Ship building activities at shipyard in the United States during World War 1 period. Scaffolding surrounds hulls of wooden ships under construction. View of the wooden beams being shaped. Men work inside a wooden hull under construction. Worker uses pneumatic drill on a heavy timber. Shipyard workers ending a shift, walk through yard filled with wood parts. View from above, of machine shop where large lathes are used to machine parts in war production effort. Workers forge steel bars with a giant steam hammer. Machinists work on steel plates, machining and countersinking holes. Ships propellers being machined.
World War 1 war production: U.S. Navy warship building activities at shipyard in the United States. Ship building workers gather around for ceremony as an official initiates keel laying, by riveting on steel plate. Large crowd of shipyard workers gather at docks. Prefabricated steel bulkheads are raised and placed at position using crane. Man directs the crane operator. A hole is cut in steel plate with torch. Workers do riveting and welding work on the steel bulkheads.
Launching of U.S. freighter "Liberty" at shipyard in Kearny, New Jersey, during World War 1. Large crowd gather at Federal Shipbuilding Company shipyard, in Kearny, New Jersey, for launching of the freighter USS Liberty. Charles Michael Schwab, Director General of the Emergency Fleet Corporation and Edward N. Hurley, Chairman of the U.S. Shipping Board, launch the freighter USS Liberty. People hold American flags. Freighter is launched and it leaves dock.
Launching of the cargo ship, USS Piave, at the Federal Shipbuilding Company shipyards, Kearny, New Jersey, United States. A large crowd of World War 1 shipyard workers gathered for the event. At the launching platform, many guests wave American flags, as the USS Piave goes down the ways.
Launching of Destroyer, USS Dallas (DD199) at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Virginia, U.S.A. Shipyard workers and guests cheer and wave American flags as the USS Dallas goes down the ways into the water.
Launching of the SS Coyote a 267 foot wooden hulled cargo ship built for the United States Shipping Board in August 1918 by the Foundation Company at Harrison, New Jersey, United States. Woman breaks bottle of champagne over the bow, and ship moves down the ways into the waters of the Passaic River.
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