[Photograph of the Liberty ship R. Ney McNeely under construction, J.A. Jones Construction Company shipyard, Brunswick, Georgia, 1944 Jan. 28] | R. Ney McNeely
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| Title: | [Photograph of the Liberty ship R. Ney McNeely under construction, J.A. Jones Construction Company shipyard, Brunswick, Georgia, 1944 Jan. 28] R. Ney McNeely |
| Date: | 1944 Jan. 28 |
| Description: | Aerial view of the construction of the hull of the R. Ney McNeely at the J.A. Jones Construction Company shipyard in Brunswick, Georgia taken the day prior to its launch. Workers can be seen on the top of the ship and on the dock below. Elaborate scaffolding envelops the hull, and a mobile crane is visible in the photograph. The ship was the twenty-fifth built by J.A. Jones Construction Company in Brunswick, Georgia. Its keel was laid December 9, 1943. The ship was launched January 29, 1944 and delivered February 10, 1944. "USMC-Hull 1513, J.A.J. - Hull 129, Keel Laid - 12/9/43, Photo - 1/28/44"--photograph. Original photograph scanned by the Brunswick-Glynn County Library. Described by the Digital Library of Georgia as a part of Georgia HomePLACE: an initiative of the Georgia Public Library Service and GALILEO. |
| Subject: | J.A. Jones Construction Company | United States. Maritime Commission | R. Ney McNeely (Ship) | Liberty ships--Georgia--Brunswick | Liberty ships--Design and construction | Shipbuilding--Georgia--Brunswick | Shipyards--Georgia--Brunswick | Shipbuilding industry--Employees | Hulls (Naval architecture) | World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American | Merchant marine--United States--History--20th century | Cargo ships--United States--History--20th century | Temporary structures (Building) | Cranes, derricks, etc.--Georgia--Brunswick | Brunswick (Ga.) | Glynn County (Ga.) | Black-and-white photographs |
| Contributor: | Brunswick-Glynn County Library. Special Collections (Ga.) | Digital Library of Georgia | Ships for Victory Collection (Digital Library of Georgia) |
| Online publisher: | [Athens, Ga] : Digital Library of Georgia |
| Original material: | 1 photograph : b&w | Photograph held by the Special Collections, Brunswick-Glynn County Library, Three Rivers Regional Library System, J.A. Jones Construction Company collection, Photographs series, Ships under construction subseries, notebook 1, photograph 1-4. |
| Rights and usage: | Cite as: [title of photograph, series, subseries, notebook number, photograph number], J.A. Jones Construction Company collection, Special Collections, Brunswick-Glynn County Library, Three Rivers Regional Library System, as presented in the Digital Library of Georgia Contact repository re: reproduction and usage. |
| Persistent link to item: | http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/vsbg/id:jaj003 |
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