1944 Workers Prefabricating Liberty Ships in Maryland

In 1944, workers in a converted freight car factory near Baltimore, Maryland, prefabricate sections of Liberty ships for the U.S. merchant fleet. They achieve a production rate of one ship per week, aiming to improve to one ship every six days. This effort underscores the vital role of labor in wartime shipbuilding during World War II.

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