Featured Signed photo: The final Liberty Ship built, 1944

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  1. Paul W

    Paul W Active Member

    Thought some of you would like to see this. From an estate sale this weekend. (San Diego is good for USN related items.)

    Original litho/photo depicts the final Liberty Ship to be built (in Richmond, CA, 1944), the 519th such ship. Signed in pen by the shipbuilders!

    (Please, please excuse my red markings. I will be putting this on the big auction site in the near future, and would like the buyer to get the only clean image.)

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    Credit: www.PointRichmondHistory.org
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    Paul W, Jul 4, 2022
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  2. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    Only 2 weeks from keel laid to launch? :jawdrop:
     
    Bakersgma, Jul 4, 2022
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  3. Paul W

    Paul W Active Member

    I believe I read that one of the earlier ones set a record of 10 days, start to finish. Don't know what their secret was.
     
    Paul W, Jul 4, 2022
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  4. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    Wow.
     
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  5. smallaxe

    smallaxe Well-Known Member

    Interesting that there are a lot of women that signed that. Makes it a little more interesting, with the Rosie the Riveter vibe.
     
    smallaxe, Jul 4, 2022
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    Paul W Active Member

    Paul W, Jul 4, 2022
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  7. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    many hands make light work..:happy:

    & when u do the same thing over 500 times.....ya get pretty good at lt !;)
     
    komokwa, Jul 5, 2022
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