Kaiser Vancouver Shipyard Site

Henry Kaiser built a shipyard on this farmland in Vancouver, Washington in 1942 to produce ships for the American Navy. During World War Two, the yard produced nearly a ship every week. Kaiser also operated yards in Portland, Oregon and Richmond, California. These three wartime shipyards produced nearly 1,500 vessels. One of the nation's leading industrialists, Kaiser's businesses included making cement and building roads, dams, mines, steel, aluminum, and even automobiles. After the war, the network of hospitals the company created for the millions of workers at Kaiser operations all over the country evolved into Kaiser Permanente, now the largest health maintenance company in the United States.