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80 photos tagged slipway, from 10 members of Flickr Commons.

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• shipyard
• ship
• shiplaunching
• warship
• usnavy
• usn
• unitedstatesnavy
• libraryofcongress
• shipbuilding
• launch
• xmlns:dc=httppurlorgdcelements11
• maritimeheritage
• cargoship
• battleship
• brooklyn
• brooklynnavyyard
• newyorknavalshipyard
• nynsy
• blackandwhitephotograph
• marineengineering
• industry
• rail
• unusual
• crane

Members using this tag

• The Library of Congress 27 photos
• North East Museums 19 photos
• New Zealand Maritime Museum Hui Te Ananui A Tangaroa 10 photos
• SDASM Archives 8 photos
• Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons 8 photos
• National Library of Ireland on The Commons 4 photos
• Nasjonalarkivet (The National Archives of Norway) 1 photo
• Public Record Office of Northern Ireland 1 photo
• SMU Libraries Digital Collections 1 photo
• National Library NZ on The Commons 1 photo

Conversations

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STRATHNAVER launch (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• Art Siegel said:

  "SS American Star (1919), 5,354 GRT EFC Design 1017, ex Strathnaver, completed 1919 at Downy [Sic] Shipbuilding, later ship of Red Salmon Canning Company, chartered by U.S. Army September 1941 for Alaska base buildup. Operated by Alaska Steamship Co. for War Shipping Administration December 1943—1946 when returned to owners." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_American_Star

• B-59 said:

  The ship was a big freighter conceived for the Emergency Fleet Corporation, s. The evening world., March 28, 1919, Final Edition, Image 4, col. 3 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030193/1919-03-28/ed-... See also www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/31788345106/

The cargo ship 'Tangistan' after launch

from North East Museums

• optimal chicken said:

  Awesome photo.

• Paul Jarvie said:

  I agree. Wonderful.

Launch of ANGELES (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• B-59 said:

  www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?167250

• Richard Norton said:

  www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104241070