Kaiser Cargo, Inc., Richmond No. 4 Yard, Richmond CA

Richmond #4 was an emergency yard developed by Kaiser with 3 ways in the fifth wave of shipbuilding expansion.  It was originally intended to be an expansion of Richmond #3 and was designated Richmond #3A, but was assigned separate management and renamed Richmond #4.  It closed at the end of the war.  The yard was located on the south side of the inner end of the channel, at Wharf Street: see the site from the air on Google here.

Hull #

Original Name

 Type MC # Keel Laid Launched Delivered Days on Ways Days in Water Total Days Disposition
31 LST 476 S3-M-K2 996 5-Aug-42 10-Oct-42 4-Apr-43 66 176 242 Scrapped 1948
32 LST 477 S3-M-K2 997 12-Aug-42 29-Oct-42 19-Feb-43 78 113 191 Scrapped 1948
33 LST 478 S3-M-K2 998 17-Aug-42 7-Nov-42 13-Mar-43 82 126 208 Scrapped 1948
34 LST 479 S3-M-K2 999 25-Aug-42 4-Oct-42 19-Apr-43 101 197 298 Scrapped 1948
35 LST 480 S3-M-K2 1000 31-Aug-42 29-Oct-42 3-May-43 120 186 306 Exploded and sank in Pearl Harbor 1944
36 LST 481 S3-M-K2 1001 4-Sep-42 2-Dec-42 15-May-43 150 164 314 Scrapped 1948
37 LST 482 S3-M-K2 1002 14-Sep-42 17-Dec-42 20-Mar-43 155 154 309 Later Branch County, sunk as target 1956
38 LST 483 S3-M-K2 1003 21-Sep-42 30-Dec-42 3-May-43 161 185 346 Later Brewster County, sunk as target 1955
39 LST 484 S3-M-K2 1004 28-Sep-42 2-Jan-43 23-Apr-43 157 172 329 Scrapped 1948
40 LST 485 S3-M-K2 1005 17-Dec-42 9-Jan-43 19-May-43 115 191 306 Scrapped 1948
41 LST 486 S3-M-K2 1006 31-Dec-42 16-Jan-43 29-May-43 108 194 302 Destroyed 1947
42 LST 487 S3-M-K2 1007 2-Jan-43 23-Jan-43 27-Apr-43 113 155 268 Sold private 1948, disposition unknown
43 LST 488 S3-M-K2 1008 11-Jan-43 5-Mar-43 24-May-43 117 141 258 To the Philippines 1972 as Surigao del Norte (LT 94), active
44 LST 489 S3-M-K2 1009 17-Jan-43 2-Apr-43 30-Jul-43 139 241 280 Completed as Amycus (ARL 2), sold private 1970 and converted to barge, disposition unknown
45 LST 490 S3-M-K2 1010 24-Jan-43 3-Apr-43 20-Aug-43 133 261 294 Completed as Agenor (ARL 3), to France 1951 as Vulcain, to Taiwan 1957 as Shung Shan (ARL 336), to Japan 1974 as Wu Tai (AP 520), disposition unknown
46 Tacoma S2-S2-AQ1 1421     6-Nov-43       PF 3, to USSR 1945 as EK-12, to Korea 1951 as Tae Tong (F 63), museum 1973
47 Sausalito S2-S2-AQ1 1422     4-Mar-44       PF 4, to USSR 1945 as EK-13, to Korea 1952 as Im Chin (F 66), scrapped 1973
48 Hoquiam S2-S2-AQ1 1423     8-May-44       PF 5, to USSR 1945 as EK-14, to Korea 1951 as Nak Tong (F 65), scrapped 1973
49 Pasco S2-S2-AQ1 1424     15-Apr-44       PF 6, to USSR 1945 as EK-15, to Japan 1953 as Kashi (PF 283), to Korea 1969 for parts and converted to floating pier
50 Albuquerque S2-S2-AQ1 1425     20-Dec-43       PF 7, to USSR 1945 as EK-16, to Japan 1953 as Tochi (PF 296), scrapped 1971
51 Everett S2-S2-AQ1 1426     22-Jan-44       PF 8, to USSR 1945 as EK-17, to Japan 1953 as Kiri (PF 291), scrapped 1972
52 Pocatello S2-S2-AQ1 1427     18-Feb-44       PF 9, weather ship 1944, scrapped 1947
53 Brownsville S2-S2-AQ1 1428     6-May-44       PF 10, scrapped 1947
54 Grand Forks S2-S2-AQ1 1429     18-Mar-44       PF 11, scrapped 1947
55 Casper S2-S2-AQ1 1430     31-Mar-44       PF 12, scrapped 1947
56 Pueblo S2-S2-AQ1 1431     27-May-44       PF 13, weather ship 1944, sold for scrap 1947 but resold to Dominican Republic as Presidente Troncoso (F 103), later Gregario Lupon, scrapped 1982
57 Grand Island S2-S2-AQ1 1432     27-May-44       PF 14, to Cuba 1947 as Maximo Gomez (F 303), struck 1964, wreck in Mariel Bay
58 Alamosa C1-M-AV1 2101     Aug-44       To USN as AK 156, scrapped 1972
59 Alcona C1-M-AV1 2102     Sep-44       To USN as AK 157, scrapped 1960
60 Amador C1-M-AV1 2103     Oct-44