Industry Shipbuilding Founded April 1942 Ceased operations August 1945 | Defunct August 1945 Number of employees 20,000 | |
Parent organization Merrill-Stevens Drydock & Repair Co. | ||
The St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company was created in Jacksonville, Florida, during World War II to build Liberty ships.
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Company history
The company was established by local shipbuilder and repairer, Merrill-Stevens, with $17 million invested by the United States Maritime Commission. The company began operations in April 1942. Between then and August 1945 it produced 82 ships. The workforce grew from an initial 258 to 7,000 by August 1942, and to 20,000 by 1944. The yard was closed in August 1945.
Ships built
List of ships built by St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company:
References
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