Walsh-Kaiser Company, Inc., Providence RI


Walsh-Kaiser was an emergency yard, originally Rheem Manufacturing, built with 6 ways in the fifth wave of shipbuilding expansion, with $26mm from the USMC.  After Rheem had difficulty managing the yard, Kaiser was brought in to take over: this was Kaiser's only shipyard that was not on the West Coast.  At its peak, the shipyard employed 21,000 people.  The yard, which was at Field's Point in Providence, was closed after the war.  See the site from the air on Google here.

Hull #

Original Name

Type MC # Way # Keel Laid Launched Delivered Days on Ways Days in Water Total Days Disposition
1 William Coddington EC2-S-C1 1457 1 27-Jun-42 27-Nov-42 13-Feb-43 153 78 231 Scrapped 1967
2 John Clarke EC2-S-C1 1458 2 11-Jul-42 25-Feb-43 12-Apr-43 229 46 275 Scrapped 1968
3 Samuel Gorton EC2-S-C1 1459 3 28-Jul-42 6-Apr-43 6-May-43 252 30 282 Scrapped 1968
4 James De Wolf EC2-S-C1 1460 4 15-Aug-42 29-Apr-43 9-Jun-43 257 41 298 Scrapped 1961
5 Lyman Abbot EC2-S-C1 1461 1 28-Nov-42 22-Apr-43 22-May-43 145 30 175 Scrapped 1970
6 Moses Brown EC2-S-C1 1462 2 26-Feb-43 10-May-43 30-Jun-43 73 51 124 Scrapped 1961
1654 Hallowel S2-S2-AQ1 1654       15-Oct-43       PF 72, to Britain 1944 as HMS Anguilla (K 500), returned 1946, scrapped 1949
1655 Hammond S2-S2-AQ1 1655       4-Nov-43       PF 73, to Britain 1944 as HMS Antigua (K 501), returned 1946, scrapped 1947
1656 Hargood S2-S2-AQ1 1656       24-Nov-43       PF 74, to Britain 1944 as HMS Ascension (K 502), returned 1946, scrapped 1947
1657 Hotham S2-S2-AQ1 1657       6-Dec-43       PF 75, to Britain 1944 as HMS Bahamas (K 503), returned 1946, scrapped 1947
1658 Halsted S2-S2-AQ1 1658       18-Dec-43       PF 76, to Britain 1944 as HMS Barbados (K 504), returned 1946, scrapped 1947
1659 Hannam S2-S2-AQ1 1659       31-Dec-43       PF 77, to Britain 1944 as HMS Caicos (K 505), sold for scrap 1947 but resold to Argentina as Santisima Trinidad (P 34), later Comodoro Augusto Laserre (Q 9), scrapped 1970
1660 Harland S2-S2-AQ1 1660       20-Jan-44       PF 78, to Britain 1944 as HMS Cayman (K 506), returned 1946, scrapped 1947
1661 Harnam S2-S2-AQ1 1661       25-Jan-44       PF 79, to Britain 1944 as HMS Dominica (K 507), returned 1946, scrapped 1947
1662 Harvey S2-S2-AQ1 1662       5-Feb-44       PF 80, to Britain 1944 as HMS Gold Coast (K 584), renamed HMS Labuan, returned 1946, scrapped 1947
1663 Holmes S2-S2-AQ1 1663       12-Aug-44       PF 81, to Britain 1944 as HMS Hong Kong (K 585), renamed HMS Tobago, returned 1946, sold for scrap 1947 but resold to Egypt and scuttled as a blockship in the Suez Canal 1956
1664 Hornby S2-S2-AQ1 1664       31-Aug-44       PF 82, to Britain 1944 as HMS Montserrat (K 586), returned 1946, scrapped 1947
1665 Hoste S2-S2-AQ1 1665       31-Jul-44       PF 83, to Britain 1944 as HMS Nyasaland (K 587), returned 1946, scrapped 1947
1666 Howett S2-S2-AQ1 1666       25-Jul-44       PF 84, to Britain 1944 as HMS Papua (K 588), returned 1946, sold for scrap 1947 but resold to Egypt and scuttled as a blockship in the Suez Canal 1956
1667 Pilford S2-S2-AQ1 1667       6-Jul-44       PF 85, to Britain 1944 as HMS Pitcairn (K 589), returned 1946, scrapped 1947
1668 Pasley S2-S2-AQ1 1668       19-Feb-44       PF 86, to Britain 1944 as HMS St. Helena (K 590), returned 1946, scrapped 1947
1669 Patton S2-S2-AQ1 1669       18-Jul-44       PF 87, to Britain 1944 as HMS Sarawak (K 591), returned 1946, scrapped 1947
1670 Pearl S2-S2-AQ1 1670       27-Jun-44       PF 88, to Britain 1944 as HMS Seychelles (K 592), returned 1946, scrapped 1947
1671 Phillimore S2-S2-AQ1 1671       16-Mar-44       PF 89, to Britain 1944 as HMS Sierra Leone (K 593), renamed HMS Perim, returned 1946, scrapped 1947
1672 Popham S2-S2-AQ1 1672       24-Jun-44       PF 90, to Britain 1944 as HMS Somaliland (K 594), returned 1946, scrapped 1947
1673 Peyton S2-S2-AQ1 1673       15-May-44       PF 91, to Britain 1944 as HMS Tortola (K 595), returned 1946, scrapped 1947
1674 Prowse S2-S2-AQ1 1674       21-Jun-44       PF 92, to Britain 1944 as HMS Zanzibar (K 596), returned 1946, scrapped 1947