The Kaiser Shipyards were seven major shipbuilding yards located on the West Coast of the United States during World War II headed by Henry J. Kaiser. The yards shut down at the end of the war. Combatants Allies: • Poland, • UK & Commonwealth, • France/Free France, • Soviet Union, • USA, • China, ...and others• Axis: • Germany, • Italy, • Japan, • ...and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total: 50 million Full list Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total: 12 million Full list World War II... Henry J. Kaiser perches above Hawaii Kai in April 1963, his suburban development in Honolulu. ...

Four of the Kaiser Shipyards were located in Richmond, California in the San Francisco Bay Area. Together, these four Kaiser Shipyards produced 747 ships, including the famous Liberty ships, more than any other complex in the United States. Richmond is a city located in Contra Costa County, California, USA. It is north of El Cerrito and Albany in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area. ... USGS Satellite photo of the San Francisco Bay Area. ... The Liberty ships were cargo ships built in the United States during World War II. They were cheap and quick to build, and came to symbolize U.S. wartime industrial output. ...

The other three Kaiser Shipyards were located across the Columbia River from each other in Vancouver in Washington state (Ryan Point), and in Portland, Oregon (Swan Island). City of Vancouver Logo Vancouver, Washington is a city on the north shore of the Columbia River, in the state of Washington, USA. It is the county seat of Clark County. ... Nickname: City of Roses, Stumptown, Bridgetown Official website: http://www. ...

The Rosie the Riveter National Historical Park was dedicated October 25, 2000 on the site of one of the Kaiser Shipyards in Richmond.

External links

• Rosie the Riveter Trust
• Vancouver (WA) & Portland (OR) Yards