. What America did; a record of achievement in the prosecution of the war . xceeded bynearly 100,000 gross tons the highest output of ves-sels of 100 gross tons and over for any month in theship-building history of any other country. From being almost a non-ship-building country theUnited States had sprung in a year and a half tothe position of world leadership in ship construc-tion. The whole nation hung with eager interest uponthe progress of the shipping program and duringthe first summer of our participation in the war,when it was being hampered by disagreements anddelays, there was much a
. What America did; a record of achievement in the prosecution of the war . xceeded bynearly 100,000 gross tons the highest output of ves-sels of 100 gross tons and over for any month in theship-building history of any other country. From being almost a non-ship-building country theUnited States had sprung in a year and a half tothe position of world leadership in ship construc-tion. The whole nation hung with eager interest uponthe progress of the shipping program and duringthe first summer of our participation in the war,when it was being hampered by disagreements anddelays, there was much anxious protest. The un-precedented winter of 1917-1918, with its bitterweather, shortage of coal and railroad congestion,also interfered with the forward movement of ship-ping affairs. But when at last it began to be mani-fest that the urgent need for ships would be met thecountry threw itself with enthusiasm into a helpingattitude. Business and professional men took theirvacations in shipyards and in overalls with sleevesrolled up they offered whatever aid, whether mus-. A Shipyard in the Making
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