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Richmond Shipyards
The four
Richmond Shipyards
, located in the city of
Richmond, California
,
United States
, were run by
Permanente Metals
and part of the
Kaiser Shipyards
. During
World War II
, Richmond built more ships than any other
shipyard
, turning out as many as three ships in a single day. The shipyards are part of the
Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park
, whose
Rosie the Riveter
memorial sits on the former grounds of Shipyard #2. Shipyard #3 is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
.
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