Riverbank Army Ammunition Plant

Riverbank Army Ammunition Plant
Stanislaus County, California, USA
Type Ammunition Plant
Site information
Owner United States Army
Site history
Built 1942
In use 1942-1944, 1951-1958 1966-1981

Riverbank Army Ammunition Plant is located just outside Riverbank, California, in Stanislaus County.[1] The facility was built in 1942 as an aluminum reduction plant operated by Alcoa producing 48,000 tons per year for World War II aircraft manufacture until 1944. It was reactivated in 1951 for the Korean War and was the United States' largest producer of steel cartridge cases until 1958. It reopened in 1966 manufacturing mortar shells and projectiles for the Vietnam War and remained in production until 1981.[2] The facility includes 192 buildings on 172 acres (0.70 km2).[3]

In 2005, the Base Realignment and Closure commission recommended that this base be closed and its functions transferred to Rock Island Arsenal.[2] The Riverbank Local Redevelopment Authority assumed responsibility for the site in 2010.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Riverbank Army Ammunition Plant". United States Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Riverbank Army Ammunition Plant". Global Security. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Riverbank Army Ammunition Plant, California". United States Department of Defense. Retrieved 20 May 2014.

Coordinates: 37°43′05″N 120°54′53″W / 37.71806°N 120.91472°W / 37.71806; -120.91472

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