Marinship Corporation shipyard photograph, 1942-1945

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Summary

Title:
Marinship Corporation shipyard photograph
Dates:
1942-1945
Creators:
Marinship (Firm)
Abstract:
The Marinship Corporation shipyard photograph, 1942-1945, (SAFR 24635, P15-007) is comprised of a panorama photograph of the Marinship Corporation shipyard in Sausalito, California, during World War II. The collection has been processed to the Collection level and is open for use.
Extent:
1 item
Language:
In English.
Preferred citation:

[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item Number], P15-008 (SAFR 24635), Marinship Corporation shipyard photograph, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

Background

Scope and content:

The Marinship Corporation shipyard photograph, 1942-1945, (SAFR 24635, P15-007) is comprised of a panorama photograph of the Marinship Corporation shipyard in Sausalito, California, during World War II. The collection has been processed to the Collection level and is open for use.

Contains one black-and-white panorama photographic print, 5.25 x 19.8 in., showing ships under construction in the six ways at the Marinship Corporation shipyard in Sausalito, California, 1942-1945. View is as seen from an elevation (the road now known as Bridgeway) looking towards the waterfront with Richardson Bay in the distance. In addition to the ways, various other shipyard structures are in view, including the sub-assembly building on the left as well as the outfitting shop and warehouse on the right. Ships are at the outfitting docks on the right. Numerous cars are parked along the road in the foreground.

Biographical / historical:

The Marinship Corporation shipyard was founded in Sausalito, California, in 1942 to help meet shipbuilding demands during World War II. Construction of the yard began in March, and the first ship keel was laid on June 27. Fifteen Liberty Ships and seventy-eight T-2 oil tankers were built at the yard. The last ship launched on September 18, 1945. On May 16, 1946, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers took over the site.

Source: Finnie, Richard. "Marinship: The History of a Wartime Shipyard." San Francisco: Taylor & Taylor, 1947.

Acquisition information:

SAFR-02417

Field collection. Found in storage.

Processing information:

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Arrangement:

Single item.

Physical location:
San Francisco Maritime NHP, Historic Documents Department
Physical description:
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Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard .

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by: L. Bianchi, November 2015.
Date Prepared:
2016
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from ICMS database and converted into xml from a template revised and updated by San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department. 7/1/2016 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open for use unless otherwise noted.

Terms of access:

Some material may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the researcher's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections.

Preferred citation:

[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item Number], P15-008 (SAFR 24635), Marinship Corporation shipyard photograph, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

Location of this collection:
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123, US
Contact:
415-561-7030
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