Marinship

Marinship Corporation was a shipbuilding company of the United States during World War II, created to build the shipping required for the war effort. Founded in 1942, the shipyard built 93 cargo ships and oil tankers, before ending operations in 1945.

Marinship Corporation
IndustryShipbuilding
Founded1942 (1942)
FounderKenneth K. Bechtel
Defunct1945 (1945)
FateDissolved
Headquarters,
ProductsLiberty ships
T2 tankers
Fleet oilers
Number of employees
20,000 (1945)
ParentW.A. Bechtel Company
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