Kaiser Richmond No. 4 ~ Shipbuilding History

Kaiser Richmond No. 4

Richmond CA

Richmond #4 was an emergency yard developed by Kaiser Cargo, Inc., with 3 ways in the fifth wave of shipbuilding expansion. It was originally intended to be an expansion of Richmond #3 and was designated Richmond #3A, but was assigned separate management and renamed Richmond #4. It closed at the end of the war. The yard was located on the south side of the inner end of the channel, at Wharf Street.

	Name	Type	MC #	Keel Laid	Launched	Delivered	Days on Ways	Days in Water	Days	Notes
31	LST-476	landing ship	996	5 Aug 1942	10 Oct 1942	4 Apr 1943	66	176	242	scrapped 1948
32	LST-477	landing ship	997	12 Aug 1942	29 Oct 1942	19 Feb 1943	78	113	191	scrapped 1948
33	LST-478	landing ship	998	17 Aug 1942	7 Nov 1942	13 Mar 1943	82	126	208	scrapped 1948
34	LST-479	landing ship	999	25 Aug 1942	4 Oct 1942	19 Apr 1943	101	197	298	scrapped 1948
35	LST-480	landing ship	1000	31 Aug 1942	29 Oct 1942	3 May 1943	120	186	306	exploded and sank in Pearl Harbor 1944
36	LST-481	landing ship	1001	4 Sep 1942	2 Dec 1942	15 May 1943	150	164	314	scrapped 1948
37	LST-482	landing ship	1002	14 Sep 1942	17 Dec 1942	20 Mar 1943	155	154	309	later Branch County, sunk as target 1956
38	LST-483	landing ship	1003	21 Sep 1942	30 Dec 1942	3 May 1943	161	185	346	later Brewster County, sunk as target 1955
39	LST-484	landing ship	1004	28 Sep 1942	2 Jan 1943	23 Apr 1943	157	172	329	scrapped 1948
40	LST-485	landing ship	1005	17 Dec 1942	9 Jan 1943	19 May 1943	115	191	306	scrapped 1948
41	LST-486	landing ship	1006	31 Dec 1942	16 Jan 1943	29 May 1943	108	194	302	destroyed 1947
42	LST-487	landing ship	1007	2 Jan 1943	23 Jan 1943	27 Apr 1943	113	155	268	sold private 1948
43	LST-488	landing ship	1008	11 Jan 1943	5 Mar 1943	24 May 1943	117	141	258	to the Philippines 1972 as Surigao del Norte (LT-94)
44	LST-489	landing ship	1009	17 Jan 1943	2 Apr 1943	30 Jul 1943	139	241	280	completed as Amycus (ARL-2), sold private 1970 and converted to barge
45	LST-490	landing ship	1010	24 Jan 1943	3 Apr 1943	20 Aug 1943	133	261	294	completed as Agenor (ARL-3), to France 1951 as Vulcain, to Taiwan 1957 as Shung Shan (ARL-336), to Japan 1974 as Wu Tai (AP-520)
46	Tacoma	frigate	1421	10 Mar 1943	7 Jul 1943	6 Nov 1943	119	122	241	PF-3, to USSR 1945 as EK-12, to Korea 1951 as Tae Tong (F-63), museum 1973
47	Sausalito	frigate	1422	7 Apr 1943	20 Jul 1943	4 Mar 1944	104	229	333	PF-4, to USSR 1945 as EK-13, to Korea 1952 as Im Chin (F-66), scrapped 1973
48	Hoquiam	frigate	1423	10 Apr 1943	31 Jul 1943	8 May 1944	112	283	395	PF-5, to USSR 1945 as EK-14, to Korea 1951 as Nak Tong (F-65), scrapped 1973
49	Pasco	frigate	1424	7 Jul 1943	17 Aug 1943	15 Apr 1944	41	243	284	PF-6, to USSR 1945 as EK-15, to Japan 1953 as Kashi (PF-283), to Korea 1969 for parts and converted to floating pier
50	Albuquerque	frigate	1425	20 Jul 1943	14 Sep 1943	20 Dec 1943	56	97	153	PF-7, to USSR 1945 as EK-16, to Japan 1953 as Tochi (PF-296), scrapped 1971
51	Everett	frigate	1426		29 Sep 1943	22 Jan 1944		115		PF-8, to USSR 1945 as EK-17, to Japan 1953 as Kiri (PF-291), scrapped 1972
52	Pocatello	frigate	1427	17 Aug 1943	17 Oct 1943	18 Feb 1944	61	124	185	PF-9, weather ship 1944, scrapped 1947
53	Brownsville	frigate	1428	14 Sep 1943	14 Nov 1943	6 May 1944	61	174	235	PF-10, scrapped 1947
54	Grand Forks	frigate	1429		27 Nov 1943	18 Mar 1944		112		PF-11, scrapped 1947
55	Casper	frigate	1430		27 Dec 1943	31 Mar 1944		95		PF-12, scrapped 1947
56	Pueblo	frigate	1431	14 Nov 1943	20 Jan 1944	27 May 1944	67	128	195	PF-13, weather ship 1944, sold for scrap 1947 but resold to Dominican Republic as Presidente Troncoso (F-103), Gregario Lupon, scrapped 1982
57	Grand Island	frigate	1432		19 Feb 1944	27 May 1944		98		PF-14, to Cuba 1947 as Maximo Gomez (F-303), struck 1964, wreck in Mariel Bay
58	Alamosa	freighter (C1)	2101			Aug 1944				to USN as AK-156, scrapped 1972
59	Alcona	freighter (C1)	2102			Sep 1944				to USN as AK-157, scrapped 1960
60	Amador	freighter (C1)	2103			Oct 1944				to USN as AK-158, sold private 1947
61	Antrim	freighter (C1)	2104			Oct 1944				to USN as AK-159, sold private 1947
62	Autauga	freighter (C1)	2105			Nov 1944				to USN as AK-160, sold private 1947, scrapped 1972
63	Beaverhead	freighter (C1)	2106			Jan 1945				to USN as AK-161, sold private 1947
64	Beltrami	freighter (C1)	2107			Jan 1945				to USN as AK-162, scrapped 1960
65	Blount	freighter (C1)	2108			Jan 1945				to USN as AK-163, sold private 1947, scrapped 1974
66	Brevard	freighter (C1)	2109			Feb 1945				to USN as AK-164, sold private 1947, scrapped 1970
67	Bullock	freighter (C1)	2110			Mar 1945				to USN as AK-165, sold private 1947
68	Cabell	freighter (C1)	2111			Apr 1945				to USN as AK-166, sold private 1947, sank 1963
69	Caledonia	freighter (C1)	2112			Mar 1945				to USN as AK-167, sold private 1947
70	Fairfield	freighter (C1)	2374			Mar 1945				to USN as AK-178, to Japan 1946 as Yokosuka
71	Faribault	freighter (C1)	2375			Apr 1945				to USN as AK-179, scrapped 1960
72	Fentress	freighter (C1)	2376			May 1945				to USN as AK-180, to US Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands 1973
73	Flagler	freighter (C1)	2377			May 1945				to USN as AK-181, scrapped 1948
74	Square Sinnet	freighter (C1)	2378			May 1945				sold private 1956
75	Gunner's Knot	freighter (C1)	2379			June 1945				to US Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands 1953
76	Mooring Knot	freighter (C1)	2380			June 1945				sold private 1947, scrapped 1970
77	Spindle Eye	freighter (C1)	2381			June 1945				to USA 1947 as SGT Curtis F. Shoup, to USN 1963 as T-AG-175, scrapped 1973
78	Marlingspike Hitch	freighter (C1)	2382			Aug 1945				scrapped 1973
79	Terminal Knot	freighter (C1)	2509			Sep 1945				sold private 1947, scrapped 1970
80	Spool Sinnet	freighter (C1)	2510			Aug 1945				sold private 1947, in collision 1954, repaired, scrapped 1969
81	Reeving Eye	freighter (C1)	2511			Sep 1945				sold private 1946, sank 1971