Detailed history of Marinship shipyard provides insight into World War II-era industrial history
Explores the integration of minorities and women into the shipbuilding workforce, offering unique social history
Includes accounts of labor organization and community impact for a multidimensional narrative
Current use of site by the US Army Corps of Engineers adds contemporary relevance
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Marinship was a World War II shipyard built by the W.A. Bechtel Company to fulfill an urgent need for cargo ships to support soldiers all over the world. Sausalito was selected as the site for its unused railroad capacity and access to a deepwater channel and the Golden Gate Bridge. In March 1942, the shipyard was built on the site of the