Iron Fleet focuses on the vital role played by the Great Lakes
shipping industry during World War II. George J. Joachim examines
how the industry met the unprecedented demand for the shipment of
raw materials to meet production quotas during the war, when
failure to do so would have had disastrous consequences for the
nation's defense effort. Steel production was crucial to the
American war effort, and the bulk shippers of the lakes supplied
virtually all of the iron ore necessary to produce the steel. In
describing the evolution of the Great Lakes shipping industry
during World War II, Joachim also explores the use of Great Lakes
shipyards for the production of salt water civilian and military
vessels, the role of the Great Lakes passenger ships in providing
vacation opportunities for war workers, and the extensive measures
taken to to safeguard the Soo Locks and other potential targets
from sabotage.
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