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Ship launching in Portland, Maine. Bearing a huge "V" for victory, Ocean Trailer, one of eight ships launched at a New England yard on August 16, 1942, is ready to slide into the water. Five of the ships were built for Britain under lend-lease
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Credit lineShip launching in Portland, Maine. Bearing a huge "V" for victory, Ocean Trailer, one of eight ships launched at a New England yard on August 16, 1942, is ready to slide into the water. Five of the sh. 1942-01-01. Freeman, Albert, United States. Office Of War Information. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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