Constructing Liberty ship at shipyards in California during World War 2. Shell plates are put through shaping rollers. Torch burns radius holes into shell plates. Parallel burning of shell plates. (Note: May include scenes from Kaiser Shipyard in Richmond, California as well as Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco.)
Shell assembly at Kaiser Shipyards in Richmond, California during World War 2. Women riveters at work. Deck plates hoisted aboard Liberty ship in ways. Welders and burners on fore peak assembly. Hoisting after mast on ship in ways. Large crane hoisting and setting in place LIberty Ship midship deck house weighing 75 tons.
Liberty ship construction in World War 2. Midship deck houses weighing 75 tons hoists on board ship in ways at Kaiser Shipyards in Richmond, California. Welders work on bow peak. Men work on after peak. Deck house rose aboard ship by large crane.
Construction of Liberty Ships during World War 2. Sign over entrance to the Kaiser Shipyards in Richmond, California, one of the U.S. shipyards where Liberty ships were being constructed. Change of shift in Kaiser Company shows huge numbers of workers leaving at end of their shift . Words on large building read 'Machine Shop'. Traffic passes on road in yard. Views from high vantage point of buildings and ships under construction. Crane and moving parts at dusk. Welders at work on several ships. Cranes against evening sky.