Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation

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]

References

^ "Oregon Shipbuilding, Portland OR". Shipbuilding History. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
^ "Kaiser Swan Island, Portland OR". Shipbuilding History. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
^ "Kaiser Vancouver, Vancouver WA". Shipbuilding History. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
^ "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)
^ ^a ^b Record Breakers. Portland, Oregon: Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. OCLC 54078903.
^ Abbot, Carl. "Vanport". The Oregon Encyclopedia.
^ 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)

45°36′29″N 122°46′48″W / 45.607969°N 122.780127°W / 45.607969; -122.780127

This United States manufacturing company–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This World War II article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This Oregon-corporate or for-profit organization related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[Colton-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.

[OHS-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)

[Record-5] Record Breakers. Portland, Oregon: Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. OCLC 54078903.

[OE-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)

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

v t e St. Johns, Portland, Oregon
Buildings and structures	BNSF Railway Bridge 5.1 National Cash Register Building Portland Woolen Mills St. Johns City Hall St. Johns Bridge St. Johns Library St. Johns Twin Cinema
Business	Anna Bannanas Cafe Bernstein's Bagels Gracie's Apizza Jobes Milling Company Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Oregon Steel Mills Pastificio d'Oro Portland Woolen Mills Schnitzer Steel Industries StormBreaker Brewing The Sudra Wonderwood
Education	James John Elementary School James John High School Roosevelt High School Wayfinding College
Parks and recreation	Cathedral Park Chimney Park George Park Kelley Point Park Pier Park Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area St. Johns Park St. Johns Racquet Center
People	James John Francis I. McKenna Terry Schrunk
Public art	Black Lives Matter street mural

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.

v t e Large companies formerly based in Oregon
Peak annual revenues of $100 million or more
Moved out of state	Georgia-Pacific Integra Telecom (2014) JELD-WEN (2015) Louisiana-Pacific Banfield
Acquired by out-of-state entities	Camera World (2002) Cascade Microtech (2016) Electro Scientific Industries (2019) Fred Meyer Freightliner Harry & David (2014) J. K. Gill (1980) LaCrosse Footwear (2012) Les Schwab (2020) MathStar (2010) McCormick & Schmick's (2012) Meier & Frank Mentor Graphics (2017) Merix (2010) Oregon Steel Mills Planar Systems (2015) Sawyer's (1966) Sequent Computer Systems (1999) StanCorp Financial (2016) Tektronix (2007) U.S. Bancorp West Coast Bank (2012) Willamette Industries (2002)
Defunct or out of business	Consolidated Freightways (2002) Emporium (2003) Evergreen International Aviation Floating Point Systems G.I. Joe's (2009) Hollywood Video (2010) Sprouse-Reitz (1994) White Stag Manufacturing

v t e Henry J. Kaiser
Organizations	California Shipbuilding Corporation Eagle Mountain Railroad Kaiser Aluminum Kaiser Broadcasting Kaiser Family Foundation Kaiser Motors Kaiser Permanente Kaiser Shipyards Kaiser Steel Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Permanente Metals Permanente Quarry (Kaiser Cement)
Facilities	Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts Henry J. Kaiser High School Kaiser Center Kaiser Engineering Building Richmond Shipyards
People	Edgar Kaiser Jr. Edgar Kaiser Sr. Henry Kaiser (musician)
Related	Eagle Mountain, California Hawaii Kai, Hawaii

See also

References