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[[Image:OregonShipbuildingCorporation1944.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation, Victory ships 1944]]
[[Image:OregonShipbuildingCorporation1944.jpg|upright=1.25|thumb|right|Victory ships under construction at the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in 1944]]
[[File:SS Davidson Victory in March 1945.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation's [[SS Davidson Victory]] on ways]]
[[File:SS Davidson Victory in March 1945.jpg|upright=1.25|thumb|right|Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation's [[SS Davidson Victory]] on ways]]
[[Image:Glynn (APA-239).jpg|350px|thumb|right|Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation's [[USS Glynn (APA-239)]], Victory ship]]
[[Image:Glynn (APA-239).jpg|upright=1.25|thumb|right|Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation's [[USS Glynn (APA-239)]]]]
'''Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation''' was a [[World War II]] emergency [[shipyard]] located along the [[Willamette River]] in [[Portland, Oregon]], United States. The shipyard built nearly 600 [[Liberty ship|Liberty]] and [[Victory ship]]s between 1941 and 1945 under the [[Emergency Shipbuilding program]].<ref name="Colton">{{cite web|last1=Colton|first1=Tim|title=Oregon Shipbuilding, Portland OR|url=http://www.shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/emergencylarge/koregon.htm|website=Shipbuilding History|publisher=Tim Colton|accessdate=1 March 2018}}</ref> It was closed after the war ended.
'''Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation''' was a [[World War II]] emergency [[shipyard]] located along the [[Willamette River]] in [[Portland, Oregon]], United States. The shipyard built nearly 600 [[Liberty ship|Liberty]] and [[Victory ship]]s between 1941 and 1945 under the [[Emergency Shipbuilding program]].<ref name="Colton">{{cite web |title=Oregon Shipbuilding, Portland OR |url=http://www.shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/emergencylarge/koregon.htm |website=Shipbuilding History |access-date=March 1, 2018}}</ref> It was closed after the war ended.


The shipyard, one of three [[Kaiser Shipyards]] in the area, was in the [[St. Johns, Portland, Oregon|St. Johns neighborhood]] of North Portland. The two others were the '''Swan Island Shipyard''', located several miles upriver on [[Swan Island (Oregon)|Swan Island]];<ref>{{cite web|last1=Colton|first1=Tim|title=Kaiser Swan Island, Portland OR|url=http://www.shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/emergencylarge/kswanisland.htm|website=Shipbuilding History|accessdate=1 March 2018}}</ref> and the [[Vancouver Shipyard]], located across the [[Columbia River]] from Portland in [[Vancouver, Washington]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Colton|first1=Tim|title=Kaiser Vancouver, Vancouver WA|url=http://www.shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/emergencylarge/kvancouver.htm|website=Shipbuilding History|accessdate=1 March 2018}}</ref><ref name=OHS>{{cite web|url=https://oregonhistoryproject.org/articles/historical-records/kaiser-amp-oregon-shipyards/#.XF0JgRlKjjA |title=Kaiser & Oregon Shipyards |website=Oregon History Project |publisher=[[Oregon Historical Society]] |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051029084202/http://www.ohs.org/education/oregonhistory/historical_records/dspDocument.cfm?doc_ID=00088A33-E7AE-1E91-891B80B0527200A7 |archivedate=October 29, 2005}}</ref>
The shipyard, one of three [[Kaiser Shipyards]] in the area, was in the [[St. Johns, Portland, Oregon|St. Johns neighborhood]] of North Portland. The two others were the '''Swan Island Shipyard''', located several miles upriver on [[Swan Island (Oregon)|Swan Island]];<ref>{{cite web |title=Kaiser Swan Island, Portland OR |url=http://www.shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/emergencylarge/kswanisland.htm |website=Shipbuilding History |access-date=March 1, 2018}}</ref> and the [[Vancouver Shipyard]], located across the [[Columbia River]] from Portland in [[Vancouver, Washington]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Kaiser Vancouver, Vancouver WA |url=http://www.shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/emergencylarge/kvancouver.htm |website=Shipbuilding History |access-date=March 1, 2018}}</ref><ref name=OHS>{{cite web |url=https://oregonhistoryproject.org/articles/historical-records/kaiser-amp-oregon-shipyards/#.XF0JgRlKjjA |title=Kaiser & Oregon Shipyards |website=Oregon History Project |publisher=[[Oregon Historical Society]] |dead-url=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051029084202/http://www.ohs.org/education/oregonhistory/historical_records/dspDocument.cfm?doc_ID=00088A33-E7AE-1E91-891B80B0527200A7 |archive-date=October 29, 2005}}</ref>


Among the ships built by Oregon Shipbuilding was the ''[[SS Star of Oregon|Star of Oregon]]'',<ref name=Record>[http://www.armed-guard.com/recbr1.html ''Record Breakers'', story of Oregon Shipbuilding]</ref> which was launched on [[Liberty Fleet Day (Victory Fleet Day)|Liberty Fleet Day]], September 27, 1941.
Among the ships built by Oregon Shipbuilding was the ''[[SS Star of Oregon|Star of Oregon]]'',<ref name=Record>{{cite book |url=http://www.armed-guard.com/recbr1.html |title=Record Breakers |location=Portland, Oregon |publisher=Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation |oclc=54078903}}</ref> which was launched on [[Liberty Fleet Day (Victory Fleet Day)|Liberty Fleet Day]], September 27, 1941.


The rapid expansion of Portland area shipyards during World War II and contraction afterward caused similar expansion and contraction of the population of [[Vanport City, Oregon]], which was also built by [[Henry J. Kaiser]] to house the workers of the three area shipyards.<ref name=Record/><ref name=OE>{{Oregon Encyclopedia|vanport|Vanport|author=Abbot, Carl}}</ref>
The rapid expansion of Portland area shipyards during World War II and contraction afterward caused similar expansion and contraction of the population of [[Vanport City, Oregon]], which was also built by [[Henry J. Kaiser]] to house the workers of the three area shipyards.<ref name=Record/><ref name=OE>{{Oregon Encyclopedia|vanport|Vanport|author=Abbot, Carl}}</ref>


The former site of Oregon Shipbuilding in St. Johns is now [[Schnitzer Steel Industries]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Jim Redden |title=The Forgotten Ships |work=Portland Tribune |publisher=Pamplin Media Group |date=June 3, 2009 |url=https://pamplinmedia.com/component/content/article?id=50578 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607231203/http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/print_story.php?story_id=124406121209594300 |archive-date=June 7, 2011 |dead-url=no}}</ref>
The former site of Oregon Shipbuilding in St. Johns is now [[Schnitzer Steel Industries]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Jim Redden |title=The Forgotten Ships |work=[[Portland Tribune]] |publisher=Pamplin Media Group |date=June 3, 2009 |url=https://pamplinmedia.com/component/content/article?id=50578 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607231203/http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/print_story.php?story_id=124406121209594300 |archive-date=June 7, 2011 |dead-url=no}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 00:23, 2 May 2019

Victory ships under construction at the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in 1944
Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation's SS Davidson Victory on ways
Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation's USS Glynn (APA-239)

Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation was a World War II emergency shipyard located along the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, United States. The shipyard built nearly 600 Liberty and Victory ships between 1941 and 1945 under the Emergency Shipbuilding program.[1] It was closed after the war ended.

The shipyard, one of three Kaiser Shipyards in the area, was in the St. Johns neighborhood of North Portland. The two others were the Swan Island Shipyard, located several miles upriver on Swan Island;[2] and the Vancouver Shipyard, located across the Columbia River from Portland in Vancouver, Washington.[3][4]

Among the ships built by Oregon Shipbuilding was the Star of Oregon,[5] which was launched on Liberty Fleet Day, September 27, 1941.

The rapid expansion of Portland area shipyards during World War II and contraction afterward caused similar expansion and contraction of the population of Vanport City, Oregon, which was also built by Henry J. Kaiser to house the workers of the three area shipyards.[5][6]

The former site of Oregon Shipbuilding in St. Johns is now Schnitzer Steel Industries.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Oregon Shipbuilding, Portland OR". Shipbuilding History. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  2. ^ "Kaiser Swan Island, Portland OR". Shipbuilding History. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  3. ^ "Kaiser Vancouver, Vancouver WA". Shipbuilding History. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  4. ^ "Kaiser & Oregon Shipyards". Oregon History Project. Oregon Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 29, 2005. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ a b Record Breakers. Portland, Oregon: Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. OCLC 54078903.
  6. ^ Abbot, Carl. "Vanport". The Oregon Encyclopedia.
  7. ^ Jim Redden (June 3, 2009). "The Forgotten Ships". Portland Tribune. Pamplin Media Group. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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