The T2 was the tanker equivalent of the Liberty ship, supplying a vessel essential to the Allied war effort. Four yards delivered 533 tankers between February 1942 and November 1945. Sun Shipbuilding produced 206, Kaiser's Swan Island yard 147, Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding 102, and Marinship 78. Swan Island concentrated on one ship type and became highly proficient at building it. Its tanker championship flag flew for twelve of the fifteen months through the end of 1944.
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Four shipyards and the T2 tanker production programme
Four yards produced 533 T2 tankers, with Swan Island developing particular efficiency through specialization.