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In 1916 the California Shipbuilding Company built a few submarines in the Craig Shipbuilding Company yard in Long Beach. There is no relationship other than the name of the company. The Calship shipyard was created at Terminal Island in Los Angeles, California, United States as part of America's massive shipbuilding effort of World War II. W. A.
Long Island was laid down on 7 July 1939, as the C-3 cargo liner Mormacmail, under Maritime Commission contract, by the Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Chester, Pennsylvania as Yard No 185, launched on 11 January 1940, sponsored by Ms. Dian B. Holt, acquired by the Navy on 6 March 1941, and commissioned on 2 June 1941 as Long Island (AVG-1), Commander Donald B. Duncan in command.
From America to United States: The History of the long-range Merchant Shipbuilding Programme of the United States Maritime Commission, by L.A. Sawyer and W.H. Mitchell. London, 1981, World Ship Society; Ships for Victory: A History of Shipbuilding under the U.S. Maritime Commission in World War II, by Frederic C. Lane ISBN 0-8018-6752-5
The Long Island-class escort carrier was a two-ship class, originally listed as "AVG" (Aircraft Escort Vessels). They were converted from type C3-class merchant ships.. The first ship of the class—USS Long Island, originally AVG-1, later ACV-1 then CVE-1—was launched on 11 January 1940, and served in the United States Navy through World War II.
A man from Utah spent over $1 million restoring a cruise ship he bought on Craiglist that has begun sinking. Technology entrepreneur Chris Willson revealed in an interview with CNN Travel that he ...
A total of 75 ships were built with C3 hulls and engines, but not built as cargo ships. During World War II , many C3 ships were converted to naval uses, particularly as Bogue -class escort carriers , and as Windsor -class and Bayfield -class attack transports , Klondike -class destroyer tenders , submarine tenders , and seaplane tenders .
For the fourth year running, Andrew Reid, 19, has constructed a giant dazzling holiday light display at his East Northport home in Long Island. The display uses only old decorations that had been ...
The only protruding part of the design was the navigator's bridge which was swept back like a monoplane wing in order to reduce wind resistance. [1] The design first appeared in Geddes' 1932 book Horizons, [8] and in exterior form only in a 1933 patent simply described as "boat" without interior plans or a detailed accompanying text. [9]