During World War II, America's shipbuilding industry, mobilized
under the U.S. Maritime Commission, set records of production that
have never been equaled. Given the daunting task of building ships
faster than they were being sunk, shipbuilding firms across the
country found new ways to increase their efficiency and scale of
production. Huge new shipyards were built, a labor force of 640,000
was employed, and over 55 million deadweight tons of ocean-going
ships were delivered, including the famous Liberty and Victory
ships. First published in 1951, "Ships for Victory" chronicles this
remarkable wartime program in magisterial detail: the development
of revolutionary construction methods; the upheavals in management,
awarding of contracts, and allocation of steel and other materials;
the recruitment, training, housing, and union activities of the
workers; the crises, confusions, and scandals that arose; and the
role of shipbuilding within the total war effort.
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