Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation
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Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation was a major World War II-era shipyard in Portland, Oregon, that mass-produced Liberty and Victory ships for the U.S. war effort.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation canonical | 2 |
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II shipyard
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shipbuilding company ⓘ |
| contributedTo | Allied logistics in World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| customer | United States Maritime Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employerOf | shipyard workers in Portland ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Henry J. Kaiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry | shipbuilding ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kaiser Shipyards complex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oregon ⓘ Portland, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Columbia River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
mass production of Liberty ships
ⓘ
mass production of Victory ships ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Kaiser Shipyards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedDuring | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
American home front during World War II
ⓘ
U.S. war effort in World War II ⓘ |
| purpose | rapid construction of cargo ships ⓘ |
| reasonForDecline | end of World War II shipbuilding demand ⓘ |
| region | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| role | emergency shipyard ⓘ |
| servedBranch |
United States Merchant Marine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipTypeProduced |
Liberty ship
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Victory ship ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
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