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Production. Ramp boats. Launching a wooden ramp boat by crane at a Southern shipyard. These twenty-six-foot carriers, built of prefabricated sections, are used for making beach landings of men and equipment. They are delivered from the shipyard in tows of six to eight boats. Higgins Industries
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Credit lineProduction. Ramp boats. Launching a wooden ramp boat by crane at a Southern shipyard. These twenty-six-foot carriers, built of prefabricated sections, are used for making beach landings of men and equ. 1942-01-01. Hollem, Howard R., United States. Office Of War Information. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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