The hulls of two ships which are being rushed to construction at the Seattle-Tacoma shipbuilding yards. The hull on the left is 40 per cent completed and is scheduled for launching on September 1. The hull on the right is about 10 per cent finished. The ships are being built for the United States Maritime Commission, and will be 416 ft. long, of a 56-ft. beam, and 12,875-tons rating. When the hulls are finished they will be towed to Seattle for the installation of machinery and other furnishings.
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Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21210, 5 September 1940, Page 7
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88The hulls of two ships which are being rushed to construction at the Seattle-Tacoma shipbuilding yards. The hull on the left is 40 per cent completed and is scheduled for launching on September 1. The hull on the right is about 10 per cent finished. The ships are being built for the United States Maritime Commission, and will be 416 ft. long, of a 56-ft. beam, and 12,875-tons rating. When the hulls are finished they will be towed to Seattle for the installation of machinery and other furnishings. Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21210, 5 September 1940, Page 7
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