Steps in the building of Liberty Ship during World War 2. Steel frame bars are heated and then bent by a presser. Workers monitor the progress of the bars being bent. (Note: May include scenes from Kaiser Shipyard in Richmond, California as well as Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco.)
Liberty Ship construction at shipyards in California during World War 2. Numerous steel side shells for Liberty ship are laid out on supports in the shipyard. Welders work on top of the shells. A worker reams holes in the steel plates with a machine. Worker level-burns the edges with an acetylene torch. Worker wearing special helmet and goggles. Workers stand among ship's frames. Others work atop a steel plate. (Note: May include scenes from Kaiser Shipyard in Richmond, California as well as Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco.)
Liberty Ship construction at shipyards in California during World War II. After union melt workers drive rivets into the side shells with a riveting machine. (Note: May include scenes from Kaiser Shipyard in Richmond, California as well as Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco.)
During the construction of a Liberty ship at shipyards in California during World War II, a moving crane transfers a 28 ton steel side shell to an assembly area. Workers observe as the crane lifts and moves the side shell. (Note: May include scenes from Kaiser Shipyard in Richmond, California as well as Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco.)
Mobile cranes work in unison to move and place a deck section during construction of a Liberty ship at shipyards in California during World War 2. (Note: May include scenes from Kaiser Shipyard in Richmond, California as well as Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco.)
Bottom shell of a Liberty Ship being assembled at shipyards in California during World War 2. Workers weld bottom shells together and assemble them. Worker wearing protective helmet welds the shells. Cranes lift and place bottom shells in place. Workers assist in the process. (Note: May include scenes from Kaiser Shipyard in Richmond, California as well as Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco.)
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