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Launching of the S.S. Nehalem 1
Media Collection: Launching of the S.S. Nehalem 1
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S.S. Nehalem
An OSC employee looks over blueprints
(Oregon Shipbuilding Coll., org lot 686, album 637)
An OSC employee prepares for the S.S. Nehalem launch
(Oregon Shipbuilding Coll., org lot 686, album 637)
An OSC employee solders in the workshop
(Oregon Shipbuilding Coll., org lot 686, album 637)
An assembly line at OSC
A woman prepares what looks like the ways (timber blocks supporting the ship in the slipway, which are greased for launch) for the S.S. Nehalem christening ceremony. (Oregon Shipbuilding Coll., org lot 686, album 637)
S.S. Nehalem launching luncheon
(Oregon Shipbuilding Coll., org lot 686, album 637)
Swan Island slipway
(Oregon Shipbuilding Coll., org lot 686, album 637)
