California Shipbuilding Corporation, Los Angeles CA

California Shipbuilding, or CalShip, was one of the original nine emergency yards, built with 8 ways in 1940 by Todd and Kaiser, with $27mm from the USMC: Kaiser bought Todd out in 1942.  The yard's 8 ways were increased to 14 in the second wave of shipbuilding expansion and, at its peak, CalShip employed 40,000 people.  After the war, the yard was liquidated: its site was roughly where the dry bulk cargo terminal at Berths 212 and 213 of the Port of Los Angeles is now, at the west end of New Dock Street: see it from the air on Google here.

Hull # V76, the "American Victory", is being restored.  Visit her at her berth at the Florida Aquarium, in downtown Tampa, Florida, or on the web at www.americanvictory.com

Hull # V78, the "Lane Victory", has been completely restored and is fully operational.  Visit her at Berth 94 in San Pedro, California, or on the web at www.lanevictoryship.com

Hull #

Original Name

 Type MC # Way # Keel Laid Launched Delivered Days on Ways Days in Water Total Days Disposition
1 John C Fremont EC2-S-C1 64 1 24-May-41 27-Sep-41 21-Feb-42 126 147 273 Mined in Manila Bay 1945, scrapped
2 Thomas Paine EC2-S-C1 65 2 24-May-41 26-Oct-41 7-Mar-42 155 132 287 Scrapped 1960
3 Benjamin Franklin EC2-S-C1 66 3 21-Jun-41 16-Nov-41 21-Mar-42 148 125 273 Scrapped 1958
4 John Paul Jones EC2-S-C1 67 4 27-Jun-41 3-Dec-41 30-Mar-42 159 117 276 Scrapped 1970
5 Paul Revere EC2-S-C1 68 5 10-Jul-41 21-Dec-41 8-Apr-42 164 108 272 Scrapped 1965
6 Daniel Boone EC2-S-C1 69 6 17-Jul-41 14-Jan-42 15-Apr-42 181 91 272 To USN as Ara (AK 136), scrapped 1972
7 Robert Morris EC2-S-C1 70 7 23-Jul-41 28-Jan-42 24-Apr-42 189 86 275 Scrapped 1972
8 Samuel Adams EC2-S-C1 71 8 31-Jul-41 31-Jan-42 28-Apr-42 184 87 271 Scrapped 1966
9 Albert Gallatin EC2-S-C1 277 9 11-Sep-41 12-Feb-42 30-Apr-42 154 77 231 Torpedoed off Savannah but unharmed 1943, torpedoed and lost in the Arabian Sea 1944
10 Nathan Hale EC2-S-C1 72 1 29-Sep-41 4-Feb-42 7-May-42 128 92 220 Mined off Gorgona 1946 and scrapped
11 Oliver Hazard Perry EC2-S-C1 278 10 15-Sep-41 18-Feb-42 9-May-42 156 80 236 Scrapped 1971
12 Elbridge Gerry EC2-S-C1 279 11 22-Sep-41 28-Feb-42 20-May-42 159 81 240 Scrapped 1966
13 Zebulon Pike EC2-S-C1 73 2 27-Oct-41 24-Feb-42 9-May-42 120 74 194 Scrapped 1961
14 Rufus King EC2-S-C1 280 12 6-Oct-41 11-Mar-42 29-May-42 156 79 235 Wrecked off Moreton Island 1942, sunk as target by RAAF
15 Abiel Foster EC2-S-C1 281 13 13-Oct-41 22-Mar-42 16-May-42 160 55 215 Scrapped 1961
16 Benjamin Goodhue EC2-S-C1 282 14 20-Oct-41 31-Mar-42 20-May-42 162 50 212 Scrapped 1961
17 Henry Knox EC2-S-C1 74 3 17-Nov-41 6-Mar-42 13-May-42 109 68 177 Torpedoed and lost off the Maldives 1943
18 Abraham Clark EC2-S-C1 75 4 3-Dec-41 2-Apr-42 10-Jun-42 120 69 189 Sold private 1947, wrecked off Grays Harbor 1959 and scrapped
19 William Floyd EC2-S-C1 76 5 22-Dec-41 8-Apr-42 23-May-42 107 45 152 Scrapped 1971
20 John Langdon EC2-S-C1 77 6 14-Jan-42 14-Apr-42 20-Jun-42 90 67 157 To Russia 1944 as Tbilisi, scrapped 1977
21 Caleb Strong EC2-S-C1 78 7 28-Jan-42 16-Apr-42 27-May-42 78 41 119 Scrapped 1966
22 Paine Wingate EC2-S-C1 79 8 31-Jan-42 21-Apr-42 29-May-42 80 38 118 Scrapped 1973
23 James Monroe EC2-S-C1 80 1 4-Feb-42 27-Apr-42 3-Jun-42 82 37 119 Scrapped 1970
24 John Hathorn EC2-S-C1 283 9 12-Feb-42 30-Apr-42 6-Jun-42 77 37 114 Scrapped 1972
25 Edwin Markham EC2-S-C1