- Collection:
- Ships for Victory: J.A. Jones Construction Company and Liberty Ships in Brunswick, Georgia
- Title:
- [Photograph of the Liberty ship Samleyte under construction, J.A. Jones Construction Company shipyard, Brunswick, Georgia], 1944 Mar. 21
- Date of Original:
- 1944-03-21
- Subject:
- J.A. Jones Construction Company
United States. Maritime Commission
Samleyte (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)
Scaffolding
Docks--Georgia--Brunswick
Shipbuilding--Aerial photographs
Building materials--Georgia--Brunswick
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 hull of the Samleyte at the J.A. Jones Construction Company shipyard in Brunswick, Georgia. The engine had been installed by this point. Scaffolding and walkways are built around the ship, stairways are visible on both sides of the ship, the stairway on the starboard side of the ship leads to a ramp. Workers are visible on the inside of the ship, and on the dock below. On the right side of the photograph is a landing with piles of building materials. One of the "SAM" ships lent to Great Britain under lend lease terms, the Samleyte was the thirty-sixth ship built by the J.A. Jones Construction Company in Brunswick, Georgia. Its keel was laid March 7, 1944. The ship was launched April 20, 1944 and delivered April 29, 1944.
"U.S.M.C. Hull - 2355, J.A.J. Co. Hull - 140, Keel Laid - 3/7/44, Photo - 3/21/44"--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. - Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_vsbg_jaj023
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_vsbg_jaj023#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_vsbg_jaj023/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 1-23.
- Holding Institution:
- Brunswick-Glynn County Library (Ga.). Special Collections
- Rights:
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