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Vancouver Shipyard

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20: 28: 200: 1602: 1632: 232: 1597: 1617: 1622: 1558: 19: 1612: 1607: 1637: 225: 75:. The Vancouver Yard began production in early 1942 and totaled nearly 200 acres (81 ha). It produced vessels of five different types, with 1231: 210: 218: 241: 1436: 1410: 837: 76: 64: 1423: 342: 582: 204: 277: 141: 330: 1168: 302: 1224: 1119: 930: 1627: 888: 56: 118: 556: 451: 409: 171: 113: 1161: 673: 667: 52: 1400: 1396: 1377: 1217: 916: 374: 68: 1105: 323: 265: 1390: 1292: 1267: 1262: 1084: 867: 287: 1209: 1442: 1007: 588: 27: 1429: 1133: 1056: 1000: 348: 316: 309: 295: 72: 60: 1126: 1112: 1091: 1077: 1063: 1049: 1042: 1035: 1021: 1014: 993: 986: 979: 958: 944: 923: 881: 860: 514: 86: 32: 1416: 1098: 1070: 1028: 965: 951: 902: 895: 874: 853: 843: 500: 493: 472: 48: 1591: 1299: 1175: 1154: 1147: 542: 535: 437: 146: 1491: 1485: 1479: 1473: 1449: 1359: 1327: 1321: 1305: 1285: 1278: 1272: 1257: 1252: 1140: 937: 521: 507: 486: 444: 352: 257: 249: 1533: 1520: 1503: 1497: 825: 818: 811: 804: 797: 790: 783: 776: 769: 762: 755: 748: 742: 735: 728: 721: 714: 707: 700: 693: 686: 680: 660: 640: 633: 626: 619: 612: 605: 598: 563: 479: 465: 430: 416: 402: 395: 388: 381: 367: 1545: 972: 909: 570: 549: 528: 458: 360: 1573: 1560: 1541: 1537: 1354: 1349: 1344: 1196: 653: 647: 423: 283: 199: 1182: 92:
The Shipyards were eventually sold to Gilmore Steel for $ 3.25 million.
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was constructed to house the workforce that was introduced to the area.
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With an initial payroll of 38,000 workers, the nearby city of
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World War II shipyard in Vancouver, Washington, U.S.
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The shipyard was one of three 1603:1940s disestablishments in Washington (state) 1240:World War II Maritime Commission ship designs 1225: 226: 55:, to help meet the production demands of the 8: 1633:United States home front during World War II 1232: 1218: 1210: 233: 219: 211: 1598:1942 establishments in Washington (state) 63:in the Pacific Northwest, along with the 101: 1618:Maritime history of Washington (state) 246:Kaiser Company (Vancouver, Washington) 41:Kaiser Company (Vancouver, Washington) 7: 166: 164: 82:being its biggest production line. 1623:Shipbuilding in Washington (state) 14: 1613:Economy of Vancouver, Washington 1608:Casablanca-class escort carriers 198: 172:"Kaiser Vancouver, Vancouver WA" 65:Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation 1638:Shipyards of the United States 1: 140:Tom Vogt (August 18, 2013). 1654: 1530: 1574:45.612138°N 122.638952°W 57:U.S. Maritime Commission 43:, commonly known as the 176:ShipbuildingHistory.com 119:The Oregon Encyclopedia 71:across the Columbia in 1579:45.612138; -122.638952 80:-class escort carriers 36: 33:USS Gambier Bay CVE-73 24: 53:Vancouver, Washington 30: 22: 847:Type S4-S2-BB5 ships 353:Type VC2-S-AP5 ships 207:at Wikimedia Commons 69:Swan Island Shipyard 1570: /  1467:Miscellaneous-cargo 244:ships built by the 1435:Type S4-SE2-BE1 (" 1422:Type S4-SE2-BD1 (" 1404:-class cable layer 1391:Landing Ship, Tank 592:Type S3-M-K2 ships 589:tank landing ships 288:Type C4-S-A3 ships 258:Type EC2-S-C1 ship 205:Vancouver Shipyard 114:"Kaiser Shipyards" 45:Vancouver Shipyard 37: 25: 1553: 1552: 1482:("Coastal Cargo") 1443:attack cargo ship 1409:Type S4-S2-BB3 (" 1207: 1206: 1163:Admiralty Islands 349:attack transports 203:Media related to 150:. 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USS Gambier Bay
USS Gambier Bay CVE-73
Columbia River
Vancouver, Washington
U.S. Maritime Commission
Kaiser Shipyards
Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation
Swan Island Shipyard
Portland, Oregon
Casablanca-class escort carriers
Vanport, Oregon


"Kaiser Shipyards"
The Oregon Encyclopedia
"Working on the war effort at Vancouver's Kaiser Shipyard"
The Columbian


"Kaiser Vancouver, Vancouver WA"

Vancouver Shipyard
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Kaiser Company (Vancouver, Washington)
World War II
Type EC2-S-C1 ship

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