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A guide to the Marinship Corporation shipyard photograph, 1942-1945
P15-008 (SAFR 24635)
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Title: Marinship Corporation shipyard photograph
Date: 1942-1945
Identifier/Call Number: P15-008 (SAFR 24635)
Creator:
Marinship (Firm)
Physical Description:
1 item.
Repository:
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
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.
Physical Location: San Francisco Maritime NHP, Historic Documents Department
Language(s):
In English.
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[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
SAFR-02417
Field collection. Found in storage.
Historical or Biographical Note
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.
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.
Single item.
Related photograph and media collections:
Marinship Co. photo collection, 1942-1945, SFMNHP, (SAFR 18009, P79-141). Consists of photographic reports and launching ceremony
photographs of ships built at the Marinship Corporation shipyard.
Related manuscript collections:
Marinship Corporation records, 1942-1945, SFMNHP, (SAFR 14318, HDC 90). Consists of work ledgers, correspondence, memoranda,
photographs, reports, scrapbooks, and ephemera which document certain phases of activity of Marinship Corporation.
Researchers should note that there are other books and collections with materials related to Marinship in the San Francisco
Maritime National Historical Park. They can search the Park's web catalog for more information.
- This material is located at San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Shipyards
Shipbuilding
Marinship (Firm)
Sausalito (Calif.)
Black-and-white prints (photographs)
Gelatin silver prints