Destroyer escort vessels for Navy are being rapidly built and side launched by men, from supervisors down, whose usual work is heavy construction; large portions of ship are preassembled on platens built up of welded sections securely positioned by welding to rails embedded in concrete floor; hydraulic powered cradles lift ships for moving and transfer to launching ways.


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    Title :

    Construction men build fighting ships


    Additional title:

    Eng News-Rec


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1943


    Size :

    6 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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