United States, Georgia, Glynn County, Brunswick, 31.14995, -81.491491944-05-24Aerial view of the construction of the W.P. Few at the J.A. Jones Construction Company shipyard in Brunswick, Georgia. The shaft tunnel near the stern can be seen. Scaffolding and elevated walkways have been built around the ship. Workers are visible on the top and inside the ship. Named for the first president of Duke University William Preston Few (1867-1940), the W.P. Few was the forty-fourth ship built by the J.A. Jones Construction Company in Brunswick, Georgia. Its keel was laid May 1, 1944. The ship was launched June 22, 1944 and delivered July 3, 1944."U.S.M.C. Hull - 2363, J.A.J. Co. Hull - 148, Keel Laid - 5/1/44, Photo - 5/24/44"--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 1-17.J.A. Jones Construction CompanyUnited States. Maritime CommissionW.P. Few (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)ScaffoldingShipbuilding--Aerial photographsWorld War, 1939-1945--War workWorld War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, AmericanCranes, derricks, etc.--Georgia--Brunswick[Photograph of the Liberty ship W.P. Few under construction, J.A. Jones Construction Company shipyard, Brunswick, Georgia], 1944 May 24W.P. FewStillImage