California Shipbuilding Corporation
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California Shipbuilding Corporation was a major World War II-era American shipyard in Los Angeles that mass-produced Liberty and Victory ships for the U.S. war effort.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II shipyard
ⓘ
shipbuilding company ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | CalShip NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor |
United States Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Maritime Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtForAgency | War Shipping Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtShipType |
cargo ship
ⓘ
tanker ⓘ troop transport ⓘ |
| ceasedOperationsInPeriod | mid 1940s ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
Allied logistics in World War II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. merchant marine expansion ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| employed | tens of thousands of workers ⓘ |
| employedGroup |
migrant workers from other U.S. states
ⓘ
women shipyard workers ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | early 1940s ⓘ |
| hadFacilityType | prefabrication shipyard ⓘ |
| industry | shipbuilding ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Los Angeles ⓘ Los Angeles Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Terminal Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large-scale wartime production
ⓘ
rapid ship construction ⓘ |
| operatedDuring | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Kaiser Company, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. wartime shipbuilding program ⓘ |
| partOfProgram | Emergency Shipbuilding Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakActivityPeriod |
1942
ⓘ
1943 ⓘ 1944 ⓘ |
| product |
Liberty ships
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Victory ships ⓘ |
| reasonForClosure | end of World War II shipbuilding demand ⓘ |
| specialization | mass production of cargo ships ⓘ |
| startConstructionYear | 1941 ⓘ |
| strategicRole | West Coast ship production center ⓘ |
| supportedBranch |
United States Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Merchant Marine NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedOperation |
Atlantic convoys via Liberty ships
ⓘ
Pacific Theater logistics ⓘ |
| usedConstructionMethod |
modular construction
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welded hull construction ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Victory ship
subject surface form:
Liberty ship