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The Kaiser Shipyards were seven major shipbuilding yards located on the West Coast of the United States during World War II. Kaiser ranked 20th among U.S. corporations in the value of wartime producti
Richmond Shipyards
Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation
Vancouver Shipyard
Swan Island Shipyard
The Casablanca-class was a class of escort carriers constructed for the United States Navy during World War II. They are the most numerous class of aircraft carriers ever built. Fifty were laid down,
Kaiser Shipyards
…San Francisco and John W. Brown in Baltimore. An additional Victory cargo ship also survives: Lane Victory. Through 1943, the Kaiser Shipyards produced Casablanca-class escort carriers. While promising 16 carriers by 1944, Kaiser encouraged employees to go above and beyond and make 18 instead, with the slogan "18 or…
USS Guadalcanal, 1944
Casablanca-class escort carriers fitting out, circa April 1944.
USS Lunga Point
USS Gambier Bay under fire at Samar, 1944