IS IN
DEFAULT.

Not applicable.

6. THE CONSENTS OF UNITED STATES INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEES REQUIRED BY SECTION
321(B) OF THE ACT.
The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act is annexed
hereto as Exhibit 6 and made a part hereof.

7. A COPY OF THE LATEST REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE TRUSTEE PUBLISHED PURSUANT
TO LAW OR THE REQUIREMENTS OF ITS SUPERVISING OR EXAMINING AUTHORITY.
A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published pursuant
to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority is
annexed hereto as Exhibit 7 and made a part hereof.

NOTES

In answering any item of this Statement of Eligibility which relates to
matters peculiarly within the knowledge of the obligor or any underwriter for
the obligor, the trustee has relied upon information furnished to it by the
obligor and the underwriters, and the trustee disclaims responsibility for the
accuracy or completeness of such information.

The answer furnished to Item 2. of this statement will be amended, if
necessary, to reflect any facts which differ from those stated and which would
have been required to be stated if known at the date hereof.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended, the trustee, State Street Bank and Trust Company, a corporation
organized and existing under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, has
duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Boston and The
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the 30th DAY OF July, 1998.

STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY

By: /s/ Dennis Fisher
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NAME: Dennis Fisher
TITLE: ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT

EXHIBIT 6
CONSENT OF THE TRUSTEE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act
of 1939, as amended, in connection with the proposed issuance by AMERISTEEL
CORPORATION of its 8 3/4% SERIES B SENIOR NOTES DUE 2008, we hereby consent that
reports of examination by Federal, State, Territorial or District authorities
may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission
upon request therefor.

STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY

By: /s/ Dennis Fisher
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NAME: Dennis Fisher
TITLE: Assistant Vice President
DATED: July 30, 1998

EXHIBIT 7

Consolidated Report of Condition of State Street Bank and Trust Company,
Massachusetts and foreign and domestic subsidiaries, a state banking institution
organized and operating under the banking laws of this commonwealth and a member
of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business March 31, 1998,
published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this
District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act and in accordance
with a call made by the Commissioner of Banks under General Laws, Chapter 172,
Section 22(a).

Thousands of
Dollars

ASSETS

Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin.......................... 1,144,309
Interest-bearing balances................................................... 9,914,704
Securities....................................................................... 10,062,052
Federal funds sold and securities purchased
under agreements to resell in domestic offices
of the bank and its Edge subsidiary......................................... 8,073,970
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases, net of unearned income ............ 6,433,627
Allowance for loan and lease losses.................. 88,820
Allocated transfer risk reserve...................... 0
Loans and leases, net of unearned income and allowances..................... 6,344,807
Assets held in trading accounts.................................................. 1,117,547
Premises and fixed assets........................................................ 453,576
Other real estate owned.......................................................... 100
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries....................................... 44,985
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding..................... 66,149
Intangible assets................................................................ 263,249
Other assets..................................................................... 1,066,572
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Total assets..................................................................... 38,552,020
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LIABILITIES
Deposits:
In domestic offices......................................................... 9,266,492
Noninterest-bearing................................. 6,824,432
Interest-bearing.................................... 2,442,060
In foreign offices and Edge subsidiary...................................... 14,385,048
Noninterest-bearing................................. 75,909
Interest-bearing.................................... 14,309,139
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under
agreements to repurchase in domestic offices of
the bank and of its Edge subsidiary......................................... 9,949,994
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury and Trading Liabilities................. 171,783
Trading liabilities.............................................................. 1,078,189
Other borrowed money............................................................. 406,583
Subordinated notes and debentures................................................ 0
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding......................... 66,149
Other liabilities................................................................ 878,947

Total liabilities................................................................ 36,203,185

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EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus.................................... 0
Common stock..................................................................... 29,931
Surplus.......................................................................... 450,003
Undivided profits and capital reserves/Net unrealized holding gains (losses)..... 1,857,021
Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities........... 18,136
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments.............................. (6,256)
Total equity capital............................................................. 2,348,835
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Total liabilities and equity capital............................................. 38,552,020
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I, Rex S. Schuette, Senior Vice President and Comptroller of the above named
bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been prepared in
conformance with the instructions issued by the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System and is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Rex S. Schuette

We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this Report of
Condition and declare that it has been examined by us and to the best of our
knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions
issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and is true and
correct.

David A. Spina
Marshall N. Carter
Truman S. Casner