- Collection:
- Ships for Victory: J.A. Jones Construction Company and Liberty Ships in Brunswick, Georgia
- Title:
- [Photograph of the Liberty ship R. Ney McNeely under construction (second view), J.A. Jones Construction Company shipyard, Brunswick, Georgia], 1944 Jan. 28
- Date of Original:
- 1944-01-28
- Subject:
- J.A. Jones Construction Company
United States. Maritime Commission
R. Ney McNeely (Ship)
Liberty ships--Georgia--Brunswick
Liberty ships--Design and construction
Shipbuilding--Georgia--Brunswick
Shipyards--Georgia--Brunswick
Shipbuilding industry--Employees
Hulls (Naval architecture)
Merchant marine--United States--History--20th century
Cargo ships--United States--History--20th century
Temporary structures (Building)
Shipbuilding--Aerial photographs
World War, 1939-1945--War work
World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American
Cranes, derricks, etc.--Georgia--Brunswick - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Glynn County, Brunswick, 31.14995, -81.49149
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Aerial view of the construction of the R. Ney McNeely at the J.A. Jones Construction Company shipyard in Brunswick, Georgia the day prior to its launching. Workers can be seen on the top of the ship, and a large mobile crane is visible. The ship was the twenty-fifth built by the J.A. Jones Construction Company in Brunswick, Georgia. Its keel was laid December 9, 1943. The ship was launched January 29, 1944 and delivered February 10, 1944.
"U.S.M.C. - Hull - 1513, J.A.J. Co. Hull - 129, Keel Laid - 12/9/43, Photo-1/28/44"--photograph.
Original photograph scanned by the Brunswick-Glynn County Library. Described by the Digital Library of Georgia as a part of Georgia HomePLACE: an initiative of the Georgia Public Library Service and GALILEO. - Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_vsbg_jaj004
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_vsbg_jaj004#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_vsbg_jaj004/presentation/manifest.json
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of photograph, series, subseries, notebook number, photograph number], J.A. Jones Construction Company collection, Special Collections, Brunswick-Glynn County Library, Marshes of Glynn Libraries, as presented in the Digital Library of Georgia
- Extent:
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Original Collection:
- Photograph held by the Special Collections, Brunswick-Glynn County Library, Marshes of Glynn Libraries, J.A. Jones Construction Company collection, Photographs series, Ships under construction subseries, notebook 1, photograph 1-4.
- Holding Institution:
- Brunswick-Glynn County Library (Ga.). Special Collections
- Rights:
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