Marinship
Sausalito CA
Most recent update: August 7, 2021.
Marinship Corporation was an emergency yard, built by Bechtel-McCone with 6 ways in the fifth wave of shipbuilding expansion funded by $17mm from MARCOM. It was one of the four yards that built T-2 tankers. Marinship was remarkable for laying its first keel within three months of receiving authorization to build the shipyard. At its peak, Marinship employed 20,000 people. After the war, the yard was taken over by the US Army Corps of Engineers and redeveloped. See it from the air on Google here.
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MC # | Name | Customer | Type | Keel Laid | Launched | Delivered | Days on Ways | Days in Water | Days | Notes | |
1 | 1223 | William A. Richardson | MARCOM | freighter (C1) | 27 Jun 1942 | 26 Sep 1942 | 31 Oct 1942 | 91 | 35 | 126 | scrapped 1969 |
2 | 1224 | William T. Coleman | MARCOM | freighter (C1) | 4 Jul 1942 | 16 Oct 1942 | 30 Nov 1942 | 104 | 45 | 149 | scrapped 1972 |
3 | 1225 | William Kent | MARCOM | freighter (C1) | 20 Jul 1942 | 11 Nov 1942 | 21 Dec 1942 | 114 | 40 | 154 | scrapped 1964 |
4 | 1226 | John Muir | MARCOM | freighter (C1) | 31 Jul 1942 | 22 Nov 1942 | 31 Dec 1942 | 114 | 39 | 153 | scrapped 1966 |
5 | 1227 | Philip Kearny | MARCOM | freighter (C1) | 10 Aug 1942 | 7 Dec 1942 | 29 Jan 1943 | 119 | 53 | 177 | scrapped 1969 |
6 | 1228 | Thomas Hart Benton | MARCOM | freighter (C1) | 11 Sep 1942 | 20 Dec 1942 | 2 Feb 1943 | 100 | 44 | 144 | scrapped 1969 |
7 | 1229 | Lyman Beecher | MARCOM | freighter (C1) | 27 Sep 1942 | 26 Nov 1942 | 31 Dec 1942 | 60 | 35 | 95 | sold 1946, scrapped 1967 |
8 | 1230 | Francis Preston Blair | MARCOM | freighter (C1) | 17 Oct 1942 | 3 Jan 1943 | 10 Feb 1943 | 78 | 38 | 116 | grounded off Queensland 1945, still there |
9 | 1231 | Mark Hopkins | MARCOM | freighter (C1) | 12 Nov 1942 | 17 Jan 1943 | 20 Feb 1943 | 66 | 34 | 100 | scrapped 1968 |
10 | 1232 | Andrew D. White | MARCOM | freighter (C1) | 23 Nov 1942 | 28 Jan 1943 | 27 Feb 1943 | 66 | 30 | 96 | scrapped 1962 |
11 | 1233 | Sebastian Cermeno | MARCOM | freighter (C1) | 7 Dec 1942 | 6 Feb 1943 | 10 Mar 1943 | 61 | 32 | 93 | torpedoed and lost in the Indian Ocean 1943 |
12 | 1234 | Peter Donahue | MARCOM | freighter (C1) | 21 Dec 1942 | 12 Feb 1943 | 17 Mar 1943 | 53 | 33 | 86 | scrapped 1963 |
13 | 1259 | Escambia | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 7 Dec 1942 | 25 Apr 1943 | 30 Jun 1943 | 139 | 66 | 205 | AO-80, to NDRF 1957, to USA 1966 as power plant, scrapped 1971 |
14 | 1260 | Kennebago | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 9 Jan 1943 | 9 May 1943 | 30 Jul 1943 | 120 | 82 | 202 | AO-81, to NDRF 1957, to USA 1966 as power plant, scrapped 1971 |
15 | 1261 | Lackawapan/Cahaba | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 20 Jan 1943 | 19 May 1943 | 15 Aug 1943 | 119 | 88 | 207 | AO-82, to NDRF 1957, to USA 1966 as power plant, scrapped 1971 |
16 | 1235 | Sun Yat Sen | MARCOM | freighter (C1) | 13 Feb 1943 | 26 Mar 1943 | 17 Apr 1943 | 41 | 22 | 63 | sold 1947, scrapped 1968 |
17 | 1236 | Henry Durant | MARCOM | freighter (C1) | 11 May 1943 | 15 Jun 1943 | 13 Jul 1943 | 35 | 28 | 63 | scrapped 1963 |
18 | 1237 | Jack London | MARCOM | freighter (C1) | 16 Jun 1943 | 16 Jul 1943 | 14 Aug 1943 | 30 | 29 | 59 | sold 1947, scrapped 1968 |
19 | 1262 | Mascoma | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 31 Jan 1943 | 31 May 1943 | 18 Sep 1943 | 120 | 110 | 230 | AO-83, to NDRF 1959, containership 1966, scrapped |
20 | 1263 | Ocklawaha | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 10 Feb 1943 | 9 Jun 1943 | 30 Sep 1943 | 119 | 113 | 232 | AO-84, to NDRF 1959, scrapped |
21 | 1264 | Pamanset | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 30 Mar 1943 | 25 Jun 1943 | 10 Nov 1943 | 87 | 138 | 225 | AO-85, to NDRF 1956, containership 1966, scrapped |
22 | 1265 | Ponaganset | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 27 Apr 1943 | 10 Jul 1943 | 31 Dec 1943 | 74 | 174 | 248 | AO-86, sank at pier 1947 and scrapped |
23 | 1266 | Sebec | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 20 May 1943 | 29 Jul 1943 | 11 Oct 1943 | 70 | 74 | 144 | AO-87, to NDRF 1957, to USA 1966 as power plant, scrapped |
24 | 1267 | Tomahawk | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 1 Jun 1943 | 10 Oct 1943 | 23 Oct 1943 | 131 | 13 | 144 | AO-88, to NDRF 1960, containership 1967, scrapped |
25 | 1268 | Mission Purisima | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 10 Jun 1943 | 25 Aug 1943 | 23 Nov 1943 | 76 | 90 | 166 | AO-118, to NDRF 1955, scrapped |
26 | 1269 | Mission Santa Cruz | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 26 Jun 1943 | 8 Sep 1943 | 31 Dec 1943 | 74 | 114 | 188 | AO-133, to NDRF 1955, scrapped 1971 |
27 | 1270 | Mission Soledad | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 12 Jul 1943 | 24 Sep 1943 | 16 Jan 1944 | 74 | 114 | 188 | AO-136, to NDRF 1957, containership 1967, scrapped |
28 | 1271 | Mission San Jose | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 17 Jul 1943 | 7 Oct 1943 | 29 Jan 1944 | 82 | 114 | 196 | AO-125, to NDRF 1957, containership 1967, scrapped |
29 | 1272 | Mission San Juan | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 31 Jul 1943 | 14 Oct 1943 | 31 Jan 1944 | 75 | 109 | 184 | AO-126, to USN 1964 as Flagstaff (AGM-21), renamed Mercury, scrapped 1971 |
30 | 1273 | Mission San Miguel | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 11 Aug 1943 | 31 Oct 1943 | 19 Feb 1944 | 81 | 111 | 192 | AO-129, wrecked 1957 and abandoned |
31 | 1274 | Mission San Fernando | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 1 Aug 1943 | 1 Nov 1943 | 29 Feb 1944 | 92 | 120 | 212 | AO-114, to USN 1964 as Johnstown (AGM-20), renamed Redstone, scrapped 1995 |
32 | 1275 | Mission Santa Ynez | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 12 Sep 1943 | 19 Dec 1943 | 13 Mar 1944 | 98 | 85 | 183 | AO-134, AOT-111, to NDRF 1992 |
33 | 1276 | Mission San Rafael | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 25 Sep 1943 | 31 Dec 1943 | 22 Mar 1944 | 97 | 82 | 179 | AO-130, to NDRF 1955, scrapped 1971 |
34 | 1277 | Mission Solano | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 8 Oct 1943 | 14 Jan 1944 | 30 Mar 1944 | 98 | 76 | 174 | AO-135, to NDRF 1957, containership 1967, scrapped |
35 | 1278 | Mission San Luis Rey | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 15 Oct 1943 | 29 Jan 1944 | 31 Mar 1944 | 106 | 62 | 168 | AO-128, to NDRF 1955, scrapped 1972 |
36 | 1279 | Mission San Carlos | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 1 Nov 1943 | 12 Feb 1944 | 15 Apr 1944 | 103 | 63 | 166 | AO-120, to NDRF 1958, containership 1967, scrapped |
37 | 1280 | Mission De Pala | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 26 Nov 1943 | 28 Feb 1944 | 22 Apr 1944 | 94 | 54 | 148 | AO-122, to USN 1964 as Mussel Shoals (AGM-19), renamed Vanguard, AG-194, to NDRF 2001 |
38 | 1814 | Mission San Diego | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 20 Dec 1943 | 14 Mar 1944 | 30 Apr 1944 | 85 | 47 | 142 | AO-121, to NDRF 1954, containership 1967, scrapped |
39 | 1815 | Mission Carmel | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 1 Jan 1944 | 28 Mar 1944 | 17 May 1944 | 87 | 50 | 137 | AO-113, to NDRF 1957, containership 1967, scrapped |
40 | 1816 | Mission San Antonio | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 15 Jan 1944 | 8 Apr 1944 | 24 May 1944 | 84 | 46 | 130 | AO-119, to NDRF 1954, containership 1967, scrapped |
41 | 1817 | Mission San Gabriel | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 31 Jan 1944 | 17 Apr 1944 | 27 May 1944 | 77 | 40 | 117 | AO-124, to NDRF 1957, containership 1967, scrapped |
42 | 1818 | Mission Dolores | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 13 Feb 1944 | 26 Apr 1944 | 31 May 1944 | 73 | 35 | 108 | AO-115, to NDRF 1955, containership 1967, scrapped |
43 | 1819 | Mission Capistrano | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 29 Feb 1944 | 7 May 1944 | 14 Jun 1944 | 68 | 38 | 106 | AO-112, to NDRF 1955, to USN 1961 as AG-162, drill ship 1972 |
44 | 1820 | Mission Santa Clara | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 15 Mar 1944 | 18 May 1944 | 21 Jun 1944 | 64 | 34 | 98 | AO-132, to NDRF 1959, to Pakistan 1963 as Dacca (A-141) |
45 | 1821 | Mission Buenaventura | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 29 Mar 1944 | 28 May 1944 | 28 Jun 1944 | 60 | 31 | 91 | AO-111, to NDRF 1960, to NDRF 1973 |
46 | 1822 | Mission Santa Barbara | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 8 Apr 1944 | 8 Jun 1944 | 8 Jul 1944 | 61 | 30 | 91 | AO-131, to NDRF 1957, containership 1967, scrapped |
47 | 1823 | Mission San Luis Obispo | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 18 Apr 1944 | 18 Jun 1944 | 15 Jul 1944 | 61 | 27 | 88 | AO-127, to NDRF 1954, containership 1967, scrapped |
48 | 1824 | Mission Loreto | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 27 Apr 1944 | 28 Jun 1944 | 22 Jul 1944 | 62 | 24 | 86 | AO-116, to NDRF 1955, scrapped |
49 | 1825 | Mission Santa Maria | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 1 Aug 1944 | sold 1948, scrapped 1972 | |||||
50 | 1826 | Mission San Xavier | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 1 Aug 1944 | AO-91, renamed Pasig, distilling ship (AW-3) 1944, to NDRF 1972 | |||||
51 | 1827 | Mission San Lorenzo | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 1 Aug 1944 | AO-92, renamed Abatan, distilling ship (AW-4) 1944, to NDRF 1960, to Gitmo 1963, sunk as target 1980 | |||||
52 | 1828 | Mission Santa Ana | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 19 Jun 1944 | 12 Aug 1944 | 31 Dec 1944 | 54 | 141 | 195 | AO-93, renamed Soubarissen, water tanker 1944, to NDRF 1955 |
53 | 1829 | Mission Alamo | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 16 Jul 1944 | 24 Sep 1944 | 25 Feb 1945 | 70 | 154 | 224 | AO-94, renamed Anacostia, to NDRF 1959, containership 1967, scrapped |
54 | 1830 | Mission Los Angeles | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 27 Jul 1944 | 8 Oct 1944 | 25 Mar 1945 | 73 | 168 | 241 | AO-95, renamed Caney, to NDRF 1959, to USA as power plant 1966 |
55 | 1831 | Mission San Francisco | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 18 Sep 1944 | 29 Oct 1944 | 20 May 1945 | 41 | 203 | 244 | AO-96, renamed Tamalpais, to NDRF 1957, to USA as power plant 1966 |
56 | 1832 | Kettleman Hills | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 29 May 1944 | 26 Jul 1944 | 6 Sep 1944 | 58 | 42 | 100 | sold 1951, burned 1964 and abandoned but salvaged |
57 | 1833 | Elk Hills | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 29 Jun 1944 | 22 Aug 1944 | 26 Sep 1944 | 54 | 35 | 89 | sold 1948, scrapped 1966 |
58 | 1834 | lost Hills | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 4 Jul 1944 | 28 Aug 1944 | 30 Sep 1944 | 55 | 33 | 88 | sold 1947, scrapped 1960 |
59 | 1835 | Antelope Hills | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 7 Aug 1944 | 17 Sep 1944 | 14 Oct 1944 | 41 | 27 | 68 | sold 1948, sulphur carrier 1961, scrapped |
60 | 1836 | Buena Vista Hills | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 13 Aug 1944 | 30 Sep 1944 | 6 Nov 1944 | 48 | 37 | 85 | sold 1948, scrapped 1962 |
61 | 1837 | Coalinga Hills | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 23 Aug 1944 | 14 Oct 1944 | 13 Nov 1944 | 52 | 30 | 82 | sold 1948, wrecked 1963 and scrapped |
62 | 1838 | Montebello Hills | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 30 Aug 1944 | 21 Oct 1944 | 22 Nov 1944 | 52 | 32 | 84 | sold 1951, scrapped 1969 |
63 | 1839 | Inglewood Hills | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 25 Sep 1944 | 11 Nov 1944 | 30 Nov 1944 | 47 | 19 | 66 | sold 1948, scrapped 1963 |
64 | 1840 | Baldwin Hills | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 30 Sep 1944 | 19 Nov 1944 | 10 Dec 1944 | 50 | 21 | 71 | sold 1948, scrapped 1968 |
65 | 1841 | McKittrick Hills | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 9 Oct 1944 | 26 Nov 1944 | 16 Dec 1944 | 48 | 20 | 68 | sold 1951, scrapped 1964 |
66 | 1842 | Newhall Hills | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 16 Oct 1944 | 6 Dec 1944 | 23 Dec 1944 | 51 | 17 | 68 | wrecked 1947 but repaired and sold 1947, scrapped 1961 |
67 | 1843 | Rincon Hills | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 23 Oct 1944 | 17 Dec 1944 | 31 Dec 1944 | 55 | 14 | 69 | sold 1948, scrapped 1961 |
68 | 1844 | Potrero Hills | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 30 Oct 1944 | 30 Dec 1944 | 20 Jan 1945 | 61 | 21 | 82 | sold 1948, trailership 1955, damaged 1964 and scrapped |
69 | 1845 | Sunset Hills | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 13 Nov 1944 | 7 Jan 1945 | 22 Jan 1945 | 55 | 15 | 70 | sold 1948, scrapped 1961 |
70 | 1846 | Midway Hills | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 20 Nov 1944 | 14 Jan 1945 | 30 Jan 1945 | 55 | 16 | 71 | sold 1948, sank 1961 |
71 | 1847 | Whittier Hills | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 27 Nov 1944 | 20 Jan 1945 | 7 Feb 1945 | 54 | 18 | 72 | sold 1948, trailership 1955, scrapped 1964 |
72 | 1848 | Signal Hills | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 7 Dec 1944 | 30 Jan 1945 | 15 Feb 1945 | 54 | 16 | 70 | sold 1948 |
73 | 1849 | Ventura Hills | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 18 Dec 1944 | 8 Feb 1945 | 25 Feb 1945 | 52 | 17 | 69 | sold 1948, scrapped 1966 |
74 | 2095 | Puente Hills | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 30 Dec 1944 | 17 Feb 1945 | 28 Feb 1945 | 49 | 11 | 60 | sold 1948, scrapped 1962 |
75 | 2096 | La Brea Hills | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 8 Jan 1945 | 24 Feb 1945 | 12 Mar 1945 | 47 | 16 | 63 | sold 1948, scrapped 1970 |
76 | 2097 | Santa Maria Hills | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 15 Jan 1945 | 3 Mar 1945 | 19 Mar 1945 | 47 | 16 | 63 | sold 1948, self-unloader 1961, scrapped |
77 | 2098 | Kern Hills | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 22 Jan 1945 | 13 Mar 1945 | 27 Mar 1945 | 50 | 14 | 64 | sold 1948, scrapped 1961 |
78 | 2099 | Elwood Hills | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 31 Jan 1945 | 21 Mar 1945 | 31 Mar 1945 | 49 | 10 | 59 | sold 1948, scrapped 1959 |
79 | 2100 | Torrance Hills | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 8 Feb 1945 | 29 Mar 1945 | 12 Apr 1945 | 49 | 14 | 63 | sold 1950, scrapped 1964 |
80 | 2534 | Santa Fe Hills | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 19 Feb 1945 | 8 Apr 1945 | 25 Apr 1945 | 48 | 17 | 65 | sold 1948, scrapped 1960 |
81 | 2535 | Dominguez Hills | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 26 Feb 1945 | 17 Apr 1945 | 7 May 1945 | 50 | 20 | 70 | sold 1948, scrapped 1966 |
82 | 2536 | Paloma Hills | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 5 Mar 1945 | 25 Apr 1945 | 15 May 1945 | 51 | 20 | 71 | sold 1948, scrapped 1961 |
83 | 2537 | Fullerton Hills | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 14 Mar 1945 | 4 May 1945 | 22 May 1945 | 51 | 18 | 69 | sold 1948, scrapped 1962 |
84 | 2538 | Belridge Hills | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 22 Mar 1945 | 12 May 1945 | 28 May 1945 | 51 | 16 | 67 | sold 1948, bulker 1960, sank 1972 |
85 | 2539 | Coyote Hills | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 30 Mar 1945 | 24 May 1945 | 6 Jun 1945 | 55 | 13 | 68 | sold 1948, scrapped 1962 |
86 | 2540 | Huntington Hills | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 14 May 1945 | 11 Jun 1945 | 16 Jun 1945 | 28 | 5 | 33 | sold 1947, scrapped |
87 | 2541 | Wheeler Hills | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 28 May 1945 | 14 Jul 1945 | 31 Jul 1945 | 47 | 17 | 64 | sold 1947, scrapped |
88 | Cohocton | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 9 Apr 1945 | 28 Jun 1945 | 25 Aug 1945 | 80 | 58 | 138 | AO-101, to NDRF 1946, sold 1967, containership 1969, scrapped | |
89 | Concho | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 1 Aug 1945 | AO-102, completed as Mission Santa Ana (AO-137), to NDRF 1955 | ||||||
90 | Conecuh | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 1 Aug 1945 | AO-103, completed as Mission Los Angeles (AO-117), to NDRF 1955 | ||||||
91 | Contocook | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 1 Jul 1945 | AO-104, completed as Mission San Francisco (AO-123), wrecked 1957 and scrapped | ||||||
92 | 2714 | Fruitvale Hills | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 12 Jun 1945 | 25 Aug 1945 | 12 Sep 1945 | 74 | 18 | 92 | sold 1947, containership 1965, scrapped |
93 | 2715 | Marin Hills | MARCOM | tanker (T2) | 29 Jun 1945 | 8 Sep 1945 | 25 Sep 1945 | 71 | 17 | 88 | sold 1947, scrapped 1968 |