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Marinship
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Summary
Marinship was a World War II shipyard built by the W.A. Bechtel Company to fulfill an urgent need for cargo ships to support soldiers all over the world. Sausalito was selected as the site for its unused railroad capacity and access to a deepwater channel and the Golden Gate Bridge. In March 1942, the shipyard was built on the site of the railroad maintenance yard and adjacent vacant mudflats, with the first ship being launched in September. At the time of its peak operation, there were as ma…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781467129770 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1467129771 |
| Author: | Eric J. Torney |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing (SC) |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Weight: | 299g |
| Dimensions: | 8mm x 165mm x 231mm |
| Series: | Images of America |
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