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It also built hospital ships, cargo ships, and escort carriers for the United States Maritime Commission (MARCOM). On 27 September 1941, it contributed one of the 14 ships launched on Liberty Fleet Day: SS Surprise. Sun Shipbuilding originally had a contract to build 30 of the C4 ships.
Smith's guide to maritime museums of North America. Del Mar, California: C Books Publisher. ISBN 0-941786-07-2. Stanford, Joseph (1990). Sea History's Guide to American and Canadian Maritime Museums. Croton-on-Hudson, New York: National Maritime Historical Society. ISBN 0-930248-03-1
Maritime trade has always been important in Portland, as the name reflects. By 1806, Portland was the sixth-largest American port, [10] and Fort Preble was constructed to defend it, forming the heart of the Harbor Defenses of Portland.
The origins of the company are somewhat obscure. It appears it was organized in Los Angeles, California around 1907 by two brothers named Talbot [1] and possibly a partner named T. A. Hays. [2] Hays, a businessman with 21 years experience in the steel industry, was at some stage appointed Vice President of the new company, which in this period was a small-calibre steel pipe and metal casings ...
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Greenland Prime Minister Mute Egede said on Monday the country is looking to strengthen its defence and mining ties with the United States, albeit on its own terms, following ...
The New York Shipbuilding Corporation (or New York Ship for short) was an American shipbuilding company that operated from 1899 to 1968, ultimately completing more than 500 vessels for the U.S. Navy, the United States Merchant Marine, the United States Coast Guard, and other maritime concerns. At its peak during World War II, NYSB was the ...
HMNZS Aotearoa (Māori: [aɔˈtɛaɾɔa]), [a] formerly the Maritime Sustainment Capability project, is an auxiliary ship of the Royal New Zealand Navy. Builder Hyundai Heavy Industries delivered the ship to the Navy in June 2020, [ 6 ] and she was commissioned into service on 29 July 2020.
The country’s largest school system sent a memo to principals last month reiterating that ICE agents are not permitted on school grounds “without proper legal authority.” The letter also ...