The Liberty Ships
Author : Leonard Arthur Sawyer
Publisher : Cornell Maritime Press/Tidewater Publishers
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 29,57 MB
Release : 1970
Category : Transportation
ISBN :
The Last Voyage of the SS Henry Bacon
Author : Donald R. Foxvog
Publisher : Paragon House Publishers
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 34,88 MB
Release : 2001-10-15
Category : History
ISBN :
Book Description
A fierce North Atlantic storm separated the ship from its protective escorts, and alone, the ship fell victim to the Germans."--Jacket.
Liberty Ships
Author : David Doyle
Publisher : Schiffer Military History
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,13 MB
Release : 2020-05-28
Category : HISTORY
ISBN : 9780764359590
Book Description
Although not a weapon in the traditional sense of the word, arguably no item in the Allied arsenal contributed as much to the defeat of the Axis during WWII as did the Liberty ships. The 2,710 Liberty ships placed into service between 1941 and 1945 provided a vital link in the supply chain not only of US but also Allied forces during WWII. Although the basic design itself was obsolete even before the first one slid down the builder's ways, it had the advantage of being relatively easy to produce, and simple to operate and maintain. Thus, the vessels were mass-produced by no fewer than eighteen shipyards. Building time, initially 244 days, dropped to forty-two days per ship, although as a publicity stunt the Robert E. Peary was launched four days and fifteen and a half hours after the keel was laid.
Liberty Factory
Author : PETER J. MARSH
Publisher :
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 50,40 MB
Release : 2020-11
Category :
ISBN : 9781526783059
Book Description
Churchill famously claimed that the only thing that had really frightened him during the war was the Battle of the Atlantic. Keeping open the lifeline between the US "arsenal of democracy" and the UK was essential to preparations for the invasion of Europe and in the final analysis this came down to building merchant ships faster than German U-boats could sink them. Crucial to this achievement was the British-designed "Liberty Ship," a simple cargo ship that could be built rapidly, combined with the untapped industrial potential of the U.S. that could build them in vast numbers. Undoubtedly the most important individual in the rapid expansion of U.S. wartime shipyard capacity was Henry Kaiser, a man with no previous shipbuilding experience but an entrepreneur of vision and drive. This book tells the story of how he established huge new yards using novel mass-production techniques in the most surprising location--Oregon, one of the least industrially developed areas of the US and one without an existing pool of skilled labor to draw on.
On the Swing Shift
Author : Tony Cope
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 37,7 MB
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN :
Book Description
This social history tells the story of the men and women who built 88 of the almost 3,000 Liberty ships during World War II in Savannah. The author uses more than 120 taped interviews (with shipyard workers, merchant seamen, dock workers, and Navy and Coast Guard personnel) as well as letters and official documents to present an authentic, moving historical record. It details the working conditions and lives of those who built the Liberty ships in the forgotten shipyards of Savannah.
The Ships from Field’s Point
Author : C. Roger Wallin, Commander, US Navy Reserve, retired
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 33,13 MB
Release : 2017-04-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1480925675
Book Description
The Ships from Field’s Point by C. Roger Wallin, Commander, US Navy Reserve, retired The Ships from Field’s Point commemorates an episode of local and regional history that occurred during World War II. At that time, an emergency shipyard was established at a waterfront neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island. The yard at Field’s Point employed as many as 21,000 workers, and it built three types of ocean-going ships to support the war effort. Since the end of the war, there have been occasional articles in local newspapers that recalled the past existence of the shipyard, but there never has been an adequate description of the sixty-four ships that were produced there. Author C. Roger Wallin has focused his attention on those ships. This book describes the three types of ships and explains how they were armed and equipped to perform their assigned missions. It also addresses the wartime operational history of the ships, and continues with their use during the post war years. Finally, an appendix is included that indicates the significant milestone dates and the ultimate disposition of each of the 64 vessels.
Troopships of World War II
Author : Roland Wilbur Charles
Publisher :
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 31,65 MB
Release : 1947
Category : Transports
ISBN :
Book Description
"This book contains authentic photographs and salient facts covering 358 troopships used in World War II. In addition, other vessels of miscellaneous character, including Victory and Liberty type temporary conversions for returning troops, are listed in the appendices ..."--Pref.
A Great Fleet of Ships
Author : Syd C. Heal
Publisher : St. Catharines, Ont. : Vanwell Pub.
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 41,66 MB
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN :
Book Description
While the extent of Canada's war production effort, 1939-1945, is fairly well known to Canadians, one aspect of it has largely escaped notice. This is the construction in Canadian shipyards, from a standing start in 1941, of 402 merchant ships, most of them 10,000-ton cargo ships. On a comparative scale, it was a feat rivaling that of the United States. This book describes the technical factors involved in the design of these ships, their construction and operation. A Great Fleet of Ships explains how and why this potential merchant fleet existing at the war's end was so quickly dispersed, with Canada's merchant marine all but vanishing after 1950. Heal discusses the reasons and methods of its disposal, and also provides an insightful look at the complex subjects of marine underwriting and chartering. These are aspects of merchant shipping seldom discussed in this light.
The Liberty Ships of World War II
Author : Greg H. Williams
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 26,24 MB
Release : 2014-07-31
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0786479450
Book Description
This book details the Liberty ships and the Emergency Shipbuilding Program during World War II. For the first time, comprehensive information is provided about the builders, the namesakes, and the operators under one cover. Included is a list of all 2,710 Liberty ships delivered by U.S. shipyards, giving each ship's namesake and detailed descriptions of the companies that built the ships and the steamship companies that operated them during the war. This book also details the formation of two shipyards in South Portland, Maine, the Todd-Bath Iron Shipbuilding Co. and the South Portland Shipbuilding Corp. South Portland's shady operations were investigated by the U.S. Congress and resulted in the merger of both companies into the New England Shipbuilding Corporation in April 1943. Also featured is the Jeremiah O'Brien. Built by New England Ship in 1943 and one of only two operational Liberty ships left in the world, its service history and crew information are given along with its postwar restoration and return to Normandy in 1994.
Liberty Ship Survivor
Author : Joseph N. Mazzara
Publisher :
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 16,13 MB
Release : 2005-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781420841602
Book Description
LIBERTY SHIP SURVIVOR: Why Ray Laenen is so Proud to be an American Liberty Ship Survivor is the compelling tale of one man's journey from Belgian immigrant to proud and patriotic American citizen. Over 100 photographs support his incredible tales of courage, survival, faith, friendship and forgiveness. Remie "Ray" Laenen's parents brought him to America from Oevel, Belgium in 1927, in search of freedom and opportunity. The family settled on the East Side of Detroit. After graduating from St. Rose High School in 1944, Ray immediately went into the United States Army, where he would learn a life-defining lesson about the true cost of freedom. On February 6, 1945, Ray's life was changed forever. His Liberty Ship was sunk in the Indian Ocean by torpedoes from a German U-boat. He survived an incredible twenty-two day ordeal in a crowded lifeboat, only to return to service more determined than ever to defend America's freedom. When the war ended, Ray went about the business of carving out his piece of the American Dream. Fifty years after the sinking of the SS Peter Silvester, Ray and his wife Norma traveled to Germany to meet and forgive the very men who had sunk his ship. This is the story of the making of an American Patriot.
