Construction

How Liberty Ships Are Built
     In 1942 Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation produced some publicity pamphlets to promote its requests to the government for facilities upgrading. This following explanation of Liberty Ship comes from one pamphlet located in the Historian's Collection of the USMC at the National Archives.
 

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Day 8

Day 9

Days 10 and 11

Days 12 to 14

Days 15 to 19

Days 20 to 27



Preassembly at the Yards
 

Deckhouse assembly being lifted at Oregon Ship

Forepeak being made ready at Todd-Houston

Forepeak section being lifted

Preassemblies waiting at the head of the ways, Marinship

Forward cofferdam being lifted into a tanker at Swan island

Tanker bulkhead