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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

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