Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2022.027.59 |
Object Name |
Clipping, Newspaper |
Reference code |
US SPHi 2022.027.59 |
Title |
Four cargo ships will be launched at South Portland |
Date |
1945 |
Scope & Content |
Four Liberty ships will be christened in July, 1945, at the New England Shipbuilding Corporation shipyard in South Portland, Maine. All four ships will be of the "Zipper" class design, Z-EC2-S-C5, with a slightly different design to their cargo holds to allow for transport of boxed aircraft. Scheduled for christening: July 2, 1945 - SS J. Howland Gardner July 6, 1945 - SS Robert W. Hart July 18, 1945 - SS Samuel W. Aitken July 25, 1945 - SS Lorenzo C. McCarthy Published in the Waterville Morning Sentinel, June 27, 1945. |
Search Terms |
S.S. J. Howland Gardner (East Yard) S.S. Robert W. Hart (East Yard) S.S. Samuel R. Aitken (East Yard) S.S. Lorenzo C. McCarthy (East Yard) New England Shipbuilding Corporation World War II |
Subjects |
Liberty ships Christenings Launches Launchings |