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THE SHIPYARD: WILL IT FLOAT?

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I WORKED AT FORE RIVER AS AN ELECTRICIAN IN 1952. BEING RIGHT OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL WITH AN ELECTRICIAN BACKGROUND, I WAS AMAZED AT THE SIZE AND COMPLEXITY OF SHIP BUILDING. (I GRADUATED FROM QUINCY HIGH SCHOOL IN 1952). ONE OF MY JOBS AT FORE RIVER WAS TO WIRE ALARM PANELS FOR THE CORNHUSKER MARINER. A YEAR LATER I WAS IN THE AIR FORCE IN KOREA AND I READ IN THE STARS AND STRIPES THAT THE CORNHUSKER MARINER RAN AGROUND SOMEWHERE IN THE PACIFIC. I DID NOT KNOW UNTIL I READ THIS BOOK THAT IT WAS SCRAPPED AFTER THE ACCIDENT.

AS THE AUTHOR SAYS IN HIS BOOK, MOST OF THE WORKERS WERE DEDICATED TO SHIP BUILDING. AS ALWAYS, ONE COULD FIND SLACKERS IN A LARGE POPULATION.

THANKS FOR WRITING THE BOOK DAVE, BROUGHT BACK A LOT OF MEMORIES.

R P MacPherson, PhD
Sanford, FL