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Bethlehem Fairfield shipyards, near Baltimore, Maryland. Construction of a Liberty ship. On the second day all horizintal beams have been laid and keel blocks set at the proper pitch. Keel plates are being put in place
Bethlehem Fairfield shipyards, near Baltimore, Maryland. Constructing a Liberty ship. Ten hours after the laying of the first keelplate the bottom of the ship begins to form. Bottom shell plates are added which are bolted at first and will be riveted together later
Bethlehem Fairfield shipyards, near Baltimore, Maryland. Constructing a Liberty ship. Ten hours after the laying of the first keelplate the bottom of the ship begins to form. Bottom shell plates are added which are bolted at first and will be riveted together later
Bethlehem Fairfield shipyards, near Baltimore, Maryland. Construction of a Liberty ship. On the sixth day, 850 tons of the ship are in place. Bulkheads and girders below the second deck are in place. The bulkheads and inner bottom tanks were prefabricated
Bethlehem Fairfield shipyards, near Baltimore, Maryland. Construction of a Liberty ship. The ship sliding down the ways just twenty-four days after her keelplates were laid. It will take ten days longer to install furnishings. The ship weighs 3200 long tons and is known as a 10,500 ton cargo vessel
Bethlehem Fairfield shipyards, near Baltimore, Maryland. Construction of a Liberty ship. Laying of the keelplates to which will be attached the vertical keel
Bethlehem Fairfield shipyards, near Baltimore, Maryland. Construction of a Liberty ship. On the sixth day, 850 tons of the ship are in place. Bulkheads and girders below the second deck are in place. The bulkheads and inner bottom tanks were prefabricated
Bethlehem Fairfield shipyards, near Baltimore, Maryland. Construction of a Liberty ship. On the tenth day 1575 tons of ship are in place. The lower deck is being completed and the upper deck amidship is erected with the inner stack installed
Bethlehem Fairfield shipyards, near Baltimore, Maryland. Construction of a Liberty ship. On the third day the bottom is completed except for forward and aft ends, and on it have been set inner bottom tanks for fuel or ballast. The midships bulkhead has been raised
Bethlehem Fairfield shipyards, near Baltimore, Maryland. Construction of a Liberty ship. On the second day all horizintal beams have been laid and keel blocks set at the proper pitch. Keel plates are being put in place
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Image source: Saint Louis Dispatch, May 23, 1943.
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Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.
More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi
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Date
01/01/1943
Location
baltimore county
Source
Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html