Sheet Metal Shop - Riggers Loft - Paint Shop

Historic Sheet Metal Shop, Riggers Loft and Paint Shop in Shipyard No. 3.

NPS photo/Luther Bailey

Quick Facts

Location:

Richmond, California

Historic Shipyard No. 3 

Richmond, California
Sheet Metal Shop - Riggers Loft - Paint Shop
This single-story building was built between 1941 and 1942, as part of Richmond Shipyard No. 3. The building was divided into three areas and used as a riggers loft, paint shop, and sheet metal shop. It served as a venue for assembling prefabricated ship parts. This historic building that once played a vital role in building the Liberty and Victory ships of World War II is now a working winery and cidery.

Note: Visitors may view the building from the outside as part of the visit to Shipyard No. 3. 

• Audio Stop: Sheet Metal Shop, Riggers Loft, and Paint Shop

  
  

  This brief audio program is a look at three buildings in shipyard No. 3, that were a part of the WWII Home Front.

  Credit / Author:

  NPS/Luther Bailey

  Date created:

  08/01/2023

  Audio Transcript

  This single-story building was built between 1941 and 1942, as part of Richmond Shipyard No. 3. The building was divided into three areas and used as a riggers loft, paint shop, and sheet metal shop. It served as a venue for assembling prefabricated ship parts. This historic building that once played a vital role in building the Liberty and Victory ships of World War II is now a working winery and cidery.