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Launching of 10,000 ton ships. The first of 90 sister ships to be built for the Maritime Commission slides off the dock into the Atlantic. Launched just one year from the time construction work started on the shipyards, this 10,000 ton vessel is of the "Virginia Dare" type. In the future these ships will slide down the runway at the rate of one per week. From laying of keel to launching takes only 90 days

Launching of 10,000 ton ships. The first of 90 sister ships to be buil...

Public domain photograph of Virginia, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Biography of a Liberty Ship. Birth of a ship. Less than five months from keel laying to launching ceremony was the record set by the Patrick Henry. This time is being reduced to 60 days in the construction of her sister ships of the "Liberty Ship" design. This standard design was selected by the Martime Commission to meet the need for ships that can be built in existing yards in minimum time with the additional purpose of conserving materials vitally needed for the war production effort. Prefabrication of sections in special plants, replacing of riveting wherever possible by welding and other new departures all contribute to the speed of construction and saving of material and dead weight in these ships which are already proving their worth in the war on the Axis

Biography of a Liberty Ship. Birth of a ship. Less than five months fr...

Picryl description: Public domain image of naval activity, ship, sea, 19th-20th century navy, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Launching of 10,000 ton ships. The first of 90 sister ships to be built for the Maritime Commission slides off the dock into the Atlantic. Launched just one year from the time construction work started on the shipyards, this 10,000 ton vessel is of the "Virginia Dare" type. In the future these ships will slide down the runway at the rate of one per week. From laying of keel to launching takes only 90 days

Launching of 10,000 ton ships. The first of 90 sister ships to be buil...

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California hit. Battered by aerial bombs and torpedoes, the U.S.S. California settles slowly into the mud and muck of Pearl Harbor. Clouds of black oily smoke pouring up from the California and her stricken sister ships conceal all but the hulk of the capsized U.S.S. Oklahoma at extreme right

California hit. Battered by aerial bombs and torpedoes, the U.S.S. Cal...

Additional information on print in lot: File no.: W-PH-53-13974. Additional information on verso of print in lot: Watch your credit. No objection to reproducing or publishing this photograph, provided credit li... More

Pearl Harbor bombing. California hit. Battered by aerial bombs and torpedoes, the USS California settles slowly into the mud and muck of Pearl Harbor. Clouds of black, oily smoke pouring up from the California and her stricken sister ships conceal all but the hull of the capsized USS Oklahoma at the extreme right

Pearl Harbor bombing. California hit. Battered by aerial bombs and tor...

Public domain photograph of American ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Pearl Harbor bombing. California hit. Battered by aerial bombs and torpedoes, the USS California settles slowly into the mud and muck of Pearl Harbor. Clouds of black, oily smoke pouring up from the California and her stricken sister ships conceal all but the hull of the capsized USS Oklahoma at the extreme right

Pearl Harbor bombing. California hit. Battered by aerial bombs and tor...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

California hit. Battered by aerial bombs and torpedoes, the U.S.S. California settles slowly into the mud and muck of Pearl Harbor. Clouds of black oily smoke pouring up from the California and her stricken sister ships conceal all but the hulk of the capsized U.S.S. Oklahoma at extreme right

California hit. Battered by aerial bombs and torpedoes, the U.S.S. Cal...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Launching of 10,000 ton ships. The first of 90 sister ships to be built for the Maritime Commission slides off the dock into the Atlantic. Launched just one year from the time construction work started on the shipyards, this 10,000 ton vessel is of the "Virginia Dare" type. In the future these ships will slide down the runway at the rate of one per week. From laying of keel to launching takes only 90 days

Launching of 10,000 ton ships. The first of 90 sister ships to be buil...

Photo shows the launch of the liberty ship the USS Zebulon B. Vance on Dec. 6, 1941, by the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company, in Wilmington, NC. (Source: C. Seavey, 2017) Actual size of negative is D (approx... More

Biography of a Liberty Ship. Birth of a ship. Less than five months from keel laying to launching ceremony was the record set by the Patrick Henry. This time is being reduced to 60 days in the construction of her sister ships of the "Liberty Ship" design. This standard design was selected by the Martime Commission to meet the need for ships that can be built in existing yards in minimum time with the additional purpose of conserving materials vitally needed for the war production effort. Prefabrication of sections in special plants, replacing of riveting wherever possible by welding and other new departures all contribute to the speed of construction and saving of material and dead weight in these ships which are already proving their worth in the war on the Axis

Biography of a Liberty Ship. Birth of a ship. Less than five months fr...

Actual size of negative is B (approximately 5 x 7 inches). Image source: Maritime Commission. Title and other information from print in lot and lot catalog card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Informati... More

A black and white photo of a large ship. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a large ship. Office of War Information Pho...

Photo shows the launch of the liberty ship the USS Zebulon B. Vance on Dec. 6, 1941, by the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company, in Wilmington, NC. (Source: C. Seavey, 2017) Actual size of negative is C (approx... More

Launching of 10,000 ton ships. The first of 90 sister ships to be built for the Maritime Commission slides off the dock into the Atlantic. Launched just one year from the time construction work started on the shipyards, this 10,000 ton vessel is of the "Virginia Dare" type. In the future these ships will slide down the runway at the rate of one per week. From laying of keel to launching takes only 90 days

Launching of 10,000 ton ships. The first of 90 sister ships to be buil...

Photo shows the launch of the liberty ship the USS Zebulon B. Vance on Dec. 6, 1941, by the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company, in Wilmington, NC. (Source: C. Seavey, 2017) Actual size of negative is C (approx... More

Production. B-25 "Billy Mitchell" bombers. Another B-25 rolls out the doors from the assembly line of the North American Aviation plant at Inglewood, California. On the flight ramp it will join its sister ships which are undergoing final check-ups, painting and flight tests. In addition to the battle-tested B-25 "Billy Mitchell" bomber, used in General Doolittle's raid on Tokyo, this plant produces the P-51 "Mustang" fighter plane which was first brought into prominence by the British raid on Dieppe

Production. B-25 "Billy Mitchell" bombers. Another B-25 rolls out the ...

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Launching of 10,000 ton ships. The first of 90 sister ships to be built for the Maritime Commission slides off the dock into the Atlantic. Launched just one year from the time construction work started on the shipyards, this 10,000 ton vessel is of the "Virginia Dare" type. In the future these ships will slide down the runway at the rate of one per week. From laying of keel to launching takes only 90 days

Launching of 10,000 ton ships. The first of 90 sister ships to be buil...

Public domain photograph - historical image of North Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a large ship. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a large ship. Office of War Information Pho...

Photo shows the launch of the liberty ship the USS Zebulon B. Vance on Dec. 6, 1941, by the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company, in Wilmington, NC. (Source: C. Seavey, 2017) Actual size of negative is C (approx... More

NEW YORK, U.S.S. PICTURE OF PROPOSED SISTER SHIPS 'NEW YORK' AND 'TEXAS'

NEW YORK, U.S.S. PICTURE OF PROPOSED SISTER SHIPS 'NEW YORK' AND 'TEXA...

A black and white photo of a ship in the water, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. ... More

NEW YORK, U.S.S. PICTURE OF PROPOSED SISTER SHIPS 'NEW YORK' AND 'TEXAS'

NEW YORK, U.S.S. PICTURE OF PROPOSED SISTER SHIPS 'NEW YORK' AND 'TEXA...

Public domain photograph of American ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a ship in the water. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a ship in the water. Office of War Informat...

Photo shows the launch of the liberty ship the USS Zebulon B. Vance on Dec. 6, 1941, by the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company, in Wilmington, NC. (Source: C. Seavey, 2017) Actual size of negative is C (approx... More