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Bethlehem Fairfield shipyards, near Baltimore, Maryland. Constructing a Liberty ship. Ten hours after the laying of the first keelplate the bottom of the ship begins to form. Bottom shell plates are added which are bolted at first and will be riveted together later
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Credit lineBethlehem Fairfield shipyards, near Baltimore, Maryland. Constructing a Liberty ship. Ten hours after the laying of the first keelplate the bottom of the ship begins to form. Bottom shell plates are a. 1943-01-01. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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