Kaiser Vancouver Shipyard
Type | 261 Shipyard | |
Historical Name of Location | Vancouver, Washington, United States | |
Coordinates | 45.612138000, -122.638952000 |
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
ww2dbaseThe Kaiser Shipbuilding Company was established by industrialist Henry J. Kaiser in 1939. By the time the United States entered WW2 in Dec 1941, it was operating seven shipyards on the western coast of the United States. Its Vancouver Shipyard, established hurriedly in early 1942 to meet war time demands, was located on nearly 200 acres of land in Vancouver, Washington, United States. In early 1942, it employed 38,000 employees. It produced vessels of five different types, with the Casablanca-class escort carriers being the largest. The Kaiser Shipyards shut down at the end of the war, and Vancouver Shipyard was sold to Gilmore Steel for US$3,250,000.
ww2dbaseSource: Wikipedia
Last Major Update: Apr 2022
Ships Constructed at Kaiser Vancouver Shipyard
Ship Name | Yard No | Slip/Drydock No | Ordered | Laid Down | Launched | Commissioned |
Casablanca | 3 Nov 1942 | 5 Apr 1943 | 8 Jul 1943 | |||
Anzio | 12 Dec 1942 | 1 May 1943 | 27 Aug 1943 | |||
Corregidor | 304 | 10 | 18 Jun 1942 | 17 Dec 1942 | 31 Aug 1943 | 31 Aug 1943 |
Manila Bay | 15 Jan 1943 | 10 Jul 1943 | 5 Oct 1943 | |||
Natoma Bay | 17 Jan 1943 | 20 Jul 1943 | 14 Oct 1943 | |||
Wake Island | 6 Feb 1943 | 15 Sep 1943 | 7 Nov 1943 | |||
Shamrock Bay | 15 Mar 1943 | 4 Feb 1944 | 15 Mar 1944 | |||
Marcus Island | 15 Sep 1943 | 16 Dec 1943 | 26 Jan 1944 | |||
Savo Island | 27 Sep 1943 | 22 Dec 1943 | 3 Feb 1944 | |||
Ommaney Bay | 6 Oct 1943 | 29 Dec 1943 | 11 Feb 1944 | |||
Petrof Bay | 15 Oct 1943 | 5 Jan 1944 | 18 Feb 1944 | |||
Sargent Bay | 8 Nov 1943 | 31 Jan 1944 | 9 Mar 1944 | |||
Steamer Bay | 4 Dec 1943 | 26 Feb 1944 | 4 Apr 1944 | |||
Makin Island | 12 Jan 1944 | 5 Apr 1944 | 9 May 1944 | |||
Sanborn | 10 Mar 1944 | 19 Aug 1944 | 3 Oct 1944 |
Slip/Drydock Utilization
[Con]: Construction; [FO]: Fitting Out
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Kaiser Vancouver Shipyard Timeline
15 Apr 1942 | Henry Kaiser’s Vancouver Shipyard laid down its first keel. The ship would go on to become the Liberty-ship George Vancouver. |
17 Dec 1942 | The keel of Anguilla Bay was laid down by the Kaiser Shipbuilding Company in Vancouver, Washington, United States. |
18 Mar 1943 | At the White House in Washington DC, United States, President Franklin met with Navy Rear Admiral Emory Land, Chairman of the United States Maritime Commission, Rear Admiral Howard Vickery, Vice-Chairman of the United States Maritime Commission, Artemis Gates, the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Air, and industrialist Henry J. Kaiser who presented the President with a model of the proposed Casablanca-class escort aircraft carrier, 50 of which Kaiser would build at his Vancouver, Washington shipyard. |
12 May 1943 | Corregidor was launched by the Kaiser Shipbuilding Company in Vancouver, Washington, United States, sponsored by Mrs. J. Hallett. |
8 Nov 1943 | Casablanca-class escort carrier Sargent Bay was laid down at the Kaiser Shipyard, Vancouver, Washington, United States. |
4 Dec 1943 | Casablanca-class escort carrier Steamer Bay was laid down at Kaiser Vancouver Shipyard, Vancouver, Washington, United States. |
31 Jan 1944 | Casablanca-class escort carrier Sargent Bay was launched at the Kaiser Shipyard, Vancouver, Washington, United States. |
26 Feb 1944 | Casablanca-class escort carrier Steamer Bay was launched at Kaiser Vancouver Shipyard, Vancouver, Washington, United States with Mrs. Evelyn Kendall as sponsor, wife of Rear Admiral Henry S. Kendall. |
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WW2-Era Place Name | Vancouver, Washington, United States |
Lat/Long | 45.6121, -122.6390 |
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