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'''Walsh-Kaiser Co., Inc.''' was a [[shipyard]] in [[Providence, Rhode Island]]. It was built during [[World War II]] and financed by the [[Maritime Commission]] as part of the country's emergency shipbuilding program. | '''Walsh-Kaiser Co., Inc.''' was a [[shipyard]] in [[Providence, Rhode Island]]. It was built during [[World War II]] and financed by the [[Maritime Commission]] as part of the country's emergency shipbuilding program. | ||
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*[http://www.coltoncompany.com/shipbldg/ussbldrs/wwii/merchantshipbuilders/walshkaiser.htm Record of WWII Shipbuilding at Walsh-Kaiser] | *[http://www.coltoncompany.com/shipbldg/ussbldrs/wwii/merchantshipbuilders/walshkaiser.htm Record of WWII Shipbuilding at Walsh-Kaiser] | ||
*[http://www.liberty-ship.com/html/yards/walshkaiser.html History of Walsh-Kaiser] | *[http://www.liberty-ship.com/html/yards/walshkaiser.html History of Walsh-Kaiser] | ||
Revision as of 20:49, 15 November 2007
Walsh-Kaiser Co., Inc. was a shipyard in Providence, Rhode Island. It was built during World War II and financed by the Maritime Commission as part of the country's emergency shipbuilding program.
It was originally operated by Rheem Manufacturing, a company with no previous shipbuilding expertise. When Rheem had difficulty managing the yard, Kaiser Shipyards was retained to manage the operation.
It built 65 ships in all, about half of them attack cargo ships. At its peak, Walsh-Kaiser employed 21,000 people.
The yard, which was at Field's Point in Providence, was closed after the war.