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The Kaiser Company (Vancouver, Washington), commonly known as the Vancouver Shipyard, was an emergency shipyard constructed along the Columbia River in Vancouver, Washington, to help meet the production demands of the U.S. Maritime Commission in World War II. The shipyard was one of three Kaiser Shipyards in the Pacific Northwest, along with the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation and the Swan Island Shipyard across the Columbia in Portland, Oregon. The Vancouver yard began production in early 1942 and totaled nearly 200 acres (81 ha).^[1] It produced vessels of five different types, with Casablanca-class escort carriers being its biggest production line.^[2]^[3]

With an initial payroll of 38,000 workers, the nearby city of Vanport, Oregon was constructed to house the workforce that was introduced to the area.^[1]

The Shipyards were eventually sold to Gilmore Steel for $3.25 million.^[3]

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^ ^a ^b Gordon Oliver. "Kaiser Shipyards". The Oregon Encyclopedia. Portland State University, Oregon Historical Society. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
^ Tom Vogt (August 18, 2013). "Working on the war effort at Vancouver's Kaiser Shipyard". The Columbian. Vancouver, Wash. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
^ ^a ^b "Kaiser Vancouver, Vancouver WA". ShipbuildingHistory.com. Retrieved 2019-02-08.

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v t e MARCOM ships built by the Kaiser Company (Vancouver, Washington), during World War II
Type EC2-S-C1 ship	Araner
Marine Adder-class transports Type C4-S-A3 ships	Marine Carp Marine Jumper Marine Lynx Marine Marlin Marine Phoenix Marine Serpent
Haskell-class attack transports Type VC2-S-AP5 ships	Oconto Olmsted Oxford Pickens Pondera Rutland Sanborn Sandoval Lenawee Logan Lubbock McCracken Magoffin Marathon Menard Menifee Meriwether Rawlins Renville Rockbridge Rockingham Rockwall Saint Croix San Saba Sevier Bollinger Bottineau Cottle Crockett Audubon Bergen
LST-1-class tank landing ships Type S3-M-K2 ships	LST-446 LST-447 LST-448 LST-449 LST-450 LST-451 LST-452 LST-453 / Remus LST-454 LST-455 / Achilles LST-456 / T-LST-456 LST-457 LST-458 LST-459 LST-460 LST-461 LST-462 LST-463 LST-464 / LST(H)-464 LST-465 LST-466 LST-467 LST-468 LST-469 LST-470 LST-471 LST-472 LST-473 LST-474 LST-475
Casablanca-class escort carriers Type S4-S2-BB5 ships	Casablanca Liscome Bay Anzio Corregidor Mission Bay Guadalcanal Manila Bay Natoma Bay St. Lo Tripoli Wake Island White Plains Solomons Kalinin Bay Kasaan Bay Fanshaw Bay Kitkun Bay Tulagi Gambier Bay Nehenta Bay Hoggatt Bay Kadashan Bay Marcus Island Savo Island Ommaney Bay Petrof Bay Rudyerd Bay Saginaw Bay Sargent Bay Shamrock Bay Shipley Bay Sitkoh Bay Steamer Bay Cape Esperance Takanis Bay Thetis Bay Makassar Strait Windham Bay Makin Island Lunga Point Bismarck Sea Salamaua Hollandia Kwajalein Admiralty Islands Bougainville Matanikau Attu Roi Munda

v t e World War II Maritime Commission ship designs
Cargo designs	Type C1 Type C2 Type C3 Type C4 Type C5 (Type C6) (Type C7) (Type C8) (Type C9) Type N3
Emergency cargo	Liberty ship ("EC2-S-C1") Victory ship ("VC2-S-AP1")
Tanker	T1 tanker T2 tanker T3 tanker Liberty ship ("Z-ET1-S-C3")
Special-purpose	Type S2 ("Tacoma-class frigate") Type S3-S2-BP ("Landing Ship, Tank") Type S3-S2-BP1 ("Neptune-class cable layer") Type S4-S2-BB3 ("Casablanca-class escort carrier") Type S4-SE2-BD1 ("Gilliam-class attack transport") Type S4-SE2-BE1 ("Artemis-class attack cargo ship") "Crane vessel-Derrick Barge"
Miscellaneous-cargo	Type L6 ("Lakers") Type N ("Coastal Cargo") Type P1 ("Passenger") Type P2 ("Passenger") Type R ("Refrigerated") Type B ("Barge")
Tugs	Type V ("Tugs")
See also:- Empire ship, Fort ship, Park ship, Ocean ship.

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