United States, Georgia, Glynn County, Brunswick, 31.14995, -81.491491944-05-24Aerial view of the construction of the Augustine B. McManus at the J.A. Jones Construction Company shipyard in Brunswick, Georgia. This photograph is taken along the broad side of the ship from the stern. A crane is hoisted above the ship; ladders and scaffolding have been built around the ship. Workers can be seen on the top of ship, on the walkways, and on the dock below. The forty-second ship built by the J.A. Jones Construction Company in Brunswick, Georgia, the Augustine B. McManus had its keel laid April 21, 1944. The ship was launched June 10, 1944 and delivered June 24, 1944."U.S.M.C. Hull - 2361, J.A.J. Co. Hull - 146, Keel Laid - 4/21/44, Photo - 5/23/44"--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 1-14.J.A. Jones Construction CompanyUnited States. Maritime CommissionAugustine B. McManus (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 photographsLaddersWorld War, 1939-1945--War workWorld War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, AmericanCranes, derricks, etc.--Georgia--Brunswick[Photograph of the Liberty ship Augustine B. McManus under construction, J.A. Jones Construction Company shipyard, Brunswick, Georgia], 1944 May 24Augustine B. McManusStillImage