Transcript The Kaiser yard at Swan Island, Portland, boasted

On the Salish Sea, Rainier
headed for Portland
On leaving Manchester the
crew got their last look of
their name sake,
Mt.Rainier
On Dec 15, 2009,
Rainier left Everett for
Manchester to off-load
her cargo oil
Arriving at Swan Island
Portland, Oregon
The Kaiser yard at Swan Island, Portland, boasted with
good reason that its workers were the "Tanker Champions
of the World." The reason: The tanker champion flag flew
over the Swan Island yard for twelve out of the fifteen
months up to the end of 1944-and from the date of the
yard's construction this yard had delivered 134 of the
great T2 tankers.
Before WWII, Swan
Island was an airport
USNS Rainier TAOE-7 was moored here
when Kawishiwi crew veteran, Robert
Munoz FN 1966-68, was able to take a
couple photos from the bliff
View USS Hassayampa AO-145 dry
docking in 1975
http://navy.memorieshop.com/WorldPorts/Portland/Swan-Island.html
Photos from the bluff
USNS Rainier TAOE-7, Christmas 2009
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