Kaiser Vancouver
Vancouver WA
Most recent update: August 7, 2021.
Kaiser's Vancouver operation was an emergency yard, built with 10 ways in the fourth wave of shipbuilding expansion, with $26mm from MARCOM. Its 10 ways were increased to 12 in the fifth wave of shipbuilding expansion. The yard was closed at the end of the war but held in reserve until the 1950s, when it was sold to Gilmore Steel for $3.25mm. See the site from the air on Google here: the building ways are clearly visible.
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Name | Type | MC # | Keel Laid | Launched | Delivered | Days on Ways | Days in Water | Days | Notes | |
1 | George Vancouver | freighter (C1) | 353 | 15 Apr 1942 | 4 Jul 1942 | 22 Jul 1942 | 80 | 18 | 98 | reefed off Freeport TX-1976 |
2 | Elias Howe | freighter (C1) | 354 | 22 Apr 1942 | 19 Jul 1942 | 8 Aug 1942 | 88 | 20 | 108 | torpedoed and lost in the Gulf of Aden, 1943 |
41 | Juan de Fuca | freighter (C1) | 393 | Jan 1943 | to USN 1945 as Araner (IX-226), lost while under tow to breakers 1950 | |||||
42 | Francisco Coronado | freighter (C1) | 394 | Jan 1943 | scrapped 1962 | |||||
43 | John Cabot | freighter (C1) | 395 | Jan 1943 | scrapped 1959 | |||||
44 | Moses Cleaveland | freighter (C1) | 396 | Feb 1943 | scrapped 1961 | |||||
45 | Joseph Henry | freighter (C1) | 397 | Feb 1943 | scrapped 1960 | |||||
46 | Laura Keane | freighter (C1) | 398 | Feb 1943 | scrapped 1973 | |||||
47 | Walter Reed | freighter (C1) | 399 | Feb 1943 | scrapped 1967 | |||||
48 | Russell A. Alger | freighter (C1) | 400 | Mar 1943 | scrapped 1973 | |||||
150 | LST-446 | LST | 966 | 15 Jun 1942 | 18 Sep 1942 | 30 Nov 1942 | 95 | 73 | 168 | sold private 1947, scrapped 1964 |
151 | LST-447 | LST | 967 | 10 Jul 1942 | 22 Sep 1942 | 13 Dec 1942 | 74 | 82 | 156 | kamikazied and lost off Okinawa 1945 |
152 | LST-448 | LST | 968 | 10 Jul 1942 | 26 Sep 1942 | 23 Dec 1942 | 78 | 88 | 166 | bombed and lost off Solomon Islands 1943 |
153 | LST-449 | LST | 969 | 10 Jul 1942 | 30 Sep 1942 | 31 Dec 1942 | 82 | 92 | 174 | sold private 1947, scrapped 1971 |
154 | LST-450 | LST | 970 | 10 Jul 1942 | 4 Oct 1942 | 6 Jan 1943 | 86 | 94 | 180 | scrapped 1948 |
155 | LST-451 | LST | 971 | 20 Jul 1942 | 6 Oct 1942 | 12 Jan 1943 | 78 | 98 | 176 | scrapped 1947 |
156 | LST-452 | LST | 972 | 20 Jul 1942 | 10 Oct 1942 | 16 Jan 1943 | 82 | 98 | 180 | scrapped 1947 |
157 | LST-453 | LST | 973 | 28 Jul 1942 | 10 Oct 1942 | 21 Jan 1943 | 74 | 103 | 177 | converted to Remus (ARL-40) 1944, scrapped 1947 |
158 | LST-454 | LST | 974 | 31 Jul 1942 | 14 Oct 1942 | 26 Jan 1943 | 75 | 104 | 179 | scrapped 1947 |
159 | LST-455 | LST | 975 | 3 Aug 1942 | 17 Oct 1942 | 30 Jan 1943 | 75 | 105 | 180 | converted to Achilles (ARL-41), to China 1947 as Hsing An (ARL-335) |
160 | LST-456 | LST | 976 | 3 Aug 1942 | 20 Oct 1942 | 3 Feb 1943 | 78 | 105 | 183 | to MSTS 1952, sold private 1973 |
161 | LST-457 | LST | 977 | 3 Aug 1942 | 23 Oct 1942 | 6 Feb 1943 | 81 | 105 | 186 | scrapped 1948 |
162 | LST-458 | LST | 978 | 18 Sep 1942 | 26 Oct 1942 | 10 Feb 1943 | 38 | 107 | 145 | scrapped 1947 |
163 | LST-459 | LST | 979 | 22 Sep 1942 | 29 Oct 1942 | 13 Feb 1943 | 37 | 107 | 144 | scrapped 1947 |
164 | LST-460 | LST | 980 | 26 Sep 1942 | 31 Oct 1942 | 15 Feb 1943 | 35 | 107 | 142 | kamikazied and lost off Mindoro 1944 |
165 | LST-461 | LST | 981 | 30 Sep 1942 | 3 Nov 1942 | 18 Feb 1943 | 34 | 107 | 141 | scrapped 1947 |
166 | LST-462 | LST | 982 | 4 Oct 1942 | 6 Nov 1942 | 21 Feb 1943 | 33 | 107 | 140 | scrapped 1946 |
167 | LST-463 | LST | 983 | 6 Oct 1942 | 9 Nov 1942 | 23 Feb 1943 | 34 | 106 | 140 | scrapped 1946 |
168 | LST-464 | LST | 984 | 10 Oct 1942 | 12 Nov 1942 | 25 Feb 1943 | 33 | 105 | 138 | scrapped 1948 |
169 | LST-465 | LST | 985 | 17 Dec 1942 | 9 Jan 1943 | 27 Feb 1943 | 23 | 49 | 72 | scrapped 1946 |
170 | LST-466 | LST | 986 | 14 Oct 1942 | 18 Nov 1942 | 1 Mar 1943 | 35 | 103 | 138 | scrapped 1946 |
171 | LST-467 | LST | 987 | 17 Oct 1942 | 21 Nov 1942 | 3 Mar 1943 | 35 | 102 | 137 | sold for scrap 1948 but resold, sank 1979 |
172 | LST-468 | LST | 988 | 20 Oct 1942 | 24 Nov 1942 | 5 Mar 1943 | 35 | 101 | 136 | scrapped 1946 |
173 | LST-469 | LST | 989 | 23 Oct 1942 | 27 Nov 1942 | 8 Mar 1943 | 35 | 101 | 136 | scrapped 1946 |
174 | LST-470 | LST | 990 | 26 Oct 1942 | 30 Nov 1942 | 9 Mar 1943 | 35 | 99 | 134 | scrapped 1946 |
175 | LST-471 | LST | 991 | 29 Oct 1942 | 3 Dec 1942 | 11 Mar 1943 | 35 | 98 | 133 | sold for scrap 1948 but sank en route |
176 | LST-472 | LST | 992 | 31 Oct 1942 | 7 Dec 1942 | 13 Mar 1943 | 37 | 96 | 133 | kamikazied and lost off Mindoro 1944 |
177 | LST-473 | LST | 993 | 4 Nov 1942 | 9 Dec 1942 | 16 Mar 1943 | 35 | 97 | 132 | scrapped 1946 |
178 | LST-474 | LST | 994 | 7 Nov 1942 | 12 Dec 1942 | 19 Mar 1943 | 35 | 97 | 132 | scrapped 1946 |
179 | LST-475 | LST | 995 | 11 Nov 1942 | 16 Dec 1942 | 20 Mar 1943 | 35 | 100 | 135 | sold private 1946, scrapped 1971 |
301 | HMS Ameer | S4-S2-BB3 | 1092 | July 1943 | CVE-55, renamed Alazon Bay, Casablanca, scrapped 1947 | |||||
302 | Liscombe Bay | S4-S2-BB3 | 1093 | Aug 1943 | CVE-56, torpedoed and lost in the Pacific 1943 | |||||
303 | Alikula Bay | S4-S2-BB3 | 1094 | Aug 1943 | CVE-57, renamed Coral Sea, then Anzio, scrapped 1960 | |||||
304 | HMS Atheling | S4-S2-BB3 | 1095 | Aug 1943 | CVE-58, renamed Anguilla Bay, Corregidor, scrapped 1960 | |||||
305 | HMS Atheling | S4-S2-BB3 | 1096 | Sep 1943 | CVE-59, renamed Mission Bay, scrapped 1960 | |||||
306 | Astrolabe Bay | S4-S2-BB3 | 1097 | Sep 1943 | CVE-60, renamed Guadalcanal, scrapped 1960 | |||||
307 | Bucareli Bay | S4-S2-BB3 | 1098 | Oct 1943 | CVE-61, renamed Manila Bay, scrapped 1960 | |||||
308 | HMS Begum | S4-S2-BB3 | 1099 | Oct 1943 | CVE-62, renamed Natoma Bay, scrapped 1960 | |||||
309 | Chapin Bay | S4-S2-BB3 | 1100 | Oct 1943 | CVE-63, renamed Midway, St. Lo, kamikazied and lost at Leyte Gulf 1944 | |||||
310 | Didrickson Bay | S4-S2-BB3 | 1101 | Oct 1943 | CVE-64, renamed Tripoli, scrapped 1960 | |||||
311 | Dolomi Bay | S4-S2-BB3 | 1102 | Nov 1943 | CVE-65, renamed Wake Island, kamikazied off Okinawa 1945, scrapped 1947 | |||||
312 | Elbour Bay | S4-S2-BB3 | 1103 | Nov 1943 | CVE-66, renamed White Plains, scrapped 1959 | |||||
313 | HMS Emperor | S4-S2-BB3 | 1104 | Nov 1943 | CVE-67, renamed Nassuk Bay, Solomons, scrapped 1947 | |||||
314 | Kalinin Bay | S4-S2-BB3 | 1105 | Nov 1943 | CVE-68, damaged at Leyte Gulf 1944, scrapped 1947 | |||||
315 | Kassan Bay | S4-S2-BB3 | 1106 | Dec 1943 | CVE-69, scrapped 1960 | |||||
316 | Fanshaw Bay | S4-S2-BB3 | 1107 | Dec 1943 | CVE-70, damaged at Leyte Gulf 1944, scrapped 1959 | |||||
317 | Kitkun Bay | S4-S2-BB3 | 1108 | Dec 1943 | CVE-71, damaged off Mindoro 1945, scrapped 1947 | |||||
318 | Fortaleza Bay | S4-S2-BB3 | 1109 | Dec 1943 | CVE-72, renamed Tulagi, scrapped 1947 | |||||
319 | Gambier Bay | S4-S2-BB3 | 1110 | Dec 1943 | CVE-73, sunk by gunfire at Leyte Gulf 1944 | |||||
320 | HMS Kedive | S4-S2-BB3 | 1111 | Jan 1944 | CVE-74, renamed Nehetna Bay, scrapped 1960 | |||||
321 | Hoggatt Bay | S4-S2-BB3 | 1112 | Jan 1944 | CVE-75, scrapped 1960 | |||||
322 | Kadashan Bay | S4-S2-BB3 | 1113 | Jan 1944 | CVE-76, scrapped 1960 | |||||
323 | Kanalku Bay | S4-S2-BB3 | 1114 | Jan 1944 | CVE-77, renamed Marcus Island, scrapped 1960 | |||||
324 | Kaita Bay | S4-S2-BB3 | 1115 | Feb 1944 | CVE-78, renamed Savo Island, scrapped 1960 | |||||
325 | Ommaney Bay | S4-S2-BB3 | 1116 | Feb 1944 | CVE-79, kamikazied and scuttled off Mindoro 1945 | |||||
326 | Petrof Bay | S4-S2-BB3 | 1117 | Feb 1944 | CVE-80, scrapped 1959 | |||||
327 | Rudyard Bay | S4-S2-BB3 | 1118 | Feb 1944 | CVE-81, scrapped 1960 | |||||
328 | Saginaw Bay | S4-S2-BB3 | 1119 | Mar 1944 | CVE-82, scrapped 1960 | |||||
329 | Sargent Bay | S4-S2-BB3 | 1120 | Mar 1944 | CVE-83, scrapped 1959 | |||||
330 | Shamrock Bay | S4-S2-BB3 | 1121 | Mar 1944 | CVE-84, scrapped 1959 | |||||
331 | Shipley Bay | S4-S2-BB3 | 1122 | Mar 1944 | CVE-85, scrapped 1961 | |||||
332 | Sitkoh Bay | S4-S2-BB3 | 1123 | Mar 1944 | CVE-86, scrapped 1961 | |||||
333 | Steamer Bay | S4-S2-BB3 | 1124 | Apr 1944 | CVE-87, scrapped 1959 | |||||
334 | Tananek Bay | S4-S2-BB3 | 1125 | Apr 1944 | CVE-88, renamed Cape Esperance, scrapped 1961 | |||||
335 | Takanis Bay | S4-S2-BB3 | 1126 | Apr 1944 | CVE-89, scrapped 1960 | |||||
336 | Thets Bay | S4-S2-BB3 | 1127 | Apr 1944 | CVE-90, LPH 6, scrapped 1967 | |||||
337 | Ulitaka Bay | S4-S2-BB3 | 1128 | Apr 1944 | CVE-91, renamed Makassar Strait, to be sunk as target 1959 but grounded and broke up | |||||
338 | Wyndham Bay | S4-S2-BB3 | 1129 | May 1944 | CVE-92, scrapped 1961 | |||||
339 | Woodcliff Bay | S4-S2-BB3 | 1130 | May 1944 | CVE-93, renamed Makin Island, scrapped 1947 | |||||
340 | Alazon Bay | S4-S2-BB3 | 1131 | May 1944 | CVE-94, renamed Lunga Point, scrapped 1960 | |||||
341 | Alikula Bay | S4-S2-BB3 | 1132 | May 1944 | CVE-95, renamed Bismarck Sea, kamikazied and lost off Iwo Jima 1945 | |||||
342 | Anguilla Bay | S4-S2-BB3 | 1133 | May 1944 | CVE-96, renamed Salamaua, damaged in Lingayen Gulf 1945, scrapped 1947 | |||||
343 | Astrolabe Bay | S4-S2-BB3 | 1134 | June 1944 | CVE-97, renamed Hollandia, scrapped 1960 | |||||
344 | Bucareli Bay | S4-S2-BB3 | 1135 | June 1944 | CVE-98, renamed Kwajalein, scrapped 1960 | |||||
345 | Chapin Bay | S4-S2-BB3 | 1136 | June 1944 | CVE-99, renamed Admiralty Islands, scrapped 1947 | |||||
346 | Didrockson Bay | S4-S2-BB3 | 1137 | June 1944 | CVE-100, renamed Bougainville, scrapped 1960 | |||||
347 | Dolomi Bay | S4-S2-BB3 | 1138 | June 1944 | CVE-101, renamed Matanikau, scrapped 1960 | |||||
348 | Elbour Bay | S4-S2-BB3 | 1139 | June 1944 | CVE-102, renamed Attu, sold for scrap 1947 but resold as Gay, scrapped 1949 | |||||
349 | Alava Bay | S4-S2-BB3 | 1140 | July 1944 | CVE-103, renamed Roi, , scrapped 1947 | |||||
350 | Tonowek Bay | S4-S2-BB3 | 1141 | July 1944 | CVE-104, renamed Munda, scrapped 1960 | |||||
401 | Oconto | freighter (C2) | 655 | 5 Apr 1944 | 20 Jun 1944 | 2 Sep 1944 | 76 | 74 | 150 | APA-187, scrapped |
402 | Olmsted | freighter (C2) | 656 | 11 Apr 1944 | 4 Jul 1944 | 5 Sep 1944 | 84 | 63 | 147 | APA-188, in NDRF |
403 | Oxford | freighter (C2) | 657 | 17 Apr 1944 | 12 Jul 1944 | 11 Sep 1944 | 86 | 61 | 147 | APA-189, scrapped |
404 | Pickens | freighter (C2) | 658 | 22 Apr 1944 | 21 Jul 1944 | 18 Sep 1944 | 90 | 59 | 149 | APA-190, scrapped |
405 | Pondera | freighter (C2) | 659 | 28 Apr 1944 | 27 Jul 1944 | 24 Sep 1944 | 90 | 59 | 149 | APA-191, scrapped |
406 | Rutland | freighter (C2) | 660 | 4 May 1944 | 10 Aug 1944 | 29 Sep 1944 | 98 | 50 | 148 | APA-192, in NDRF |
407 | Sanborn | freighter (C2) | 661 | 10 Mar 1944 | 19 Aug 1944 | 3 Oct 1944 | 162 | 45 | 207 | APA-193, scrapped 1971 |
408 | Sandoval | freighter (C2) | 662 | 16 May 1944 | 2 Sep 1944 | 7 Oct 1944 | 109 | 35 | 144 | APA-194, LPA-194, in NDRF |
409 | Lenawee | freighter (C2) | 663 | 26 May 1944 | 11 Sep 1944 | 11 Oct 1944 | 108 | 30 | 138 | APA-195, scrapped |
410 | Loban | freighter (C2) | 664 | 27 May 1944 | 19 Sep 1944 | 14 Oct 1944 | 115 | 25 | 140 | APA-196, in NDRF |
411 | Lubbock | freighter (C2) | 665 | 2 Jun 1944 | 25 Sep 1944 | 18 Oct 1944 | 115 | 23 | 138 | APA-197, scrapped |
412 | McCracken | freighter (C2) | 666 | 8 Jun 1944 | 29 Sep 1944 | 21 Oct 1944 | 113 | 22 | 135 | APA-198, scrapped |
413 | Magoffin | freighter (C2) | 667 | 20 Jun 1944 | 4 Oct 1944 | 25 Oct 1944 | 101 | 21 | 122 | APA-199, LPA-199, in NDRF |
414 | Marathon | freighter (C2) | 668 | 4 Jul 1944 | 7 Oct 1944 | 27 Oct 1944 | 95 | 20 | 115 | APA-200, scrapped |
415 | Menard | freighter (C2) | 669 | 12 Jul 1944 | 11 Oct 1944 | 31 Oct 1944 | 91 | 20 | 111 | APA-201, scrapped |
416 | Meniffee | freighter (C2) | 670 | 21 Jul 1944 | 15 Oct 1944 | 4 Nov 1944 | 86 | 20 | 106 | APA-202, scrapped |
417 | Meriwether | freighter (C2) | 671 | 27 Jul 1944 | 18 Oct 1944 | 7 Nov 1944 | 83 | 20 | 103 | APA-203, scrapped |
418 | Rawlins | freighter (C2) | 672 | 10 Aug 1944 | 21 Oct 1944 | 10 Nov 1944 | 72 | 20 | 92 | APA-226, scrapped |
419 | Renville | freighter (C2) | 673 | 19 Aug 1944 | 25 Oct 1944 | 15 Nov 1944 | 67 | 21 | 88 | APA-227, in NDRF |
420 | Rockbridge | freighter (C2) | 674 | 2 Sep 1944 | 28 Oct 1944 | 18 Nov 1944 | 56 | 21 | 77 | APA-228, scrapped 1969 |
421 | Rockingham | freighter (C2) | 675 | 11 Sep 1944 | 1 Nov 1944 | 22 Nov 1944 | 51 | 21 | 72 | APA-229, in NDRF |
422 | Rockwell | freighter (C2) | 676 | 9 Sep 1944 | 5 Nov 1944 | 26 Nov 1944 | 57 | 21 | 78 | APA-230, in NDRF |
423 | Saint Croix | freighter (C2) | 677 | 25 Sep 1944 | 9 Nov 1944 | 1 Dec 1944 | 45 | 22 | 67 | APA-231, in NDRF |
424 | San Saba | freighter (C2) | 678 | 29 Sep 1944 | 12 Nov 1944 | 3 Dec 1944 | 44 | 21 | 65 | APA-232, scrapped |
425 | Sevier | freighter (C2) | 679 | 4 Oct 1944 | 16 Nov 1944 | 5 Dec 1944 | 43 | 19 | 62 | APA-233, in NDRF |
426 | Bollinger | freighter (C2) | 680 | 7 Oct 1944 | 19 Nov 1944 | 9 Dec 1944 | 43 | 20 | 63 | APA-234, in NDRF |
427 | Bottineau | freighter (C2) | 681 | 11 Oct 1944 | 22 Nov 1944 | 30 Dec 1944 | 42 | 38 | 80 | APA-235, in NDRF |
428 | Cottle | freighter (C2) | 812 | 15 Oct 1944 | 26 Nov 1944 | 14 Dec 1944 | 42 | 18 | 60 | APA-147, scrapped |
429 | Crockett | freighter (C2) | 813 | 18 Oct 1944 | 28 Nov 1944 | 18 Jan 1945 | 41 | 51 | 92 | APA-148, scrapped |
430 | Audubon | freighter (C2) | 814 | 21 Oct 1944 | 21 Oct 1944 | 20 Dec 1944 | 43 | 60 | 103 | APA-149, scrapped |
431 | Bergen | freighter (C2) | 815 | 25 Oct 1944 | 5 Dec 1944 | 23 Jan 1945 | 41 | 49 | 90 | APA-150, scrapped |
501 | Marine Tiger | freighter (C4) | 2354 | June 1945 | sold private 1966, scrapped | |||||
502 | Marine Shark | freighter (C4) | 2355 | July 1945 | sold private 1968, scrapped | |||||
503 | Marine Cardinal | freighter (C4) | 2356 | July 1945 | sold private 1964, scrapped | |||||
504 | Marine Falcon | freighter (C4) | 2357 | Aug 1945 | sold private 1966, scrapped | |||||
505 | Marine Flasher | freighter (C4) | 2358 | Aug 1945 | sold private 1966, scrapped | |||||
506 | Marine Jumper | freighter (C4) | 2359 | Sep 1945 | sold private 1966, scrapped | |||||
507 | Marine Serpent | freighter (C4) | 2360 | Sep 1945 | to USN 1952 as AP-202, sold private 1968, scrapped | |||||
508 | Ernie Pyle | freighter (C4) | 2361 | Oct 1945 | sold private 1965, scrapped 1978 | |||||
509 | Marine Carp | freighter (C4) | 2362 | Oct 1945 | to USN 1952 as AP-199, sold private 1968, scrapped 1979 | |||||
510 | Marine Lynx | freighter (C4) | 2363 | Oct 1945 | to USN 1952 as AP-194, sold private 1967, scrapped | |||||
511 | Marine Marlin | freighter (C4) | 2364 | Oct 1945 | sold private 1965, scrapped 1972 | |||||
512 | Marine Phoenix | freighter (C4) | 2365 | Nov 1945 | to USN 1952 as AP-195, sold private 1967, scrapped 1979 | |||||
513 | Louis McH. Howe | freighter (C4) | 2366 | Jan 1946 | sold private 1951, scrapped 1980 | |||||
514 | Mount Whitney | freighter (C4) | 2367 | Feb 1946 | sold private 1951, scrapped 1971 | |||||
515 | Mount Greylock | freighter (C4) | 2368 | Mar 1946 | sold private 1951, scrapped | |||||
516 | Mount Mansfield | freighter (C4) | 2369 | Mar 1946 | sold private 1951, scrapped 1980 | |||||
517 | Willis Vickery | freighter (C4) | 2370 | Mar 1946 | sold private 1951, scrapped 1979 | |||||
518 | Mount Rogers | freighter (C4) | 2371 | Apr 1946 | sold private 1951, scrapped 1979 | |||||
519 | Mount Davis | freighter (C4) | 2372 | Apr 1946 | sold private 1951, scrapped 1976 | |||||
520 | Scott E. Land | freighter (C4) | 2373 | May 1946 | sold private 1951, scrapped 1980 |