General Stores and Old Loft Building at Harriman Yard

Posted by on Nov 25, 2013 in | Comments Off on General Stores and Old Loft Building at Harriman Yard The United States’ late entry into World War I required the expedient creation of naval resources, including battleships and transport ships . The Emergency Fleet Corporation, established by the U.S. Shipping Board on April 16, 1917, to provide for the procurement, construction, and disposal of merchant vessels, retained the Merchant Shipbuilding Corporation, a private ship manufacturer,...
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