Liberty factory the untold story of Henry Kaiser's Oregon shipyards
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The extraordinary story of one of the keystones of victory in WW2. Churchill famously claimed that the only thing that had really frightened him during the war was the Battle of the Atlantic. Keeping open the lifeline between the US “arsenal of democracy” and the UK was essential to preparations for the invasion of Europe and in the final analysis this came down to building merchant ships faster than German U-boats could sink them. Crucial to this achievement was the British-designed “Liberty Ship,” a simple cargo ship that could be built rapidly, combined with the untapped industrial potential of the U.S. that could build them in vast numbers. Undoubtedly the most important individual in the rapid expansion of U.S. wartime shipyard capacity was Henry Kaiser, a man with no previous shipbuilding experience but an entrepreneur of vision and drive. This book tells the story of how he established huge new yards using novel mass-production techniques in the most surprising location―Oregon, one of the least industrially developed areas of the US and one without an existing pool of skilled labor to draw on. |
| Author(s): | Peter J. Marsh |
| Document: | Book · Hardcover · CIRC [ 0 ] |
| Edition: | 1st Edition |
| Published: | 2021 |
| Physical Description: | 256 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm |
| Genre: | History |
| Notes: | Maps on lining pages |
| Contents: | Introduction: Europe's descent into war 1928-1940 Part 1: The Emergency shipyards: 1. Henry Kaiser and the Liberty Ship 2. Portland becomes 'The Liberty Ship Capital of the World' 3. Building a bridge of ships 4. The Liberty Ship gives way to the Victory Ship, 1943-1945 5. Kaiser Vancouver: 'The Short Order Yard' 6. Kaiser Swan Island: 'Tanker champions of the World' Part 2: The Kaiser Yards in close-up: 7. Henry J. Kaiser the father of modern shipbuilding 8. The 'obsolete' steam engine that powered the Liberty Fleet 9. Pre-fabrication and mass production in the Kaiser Shipyards 10. The ten-day ship 11. Inside the Kaiser Yards 12. Women doing men's work 13. Daily life on the home front Part 3: Other Portland area war industries: 14. Commercial iron works 15. Albina Engine & Machine Works 16. Willamette iron & Steel Corporation (WISCO) 17. The Oregon War Industries Collective 18. Portland Shipbuilding Company 19. Gunderson Brothers 20. Astoria Marine Construction Company (AMCCO) Tailpiece |
| Subjects: | Chantiers navals Oregon Portland Histoire, History, Kaiser, Henry J., 1882-1967, Oregon Portland, Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation, Port of Portland (Or.), Port of Portland (Or.) History, Shipyards, Shipyards Oregon Portland History |
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