United States, Georgia, Glynn County, Brunswick, 31.14995, -81.491491944-04-21Aerial view of the construction of the Samlorian at the J.A. Jones Construction Company shipyard in Brunswick, Georgia. Scaffolding and elevated walkways have been laid alongside the top levels of the ship. Workers can be seen along the top of ship. Much of the propulsion machinery had been installed. The shaft tunnel is visible. The bulkheads and decks are being added. One of the "SAM" ships lent to Great Britain under lend lease terms, the Samlorian was the thirty-ninth ship built by the J.A. Jones Construction Company in Brunswick, Georgia. Its keel was laid April 21, 1944. The ship was launched May 14, 1944 and delivered May 26, 1944."U.S.M.C. Hull - 2358, J.A.J. Co. Hull - 143, Keel Laid - 4/1/44, Photo - 4/21/44."--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.image/jpeghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/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 1-11.J.A. Jones Construction CompanyUnited States. Maritime CommissionSamlorian (Ship)Liberty ships--Georgia--BrunswickLiberty ships--Design and constructionShipbuilding--Georgia--BrunswickShipyards--Georgia--BrunswickShipbuilding industry--EmployeesHulls (Naval architecture)Merchant marine--United States--History--20th centuryCargo ships--United States--History--20th centuryTemporary structures (Building)ScaffoldingDocks--Georgia--BrunswickShipbuilding--Aerial photographsWorld War, 1939-1945--War workWorld War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, AmericanCranes, derricks, etc.--Georgia--Brunswick[Photograph of the Liberty ship Samlorian under construction (second view), J.A. Jones Construction Company shipyard, Brunswick, Georgia], 1944 Apr. 21Samlorian (2nd view)StillImage