Vancouver's
New Cargo Ship
Here for the first time is an artist's representation of one of Vancouver's
new small coastal cargo ships. The new ships, which will be built as soon
as the yard completes its contract for troop transports, will be smaller
than either Libertys or even tank landers. Overall length is 338 feet,
6 ½ inches; beam, molded, is 50 feet and depth, molded, is 29 feet.
Displacement at designed draft is 6,240 tons and speed is 11 knots.
Assembly's
Top Men Key to Vancouver's record-breaking production of carriers
is the assembling and erection of large sections done by the Assembly
department. Shown here are supervisors with Superintendent Howard Denhart.
From left to right: Denhart, W. "Scottie" Davies, Bill Neary,
Hal Monroe, Merle Davis, John Heck, Charlie Clock and Hugh Gray. Not available
for the picture were Nils Ecklund, swing shift assistant to Denhart, and
Ray Oja, graveyard supervisor.
Trade
Pact Pays Off
Girls on day shift at Check Station 31 are in the South Seas trading business.
They little realized when they gathered together a few trinkets and sent
them to Gene Hodshire, mate 3/c in the Seabees, to trade to the natives
of the Solomons, that they'd receive anything in return. Here they are
in the grass skirts which resulted from the barter arrangement. Shown
(from left) Mrs. Vera Hodshire, Mrs. Susan Harper and Mrs. Iris Brown.
Celebrate
Last Ride
With musicians furnished by Bob McCoy, yard program director, swing shift
workers gathered in the rear car of the U.S.M.C. train to celebrate its
last run. The train left Vancouver at 12:45 a.m. last Sunday.
